The Hill Articles: April 2, 2017

Kushner makes trip to Iraq Lawyer tapped for Education role helped Trump campaign attack Clinton: report McCain: Trump is nothing like Reagan Trump makes little headway filling out Pentagon jobs IRS chief is unexpected survivor in Trump era Rand Paul had ‘great time’ golfing with Trump, ‘getting closer’ on healthcare Kremlin spokesman suggests meeting between Trump, Putin Admin. completes review of North Korea policy: report Graham booed at town hall after saying he will vote for Gorsuch Scavino, WH push back after tweet urging GOP primary challenge Trump: US will deal with North Korea with or without China Trump will deal with Dems on healthcare ‘if we don’t get what we want’ Gingrich: All ‘real evidence’ of Russian influence points to Dems Trump on his tweets: ‘I don’t regret anything’ LGBTQ climate activists hold dance protest outside Ivanka Trump’s home Donnelly becomes third Democrat to back Gorsuch China using Kushner, not State Dept., to sway Trump: report Colorado Republican getting primary challenge Trump spokeswoman: ‘Media constantly wants to talk about something that doesn’t exist’ Are you worried about your data privacy? You should care more about Google than Comcast. Trump: ‘Find the leakers’ McConnell: ‘Very confident’ Congress can avoid government shutdown I’m the CEO of an American bank. This is why I support Dodd-Frank. Schiff: ‘Alarm bells’ should go off when Trump calls something ‘fake’ Trump plays golf with Rand Paul, budget chief at Trump Golf Club in Virginia McCain: Nunes ‘killed’ opportunity for bipartisan investigation into Russian interference King still undecided on Gorsuch Key Senate intel panel witness: Russia ‘still winning today’ Cornyn: Gorsuch will be confirmed ‘one way or another’ Freedom Caucus poised for pivotal role in infrastructure fight Democrats can’t stand down in Supreme Court fight The same rule used to pass the Civil Rights Act could be used to confirm Neil Gorsuch Schumer: It looks like Gorsuch will not reach the 60-vote margin McCain on Russia probe: ‘Every time we turn around, another shoe drops from this centipede’ Growing monopoly power of big hospital systems are spiking healthcare costs Chuck Todd: Trump has to ‘stop making enemies’ to move forward with agenda Former House intel chief: ‘I wouldn’t grant immunity’ Former Pentagon chief: US needs ‘all options on the table’ for dealing with North Korea Trump’s EPA chief says there is warming trend: ‘The real issue is how much we contribute to it’ McConnell: Gorsuch will be confirmed this week Jordan would work with Democrats ‘if they’re willing to do what we told the voters we’d do’ Haley: UN no longer has ‘Israel bias’ Senate must remove one of Obama administration’s most counterproductive measures Top Intelligence committee Dem: Too early to draw conclusions on Russia probe McConnell: Russia controversy ‘certainly not helpful’ to Trump pushing his agenda Trump team forfeits global leadership role on climate change House Dem ‘absolutely convinced’ storm around Nunes’s revelations started in Oval Office Trump vows ‘repeal & replace of ObamaCare’ is not dead You could be one fender-bender away from nuclear disaster Some Republicans defect on repealing Obama rules LA Times on Trump: Nothing prepared us for this ‘trainwreck’ Newark mayor: Trump trying to force sanctuary cities into becoming ‘fugitive slave catchers’ Hacked NY Post sends April Fool’s Day push alert: ‘Heil President Donald Trump’ Tech faces public anger over internet privacy repeal The case for cutting National Endowment of the Arts funding Meet the actors in the Russia drama Drain the swamp? Federal workers dedicate their careers to service Bed Bath & Beyond apologizes for ‘confusion’ over sales of Ivanka Trump’s products President Trump deploys his most valuable asset: his daughter Health officials brace for return of Zika Poll: Majority wants independent Russia probe Senate Intel Dem says panel ‘not ready’ to consider Flynn immunity Jeb Bush: ‘Presidential leadership would be helpful’ The Memo: White House staff rise, fall after healthcare loss