The Hill Articles: December 5, 2016

Stein: Al Gore needs to ‘step up’ on climate change Voter turnout numbers push past 2012 Pentagon suppressed study that revealed $125B in waste: report Report: Bob Dole organized Trump’s Taiwan call Conway may lead new pro-Trump group: report Lessig offers free help to electors wanting to vote against Trump: report LeBron won’t stay at Trump hotel with team NYT corrects stories saying Carson lived in government housing Gore: U.S. could switch to popular vote elections Meadows elected House Freedom Caucus chairman North Dakota rep under consideration for Energy post Man who plotted to kill Obama sentenced to 30 years Overnight Healthcare: Senate advances cures bill | GOP’s ObamaCare lawsuit on hold Could bipartisanship rise with Trump government? ‘Pizzagate’ scare becomes flashpoint in fake news debate Syrian girl whose Twitter disappeared reportedly safe Senate GOP: National museum should include Clarence Thomas 5 enduring healthcare insurance tips for consumers Ryan delays committee assignments until 2017 GOP chairman: Spending bill expected to last through April Clinton camp’s Harvard lash out won’t advance their ideas Five things to watch in Dakota Access pipeline fight Overnight Cybersecurity: Watchdog seeks release of Clinton aide’s deposition Senate names part of Cures bill after Beau Biden State bill aims to force release of Trump’s tax returns before 2020 Trump to meet with Kissinger Tuesday Trump must seek ‘win-win’ trade policy with China Biden raises possibility of 2020 presidential bid Trump’s tax reform is a cliff dive into unknown waters Trump’s tax reform is a cliff dive into unknown waters Overnight Tech: FCC eyes cybersecurity role | More trouble for spectrum auction | Google seeks ‘conservative outreach’ director Carrier’s parent company: No ‘quid pro quo’ with Trump Mexico rattled by uncertainty in lead-up to Trump inauguration Supreme Court must protect immigration detainees Overnight Finance: Trump adviser softens tone on NAFTA | Funding bill to be released Tuesday | GOP leader won’t back Trump tariff plan Republican Texas elector won’t vote for Trump GOP lawmaker’s plan would pressure colleges on affordability Cures bill clears first Senate hurdle Words are not enough — US must support Christians who survived genocide in Iraq A record number of Indian Americans have been elected to Congress Overnight Regulation: Pipeline project now in Trump’s hands Congress strikes deal on water bill with Flint aid Top Dem signals likely opposition to Sessions nomination Trump considering fast-food CEO for labor secretary This nuclear bailout will cost Illinois billions of dollars Chinese media mock Trump for ‘running the country with Twitter’ Senate reverses passage of anti-terrorism bill Overnight Energy: Opponents aim to tie up Dakota pipeline for years | Gore meets Trump Overnight Defense: Debate over Mattis heats up | White House releases military force rules Bottom Line Trump and Taiwan: Breaking from convention is progress Dems at state, local level plot resistance to Trump Mistrial declared in police shooting of Walter Scott Feehery: Trump’s economic plan Press: You can’t blame Bernie GOP voters need to re-think their newfound identity politics Watchdog seeks release of Clinton aide depositions State releases 80 new Hillary Clinton emails Why America must take the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe seriously FCC should allow free data offerings and stop picking winners and losers PAC to host holiday fundraiser for veterans Electoral voters back Kasich in unlikely Trump alternative plan Justices consider redistricting in Virginia, NC Fixing trade with Mexico requires raising labor standards The pro-consumer data free-for-all Instead of ‘hope and change’ Obama gave progressives Trump The trouble with Rex Tillerson   Opponents seek to tie up Dakota pipeline for years A job not yet done: Congress, you can still fight opioid addiction White House report details Obama’s military force rules Veterans need to take the lead in defense-related agencies Senate Dems draw hard line over miners’ pension bill Trump adviser: If China doesn’t like Taiwan call, ‘screw ’em’ Medicaid as we know it is over and maybe that’s not a bad thing WATCH: Dems need grassroots leader at helm of DNC, pollster says The politics of the rising American electorate Court delays GOP’s ObamaCare suit until Trump is in office Senate Dem leader: ‘Serious concerns’ with Carson nomination White House announces boost to computer science education Notre Dame weighing Trump invitation to graduation Sanders: Halting TPP, pipeline are ‘lessons’ in how to fight Trump Bank regulator proposes charters for financial tech companies On Africa, will isolationist Trump fight an internationalist Congress? Dem senator had ‘constructive’ talk with Trump Huckabee: Is Pelosi ‘racist or just dumb?’ Snowden ‘not counting’ on pardon from Obama Castro’s dead, but his spies live on What’s Russia’s real power? The power of the purse Senator blasts GOP push for California drought language in water bill Trump must be an advocate for the Small Business Administration ACLU, LGBT groups ask Obama to approve Chelsea Manning’s clemency request Stein files federal lawsuit in Pa. recount push NY lawmakers: Trump should pay for his own security Allen West meets Pence, Flynn at Trump Tower Allow states to require remote sellers to collect legally owed taxes The ACA: Governing is much more difficult than campaigning A true purple moment: The time to pass the International Religious Freedom Act is now Sheriff David Clarke: Sanctuary cities are havens for crime and defy the Constitution Former trade official says ditching TPP would be massive mistake Madonna on Trump win: ‘Women hate women’ Alabama and Georgia dueling for death penalty capital Working-class voters to lobby Trump, Congress What I learned about the ‘gig economy’ from 24 Lyft drivers Ben Carson, yet another Cabinet pick with no experience Vet groups applaud Trump’s Defense pick of Mattis Savannah Guthrie extends contract with NBC News: report House GOP to unveil short-term funding bill Tuesday White House: Obama did not ‘dictate’ Dakota Access decision WH denounces ‘corrosive’ effect of fake news after Comet arrest Al Gore has ‘extremely interesting’ meeting with Trump Can Ivanka Trump and Al Gore unite against climate change? Oprah to conduct Michelle Obama’s final White House interview GOP leader declines to back Trump tariff plan Dem lawmaker won’t support waiver allowing Mattis to serve as defense secretary Snowden’s ‘Petraeus Analogy’ misses the mark completely White House pushes back on Trump’s Taiwan move Senate GOP to Obama: Stop issuing new rules Senate: Act now to save Ukraine Obama puts Dakota pipeline on Trump’s desk Why Italian instability could derail the global economy Week ahead: Congress races to pass spending bill Dems press Trump to support ‘Buy America’ provision in water bill The Hill’s 12:30 Report McCrory concedes NC governor’s race Study: Trump in position to kill $1.7B worth of Dodd-Frank regs Obama mourns victims of Oakland warehouse fire Obama did right by Standing Rock, but needs to finish the job McCarthy: House to vote ‘very soon’ to repeal ObamaCare Transition official: Trump will not rip up NAFTA China is not our friend — Trump’s Taiwan call cuts belligerent rival down to size Join the movement – do an hour of code! Ryan aide: No shift in stance on healthcare assistance Defeated GOP lawmaker won’t coordinate transition with successor: report Top Dem: Carson ‘woefully unqualified’ to lead HUD Jeb Bush joining prominent Florida lobbying firm Trump: I would have ‘far less reason to tweet’ if I was covered accurately GOP senator calls on Obama to halt Guantanamo detainee transfers Eyeing climate role, Ivanka Trump to meet with Al Gore Watchdog wants FBI’s notes from Obama interview in Blagojevich probe Apple reveals work on self-driving cars Report: Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner plan move to DC Ex-comptroller: Trump will try to govern like Reagan ObamaCare’s dangerous wait lines EPA chief: Pipeline rejections are not a ‘policy signal’ New regs for Tuesday: Trains, Head Start, air pollution Trump selling ‘official’ presidential hat for $40 At the frontier of democracy Kerry takes harsh tone on Israel, suggests opening for action at UN CNN’s Zakaria gives unexpected defense of Trump’s Taiwan call Frontier flight lands in Indiana after fuel issue A clear and present danger Gingrich defends Trump’s Taiwan call CNN’s Van Jones to host Trump post-election special Evan McMullin: Trump’s actions consistent with ‘authoritarian playbook’ #NeverTrump can love him or hate him, Trump always wins Issa gets into heated exchange with CNN anchor over illegal voting Communities struggling with decline of coal can’t wait any longer on RECLAIM Act Federal judge orders Michigan to move ahead with presidential recount Trump’s call with Taiwan president long planned: report Flynn’s son spreads conspiracy theory about DC pizza shop Why it’s time for a self-driving car reality check Tom Daschle op-ed: Report from the anxiety filled Asian Pacific Japanese leader to visit Pearl Harbor Trump picks Carson for HUD secretary VA retaliation proves that free speech I fought to defend is under assault Juan Williams: McConnell won big by blocking Obama Judd Gregg: China could be Trump’s first crisis Access to capital holding back Latino businesses Republicans want to grease tracks for Trump Week ahead: AT&T-Time Warner merger under scrutiny This week: Government funding deadline looms This Week in Cybersecurity: Dems press for information on Russian hacks Week ahead: Defense hawks bristle at spending plan Week ahead: Cures bill nears finish line Week ahead: Last-minute push for Flint aid, energy reform bill Week ahead: GOP quickly laying groundwork for reg rollback