Tipsheet: Volatile presidential polls spark new round of anxieties

View in your browser     Volatile presidential polls spark new round of anxieties BY JONATHAN EASLEY Trying to figure out the state of the Democratic presidential race? Get in line. Public opinion surveys have varied by the day, particularly in the early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, where some candidates can point to individual polls to argue they are building momentum. The different signals in the polls has even experts questioning who is up, who is down, and whether the horse race surveys can be trusted. Read the full story here     Economic angst rises at bad time for Trump BY SYLVAN LANE President Trump is scrambling to quell questions about his stewardship of the economy as the rising odds of a recession pose a dire threat to his reelection campaign. Read the full story here     Trump finds consistent foil in 'Squad' BY SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS President Trump’s tweet saying Israel should deny entry to two of his domestic political opponents was just the latest example of him elevating “The Squad,” the group of four progressive congresswomen he wants to make the face of the Democratic Party. Read the full story here     Trump accuses Tlaib of grandstanding by turning down Israel offer to see grandmother BY BRETT SAMUELS President Trump on Friday tore into Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) after she announced she would not visit her grandmother in the West Bank, citing the Israeli government's original decision to bar her from entering the country entirely. Read the full story here       Nadler: Judiciary panel to hold hearing on gun violence before House recess ends BY OLIVIA BEAVERS   House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced Friday his panel would return to Capitol Hill before the summer recess is finished to host a markup hearing on gun violence, which comes after two deadly shootings earlier this month reignited the debate over gun reform. Read the full story here     GOP memo deflects some gun questions to 'violence from the left' BY CRISTINA MARCOS House Republicans recently circulated a memo with talking points on gun violence that seeks to pivot toward highlighting "violence from the left" when faced with questions about the influence of white nationalism. Read the full story here     Republicans offer support for Steve King challenger BY JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND CRISTINA MARCOS House Republican lawmakers are openly expressing support for Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) main primary challenger after the incumbent’s latest controversial remarks about abortion, rape and incest. Read the full story here     Pentagon underscores strong US relationship with Greenland BY TAL AXELROD The Pentagon sought to underscore the existing defense relationship between the U.S. and Greenland amid reports that President Trump has inquired about purchasing the Danish territory. Read the full story here     Medical examiner confirms Epstein death by suicide BY RACHEL FRAZIN New York City's Medical Examiner on Friday ruled that financier Jeffrey Epstein's death was a suicide by hanging. Epstein, who was in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, had been found dead in his cell Saturday morning in what authorities had called an "apparent suicide."  Read the full story here     Trump phones supporter he mocked for having a 'weight problem' BY MORGAN CHALFANT President Trump on Thursday called the man he mocked for having a “weight problem” at a New Hampshire rally earlier that evening after discovering he was a supporter. Read the full story here     Rabbi Olitzky: Israel should welcome Tlaib and Omar BY RABBI AVI S. OLITZKY Opinion | Members of the United States Congress are a special case. They should be allowed to experience Israel’s vibrant democracy, irrespective of their political views or travel motives. And we can be comforted knowing that open doors are not necessarily open arms. Read the full story here     Americans are tired of waiting for Washington to act on gun reform BY DAN GLICKMAN Opinion | It is time for our leaders to act. The politics are no longer as one sided as they used to be. The intensity of the opponents of gun reform laws is today matched by the intensity of support for doing something about this problem. Read the full story here     The New York Times: The 5 days that defined the 2020 primary BY SHANE GOLDMACHER, K.K. REBECCA LAI AND RACHEL SHOREY For the 23 people now running for president as Democrats, there are good days and bad days. But, most important, there are big days. The days that keep the lights on. The days that fundamentally alter one’s trajectory. And these days often played out on television, and then reverberated on social media, showcasing how viral moments are so often driving donations and the race writ large. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Draft of Afghan peace plan leaves key issues unmentioned or postponed BY PAMELA CONSTABLE The proposed Afghan peace deal presented Friday to President Trump by the administration’s top peace negotiator would accomplish the president’s major goal of beginning to withdraw thousands of U.S. forces from the country, after nearly 18 years of fighting and just over 2,400 U.S. personnel killed.  Read the full story here     CNN: What a mysterious explosion tells us about Russia's 'doomsday weapon' BY NICK PATON WALSH AND NATHAN HODGE An explosion. An abruptly-canceled village evacuation. Five dead nuclear experts. And a few traces of radioactive iodine in the air over the northern Norwegian coastline. These are the fingerprints of what appears to have been Russia's latest failed bid to test its Burevestnik missile, also known as Skyfall. Read the full story here     NBC News: Trans workers not protected by civil rights law, Trump admin tells Supreme Court BY BROOKE SOPELSA AND JULIE MOREAU The Trump administration on Friday filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing that transgender workers are not protected by federal civil rights law and can be fired because of their gender identity. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Native American voters, once overlooked, seek role for 2020s BY KALI ROBINSON Democratic presidential candidates will descend on Iowa next week to do something that Native Americans say doesn’t happen enough: court their vote. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? 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