Tipsheet: Trump’s bromance with Brady is a complicated affair

View in your browser     Trump’s bromance with Brady is a complicated affair BY BRETT SAMUELS There’s no doubt about who President Trump is rooting for on Sunday. It's Tom Brady. Trump's fondness for Brady is the stuff of legend. He defended the star quarterback during the “Deflategate” controversy, and a red “Make America Great Again” hat was photographed in Brady's locker. Read the full story here     Northam denies prior knowledge of racist photo, rejects calls to resign BY TAL AXELROD Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) denied Saturday he had any prior knowledge of a racist picture that appeared on his medical school yearbook page and rejected bipartisan calls for his resignation.  Read the full story here     National Parks struggle with up to $11 million in revenue loss from shutdown BY MIRANDA GREEN    An internal email sent to National Park Service (NPS) staff reveals for the first time that the parks lost between $10 million and $11 million during the 35-day partial government shutdown, which left a number of popular parks open but furloughed most rangers and staff. Read the full story here     Congress in painful start to avoid second shutdown BY JORDAIN CARNEY Negotiations to avert a partial government shutdown are off to a painfully slow start. Read the full story here       Beto O’Rourke sees stock fall BY MAX GREENWOOD AND AMIE PARNES Beto O'Rourke has seen his stock fall in the last month. O’Rourke has vexed some observers over the past few weeks, first for livestreaming a dentist appointment — a move critics panned as oversharing — and later for documenting a meandering solo road trip in a series of deeply personal blog posts. Read the full story here     Howard Schultz viewed unfavorably by Dems, GOP and independents BY RACHEL FRAZIN Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO who has floated an independent run at the White House, is viewed unfavorably by Democrats, Republicans and independents, according to a new poll. Read the full story here     Putin says Russia will follow US in abandoning nuclear arms pact BY TAL AXELROD Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country will withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty after the Trump administration announced Friday that it would pull out of the pact. Read the full story here     Trump’s strain with intel chiefs spills into public BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN President Trump's battered relationship with the U.S. intelligence community suffered another significant blow this week after he publicly criticized agency leaders for presenting assessments that didn’t align with his foreign policy rhetoric. Read the full story here     Trump taps Ronny Jackson for promotion amid investigation into allegations of misconduct BY MORGAN GSTALTER President Trump has re-nominated White House doctor Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson to be promoted to two-star admiral amid the Pentagon’s ongoing investigation into Jackson regarding alleged misconduct.  Read the full story here     Virginia abortion bill reignites national debate BY JESSIE HELLMANN Republicans at the national level this week jumped into the firestorm surrounding a Virginia abortion-rights bill, marking a rare instance in which a state issue has drawn harsh rebukes from members of Congress and the White House. Read the full story here     Super Bowl — and fans at home — prime target for cyber criminals BY MORGAN WRIGHT Opinion | To millions of fans around the world, and hundreds of thousands in Atlanta, Super Bowl LIII is the biggest sporting event of the year. More than two years of preparation by the City of Atlanta, U.S. Secret Service, FBI, DHS, FEMA and more than 40 other law enforcement agencies should give everyone a sense of security that the event will go off without a hitch. Read the full story here     Mueller’s abuses on view for the world to see BY MARK PENN Opinion | Something struck a raw nerve in this country when 26 agents showed up with automatic weapons drawn in a pre-dawn raid to arrest Roger Stone, terrorizing his deaf wife. Suddenly, all the mumbo jumbo about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation being objective and focused on national security melted away in the face of a police-state action so completely inexplicable. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Senate reasserts foreign policy role, reshapes Trump agenda BY LISA MASCARO Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, his allies in Congress are quietly trying to influence and even reshape his “America First” foreign policy agenda. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump sought a loan during the 2016 campaign. Deutsche Bank said no. BY DAVID ENRICH, JESSE DRUCKER AND BEN PROTESS Donald J. Trump turned to the German bank to borrow millions of dollars that would go to his golf resort in Scotland. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: ‘I am who I am’: Kamala Harris, daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, defines herself simply as ‘American’ BY KEVIN SULLIVAN The Democratic senator from California has long avoided ruminations on her blended heritage. But as she embarks on a campaign for president, she is facing new pressure to address her identity. Read the full story here     Reuters: Congresswoman Gabbard officially declares 2020 candidacy BY JAMES OLIPHANT U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran who at times has had a spiky relationship with the Democratic Party, on Saturday added another liberal voice to a burgeoning field of candidates seeking the party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Read the full story here     CNN: EPA's Wheeler continues frequent meetings with industry his agency regulates BY CURT DEVINE The Environmental Protection Agency's acting administrator Andrew Wheeler has maintained the custom of his predecessor Scott Pruitt of meeting with far more industry executives and lobbyists than environmental groups. 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.