The Hill Articles: April 24, 2017

Chris Christie gives Trump a ‘B’ on presidency so far After temporary halt, second Arkansas execution will go ahead: reports Warren gives Trump’s first 100 days an ‘F’ Schumer: ‘Good for country’ if Trump punts on border wall fight Chelsea Clinton tweets ‘reminder’ that she’s ‘not running for anything’ Trump: Chinese president ‘likes me a lot’ 21 state AGs denounce DeVos for ending student loan reform Disconnect: Trump, GOP not on same page Trump open to getting border wall money in fall Arkansas carries out first of two executions Dem labels infrastructure ‘top thing’ Trump can accomplish C-SPAN to air Trump travel ban arguments live Obama to net $400K for Wall Street speech: report Trump’s wall jams GOP in shutdown talks VA secretary: Less than 1 percent of calls to suicide hotline go unanswered Trump to impose tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber O’Reilly: Fans will be ‘shaken’ when truth comes out about Fox exit GOP senator: There will never be full U.S.-Mexico border wall US nuclear sub heads to South Korea: report Randolph Alles to be next Secret Service director: report Bottom Line State removes post highlighting Trump Mar-a-Lago resort Overnight Cybersecurity: White House adviser ditches cyber panel over ‘fake news’ | Trump cyber order ‘close’ | GOP senator pushes for clean renewal of foreign intel law A win for the pollsters: French election predicted accurately Ivanka Trump vows ‘never again’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day Overnight Tech: Dem wants to see FCC chief’s net neutrality plans | New agency panel on telecom diversity | Trump calls NASA astronaut How healthcare in rural areas can change for the better with tele-medicine CNN’s Tapper: US ‘shamelessly’ advertising Trump’s businesses Lighthizer expected to win committee approval to lead trade office It’s time to come together to improve our healthcare system St. Louis gets federal approval to privatize airport Senate approves Trump’s Agriculture chief Poll: Disapproval growing of Paul Ryan, GOP Congress Overnight Finance: Tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber | Trump eyes 15 percent corporate tax rate | Border wall funding fight | Deal on vote for trade pick Letters: ATF should explain its ban on AR-15 ‘armor-piercing’ ammo Feehery: Trump: Republicans’ FDR? Press: Hillary’s doomed bid French presidential candidate blacklists RT: report House Dem calls on FCC chairman to reveal net neutrality plans Overnight Regulation: Feds delay prepaid card rule by 6 months Overnight Energy: Trump to sign orders on offshore drilling, national monuments Overnight Defense: Mattis visits Afghanistan days after attack | Trump says he didn’t know ‘much’ about NATO | New Syria sanctions | Delays could cost F-35 $1B To prevent new infections, stop criminalizing people living with HIV George HW Bush to remain in hospital for a ‘few more days’ Senate Intel Dem has ‘serious concerns’ on Russia probe Trump Holocaust remembrance proclamation uses wording similar to Holocaust Museum website’s Rapid deregulation, complacency and the next financial crisis Obama WH spokesman: I don’t have a ‘ton of sympathy’ for Spicer Overnight Healthcare: Trump tweets that GOP plan will bring ‘tumbling’ premiums Watchdog: EPA spending on water pollution campaign was legal Quality child care provides numerous benefits — there should be better legislation McConnell: No deal yet on government funding GOP senator pushes for clean reauthorization of foreign intel law Take a scalpel, not a hatchet, to Dodd-Frank Act U.S. Economy, contractors, and American workers benefit from PLAs Doctors look to Price for tweaks in Medicare rule Ex-Fox host Tantaros accuses network of hacking, online harassment More millennials living with parents Michael Moore praises Obama’s return to public spotlight Ivanka Trump pushes empowerment of women in op-ed with World Bank president Liberal group warns of ‘corporate takeover’ of the White House Trump’s first 100 days saw liberal media derangement reach new heights FULL REMARKS: In Chicago, Obama discusses future goals with youth Tillerson to chair UN meeting on North Korea Beyond Manafort: Both parties deal with pro-Russian Ukrainians Trump team to meet with congressional leaders on tax reform Report: Trump plans to cut foreign aid, merge State and USAID GOP fundraiser enters crowded primary for Pa. Senate seat Military law against non-consensual pornography — a good idea, but needs work White House tamps down expectations about timing of $1T infrastructure plan White House ‘very confident’ government won’t shut down, but won’t guarantee it Judge declares mistrial in Nevada Bundy ranch case With help from US, transformative change in Iran is within reach Trump wants 15 percent corporate tax rate: report State Dept. website highlights history of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Poll: 73 percent want independent Russia probe Why the French election is only a limited success for Le Pen White House official Gorka walks out of ‘fake news’ event Will House Financial Services do right by consumers – or banks? Watchdog: Delayed testing could add $1B to F-35 program Russian bombers near Alaska likely linked to new flight tests Trump jokes that Haley could ‘easily be replaced’ Obama’s UN envoy apologizes for not recognizing Armenian mass killings as genocide WATCH: Lawmakers face packed agenda on Capitol Hill Trump’s first 100 days anything but presidential Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter sue school GOP senator hits back at criticism of Russia probe Trump didn’t know ‘much’ about NATO when he called it ‘obsolete’: report Going green — why environmental protection is both a business and legislative concern Trump: GOP health plan will bring ‘real healthcare’ and ‘tumbling’ premiums 2 injured in Dallas shooting US sanctions Syria for chemical weapons attack Erdoğan’s ‘Turkey First’ campaign echoes Trump’s ‘America First’ Obama: Someone opposed to immigration system isn’t ‘automatically a racist’ Years later, financial crisis casts long public relations shadow DNC chair Perez criticized for frequent swearing Trump wants to end the Gun-Free School Zones Act — let’s at least review it Trump eyes summer deadline for $1 trillion infrastructure plan Obama avoids Trump as he steps back into spotlight Obama at youth event: ‘I’m old’ Why Americans can’t afford to ignore the border adjustment tax There’s nothing conservative about Puerto Rico’s political status The Hill’s 12:30 Report ‘Fox & Friends’ anchor to be State spokeswoman Obama: ‘What’s been going on while I’ve been gone?’ On preventing war, from Socrates to North Korea Mnuchin to discuss tax reform at The Hill’s event Wednesday Dems: Trump risks government shutdown over border wall Schumer: US ‘no longer’ a ‘fact-based’ nation FCC to create advisory panel on diversity Bipartisan friendship is a civil solution to political dysfunction Defense chief, top general: US needs to confront Russia in Afghanistan EU member of parliament: Nationalism at odds with international cybersecurity Trump: I gave ‘Face the Nation’ highest ratings ‘since the World Trade Center came down’ Trump’s security scorecard: Tactical wins, unforced errors, mostly incomplete Tucker Carlson benefits from Fox turmoil Qatar Airways adding San Francisco flights after Emirates cuts Trump declines to call mass killings of Armenians a genocide Trump faults DNC in Russian email hacks Bloomberg: Nations should continue climate work despite Trump Watch live: Obama gives first public speech since leaving office Miners’ union shouldn’t look to feds to bail out mismanaged pension fund New regs for Tuesday: Prepaid cards, mortgages, power plants Congress returns: 5 critical issues they must, should or could resolve China’s protectionist policies in high-tech industries require U.S. response Matt Drudge: ‘Maddow #1 in TV news. Welcome to hell’ How will Afghan, US leaders respond to deadly Taliban attack? Trump calls NASA astronaut to congratulate her on space record Former Hannity guest says he didn’t ‘sexually harass’ her, but was ‘creepy’ GOP rep: Funding bill could include Trump’s border wall Lawyer of dragged United passenger representing mother in American Airlines incident Bipartisan lawmakers call for ‘clean’ spending bill with no border wall funding Compromise is the key to moving forward after Trump’s first 100 days With Register of Copyrights bill, big media seeks its own in-house lobbyist Sean Hannity vows legal action after accusation Sessions: Dems will pass anything ‘as long as it doesn’t work’ Congress, the time is now for tax reform to get our economy moving Trump steps up calls for border wall as shutdown looms New Orleans to take down Confederate statues Trump says recent ‘fake news polls’ contained ‘some very positive info’ Dems: Trump’s first 100 days full of broken promises to middle class Anti-Defamation League finds rise in anti-Semitic harassment US calls on N. Korea to stop ‘destabilizing actions and rhetoric’ The fiduciary rule ‘delay’ showcases DC bureaucracy at its finest Former GOP House veterans panel chairman goes to K Street Pentagon chief arrives in Afghanistan Time to repeal the Durbin Amendment for a strong interchange system Haley warns N. Korea: ‘Don’t give us a reason’ to ‘fight’ Chinese president calls for restraint on N. Korea Trump order could undo designation of national monuments: report Pence cuts short trip to focus on healthcare, funding Our national defense must take priority in the US budget battle WATCH: June is key for ObamaCare revamp, ex-Hill staffer says Can a new Jack Kemp step up to help with tax reform? Juan Williams: Trump’s 100 days wound GOP Judd Gregg: Trump gets his sea legs Trump’s 100 days: What we’ve learned This week: Congress returns to government shutdown fight Week ahead: Crunch time on funding | Trump tax plan on the way | Finance chair takes up reg overhaul Week ahead: Pentagon funding in the balance as deadline looms Week ahead: House to revive Yucca Mountain fight Week ahead: US raises pressure on WikiLeaks Week ahead in tech: Trump’s antitrust pick heads before Senate Week ahead: Senate panel to vote on Trump’s FDA pick