The Hill Articles: April 4, 2017

Late-night ObamaCare meeting leaves no signs of progress Comedian Louis C.K. calls Trump a ‘lying sack of s—‘ Former Trump campaign adviser: Any info given to Russian spies ‘immaterial’ Harvard students form ‘Dumbledore’s Army’ to fight against Trump agenda Trump transition members urge Rice to testify State and local governments press Congress on tax reform priorities Intel Dem: Russia probe may put Trump aides in jail Dem senator’s late-night Supreme Court protest stretches into Wednesday Court rules Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from discrimination Overnight Cybersecurity: Rice denies wrongly unmasking Trump team | Dems plead for electric grid cyber funds | China reportedly targeting cloud providers Rice at center of intelligence storm over ‘unmasking’ flap ‘Nuclear’ cloud looms over Trump agenda North Korea fires missile into waters off east coast 20 companies pull ads from O’Reilly’s show Hispanic Dems push DHS chief on immigration enforcement Ethnic, environmental protests may merge in Iranian election year DHS: Immigration agents can make courthouse arrests Overnight Defense: Top general reviewing arms treaty with Russia | Trump hits Obama after Syrian gas attack | Lawmakers fear ‘ugly fallout’ from short-term spending Change the nominee McConnell tees up Thursday Supreme Court showdown House Dems to Ryan: Recuse Nunes from Russia probe Lawmakers push for transit security funding after Russia attack Equal Pay Day — as a practicing black physician it affects me, too Bring victims to the table on criminal justice reform Overnight Healthcare: Centrists push back on new ObamaCare repeal plan | Ryan tamps down expectations | Gallup finds majority back ObamaCare for first time LGBT troop advocates express concern over Trump’s Army pick It’s time to modernize federal prison education programs Lawmakers warn of ‘ugly fallout’ over short-term defense funding Senior black lawmaker blasts Sessions for reviewing police reform How Flynn could get immunity Ivanka Trump: I’m complicit ‘if being complicit is wanting to be a force for good’ Overnight Energy: Mixed messages on carbon tax Overnight Regulation: Dems say Trump FDA nominee too close to drug industry Centrists push back on new ObamaCare repeal plan Overnight Tech: Bill would require warrants for border phone searches | Qualcomm wants antitrust case gone | Ex-Obama defense chief seeks tech help for Pentagon Trump to press China for tougher approach to North Korea Armstrong Williams op-ed: Trump, Kushner know Americans are tired of timidity Baldwin: No one currently ‘on deck in 2020’ is going to beat Trump GOP senator: Rice the ‘Typhoid Mary’ of Obama admin foreign policy Kim Jung Un’s legitimacy issue WH: Internal Bannon think tank never actually existed GOP rep: Investigate Rice unmasking requests Overnight Finance: Top Fed official resigns over leak | Trump SEC pick clears panel | WH denies considering carbon, value-added taxes Poll: Most want Trump to try to make ObamaCare work Immigration arrests at border plunge With ‘nuclear option’ vote, Collins puts her ‘moderate’ label on the line Warren: ‘Nuts’ to confirm Gorsuch during FBI’s Trump-Russia probe Lobbying World Webb: Constitution needed a win Trump administration protects endangered mussels Budowsky: Gorsuch grand bargain CNN’s Lemon goes after O’Reilly over sexual harassment claims Low approval will drive Trump to resign before he is impeached Humanitarian aid relieves hunger. Good governance prevents it. Lockheed promises to drop price of Navy F-35 in face of political pressure Dems blast Trump FDA pick as ‘dangerous’ choice Muslim feminism or Sharia censorship? There’s trouble brewing in the the land down under. Gallup: ObamaCare has majority support for first time White House denies it’s considering carbon tax, value-added tax Maryland governor signs fracking ban into law Trump aide: NBC’s Mitchell does PR for Dems Clinton nephew lands modeling contract How Trump and the Congressional Black Caucus can prevail over unemployment US calls on Iran, Russia to prevent chemical weapons attacks in Syria Dems sound alarm over Trump’s proposed cuts to energy office spearheading cybersecurity Trump administration removes endangered species protections for parrots House panel approves bills on juvenile justice, missing children Trump’s immigration enforcement plan misses the big picture Trump hits Obama after Syrian gas attack Health talks dominate Ryan meeting Crimes by illegal aliens, not legal immigrants, are the real problem How refugee limits could hurt GOP Rust Belt reps IRS starting private debt collection program this week Schiff: Kushner acting as a ‘super secretary of State’ Ex-Obama defense chief calls for boosting Pentagon, Silicon Valley ties Trump promises to rebuild country in speech to construction workers Lawmakers introduce bill to end warrantless phone searches at border AFL-CIO chief: Trump pulled ‘bait-and-switch’ on working-class voters Eric Trump: ‘Nepotism is kind of a factor of life’ Senate starts debate on Gorsuch nomination Preserving a Lifeline to close the digital divide Lawmakers want to block drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge Poll: Trump’s approval rating sinks further McConnell confident he has the votes to go ‘nuclear’ US trade rep must secure our intellectual property rights Ten companies pull ads from O’Reilly show A million new American jobs? Our nation’s startups can help with that. Graham jabs at Rice for ‘political manipulation’ McCain: No last-minute deal to avoid ‘nuclear’ fight over Gorsuch White House studying carbon tax, value-added tax: report Dems press for paycheck fairness bill on Equal Pay Day Hatch calls for vote on USTR nominee Lighthizer Richmond Fed president resigns, admits to confirming leaked confidential information STEM education will carry our children in tomorrow’s economy WATCH: Trump uses giant chart to blast regulatory barriers to highways Your state is probably facing a new dawn of public finance problems Boeing wins $2.2B, multination deal for maritime patrol planes Hoyer: GOP will need Dems’ help to prevent shutdown Donald Trump Jr. dismisses Susan Rice interview: ‘#fakenews’ Rice was within legal rights to ‘unmask’ Trump associates Protecting financial networks from cyberattacks ISIS: US ‘being run by an idiot’ Trump ally Alex Jones targets Schiff in anti-gay tirade Senate confirms Homeland Security deputy New Washington, but the same LightSquared is asking for favors from the FCC White House: Russia back channel story ‘flimsy’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report Where are the Florida Republicans? Rice denies Obama administration inappropriately unmasked Trump team On the day of the election, I reaffirm my commitment to justice White House condemns chemical attack in Syria Trump’s infrastructure bill could come as soon as May, cost over $1T Trump’s anti-clean energy policies bring us to a moment of no return The Susan Rice ‘smoking gun,’ and why it matters Gillibrand: ‘If we’re not helping people, we should go the f–k home’ SEC chair nominee can champion the critical role of investment funds Reclaim Act represents massive environmental and economic revitalization of Appalachia Religious groups urge Congress to keep limit on church political activity Why a strong Europe means a strong United States Qualcomm wants antitrust case dismissed Reuters confirms: Correspondents’ party still a go Scarborough on Susan Rice: What if Cheney had asked for unmasking? Ryan tamps down expectations for new ObamaCare repeal bill Trump SEC pick clears banking panel with Dem support Blumenthal: Dems should not use ‘nuclear option’ on future SCOTUS nominees Businesses putting the squeeze on North Carolina over bathroom bill McConnell: Supreme Court fight will decide ‘future of the Senate’ GOP health proposal could lead to higher premiums for sick people Chelsea Clinton on challenging Trump: ‘Right now, the answer is no’ Top general: Russia treaty under review is not the one Trump attacked GOP group blasts Georgia Dem as Pelosi ‘rubber-stamp’ Dems ask regulators to rewrite disclosure rule for drillers, miners The best way to counter Putin? Expose his regime’s corruption. New regs for Wednesday: Parrots, manatees, mussels Report: China-based cyber campaign targeting managed IT, cloud services Actress Patricia Arquette: We’ll ‘pay a huge price’ for Trump’s climate policies Silencing the voices of federal experts will hurt the safety and health of US Romney to headline his first DC fundraiser since inauguration: report Perez unveils new DNC communications shop Trump-Xi meeting a critical first step toward a unified path forward CNN’s Cuomo: Rice story is ‘fake scandal’ Cummings: Steve Bannon a ‘white supremacist-type person’ NCAA drops NC boycott over bathroom bill Trump Jr. praises writer who pushed ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy theory Trump, Tillerson clash with NATO allies at America’s risk Fox cancels ‘Red Eye’ Sanders backs anti-Trump firebrand in Virginia governors race Ivanka Trump tweets support for Equal Pay Day Employee owners spur the economic growth America needs CNN’s Lemon calls Susan Rice story a ‘diversion’ McCain on nuclear option: ‘Dark day’ in Senate history Marijuana-state govs ask feds to maintain status quo Trump cuts funding to UN women’s health arm over forced abortion concerns Let’s use innovation to modernize America’s transportation system Trump administration reviewing ‘extreme vetting’ policies: report McCain: Trump inaction on Syria is ‘disgraceful chapter’ in US history Senators should stop trying to turn the Supreme Court into reality TV Don’t give Michael Flynn immunity — lock him up House intel Dem: Panel ‘getting back to business’ on Russia investigation Mismanaged pension funds are imperiling state budgets Ryan sending checks to Republicans’ campaign committees: report U.S. military readiness crisis: A call to action for Congress Judge rail industry by performance, not processes Trump offers Putin ‘full support’ in subway bombing investigation The art of the compromise Suspected St. Petersburg bomber ‘had Islamist links’ NAFTA isn’t actually a ‘disaster,’ but getting rid of it would be Kushner becomes Trump’s jack-of-all-trades Court battle divides red-state Dems Dem lawmaker Swalwell makes his name in Russia probe Changing of the guard at DC’s top lobby firm The animal advocate