The Hill Articles: April 28, 2016

April 28
Trump: If I don’t win, campaign was a waste of time Trump opens Calif. rally with families of people killed by illegal immigrants Trump kicks off California campaign Shonda Rhimes: Election crazier than plot of ‘Scandal’ White powder found in Trump Tower mail room Curt Schilling backs Trump: ‘I need him to start acting like a leader’ Movie trailer gives peek at Obamas’ first date Sanders cutting spending in Indiana Senate confirms Obama’s long-stalled ambassador to Mexico Hatch asks Treasury for memo that decreases transparency of tax rules Overnight Finance: House rejects financial adviser rule; Obama rebukes Sanders on big banks Overnight Cybersecurity: Fight over feds’ hacking powers moves to Congress Overnight Defense: House panel approves $610B defense bill Reagan’s family lashes out at Will Ferrell: ‘Alzheimer’s is not a comedy’ Overnight Healthcare: Medicare fight looms on Capitol Hill Trump launches negative ad against Cruz in Indiana Kasich: Unbound delegates won’t boost Trump 2 Colorado Senate candidates fail to qualify for ballot Obama makes joke at Cruz’s expense The Trail 2016: The establishment comes around Overnight Tech: Google sticking with GOP convention plans despite protests Sanders asks for extension on financial disclosure forms Overnight Energy: Dems block energy spending bill for second day Medicare battle brewing on Capitol Hill Poll: 1 in 4 voters would sit out Trump-Clinton showdown Carter pledges probe of sex assault testimony Obama praises Sanders’s small-dollar fundraising operation Horse racing industry divided on need for federal oversight Overnight Regulation: House votes to block financial adviser rule Cruz signs copy of ‘Communist Manifesto’ Anti-Defamation League wants Trump to ditch new slogan Senate GOP hardening stance against emergency funding for Zika Dem rallies opposition to new fed hacking powers VW’s diesel emission problem requires a big rig solution Poll: Trump holds double-digit lead in Oregon GOP warms to Trump Obama vows to ‘speed up’ efforts to admit Syrian refugees Saving lives from colon cancer means building bridges – Not walls Grassley: Carter emails contained ‘sensitive’ information EPA won’t pay Colorado county for some mine spill costs Amal Clooney pans Trump over Muslim comments Sanders blasts Democratic Party for not standing up to GOP Dem senator compares Obama’s moves in Syria to Putin’s in Ukraine Cruz-Fiorina TV ad touts contrast with Trump, Clinton FCC rule aims to help people with disabilities communicate Senators roll out changes to criminal justice bill McCain fundraiser faces felony drug charges in Arizona House rejects financial adviser rule Watchdog: US spent $760 million on Afghan schools without tracking progress New House caucus will help keep hackers out of cars Despite US overtures, not much has changed in Cuba Baltimore TV station evacuated after reported bomb threat Sanders is most popular senator, according to constituent poll Feds appoint safety experts to Metro board Senate Dems block spending bill over Iran amendment — again GOP senator blocks Obama Army nominee over Guantanamo Christie’s approval rating in NJ hits all-time low Bill would target retaliation against military sexual assault victims Cruz supporter loses it on CNN Ralph Nader: ‘Why should Bernie Sanders drop out?’ GOP faces existential threat Pete King: Cruz ‘gives Lucifer a bad name’ Toomey: ‘Outrageous’ for Dems to tie me to Trump Trump vows to expand map for GOP, win Michigan White House: Boehner was just being honest about Cruz Jeb Bush: The president shouldn’t be ‘unpredictable’ Jane Sanders defends Clinton as ‘brilliant,’ ‘hardworking’ A global perspective to the 2016 election Facebook breaks content restriction record after Paris attacks Poll: GOP disapproval highest since 1992 Aide: Trump could take GOP money for general election Bobby Knight: Trump is not a Republican or a Democrat Labor chief knocks GOP ‘waste of time’ on fiduciary rule Pentagon: Russian military support for Assad remains strong FCC advances business internet reforms San Bernardino shooter’s family members arrested House panel moves bill to ban IRS from tracking donors to tax-exempt groups Senate panel backs $9B water bill with Flint aid GOP blasts Obama for slow economic growth Cruz: ‘There is no alliance’ with Kasich The Hill’s 12:30 Report Aetna CEO defends ObamaCare marketplaces Ryan: I have a better relationship with Cruz Cruz: Boehner unleashed his ‘inner Trump’ Indian prime minister to address Congress Reid, McConnell trade fire over stalled energy bill Mayors push Obama to write methane regulations Haley pleads with Congress not to bring Gitmo detainees to SC Jobless claims tick up but reflect healthy labor market GOP hits EPA over ‘bias’ against Alaska mine Cruz brushes off ‘endorsement’ from Boehner Rand Paul wants to legalize cooperation GOP, Dems clash over LGBT rights in defense bill amendment The challenge: Reaching 350 million youth worldwide Comcast raises its data caps Why the electric vehicle revolution needs a new, “clean” charge Fiorina fires back at Barbara Boxer Trump trolls White House over plan to make fence taller Tips for reusing, reducing, recycling your devices John Bolton PAC pours more cash into GOP campaigns WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Indiana rally Donald Trump snags endorsements from two GOP chairmen Interior Dept. needs to review onshore oil and gas leasing program Never Trump groups go all in on Indiana New regs for Friday: Guns, coal, lamps Viral video imagines Sanders as George Costanza Comcast confident of regulatory approval on DreamWorks deal Poets and artists expose the failure of immigration detention Defense authorization bill would elevate Cyber Command Dem campaign arm: Poll numbers slipping for vulnerable Republicans Biden lands in Iraq for surprise visit Senate pressured to take up email privacy bill after overwhelming House vote Let the Democratic veepstakes begin Abortion rights group defends AmeriCorps after violations Louis C.K. to appear at de Blasio fundraiser Obama’s Iran playbook gives hope to Darfur SpaceX will send spacecraft to Mars by 2018 Jane Sanders: Bernie ‘absolutely in it to win’ Boehner: Ted Cruz a ‘miserable son of a bitch’ Obama rebukes Sanders on breaking up big banks Trump: Clinton couldn’t run for city council without ‘woman card’ Will you be punished for revealing classified info? Depends who you are Intel leaders push controversial encryption draft Economy grows just 0.5 percent to open 2016 Cotton: White House Iran plan no ‘laughing matter’ Trump won’t rule out nuking ISIS Fiorina: There may be more singing Trump faces final hurdles in delegate hunt Fiorina dismisses past attacks on Cruz Susan Sarandon: ‘I had to break up with’ Clinton Addressing the refugee crisis requires a comprehensive approach to security Caitlyn Jenner uses ladies room at Trump Tower Hispanic Chamber endorses Clinton, Kasich NRCC upgrades 11 ‘Young Guns’ candidates FAA reauthorization should not move forward without commonsense protections for customer service agents How Sanders is actually winning Trump’s Cabinet: Who it might be Abortion fight stalls Obama nominee House conservatives push for strong majority of majority rule House defense panel votes to keep sage-grouse off endangered list House panel doubles authorized purchase of Russian rocket engines