Subject: Playbook Power Briefing, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association: Ryan weighs in on Putin … Dems to GOP: Here’s how to stop Trump
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:15:07 -0600
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Today's Playbook Power Briefing presented by the Alzheimer's Association 
            
By JAKE SHERMAN ([email-masked]; @JakeSherman), ANNA PALMER ([email-masked]; @apalmerdc), DANIEL LIPPMAN ([email-masked]; @dlippman), AKELA LACY ([email-masked]; @akela_lacy) and ELI OKUN ([email-masked]; @eliokun)

        
FROM THE NO. 3 REPUBLICAN IN AMERICA ... SPEAKER PAUL RYAN (R-Wis.) on TRUMP and RUSSIA ... "I want to be as clear as I can to the world and the country. We stand by our NATO allies and all those countries who are facing Russia aggression. How many times have I stood up here and told you what I think about Vladimir Putin? Vladimir Putin does not share our interests, Vladimir Putin does not share our values. ... 

"They did interfere in our elections. It's really clear. There should be no doubt about that. It's also clear it did not have a material effect on our elections. But as a result of that we passed tough sanctions on Russia so that we can hold them accountable. I understand the desire and the need to have good relations. That's perfectly reasonable. But Russia is a menacing government that does not share our interest and it does not share our values."

-- JAKE ASKED WHAT CONGRESS CAN DO AS A CO-EQUAL BRANCH: "Here's what we've already done and what we can continue to do, which is to put sanctions on Russia. You just saw the indictments from the special counsel. Those GRU officers -- I've already seen the intelligence -- they were the people that conducted this cyberattack on our elections. We've already put in place sanctions. If [committees] think that there are other sanctions we have not yet placed upon Russia, I am more than happy to consider those." 

SUGGESTION LIST ... FROM DEMS TO THE GOP: HERE ARE SOME POPULAR IDEAS ON WHAT THEY THINK WOULD STOP TRUMP (most of these have been enumerated by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other top Democrats) ... 

-- PASS A BILL to protect Bob Mueller, and get Russia to extradite the 12 intelligence officers indicted last week.

-- DEMAND TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS. Dems say this will force Trump to show if Russians are paying him. Ways and Means -- which is meeting with Trump at 2 p.m. -- could do this unilaterally.

-- SANCTIONS. Increase them, which Ryan appeared to say he's open to. There is some effort in the House to provide waivers to allies who have bought arms from Russia. Dems are pushing to strip that. 

-- HOLD HEARINGS about the the White House's preparation for the Helsinki summit. 

SCHUMER, on Twitter at 11:28 a.m. (@SenSchumer): ".@realDonaldTrump's behavior has everyone in America scratching their heads. There is no rational explanation for it, so millions of Americans are left wondering if Putin indeed has something over the president. ... If there's another credible explanation for why he acted the way he did, it would behoove @realDonaldTrump to let the American people in on it."

 -- STAN COLLENDER: "House, Senate GOP Should Use This Year's Appropriations To Stop Trump On Russia":  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b425431016054b452fcd8e549c0f961b07bf0670143adc42178cb4d10e513eec1dba8c9c2051eab8f1e603382bcf0bf5 

ON THE PRESIDENT'S MIND -- @realDonald Trump at 10:39 a.m.: "The economy of the United States is stronger than ever before!" ...

... at 10:33 a.m.: "Thank you @RandPaul. 'The President has gone through a year and a half of totally partisan investigations -- what's he supposed to think?'"

... at 10:22 a.m.: "While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way -- the Fake News is going Crazy!" 

... at 9:53 a.m.: "I had a great meeting with NATO. They have paid $33 Billion more and will pay hundreds of Billions of Dollars more in the future, only because of me. NATO was weak, but now it is strong again (bad for Russia). The media only says I was rude to leaders, never mentions the money

FROM THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN ...  BRAD PARSCALE (@parscale): "As Dems and RINOs see their swamp grip on America fail they have moved to straight lies and fear mongering. Collusion is FAKE! World has never been safer and the economy never better. They want cold wars and economic failure so they can have their power back. @realDonaldTrump". 

COMING ATTRACTIONS ... AP'S KEN THOMAS (@KThomasDC): "President Trump will discuss his trip to Helsinki before reporters during a 2 p.m. meeting w/members of Congress, per @PressSec"

-- ALONGSIDE TRUMP will be Illinois Rep. Peter Roskam, who is running in a tight race in the Chicago suburbs; Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee, who is running for governor; and Rep. Jim Renacci, who is running for the Senate seat occupied by Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. 

Good Tuesday afternoon.  SENATE DEMOCRATS released a staff diversity survey ... SEN. ANGUS KING (I-VT.) with 5 percent, SEN. JOE MANCHIN (W.VA.) with 8 percent and SEN. JON TESTER (MONT.) with 7 percent had the lowest percent of non-white staffers.

SENS. CORY BOOKER (N.J.), DOUG JONES (ALA.) and CHRIS VAN HOLLEN (MD.) tie with the most black staff at 33 percent. ... The report http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b425431016054b45debc3a5602588d55c010e4847d3338f64d51aecdfbd8dc112f9569f3859836637a745c2aee3360fb 

TRADE WARS: @GOPSenFinance: "Hatch: If the administration continues forward with its misguided and reckless reliance on tariffs, I will work to advance trade legislation to curtail presidential trade authority."

... LATEST HIT: THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY -- "Congress steps up efforts to reverse newsprint tariffs," by Maria Curi: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b425431016054b45a9cc9ed47793f6bf264834f7d3c9488eee39ed4ecb35b5fe6a5df2914229d99ecabb36722096b324 

-- "Japan, EU Sign Trade Deal: 'We Stand Together Against Protectionism,'" by WSJ's Alastair Gale: "The leaders of Japan and the European Union signed a deal to create one of the world's largest liberalized trade zones, a contrast to escalating trade disputes between the U.S. and several of its trading partners. ... 

"Following the signing ceremony for the Japan-EU deal, the two sides portrayed themselves as the flag-bearers of free trade." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b425431016054b4583b382703fbbc5a41848a75d0b02342e60ba1697818fcdca6de08e60de47fc8f5907d59f60e6f301

****** A message from the Alzheimer's Association: Alzheimer's is the most expensive disease in the country. Every hour, Alzheimer's costs taxpayers $21 million dollars. Today, Alzheimer's costs the country $277 billion a year and that will quadruple to more than $1 trillion over the next generation. Funding for Alzheimer's research must increase. Learn more at alz.org/askcongress ******

2018 WATCH -- "Democrats look for another potential House flip in Ohio," by WaPo's Dave Weigel in Zanesville, Ohio: "Four months after first-time candidate Conor Lamb won a strongly Republican district in Pennsylvania, rattling the president and his party, Republicans are working to prevent another upset by a young Democrat running as a moderate - all health care, no hot buttons. ... 

"Republicans, who presided over a 2011 gerrymander that appeared to turn the district safely red, concede that Democrats have put it in play. A Republican super PAC has been on the air for five weeks; both Vice President Pence and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan have flown in to help Balderson raise money and wake up voters." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b425431016054b45a74e4f0f2aa260fb5265eb5c1ad39284ad6fe5d17235c03c8d619b6ed10901c957ae22a2475dd4a4

-- "Poll shows Trump endorsement gives DeSantis an edge in Florida governor's race," by Florida Playbooker Marc Caputo: "Rep. Ron DeSantis has opened up a 12-point lead in Florida's Republican race for governor, according to a new independent poll that indicates President Donald Trump is the key to his success. ... 

"Among those likely voters who have a history of going to the polls, DeSantis' lead is even bigger: 47 percent to 30 percent." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b425431016054b4587e9dadceecd4acface71905d50c082e6d073b961e9a7955bb55ef05631c41f22d38bbc49dfb2352

YIKES -- "Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States," by Kim Zetter in Motherboard: "The nation's top voting machine maker has admitted in a letter to a federal lawmaker that the company installed remote-access software on election-management systems it sold over a period of six years, raising questions about the security of those systems and the integrity of elections that were conducted with them. ... 

"The statement contradicts what the company told [journalists at] the New York Times in February. At that time, a spokesperson said ES&S had never installed pcAnywhere on any election system it sold. 

"[Sen. Ron] Wyden told Motherboard that installing remote-access software and modems on election equipment 'is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b425431016054b45170e08c7ccd9bc913c6774998344f3cdd58e8e2af6bf5fae6a5777257a7e1575565433454b4101d4

ATTN. 2020 CROWD ... Former President Barack Obama floated a universal basic income during a speech in South Africa on Tuesday. "It's not just money that a job provides. It provides dignity and structure and a sense of place and a sense of purpose," he said. "So we're gonna have to consider new ways of thinking about these problems, like a universal income." More from Louis Nelson http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=049025cc07299a27cad24902ce2570330b385d3390127649517b3a8cb076e494ee19f821199088b185878ae7bd76ab18

BOSTON GLOBE'S ANNIE LINSKEY in Richardson, Texas: "Deval Patrick swings through Texas to test a 2020 presidential bid": "This swing through Texas gives Patrick a chance to try out his message of hope and unity and to see if it strikes a chord amid a rancorous political moment in which partisan attacks and arguments reign. It is also to determine whether he's got the stamina and the desire to spend the next two-plus years traveling the byways of the nation and traversing airports, contending with security hold-ups and flight delays on the path to a Democratic nomination for president." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=049025cc07299a277fab8b8b8c50ef4b46c9f3454ac76e16f64ef1debc381b19a1481d44ff9daa385558f1012208f128

BUSINESS BURST -- "Netflix shares tank after big miss on subscriber growth,"  by Reuters' Lisa Richwine and Vibhuti Sharma: "Netflix Inc's subscriber growth fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday, sending shares of the normally high-flying stock down 14 percent on fears that the company's rapid expansion is slowing. ... 

"'We had a strong but not stellar Q2,' Netflix said in a quarterly letter to shareholders.

Netflix said it had 'over-forecasted' quarterly fluctuations in the pace of new customers. The company noted that it had underestimated subscribers for seven of the past 10 quarters. Before the earnings report, Netflix shares had gained 109 percent, making it the second-strongest performer on the S&P 500 index. ... Wall Street had been betting that Netflix would deliver outsized growth as demand for online entertainment increases around the globe. ...

"Netflix faces growing competition. Amazon.com Inc plans to add more regional content in India as it builds the Prime video service around the world. Apple Inc is pouring money into original programming, signing up A-list names including Oprah Winfrey. And AT&T Inc has promised to boost investment in HBO after taking over the network in its Time Warner acquisition." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=049025cc07299a2717333abc3c30d1db6377559ebe6b0d1e14d610fea391af5f0b61caf14b62d9f246d6adc651b47fcd 

PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION -- "How the Obamas managed to become invisible in Washington," by WaPo's Roxanne Roberts: "In the nation's capital, the Obamas have created a protective bubble that allows them maximum flexibility and minimum public exposure. That bubble is literal: The street in front of their home is blocked by a police car, with officers on duty 24-7, a standard security detail for any former president. ...

"But that bubble is also figurative: Residents nearby wouldn't talk about their illustrious neighbors. The Obamas, they say, are quiet, unobtrusive and entitled to their privacy. ... The Obamas have always been careful about controlling their message, and the code of silence extends to almost every aspect of their social lives: Speak without authorization and you could be exiled from Obamaland.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=049025cc07299a274f5159d9077ada74eedd8e141e33060185d09557329982b15c9721c2232fa8001dca016d844dd547

HOT TICKET -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hosts his annual Hip Hop on the Hill party at Opera Ultra Lounge at 7 p.m. The invite http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=049025cc07299a27a02f5dde828844abe31a844b7eee013e639185abd33f999acabdd9201cc954591a52e501e7ba012e 

MEDIAWATCH -- ISAAC LEE is leaving Univision, per Variety, where he was chief content officer. He's launching a TV production company. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=049025cc07299a27306a0d7abfb1201a8cac99bbdc328c26e8c46f60d98982e25b0b79e7e9d9e8f29fe2508edfad31db 

TRANSITIONS -- Nasim Fussell has joined the Senate Finance Committee as deputy chief international trade counsel for the majority. She most recently was director of government and regulatory affairs at Pitney Bowes. ... 

SPOTTED at a pre-Home Run Derby reception yesterday celebrating "Black Baseball in DC" and the Homestead Grays' 1943 Negro Leagues Baseball World Championship: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), Dave Winfield, Tony Clark, Bobby Bonilla, Bob Kendrick, Ray Doswell, Adam Sachs, Eric Sildon, Stewart Myers, James Grimaldi, James Hohmann, Yebbie Watkins, Jesse Price and William Clyburn.

HOT JOB -- The San Francisco Chronicle is looking for a Washington-based reporter. The posting http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=049025cc07299a27293b08676528ecc909178a8c67b0b0443f28c66a4e62770a468e7482e3142218cf3123d23aa8806c 

WELCOME TO THE WORLD -- Michelle Stephenson, chief revenue officer at NGP VAN and EveryAction and an EMILY's List alum, and Dr. Joseph Roswarski, a major in the Army and an oncologist, this past weekend welcomed their first child, Liv Margaux Roswarski. Pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=049025cc07299a273a2cce1ab79b379f8d071ce3d6c45e3dff1bb22a21d572423fe681326fa57d68483c45d785afdc4a

****** A message from the Alzheimer's Association: Alzheimer's is not a red or blue issue. 73 million American voters - nearly half - know or have known someone with Alzheimer's or another dementia. And nearly a quarter of all registered voters have served as an unpaid caregiver to a friend or relative with the disease. Alzheimer's remains the only leading cause of death in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed - yet. Only medical breakthroughs can change that. The Alzheimer's Association is committed to supporting advancements in research that will lead to the first Alzheimer's survivor. With 4 in every 5 voters supporting an increase in federal funding for
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