Tipsheet: Why Trump has reason for optimism in 2020

View in your browser     Why Trump has reason for optimism in 2020 BY IAN SWANSON, SYLVAN LANE AND JULIA MANCHESTER President Trump is rolling into a post-Independence Day weekend at his Bedminster, N.J., property with reason to feel good about himself and his reelection prospects for 2020. A number of things are going Trump’s way, leaving him better positioned for victory in a second term. Read the full story here     Jobs report delivers jolt for Trump campaign BY SYLVAN LANE A new jobs report that said the economy added a better-than-expected 224,000 jobs in June delivered good news on Friday for President Trump, solidifying the sense that economic growth will be a source of strength for his reelection bid next year. Read the full story here     Trump considering executive order on citizenship question for census BY MORGAN CHALFANT President Trump told reporters on Friday that he is considering an executive order to ensure a citizenship question is included on the U.S. census. Read the full story here     Justice says it is reviewing 'all available options' on census BY MORGAN CHALFANT Justice Department lawyers told a federal judge Friday that the Trump administration is reviewing “all available options” for adding a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census after the Supreme Court blocked the query’s inclusion last week. Read the full story here       Ex-ethics chief rips Trump July 4 event as 'taxpayer-funded campaign ad' BY RACHEL FRAZIN   Walter Shaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics, slammed President Trump's July Fourth "Salute to America" event as a "taxpayer-funded campaign ad." Read the full story here     Hopes dim for passage of Trump trade deal BY CRISTINA MARCOS House Democrats say there's little to no chance that Congress will take up President Trump's replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) before the end of summer.  Read the full story here     Warren proposes executive orders on race, gender pay gap BY JOHN BOWDEN Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday unveiled a new plan to tackle the pay gap between men and women as well as racial disparities in employee compensation if she is elected president. Read the full story here     Biden says he would bring back ObamaCare's individual mandate BY JULIA MANCHESTER Former Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview that aired Friday that he would bring back ObamaCare's individual mandate if he is elected president. Read the full story here     Trump hits Obama, Biden over 'mess' with China and North Korea BY JOHN BOWDEN President Trump on Friday said his administration's efforts to resolve a trade dispute with China and seek nuclear disarmament with North Korea amounted to cleaning up a "mess" created by the Obama administration. Read the full story here     Harris raises close to $12 million in second quarter BY JULIA MANCHESTER Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) raised close to $12 million from 279,000 donors in the second quarter, well below the amount brought in by former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Read the full story here     The longest-ever economic recovery will end — here's what we can do to prepare BY HEATHER BOUSHEY AND JAY SHAMBAUGH Opinion | While the job market rebounded from tepid gains in May, the inverted yield curves and rapid movements up and down in the stock market, have been interpreted by some as signals that the next downturn could arrive faster than anticipated. Read the full story here     Who will be the winner of the next Democratic debate? It's none of the candidates BY JOE FERULLO Opinion | Fool-proof prediction: The victor in the next Democratic presidential debate, set for the end of this month in Detroit, will be the same as the winner of last week’s event in Miami — television. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Carnage at migrant center in Libya highlights peril for those blocked from Europe BY SUDARSAN RAGHAVAN Thousands of African migrants who have endured deprivation and even torture in a bid to reach Europe are now facing even greater peril, trapped in the middle of the renewed warfare that has gripped this capital city for three months. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Two Years Into Trump’s Presidency, Obama Remains a Top Target for Criticism BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN It took all of one minute and nine seconds for President Trump to go after his predecessor on Friday — just one minute and nine seconds to re-engage in a debate that has consumed much of his own time in office over who was the better president. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Amtrak Has Lost Money for Decades. A Former Airline CEO Thinks He Can Fix It. BY TED MANN No one has stirred up the people who feel deeply about the national passenger railroad—long-haul train fanatics, safety regulators, union employees, private railcar owners—quite like Richard Anderson, the former Delta Air Lines Inc. boss who took over as Amtrak’s chief executive in 2017. Read the full story here     CNN: A second earthquake hit Southern California in as many days. It's five times bigger than Thursday's BY CHRISTINA MAXOURIS AND PAUL VERCAMMEN A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake swayed buildings and cracked foundations in Southern California on Friday night, sending terrified residents sleeping on the streets a day after another temblor hit. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Pete Buttigieg has money. Can he turn it into a 2020 win? BY SARA BURNETT Pete Buttigieg stunned the Democratic presidential field with a nearly $25 million second-quarter fundraising haul. Now he needs to figure out how to use that money to build a campaign that can go the distance against nearly two dozen rivals. 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.