Tipsheet: Republicans hope for calm amid storm at State of the Union

View in your browser     The Memo: Republicans hope for calm amid storm at State of the Union By Niall Stanage   When President Trump journeys to the Capitol on Tuesday to deliver his first State of the Union address, some members of his party know exactly what they want to happen: As little as possible. “I hope the speech is uneventful in a good way,” said Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), a moderate Republican who has previously criticized the president. “Last year, he addressed Congress and that speech was reasonably measured. I hope that is what happens again.” But as Dent and others acknowledge, there is no telling how Trump will behave at any given moment.  Read the full story here     Trump gets chance to sell nation on rebuilding plan By Melanie Zanona President Trump will pitch his long-awaited infrastructure plan during his inaugural State of the Union address next week, using the stage as an opportunity to start selling both Congress and the public on his ambitious rebuilding effort.  Read the full story here     Ginsburg will not attend Trump's first State of the Union By Julia Manchester Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will not be in attendance at President Trump's first State of the Union address on Tuesday.  Read the full story here       Trump pitches immigration plan, slams Dems ahead of first State of the Union By Kyle Balluck President Trump in two late-night tweets on Saturday pitched his immigration plan while slamming Democrats, saying they are only interested in obstruction.  Read the full story here     Five hurdles to getting an immigration deal By Jordain Carney   The Trump administration and Congress have a matter of weeks to agree to an immigration deal that would protect potentially millions of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from deportation. Listen to The Hill's podcast here     Koch network charts ambitious course for 2018 By Jonathan Easley INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Hundreds of the nation’s top conservative donors gathered at an exclusive resort in the California desert on Saturday to strategize ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Read the full story here     Steve Wynn resigns as RNC finance chair after sexual misconduct allegations By Julia Manchester Republican National Committee (RNC) finance chairman Steve Wynn is stepping down from his post following sexual misconduct allegations, according to a Republican source familiar with the matter. Read the full story here     Trump: 'I wouldn't say I'm a feminist' By Jacqueline Thomsen President Trump said that he wouldn’t call himself a feminist in a new interview with Piers Morgan, Morgan said Saturday. Read the full story here     CDC: This flu season worst since 2009 swine flu pandemic By Max Greenwood Federal health officials warned Friday that this year's flu outbreak is more severe than any other since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, and that its intensity is still increasing.  Read the full story here     US condemns deadly Kabul attack By John Bowden The U.S. on Saturday condemned a bombing on a busy Afghan street that killed at least 95 people and injured dozens more. Read the full story here     In our post-television age, a new opening for campaign finance reform By David Schultz OPINION |The current laws on campaign finance and money and politics are dead. Their death is a result of the United States moving into a post-television era where the assumptions that defined much of the law on money in politics are rapidly losing or have lost their validity. Read the full story here     Our people are dying from the opioid epidemic — we need emergency funding By Drs Michael Brumage and Michael Kilkenny OPINION | We are at the center of a complex and deadly opioid epidemic and the statistics are staggering. Since 1999, overdose deaths have quadrupled. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Amid turmoil, Trump seeking a reset with State of the Union By Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller   Beset by poor poll numbers and the grind of the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump will look to reset his term with his first State of the Union address, arguing that his tax cut and economic policies will benefit all Americans. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump’s first State of the Union: Can a divisive president flip the script? By Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker He will deliver the address Tuesday at a juncture of opportunity and peril for his presidency, and his anxious allies hope he will summon the capacity to do something he has never done before: bring the country together. Read the full story here     The New York Times: As gridlock deepens in Congress, only gloom is bipartisan By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos Republicans warn of a dark plot to overthrow the Trump government and Democrats talk of a creeping authoritarianism unchecked by Congress. A near-permanent state of gridlock threatens to diminish American democracy itself. Read the full story here     CNN: Exclusive: Lawmakers want answers after State Department employees claim 'political retribution' By Elise Labott   Key Democratic lawmakers are calling on the State Department's watchdog to conduct an "immediate review" of personnel practices after a number of employees told CNN they were unlawfully targeted for political reasons due to their work under the last administration. Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump says he would negotiate Brexit with 'tougher' attitude than Theresa May By Andrew MacAskill U.S. President Donald Trump would take a “tougher” approach to Brexit negotiations than Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, he said in a television interview to be broadcast later on Sunday. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet     You might like         Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.