Tipsheet: Biden struggles to hit it off with millennials

View in your browser     Biden struggles to hit it off with millennials BY AMIE PARNES Joe Biden has a millennial problem. The former vice president is holding onto his perch atop the polls, but strategists and political observers say he needs to do better with younger voters if he wants to win the Democratic nomination next year. Read the full story here     Republicans suffer whiplash from Trump's erratic week BY SCOTT WONG Congressional Republicans are confused and suffering from whiplash after President Trump this week flip-flopped on guns and taxes, created a diplomatic row with a European ally, ordered U.S. firms to stop doing business with China, and suggested Jewish voters were disloyal. Read the full story here     Trump says he will approve 'major middle income tax cut' if GOP wins House, Senate in 2020 BY RACHEL FRAZIN President Trump said Saturday that he would approve a "major middle income tax cut" if Republicans keep the Senate and presidency and take back the House in next year's elections. Read the full story here     Trump arrives at G-7 amid disputes over global issues BY TAL AXELROD President Trump on Saturday arrived for the annual Group of Seven (G-7) economic summit in France amid major differences among world leaders over issues such as trade, climate change and the situation with Iran. Read the full story here       Here are the US allies that have been caught in Trump's crosshairs BY TAL AXELROD Denmark on Tuesday became the latest country to be caught in President Trump's crosshairs after he announced he was postponing a meeting with the country's leader over a dispute involving Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. Read the full story here     EU says it will 'respond in kind' if US slaps tariffs on France BY RACHEL FRAZIN   The European Union will "respond in kind" if the U.S. imposes tariffs on France over a new French digital tax law, European Council President Donald Tusk said Saturday. Read the full story here     EU's Tusk slams 'senseless disputes' between Trump, other leaders on trade BY ARIS FOLLEY European Council President Donald Tusk slammed what he called “senseless disputes” about trade between President Trump and other international leaders, warning that the president’s recent actions on tariffs could "be really risky for the whole world." Read the full story here     Critics fear widespread damage from Trump 'public charge' rule BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL Experts are warning that the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule linking immigrants’ legal status to their use of public benefits will have far reaching impacts on health care coverage as well as the country's safety net. Read the full story here     Democratic candidates face hard choices as 2020 field winnows BY MAX GREENWOOD AND JONATHAN EASLEY The Democratic presidential field is facing its first real winnowing as more than half a dozen candidates confront the increasingly real possibility that they could be left out of the next primary debate. Read the full story here     This Colorado town might be the new home of a federal agency BY REBECCA BEITSCH GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — With canyons to the west and the Grand Mesa to the east, Grand Junction seems more suited to filming a spaghetti western than serving as the headquarters of a federal agency. Read the full story here     Ginsburg again leaves Supreme Court with an uncertain future BY JONATHAN TURLEY Opinion | Ginsburg is now 86, and this is her fourth bout with cancer following treatments in 1999, 2009, and 2018. She is not only a liberal icon on the Supreme Court but holds the critical fifth vote in areas ranging from reproductive choice to immigration to executive powers. Of all our government institutions, the Supreme Court is the most vulnerable to potential incapacities, not only because of its small number of nine justices, but the absence of any rule to deal with such eventualities. Read the full story here     US and Russia arms race would be detrimental to strategic stability BY DANIEL R. DEPETRIS Opinion | The United States and Russia — the world’s two largest nuclear superpowers — are on the cusp of a 21st century arms race that would be detrimental to strategic stability and yet throw one more obstacle in the way of stabilizing an already tense and acrimonious U.S.-Russia relationship. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: G-7 summit off to rocky start as US officials assail France BY REBECCA BALLHAUS, NOEMIE BISSERBE AND STACY MEICHTRY French president is accused of ignoring Washington’s input and focusing event on ‘niche’ issues.  Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump paints picture of unity at prickly G-7 summit BY JEFF MASON AND WILLIAM JONES U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was getting along well with Western allies at a G7 summit in France, dismissing reports of rifts among leaders and declaring that they “respect” the trade war between Washington and Beijing. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump signals regret over escalation of China trade war BY DAMIAN PALETTA, JOSH DAWSEY, TOLUSE OLORUNNIPA AND MICHAEL BIRNBAUM The president for the first time expressed doubt over the dispute with China that has spiraled into an international quagmire. Asked at the G-7 summit about recent tariff hikes, Trump said he has “second thoughts about everything.” Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Powerful, obscure law is basis for Trump ‘order’ on trade BY ZEKE MILLER President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted “order” to U.S. businesses to cut ties in China amid a spiraling trade war between the two nations. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trade turmoil gives Democrats an opening to hit Trump on economy BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND THOMAS KAPLAN Democratic candidates have taken a calibrated approach to talking about the economy, but the trade war with China provides a potent new line of attack. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? 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