Tipsheet: Trump faces difficult 48 hours

View in your browser     Trump faces difficult 48 hours By Niall Stanage   President Trump is facing a crucial 48 hours. His favored candidate in Tuesday’s GOP Senate runoff in Alabama, Sen. Luther Strange, is running behind ultra-conservative challenger Roy Moore in the polls. A loss for Strange would be seen as a rebuke of Trump by his base. Read the full story here     Rival GOP factions face off in Alabama By Ben Kamisar and Jonathan Easley It’s judgment day in Alabama, where a primary runoff fight has opened new rifts in the Republican Party between President Trump and some of his most dedicated supporters. Roy Moore, the controversial former state Supreme Court judge, comes into Election Day with the edge over Sen. Luther Strange, thanks to a cadre of diehard supporters that could prove even more valuable in what’s expected to be a low-turnout election. Read the full story here     With lack of wins, GOP faces ’18 primary woes By Alexander Bolton Republican leaders are facing a conservative backlash if their latest effort to repeal parts of ObamaCare this week fails — or even if it passes. Read the full story here       Last-ditch repeal bill appears dead By Jordain Carney, Peter Sullivan and Rachel Roubein A last-ditch ObamaCare repeal effort by Republicans was all but dead on Monday after Sen. Susan Collins became the third Republican to oppose the measure. Read the full story here     Trump sees advantage in attacking NFL, NBA By Jordan Fabian and Jonathan Easley   President Trump’s supporters are voicing confidence that his attacks on protesting professional athletes will pay off politically. Read the full story here     Cowboys, Jerry Jones kneel before national anthem in Arizona By Brandon Carter   The entire Dallas Cowboys team including owner Jerry Jones briefly knelt before the national anthem before their Monday night NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals in the final game of a football weekend dominated by attention paid to the protests. Read the full story here     Trump: Puerto Rico is in 'deep trouble' after hurricanes By Olivia Beavers   President Trump on Monday said Puerto Rico is in "deep trouble" as it faces large-scale damage and destruction brought about by Hurricane Maria, while pointing to its outdated infrastructure and large debt that complicate recovery efforts. Read the full story here     Fla. lawmaker warned officials before retirement home tragedy By Scott Wong   A day before eight residents from the same Florida nursing home died, Rep. Frederica Wilson joined other state and federal officials on a Hurricane Irma recovery conference call and warned the situation could quickly turn deadly if power is not restored to local senior facilities. The Florida Democrat’s phone had been ringing nonstop since Hurricane Irma knocked out power to much of South Florida on Sept. 10. Wilson has 100 long-term care facilities in her Miami-area district, and many were begging her to help get the power — and the air conditioning — back on. Read the full story here     GOP seeks to turn spotlight to reforming nation’s tax code By Naomi Jagoda President Trump and congressional Republicans are seeking to move the ball forward this week on their efforts to overhaul the tax code. Read the full story here     Putting GOP women in Congress By Megan R. Wilson There are 104 female lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and while that figure is the highest ever, it’s still only about 19 percent of members. Read the full story here     Mueller isn't all powerful — We need an election interference commission By Asha Rangappa OPINION | It seems like every day there is a new disclosure about Russia’s interference in the presidential election. Read the full story here     North Korea proved allowing the Iran deal to collapse could lead to proliferation By John Bird and Stephen Rademaker OPINION | Though it is tempting to believe that while our nonproliferation policies failed in North Korea, they are succeeding in Iran, that would be the wrong conclusion to draw. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump has picked fights over the flag before. But this time was different. By Michael Scherer The backlash over the president’s remarks proved anew that divisive provocations can mean something completely different when they come not from a private citizen but from the man whose job description is to lead the entire country. Read the full story here     Reuters: North Korea appears to bolster defenses after flight by US bombers as rhetoric escalates By Christine Kim and Christian Shepherd North Korea appears to have boosted defenses on its east coast, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, after the North said U.S. President Donald Trump had declared war and that it would shoot down U.S. bombers flying near the peninsula. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: The GOP tax plan: Tough choices with limited room to maneuver By Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes Republicans will likely struggle to squeeze all their priorities into a deal that allows for $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. Read the full story here     The New York Times: At least 6 Trump aides used private email accounts By Matt Apuzzo and Maggie Haberman While it is not necessarily illegal for White House officials to use private email accounts, President Trump had made Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of emails as secretary of state a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: In Ivanka Trump’s China, business ties shrouded in secrecy By Erika Kinetz It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump’s merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret than ever, an Associated Press investigation has found. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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