Tennessee: Corker praises Trump’s Jerusalem move. Following President Trump’s announcement that the US will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will begin its move of our embassy to that capital, US Sen. Bob Corker (R), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement, “Today’s announcement recognizes what has been true for almost 70 years, namely that Jerusalem is Israel’s seat of government… I applaud the president’s initiative in making this a reality.” ……. North Carolina: GOP house members meet with Ryan. Two Tar Heel conservatives, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows and Republican Study Committee Chairman Mark Walker, met Tuesday with House Speaker Paul Ryan trying to come up with an alternative strategy for avoiding a government shutdown. Meadows and Walker propose a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 30, rather than through Dec. 22, as has been proposed. The two lawmakers believe this would give them time to pass tax reform before Christmas, then turn their attention to budget matters, reports The Hill ……. Alabama: Democrats to use Moore against GOP. Increased Republican support for Roy Moore (R) in next week’s special US Senate election following President Trump’s strong endorsement of Moore may help the controversial former judge get elected. But Democrats have already targeted vulnerable US Senate seats where they will accuse the Republicans of sanctioning the election of an alleged pursuer of teenage girls, reports The Hill ……
