The Hill Articles: December 15, 2017

Ingraham tells WH spokeswoman on Trump judicial pick: ‘That was a viral video nightmare’ Hillary Clinton wraps up book tour Trump speaks by phone with Cindy McCain on husband’s status GOP senator who grilled Trump judicial nominee: ‘I don’t wanna see him suffer’ ACLU fighting Trump over abortion access for two undocumented immigrants Dem senator: Trump’s comments about a Flynn pardon ‘just wrong’ Nine more women accuse prominent appeals court judge of sexual misconduct Chris Wallace: ‘It’s not crazy’ for Trump to be concerned about bias at FBI Senior Google researcher suspended amid sexual harassment claims: report SNL cast member shows off Clinton tattoo Owner of Bannon’s DC house requests fence ‘for security reasons’ CDC banned from using ‘evidence-based’ and ‘science-based’ in official documents: report Former U.S. ambassador to Russia: It’s ‘shocking’ Trump thanked Putin for his praise Trump may stop Boeing and Airbus jetliner sales to Iran: report Schumer on tax plan: GOP ‘will rue the day they pass this’ Watchdog: DOJ didn’t consult us before releasing FBI agent’s texts Roy Moore fundraising for ‘election integrity fund’ ahead of election certification Tax measure retains financing tool for infrastructure Mattis: North Korean ballistic missile doesn’t pose immediate threat to US Congress has much to accomplish with the budget, but little time Sanders rips final GOP tax bill: It’s a moral ‘obscenity’ READ: The final text of the Republican tax bill Final GOP tax bill repeals ObamaCare mandate Trump’s legal team to meet with Mueller next week Republicans unveil final version of tax bill Listen: GOP nears finish line on tax plan, and today’s latest news Tillerson’s disappearing offer to North Korea: Even talks are risky House, Trump officials reach settlement in ObamaCare payments case The federal security clearance system is killing innovation New York mayor, NY attorney general to hold ‘people’s hearing’ on climate rule repeal Taxing tuition waivers would benefit schools’ research missions Bipartisan senators urge Congress to fund fight to curb opioid crisis President Trump’s speech at the FBI Academy was reckless Pride and the fall: Why young evangelicals rejected Roy Moore Schumer promises a Senate vote on overturning FCC’s net neutrality repeal Washington’s original swamp creatures: Big Oil’s refineries Report: 30 Nevada political figures describe Kihuen behavior as ‘open secret’ Bill Gates utilizing public-private partnerships to help save planet Sessions after Trump criticism: FBI ‘fulfilling a fabulously important role’ Manafort to be released from house arrest: report America, don’t buy into failed plain tobacco packaging Kushner lawyer looking for crisis PR firm: report Corker to support tax bill in boost to GOP Graham rips Trump over interrogation policy: It’s like ‘Obama and his team never left’ California sanctuary cities bill is humane and effective Brookings fellow rips Trump: I entered through lottery system Anti-abortion groups push for stronger ‘pro-life’ restrictions in ObamaCare funding bill Blame government, not the market, for dwindling coal industry Senator defends viral questioning of Trump pick: I ask questions I expect them to answer Federal judge blocks Trump rollback of ObamaCare birth control mandate Rubio now a ‘yes’ on the GOP tax bill A perceived threat could be the key to the black vote in 2018 House chairman invites Patagonia founder to testify on monuments Clinton: Republicans have to decide to stand up to Trump Report: FCC to fine Sinclair $13.3 million over undisclosed commercials Ranking Democrat raises alarm House committee will end Russia investigation Trump’s deregulatory promises are coming true and saving $570 million Tampered Watergate door lock sells for $62,500 Poll: Melania Trump’s popularity climbs 17 points since January Will Omarosa land a book deal? The American dream is at stake if low-income earners can’t own a home Democratic poll shows tax bill hurts GOP incumbents Tillerson returns to tough talk on North Korea at UN council FBI chief’s claim on surveillance abuse doesn’t fit the evidence Some tax reform provisions might hurt universities, our country’s overall competitiveness GOP tax bill endangers America’s STEM education, innovation WATCH: Byrne open to Alabama Senate run   There’s nothing biblical about 180,000 pages of federal regulations Ethics Committee investigating claims against Kihuen Trump: 30 percent of journalists are ‘fine people’ Matt Damon: Weinstein, Franken ‘don’t belong in the same category’ Ann Coulter rips Rubio for demanding child tax credit increase Even trickling to a halt, US death penalty executions are an embarrassment Illegal immigration returns to Obama-era levels along Southwest border Hackers demand ransom for California voter database Why Pence must address repression during visit to Cairo The Hill’s 12:30 Report White House still eyeing gas tax hike to pay for infrastructure plan Trump lawyer: ‘No consideration’ of Flynn pardon Eminem blasts Trump, dreams of throwing Ivanka ‘in the trunk’ on new album Menendez warns against changing chain migration for Dreamers Steven Spielberg at ‘Post’ premiere: ‘No room for partisanship’ among patriots After Alabama: Say ‘thank you’ to black women, and mean it Trump admin puts EPA climate science debate plan ‘on hold’ Medical device companies press to lift ObamaCare tax this month US military should end its war on the Okinawa dugong Trump on visa lottery system: ‘They’re picking the worst of the worst’ Trump’s other wall: Private immigration jails planned near sanctuary cities Democrats: Give rural voters a reason to trust and support the party Top election forecaster moves GOP campaign head’s seat toward Dems after Ala. upset NATO expresses ‘serious concerns’ Russian missile system violates arms treaty Conservatives go against principles by meddling in education Cloudflare offers free security service for elections GOP changes child tax credit in bid to win Rubio’s vote Top conservative activist calls for Congress to investigate Trump sexual misconduct allegations Ivanka Trump offers congratulations to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Exclusive: Prominent lawyer sought donor cash for two Trump accusers Lisa Bloom’s and Jill Harth’s statements to The Hill Trump’s tax reform bill will deliver for our businesses and families EPA inks $120k contract with Republican opposition research firm Dennis Rodman designs Trump, Kim Jong Un Christmas sweater for charity Kansas Dem drops out of House race amid sexual harassment allegations Trump rips the FBI before speech at its training academy FCC chair: Net neutrality supporters ‘proven wrong’ day after repeal Let’s begin the new year without the deaths of children on our hands — renew CHIP Senate Health leaders ask states for input on opioid epidemic Homeland Security, private sector launch election security group Trump won’t rule out Flynn pardon America needs clear strategy for China’s presence in Central Asia Charles Barkley pledges $1M to black Alabama women for business startups Trump: Moore should concede race Watch live: Trump speaks at FBI graduation ceremony GOP tax plan the result of a runaway campaign finance system Bloomberg goes off on GOP tax bill: We CEOs ‘don’t need the money’ Administration eyes tax cuts for the wealthy as it seeks to hike Park Service fees Ivanka Trump opens her first store in Trump Tower Thank Sen. Shelby and Charles Barkley for saving Alabama White House: FBI has ‘extreme bias’ against Trump Historic London borough bans Trump from visiting Woodward: Trump should welcome Russia investigation if he thinks there’s ‘nothing here’ Rise of the moderate Democrat, fall of the moderate Republican US Embassy presses Myanmar on jailed journalists NY woman charged with using Bitcoin to launder money to ISIS Time to rein in Defense Department slush funds Charlottesville rally suspect charged with first-degree murder ESPN releases anchor’s text messages after sexual harassment accusation Colbert jokes: End of net neutrality will be bad for my Etsy shop ‘Harlem Shake’ creators threaten to sue over FCC chair’s anti-net neutrality video Seth Meyers: Any room Omarosa enters ‘becomes a Situation Room’ Americans worried about retirement should look to employee ownership Jimmy Kimmel slams ‘despicable’ net neutrality decision California state senator to propose statewide net neutrality laws The Endangered Species Act is an ineffective regulatory burden Spielberg, Tom Hanks compare Trump administration to Nixon’s Trump to visit FBI academy after criticism of intelligence community Justice Dept: Early release of FBI agents’ texts was not authorized Zinke fires four senior officials over harassment It’s Kirsten Gillibrand’s moment — if she can pull it off Should Rex Tillerson really leave? Tax reform team must do away with stealth rate hikes Trump’s new Homeland Security chief fits right in, unfortunately Listen: Capitol Hill vet goes behind GOP tax plan, and today’s latest news Dems: Black voters deserve more from party The Memo: Omarosa’s exit is headache for White House Zinke reprimanded park head after climate tweets Welfare reform moving to center of Republican agenda Time running out for opponents of Arctic drilling