Tipsheet: Clinton’s score-settling frustrates Democrats

View in your browser     Clinton’s score-settling frustrates Democrats By Jonathan Easley   Hillary Clinton is settling old scores in a campaign tell-all book — and angering some Democrats in the process. Excerpts from “What Happened,” the Clinton campaign memoir scheduled to be released next week, find her letting loose on the Democratic Party’s most popular figures and venting frustration with a process that culminated in her shocking election defeat by Donald Trump. In the book, Clinton says she was put in a “straightjacket” during the primary by former President Obama, who she writes advised her not to attack Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), her rival in the Democratic primary, out of fear it would divide the party ahead of the general election. Read the full story here     Trump shocks GOP by siding with Dems By Jordain Carney, Niv Elis and Scott Wong   President Trump shocked Republicans on Wednesday by making a deal with Democrats to prevent a government shutdown, raise the debt ceiling and provide aid to communities hit by Hurricane Harvey — right in front of his own party’s leaders at the White House. Read the full story here     The Memo: Trump pulls off a stone-cold stunner By Niall Stanage President Trump for once united Washington on Wednesday — in shock. Read the full story here     Trump’s surprise deal shakes up fall agenda By Alexander Bolton President Trump’s surprise deal with Democrats postponing a fight over spending and the debt limit until December has rearranged the fall agenda, sources from both parties say. Read the full story here       Trump keeps tax squeeze on red state Democrats By Jordan Fabian and Naomi Jagoda MANDAN, N.D. — President Trump on Wednesday stepped up his effort to pressure Democrats to back a tax overhaul in the home state of one the party’s most vulnerable senators. Read the full story here     Air Force One is Trump’s new boardroom By Cole Gray, Graham Piro and Sumner Park President Trump has hosted at least 22 lawmakers on Air Force One, using one of the world’s most exclusive settings to build relationships and push his legislative agenda. Read the full story here     Congress wrestles with gaps in cyber workforce By Morgan Chalfant Members of Congress are putting the spotlight on the persistent challenges facing the government as it seeks to beef up its cybersecurity workforce. Read the full story here     Minnesota set for pivotal House battles By Ben Kamisar Minnesota will be a pivotal battleground in the midterm fight for the House majority, featuring five of 2018’s most contentious races. Read the full story here     State officials plead for bipartisan ObamaCare fix By Jessie Hellman State insurance officials pleaded with senators on Wednesday to quickly act to stabilize the ObamaCare markets, calling for a multiyear extension of key payments to help fund premiums for low-income customers. Read the full story here     White Christians become a minority as religious diversity grows By Reid Wilson Fewer than half of Americans are white Christians, a precipitous decline fueled by rising ethnic diversity and a new generation far less likely to affiliate with any religious group, a new landmark survey finds. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: McConnell introduces bill linking hurricane aid package, federal borrowing limit By Kelsey Snell The Senate is expected to approve the package as early as Friday. The bill would then be sent to the House for final approval as leaders rush to approve FEMA money before emergency funds run out. This week, he waffled. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Tough path for GOP on immigration _ and Trump made it harder By Steve Peoples On immigration, there were few easy answers for the Republican Party’s most vulnerable members. And President Donald Trump just made things harder. Read the full story here     Reuters: Facebook says likely Russian-based operation funded US ads with political message By Joseph Menn and David Ingram   Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had found that an operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of U.S. ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Donald Trump Jr. to meet in private with Senate Judiciary Committee By Nicholas Fandos   Investigators believe the president’s son is crucial to understanding a June 2016 meeting between the Trump inner circle and a Kremlin-connected lawyer. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: President Trump unlikely to nominate Gary Cohn to become Fed chairman By Michael C. Bender,  Harriet Torry and Nick Timiraos Cohn’s chances dropped after he criticized Trump’s response to the Charlottesville protests, according to people familiar with the president’s thinking. 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