The Hill Articles: November 18, 2016

Trump opens up about family Former senator says he’s in the running to be Trump’s VA secretary Pence booed going to see ‘Hamilton’ Adviser to Paul Ryan says he’s being considered for HUD head Reports from Standing Rock detail horrific conditions Ted Cruz: Election was the ‘revenge of flyover country’ Huckabee: I was offered a Cabinet position but it wasn’t ‘the right fit’ A priority for President Trump: End China’s power play Calif. Dem wins reelection in overtime Obama, EU leaders agree to maintain sanctions on Russia Trump administration should be careful not to make impeachable threats The media needs to get off their ‘fake news’ false narrative Latino groups condemn Sessions as AG pick Latest moves prove Trump seeks to divide, not unite CFPB asks full court to rehear constitutionality case Dems question FCC on data-free apps Trump picks tough, honest leaders in Sessions, Flynn and Pompeo Bannon unfazed by criticism of Trump appointment The temper-tantrum election Dem senator backing Sessions for attorney general Trump sends signal: Administration may look like campaign Steve Bannon — what do you actually know about him? Alec Baldwin returning to ‘SNL’ to play Trump Dem senators drop objection to FCC commissioner Ethics watchdog updates gift rules for federal workers Manhattan DA’s office says it has 400 devices it can’t unlock America’s public servants: Our last, best hope Trump loses energy transition head over lobbying restrictions NIH chief: Short-term spending bill ‘painful’ for medical research NY announces $25M settlement in Trump University case Dem takes aim at Trump with bill to prevent conflicts of interest What’s in store for future healthcare? Brazile comes out against Sessions nomination Dems pledge to fight Sessions nomination How ObamaCare has hurt children Ryan vows to undo Obama drilling plan The Electoral College: A call to duty Huckabee denies reports he was tapped as ambassador to Israel Dem: Trump should consider Clinton for UN ambassador Mississippi mayor asks billboard company to remove anti-Trump sign The exit polls tell us one sure thing: Voters wanted change Investing in America’s communications infrastructure Congressional Black Caucus head: ‘Sessions’s civil rights record is appalling’ Murdoch pays visit to Trump Tower Warren: Trump should withdraw Sessions’s nomination UN lifts state of emergency for Zika ObamaCare repeal — don’t fall for the myths Dem senator: Sessions’ ideologies ‘in conflict’ with Justice Dept. Neil deGrasse Tyson: I’ll grab Trump by the crotch when I meet him Poll: 1 in 4 troops worried about Trump’s orders Trump’s ties to Bannon sends wrong message to Latinos Earmarks as part of broader congressional reform Van Hollen to chair Senate Dems’ campaign arm Bannon: ‘I’m not a white nationalist, I’m a nationalist’ The reddest and bluest states of 2016 Trump speaks with NATO secretary general Ready for War: Bannon pick means the fight has only begun Congress seeks to delay changes to warrant rules Trump fans take his name to Starbucks Group backs bill to lower taxes on small businesses How to fix the broken appropriations process? Televise it. Democratic Party needs to rebuild itself, mobilize the middle class House panel to hold hearing on National Guard bonus clawbacks Trump weighs dismantling top spy agency: report Cruz doesn’t close door on Supreme Court seat Obama rescinds Arctic offshore drilling proposal Secretary of State Romney would be a smart move Fashion designer refuses to dress Melania Trump The Hill’s 12:30 Report Retired officers to Trump: Don’t reverse female, transgender troop policies Gardner’s chief of staff tapped for Senate GOP campaign director GOP unveils bill to block ObamaCare ‘bailout’ Big change on the horizon for NASA under Trump The true impact government can have Key Hispanic lawmaker says Sessions will ‘erase 50 years of progress’ How did a California city turn into Trump country? Lynch reports rise in hate crimes against Muslims Haley: Trump’s election not ‘affirmation’ of GOP conduct Obama suggests Snowden pardon unlikely Transitioning to a ‘Blue Economy’ can reshape the ocean landscape Civil rights groups slam Trump’s AG pick Volkswagen cuts 30K jobs after emissions cheating scandal Arizonans agree: No new national monument Dems hit new low in state legislatures Warren tells Romney to bring his ‘binders full of women’ to Trump meeting Actor James Woods quits Twitter, citing censorship We can homestead Detroit back to recovery Former NAACP head: ‘We must stop’ Sessions as AG Keep It In The Ground movement continues to deny science Trump team talking to Sen. Moran for Agriculture secretary Fantasy sports sites DraftKings, FanDuel to merge Texas to debate ending in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants New regs for Monday: Emissions, nuclear, hazardous materials The new political battlefield: ESPN Ana Navarro: Sessions was ‘too racist to be a judge’ in the ’80s Exxon to depose Massachusetts, NY AGs in climate case Rasmussen calls itself most accurate pollster of 2016 Trump to settle Trump University lawsuits David Duke applauds Trump tapping Flynn for national security adviser After the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a perspective from Vietnam Axelrod: Trump’s picks a ‘monster’s ball’ How my Iowa town grieved after the deaths of two police officers George Takei blasts using internment as ‘precedent’ for Muslim registry Anti-Defamation League CEO: I’ll ‘register as Muslim’ if Trump makes database The House and America still need Nancy Pelosi Trump picks Rep. Pompeo as CIA chief Michigan rep’s son found ‘unharmed’ America’s rural voters are ready for renewable energy too Trump taps Sessions for AG Kanye West: I’d have voted for Trump, if I voted Next generation GPS – the crucible to success Ohio man charged with threatening ‘to assassinate Trump’ on Twitter What ISIS leaves behind in Mosul will reveal a lot Questions cloud Giuliani push Trump’s transition takes surprise twist Everything you need to know about Trump’s lobbying rules