Tipsheet: Alabama earthquake shakes up political landscape

View in your browser     The Memo: Alabama earthquake shakes up political landscape By Niall Stanage   Both parties are drawing lessons from Alabama as the smoke begins to clear from Tuesday’s stunning special election result. Doug Jones became the first Democrat to win a Senate race in the state since 1992, defeating Roy Moore despite vigorous support for the GOP candidate from President Trump, who carried the state by almost 30 points in the 2016 presidential election. Read the full story here     Listen to the HillCast AM View: Trump and GOP prepare for tax votes next week, and today's latest news By Alexis Simendinger   President Trump and Republican officials believe passage of tax cuts, perhaps next week, can repair a bruised GOP brand among conservative voters. Listen to The Hill's podcast here     Negotiators strike deal in principle on tax bill By Alexander Bolton and Scott Wong Senate and House Republicans have struck an “agreement in principle” on a sweeping tax-cut bill that if passed would be the first major piece of legislation signed by President Trump. Read the full story here     Republicans relieved by Moore loss in Alabama By Jordain Carney Republicans are breathing a sigh of relief after GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore’s defeat Tuesday in Alabama. Read the full story here       American being held as enemy combatant also has Saudi citizenship By Katie Bo Williams The U.S. citizen who has been held for the past 13 weeks as an enemy combatant in Iraq also holds citizenship in Saudi Arabia, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.  Read the full story here     Deputy AG defends Mueller amid charges of political bias By Morgan Chalfant Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Wednesday that he has no cause to remove Robert Mueller from the Russia investigation, even as Republicans stepped up charges of “extreme” political bias on the special counsel’s team. Read the full story here     Alabama result deals heavy blow to ObamaCare repeal By Peter Sullivan The surprise election of a Democrat in Alabama has dealt a major blow to Republican hopes of reviving ObamaCare repeal next year. Read the full story here     FCC poised to repeal net neutrality protections By Harper Neidig The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to repeal net neutrality regulations on Thursday, a move that has provoked a massive uproar both tech giants and internet users.  Read the full story here     Democrats see path to Senate majority after Alabama win By Lisa Hagen and Ben Kamisar Democrat Doug Jones’s historic win in Alabama cuts the GOP’s lead in the Senate to 51-49, and gives the Democrats a narrow path to winning back the majority in the 2018 midterm elections. Read the full story here     Kentucky state lawmaker kills himself after denying sexual misconduct allegations By Max Greenwood A Kentucky state representative accused of molesting a teenage girl has killed himself, according to WDRB.com in Louisville.  Read the full story here     Alabama will keep working to 'drain the swamp' despite Moore's loss By Shaun McCutcheon OPINION | Even though prognosticators have spent months describing the demise of the Republican Party and conservative principles, the results in the Alabama Senate race are still surprising. Read the full story here     Congress must preserve private bonds to pay for infrastructure By Henry Cisneros OPINION | President Trump and with members of Congress from both parties have made it clear they take very seriously the important task of improving and strengthening our nation’s infrastructure. It is an essential undertaking and one that the nation expects to follow tax reform. For this reason, it is vital that Congress preserve an important vehicle for harnessing private investment into our nation’s aging infrastructure. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Alabama results remake 2018 election playbook for both parties By Michael Scherer, Robert Costa and Josh Dawsey The outcome was the latest recent election in which Democratic candidates exceeded the party’s past performance among key voting groups. Democratic leaders believe the victories represent a growing backlash against President Trump — and a potential building wave for 2018. Meanwhile, Republicans see dimmer hopes for retaining power. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump shrugs off defeat in Alabama and plays to base By Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman President Trump neither raged nor claimed liability after Democrats took away a prized Senate seat. He simply blamed his candidate and G.O.P. leadership and said he saw it coming. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Alabama defeat stokes divisions among Republicans By Janet Hook, Kristina Peterson and Michael C. Bender   Finger-pointing between GOP establishment and Steve Bannon reflects rising concern about party’s prospects in midterms. Read the full story here     Reuters: After Alabama upset, Democrats see new prospects in US South By John Whitesides   The solidly Republican South suddenly looks a little less solid. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Ample tax cuts for business, wealthy in new GOP tax accord By Stephen Ohlemacher, Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon Generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans would be delivered in a sweeping overhaul of the tax laws, under a new agreement crafted by Republicans in Congress. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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DAILY DOSE: The Power of Light

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Print · Read Online The Power of Light By Tzvi Freeman We all know the power of darkness—it is in the news every day. A thousand times over is the power of light. A busy person stopping to do an act of kindness, a small child reaching up to kiss the mezuzah on the door of her room, a flickering candle for Shabbat or Chanukah—each of these are as bursts of light in the nighttime sky. True, they rarely appear in the daily news. But the darkness of yesterday's news will pass like the shadows of clouds on a windy day. Light endures forever, accumulating with every flash, until no room is left for darkness to hide. Print Page   ·   Read Online   ·   Discuss   ·   Share on Facebook By Tzvi Freeman From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. Subscribe and get your dose daily. Or order Rabbi Freeman's book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here. This email was sent to: tweatsho.email004@blogger.com Change email address · Manage Subscriptions · Going on Vacation? · Unsubscribe Tip: To ensure that our emails continue to be delivered to your inbox, add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book or "whitelist" it in any filters or anti-spam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved. Privacy Policy Chabad.org · Ask the Rabbi · Contact Us · Donate