Tipsheet: In state capitols, women see rampant sexual harassment

View in your browser     In state capitols, women see rampant sexual harassment By Reid Wilson   Two weeks after Cristina Garcia won a seat in the California Assembly, a high-powered lobbyist in Sacramento grabbed her rear end. An older male state senator witnessed the event, which took place in 2012. But he told Garcia, then 33 years old, to keep quiet. “The senator told me not to say anything because the lobbyist was powerful,” Garcia told The Hill in an interview. Read the full story here     This week: Trump, GOP lawmakers look to get on the same page By Cristina Marcos President Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to meet with Senate Republicans amid a recent string of high-profile fights with key members. Read the full story here     Trump's cynical sabotage of ObamaCare By Juan Williams Opinion | “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” Read the full story here     Return of the adults By Judd Gregg   Opinion | Has the heyday of hysterical hyperbole ended? Read the full story here       Trump urges House GOP to adopt Senate budget By Cristina Marcos   President Trump on Sunday pressed House Republicans to adopt their Senate counterparts’ budget so that they can start moving tax-reform legislation. Read the full story here     FBI watched, then acted as Russian spy moved closer to Hillary Clinton By John Solomon and Alison Spann   As Hillary Clinton was beginning her job as President Obama’s chief diplomat, federal agents observed as multiple arms of Vladimir Putin’s machine unleashed an influence campaign designed to win access to the new secretary of State, her husband Bill Clinton and members of their inner circle, according to interviews and once-sealed FBI records. Read the full story here     Wilson demands apology from Kelly for ‘character assassination’ By Rebecca Savransky Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) is calling for an apology from White House chief of staff John Kelly for "character assassination." Read the full story here     McConnell: Bannon a specialist ‘at nominating people who lose’ By Julia Manchester Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) offered a stinging rebuke of former White House strategist Stephen Bannon for targeting GOP congressional candidates on Sunday, calling Bannon and his allies "specialists at nominating people who lose." Read the full story here     Sanders to run as an independent in 2018 By Jacqueline Thomsen Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has confirmed that he will run for re-election in the Senate as an independent in 2018, despite recent pressure from some Democrats to join the party. Read the full story here     In Congress, fears grow about lack of strategy on multiple battlefields By Rebecca Kheel   A series of events in the Middle East and Africa has stirred new questions about President Trump’s counterterrorism strategy as the U.S. focus in Iraq and Syria shifts to stabilization, and the battle against the Islamic State moves elsewhere. Read the full story here     Bush reminds us of the virtues of free trade By Colin Grabow OPINION | Former President George W. Bush’s delivered a speech this week, which placed in stark relief the differences between his own views on trade policy and those of the current Republican president. Read the full story here     Trump faces a reckoning with Syria By Frederick Kagan OPINION | Now for the hard part in Syria and Iraq. American strategy in Syria is completely incompatible with the strategy to address Iranian regional influence that President Trump recently announced. The United States has largely ignored the expansion of Iranian military forces and proxies in Syria while focusing on driving ISIS from Raqqa and Mosul. With that goal accomplished, the administration must correct the fatal contradiction in American policy toward Iran. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump backs some GOP senators as Bannon escalates ‘war’ on incumbents By Michael C. Bender and Janet Hook Former White House chief strategist courts primary competitors in several states, while president makes calls of support to at least three senators. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: National Democrats grow jittery about Va. governor’s race By David Weigel and Ed O'Keefe A loss next month in Virginia, which hasn’t elected a Republican to statewide office in eight years, could stir doubts about message and strategy and inflame tensions between progressive activists and the Democratic establishment as the party gears up for the all-important 2018 midterm elections. Read the full story here     The New York Times: McCain in twilight: An unfettered voice against Trumpism By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Senator John McCain, the irrepressible Arizona Republican, has long felt free to speak his mind. But since his cancer diagnosis, he has been a vocal defender of national ideals. Read the full story here     Reuters: Schumer calls on Trump to appoint official to oversee Puerto Rico relief By Pete Schroeder Charles Schumer, the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, called on President Donald Trump on Sunday to name a single official to oversee and coordinate relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran By Matthew Lee U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the Trump administration’s case for isolating and containing Iran in the Middle East and beyond to two Gulf Arab nations on Sunday, pushing for Saudi Arabia and Iraq to unite to counter growing Iranian assertiveness. He also called for a quick resolution to the ongoing crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, which he said was unintentionally bolstering Iran. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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