Tipsheet: Gutierrez, Dems worry leaders may cave in 'Dreamer' talks

View in your browser     Gutierrez, Dems worry leaders may cave in 'Dreamer' talks By Jordain Carney and Rafael Bernal   Democrats pressing their leaders to take a stand in a year-end spending fight say they’re worried the party is going to cave and allow a stopgap measure to be approved even if it doesn’t help young immigrants who could face deportation early next year. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), the party's most vocal advocate for immigrants, said he's frustrated that Democrats aren't taking a harder line on adding language protecting those covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to the stopgap. Read the full story here     Listen to the HillCast AM View: Congress set to punt on legislative fights, and more of today’s news By Alexis Simendinger   Lawmakers are rushing to pass a stop-gap spending bill before Friday night to keep the government's lights on into January, pushing several debates to the new year. Listen to The Hill's podcast here     Trouble brewing as GOP struggles with spending bill votes By Melanie Zanona and Jordain Carney House Republican leaders are moving ahead with a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open for a few more weeks, even as they struggled on Wednesday to muster the necessary GOP votes for the plan. Read the full story here     Political winners and losers from the Trump tax-cut bill By Niall Stanage The Republican tax plan won congressional approval on Wednesday and will soon be signed by President Trump. Read the full story here       Trump, GOP take victory lap after passage of tax bill By Jonathan Easley and Jordan Fabian President Trump on Wednesday hailed the passage of the GOP’s tax overhaul, calling it the “largest” tax cut in history and declaring that it would supercharge the U.S. economy. Read the full story here     House approves tax bill, sending sweeping measure to Trump By Naomi Jagoda and Cristina Marcos Republicans in the House have given final approval to the biggest changes to the tax code in decades, sending the package to President Trump and completing their first big legislative achievement since taking across-the-board control of the government this year. Read the full story here     Broken health care pledge tests Collins-McConnell relationship By Alexander Bolton Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will be a crucial swing vote for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) next year, but it may be tougher to strike deals with her after McConnell failed to fulfill a pledge on health care. Read the full story here     Clinton mulls role in 2018 midterms By Amie Parnes Hillary Clinton has all but avoided appearing at campaign events since her stunning 2016 loss, but some Democrats believe she would be a welcome voice in the 2018 midterms. Read the full story here     Franken to resign in early January By Max Greenwood Sen. Al Franken will step down on Jan. 2, a spokesman for the Minnesota Democrat said Wednesday. Read the full story here     Congress votes to open Alaska refuge to oil drilling By Timothy Cama Congress voted Wednesday to open Alaska’s remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and natural gas drilling, ending more than four decades of heated debate on the matter. Read the full story here     Stop the outsourcing of national security to social media By Morgan Wright OPINION | Influencing elections isn't a new tactic. The use of social media is only a new tool in a long-running influence war. To single out platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google and others is short-sighted.  Read the full story here     Amnesty for the 'best and brightest' will still cost taxpayers By Ira Mehlman OPINION | An effort by open borders groups to secure amnesty for as many as 3.4 million illegal aliens who entered the United States as minors by holding up the passage of legislation to continue funding the federal government looks like it will end in failure. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Over golf and an airport chat, trump and GOP hashed out a historic tax plan By Peter Nicholas, Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes Defeat of health-care bill hung over the tax legislation efforts, shaping the strategy used to pass it and mobilizing Republicans eager to show they could govern. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Rush to pass massive rewrite of tax code sows confusion for taxpayers By Renae Merle and Aaron Gregg   Many workers will have to wait until 2019 to find out whether they will pay more or less to the federal government under the Republican tax bill approved Wednesday. The legislation has sparked a scramble among tax attorneys, accountants and corporate payroll departments to adjust to changes that won’t be official until President Trump signs the bill in January. Read the full story here     The New York Times: With tax overhaul, Trump tries to defy the economic odds By Patricia Cohen    President Trump and congressional Republicans are betting that their extensive and contested tax code rewrite will ultimately raise wages and create jobs. Read the full story here     Reuters: Democrats plan to use tax bill to attack Republicans at midterms By Ginger Gibson The tax bill is President Donald Trump’s biggest legislative victory this year, but Democratic strategists are already planning how to turn it into his biggest liability. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump threat to cut aid raises stakes in UN Jerusalem vote By Edith M. Lederer President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off U.S. funding to countries that oppose his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has raised the stakes in Thursday’s U.N. vote and sparked criticism at his tactics, which one Muslim group called bullying or blackmail. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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