The Hill Articles: December 1, 2017

ABC News faces blowback over corrected Flynn report Senators vote down Rubio-Lee child tax credit expansion GOP defeats Schumer bid to delay tax vote Bernstein: Russia probe clearly not ‘fake news’ Senate GOP releases new version of tax bill ahead of vote Read the Senate GOP’s 479-page tax bill Heritage Act will ‘key vote’ Senate GOP tax overhaul Dems knock Toomey over proposed college provision in tax plan Grassley suggests deputy FBI director may have violated Hatch Act Live coverage: Senate Republicans pass tax bill Dem senator: Mueller must be protected from ‘another Saturday Night Massacre’ GOP strategist: Flynn plea signals ‘unravelling of all the lies’ of Trump admin Alabama Democratic Senate candidate outraises Roy Moore Senate ethics panel wants details on sexual harassment allegations Kushner holding talks with Saudi prince: report Dems rip GOP over handwritten changes to tax plan US attorney fired by Trump: Mueller team likely looking at everyone Flynn plea brings Mueller closer to the White House Benghazi panel used $150K in taxpayer money to settle wrongful termination lawsuit EPA scuttles rule on mining cleanup funding Three senior Uber security managers step down in wake of breach Key lawmaker seeks flexibility for states on CHIP Additional Trump transition official identified who knew about Flynn’s Russia contact: report Expand, don’t replicate, the solution to military-to-veteran transition Dem senator compares GOP tax bill to unicorns, Tupac conspiracy theories Nevada Democrat accused of sexual harassment during campaign Twitter changes reason for not removing anti-Muslim videos retweeted by Trump CNN: White House claims Obama admin approved Flynn calls with Russian ambassador WATCH: Dem rep. urges House Intel committee to push harder in Russia probe after Flynn plea  Shep Smith: Flynn’s guilty plea undermines Trump’s ‘fake news’ claim on Russia Hawaii begins testing Cold War-era siren warning system amid North Korea threat NBC to refuse Matt Lauer payout To meet skyrocketing demand for organic products, nation’s farmers need a better toolkit Mattis heads to Middle East, Africa Corker to vote no on GOP tax bill Democrats to Trump: Ask Forest Service before shrinking monuments Listen: A turning point in the Trump presidency, and today’s latest news The origins of America’s jihadists NSA employee pleads guilty to removing classified information ‘The kids are alright’ — especially the wealthy ones DOJ issues arrest warrant for undocumented immigrant acquitted in Kate Steinle killing Collins to vote for GOP tax plan American Airlines to restrict ‘smart bags’ over fire risks Kushner is senior transition official who ordered Flynn to contact Russia: reports Middle-class tax relief could start in the sky Don’t give up on democracy just yet Deductible for popular ObamaCare plan rises to almost $4K Former ‘Access Hollywood’ host Billy Bush to visit Colbert McCaskill: Lobbyists gave Dems a list of GOP amendments to tax bill Gossip’s complicit role in sexual harassment
 Supreme Court to hear arguments in solar power dispute Trump calls reports of Tillerson’s ouster ‘fake news’ Clinton on Matt Lauer: ‘Every day I believe more in karma’ Conyers will decide in coming days whether to resign, attorney says NBC News chairman on sexual harassment: ‘We need to do better’ Trump Jr. to meet with Senate panel amid Russia probe Trump’s slur highlights the need to preserve native languages Obama meets with Dalai Lama during trip abroad Collins: Senate bill will include medical expense deduction amendment Give Kate Steinle the justice the court denied: Stop sanctuary cities DC bar offering ‘Moscow Mueller’ drinks after Flynn guilty plea The good, the bad and the ugly of Michael Flynn’s guilty plea Pelosi: Flynn guilty plea a ‘dark moment’ in American history ‘The View’ audience loudly applauds news of Flynn’s guilty plea Top Intel Dem: It’s not that easy for WH to distance itself from Flynn Yellen sounds the debt alarm on her way out the door Yes. Tax reform will boost US investment.  4 ways that telemedicine can address the opioid crisis Fox reporter: Flynn was charged with ‘Martha Stewart Statute’ Judiciary Dem: ‘More than enough evidence’ to probe Trump for obstruction of justice Take Janet Yellen’s warning seriously — The spending needs to stop now Gay GOP group urges ‘good Christians’ to oppose Moore Analysis: More than 6,000 lobbyists have worked on taxes in 2017 Trump PAC calls for end of sanctuary cities after Steinle verdict Fox News’s Napolitano: Flynn guilty plea ‘a nightmare for Trump’ Dems reintroduce bill to jail those who don’t alert victims of a data breach US oil and gas boom will actually help spur energy revolution Taxpayers funded GOP lawmaker’s $84K sex harassment settlement: report The Hill’s 12:30 Report Low volume Medicare providers are getting a ‘free pass’ from auditing Collins: Senate bill will include property-tax deduction Twitter introduces ‘Lite’ version in 24 countries Comey tweets after Flynn guilty plea: ‘But let justice roll down like waters’ Maxine Waters to Trump: Admit guilt and tell the truth Texas State newspaper fires student author of anti-white column Flake to back tax bill, giving GOP 50 votes The congressional cover-up scandal Stocks plunge after reports Flynn will testify against Trump GOP leaders back away from plan to shrink tax bill Flynn issues statement on guilty plea: My actions were ‘wrong’ White House distances itself from Flynn Bill O’Reilly: Politics helped kill Kate Steinle, Zarate just pulled the trigger Shocking nobody, corporations say tax cuts won’t go to workers Flynn coordinated Russia call with senior transition official, prosecutors say Tillerson may be on shaky ground, but Trump is the State Department’s real problem Dem lawmaker trolls Trump over Flynn: Congratulations, President Pence Flynn to testify Trump as president-elect ‘directed him to make contact with the Russians’: report House conservatives cast doubt on GOP leaders’ shutdown strategy McCarthy: Virginia election ‘makes me nervous’ Appeals court rules against releasing draft Whitewater indictments against Clinton Geraldo Rivera apologizes for ’embarrassing’ Bette Midler White House calls on Congress to secure borders after verdict in Steinle case Ethics panel asks for details of past harassment cases against serving lawmakers Reddit changes homepage to support net neutrality Tax reform is nightmare Déjà vu for Puerto Rico Susan Collins is swing vote on tax bill GOP sets 23 percent deduction for small businesses to save tax bill Flynn enters guilty plea, will cooperate with Mueller Trump nominees pose a hazard to our health White House extends Christmas party invite to CNN off-camera teams Tax reform must do more to encourage technology startups WATCH: NFL kneeling controversy upped support for closing stadium loophole, GOP rep says Dems resurface Flynn’s ‘lock her up’ comments after Mueller charges Trump’s Russian winter grows colder with Flynn plea deal Kaine: Flynn will get ‘fair legal process’ he tried to deny Clinton Top GOP senators say they have the votes to pass tax bill 12 House Republicans object to Alaska refuge oil drilling proposal Tillerson on reports of ouster: ‘It’s laughable’ Congress must stop private prisons from receiving tax breaks Poll: Feinstein leads progressive challenger by double-digits First ladies lead fight against AIDS Review of Charlottesville rally response sharply faults law enforcement Evangelicals were with Trump in 2016, and will be in 2020 Ben Shapiro: Illegals committing crimes then re-entering US is why Trump won Read the special counsel’s charges against Flynn GOP tax plan will stunt innovation in its infancy Justice Department considering federal charges in Steinle case Time for limited US military action against North Korea Flynn set to plead guilty to lying to the FBI Angus King on GOP tax push: ‘To call this a circus would be an insult to circuses’ Rep. Speier: Conyers’s pattern of conduct ‘is that of a predator’ GOP will sell out middle class for a win on tax ‘reform’ CBC Dem: Resignation is Conyers’s decision GOP strategist: ‘No real conservative’ should vote for the GOP tax bill Conway blasts sanctuary cities after Kate Steinle murder trial verdict Former Marine gets life in prison for rape Supreme Court’s ‘Carpenter’ is a chance to improve modern privacy norms Matt Lauer’s ex-wife responds to allegations GOP leaders win two key votes for tax legislation Russia investigation has cost at least $5 million: report Trump administration proposes ‘kidney innovation accelerator program’ An American attack on North Korea will come with epic consequences Seth Meyers goes after Matt Lauer on late night Paul Ryan: ‘I don’t know’ if there’s a difference between Trump and Moore accusers Let’s tax college endowments to pay for students’ education Trump: Dems trying to block GOP tax bill because it’s ‘too good’ Obama on social media: You’ve got to ‘think before you tweet’ Obama: If I watched Fox News ‘I wouldn’t vote for me’ World AIDS Day — let’s work with urgency to battle this disease House prepares to take concealed carry measure to floor Kimmel accepts Roy Moore’s challenge to a fight Securing the internet of things means using markets, not mandates Congress’ deficit hawks seem to have gone missing in action Trump resumes calls for border wall in response to Kate Steinle murder trial verdict Foreign assistance should be directed where the need and impact are greatest Listen: How ex-Trump allies started facing legal problems and today’s latest news DACA advocates see efforts gaining steam in the House Growing private sector use of facial scanners worries privacy advocates Meet the Iran hawk who could be Trump’s next secretary of State Tillerson under pressure after White House plan leaks