Tipsheet: Five takeaways from Trump in Texas

View in your browser     The Memo: Five takeaways from Trump in Texas BY Niall Stanage   President Trump traveled to Texas on Tuesday to view the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. The trip held political opportunities and risks for the president. What were the main takeaways?   Read the full story here     Trump vows vigorous response after viewing Harvey’s devastation By Jonathan Easley President Trump got a firsthand look on Tuesday at the devastation from Hurricane Harvey and the deadly floods and torrential rains that have displaced tens of thousands of people in Texas and the Gulf Coast region. Read the full story here     Harvey damage adds urgency to flood insurance debate By Sylvan Lane Hurricane Harvey’s devastating flooding comes as Congress scrambles to keep the federal flood insurance program running past Sept. 30. Read the full story here     Congress waiting on damage estimate for Harvey By Alexander Bolton Congressional appropriators are waiting for a final tally of the hurricane destruction in Texas and Louisiana before moving forward with an emergency assistance package that would cost tens of billions of dollars. Read the full story here       Trump kicks off tax reform pitch By Naomi Jagoda President Trump is set to kick off his sales pitch on tax reform Wednesday with a speech in Missouri as he seeks to rally the public behind one of his top legislative priorities. Read the full story here     Trump infrastructure package could be stretched too thin By Melanie Zanona Transportation advocates are growing worried that President Trump's infrastructure package may end up getting spread too thin. Read the full story here     Time running out for Strange in Ala. Senate race By Ben Kamisar Time is running out for Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.), who has just one month to save his Senate term and pull off an underdog victory against former Alabama state Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore in the race to finish out the Senate term of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Read the full story here     Trump Jr. to interview privately with Senate Judiciary Committee By Joe Uchill Donald Trump Jr. has scheduled a private interview with the Senate Judiciary Committee, CNN reported Tuesday. Read the full story here     Trump transgender ban mirrors fight over HIV-infected troops By Ellen Mitchell President Trump’s move to ban transgender people from the military is not the first such attempt to expel a specific group of people from its ranks. Read the full story here     Trump blocks Obama rule on collecting info on pay by race, gender By Jacqueline Thomsen The White House will shut down an Obama-era rule that would have required businesses to track how much they pay workers of varying genders, races and ethnicities according to a new report. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump’s ability to govern tested by Harvey at home and North Korea abroad By Ashley Parker and John Wagner An effective response to either crisis could allow Trump to demonstrate an ability to govern that has remained elusive during the turbulent first months of his administration. But for many of the same reasons, skepticism also abounds. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: No fire or fury, but muted Trump response to N. Korea missile By Matthew Pennington So much for North Korea’s restraint. So much for President Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury.” Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Republican tax plan poses risk to US bond market By Vipal Monga Plan to scale back corporate tax deductions risks pushing more borrowing overseas, experts say. Read the full story here     Reuters: White House downplays Charlottesville comments from Tillerson, Cohn By Steve Holland The White House on Tuesday downplayed talk of division among President Donald Trump’s advisers after Secretary of State Tillerson and economic adviser Gary Cohn appeared to criticize Trump for his response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump Republicans invigorate, and complicate, party’s fight for Senate By Sheryl Gay Stolberg The entry of a pro-Trump congressman into the Pennsylvania Senate race signaled that the president’s wing of the GOP could dominate in 2018. 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.