Sunday shows - Missing Saudi journalist's case dominates discussions

View in your browser     Rubio: Response to suspected death of Saudi journalist 'can't be symbolic' By BRETT SAMUELS   Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday that the U.S. must act forcefully against Saudi Arabia if the country is found to be responsible for the suspected death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, warning that an inadequate response would undermine America's role as a human rights watchdog. Read the full story here     Kudlow: Trump is 'very serious' when he threatens to punish Saudi Arabia By MICHAEL BURKE   Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Sunday said that President Trump is "very serious" in threatening punishment against Saudi Arabia if he concludes the country was responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read the full story here     Kudlow: Mnuchin attending Saudi conference because of topic's importance By MEGAN KELLER    Larry Kudlow, the top economic advisor for the White House, on Sunday defended Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's plan to attend an economic conference in Saudi Arabia this month despite rising tensions between the U.S. and that country. Read the full story here     Flake: 'Doesn't seem to be' any other explanation than Saudi involvement in journalist's disappearance By MEGAN KELLER    Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that there "doesn't seem to be" any other explanation than the involvement of Saudi Arabia in journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance. Read the full story here     Brennan: Saudi denials of involvement in Khashoggi's disappearance 'ring hollow' By  BRETT SAMUELS    "If Khashoggi had disappeared in Turkey when he was at a hotel or a private residence, I think there is plausible deniability on the part of the Saudi government." Read the full story here     Bernie Sanders: US should pull out of war in Yemen if Saudis killed journalist By  MEGAN KELLER   Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday that the U.S. should withdraw its support from Saudi Arabia in Yemen over allegations that the Saudi government murdered a dissident journalist. Read the full story here     Poll: Democrats' lead in House races growing By MICHAEL BURKE   An updated CBS News/YouGov Battleground Tracker released Sunday projects Democrats to hold 226 seats in the House to Republicans' 209 seats following November's elections. Read the full story here     GOP pollster: Republicans may hold on to the House in midterms By JOHN BOWDEN   GOP pollster John McLaughlin said Sunday that Republicans may be able to fend off Democrats' efforts to take back control of the House in November's midterm elections. Read the full story here     GOP Senate candidate: Kavanaugh 'debacle' 'hugely motivating' to Missouri voters By BRETT SAMUELS   Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley (R) said Sunday that the treatment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing will be "hugely motivating" to Republican voters in next month's midterm elections. Read the full story here     Priebus: Republican voters energized by 'Kavanaugh effect' By JOHN BOWDEN    Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said Sunday that Brett Kavanaugh's successful nomination to the Supreme Court last week energized Republican-leaning voters and will boost turnout in next month's midterm elections. Read the full story here     Sanders weighs in on aggressiveness of Democratic protests: 'I am not a great fan of being rude or disrupting activities' By BRETT SAMUELS    Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday that he's "not a great fan" of disruptive protests amid internal debate among Democrats over how aggressive supporters should be in fighting Republican policies. Read the full story here     Georgia gubernatorial candidate calls Holder comments on kicking Republicans ‘hyperbole‘ By BRETT SAMUELS    Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) on Sunday downplayed former Attorney General Eric Holder's comments at an event rallying her supporters where he urged that Democrats "kick" Republicans, saying "hyperbole in elections can be very difficult." Read the full story here     Abrams confident election will be fair despite allegations of voter suppression By BRETT SAMUELS    Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams said Sunday that she remains confident the Georgia gubernatorial election will be fair, despite a report that 53,000 voter registration applications are on hold with the office of her Republican opponent, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Read the full story here     Chinese ambassador to US denies accusations of election meddling By MICHAEL BURKE    Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, on Sunday denied that China has meddled in U.S. elections, calling the accusations "groundless." Read the full story here     Kudlow pushes back on UN warning: Climate change modeling has not been successful By MEGAN KELLER    Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday that he is skeptical of a United Nations climate change report that predicted catastrophic consequences if current trends are not reversed, citing past errors in U.N. modeling. Read the full story here     Senate Dem: Republicans 'don't want to hear the information' on climate change By MICHAEL BURKE   “In the same week that we saw Hurricane Michael flatten the Florida Panhandle, we had this report from the world’s leading climate scientists saying climate change is hurting us today and it’s only getting worse," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on CBS's "Face the Nation." Read the full story here     Flake: Republicans should be at the forefront of combatting climate change By MEGAN KELLER    Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Republicans should be at the forefront of combatting climate change, following a United Nations report warning of catastrophic warming. Read the full story here     Donna Brazile: Kanye ‘repeated bad stereotypes about black people’ in White House visit By MEGAN KELLER    Former interim Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said that Kanye West's visit to the White House last week was "embarrassing" and that West "repeated bad stereotypes of black people." Read the full story here     Kudlow defends Trump attacks on Fed: 'Nothing wrong with him weighing in' By MICHAEL BURKE   Larry Kudlow on Sunday defended President Trump's attacks against the Federal Reserve, saying that there is "nothing wrong" with Trump weighing in and giving his opinion. Read the full story here     Former Canadian prime minister: US 'got the better' of new US-Canada trade deal By CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO   Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that the U.S. "got the better of the deal" in the new U.S.–Canada trade deal. 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: Electoral battle for Hispanics intensifies in Florida

View in your browser     Electoral battle for Hispanics intensifies in Florida Republicans and Democrats alike are investing heavily in wooing Florida’s Hispanic voters as they battle over the governor's mansion, a Senate seat and at least four House seats that are up for grabs in November. 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: Lawmakers, Wall Street shrug off Trump's escalating Fed attacks

View in your browser     Lawmakers, Wall Street shrug off Trump's escalating Fed attacks GOP lawmakers are downplaying President Trump's escalating attacks on the Federal Reserve, saying his comments are unlikely to influence the central bank’s policy makers, many of whom were appointed by Trump. Republicans on Capitol Hill said that while they may disagree with the substance of Trump’s remarks, they support his right to break with decades of White House precedent by publicly criticizing the Fed, an entity that fiercely guards its independence from politics. 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.