Tipsheet: O'Rourke’s strategy: Show Americans the real Beto

View in your browser     O'Rourke’s strategy: Show Americans the real Beto BY AMIE PARNES Beto O'Rourke wants to show his fans and potential supporters the real Beto.  O'Rourke has taken his supporters along with him to a trip to the dentist for a routine clearning, shared diary-like entries about his life and talked of being in a “funk” after leaving his job as a Texas congressman. Read the full story here     Trump pitches new plan to reopen government amid Dem pushback BY JORDAIN CARNEY President Trump on Saturday pitched linking funding for the border wall with temporary protections for some undocumented immigrants as a pathway out of the weeks-long partial shutdown, but quickly ran into pushback from Democrats. Read the full story here     Democrats signal they'll reject Trump shutdown proposal BY JORDAIN CARNEY   Democrats quickly rejected a proposal President Trump's to link border money to temporary protections for some undocumented immigrants as a path out of the partial government shutdown.  Read the full story here     Senate to take up Trump's border-immigration plan next week BY JORDAIN CARNEY Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday that the Senate will take up President Trump's plan to tie more than $5 billion for the border wall to temporary legal protections for some undocumented immigrants next week.  Read the full story here       The Memo: Concern over shutdown grows in Trump World BY NIALL STANAGE Allies of President Trump are growing increasingly concerned about the political impact of the partial government shutdown, which has now entered its fifth week. Read the full story here     Dems lash out at Trump for recalling furloughed workers BY NAOMI JAGODA Democrats are becoming increasingly angered by the Trump administration’s decision to call back furloughed federal workers, without pay, while the shutdown persists. Read the full story here     Shutdown nears a month: Here's what you need to know BY NIV ELIS The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is set to reach a new milestone as it nears the one-month mark. Read the full story here     National parks cautiously brace for long weekend amid shutdown BY MIRANDA GREEN National parks across the country are cautiously bracing for the three-day weekend as the government shutdown edges into its fifth week. Read the full story here     Rove warns Senate GOP: Don't put only focus on base BY ALEXANDER BOLTON Former White House political strategist Karl Rove warned Senate Republicans in a meeting last week not to become overly reliant on their conservative base as they head into what could be a tough 2020 presidential election. Read the full story here     Haaland condemns students' behavior toward Native elder at Indigenous Peoples March BY MORGAN GSTALTER Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) condemned a group of young students for displaying "blatant hate, disrespect, and intolerance" in a viral video apparently taken during Friday's Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. Read the full story here     Americans need an economy that supports more than the 1 percent BY BERNIE SANDERS Opinion | During his campaign for president and since taking office, Donald Trump has told Americans that he is a friend of workers. That is not true. His disrespect for workers goes far beyond the 800,000 federal employees who are not receiving paychecks because of the government shutdown he initiated. Many of these workers are now worried about how they will meet their mortgages, put food on the table, and pay to see the doctor. Read the full story here     BuzzFeed story has more to say about media than the president BY JONATHAN TURLEY Opinion | The latest allegation called a “slam dunk” followed a BuzzFeed story that special counsel Robert Mueller has proof that Trump told his attorney, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress. The same news cycle quickly began, even though the story was long on allegations and short on evidence. Then later that night, the Mueller team released a rare public statement that proved to be the ultimate buzzkill for the breaking news: “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the special counsel’s office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony are not accurate.” Read the full story here     The New York Times: BuzzFeed News faces scrutiny after Mueller denies a dramatic report BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM In an age of unyielding appetite for all things Trump, big news travels fast. So when BuzzFeed News reported on Thursday that the president had instructed his lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, to lie in his testimony to Congress — a felony — the assertion ricocheted around the cable TV ecosystem and into the halls of Congress, where Democratic lawmakers publicly mused on impeachment. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Inside the Mueller team’s decision to dispute BuzzFeed’s explosive story on Trump and Cohen BY MATT ZAPOTOSKY AND DEVLIN BARRETT The special counsel’s office said it did not realize the extent of the story until it was published. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: A scaled-down, but still angry, Women’s March returns BY ASHRAF KHALIL Amid internal controversies and a capital city deeply distracted by the partial government shutdown, the third Women’s March returned to Washington on Saturday with an enduring message of anger and defiance aimed directly at President Donald Trump’s White House. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Gillibrand makes trip to Iowa to court caucus votes BY KEN THOMAS SIOUX CITY, Iowa—Moments after New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand arrived at a coffeehouse and sat down at a table with a group of Iowans, she faced a question at the heart of Democrats’ 2020 presidential campaign: “What can we do to beat the Republicans?” Read the full story here     Reuters: Exclusive: US demands regular review of China trade reform BY MICHAEL MARTINA AND CHRIS PRENTICE The United States is pushing for regular reviews of China’s progress on pledged trade reforms as a condition for a trade deal - and could again resort to tariffs if it deems Beijing has violated the agreement, according to sources briefed on negotiations to end the trade war between the two nations. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? 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