Tipsheet: Trump faces crucial stretch

View in your browser     Trump faces crucial stretch By Niall Stanage   President Trump faces one of the most intense stretches of his White House tenure after the brief respite offered by the Fourth of July holiday. Trump has promised to name his Supreme Court nominee on July 9. He will attend a NATO summit in Brussels on July 11 and 12. From there, he will visit the United Kingdom and then go to Helsinki for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read the full story here     Trump: Supreme Court pick will be a 'home run' By Brett Samuels   President Trump on Tuesday night promised a “home run” pick for his Supreme Court nominee after continuing interviews with potential candidates earlier in the day. Read the full story here     The buzzword at center of Supreme Court clash By Lydia Wheeler Stare decisis, the Latin term that means courts should “stand by things decided,” has jumped to the forefront of the Senate debate over President Trump’s next pick to the Supreme Court. Read the full story here     Senate panel upholds finding that Russia backed Trump, contradicting House By Katie Bo Williams The Senate Intelligence Committee has unequivocally upheld the conclusion of the intelligence community that Russia developed a "clear preference" for then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 election and sought to help him win the White House. Read the full story here       Ohio State sex scandal complicates Jordan’s possible Speaker bid By Scott Wong and Juliegrace Brufke Allegations that Rep. Jim Jordan failed to stop a team doctor from sexually abusing student athletes when the Ohio Republican was a college wrestling coach is complicating his possible bid for Speaker of the House. Read the full story here     US to allow ZTE to resume some operations temporarily By Ali Breland The Trump administration will allow Chinese phone maker ZTE to temporarily resume some of its business operations as the U.S. government considers reneging its seven-year ban on the manufacturer doing business with American companies. Read the full story here     Businesses see Trump, not Lopez Obrador, as greater threat to NAFTA By Niv Elis Mexico's election of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as president may have portended more trade trouble between the two countries, but businesses see President Trump as the greater threat on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Read the full story here     Maxine Waters is done with 'nice guy politics' By Sylvan Lane From the perspective of some House Democrats, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has the right message. She’s just not always the best messenger. Read the full story here     Pruitt denies he asked Trump to fire Sessions, make him AG By Brett Samuels Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt disputed a report Monday that he asked President Trump directly to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and be named his replacement. Read the full story here     Dem Senate candidate says she won't support Schumer as party leader By Emily Birnbaum Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) said she will not vote for Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) if she is elected to the upper chamber, according to Politico. Read the full story here     The name American belongs to you this Fourth of July By Jane Hampton Cook OPINION | When the Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, Ben Franklin legendarily quipped, “We must, indeed, all hang together or we, most assuredly, will all hang separately.” Franklin understood that unity was essential if America was to win independence from Great Britain. Had the patriots lost the Revolutionary War, the British military would have executed their leaders, such as Franklin and General George Washington, for treason. Read the full story here     Our campaign finance laws can't be solved by a constitutional convention By Fred Wertheimer OPINION | It’s flown under the radar, but at a time when the nation’s commitment to democracy seems under attack, a growing effort from groups on the right and the left to open up the U.S. Constitution to changes, including radical ones, has taken hold. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Leading contender to be Trump’s Supreme Court pick faces questions from social conservatives By Robert Costa and Josh Dawsey An intensifying debate over Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a front-runner in President Trump’s search for a Supreme Court nominee, gripped Republicans on Tuesday, with conservative critics highlighting past rulings and his links to GOP leaders while his allies — including inside the White House — forcefully defended him. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Why the Supreme Court Opening Could Affect Gay Marriage as Well as Abortion By Liam Stack and Elizabeth Dias In the week since Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement, the future of Roe v. Wade has dominated the conversation among both liberals and conservatives, becoming a flash point in the partisan battle over President Trump’s pick to fill the seat. Read the full story here     Reuters: China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade By Robin Emmott and Noah Barkin   China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump’s trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Tech Stocks Feel the Heat of Trade Tensions By Jon Sindreu   Concerns about spats between the U.S. and China hitting the technology sector continued to drag down stock markets Wednesday. Read the full story here     CNN: She could be the first Muslim woman in Congress. She has to defeat Detroit's Democratic establishment first By Daniel Burke She could be the first Muslim woman in Congress. She has to defeat Detroit's Democratic establishment first Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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