Tipsheet: Biden hits campaign trail for red-state Dems — Sponsored by CVS Health

View in your browser     Biden hits campaign trail for red-state Dems By Jonathan Easley      Former Vice President Joe Biden is hitting the campaign trail hard for Democrats running in red states and districts ahead of the midterm elections. On Tuesday, Biden campaigned twice in Pennsylvania with Democratic House candidate Conor Lamb, who polls show has a good chance of pulling off an upset special election victory next week in a district long held by Republicans. Read the full story here     Flood of legislative candidates points to enthusiasm in both parties By Reid Wilson Political excitement among both Republicans and Democrats has led to an explosion of candidates running for office across the country, giving voters a choice between the two parties even in areas where one side has virtually conceded recent elections. Read the full story here     Mississippi is new headache for GOP in the South By Alexander Bolton Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-Miss.) impending retirement has opened a new path for Tea Party firebrand Chris McDaniel to reach the Senate — a prospect that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) desperately wants to avoid. Read the full story here     Dems double turnout in Texas from previous midterm By Ben Kamisar Texas Democrats on Tuesday more than doubled their primary election turnout from four years ago, providing the party with a modest boost as it looks to take on the GOP in the conservative state during this year's midterms. Read the full story here     Cohn resigns from White House By Vicki Needham and Jordan Fabian Gary Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, is resigning amid growing rifts over the direction of the administration’s economic policy. Read the full story here     Nine people to watch in the Trump tariff debate By Vicki Needham, Jordan Fabian and Melanie Zanona President Trump's proposal to impose steep tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum has provoked a furious pushback from Republicans and even people in the White House. Read the full story here     Trump admin to file suit against California over sanctuary laws By Luis Sanchez The Trump Administration will file a lawsuit late Tuesday against California over three of the state's immigration laws, according to multiple reports. Read the full story here     Stormy Daniels files lawsuit against Trump By Brandon Carter Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a civil suit against President Trump in an effort to void a nondisclosure agreement between the two. Read the full story here     Opioid crisis spurs Medicaid funds push By Rachel Roubein Doctors, governors and health-care advocates are pressing Congress to lift a decades-old rule that greatly restricts Medicaid from being used to fund care for opioid addiction. Read the full story here     Wildlife groups fear what comes next on elephant trophies By Miranda Green Wildlife conservation and animal rights groups are slamming the Trump administration’s move to permit some imports of African elephant trophies, fearing the new system will allow decisions to be made in secret. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Sponsored by CVS Health We’re helping to take on the fight against the opioid epidemic:  Educating 300k teens on the dangers of opioids Removing 100 metric tons of unused medications Carrying life-saving overdose antidotes Learn more.         The media would rather pretend conservative women don't exist By Kassy Dillon OPINION | Huffington Post recently published an article titled, “15 Trailblazers On What History Books Will Say About Women’s Activism In 2018,” which featured prominent women who are leaders in their fields and movements. Awesome, right? Read the full story here     The left can't win on guns, so now they're trying to silence their opposition By John Lott, Jr. OPINION | If you can’t beat the other side’s arguments, silence them. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Wave of exits from West Wing sparks talk of brain drain By Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire   President Donald Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key cast member exited each week. The same thing seems to be happening in his White House. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump defends West Wing turnover: ‘I like conflict’ By Rebecca Ballhaus   President describes conflict as beneficial to his decision-making process and says ‘everybody’ wants to work on his staff. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: How the Washington establishment is losing the battle over tariffs By Damian Paletta and Josh Dawsey   Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, along with House Speaker Paul Ryan and trusted Trump economics adviser Gary Cohn, all suddenly found themselves in a losing battle with a small posse of trade advisers who have nurtured President Trump’s long-running skepticism of foreign trade. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump finds himself in the same position as his predecessors By Mark Landler and David E. Sanger North Korea’s offer to put its nuclear weapons on the bargaining table opens the door to negotiations of unpredictable length and inevitable complexity. Read the full story here     Reuters: Kushner to visit Mexico after Trump tirades, testy phone call By Ana Isabel Martinez   Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, will visit Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, amid strained relations over trade and Trump’s demands that Mexico pay for a border wall. 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.