The Hill Articles: April 12, 2017

Inside a NJ Republican’s furious town hall John Lewis to Dems: ‘Don’t get lost in a sea of despair, keep the faith’ GOP rep on Spicer: ‘He needs to go’ Spicer: Trump wanted to clear up ‘blurred’ line between him and Bannon Sanders: Trump will be a one-term president Kansas Republican could face primary challenger after close race: report Trump: ‘We are keeping our promises’ Report: After leaving campaign, Manafort borrowed millions from Trump-tied businesses Man suspected of killing border agent in ‘Fast and Furious’ scandal arrested Trump reinforces turnaround on Syria and Russia Trump on North Korea-China relations: ‘I realized it’s not so easy’ Report: Body of country’s first female Muslim judge found in Hudson River NAFTA reform must benefit the citizens of all three countries Is digital privacy a human right or the ultimate crime haven? Trump campaigned on coal and has governed in climate denial FCC has received 40 ‘fake news’ complaints since October It’s too late for Sean Spicer’s apologies Cuban migration drops after end of ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy Ex-Trump aide Carter Page: ‘Of course’ I wasn’t a foreign agent Foreign journalists in North Korea told to expect a ‘big and important event’ Five takeaways from Kansas’s special election Liberal group launches fundraising push for Georgia Dem days from election Trump can’t win on immigration if he scraps climate change funds — here’s why Cuts to scientific research portend a lost generation of innovation Trump praises China for abstaining from UN vote Trump threatens to stop key ObamaCare payments: report WATCH: Russia respects strength, expert says DHS hires incense immigration supporters Trump flips on four policies in one day Carson jokes about being stuck in elevator: ‘Everything has its ups and downs’ Graham: Time for Congress to pass Russia sanctions North Korean humanitarian crisis must not be forgotten Trump pressures NATO head on spending Trump officials meet with tribal leaders to save coal plant Trump: ‘I’d like to think’ Russia didn’t know about Syrian chemical attack United can stop the bleeding, but it has to act fast Marijuana advocates to give away free joints on Capitol Hill US woman admits to planning mass shooting at Canadian mall: report Trump: NATO is ‘no longer obsolete’ Family care needs an upgrade: Millennials are the new ‘sandwich generation’ Legal insider trading? This is what it is and how it affects investors Watchdog warns of ‘unnecessary risk’ to VA hospital patients in DC Trump says he may keep Yellen as Fed chair, prefers ‘low-interest-rate policy’ Trump throws support behind Ex-Im Bank Kansas Dem who lost House race: Party shouldn’t write off red-state elections GOP rep: Spicer’s Hitler remark ‘not without some validity’ Trump backer met with Bannon about post-WH options: report The No. 1 thing every member of Congress should do this recess Trump won’t label China a currency manipulator Russia blocks UN resolution on Syria Washington needs to involve more doctors in policymaking United to compensate all customers on flight passenger was dragged off WATCH LIVE: Trump holds joint conference with NATO chief Manafort might register as a foreign agent GOP tax writers ask Sessions to review evidence against Lerner Study: Rhode Island, Delaware have fastest internet in country Sessions: ‘I’m an admirer of Steve Bannon’ Leading healthcare groups urge Trump to fund ObamaCare payments WH sends brief statement on ‘productive’ call with Chinese president Here’s what we can do to fix our current healthcare mess Report: Trump looking to build up national deportation force DeMint: Gorsuch is a model for future judicial nominations Tillerson: US-Russia relations at ‘low point’ after Syria strike EPA seeks public input on Trump’s regulatory reform agenda Pentagon pulls back on ISIS strikes in Syria Dem senator tries to compel Trump’s taxes with retweets Don’t let Turkey’s Erdoğan cement repressive power with referendum Tillerson leaves press pool behind to meet Putin Social Security 2100 Act a commonsense approach to achieve solvency, pay adequate benefits Trump adviser: US unlikely to label China a ‘currency manipulator’ How the financial industry can succeed in our world of uncertainty Clinton: ‘We don’t need to be building walls’ CNN’s Acosta spars with Breitbart reporter over Trump coverage Conway: Media covering Trump a ‘hot mess’ on Twitter Tighter special elections could worry GOP incumbents How federal tax policy interacts with higher education spending ACLU chapters sue for info on Trump’s travel ban California seeking to move up presidential primary Is Trump’s presidency the patriarchy’s last gasp? Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal The Hill’s Newsmaker Series: Prospects for Tax Reform Featuring Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Interbank messaging service SWIFT launches new tool to prevent fraud Russia diplomat appears to scold NBC News’s Andrea Mitchell Spicer’s credibility is gone – it’s time for him to resign Haley: US ready to ‘bring this conflict to an end’ in Syria Report: United threatened first-class passenger with handcuffs to leave overbooked flight Wal-Mart to offer discounts to compete with Amazon Dem plans bill to prohibit airlines from forcibly removing passengers Poll: Most back airstrike, few see ‘clear plan’ for dealing with Syria The Hill’s 12:30 Report Keep ahead of North Korea: Redesign US missile defense What’s the Rush? Policymakers should slow down before moving hearing aids OTC Green group, Dem lawmaker sue Trump to stop border wall Priebus poses with Nationals mascot at baseball game Tillerson meets with Putin during Russia visit Russian nuclear-capable planes fly by Japan: report Trump blames administration vacancies on ‘obstructionists’ New US approach to Syria a welcome sight to many in region Republicans of all people should shun federal online gambling ban NY Daily News: Holocaust victims ‘forgotten by White House’ Timeline for Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan still ‘up in the air’ Report: Microsoft Word flaw was used in both espionage, crime since January Spicer on skipping Correspondents’ dinner: ‘I don’t think we should fake it’ School choice isn’t new, white parents have been using it for decades Trump: ‘I don’t like the term “border adjustment”‘ Dems to Trump: Are you seeking regime change in Syria? New regs for Thursday: Mortgages, sharks, agriculture Germany to Spicer: Nazi analogies ‘lead to nothing good’ United will no longer use police to remove passengers from flights Uber loses public relations chief Court delays case over smog rule as Trump EPA weighs defending it Christie: ‘United is awful’ Van Hollen campaign pays fine after dispute with EMILY’s List White House divide may derail needed China trade reform Trump: I told Chinese president about Syria airstrikes over dessert Country music star Keith Urban unsure if he’d accept invitation from White House Spicer: ‘I let the president down’ Christie: Ex-Trump aide deserves ‘presumption of innocence’ on Russia Julia Louis-Dreyfus shares video comparing Spicer Holocaust comments to ‘Veep’ episode WaPo’s Ignatius: Trump offers week of good decisions Military lawyers sue Pentagon over Guantanamo carcinogens Warren brings in huge fundraising haul Ben Carson gets stuck in Miami elevator Trump: I won’t seek Comey’s resignation Trump touts ‘great win in Kansas’ House race WATCH: Bannon-Kushner intrigue proves their relevance, GOP strategist says Putin: US-Russia ties have worsened under Trump Budget chief: Trump’s promise to eliminate debt was ‘hyperbole’ Krauthammer: ‘Spicer is way over his head’ Trump: I told China that North Korea is a ‘menace’ Trump: I want to finish healthcare before starting on tax reform AP confirms Manafort’s ‘Black Ledger’ Ukraine payouts Poll: Ivanka Trump the best-liked White House staffer Music matters in Washington Michael Hayden: Susan Rice’s unmasking request is no ‘smoking gun’ Russia accuses US of ‘unlawful attack’ on Syria Iran’s Ahmadinejad to run for president against advice of supreme leader: report Poll: Majority of voters want bigger US role in Syria Xi tells Trump China will work for peaceful solution to North Korea Daily Mail apologizes, pays Melania Trump $2.9M in libel settlement Is reform on the horizon for Section 702 surveillance? Tech lobby goes to bat on net neutrality Why did the media try to smear United’s beating victim? Clinton campaign plagued by bickering GOP infighting imperils agenda GOP wrestles with big question: What now? Norquist warns GOP: Don’t link taxes, infrastructure Lobbyists resetting Trump expectations Industry assails Trump’s ‘Buy America’ steel plan RNC chair McDaniel looks to defend GOP majorities Businesses pressure Trump to stay in Paris climate deal