The Hill Articles: May 25, 2016

House passes resurrected LGBT measure Trump aide: ‘Hillary is the one who’s got a gender gap’ Trump aide: Picking a woman or minority as VP would be ‘pandering’ Trump adviser: He will ‘soften’ on Muslim ban Top Sanders aide: DNC needs a ‘unifier’ WaPo editorial board: ‘No excuse’ for Clinton email practices Trump fires new political director Ryan seeks to put stamp on GOP in Trump era Overnight Finance: Puerto Rico bill clears panel | IRS chief vows to finish term | Bill would require nominees to release tax returns Clinton’s email troubles deepen Wasserman Schultz fights to keep her job Trump Jr. huddles with NRA officials, House Republicans Trump to meet with California farmers DNC chair: I’m ‘focused on doing my job’ Under Contract Auto workers union endorses Clinton Overnight Healthcare: IRS doubted legality of ObamaCare payments, ex-official says Overnight Defense: Pentagon chief fears sequestration’s return Libertarian Party sees spike in registration, fundraising Clinton aide tries to block release of deposition tape in email case Obama administration strikes deal on TPP data storage Top Dem: CIA officials thought spying on Senate ‘was flat out wrong’ Clinton spox questions timing of email investigation report House votes to overturn DC budget autonomy Overnight Tech: Senate panel poised to advance email privacy bill Clinton aide defends Wasserman Schultz The Trail 2016: Hell breaks loose Overnight Energy: House moves toward conference on energy bill Budowsky: Hillary’s big trust problem Stoddard: Clouds loom for Clinton Trump, RNC to host $25,000-a-head fundraiser Wednesday House moves toward conference committee on sweeping energy bill Ryan: Watchdog report proves Clinton ‘cannot be trusted’ Minority lawmakers bash Trump over housing crisis Patients dying because of FDA inflexibility Chinese company fined $34 million for selling signal jammers Preeclampsia Awareness Month can save lives of mothers and babies Pentagon chief fears going back to sequestration Overnight Cybersecurity: Watchdog report dings Clinton email security Groups urge Senate to oppose defense language on for-profit colleges Overnight Regulation: GOP senator unveils bill requiring regulatory budget Lawmakers blast IRS, DOJ over seized funds Senators to House: FAA reauthorization would enhance airport security Trump: Romney ‘walks like a penguin’ Trump and Ryan to speak by phone Nikki Haley approves 20-week abortion ban in SC Facebook case calls transatlantic data transfers into question Senate GOP ties Iran sanctions fight to defense bill Bill Clinton gets into lengthy exchange with Sanders supporter Analysis: Pa. senator missed most Budget Committee hearings Clinton hits Trump with Snapchat filter at Calif. rally Trump: Scandal might force Clinton out of race GOP rep: I’ve used medical marijuana in office Universal Pensions: A progressive alternative to retirement savings GOP senator: Reid’s ‘ramblings’ are ‘bitter, vulgar, incoherent’ Susana Martinez fires back at Trump GOP senator unveils regulatory budget bill Black lawmakers want Labor to push tech on diversity WATCH LIVE: Trump holds Calif. rally a day after violent protests IRS head vows to finish term despite impeachment push Panel sends $5B waterways measure to full House House spending bill takes swipes at FCC rules Top Oversight Dem blames GOP cuts for poor cybersecurity Clinton pledges infrastructure plan in first 100 days Lawmaker hopes for pesticide measure in Zika funding package Obama to ask contractors for information on greenhouse gas disclosures Eleven states sue Obama over transgender bathroom directive Dem: GOP rep unfairly ripping opponent’s military service Clinton jokes shirtless supporters are ‘a little distracting’ Pelosi, Dems rush to defense of Wasserman Schultz Poll: Clinton leads Trump in Wisconsin by double digits National ocean policy threatens new regulatory burdens Trump aide mistakenly emails Politico reporter for Clinton dirt Warren hits back: Trump defaults to ‘conspiracies and lies’ Administration sues poultry producer for gender discrimination Ryan not yet ready to endorse Trump Exxon shareholders reject climate proposals Tea Party group ‘endorses’ Wasserman Schultz Lawmakers push to elevate Cyber Command in Senate defense bill GOP senators propose sending ISIS fighters to Gitmo Texas to sue over Obama’s transgender bathroom directive Woman who accused Bill Clinton of rape ‘not unhappy’ to be in new Trump ad How the FDA can save my child – and yours House panel approves Puerto Rico debt relief Lawmakers grill TSA head over airport lines: ‘People are fed up’ GOP senator calls for China to crack down on illegal opioid Poll: Vast majority of ObamaCare customers satisfied with coverage Wasserman Schultz’s primary rival: She can’t count on Clinton fans Reid: We’re not breaking the budget deal Honor Frank Lautenberg by protecting our kids Senate votes to block USDA catfish inspections Citibank will pay $425 million to settle benchmark charges Clinton campaign: Email setup ‘not unique’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report Veterans group blasts VA secretary, despite words of regret There are lots of ways for Clinton to lose Sen. Boxer fires back at Sanders aide: ‘He wasn’t there’ Burr, Ross in statistical dead heat in NC Senate race Court strikes down TV ownership regulations FCC moves toward new rules for TV, radio stations House panel advances Interior, EPA spending bill Hacker ‘Guccifer’ pleads guilty Sanders aide wants Wasserman Schultz out Study: Military spouses’ unemployment costs up to $1B IG: Clinton didn’t want emails ‘accessible’ Poll: Trump has narrow lead over Clinton in NC Bill would cut off foreign aid to countries that don’t take criminals back Virginia gov threatens to withhold DC Metro funding Trump ‘highly unlikely’ to renegotiate climate pact, UN official says Grand jury indicts former NBA player on fraud charges Lawmakers press State official on cyber actions Cruz: VA secretary ‘should resign’ It’s time to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Menendez endorses Clinton McAuliffe slams DOJ ‘leak’ of campaign probe Lawmakers blast poultry, meat industries over worker injuries Japanese leader lashes out at Obama over ‘despicable’ murder case IRS doubted legality of ObamaCare payments, former official says Bill would require nominees to release tax returns New regs for Thursday: Guns, finance, trucks Watchdog: Clinton, top aides did not comply on records policy US nuclear emergency messaging system still uses floppy disks Obama questioner: ‘Mr. President … you’re so handsome’ Trump slams ‘thugs’ who protested rally Why can’t Congress stop the EPA’s assault on private property rights? Sanders aide questions Boxer’s story about fearing for her safety Swedish court upholds warrant for WikiLeaks founder Assange EU commission proposes European content quota for Netflix Aide: Sanders has faced little pressure from Dems to end campaign Ryan decries ‘bitterness’ in politics ‘Get off the stage,’ crowd yells after grad speaker uses Spanish, mentions Trump Obamas to live in home of former Clinton press secretary: report Trump: Warren a ‘total hypocrite’ on housing Say ‘YES’ to organic Rubio defends NM gov after Trump attacks Afghan Taliban names new leader Jimmy Carter steps down from human rights group The Elders Ryan aide: ‘We’ve not told the Trump campaign to expect an endorsement’ Obama reassures world ‘things are going to be OK’ after 2016 race The race mistake Clinton rules out Sanders while playing ‘who’d you rather’ to chose running mate Trump donates $1M to veterans’ charity Five arrested for IRS phone scams A focus on climate change ignores energy poverty Trump: NM governor ‘not doing the job’ Vietnamese rapper raps for Obama Statutory damages are a vital part of the copyright system Don’t let our air traffic control system become the D.C. Metro of the skies It’s time for Sanders to exit stage left Navy SEAL congressman endorses Trump Some unpleasant arithmetic for Puerto Rico RNC official: We won’t go full Trump on party platform Trump courts energy industry Green Party could be election spoiler Contact lens lobbies seeing red RNC’s Katie Walsh: A behind-the-scenes leader Passing the Kelsey Smith Act will help law enforcement save lives Consumer internet privacy: Leaving the back door unlocked Report: Ryan close to endorsing Trump