Sunday shows - All eyes on Republican tax plan

View in your browser     Cornyn: We probably could have made tax bill better if Democrats had participated By JULIA MANCHESTER   "Our Democratic colleagues simply refused to participate in the process. We probably could have made it better if they had, but we were determined to get this job done, to cut taxes, to reform the tax code for the first time in 30 years," Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) said on ABC News's "This Week." Read the full story here     Dem senator: 'I wanted to be more involved' GOP tax plan By JULIA MANCHESTER    "Once Mitch McConnell decided that 51 votes was all he was needed, and they were all going to be Republicans and make it political, that's exactly what happened,” Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) said. Read the full story here     Sanders: 'I think we did everything we could' on tax bill By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)  described the GOP legislation as a “massive attack on the middle class,” countering Republicans’ argument that the bill will help middle-class families. Read the full story here     Norquist: Tax overhaul will help Republicans win in 2018 By JOSH DELK    Anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist argued in an interview aired Sunday that the tax overhaul Republicans are rushing to pass this week will help GOP lawmakers going into the 2018 midterm elections. Read the full story here     Mnuchin: 90 percent of Americans will be able to file taxes on postcard By OLIVIA BEAVERS   “This is about simplifying taxes and simplifying the business systems," the Treasury secretary told host Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday." Read the full story here     Mnuchin: I can’t rule out a government shutdown 'two days before Christmas' By OLIVIA BEAVERS   "I can’t rule it out, but I can't imagine it occurring," Mnuchin told host Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday." Read the full story here     Trump aide: No discussion in White House about firing Mueller By JULIA MANCHESTER   "You guys keep bringing that up. We've continued to cooperate in every single possible way in that investigation," Marc Short said. Read the full story here     GOP senator: Anti-Trump texts don't taint 'the entire process' of Mueller probe By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “Is that something they can go back, and repair, and look and see if there's any kind of bias that's in it? Obviously, I don't think it taints the entire process,” Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said. Read the full story here     Van Hollen on Russia probe: 'What is the White House afraid of?' By JULIA MANCHESTER    "The question is what are they afraid of? What is the White House afraid of? Let's let them [investigators] finish the job and get the facts," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on ABC News's "This Week." Read the full story here     Van Hollen: GOP 'civil war' in primaries will hinder Republicans in general elections By JULIA MANCHESTER   "You've got this civil war in these Republican primaries. They flock toward Donald Trump in the primaries. That's not going to be a winning message for them in the general," the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman said on ABC News's "This Week."  Read the full story here     Kasich: People are not happy with GOP being 'small, angry and narrow' By JULIA MANCHESTER    "I look at Alabama and I say people are not happy with us being small, angry and narrow," the Republican Ohio governor said on NBC News's "Meet the Press.” "They're starting to say no. That means that most of us who believe in a positive party are beginning to win, but we have a long way to go.”   Read the full story here     Poll: Half of voters want Democrats to control Congress By BRANDON CARTER   The NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday finds 50 percent of registered voters say they want a Democratic-controlled Congress, compared to 39 percent who want Republicans in control. Read the full story here     Jones promises he will consider voting with Republicans in the Senate By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    Sen.-elect Doug Jones (D-Ala.) on Sunday said he will “of course” consider voting with Republicans on certain issues once he is sworn in to the upper chamber. Read the full story here     Newly elected Senate Dem doesn't think Trump should resign over sexual harassment accusations By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “I don’t think that the president ought to resign at this point,” Sen.-elect Doug Jones (D-Ala.)  told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We’ll see how things go. But certainly those allegations are not new and he was elected with those allegations at front center.” Read the full story here     Mnuchin: I've never been told not to use certain words at Treasury By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “I’m not aware of that directive at all,” Mnuchin told CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked about The Washington Post report, which said the administration barred the CDC from using specific phrases like “science-based” and evidence-based.” Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       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.

News Alert: Cutting Dems out on infrastructure could cost key votes

View in your browser     Cutting Dems out on infrastructure could cost key votes The White House is readying the $1 trillion infrastructure push that has long been seen as one of the few bipartisan legislative achievements that could be accomplished next year.  The need for a bill that can win bipartisan support became even more crucial after Tuesday’s stunning special election in Alabama, when voters sent a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in over 20 years and chipped away at the GOP's already razor-thin majority. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     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.

News Alert: GOP chairman worried by Trump's stance on Russian interference

View in your browser     GOP chairman worried by Trump's stance on Russian interference The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says he is worried that President Trump has not issued an “outright condemnation” of Russia for meddling in the 2016 election. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who was widely viewed as a contender for Trump’s secretary of Homeland Security, told The Hill in a sit-down interview that he has told the administration the president needs to “more forcefully” stand up to Moscow.  But, nearly one year into Trump’s administration, McCaul’s appeal has gone unanswered. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     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.