Tipsheet: New Hampshire feels overlooked in Democratic presidential race

View in your browser     New Hampshire feels overlooked in Democratic presidential race BY CATE MARTEL  BEDFORD, N.H. — New Hampshire is feeling underappreciated in the 2020 presidential cycle, partly because many of the biggest names are coming to the Granite State less frequently. Read the full story here     Warren overtakes Biden in Iowa for first time: poll BY RACHEL FRAZIN  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led former Vice President Joe Biden in Iowa for the first time in a presidential primary poll released Saturday.  Read the full story here     Biden accuses Trump of 'abuse of power' over Ukraine call BY TAL AXELROD Former Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday accused President Trump of an “overwhelming abuse of power” over reports that he pressured Ukraine to open an investigation into the Democratic presidential candidate. Read the full story here     Timeline: The Trump whistleblower complaint BY JOHN BOWDEN   President Trump's administration was rocked this week by news of a whistleblower complaint filed early last month that detailed a troubling conversation Trump had with another world leader, reportedly including a "promise" Trump made during the phone call.  Here's a timeline of what we know about this anonymous complaint so far. Read the full story here       Warren avoids attacks while building momentum BY AMIE PARNES  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is employing a strategy in the Democratic primary her rivals aren’t: She's not taking swipes at them. Read the full story here     Iowa Democrats float out-of-state caucuses BY JOHN BOWDEN Iowa's Democratic Party has conditionally approved a plan to allow Iowans living temporarily out of state to participate in satellite caucuses at locations approved by the party. Read the full story here     Alaska Republican Party cancels 2020 primary BY RACHEL FRAZIN The Alaska GOP became the latest state Republican party to cancel its Republican Primary in support of President Trump.  Read the full story here     Bolton replacement inherits tough challenges — including Trump BY MORGAN CHALFANT Like his predecessor, President Trump’s new national security adviser is known for advocating for a robust American presence abroad, but Robert O’Brien’s allies predict he will take a less confrontational approach to the role. Read the full story here     DC statehood push faces long odds despite record support BY CRISTINA MARCOS  A Democratic-backed effort to grant statehood to the District of Columbia faces an uphill battle in Congress, even with record support and powerful allies like Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). Read the full story here     Trump goes after New York Times, Washington Post: 'They have gone totally CRAZY!!!!' BY MARINA PITOFSKY President Trump lashed out at the media Saturday night, accusing “The LameStream Media” of publishing “numerous phony stories.” Read the full story here     Ukraine could badly damage both Donald Trump and the Democrats BY JONATHAN TURLEY Opinion | Scandals involving everything from paying off strippers to self-dealing have swirled around Trump for three years. I have challenged many of these allegations, given obvious defenses that would make prosecution or impeachment difficult. The latest scandal, however, could prove more damaging not just to Trump but to the Democrats. Read the full story here     The polls are asking the wrong question BY DAVE ANDERSON Opinion | The candidate who emerges will of course be the candidate who gets selected by voters in Democratic primaries. Pundits can talk from now till next summer and it doesn't matter what consensus they reach, if any. The pundit discussions today are valuable only to the extent that they influence voters or organizations that are supporting candidates; otherwise, the discussions are only of academic interest.   Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Ukraine call points to a president convinced of his own invincibility BY PHILIP RUCKER, ROBERT COSTA AND RACHEL BADE The push by President Trump and his personal attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, to influence the newly elected Ukrainian leader reveals a president apparently eager to wield the power of the United States to taint a political foe, confident that no one could hold him back. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Democrats blast latest Trump crisis. But what will they do? BY LISA MASCARO AND STEVE PEOPLES A whistleblower’s complaint over President Donald Trump’s interactions with a foreign leader is testing the political and practical power Democrats can use against a Republican in the White House who so brazenly ignores protocol and presidential norms. Read the full story here     The New York Times; Ukraine and whistle-blower issues emerge as major flashpoints in presidential race BY LISA LERER AND REID J. EPSTEIN The controversy centers on whether President Trump manipulated foreign policy to pressure Ukraine to take action to damage Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s election bid. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump, scrutinized over interaction with Ukraine, still calls for Biden probe BY REBECCA BALLHAUS AND JOHN MCCORMICK President Trump pressed on with calls for an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, his potential Democratic opponent, after The Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Trump repeatedly pressured his Ukrainian counterpart to undertake such a probe. Read the full story here     Reuters: Iran says it will destroy any aggressor BY REUTERS STAFF Iran will pursue any aggressor, even if it carries out a limited attack, and seek to destroy it, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday, after attacks on Saudi oil sites which Riyadh and U.S officials blamed on Tehran. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? 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