Tipsheet: Here are the Senate Republicans who could vote to convict Trump

View in your browser     Here are the Senate Republicans who could vote to convict Trump BY ALEXANDER BOLTON Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) caused a stir Friday when he said a “handful” of Senate Republican colleagues have privately told him they would consider voting to remove President Trump from office. Murphy conceded “it’s a small list, on one hand,” but Democrats would consider it a major victory if they could tout a bipartisan vote in the Senate to remove Trump from office in an election year. Read the full story here     Iran releases American held since 2016 in prisoner exchange BY JESSE BYRNES The White House announced early Saturday morning that Iran would release Xiyue Wang, an American graduate student held in that country since 2016, as part of a prisoner exchange negotiated by the Trump administration. Read the full story here     Giuliani draws attention with latest trip to Ukraine BY BRETT SAMUELS Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, traveled to Ukraine this week even as an impeachment process focused in part on his involvement in the Trump administration's policy toward Ukraine accelerated. Read the full story here     White House tells Democrats it won't cooperate in impeachment hearings BY BRETT SAMUELS AND MORGAN CHALFANT The White House on Friday signaled it will not participate in future impeachment proceedings in the House and called on Democrats to end their impeachment inquiry. Read the full story here       Supreme Court halts subpoena to Deutsche Bank for Trump records BY HARPER NEIDIG The Supreme Court on Friday granted President Trump's emergency request to temporarily block a congressional subpoena for his financial records from Deutsche Bank. Read the full story here     Duncan Hunter announces plan to resign BY JULIEGRACE BRUFKE    Embattled California Rep. Duncan Hunter (R) announced on Friday he plans to resign from his seat.  The announcement comes in the wake of the lawmaker’s decision to reverse course and plead guilty to charges of campaign finance violations. Read the full story here     Trump denies report that he still uses personal cell phone for calls BY TAL AXELROD President Trump on Friday denied a report that he still uses a personal cell phone to make calls, insisting that he relies solely on phones issued and approved by the government. Read the full story here     White House, Congress near deal to give 12 weeks paid parental leave to all federal workers BY TAL AXELROD AND JORDAIN CARNEY The White House and Congress have reached a tentative agreement to grant 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all federal workers, according to a congressional source, in what would be a historic deal. Read the full story here     House progressives may try to block vote on Pelosi drug bill BY PETER SULLIVAN House progressives are considering voting against a procedural motion to proceed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) signature bill to lower drug prices next week unless they get changes to the measure, effectively threatening to stop the bill in its tracks.  Read the full story here     Elon Musk wins lawsuit brought by British cave diver he called a 'pedo guy' BY MARTY JOHNSON Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk won a defamation lawsuit Friday that was brought against him by a British cave explorer, whom Musk had referred to as “pedo guy” on Twitter. Read the full story here     We have now reached a code red moment in American democracy BY KIMBERLY WEHLE Opinion | Although it is true that the Democrats are moving quickly and without full information, largely by virtue of the White House refusing to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry, the majority of the scholarly panel this week was correct to suggest that this is a “code red” moment in American democracy. Read the full story here     The latest election takeover attempt BY HANS VON SPAKOVSKY Opinion | Would you like to have Washington take over state and local elections and stop all reforms intended to improve the integrity and security of the election process? If so, you might be in luck. This week, the House of Representatives took up the Voting Rights Advancement Act, though the bill would more accurately be named the Election Fraud Advancement Act or the Federal Takeover of Local Elections Act. Read the full story here     The New York Times: As candidates jostle for position, a long race may become a marathon BY JONATHAN MARTIN With just under two months until the Iowa caucuses, the already-volatile Democratic presidential race has grown even more unsettled, setting the stage for a marathon nominating contest between the party’s moderate and liberal factions. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Giuliani returns to Ukraine, signals apparent disregard for inquiry BY PAUL SONNE, GREG MILLER AND JOSH DAWSEY Current and former officials in Washington expressed astonishment at how President Trump’s private attorney — apparently on his behalf — seemed to be mocking investigators, if not the very idea that either he or his client should answer any articles of impeachment. Read the full story here     Reuters: US says drone shot down by Russian air defenses near Libyan capital BY PHIL STEWART AND AIDAN LEWIS The U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft’s wreckage, U.S. Africa Command says. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Amazon, Facebook expand in New York BY KEIKO MORRIS Amazon. com Inc. and Facebook Inc. are loading up on new office space in New York City, helping fuel an expansion of tech companies that is remaking a swath of Manhattan less than a year after Amazon dropped plans to build its second headquarters in the city. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Warren, Buttigieg scrap puts Democratic divide on display BY WILL WEISSERT Elizabeth Warren has spent weeks absorbing attacks from moderate rivals looking to blunt her surging campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now, as the Massachusetts senator risks losing momentum, she’s starting to hit back. 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.