Tipsheet: Spotlight returns to Roberts on abortion

View in your browser     Spotlight returns to Roberts on abortion BY LYDIA WHEELER AND JESSIE HELLMANN Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts disappointed conservatives Thursday by siding with the court’s liberal wing to block a Louisiana abortion law that’s almost identical to the Texas one he voted to uphold in 2016. With the decision, Roberts has raised doubts among some conservatives about whether they have a reliable conservative majority after President Trump's successful appointments of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Read the full story here     Congress seeks to avoid new shutdown: Five things to watch BY JORDAIN CARNEY AND NIV ELIS  Lawmakers are racing against the clock to resolve the feud over President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall and prevent another partial government shutdown. Here are five things to watch as lawmakers negotiate over border funding. Read the full story here     Virginia lieutenant gov urged to resign after rape allegation BY RACHEL FRAZIN A second woman came forward on Friday to accuse Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) of sexual assault, spurring numerous calls from members of his party for him to resign. Read the full story here     Warren looks to move past ancestry controversy with 2020 announcement BY MAX GREENWOOD Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is looking to get out from under her past claims of Native American ancestry as she prepares to officially kick off her bid for the White House, with a formal campaign announcement expected on Saturday. Read the full story here       Virginia scandals pit Democrats against themselves and their message BY REID WILSON Democrats who took uncompromising stands against racism and sexual harassment and assault find themselves questioning just how far their idealism goes as Virginia’s top three officeholders struggle to weather political storms that threaten their careers. Read the full story here     Trump touts Kim summit: North Korea will become economic 'rocket' BY TAL AXELROD President Trump on Friday touted plans for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, predicting that the isolated nation could become an economic "rocket" under Kim. Read the full story here     Five takeaways from acting AG's fiery House hearing BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN, OLIVIA BEAVERS AND MORGAN CHALFANT  Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was grilled by House Judiciary Committee lawmakers for close to six hours Friday in an explosive hearing dominated by partisan clashes. Here are five takeaways from Whitaker’s contentious appearance. Read the full story here     White House doctor says Trump in 'very good health' BY JORDAN FABIAN   The White House physician declared President Trump to be in “very good health” Friday after he underwent a physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Read the full story here     O'Rourke to headline counter-Trump rally at border BY TAL AXELROD Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) will headline a rally on Monday in El Paso at the same time that President Trump is set to hold a rally there. Read the full story here     Nunes accuses Schiff of secret coordination with anti-Trump researcher BY MATTHEW SHEFFIELD Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) lashed out at Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Friday for meeting with Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of Fusion GPS, an opposition research firm that has become embroiled in the ongoing national debate about Russian efforts to intervene in the 2016 presidential election. Read the full story here     Bezos's head-on challenge of National Enquirer is right call BY JOE CONCHA Opinion | American Media Inc, the parent of the famed (or infamous) National Enquirer is attempting to blow Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's personal integrity into oblivion. Bezos employed the right call in writing a blog post about it. Read the full story here     Real border solutions to avoid a second shutdown BY BLAS NUÑEZ-NETO Opinion | As Congress debates border security in the coming weeks, it could consider making investments in hand-held scanning technology and other measures targeted at helping our border officials better detect illicit drug shipments. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Others who tangled with National Enquirer say its tactics are not new BY PAUL FARHI, SARAH ELLISON AND EMILY YAHR The sordid and complex story of Amazon founder and chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos’s run-in with the National Enquirer is unusual in its details, but striking in one respect: It is yet another instance in which the Enquirer has been accused of unsavory tactics in pursuit of stories. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Virginia’s Racist History Clashes With New South Image BY JONATHAN MARTIN AND ALEXANDER BURNS Revelations of not-so-long-ago racist behavior by top leaders, which turned the Capitol into a veritable soundstage for a mind-bending political thriller over the last week, are testing the state’s image as a progressive-minded, New South beacon that backed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for president. Read the full story here     CNN: The battle is on between Trump and his Democratic foes BY STEPHEN COLLINSON A clarifying week in Washington showed how ugly the war of oversight between President Donald Trump and House Democrats will become and dug new battle lines in the most intense exchanges yet of the 2020 campaign. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: The Internet, Divided Between the U.S. and China, Has Become a Battleground BY JOSH CHIN Battles are popping up around the world as Chinese tech giants try to use their market power at home to expand abroad, something they’ve largely failed to do so far. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Likely deal would give Trump fraction of desired wall money BY ALAN FRAM AND ANDREW TAYLOR Congressional bargainers are working toward a border security deal amid indications that the White House is preparing to accept a bipartisan agreement that would give President Donald Trump a fraction of the money he’s demanded for his proposed southern border wall. 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.