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HOUSE TAX BILL DELAYED - House Republicans postponed their much-anticipated tax bill rollout Tuesday night as members continue to spar over key elements in the plan. The big unveiling, originally scheduled for this morning, is now pushed until Thursday. Many Republicans feel like passing a tax code rewrite is key to keeping their majorities next year and they've given themselves an aggressive schedule - get the bill through committee and passed on the floor by Thanksgiving - that provides little breathing room. But GOP leaders have kept the writing process very close to the vest, leaving most House Republicans with just an inkling of what's in the bill. 
 
What we do know: The proposal would lower the corporate tax rate to 20 percent without phasing it in, as had been discussed in recent days. The bill will also keep the current top 39.6 percent tax rate on the wealthiest individuals - though Republicans haven't settled on which incomes would be hit by that rate. The estate tax will be repealed but maybe gradually over the next few years. 
 
What we don't know: What tax-writers will do about the state and local tax deduction, a key for securing GOP votes from blue states like New York and New Jersey, and what, if any, changes will be made to the tax structure for 401(k) plans. There are also questions about how to ensure that wealthy individuals don't take advantage of the lower 25 percent rate on the types of companies called pass-throughs, which include small businesses like mom-and-pop grocery stores as well as large partnerships like law firms. Rachael, Bernie Becker, Brian Faler and Aaron Lorenzo with the latest: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=c5e4ae277723fd7677e9127cfd6aaf4d584bcc59204a4126d4e054f29bee9c6c83b107f497f5ce8b7289f9814855d63a 
 
What's next: "The contours of the plan-lower tax rates, a bigger standard deduction, fewer targeted tax incentives and a net tax cut of $1.5 trillion over a decade-have been clear for weeks," the Wall Street Journal reports. "What happens next is the unveiling of all of the particulars, which will get picked apart by Democrats and lobbyists, and perhaps by some Republicans wary of removing long-loved tax breaks." Rich Rubin, Siobhan Hughes and Kristina Peterson: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=c5e4ae277723fd7697e7b89e084e0e1e2639faf9bf3e3c8059826b7e41806e6341227af8f2faa359dae3cea66ff9905a 
 
Hot tip: Marc Short, President Donald Trump's Capitol Hill liaison, will meet with members of the Republican Study Committee today, according to a source familiar. 
 
STAY IN YOUR LANE - Trump is still fuming about special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, which threatens to overshadow the GOP's tax reform push and the president's 12-day trip to Asia later this week. But despite pressure from rabble rousers like Steve Bannon, the president's top aides are signaling he plans to stay out of Mueller's way, at least for now. "Despite Trump's desire to cut the Russia investigations short - and pressure from some allies to do so - the president and his advisers are quickly coming to the realization there isn't much he can do to derail it," Darren Samuelsohn and Kyle report. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0e61691d9173642228a4614bb1ed52f172d896899c63b84dc41ea12f6dbe28716df37b37f70862759bff2bbd63922ec5 
 
The latest: George Papadopoulos, the former campaign aide who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, claimed in an email that top Trump campaign officials approved a meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg reports. More from Greg Farrell, David Voreacos and Henry Meyer: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0e61691d91736422701d346dbac63b631d014af59ae68a458d59d539655309a330f04bf8f203f983f6def5901400e4b6 
 
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - Trump has invited several Senate Republicans to the White House on Thursday to talk about a legislative solution for Dreamers, Seung Min reports. "The invitation list for the meeting, confirmed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and others familiar with it, is still fluctuating, but at least a half-dozen senators who have privately been trying to hammer out an immigration plan are expected to attend." More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0e61691d91736422ee1117cfe1ddba586bb6fa781b0008e33fdf0fd0bc32927d987b1d68098383be6cbb0c22998ad9d2 
 
Senate Democrats, meanwhile, are considering "whether to use their ultimate leverage - the threat of a government shutdown in December - in their bid to protect hundreds of thousands of so-called Dreamers from possible deportation," Seung Min reports this morning. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) raised the possibility last week and some other Democrats, although not all, told SMK they agree with the California Democrat. Republicans will need Democratic votes in the Senate, and likely in the House, to pass a government funding bill in December. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0e61691d91736422323f9cf316244387439e53751ec5bbb18d452f6cd60a266cfb07b39f1fae7bacdd348c18f11d47cb 
 
HAPPY HALLOWEEN HANGOVER. Welcome to Wednesday, Nov. 1, and thanks for reading Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill. 
 
TUESDAY'S MOST CLICKED: You guys were really digging CNN's gif of Sen. Chuck Grassley trying to make a quick press conference exit to avoid answering Russia questions - and almost knocking over some flags in the process. 
 
VIDEO DU JOUR: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hit up a British pub with Late Late Show host James Corden in a video released Tuesday night. Pelosi enjoyed a root beer and took a dig at British cuisine: "I've had British food, I wouldn't call them delicacies," she joked. They noshed on Scotch eggs (look it up) and fish and chips, and played darts while talking politics. "I would like to think that Trump is an aberration but there is a danger in thinking that," she said. Pelosi was also shown pictures of various Republicans and asked to say "one nice thing about them." Her compliment for Sen. Ted Cruz? He "memorized the constitution," she said. Watch: 
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SOCIAL MEDIA EXECS BACK IN THE HOT SEAT - Representatives from Facebook, Google and Twitter will be back on Capitol Hill today to face a grilling from the House and Senate Intel panels. Executives from the three companies answered similar questions about Russian election interference during a Senate Judiciary hearing Tuesday. The three companies publicly acknowledged "their role in Russia's influence on the presidential campaign, but offered little more than promises to do better" during the hearing yesterday, reports the New York Times. Cecilia Kang, Nicholas Fandos and Mike Isaac: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0e61691d917364226e69c574873ba7b42c54f6cfd9b378a543a33af4d364a342f7d5f770a23c942effd287574bfd9cb9 
 
GRASSLEY WANTS MANDATORY HARASSMENT TRAINING - Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to make sexual harassment training mandatory for all Senate employees, an idea he outlined in a letter to the Senate Rules Committee this week. The Iowa Republican's input is particularly valuable given he's the chief author of the law that established a system for handling workplace misconduct on Capitol Hill, one that many staffers say is in dire need of an overhaul. "When it comes to [changing] the Senate's internal policy, Grassley proposed that a letter from the Rules Committee could suffice," Elana reports. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0e61691d917364229e33220a74adbb2a920fe2c3ba00b6be1f278be5d44fe84c7b3dd385eeecadd68041e54fa6666b0b 
 
GARRETT'S NOT-SO-WARM WELCOME BACK - Ex-Im Bank nominee Scott Garrett is likely to face a public berating from his former Hill colleagues during his nomination hearing today, Zachary Warmbrodt reports. Both Republicans and Democrats have expressed concerns about Garrett's outspoken opposition to the bank while in Congress and his opposition to gay candidates. The Senate Banking hearing, which kicks off at 10 a.m., will give members an opportunity to air those grievances. Garrett, meanwhile, will promise to keep the Ex-Im Bank running if confirmed despite his push to kill it while in Congress, according to his prepared testimony, Zachary reports for Pros. 
 
BIPAWTISAN COSTUME CONTEST A HIT - Capitol Hill pups brought their best costume game for Sen. Thom Tillis' (R-N.C.) Halloween costume contest Tuesday. Dozens of pups and at least 200 people, including senators, staffers and reporters, crowded into the Hart atrium for the puppy parade yesterday afternoon. There were puppers dressed as the pope, characters from Game of Thrones, a really cute pug in a sheriff's outfit, and multiple Trump dogs, including one that had an accident on the atrium floor. Sen. Deb Fischer's (R-Neb.) adorable goldendoodle Fred was also there, dressed up as a Ty Beanie Baby. 
 
MOORE TIGHT LIPPED AFTER SENATE LUNCH - Roy Moore was on Capitol Hill Tuesday trying to make nice with Senate Republicans after using his campaign as a cudgel against the establishment. Moore "declined to directly answer repeated questions about whether he still believes [Mitch] McConnell should no longer be the Senate majority leader, as he has declared numerous times during his campaign," Seung Min reports. He also refused to answer questions about some of his most controversial statements, including whether Muslims should be allowed to serve in Congress and if he still thinks homosexuality should be outlawed. Only a few Senate Republicans have condemned Moore's inflammatory views. More: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=315a828b513f38af1254cf051d14abfcfa8b3c7d7c7b63325ff3549d0e80b1a82698f357a6165032c3afd71d3876d489 
 
Moore pic du jour: Moore was spotted sitting with others at the Senate's famous Cups coffee shop when Sen. Luther Strange, who Moore beat in a nasty runoff earlier this year, came in to grab a drink. Strange walked right by Moore without acknowledging him, TPM's Cameron Joseph reports. See the pics: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=315a828b513f38af76ca1a8c42ac59acd53a5135f4fc4c428ddd2384553e119c325babff7933f6659f11f99ab48eb403

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HENSARLING ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT - House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling is the latest House Republican to announce his retirement. The Texas Republican plans to serve out the rest of his term but said Tuesday that the timing seemed right to exit after 2018 given that he's term-limited in his chairmanship. Hensarling's district is heavily Republican and there could be a competitive GOP primary for his seat. Another open question is who gets the Financial Services gavel next. House Deputy GOP Whip Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) has long been seen as the top contender, Zachary reports. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=315a828b513f38af8102d756cf377431d8b9f9ee73c28fc953b217739221950af37ac221a159c5646ad8e296918c6137
 
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GRASSLEY INTRODUCES FOREIGN LOBBYING BILL - Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley introduced a bill to toughen enforcement of federal rules for foreign lobbying Tuesday, one day after former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was indicted on charges related to the currently lax laws. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has introduced companion legislation in the House. "The new bills would empower DOJ to enforce registrations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act by demanding the production of documents and testimony to ensure compliance," Kyle reports. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6a3abaa6294c4a2105846a8ef3efb18b501e127798326bb3dfba88e95540e2bc2eb0141a6870a989b9683c06eb9cffb3 
 
TODAY IN CONGRESS - The Senate gavels in at 10 a.m. with a roll call vote at 12 p.m. on judicial nominee Joan Larsen. The House meets at 10 a.m. with first votes at 1 p.m. and last votes at 5 p.m. Today's agenda: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=f0de816bbfe19bfb2a62bf2a6f0ccdd458cdf3eb9aeb8aab824ee9d4b8bb7c34ae73f4624490a8aa4777f4ade5528be1 
 
AROUND THE HILL - Nevada Democratic Reps. Ruben Kihuen, Dina Titus and Jacky Rosen and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto will hold a press conference with survivors of the Las Vegas shooting to talk about action to prevent future gun violence at 9 a.m. in the House triangle.  
 
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) and members of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus announce their support for an amicus brief in the LGBTQ wedding cake case headed to the Supreme Court in December. The press conference starts at 10 a.m. in the House triangle. 
 
Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Reps. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hold a press conference with labor leaders on their economic agenda at 10:30 a.m. in S-115. 
 
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.), Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yul&iacute;n Cruz take questions from reporters in the HVC-210 alcove at 10:30 a.m. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) holds a press conference with interfaith clergy on the Dream Act at 11 a.m. in the House triangle. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) holds a press conference on an anti-abortion bill at 1 p.m. in the House triangle. 
 
Schumer, Pelosi, Crowley, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) hold a 1 p.m. rally with progressive activists against Trump's tax plan outside the Capitol. Reps. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) hold a press conference calling on the White House to support the Kurds at 2:30 p.m. in the House triangle. 
 
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TUESDAY'S TRIVIA WINNER - Dan Cohen was first out of the gate, correctly guessing that a demon cat is rumored to haunt the Capitol and was the inspiration for the D.C. roller derby team's name. 
 
TODAY'S TRIVIA - Dan with today's question: William Berry was a licensed bartender, as was his partner. What was the name of their store and what was unique about his partner? Send your best guess my way: [email-masked]. The first person to correctly answer gets a mention in the next edition of Huddle. 
 
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