Tipsheet: At least 20 killed in El Paso shooting

View in your browser     At least 20 killed in El Paso shooting BY JOHN BOWDEN Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to an active shooter situation at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday where at least 20 people were killed. Read the full story here     9 dead in mass shooting in Dayton BY KYLE BALLUCK  Nine people were killed in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday and at least 16 others injured in a mass shooting hours after another incident in El Paso, Texas claimed the lives of 20 victims. Read the full story here     2020 Democrats call for action after El Paso shooting BY RACHEL FRAZIN Several Democratic presidential contenders called for action to end gun violence after a Saturday shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, that resulted in multiple fatalities. Read the full story here     Harris shows she can take debate punch after Gabbard attack BY MAX GREENWOOD AND JONATHAN EASLEY Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D-Calif.) campaign is regrouping after a tough debate in which she came under attack for the first time as a top contender in the 2020 race. Read the full story here       Biden faces scrutiny for his age from other Democrats BY ALEXANDER BOLTON Democratic lawmakers say they are feeling better about former Vice President Joe Biden’s standing as their party’s presidential front-runner after this week’s debates, despite what they describe as lingering questions about his age. Read the full story here     Hurd retirement leaves GOP gloomy on 2020 BY JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND JULIA MANCHESTER Republicans are growing more pessimistic about their odds of taking back the House majority after the surprise news Thursday that Rep. Will Hurd(Texas), the only African American GOP lawmaker in the House, is retiring. Read the full story here     The House Republicans and Democrats not seeking reelection in 2020 BY TAL AXELROD   With the 2020 election still more than a year away, ten House members have already called it quits, giving early shape for the battle of Congress’ lower chamber. Read the full story here     Trump officials say nation's largest facility for housing migrant children now empty BY TAL AXELROD The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Saturday that the nation's largest facility for housing unaccompanied migrant children in Homestead, Fla., is officially empty. Read the full story here     Trump defends position on trade after threat of new China tariffs BY TAL AXELROD President Trump on Saturday defended his policy of using tariffs to pressure other nations to negotiate revised trade deals after the latest round of U.S. talks in China wrapped up without any significant progress toward a deal. Read the full story here     Pentagon chief says US looking to put intermediate-range missiles in Asia BY ELLEN MITCHELL SYDNEY — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that he hoped to soon place ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a day after the United States pulled itself from a Cold War-era arms control pact. Read the full story here     Reminder to 2020 Democrats: Incumbents do not just win, they get stronger BY J.T. YOUNG Opinion | Democrats have two precedents for beating Trump, but just one alternative: Scandal. Incumbent presidents are hard to beat, which is why Democrats have beaten only two since Hoover — Bush in 1992 and Ford in 1976. Lacking their primary tool from 1992, the economy, they must focus on 1976’s — scandal. This explains Democrat actions thus far and why they will only increase as November 2020 nears.  Read the full story here     Trump's greatest allies for a 2020 win: AOC and 'The Squad' BY JOHN HERBST Opinion | What makes "The Squad" such a tantalizing and obvious political target for President Trump is that all four are on the wrong side of every major 2020 issue. From their calls to “abolish ICE” and the Department of Homeland Security, a position that even the ultra-progressive Center for American Progress suggests is bonkers, to their support of the Green New Deal, Medicare-for-all, impeachment for Trump and outright disdain for Israel, they are the 2020 gift that keeps on giving for the Trump White House. Read the full story here     The New York Times: McConnell promised to end Senate gridlock. Instead, Republicans are stuck in neutral. BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG The Senate, once known as “the world’s greatest deliberative body,” is operating as Senator Mitch McConnell would like: as an approval factory for President Trump’s nominees.  Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Democrats tussle over health care at Nevada labor forum BY MICHELLE L. PRICE AND KATHLEEN RONAYNE Democratic presidential candidates’ tussle over health care reform continued Saturday as they pitched themselves to Nevada union members, with former Vice President Joe Biden declaring he’s “against any Democrat who wants to get rid of Obamacare” and Sen. Kamala Harris saying no Democrat should be on the debate stage without a plan to cover everybody. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: White House weighs September rollout of health plan BY STEPHANIE ARMOUR AND ANDREW RESTUCCIA Some Trump advisers believe the president should unveil a specific proposal to contrast with Democrats’ ideas. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump says cities are ‘a mess.’ They’re actually enjoying a golden age. BY GRIFF WITTE Cities have become a magnet for young, educated workers, and many urban neighborhoods have become coveted places. Even in Detroit, long a symbol of blight, urban spaces are roaring back. Read the full story here     Reuters: Iran seizes foreign oil tanker smuggling fuel in Gulf: state media BY MAHER CHMAYTELLI AND LISA BARRINGTON Iranian forces seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf that was smuggling fuel to Arab states and has detained seven crewmen, Iran’s state media reported on Sunday. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? 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