Tipsheet: Wave of GOP retirements threaten 2020 comeback

View in your browser     Wave of GOP retirements threaten 2020 comeback BY SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS A wave of House GOP retirements that accelerated during the August recess is creating fresh headaches for party leaders and suggesting Republicans see little chance of winning back the chamber in 2020. So far, 15 Republicans have announced this cycle they are retiring, resigning or running for other offices, including eight since the summer recess began in late July. Read the full story here     Slowing job growth raises 2020 stakes for Trump BY SYLVAN LANE An underwhelming August jobs report is adding to fears of an economic slowdown, raising the stakes for President Trump's reelection bid. Read the full story here     Trump bashes media after lackluster August jobs report BY SYLVAN LANE President Trump lashed out Friday at the news media after the release of an underwhelming August jobs report, accusing journalists of stoking anxiety about a potential recession. Read the full story here     Economy adds 130K jobs in August, falling below expectations BY SYLVAN LANE The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department reported Friday, falling below expectations amid an escalating trade war with China and a slowing global economy. Read the full story here       NOAA disavows National Weather Service tweet that contradicted Trump BY JUSTINE COLEMAN   The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a statement Friday evening disavowing a days-old tweet from the National Weather Service that contradicted President Trump over the reach of Hurricane Dorian. Read the full story here     Trump administration warns California its tailpipe deal could violate federal law BY MIRANDA GREEN The Trump administration sent a warning to California officials Friday, stating that a recent agreement the state made with automakers over tailpipe pollution could violate the law. Read the full story here     Trump digs in on Alabama hurricane projection: 'Check out maps' BY JOHN BOWDEN President Trump doubled down yet again on Friday over his earlier statements that Alabama was projected to be within Hurricane Dorian's path in a series of tweets defending his use of out-of-date maps in a Sunday tweet urging residents of the region to stay safe. Read the full story here     Senate to start work on funding bills with shutdown deadline looming BY JORDAIN CARNEY Senators are set to start work on their fiscal 2020 government funding bills with only weeks to go until the deadline to avoid a government shutdown.  Read the full story here     NH Democrats attack Lewandowski's lobbying ties amid Senate speculation BY JULIA MANCHESTER The New Hampshire Democratic Party hit Corey Lewandowski's lobbying ties in a new website out on Friday first seen by The Hill, amid speculation he will run for Senate in the Granite State.  Read the full story here     Trump to hold campaign rally in New Mexico BY TAL AXELROD President Trump’s reelection campaign announced Friday he will hold a rally in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Sept. 16 as he tries to expand the electoral map before the 2020 race. Read the full story here     Hurricane Dorian highlights urgent need for improved forecasts BY ANTONIO J. BUSALACCHI Opinion | The catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Dorian are a grim reminder of the need to invest in research and technology to improve forecasts of hurricanes and other storms. Weather prediction has become significantly more reliable in recent years, but we still need far more precise forecasts of the track, intensity and timing of hurricanes to safeguard society. Read the full story here     Mitch McConnell must get the Senate to secure our elections BY CHRIS GAGIN Opinion | In response to such an overt and identifiable threat to our democracy, it is beyond time for Senate Republicans, and most especially McConnell, to protect our most sacred right to confidence in free and fair elections, especially when practical policy solutions exist at reasonable cost. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: ‘Everything I have is gone’ –– Crews race to rescue survivors of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas BY MARIA SACCHETTI, DAN LAMOTHE AND ANTHONY FAIOLA With time running out to save stranded survivors of Hurricane Dorian, Bahamian and U.S. rescue crews combed through rubble in the hardest-hit areas Friday and braced for the death toll to rise. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Iran now using advanced centrifuges, violating nuclear deal BY NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Iran has begun using arrays of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium in violation of its 2015 nuclear deal, a spokesman said Saturday, warning that Europe has little time left to offer new terms to save the accord. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Biden wants to work with 'the other side.' This Supreme Court battle explains why BY ALEXANDER BURNS Joseph R. Biden Jr. was on the brink of victory, but he was unsatisfied. Biden, the 44-year-old chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was poised to watch his colleagues reject President Ronald Reagan’s formidable nominee to the Supreme Court, Robert H. Bork, in 1987. The strategy Biden deployed then is the same one he is now proposing to bring to the White House as President Biden. Read the full story here     NBC News: House stonewalled in probe of military sleepovers at Trump resort BY DENNIS ROMERO AND ALEXANDRA MOE The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is not getting cooperation from the Pentagon in its probe of military sleepovers at President Trump's golf resort in Scotland, a senior Democratic aide told NBC News. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump administration asks to delay release of 9/11-related documents BY ARUNA VISWANATHA, ALEX LEARY AND SADIE GURMAN The Trump administration on Friday asked for more time to decide whether to shield documents concerning allegations of official Saudi involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a sign that top Justice Department officials are struggling how to handle demands from victims’ families to release the information. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet     You might like         Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.