Tipsheet: Liberal unrest threatens Dem immigration strategy

View in your browser     Liberal unrest threatens Dem immigration strategy By Rafael Bernal and Mike Lillis   Democratic leaders fighting to enact the Dream Act this year are taking fire from a surprising group: liberal immigrant rights activists. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) sounded off last week after top Democrats cut a tentative agreement with President Trump to pair a Dream Act with tougher immigration enforcement measures. More recently, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was heckled in her own district over the deal, with a group of young advocates urging Democrats to expand the reform fight beyond the Dreamers to include the other 10 million undocumented immigrants living in the country. Read the full story here     Trump makes a comeback in the polls By Jonathan Easley President Trump’s historically low job approval rating has been on the rise in recent weeks, giving the president a boost as the White House works to repeal ObamaCare and pass tax reform. Read the full story here     GOP takes heavy fire over pre-existing conditions By Peter Sullivan The new ObamaCare repeal measure from Senate Republicans would give states a way to repeal protections for people with pre-existing conditions, a controversial move that opponents of the bill are denouncing. Read the full story here       Who is for and against the Senate ObamaCare repeal bill By Jessie Hellmann The Senate could potentially vote on the latest ObamaCare repeal and replace plan next week, but the bill has won mixed reviews within and outside Congress. Read the full story here     Insurers are scrambling to keep up with ObamaCare drama By Rachel Roubein Insurance companies blindsided by the Senate GOP’s decision to pull the plug on bipartisan talks and move forward again with ObamaCare repeal are scrambling to figure out how to move forward. Read the full story here     Obama expresses frustration over GOP repeal effort By Jordan Fabian   Former President Obama on Wednesday said it is “aggravating” to continually fend off Republican attempts to repeal his signature healthcare law. Read the full story here     West Coast states eye early presidential primaries By Reid Wilson Democratic candidates considering a run for president in 2020 will have to make their case early to voters on the liberal Left Coast, if officials in key western states get their way. Read the full story here     What to watch for during Trump’s final day at the UN By Jordan Fabian President Trump will turn his focus back to North Korea during his final day at the United Nations. Read the full story here     Dems see new leverage in end-of-year spending fight with Trump By Niv Elis   Democrats believe they have an extra bit of leverage in the government-funding fight this winter: the GOP’s fear of cuts to the Pentagon. Read the full story here     Democratic leaders request investigation into Price's travel By Mallory Shelbourne Congressional Democrats in a Wednesday letter called for an investigation into Secretary Tom Price’s travel, following a report that said Price took private jets on five flights for government business last week. Read the full story here     Bill O'Reilly: Trump's UN speech finally puts 'rocket man' on notice By Bill O'Reilly OPINION | Now, the new American president is telling the world that aggression will be met with aggression and there will be nothing passive about it. Read the full story here     Michael Brown: Hurricane Maria highlights lack of long-term planning in disaster relief By Michael Brown OPINION | The federal government is, by nature and design, inefficient. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: With timing tight for GOP’s health-law repeal effort, opponents rush to mobilize By Stephanie Armour Critics step up attacks on latest bill amid narrow window for Senate vote. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Mueller seeks White House documents related to Trump’s actions as president By Michael S. Schmidt Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, is interested in Mr. Trump’s firing of his F.B.I. director and national security adviser and other events. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Manafort offered ‘private briefings’ on 2016 race to Putin ally By Tom Hamburger, Rosalind S. Helderman, Carol D. Leonnig and Adam Entous Less than two weeks before Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination, his campaign chairman made the offer in an email, according to people familiar with the discussions. The emails are among tens of thousands of documents given to officials probing whether Trump associates worked with Russia as part of Moscow’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election. Read the full story here     Reuters: Twitter to meet congressional panel probing 2016 election By Kanishka Singh Twitter Inc representatives will meet with the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff next week in relation to inquiries into the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a company representative said. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Diplomats meet on Iran deal as Trump stays mum on decision By Matthew Lee President Donald Trump has determined how he wants to approach the Iran nuclear deal — which he has called the worst agreement ever negotiated by the United States — but has not told even his top national security advisers what his decision is. 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.