Tipsheet: Five takeaways from the Alabama run-off

View in your browser     Five takeaways from the Alabama run-off By Niall Stanage   President Trump and the GOP establishment took a hit on Tuesday, as former judge Roy Moore defeated incumbent Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.) to become the GOP’s nominee for December’s general election in the Yellowhammer State. Moore won a comfortable victory, despite Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) backing Strange. Read the full story here     Moore wins Alabama primary By Ben Kamisar Former Alabama judge Roy Moore has won the state’s Republican Senate runoff, a victory that sends an ominous message to establishment Republicans and hands President Trump his first electoral loss since taking office. Read the full story here     GOP health effort on hold indefinitely By Peter Sullivan and Jessie Hellmann The Republican push to repeal ObamaCare is officially on ice. Now the question is when — if ever — the GOP will try again. Read the full story here     Senate won't vote on ObamaCare repeal bill By Alexander Bolton   Senate Republicans have decided to not vote on their latest ObamaCare repeal legislation, signaling a collapse in their last-ditch effort to kill off President Obama's signature law. Read the full story here       Corker to end Senate career with this term By Jordain Carney Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) announced Tuesday he will not run for reelection in 2018, dealing a blow to GOP leaders already dealing with several political landmines. Read the full story here     President defends Puerto Rico response amid NFL furor By Jordan Fabian and Rafael Bernal   President Trump on Tuesday rejected criticism that he is preoccupied with the NFL at a time when the administration is facing a humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico. Read the full story here     Dem presidential hopefuls tread carefully on Trump, NFL and anthem By Amie Parnes   Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls are treading carefully around President Trump’s latest racially charged controversy. Read the full story here     GOP tax plan offers hope, but big hurdles remain By Naomi Jagoda President Trump and top Republicans on Tuesday sought to drum up momentum for their next big legislative push in tax reform, desperate for a win after the GOP’s failure to repeal ObamaCare. Read the full story here     Call for Trump impeachment puts pressure on top Dems By Cristina Marcos   Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Tuesday threatened to force a House floor vote next week on impeaching President Trump, creating a new dilemma for his party’s leaders. Read the full story here     Warner sees Reddit as potential target for Russian influence By Ali Breland Reddit could be the next target for federal investigators exploring Russian influence over the 2016 presidential election. Read the full story here     Trump’s NFL tweets are not constitutionally protected free speech By Kimberly Wehle OPINION | This week, the country finds itself in yet another legal discombobulation occasioned by President Trump’s constitutional boundary-pushing. And once again, misinformation is lighting up cyberspace. Read the full story here     Data can improve disaster preparedness and response By Anirudh Ruhil OPINION | The devastation is undeniable: Hurricane Harvey drowned Texas, Hurricane Irma ripped along the Florida coastline, and eyes watch with caution now as Hurricane Jose churns off the Atlantic and Hurricane Maria heads for Puerto Rico. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018 By Robert Costa The defeat of President Trump’s chosen Senate candidate in Alabama amounted to a political lightning strike, setting the stage for a worsening Republican civil war that could have profound effects on next year’s midterm elections and undermine Trump’s clout with his core voters. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump thinks twice about his tweets, and hits delete By Russell Goldman After he enthusiastically endorsed Senator Luther Strange on Twitter, President Trump deleted those tweets after Mr. Strange lost. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Congress at crossroads after another GOP health care failure By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Congress is at a crossroads after Republicans’ stinging failure to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law. But what’s next — more partisan conflict, or a pragmatic shift toward cooperation? Read the full story here     USA Today: ObamaCare overhaul efforts are dead for now. What does that mean if you're an ObamaCare consumer? By Maureen Groppe Republicans’ last-ditch effort to rewrite the Affordable Care Act collapsed Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., acknowledged it lacked the votes to pass. Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump ally Stone denies collusion with Russia By Patricia Zengerle Republican political consultant Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, flatly denied allegations of collusion between the president’s associates and Russia during the 2016 U.S. election in a meeting with lawmakers on Tuesday. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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