The Hill Articles: August 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall as Category 4 storm Arpaio plans Monday press conference after Trump pardon Sanders on Arpaio pardon: Trump using power to ‘defend racism’ McCain blasts Trump over Arpaio pardon Flake challenger praises Trump pardon of Arpaio GOP rep: Trump pardoned someone ‘who ignored Bill of Rights’ Ana Navarro: Trump’s Arpaio pardon ‘a slap in the face’ to Latinos Dems slam Trump for pardoning Arpaio during hurricane Trump signs disaster declaration for Texas as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall White House disputes Gorka’s claim that he resigned Flake: Trump should have honored judicial process on Arpaio pardon Arpaio thanks Trump for pardoning him ACLU: Trump’s pardon of Arpaio ‘a presidential endorsement of racism’ Pelosi: Trump’s Arpaio pardon a ‘mockery of rule of law’ Hannity to interview Joe Arpaio after Trump pardon Phoenix mayor rips Trump: Pardoning Arpaio ‘a slap in the face’ Pelosi: Trump ordering Pentagon ‘to hurt and humiliate’ military Gorka leaves White House post Trump nominates Andrei Iancu to be director of patent office Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio GOP senator hosting town hall for audience of 54 Corker praises Trump’s move on Venezuela amid spat Hurricane Harvey deemed Category 4 as storm intensifies Organizers of far-right rally in San Francisco cancel event DHS has not yet notified states about Russian election hacks LGBT groups slam ‘purge’ after Trump signs transgender troop ban Feds deploy natural disaster medical teams to ahead of hurricane North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles Trump speaks against ‘voices that try to sow hatred and division’ Democrats: Americans want opportunity, not ‘saviors or handouts’ OSHA removes list of worker fatalities from homepage Special counsel subpoenas Manafort-linked PR firms: report Trump officially bans transgender people from military Facebook hires former NYT public editor to help with transparency Report: Mueller probing whether Flynn played a role in pursuit of Clinton emails Trump support cools for McConnell Senate pick Strange: report Trump faces leadership test with Hurricane Harvey Hickenlooper says there’s no ‘unity ticket’ with Kasich Religious leaders to hold protest against Trump in Washington Texas mayor tells those not evacuating to write names, Social Security numbers on their arms: report Saving ObamaCare requires a Democratic majority that includes pro-life Democrats Trump likely to end protections for ‘Dreamers’: report EPA cancels sponsorship of awards for climate leadership Trump, America still needs this monument to nonpartisanship Hurricane Harvey: What to watch for Scaramucci to visit Virginia’s Liberty University Apple removes Iranian apps, citing U.S. sanctions Activists scramble amid reports Trump to end protections for ‘Dreamers’ Volkswagen engineer sentenced for role in emissions cheating Cruz, Cornyn back Texas gov’s request for disaster declaration Trump wishes Texans ‘good luck’ ahead of hurricane We still have more hate to remove from the White House White House seeks to reassure nation on hurricane response Trump admin cancels local hiring plan for public works projects Pence, Cruz scrap plans for Nevada trip due to hurricane Lawmakers should begin cracking down on hate speech Trump exempts Citgo from Venezuela sanctions Gianforte reports for mugshot and fingerprints after assault charge Dems launch effort to cut off White House salaries for Gorka and Miller Marrying infrastructure and tax reform will jump-start the economy Americans have forgotten how to forgive Declining Medicare rates restricting access to home oxygen for COPD patients On cutting the corporate tax rate, GOP must go permanent or go home Canada introduces third ‘unspecified’ gender for passports OPINION | Hurricane Katrina taught Americans they can always overcome the storm ‘Fox & Friends’ guest: Arpaio should get pardon, Medal of Freedom Remains recovered of Marines killed in Osprey plane crash near Australia GOP lawmaker breaks with Trump, says Confederate statues should come down The VA dog labs are filled with painful and cruel experiments OPINION | Michael Brown: Mr. President, don’t let Hurricane Harvey be your Katrina McMaster on Venezuela: No military action anticipated in ‘near future’ FEMA chief: Harvey will be ‘a very significant disaster’ Mnuchin says he never considered resigning after Trump Charlottesville remarks Bannon: I’m going to ‘light up’ McConnell Texas gov: Undocumented immigrants won’t have to show ID to get into evacuation centers Mnuchin ‘100 percent confident’ debt ceiling will be raised Trump slaps new sanctions on Venezuela Shoring up coastal infrastructure is long past due Spending money in politics is part of our cherished freedom of speech OPINION | New York state’s final chance to stop fracking is slipping away RNC adopts resolution condemning white supremacists The Republican party is a threat to school lunches for hungry kids Some North Carolina public schools ban Confederate flag clothing Texas rep: Trump needs to declare federal disaster area for Harvey 13 recommendations for reforming America’s foreign aid Watch Live: White House holds press briefing as hurricane approaches US Dutch may use tracker-laced Excel files to bust online drug markets CORRECTED: Dean says Trump election was Kent State moment for millennials For a change, Trump listens to experts, hits mark on Afghanistan Ohio judge slams Cleveland Browns players for protesting during national anthem Five state insurance commissioners to testify on bipartisan healthcare bill America’s $1 trillion in credit card debt is terrible news for our future GOP lawmaker does outdoor TV interview soaking wet as hurricane approaches U.S. counter-terrorism policy gives cover to terror-funding states The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trump ‘closely monitoring’ Hurricane Harvey threat Feckless leadership from McConnell, Ryan a big problem for Republicans GOP floats condemning Charlottesville violence EPA to host 10 hearings on water rule rewrite Senate Dem wants answers on FTC’s quick approval of Amazon-Whole Foods deal The healthcare industry has been part of the opioid problem – It’s time we’re part of the solution Ex-Obama spox: Trump staff believes he’s ‘too stupid to figure out that Infowars is garbage’ US must not get lapped in innovation race with China Domestic crisis further clouds stand-off with Kim Jung-un Feds outline technical evidence in case against WannaCry researcher Wall Street Journal editorial: GOP should treat Trump as a ‘political independent’ In attacking Columbus, Antifa tries to finish what the Klan started Yellen defends Dodd-Frank regs Trump has vowed to unwind Grassley warns Trump: Focus on hurricane, don’t make same mistake Bush made Kasich, Dem governor mull unity ticket in 2020: report Officials reviewing deferred deportation program ahead of key deadline: report Convictions shouldn’t be life sentences to unemployment The solar eclipse can teach us a lot about trade policy GOP lawmaker: Mexico will pay ‘part of the tab’ for wall Samsung leader sentenced to five years in prison in bribery case ACLU sues California over 45,000 ballots thrown out in 2016 South Carolina governor cuts off funding for abortion clinics in executive order Aetna accidentally discloses HIV status of some patients Trump adviser drafted resignation letter after Charlottesville: report Don’t waste money on a wall, when our roads and bridges are crumbling NRCC chairman: Starting with ObamaCare repeal was a mistake Cohn: Debt debate won’t derail tax reform Poll: Majority disapprove of Trump’s handling of North Korea Navy finds remains of second sailor from USS McCain crash China-owned oil company cozies up to Washington TSA reviewing cargo screening procedures over terror concerns OPINION | Sanders will ignite Medicare-for-all movement this fall CIA wary of Pompeo’s interest in agency tied to Russia investigation: report CNN’s Acosta: What Trump calls ‘fake news’ keeps people safe during hurricanes Five things to know about Fusion GPS Border Patrol to keep Texas immigration checkpoints open during hurricane Ex-GOP senator says Republicans ‘corrupted’ by Trump Obama backs old ally in St. Petersburg race Trump attacks Corker: ‘Tennessee not happy’ with GOP senator Trump to visit Missouri next week to launch tax reform campaign: report Forget funding the wall, Trump needs the land first Trump: Few administrations have done more than me in 7 months Exclusive first look: Trump attacks Flake in new Ward campaign ad Secret Service spent $7,100 on luxury toilets during Trump Bedminster visit Four steps that could stabilize the health insurance market Mnuchin and wife viewed eclipse from Fort Knox: report Trump adviser: White House ‘must do better’ in condemning hate Stephen King: Trump blocked me on Twitter, so I’m blocking him from seeing my movies OPINION | Pardoning Joe Arpaio undermines respect for the law Trump: ‘Kelly is doing a fantastic job as chief of staff’ Trump calls on GOP to nix filibuster Trump will face major obstacles changing Pakistan stance on terror groups Franken seen as reluctant 2020 candidate Execs launch India forum after split from Chamber Congress facing deadline to renew healthcare for children