The Hill Articles: April 13, 2016

Trump: Mexico will pay for wall ‘in one form or another’ Reporter to pursue defamation charges against Trump, top aide Cruz on Rubio for VP: ‘You’d be a fool not to consider him’ Cruz: ‘New York values’ comment came from Trump Senate Dems: House Puerto Rico bill must be changed Megyn Kelly: Meeting with Trump allowed us to ‘clear the air’ NY Daily News endorses Kasich Sanders to corporate America: ‘You cannot have it all’ House GOP comes to terms with prospect of no budget Trump asks Pittsburgh: How’s Joe Paterno? WATCH LIVE: Sanders rallies supporters in New York Overnight Finance: Banks’ living wills rejected; Puerto Rico bill delayed Reports: Trump campaign manager won’t face prosecution Metro officials clash with lawmakers over funding, safety Under Contract Time to invest in our fiscal health Don’t be fooled by Hizmet conspiracy theories Overnight Cybersecurity: Senate panel unveils long-awaited encryption bill Obama claims ‘momentum’ in ISIS fight WATCH LIVE: Trump holds rally in Pittsburgh RNC chief: ‘The rules are not being changed’ Senate reaches deal on long-stalled energy bill Lawmakers delay Puerto Rico debt bill Overnight Energy: Obama offshore drilling rule imminent Overnight Tech: Clinton, Sanders back striking Verizon workers Overnight Defense: Russian jets buzz Navy destroyer; ISIS fight in ‘phase two’ The Trail 2016: Donald and Reince’s Miserable Adventure Health groups ask Obama to issue delayed tobacco rule Overnight Healthcare: House GOP readies Zika funding plan Hollywood’s power brokers siding with Clinton over Sanders Pataki: Trump ‘the ultimate spoiled rich kid’ IRS helping with small businesses tax simplification Senate introduces tariff relief bill Brent Budowsky: An epic Clinton landslide Overnight Regulation: Retail group fights Obama overtime rule New Balance accuses Obama administration of reneging on TPP-related deal A.B. Stoddard: Ryan’s long game Lawmaker introduces resolution extolling reason The need for better economic data in Africa Senators subpoena EPA officials over mine waste spill Watchdogs praise Fed’s ‘living wills’ decision as Wall Street fumes CDC officially links Zika virus to birth defect Sanders superdelegate: I don’t like the superdelegate system Obama to issue new offshore drilling rule IRS head: Not our job to go after illegal immigrants Watchdog: Army didn’t fully assess risks from planned cuts Ringo Starr cancels NC show over ‘bathroom law’ Ted Cruz tweets video of himself on a roller coaster Jane Sanders: New York Daily News interview an ‘inquisition’ Trump campaign hires former Walker aide Davis: The Bernie Sanders double standard Huckabee, O’Malley considering a bipartisan duet Senate Dem vows to filibuster encryption bill House to take up email privacy bill this month Rand Paul pushes amendment to arm airline pilots Report: NY GOP bracing for huge anti-Trump protests Senate subcommittee passes $37.5B energy, water funding bill Gilmore: ‘I don’t expect to be the nominee’ Senate GOP: Obama must release details on Gitmo detainees New York Observer reporter quits after Trump endorsement House panel passes bills to ramp up CFPB oversight Team Cruz: ‘Hillary Clinton under indictment would beat Donald Trump’ Time for charities to get over the poverty line  Biden on Trump: ‘I feel very strongly that he should not be president’ GOP senator unswayed after meeting Supreme Court nominee Cruz ad: When I’m president, ‘de Blasio is done’ Senate Intel panel releases official encryption bill draft Ryan: Don’t call Puerto Rico bill a ‘bailout’ Stop the tax-deductible status of the Jewish national fund Retailers fight to stop Obama’s overtime rule Clinton slams Sanders in remarks to Sharpton-backed group House panel passes $37.4 billion energy, water funding bill Tech groups hit back at EU privacy regulators Obama will sign ‘meager’ Zika bill, White House says Government turns up the heat on the First Amendment House Dems: GOP budget does nothing to address poverty Bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduces tariff bill Obama gets advance ‘Game of Thrones’ episodes House faces uphill climb on Puerto Rico relief Survey: Air travelers satisfied, but want improved comfort Lawmakers split on cap for internet, phone subsidies at hearing Trump team to meet with lawmakers Biden to travel to Vatican to talk cancer ‘moonshot’ Dems joke: We’re ‘shocked’ GOP can’t pass a budget Louisiana governor signs executive order to protect LGBT rights Pentagon: ISIS fight enters ‘phase two’ Megyn Kelly meets privately with Trump Sanders aide catching attention for anti-Netanyahu remarks ISIS threatens Clinton aide, lawmaker Clinton assails Cruz and Trump for ‘bigotry’ Koch network super-PAC hits Strickland in Ohio web ad House panel passes four IRS bills Pressure turns to House leaders to advance bill requiring warrant for emails Rubio seeks to tie Cuba immigration measure to FAA bill Dear Doctor Obama: Cure the disease instead of focusing on symptoms Trump aide blasts Zuckerberg for ‘self-righteousness’ on immigration Sanders fundraising for 3 House candidates Russian jets buzz US Navy destroyer Hearings begin on Puerto Rico debt bill Clinton says Verizon should produce ‘fair offer’ for striking workers Verizon CEO: Sanders spreading ‘uninformed,’ ‘contemptible’ views The Hill’s 12:30 Report Poll: Trump poised for delegate sweep in Md. Lawmakers look to prevent future Flints Sanders joins Verizon picket line Michael Kors accepts leadership award from Biden Dem leaders: House GOP created Trump Black lawmaker ‘ashamed’ of vote for Clinton crime bill Egypt hands strategic Red Sea islands to Saudis, and Israel doesn’t object Cattlemen confident TPP will get a vote this year Protester screams ‘she’s killing us’ at Clinton event Bill requiring warrant for emails takes step forward in the House GOP leaders working on funding bill for Zika NY electrical workers backing Clinton RNC rules member: Trump will win nod if he gets 1,100 delegates Judge orders Hastert filing unsealed, alleged sex abuse victim to testify Colorado GOP chairman getting death threats Poll: Millennial women mostly uninspired by candidates The time is now to pass robust mental health reform Ryan posts record fundraising to protect House GOP majority Republicans say EPA rules would stall racing industry New regs for Thursday: New schedule I drug, orchids and Indian education FBI paid professional hackers to access San Bernardino iPhone Obama administration considers killing lowest tier of info classification NY transit workers union endorses Sanders Ellen: Being president ‘the worst job in the world’ Florida Republican announces retirement from Congress EU privacy watchdogs raise concerns with US data deal Roger Stone: Trump delegates should sign loyalty pledge Stop border patrol from looting deportees Congress, it’s time to vote on email privacy Capitol Hill zeroes in on ‘ransomware’ attacks Verizon workers go on strike Ad slams Trump for joking about dating his daughter World’s largest coal company files for bankruptcy Tim Kaine on VP talk: I’m not looking for another job Both sides open to compromise on ObamaCare birth control case Senate resolution would limit weapons sales to Saudi Arabia Trump aide on hiring insider: Have to know the system to beat it GAO to Sanders: Many companies had no tax liability Government pork is alive and well Clinton to propose national Immigrant Affairs office Feds reject living wills for 5 big banks Ivanka Trump blames ‘onerous’ NY rules for not registering to vote Warren introduces bill to make filing taxes easier Sanders visits FDR’s grave in New York DNC official: Dem race will resolve ‘well before’ convention Poll: Most want hearings for Supreme Court nominee A corporate welfare confab 100 ways to harm endangered species RNC chairman to Trump: ‘Give us all a break’ Why the Trump presidential transition has just begun Without a full recount, Haiti’s presidential elections are a scam Trump barrels into crucial stretch Trump won’t attend White House dinner The FCC and the privacy crucible Merkley becomes first senator to back Sanders in White House bid Regulation in healthcare is no substitute for compassion Clinton’s dismal approval ratings prompt Dem fears Dems see Trump, Cruz putting more Senate seats in play Business ups pressure for tariff relief Sanders injects fracking into battle for NY 10 players to watch before NY primary House GOP likely to miss budget deadline Montana lawmakers want answers from Air Force on firefighting systems