Tipsheet: GOP braces for what’s next amid Corker, Flake tumult

View in your browser     GOP braces for what’s next amid Corker, Flake tumult By Niall Stanage   Raw Republican divisions burst out into the open more dramatically than ever before on Tuesday — and now GOP insiders are bracing for what comes next. An extraordinary day in Washington began with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) accusing President Trump of “debasing” the nation. Read the full story here     Flake, Corker push Trump criticism to new level By Jordain Carney Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday called on their party to take on President Trump in separate scathing assessments of his public conduct and leadership. Read the full story here     Flake stuns with fiery exit By Ben Kamisar   Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) shocked his colleagues on Tuesday by announcing that he will not run for reelection, saying he can no longer be “complicit” in President Trump’s transformation of the Republican Party. Read the full story here       Inside Trump’s meeting with Senate GOP By Alexander Bolton   Senators arrived at their weekly lunch Tuesday prepared to witness a heavyweight bout between President Trump and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) even brought popcorn. Read the full story here     House GOP launches pair of inquiries into Hillary Clinton By Scott Wong It’s almost been a year since the 2016 presidential election, but Republicans are putting the spotlight back on a familiar political foil: Hillary Clinton. Read the full story here     Clinton campaign, Dems helped fund research for Trump dossier: report By John Bowden   A lawyer representing Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, as well as the Democratic National Committee (DNC), helped fund research for the controversial dossier about President Trump's alleged connections to Russia, according to a new report. Read the full story here     Pence breaks tie to nix Obama-era consumer arbitration rule By Jordain Carney Vice President Pence joined with Senate Republicans to nix a controversial consumer bureau rule banning companies from using forced settlements to resolve disputes with customers. Read the full story here     GOP on hunt for tax-cut funding By Naomi Jagoda   Republicans are wrestling with how to pay for their tax cuts. Read the full story here     GOP investigates Russian granted US entry by Obama administration while under FBI investigation for bribery By John Solomon The Obama administration awarded a visa allowing a top Russian nuclear executive to enter the United States after the FBI had already gathered substantial evidence he was involved in a racketeering scheme involving bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering, court records show. Read the full story here     Special report: The Digital World By The Hill staff Read how cybersecurity affects our daily lives. Read the full story here     Hurricane hammers home need for Puerto Rican statehood By Jose M. Saldana OPINION | For the last decade, Puerto Rico has been experiencing a severe economic, financial and demographic crisis. Among other things, this crisis is related to our current shameful territorial (colonial) status. Read the full story here     There's a difference between the right and wrong approach to surveillance reform By Neema Singh Guliani OPINION | It’s a supreme act of cowardice when senators choose to unnecessarily hide behind closed doors to debate issues of national importance. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Analysis: Can the GOP survive the Trump presidency? By Julie Pace Can the traditional Republican Party survive the presidency of Donald Trump? Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Senate Republicans’ dilemma: Speak out or hope silence pays dividends By Paul Kane The question is whether more Republican critics will emerge, for while many of Jeff Flake’s and Bob Corker’s colleagues have privately complained about the president in similar fashion, they haven’t dared to add their voices to a public anti-Trump chorus. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Tax cuts are the glue holding a fractured Republican Party together By Jim Tankersley  The prospect of a once-in-a-generation bill to cut taxes on businesses and individuals increasingly appears to be the last, best hope for a fractured establishment desperate to find common ground. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump asks GOP senators: Should Taylor or Powell be Fed chief? By Kate Davidson and Peter Nicholas Trump asked Republican senators at their meeting Tuesday which candidate they preferred to lead the Federal Reserve—Jerome Powell or John Taylor. Read the full story here     Reuters: Under Trump plan, refugees from 11 countries face additional US barriers By Yeganeh Torbati and Mica Rosenberg The Trump administration will temporarily delay processing of most refugees from 11 countries identified as high-risk, while resuming refugee admissions for other countries, government officials said on Tuesday. Most of the affected countries are in the Middle East and Africa, according to documents seen by Reuters. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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