The Hill Articles: August 31, 2017

August 31
Those denied entry after Trump travel ban allowed to reapply for visas NC governor declares state of emergency over gas supply concerns Senate panel expected to hold hearing on immigration visas Trump requesting initial $6B in aid for Harvey Sotomayor spotted in ‘Judge’s Chambers’ section at Yankees game Dem pushes to defund Trump’s voter fraud commission Trump quietly growing irritated with some officials: report Texas AG warns gas stations against raising prices in Harvey aftermath Eric Trump predicts CNN won’t cover Trump Harvey donation hours after network report Trump Jr. getting $100k to speak at UNT Border Patrol defends role in Texas hurricane recovery Zuckerberg-backed immigration group pushes Trump to keep DACA Mueller teams up with IRS in Russia probe: report Pence: Trump will make decision on DACA with ‘big heart’ Poll: Majority describe Trump as a ‘bully’ who ‘says what he thinks’ Dems blast Trump for trying to ‘sabotage’ ObamaCare Trump learned from his health care fight and offered a winning tax plan Mattis calls reports he contradicted Trump on North Korea ‘ludicrous’ Pence: ‘Deeply inspiring’ to see volunteer work in Texas Sheriff David Clarke expected to join Trump administration: report Federal judge blocks Texas from enforcing new abortion restrictions Trump sets pay rate for federal workers Spicer thanks Trump for ‘honor of a lifetime’ in White House exit Former ‘West Wing’ star urges people to write ‘Harriet Tubman’ on $20 bill Ex-Pentagon leaders back lawsuit against transgender ban Natural disasters may cripple cities but they galvanize communities White House braces for ‘long, frustrating recovery’ from Harvey Microsoft urges Trump to keep DACA Energy official who claimed online comments were result of hacking resigns: report Amazon-Whole Foods merger is the start of a new era for the FTC Sanders returning to Colbert next week OPINION | Trump’s decision to end DACA creates a national security threat McCain urges USDA to delay catfish inspections Rising Dem star Tim Ryan splits with party, endorses corporate tax cuts If US-led internet oversight crumbles, tech sector will suffer Glenn Beck announces mass layoffs at The Blaze Right accuses left of hypocrisy on antifa DNC rips White House for removing sexual assault report on website Trump’s border wall moves forward with prototypes Trump civil rights official listed Clinton attacks as qualification on resume: report In Ukraine, it’s time for a Holocaust memorial at Babi Yar GOP lawmaker wants to force vote on bill protecting DACA recipients No action on opioid emergency three weeks after Trump declaration FDA alerts to recall of half million pacemakers over hacking concerns How Americans respond to disasters like Harvey shows us who we are Trump to slash ObamaCare outreach funding Sheriff David Clarke resigns: report Fed Chair Yellen takes premature victory lap with latest speech Trump and Republicans have to make the tax code great again Texas judge strikes down Obama overtime rule Report: Lawsuit to target Charlottesville police over rally’s violence Watch Live: White House holds press briefing Trump to donate $1 million for Harvey relief efforts Congress shouldn’t put a cap on medical malpractice suits States push Jim Crow when they override minimum wage laws White House: Price gouging of Harvey victims ‘will not be tolerated’ Pence goes hands-on clearing debris in Texas Report: Manafort notes on Russia meeting make reference to ‘donations’ Google’s effort to undermine free speech strengthens case for regulating big tech Press becomes part of the story in Texas GOP chairmen: Comey may have cleared Clinton before interviewing her Senate Health Committee schedules two more ObamaCare hearings Top US commander says ISIS leader likely still alive Texas lawmaker: Harvey may have ‘trillion-dollar impact’ Come Melania’s heels or high water, ‘stupid news’ rules the media Republican National Committee loses chief of staff Trump to end DACA: report OPINION | Dershowitz: I’m not wrong about Mueller and Russia Mnuchin: More tax details coming shortly Mattis signs orders to send more troops to Afghanistan If you’re not alarmed by China’s tech invasion, you’re not paying attention States say EPA’s climate rule guidance is ‘legally incorrect’ Pences pray with Hurricane Harvey victims Apple breaks silence to defend net neutrality Feds warn of Hurricane Harvey robocall scams Ryan-Brady tax plan the right way to reduce federal revenues Kerry races to save American cycling team Politics getting more black and white — justifications for Trump getting harder Mnuchin: Treasury could scrap plans to replace Jackson on $20 bill Dems want Rohrabacher pulled from leadership of panel overseeing Russia Federal debt increase wasn’t what Americans had in mind when they voted GOP VIP tickets for Clinton book tour selling for $2K: report Chamber official warns of ‘economic weakness’ if tax reform fails Whistleblowers in the Energy Department can resist Trump, Perry from the inside Harvey could move up debt ceiling deadline The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trump orders Russia to shutter San Francisco consulate, two annexes OPINION | Why I’m sticking with Trump’s election commission Georgia police officer: ‘We only kill black people’ Now is not the time for US-South Korea trade tensions Kim Kardashian West: My daughter would make a better president than Trump Conservative leader: Don’t tie Harvey relief to debt ceiling Walmart selling ‘USA Trump hats’ at one-fourth of Trump’s price W.Va. office settles with lesbian couple an official called an ‘abomination’: report Pentagon releases name of missing soldier from Black Hawk crash Children’s health is at stake unless both parties come together Qualcomm lobbyist promoted to global advocacy chief Poll: West Virginians approve of Dem senator more than Trump Democrats need a roster like the Patriots to make waves in 2018 Watchdog: Iran complying with nuclear deal limits Trevor Noah: US should add LeBron James dunking on Confederate monuments Kasich, Hickenlooper release plan to stabilize ObamaCare markets Conway: Case against Menendez is ‘stunning’ Charlie Hebdo cover: ‘God Exists! He Drowned All the Neo-Nazis of Texas’ Denmark, Sweden team up to counter Russian ‘fake news’ Gasoline spikes after Harvey shuts down Gulf Coast refineries GOP rep: Congress should set limits for Mueller probe in appropriations bills The Antiquities Act is not a blank check to create national monuments Garcetti not ruling out run for governor in California Dems hit Ivanka Trump for backing rollback of equal pay rule Conway defends Melania Trump’s shoes: ‘She can wear whatever she wants’ OPINION | Houston’s recovery likely less daunting than New Orleans’ was Wells Fargo: Nearly twice as many potentially fake accounts than originally thought The nuances behind recent changes in Congress’s foreign policy role Scarborough: ‘Democrats need to stop with the Balkanization of America’ China: Korean peninsula is not a computer game Warren criticizes think tank for ousting scholar who ripped Google Pranksters take advantage of FCC file-upload comment system Motel 6 pays $250K to settle human trafficking lawsuit Energy Dept. taps into emergency oil reserves after Harvey NC state lawmaker: Bring back the electric chair Conway slams CNN anchor for climate change questions during Harvey Rather: Trump ‘seized with fear’ over Mueller investigation Top Russian official tells Tillerson new N. Korea sanctions would be ‘dangerous’ Sanders to hold two events in New Hampshire on Labor Day WH defends Trump’s ‘first hand’ comments on Harvey Russia ambassador calls for resumed military contacts with US Trump lawyer rebuts claims in Russian dossier: report Harvey shuts down major pipeline supplying fuel to East Coast Rather: Trump runs the risk of seeming ‘irrelevant’ Princess Diana’s enduring legacy will be William on the throne Missouri state rep says person who vandalized Confederate statue should be ‘hung from a tall tree’ Poll: Majority opposes Trump’s decision to pardon Arpaio US flies bombers over Korean peninsula after missile launch Officials push back on reports of explosions at flooded chemical plant in Texas Voters deeply disapprove of Trump, House leaders: poll Book tours are testing ground for 2020 race Businesses focusing less on Trump, says study Five public health crises facing Houston after Harvey Tillerson tries to find voice in Trump administration