The Hill Articles: May 16, 2016

White House issues veto threat over House defense policy bill Trump on tone: I’m ‘fighting for survival’ Trump mocked for making fun of Obama quote Pro-Clinton super-PAC launches 2 ads against Trump Trump campaign hires pollster Kasich ‘not inclined’ to be Trump’s VP NYT story on Trump’s history with women creates backlash GOP senators: Fire top aide over Iran deal comments Trump to meet with Kissinger: report Congressional candidate posts screenshot with porn tabs on Facebook Overnight Defense: Pentagon siding with Senate in funding fight Reid blames Sanders supporters for disruptions at Nev. convention Bottom Line Overnight Finance: House unveils $622M Zika bill | GOP hasn’t given up on budget | New phase in Puerto Rico fight Overnight Healthcare: Zika fight enters new phase College once led by Jane Sanders closing due to ‘crushing’ debt Deadly Amtrak derailment caused by distracted operator: report Democrats’ promises same as past utopian efforts — they will fail Mark Cuban: I hope Trump doesn’t close door for other businessmen The Trail 2016: Trump, the Times and the other 50 percent Reporter says interview with Trump was canceled after he spoke Spanish Watchdog group seeks to question Clinton under oath Overnight Energy: Labor rift opens over green mega-donor Overnight Cybersecurity: More documents from Snowden archive published Overnight Tech: New crowdfunding rules kick in Fight brews over forcing library to use ‘illegal alien’ GOP lawmakers say they haven’t given up on a budget State Department ‘strongly urges’ Americans to avoid North Korea Feehery: Who will change Washington? Trump Press: Forget about GOP unity in 2016 No, the VA is not broken Ex-Trump employee: ‘He thinks he’s going to be king’ Overnight Regulation: Schumer offering gun control bill Pavlich: Don’t let the IRS get away with political targeting Court showdown over Obama’s climate rule delayed until the fall Ralph Nader: Dem superdelegates are ‘Hillary’s cronies’ Navy vet lawmakers want to create military litigator corps House passes bill to prevent tax-related identity theft Remembering the sacrifice of law enforcement, and how they must strive to always improve Angelina Jolie rejects Trump’s anti-Muslim comments White House rejects GOP demand that aide testify on Iran comments GOP lawmaker to local editor: ‘You’re looking at me funny’ Report: Private sector key to nation’s infrastructure, but hurdles remain Clinton does mock impression of Trump Labor Secretary convenes meeting with Verizon, unions Obama to GOP: Don’t let Trump pick Supreme Court justice AFL-CIO rift opens over green mega-donor Tom Steyer Sanders, Bill Clinton head to Puerto Rico amid debt debate Obama defends actions on transgender policies Dems call for changes to child nutrition bill Clinton to protester: You aren’t ‘entitled to your own facts’ Kaine: ‘Shameful’ Congress hasn’t taken ISIS war vote Study: Obama issued $85B in regs this year Obama praises Supreme Court ruling on contraception mandate NY Times reporters stand by Trump story Kasich: I’m not going to do a third-party run Internal NSA newsletters leaked by Snowden published online Reid fundraising pitch: ‘I want Alan Grayson to lose’ Pentagon secretary ‘pleased’ with Senate’s approach to funding bill Former Bush aide to represent Facebook at meeting with conservatives Duckworth campaign attacks Kirk over military claims, ‘false’ ads Megyn Kelly’s husband: Trump ‘knocked everybody off balance except for her’ WATCH: Senator presses Trump on coal promise Fighting the opioid epidemic Trump ally on spokesman story: ‘Trump wanted to get his spin on a story’ GOP chief calls for ‘diversity’ on Trump ticket Gingrich: It’s not Bill Clinton’s job to run the economy Reid: GOP ‘beyond reckless’ on Zika virus funding Is a Romney-Sasse ticket the antidote to Trump? Warren urges IRS to put consumer advocates on advisory committee Bipartisan report: Boost military support for ISIS fight Hillary: Bill will not serve in my Cabinet Supreme Court won’t hear Exxon appeal in groundwater contamination case White House spokesman asked if aliens exist GOP rep: Details of Iran’s treatment of US sailors disturbing Clinton: Trump’s Muslim rhetoric makes beating ISIS harder House GOP unveils $622 million Zika bill GOP senator: I didn’t compare campaign to 9/11 Schumer to offer gun control bill ObamaCare insurers’ losses grew in 2015, study finds Texas, Alabama back Exxon in climate change probe Thankful for my clemency, hoping for greater change Sanders calls on Fed to bail out Puerto Rico WATCH LIVE: Hillary Clinton holds rally in Kentucky Survey: Security concerns keeping some from engaging online Watch live: The Hill interviews Ralph Nader The Hill’s 12:30 Report Obama makes push for sentencing reform while awarding police medals GOP Senate candidate: Obama ‘an animal’ ‘The Wire’ actor arrested for allegedly attacking Sanders supporter In Puerto Rico, Sanders calls on Congress to address debt crisis Let’s end Arctic and Atlantic offshore leasing forever, not 5 years at a time Poor justification for Obama administration’s coal leasing moratorium Builder confidence holds steady in May Trump to Megyn Kelly: Bullying victims ‘gotta get over it’ Top Dem slams new Flint answers from Michigan governor Killings of police officers declined in 2015 Pentagon report on Chinese military angers Beijing Justices limit lawsuits against search sites for false information The UN, religion and the 2016 race How Medicaid audits hurt children in my home state Scarborough: The New York Times ‘overreaches every time’ on Trump WATCH LIVE: Sanders holds town hall in Puerto Rico US ‘ready’ to arm Libya in ISIS fight CIA watchdog ‘accidentally destroyed’ copy of ‘torture report’ Supreme Court calls for compromise on contraceptive mandate Gun control group blasts Schumer over stalled background check bill Vietnam bank thwarts $1.1 million cyber heist WSJ editors urge action on bill to end donor disclosure to IRS Sanders surrogate: Bernie doesn’t want to be Ralph Nader End the cycle of destruction: Change the approach to disaster mitigation New regs for Tuesday: Health, books Trump adviser to attend meeting with Facebook April sets new heat record DOJ civil rights head: US Muslims facing ‘trying times’ Poll: Majority of Americans support universal healthcare Time to make Utah’s Bear Ears region a national monument Benghazi panel aide expressed support for Pentagon actions Carson: Trump VP slot ‘extremely undesirable to me’ Pro-Clinton super-PAC to launch ad blitz on Trump Trump to British PM: ‘Number one, I’m not stupid, OK?’ Why military chaplains need the Russell Amendment Trump’s former girlfriend: New York Times ‘spun’ my comments Trump: ‘I don’t care about’ London’s Muslim mayor The GOP civil war reaches a fever pitch Conservative commentators to attend Zuckerberg meeting A ‘zero-for-zero’ approach on sugar will lead to a freer market The refugee crisis: A failure in international law and morality Video shows massive explosion after ISIS attack near Baghdad Why Ryan’s high-risk insurance pools are a risky business The two Donald Trumps Trump, Clinton face most diverse electorate in history Juan Williams: Trump, false promises and the economy Judd Gregg: Trump and Clinton are two sides of one coin This week: Congress moves forward with Zika funding How politics are getting in the way of better roads and bridges Week ahead: GOP takes aim at offshore drilling plans Week ahead: Lawmakers to vote on Zika funding Five infrastructure emergencies Week ahead: Feds’ hacking powers under scrutiny Week ahead: Robocalls, email privacy top agenda Week ahead: Puerto Rico bill, take two Week ahead: Defense bill hits House floor Week ahead: Anticipation builds for Obama overtime rule Sustaining our national transportation system