Tipsheet: 100 days to Iowa: Uncertainty reigns over fluid race

View in your browser     100 days to Iowa: Uncertainty reigns over fluid race BY MAX GREENWOOD With just 100 days to go before the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic race for the White House is clouded in uncertainty. What had once looked like a three-person race is showing signs of widening as Iowa voters debate the electability question that has dominated the battle since its beginning: Which of their candidates is most likely to defeat President Trump? Read the full story here     Judge orders DOJ to release grand jury material from Mueller report to Congress BY HARPER NEIDIG The Department of Justice (DOJ) must hand over to Congress certain redacted information from Robert Mueller's special counsel report, a federal judge ruled Friday in a major win for House Democrats investigating President Trump. Read the full story here     Pelosi: Court ruling 'another blow' to President Trump BY TAL AXELROD Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) touted a federal court ruling ordering the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide Congress with redacted information from Robert Mueller's special counsel report as a blow against President Trump’s efforts to fight the House’s oversight efforts. Read the full story here     Vulnerable Republicans balk at Trump-backed drug pricing bill BY PETER SULLIVAN Vulnerable GOP senators up for reelection next year are giving the cold shoulder to a bipartisan bill aimed at lowering drug prices. Read the full story here       Key witness in impeachment investigation asks federal judge to rule on testifying BY TAL AXELROD A key witness in the House’s impeachment investigation filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday asking a judge to rule on whether he can testify to congressional investigators after President Trump invoked “constitutional immunity." Read the full story here     Giuliani accidentally calls reporter, leaves voicemail about needing 'a few hundred thousand' dollars BY RACHEL FRAZIN   President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani appeared to accidentally call an NBC News reporter and leave a voicemail in which he can be heard discussing money, NBC reported Friday. Read the full story here     Pentagon awards $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon BY EMILY BIRNBAUM AND JESSE BYRNES The Pentagon announced Friday that it has awarded its $10 billion "war cloud" computing contract to Microsoft over rival Amazon, which was viewed as the favorite to win the contract amid an increasingly political lobbying battle. Read the full story here     27 nations pledge nearly $10B to fight climate change, US not among them BY TAL AXELROD The U.S. did not participate in an international climate fund Friday in which wealthy countries pledged nearly $10 billion to assist poorer nations in combatting climate change. Read the full story here     Biden, Sanders defend themselves over questions of age BY TAL AXELROD Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended themselves this week against suggestions that they may be too old to run for president, with both candidates seeking to bolster their case for taking on President Trump next year. Read the full story here     GM reaches deal with union to end strike BY TAL AXELROD General Motors (GM) has reached a deal with employees to end the longest automotive strike in 50 years. Read the full story here     No middle ground: Trump's Syria pullout will either mean nothing or sink him BY KEITH NAUGHTON Opinion | For the most part, Americans don’t care about foreign policy. Only when they perceive a direct security threat do Americans generally pay close attention. Read the full story here     How the economy can shape a president's impeachment BY ROBERT J. SHAPIRO Opinion | President Trump’s two biggest headaches – the impeachment inquiry and a weakening economy – may soon intersect. Read the full story here     The New York Times: ‘We’re asking you to dig deep’ – Biden seeks to steady finances as allies fret BY SHANE GOLDMACHER Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is spending more money than it is taking in, unlike his top 2020 rivals, and showing an inability to galvanize big financial backers or energize many online donors. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump frustrated as White House effort to defy impeachment inquiry fails to halt testimony BY CAROL D. LEONNIG AND JOSH DAWSEY The president is angry that his efforts to stop people from cooperating with the probe have so far collapsed in the face of congressional subpoenas, according to multiple aides and advisers. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: US restores trade benefit to Ukraine BY JOSH ZUMBRUN The Trump administration restored a small trade benefit to Ukraine late Friday, two years after the benefits were revoked on grounds that the country wasn’t protecting U.S. intellectual property rights. Read the full story here     Reuters: US, China say they are 'close to finalizing' part of a Phase One trade deal BY DAVID LAWDER AND ANDREA SHALAL U.S. and Chinese officials are “close to finalizing” some parts of a trade agreement after high-level telephone discussions on Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office and China’s Commerce Ministry said, with talks to continue. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Millions in California facing more blackouts, fire danger BY DAISY NGUYEN AND STEFANIE DAZIO Millions of Californians were preparing to live in the dark again as the state’s largest utility warned it may cut power for the third time in as many weeks because of looming strong winds and high fire danger. 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.