The Hill Articles: April 27, 2017

Gloria Allred goes after GOP chairman over nude-photo-sharing scandal Trump brushes off possibility of another call with Taiwan leader Trump threatens to scrap ‘horrible’ South Korea trade deal State Department wants Haley to get approval for public remarks: report Republicans won’t vote on ObamaCare replacement bill this week Chaffetz resting after ‘successful’ foot surgery Trump: I was ‘psyched to terminate’ NAFTA Coulter reveals topic of ‘seditious and hateful’ Berkeley speech Trump: ‘Major, major’ conflict with North Korea possible Trump to order review of offshore drilling Schiff: Trump will blame Obama during his entire presidency New science fiction book set in future where Clinton won Schumer blocks one-week stopgap funding bill North Korea blows up US Capitol in propaganda video White House saw no chance for bipartisan agreement on tax reform Overnight Tech: Net neutrality fight descends into trench warfare | Zuckerberg visits Ford factory | Verizon shines light on cyber espionage Overnight Regulation: Senate confirms Trump Labor secretary Cohn: People ‘wasting time’ calling for Trump’s tax returns Federal investigators asking about ‘friends of Roger’ at Fox News Lawmakers reintroduce online sales tax bills Michelle Obama: I won’t run for office Democrats exploring lawsuit against Trump Tillerson: We will wait as long as North Korean threat is ‘manageable’ Get ready for fake news from tech giants about broadband regulatory reset Senate confirms Labor Secretary Acosta House counsel accuses Schock investigators of illegal tactics Trump signs executive order creating new VA office Trump must challenge Iran’s ongoing human rights abuses Overnight Cybersecurity: Anticipation builds for Trump cyber order | House panel refers Clinton IT contractor for prosecution | Pentagon warned Flynn about foreign payments Overnight Finance: Dems explore lawsuit against Trump | Full-court press for Trump tax plan | Clock ticks down to spending deadline Trump officials stage full-court press for tax plan Trump has a red button on his desk that orders Coke Ex-Obama official mulls run against Republican who negotiated healthcare changes The sun never sets on temporary government programs. Until now. Net neutrality fight descends into trench warfare Ginsburg pines for more collegial court confirmations Verizon data breach study finds cyber espionage on the rise Proposing a pragmatic approach to decrease cancer in Latin America Overnight Defense: Commander calls North Korea crisis ‘worst’ he’s seen | Trump signs VA order | Dems push Trump to fill national security posts What to know about Trump’s national monuments executive order Overnight Healthcare: New GOP health bill on life support | ObamaCare insurer threatens to leave over subsidies Rand Paul to teach a course on dystopias in George Washington University Overnight Energy: Trump set to sign offshore drilling order Secret Service: No guns at Trump NRA speech Senate’s No. 2 Republican: Border tax ‘probably dead’ Facebook sees rise in government requests for user data Sean Hannity issues dire warning about the ‘total end’ of Fox News For the love of metal: Trump team now fighting for US aluminum DHS head: Not concerned Flynn may have been influenced by foreign nation New ObamaCare repeal bill on life support Trump’s foreign policy of more is about money WATCH: GOP reps differ on timing for ObamaCare repeal vote Court delays EPA mercury rule case while Trump reviews Lawmakers stare down challenge of cyber-enabled ‘fake news’ Insurer threatens to leave ObamaCare exchanges if subsidies aren’t funded Bush ethics lawyer: Trump should strip Flynn of military title Meghan McCain: Obama ‘a dirty capitalist like the rest of us’ Trump should win one for the Gipper on tax reform Dems might begin again with Kamala Harris and California Zuckerberg tours Ford assembly plant Trump tax plan would hit blue states hardest Trump’s tax plan builds GOP’s path to 2018, 2020, and beyond Southwest to stop overbooking flights What can Congress learn from Teddy Bear and Peter Rabbit? United passenger settles with airline Cruz: Breaking up 9th Circuit Court ‘a possibility’ House GOP rebuffs bill to release Trump tax returns and visitor logs Don’t make immigration custody part of the criminal justice system Dems unveil bill targeting LGBT harassment on college campuses Dems to Trump: Not filling national security posts ‘unacceptable’ State and local governments can take the lead on climate policy Hundreds of former EPA employees blast Trump on climate change People reporting extraterrestrial sightings to Trump’s new ‘criminal alien’ hotline Spicer blames Obama for Flynn’s security clearance Democrats must have a better response on net neutrality than simply ‘no’ Maxine Waters: ‘You can’t trust this president’ HSUS petition is a threat to giraffe populations, not hunting Congress should appropriate adequate funds for donor registry to save patients battling blood cancers Obama shamefully lines pockets with $400K for Wall Street speech Dem senator fears Russian election interference could be ‘normalized’ Schumer: Spending deal coming ‘very soon’ Advancements in agriculture, good for people and the planet There are good reasons to split the 9th Circuit, but Trump’s reason isn’t one John Lewis to protest NRA convention Warren ‘troubled’ by Obama’s speaking fee Ryan downplays shutdown threat Funeral directors to hold PAC fundraiser at Trump hotel: report Offshoring the American dream: Is this what a Trump presidency looks like? Schumer to GOP moderates: You’ll pay ‘huge’ cost for ObamaCare vote Supreme Court jumps into biotech drug fight Top admiral: North Korea crisis is ‘worst I’ve seen’ Nebraska Dem chair slams Perez for dismissing anti-abortion Dems Pelosi: Government funding bill still has ’70 poison pills’ O’Reilly accusers’ lawyer to Fox News’s Watters: ‘Maybe you should be next’ We don’t have a revenue problem. We have a spending problem. Healthcare groups denounce revised GOP health bill Latina Leaders Summit The Hill’s 12:30 Report Alex Jones: Ivanka Trump sounding a lot like Hillary Clinton Texas Republican departs Freedom Caucus CBO won’t have score on revised ObamaCare bill next week Regulatory barriers are stifling the contact lens industry Trump: Leaving NAFTA would be ‘shock to the system’ Senators warn of ‘dangerous’ cuts to International Affairs Budget Privacy and security: Protecting your data and digital engagement at the border Time is of the essence: Puerto Rico needs bankruptcy protection. Now. Treasury secretary praises GOP Dodd-Frank rewrite, doesn’t endorse it United promises to reduce overbooking House panel refers Clinton server company for prosecution Trump to be interviewed by Fox News to mark 99th day House Dems to Senate: Reject Army nominee over LGBT record Unions’ power play in Texas could signal trouble for other states Taiwan leader: I’m open to more Trump calls Franken, top Dems blast FCC over net neutrality proposal Sanders: Trump couldn’t be ‘more wrong’ on climate Navy chief wants more partners in South China Sea Larry Summers: Mnuchin squandering his credibility with Trump tax proposal The danger of Spicer’s casual anti-Semitism South Korea missile defense online in ‘coming days’ Top commander: Don’t bet on China reining in North Korea Two US soldiers killed, one wounded in Afghanistan Trump accuses Dems of seeking shutdown in high-speed tweetstorm Trump’s FDA nominee clears key Senate committee Foreign aid must be based on US needs, not foreign wants Trump voter who cast ballot illegally won’t be charged Cummings: White House ‘covering up’ for Flynn Pruitt drops out of GOP fundraiser after ethics complaint Dems issue shutdown threat over ObamaCare repeal vote GOP moves to kill exemption for Congress in healthcare bill News anchor suing Fox: ‘Enough is enough’ on racism Millennials must resist Trump’s ‘trickle-down’ tax reform McConnell: Senate will pass short-term funding bill to avoid shutdown No government? Then how about no pay for Congress! Pentagon warned Flynn against accepting foreign payments Sanders on skipping WH Korea briefing: ‘I did not want to be part of a photo op’ Trump’s tax plan is a bold step toward draining the swamp Poll: More than half say ISIS fight going well Mnuchin can’t guarantee middle class won’t pay more under tax reform Trump is beating an old drum in tying immigrants to crime Sessions to keep up fight on sanctuary cities despite legal setback Drudge hires NY Post bureau chief: report GOP chairman: Trump and House Republicans have ’80 percent common ground’ on taxes Coulter: Colleges like Berkeley want to ‘squelch conservative speech’ Carter Page: I’m the victim of ‘horrendous civil rights violations’ State spokesman: Why nominate people for jobs that may be eliminated? Dems hammer Trump for ‘broken promises’ in first 100 days House Dems to force vote on bill demanding Trump taxes, visitor logs: report China welcomes Trump’s openness to talks with N. Korea Obama’s speech proves hypocrisy of Democrat’s anti-Wall Street rhetoric Advancing Coast Guard medical training into the 21st century Trump met with Matt Drudge in Oval Office: report Ajit Pai could finally get net neutrality right Consumers and farmers burned by EPA regulations on renewable fuel MacArthur: ‘No bill is going to satisfy everyone’ 5 reasons Puerto Rico’s electric debt deal is a rip-off New York Times editorial: Trump tax outline a ‘laughable stunt’ United admits ‘many things went wrong’ when passenger was dragged from flight Trump: ‘Democrats want to shut government’ over Puerto Rico, ObamaCare Demanding transparency and fairness from Trump tax plan Trump: Mexican, Canadian leaders called me to renegotiate NAFTA ObamaCare must be fixed before it collapses Fox host Jesse Watters announces vacation following backlash over Ivanka Trump remark Poll: Trump voters have positive opinion of president Rebuild infrastructure, but keep longer and heavier trucks off highways First 100 days: A true reflection of Trump, poor reflection of America Trump tax plan prompts GOP fears about deficit Trump tax plan to trigger lobbying frenzy Lawmakers targeted as district politics shift Trump wants to expand offshore drilling Hopes fade for using tax reform on infrastructure Job creation in the digital economy needs a jumpstart