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View in your browser     Kamala Harris positions herself for White House run By Amie Parnes      Sen. Kamala Harris is increasingly positioning herself for a what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary for the White House in 2020. The former California attorney general, who is just at the beginning of her second year in the Senate, is taking positions that could endear herself with the Democratic base while allowing her to stand out from a group of Democrats who might seek the progressive mantle. Read the full story here     Three black women could beat Trump By Juan Williams OPINION | The three strongest Democratic challengers to President Trump’s reelection are now all black women. Read the full story here     A three-step dance to a recession By Judd Gregg OPINION | Assuming there is no terrorist attack anytime soon, the next big deal that we as a country will have to deal with will be a fiscal crisis. Read the full story here     This Week: Gun debate rages as Congress returns By Cristina Marcos and Jordain Carney Lawmakers return to Washington this week under rising pressure to act following the latest mass shooting at a high school in Florida. Read the full story here     NRA spokeswoman denies conflict with Trump on guns By Luis Sanchez National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman Dana Loesch said on Sunday that there isn’t a conflict between the NRA and President Trump, despite differences in opinion on the legal age to purchase long guns. Read the full story here     Trump at Governor's Ball: School safety is top priority By Julia Manchester President Trump told governors on Sunday that he will make school safety a top priority in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Fla., earlier this month that took the lives of 17 people. Read the full story here     Senate pivots to stopgap 'Dreamers' deal By Jordain Carney and Rafael Bernal The Senate is weighing a short-term fix for "Dreamers" as lawmakers struggle to break a stalemate that has stalled the chamber's debate. Read the full story here     Democrats march toward single-payer health care By Peter Sullivan Single-payer health care is gaining ground among Democrats. In a sign of the party’s move to the left on the issue, the Center for American Progress (CAP), a bastion of the Democratic establishment, this week released a plan that comes very close to a single-payer system. Read the full story here     Five things to know about Trump's new North Korea sanctions By Rebecca Kheel The Trump administration slapped a new tranche of sanctions on North Korea on Friday in what President Trump billed as the United States’ “heaviest sanctions ever.” Read the full story here     Feinstein fails to win endorsement from California Democrats By Lisa Hagen Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) failed to clinch the California state Democratic Party’s coveted endorsement, delivering a blow to the 25-year veteran lawmaker in her high-profile reelection race. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Sponsored by CVS Health We're going well beyond pharmacy to rethinking the very role of health care by making prescriptions more affordable, helping to fight the opioid epidemic and treating chronic illness. Learn more.         As America debates gun control, remember the black community By Shermichael Singleton OPINION | For some communities of color, gun violence is the norm. For many in urban communities throughout the country, the fear of losing their children merely walking to and from school or playing outside is a legitimate fear. Read the full story here     The Second Amendment is a human right — ignorance toward it is troubling By Ned Ryun OPINION | In the wake of the Parkland, Fla. shooting some people are pushing their hopes for gun control, even gun confiscation, while others are virtue signaling and offering no real solutions for actually dealing with school safety. For example raising the age to 21 to purchase a rifle when in fact the average age of a mass shooter in America is 35 years old. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Is this gun control’s moment? Congress is feeling the pressure By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Jonathan Martin and Thomas Kaplan   Lawmakers will return to Washington on Monday facing intense public pressure to break their decades-long gridlock on gun control, but they have no clear consensus on even incremental changes. Read the full story here     CNN: Senate's midterm calculations could scuttle gun debate before it begins By Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett   As Congress returns to Washington this week, a sweeping and polarizing debate on guns is waiting for them, and lawmakers must decide if it's one they're willing to tackle just months ahead of the midterm elections. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: White House legal team considers ways Trump could testify before Mueller By Peter Nicholas   Possible options include written answers to special counsel’s questions or limited verbal testimony by president. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump’s personal pilot ‘in the mix’ to lead the FAA By John Wagner A White House official said John Dunkin, who flew Trump around the country on a Boeing 757 during the 2016 campaign, is on the administration’s shortlist to head the agency that regulates civil aviation in the United States. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Governors worry about cyberattacks during fall elections By Steve Peoples   Will your vote be safe this year from foreign adversaries working to undermine U.S. democracy? Some of the nation’s governors aren’t so sure. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet           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.