Tipsheet: McConnell under fire for burying election bills in 'legislative graveyard'

View in your browser     McConnell under fire for burying election bills in 'legislative graveyard' BY JORDAIN CARNEY AND MAGGIE MILLER Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is under fire from Democrats for repeatedly blocking election security legislation in recent days. The simmering anger among Senate Democrats reached a boiling point this week when McConnell blocked two attempts to pass election bills shortly after former special counsel Robert Mueller warned that foreign governments will interfere in the 2020 elections. Read the full story here     Supreme Court rules Trump can use military funds for border wall construction BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Trump administration can start using military funds to construct a wall on the southern border, handing the president a major legal victory. Read the full story here     Democrats see window closing for impeachment BY MIKE LILLIS House Democrats of all stripes say the window for launching impeachment proceedings against President Trump is quickly closing. Read the full story here     Democrats dig in on probes post-Mueller BY MORGAN CHALFANT, OLIVIA BEAVERS AND JACQUELINE THOMSEN  House Democrats are moving forward with lawsuits and subpoenas following former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony, even as their caucus remains divided over impeaching President Trump. Read the full story here       Trump vows 'substantial reciprocal action' against France over tax targeting tech giants BY BRETT SAMUELS    President Trump vowed Friday to take "substantial reciprocal action" against France after President Emmanuel Macron signed into law a tax targeting technology giants like Amazon and Google. Read the full story here     US reaches asylum deal with Guatemala, Trump says BY JORDAN FABIAN AND BRETT SAMUELS  President Trump on Friday said the U.S. had reached a deal with Guatemala for the country to take in more asylum-seekers from other Central American nations.  Read the full story here     Pelosi downplays divisions with Ocasio-Cortez after meeting BY MIKE LILLIS Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday downplayed any divisions between the party brass and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) following a meeting with the progressive freshman, who has ruffled feathers within the caucus for her aggressive brand of liberal activism. Read the full story here     Trump calls for probe of Obama book deal BY BRETT SAMUELS President Trump on Friday lashed out at Democrats over their ongoing investigations into his administration, suggesting there should instead be probes into former President Obama's book deal and other activities under his predecessor. Read the full story here     $250 million lawsuit from Covington student against Washington Post dismissed by judge BY JOE CONCHA A $250 million defamation lawsuit filed by Kentucky high school student Nicholas Sandmann against The Washington Post was dismissed by a federal judge on Friday afternoon. Read the full story here     Four House Judiciary members say they will 'move forward' with impeachment BY JESSICA CAMPISI Four House Judiciary Committee Democrats said in a Friday op-ed that they will "move forward" with an impeachment effort against President Trump. Read the full story here     The dilemma for Democrats BY DREW WESTEN Opinion | Forty years ago, in my early teens in Georgia, I thought I heard for the last time the racial slur, “Go back to Africa where you belong.” If it is not a hate crime coming from the president of the United States, it must constitutes “high crimes and misdemeanors.” But with new affronts coming with every tweet, this too shall pass. This is where the dilemma lies for Democrats. Read the full story here     A nonviolent revolution in Puerto Rico BY JUAN CARTAGENA Opinion | On July 24, Puerto Rico proved the power of protest. We can never underestimate it. This was the power that changed a government — decidedly, nonviolently and permanently. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Adviser, son-in-law, hidden campaign hand: How Kushner is trying to help Trump win in 2020 BY ASHLEY PARKER AND JOSH DAWSEY Jared Kushner, 38, is the hidden hand of Trump’s 2020 campaign — rarely glimpsed in its Northern Virginia headquarters but signing off behind the scenes on everything from spending to digital initiatives to top-level hires. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Impeachment Calls and a Booker-Biden Fight: This Week in the 2020 Race BY MAGGIE ASTOR AND MATT STEVENS The 2020 Democrats reacted to former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony, candidates tried out attacks before next week’s debates and Joe Biden received some good news. Read the full story here     CNN: Inside the effort to turn Trump against Amazon's bid for a $10 billion contract BY MICHAEL WARREN, KYLIE ATWOOD AND ALEX ROGERS Tech giant Oracle's push to scuttle a bid by its rival Amazon to win a highly sought-after defense contract has reached President Donald Trump's desk -- a possible attempt to appeal to the President's well-known animosity toward the online retail giant and its founder, Jeff Bezos. Read the full story here     NBC News: Boris Johnson has got the Brexit band back together — will they succeed? BY ALEXANDER SMITH No sooner had he swept into No. 10 Downing St., Boris Johnson started getting the Brexit band back together. His inner circle now bears a striking resemblance to the team that led the original 2016 Brexit referendum campaign to leave the European Union. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Myriad election systems complicate efforts to stop hackers BY CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY AND COLLEEN LONG A new Senate report on Russian interference in U.S. elections highlighted one of the biggest challenges to preventing foreign meddling: the limited powers and ability of the federal government to protect elections run by state and local officials. That has given fuel to those who argue that a larger federal role is needed. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet     You might like         Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.