Tipsheet: 2020 Democrats enter crucial stretch

View in your browser     The Memo: 2020 Democrats enter crucial stretch BY NIALL STANAGE Tuesday will mark exactly five months until the Iowa caucuses, the first contest in the Democratic nominating process for president. It’s a milestone that also signals the campaign becoming more competitive. Read the full story here     McConnell's Supreme Court hypocrisy BY JUAN WILLIAMS Opinion | In the age of Trump, I remain an optimist. It’s easy to get depressed if you get locked into dark thoughts about how a third of the country is not concerned about the chaos, bullying and lies coming from the Trump White House. Read the full story here     Trump plays to evangelical base with hard-line support for Israel BY MIKE LILLIS President Trump's recent push to win over Jewish voters faces an uphill battle, but his hard-line support for Israel may be aimed at a different audience altogether: evangelical Christians. Read the full story here     West Texas mass shooting reignites gun control debate BY ZACK BUDRYK A mass shooting in West Texas on Saturday reenergized a push by Democrats for tighter restrictions on guns on Sunday even as President Trump said the deadly rampage, which killed at least seven in the cities of Odessa and Midland, “hasn’t really changed anything.” Read the full story here       Trump says West Texas shooting 'hasn't changed anything' in ongoing gun talks BY MORGAN CHALFANT   President Trump said Sunday that he is still talking to Congress about measures to stem gun violence but that Saturday’s shooting in West Texas that left seven people dead “hasn’t changed anything.” Read the full story here     Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas BY REBECCA KLAR Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday afternoon as a storm the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said is the strongest in more than eight decades. Read the full story here     Trump on Hurricane Dorian: 'I'm not sure that I've ever even heard of a Category 5' BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO President Trump said that he is unsure that he has “ever even heard of the Category 5” hurricane while discussing Hurricane Dorian at a press briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Read the full story here     Ocasio-Cortez mocks Boston 'Straight Pride Parade' over lack of women BY JUSTIN WISE Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday called out participants in Boston's "Straight Pride Parade," saying it should have been called the "I-Struggle-With-Masculinity" parade. Read the full story here     Trump targets Debra Messing after actress calls for exposing Hollywood donors BY JUSTIN WISE President Trump on Sunday targeted actress Debra Messing after she called for publicizing the list of donors who are reportedly attending a Beverly Hills fundraiser where the president is slated to appear. Read the full story here     Giuliani claims Comey tried to 'frame' Trump after IG report BY RACHEL FRAZIN President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani accused former FBI Director James Comey of trying to "frame" the president after the publication of an inspector general report found that Comey's handling of memos was in violation of FBI policies. Read the full story here     Can't America have a little self-respect on immigration? BY ANN COULTER Opinion | Couldn’t America have a little self-respect? Japan, Denmark and Israel do. Read the full story here     Why the trade war will hurt Trump BY DOUGLAS SCHOEN Opinion | Today, the latest round of tariffs will be placed on imports from China, including many everyday items such as plastic goods and electronics. Read the full story here     CNN: Hurricane Dorian slams into the Bahamas BY CNN STAFF  Many people are without adequate shelter as Hurricane Dorian's category 5 winds and rains caused "extensive damage" to the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, according to initial assessments from authorities and Red Cross officials on the ground. Read the full story here     Associated Press: US vows support for Ukraine after Trump backs Russia in G-7 BY AP STAFF Vice President Mike Pence has assured Ukraine's president his country has U.S. support after President Donald Trump advocated for letting Russia re-join the Group of Seven despite its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Hong Kong students go back to school, but protests won’t cool BY NATASHA KHAN HONG KONG — Government authorities had hoped that the unrest and upheaval of the past few months would recede after youthful protesters returned to school on Monday. But thousands of students plan to prove them wrong by boycotting class. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Dorian snapping trees, tearing off roofs in the Bahamas BY JASPER WARD and ANTHONY FAIOLA NASSAU, Bahamas — As the eyewall of the strongest storm to hit the Bahamas descended on the picturesque island town of Marsh Harbour, Nikieva Wallace watched in horror. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Fate of Brexit is up in the air as Johnson delivers surprises BY ROBERT HUTTON Boris Johnson’s summer is over. The week that could determine how long he remains prime minister — and how or whether Britain leaves the European Union — is about to begin. 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