Tipsheet: Democrats hope clash resonates with key bloc — Women

View in your browser     Democrats hope clash resonates with key bloc: Women BY MIKE LILLIS   Democrats are hoping to use a series of confrontations this week involving Republicans to convince a crucial constituency — female voters — that they are not isolated incidents but evidence that Republicans are out of touch with women of all stripes. Read the full story here     Trump signs executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices BY PETER SULLIVAN   President Trump on Friday signed four executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices, seeking to take action on a key issue for voters in an election year. Read the full story here     House approves $259.5B spending package BY NIV ELIS   The House on Friday approved a $259.5 billion four-bill package of spending bills for the 2021 fiscal year. Read the full story here     Mnuchin makes deficit hawks nervous on relief bill talks BY ALEXANDER BOLTON AND MORGAN CHALFANT   GOP senators who want to keep the price tag of the next coronavirus relief package from ballooning are increasingly skeptical that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will hold the line on spending without close supervision. Read the full story here     Hogan stakes claim to big-tent Republicanism with critiques of Trump BY REID WILSON     Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) says President Trump was not sufficiently critical of China’s response to the coronavirus now spreading wildly across the globe, and that the federal government’s strategy for combatting the disease in the United States continues to be a problem. Read the full story here     Trump, facing trouble in Florida, goes all in BY MAX GREENWOOD AND JULIA MANCHESTER   ORLANDO, Fla. — President Trump is pulling out all the stops in Florida ahead of November as polls there show him trailing former Vice President Joe Biden.  Read the full story here     Cheney battle raises questions about House GOP's future BY JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND OLIVIA BEAVERS   The fiery clash this week in the House between Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and a group of conservative lawmakers has triggered a broader conversation among GOP members about the future path of the party and Cheney’s own political career. Read the full story here     McEnany likens schools to 'essential places of business' in push for reopening BY BRETT SAMUELS   The White House would support sending children back to school even if future studies showed kids transmit COVID-19 at a higher rate than currently known, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday, arguing schools are "essential places of business." Read the full story here     Supreme Court again rejects church challenge to virus restriction BY TAL AXELROD   The Supreme Court in a split decision Friday rejected a Nevada church’s request that it block the state government from enforcing a cap on attendance at religious services.  Read the full story here     VOA visa decision could hobble Venezuela coverage BY RAFAEL BERNAL   The decision not to renew visas for foreign journalists at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) could endanger a key part of the administration's Venezuela policy, as a news show specialized on the country is at risk of losing its top talent. Read the full story here     America has to be ready for mail voting to avert an election crisis BY JAMES KITFIELD AND CHRIS CONDON   OPINION | Rather than wringing our hands about the recent problems with mail voting in New York, we must learn from them and from the multiple states that have implemented mail voting systems without problems or fraud. Then states can make common sense preparations to ensure the process goes as quickly and smoothly as possible to head off a potential crisis in November. Read the full story here     Is Ilhan Omar one and done? Why she could lose the August primary BY DAVID SCHULTZ   OPINION | Minnesota’s rookie congresswoman, Rep. Ilhan Omar, may be one of the most famous first-term members of the House of Representatives, but there is a real possibility that she could be defeated in the state’s Aug. 11 Democratic primary. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: How the Republican National Convention came undone BY MICHAEL SCHERER, JOSH DAWSEY AND ANNIE LINSKEY   For months, President Trump insisted on packed crowds at his nominating convention. But ultimately, the rising coronavirus caseload — and the political cost of forcing risky behavior on thousands just months before the election — proved too great. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Corporate insiders pocket $1 billion in push for coronavirus vaccine BY DAVID GELLES AND JESSE DRUCKER   Well-timed stock bets have generated big profits for senior executives and board members at companies developing vaccines and treatments. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs BY SARA BURNETT and MICHAEL RUBINKAM   President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America,” and in a single tweet summed up his strategy for shoring up support in communities critical to his reelection chances: Scare them. Read the full story here     Reuters: States sue Trump over order to exclude undocumented immigrants from U.S. House seat counts BY JONATHAN STEMPEL A coalition of 35 U.S. states, cities and counties sued President Donald Trump on Friday over his directive not to count undocumented immigrants when apportioning seats for the House of Representatives, a move that critics have said is designed to help Republicans. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Years of Chinese espionage prompted consulate closing, US says BY CHRIS STROHM   The Trump administration’s decision to shutter the Chinese consulate in Houston followed years of frustration about criminal and covert activity directed by Beijing to steal trade secrets and carry out malign influence operations across the U.S. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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