Tipsheet: Mueller charges come at vulnerable time for Trump

View in your browser     Mueller charges come at vulnerable time for Trump By Niall Stanage   Special counsel Robert Mueller released several bombshells on Monday, and they exploded at an especially vulnerable time for President Trump. Three polls in the past week have shown Trump hitting all-time lows with the public. Now, the question is whether the new developments from Mueller — indictments against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Richard Gates, as well as a plea deal with former campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos — will drive those numbers even lower. Read the full story here     Mueller strikes with first charges By Katie Bo Williams Both Paul Manafort and Richard Gates pleaded not guilty at their arraignment on Monday afternoon. Read the full story here     White House downplays Manafort, takes aim at Clintons By Jordan Fabian   The White House on Monday said it had no plans to dismiss special counsel Robert Mueller after he delivered the first indictments in his investigation of Russia’s meddling in last year’s election that has shadowed the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency. Read the full story here       GOP tries to keep spotlight on taxes amid Mueller charges By Naomi Jagoda   The long-awaited Republican proposal to overhaul the tax code is now competing with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russia. GOP lawmakers insist the jolt to Washington from Mueller’s probe doesn’t hurt their efforts to rewrite the tax code. Read the full story here     Senate GOP: We are unified on controversial tax policy change By Alexander Bolton and Naomi Jagoda   Senate Republicans say that a brewing controversy in the House on state and local tax deductions won’t be much of a problem in the upper chamber. Read the full story here     Rep. Pramila Jayapal takes sexist arrows and fights back By Cristina Marcos She’s naive. A “young lady” who “doesn’t know a damn thing what she’s talking about.” And she needs to “learn how to read.”  Read the full story here     Facebook: 126 million people could have seen Russian election content By Ali Breland Facebook and Twitter will reveal new details on the extent of Russian influence on their platforms, according to sources familiar with their upcoming Congressional testimonies. Read the full story here     Mattis, Tillerson tell Congress new war authorization should have no time, geographic constraints By Rebecca Kheel Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out three conditions on Monday that they want Congress to follow should it pass a new war authorization. Read the full story here     Court partially blocks Trump's transgender military ban By Rebecca Kheel A federal court has blocked President Trump in part from changing the military's transgender policy as a case against his ban works its way through court. Read the full story here     GOP gov hopeful veers to right in New Jersey By Lisa Hagen   New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (R) has taken a hard right turn as Election Day approaches. Read the full story here     Let's start giving media manipulation the attention it deserves By Sharyl Attkisson OPINION | They’re orchestrated, leaked, planted and timed. Read the full story here     Congress must know about special operations before tragedy strikes By Lora Lumpe and Jacob Marx OPINION | It is deeply troubling that so many members of Congress have said they didn’t realize that there are nearly 1,000 American troops in Niger. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Mueller’s moves signal broad scope By Joe Palazzolo and  Jacob Gershman Guilty plea shows special prosecutor has the ability to flip people. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Mueller’s first indictments send a message to president By Peter Baker The charges filed by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, did not implicate President Trump but collectively amounted to a political body blow to him. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Upstairs at home, with the TV on, Trump fumes over Russia indictments By Robert Costa, Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker Inside the White House, the president and his aides vented frustration over Manafort and Gates indictments, fearing the unknown about Mueller probe. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Lawmakers to Trump: Leave Mueller alone By Mary Clare Jalonick Democrats — and a few Republicans — in Congress have a clear message for President Donald Trump: Don’t mess with Robert Mueller. Read the full story here     Reuters: White House chief of staff calls for special counsel to probe Democrats By Eric Beech White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said on Monday a special counsel should be appointed to investigate Democrats over a uranium deal during the Obama administration and a dossier compiled on Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. 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