Tipsheet: Congress faces September scramble on spending

View in your browser     Congress faces September scramble on spending BY JORDAIN CARNEY   Congress is facing a September scramble as it returns to Washington ahead of an end-of-the-month deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Lawmakers get back to the Capitol on Tuesday, giving them just a matter of weeks to clear spending legislation while also juggling other high-profile fights like the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Read the full story here     McCain laid to rest in Annapolis BY EMILY BIRNBAUM After a week of emotional and bipartisan celebrations commemorating the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the Senate giant has been laid to rest at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Read the full story here     Will Mueller subpoena Trump? Move carries risks for both sides BY MORGAN CHALFANT   The months-long dance between President Trump’s lawyers and Robert Mueller over a voluntary presidential interview has yet to bear fruit, raising the question of whether the special counsel will subpoena the president to testify as part of his Russia probe. Read the full story here     Spotlight shifts to Kavanaugh ahead of hearings BY BRETT SAMUELS Republican and Democratic senators on Sunday drove home their parting messages for the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, making clear the stakes when Kavanaugh sits before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Read the full story here       Graham: Kavanaugh will be confirmed with 55 or more votes BY MICHAEL BURKE Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday predicted that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would receive the support of multiple Democrats and be easily confirmed. Read the full story here     GOP senator: Trump firing Sessions wouldn't be 'politically wise' BY BRETT SAMUELS Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) suggested Sunday that it would be politically unwise for President Trump to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Read the full story here     McCarthy leads GOP charge against Silicon Valley BY MELANIE ZANONA House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is leading the charge against President Trump’s new favorite punching bag: big tech. Read the full story here     Wife of ex-NRA head tapped accused Russian agent to secure jet fuel deal: report BY EMILY BIRNBAUM The wife of David Keene, a former president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), tapped accused Russian agent Maria Butina to secure a jet fuel deal with Russia, according to hundreds of emails obtained by The New York Times. Read the full story here     DeSantis: Gillum wants to turn Florida 'into Venezuela' BY JOHN BOWDEN Ron DeSantis is going after his Florida Democratic gubernatorial rival Andrew Gillum as the GOP congressman seeks to move on from controversy surrounding a racially-charged remark made last week. Read the full story here     Abbas: Trump team offered plan for Palestinian-Jordanian confederation BY EMILY BIRNBAUM Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said President Trump's team offered him a peace plan that would involve forming a Palestinian-Jordanian confederation, according to Haaretz. Read the full story here     Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the problem of celebrity justices BY JONATHAN TURLEY OPINION | Whether it is the commercials for the film “RBG” over the last year or the nonstop CNN ads for the network premiere of the documentary Monday night, the airways are full of all things Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read the full story here     3 ideas that beat single-payer to reform health care BY FORMER GOV. ED RENDELL OPINION | No issue is more important to the American people — or more turbulent — than what to do about health care in our nation. As the national discussion on health care continues, very publicly and at all levels of government and within the populace, we need focus on what is realistic and what will work. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Democrats aim to derail Kavanaugh with eye on abortion, Mueller BY GREG STOHR and LAURA LITVAN Democrats will have plenty of material to draw upon when they question U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at his Senate confirmation hearings. What they won’t have is leverage. Read the full story here     USA Today: Civil rights groups on high alert for cyberthreats as they register minorities BY DEBORAH BARFIELD BERRY Trupania Bonner is quick to warn groups registering minorities to vote to be alert for cybertricks. His training class for civic engagement groups now includes discussions about cyberthreats and the Media and Democracy Institute’s new resource guide coming out this month features tips on how to help guard against hackers and interference through social media. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Companies say Trump is hurting business by limiting legal immigration BY NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and STEVE LOHR   The Trump administration is using the country’s vast and nearly opaque immigration bureaucracy to constrict the flow of foreign workers into the United States by throwing up new roadblocks to limit legal arrivals. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump looms large over Senate fight ahead of midterms BY JANET HOOK   The fight for the Senate is being fought on a deep red, pro-Trump battlefield that is dramatically different from the suburban landscape where the House majority will be won and lost. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Pope Benedict, in retired seclusion, looms in the opposition to Pope Francis BY CHICO HARLAN and STEFANO PITRELLI ROME — Ever since Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff in six centuries to abdicate the papacy, transitioning to a life of near seclusion in a Vatican City monastery, there have been questions about how the notion of two living popes would impact the Roman Catholic Church. 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.