Tipsheet: Breitbart charts path for 2018 midterm races

View in your browser     Breitbart charts path for 2018 midterm races By Jonathan Easley   Roy Moore’s insurgent victory in the Republican primary for a Senate seat in Alabama has Breitbart News and chairman Stephen Bannon expanding their target list in 2018, Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow told The Hill in a Wednesday interview. Breitbart was squarely behind Moore in that contest, with Bannon acting as a campaign surrogate and speaking at Moore’s rallies and victory party. Read the full story here     McConnell, GOP Senate brace for Roy Moore By Alexander Bolton Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his allies are coming to grips with the fact that the next GOP colleague in their club is likely to be a conservative firebrand who the No. 2 Senate Republican just last week said would not be a reliable member of the conference. Read the full story here     Trump pitches massive tax cuts By Naomi Jagoda President Trump and congressional Republicans rolled out a sweeping tax overhaul proposal on Wednesday that won immediate praise from conservatives, uniting a party that had been divided over how to repeal ObamaCare. Read the full story here     Dems slam GOP tax plan as deficit-buster, risk to Medicare By Niv Elis Democrats on Wednesday excoriated the GOP's proposed tax framework, saying it would blow an enormous hole in the deficit — warning that popular social programs are next. Read the full story here       Price’s job seen at risk after Trump slams private jet use By Peter Sullivan President Trump on Wednesday raised the pressure on his own Health and Human Services secretary, refusing to rule out his firing. Read the full story here     Trump considers shipping waiver for Puerto Rico aid By Melanie Zanona   President Trump on Wednesday said he is considering waiving U.S. shipping restrictions under the Jones Act to help disaster aid reach Puerto Rico. Read the full story here     The Memo: Trump scrambles for wins By Niall Stanage President Trump is scrambling for a win as he heads into the fall buffeted by hostile winds. Read the full story here     House GOP poised to move $10 billion for border wall By Mike Lillis   House Republicans next week will begin moving legislation to provide billions of dollars for wall construction at the southern border — a central campaign promise of President Trump that has so far eluded the GOP-led Congress. Read the full story here     GOP faces charges of hypocrisy with Kushner emails By Morgan Chalfant   Republicans who lambasted Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server are dealing with a thorny issue: the use of private email by Jared Kushner and other White House staff for official business. Read the full story here     Arizona leads in female legislators as more women look to run for office By Reid Wilson   Arizona’s state legislature now has a higher proportion of female members than any other state, and the number of women in elected office may be poised to skyrocket next year. Read the full story here     Trump's tax plan hits all the right notes for America's middle class By Bradley Blakeman OPINION | An overhaul of America’s tax system is long overdue and necessary to stay competitive at home and abroad. Read the full story here     GOP's Cheez Doodle tax reform: all puff, color and air By Martin Sullivan OPINION | We’re really making progress; or at least that’s the impression White House officials would like you to think with the release of their tax reform framework. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Political disruption helps fuel GOP’s woes By Gerald F. Seib Party leaders have themselves to blame, but they aren’t alone among Western democracies. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Alabama defeat weakens and isolates Trump as his problems grow By Robert Costa President Trump’s political vitality within his party now stands in question, as his vocal campaigning in Alabama for Luther Strange came to naught, his legislative agenda lies in tatters and his response to Hurricane Maria’s destruction has come under siege from members of both parties. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump tax plan benefits wealthy, including Trump By Binyamin Appelbaum The Trump administration’s tax plan provides large benefits for the wealthy, modest benefits for the middle class — and no direct benefit to the poor. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: $5 trillion question for Trump tax plan: How to pay for it? By Josh Boak How do you pay for an estimated $5.8 trillion tax cut? Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump vows another healthcare vote next year, eyes executive order By Jeff Mason and Susan Cornwell President Donald Trump, faced with the latest Republican failure to undo Obamacare, pledged on Wednesday to tackle it again next year, suggesting without evidence that he had the votes to pass reform and promising to work with Democrats in the meantime. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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