The Hill Articles: December 7, 2017

Ex-Clinton aide criticizes Gillibrand after Franken’s resignation Russian social media exec reached out to Scavino, Trump Jr. during campaign: report GOP strategist: Moore would have ‘date with a baseball bat’ if he tried dating teens where I grew up Jewish congressional Democrats not invited to Trump White House Hanukkah party Ex-Morgan Stanley banker being considered for Treasury undersecretary: report Ex-Ethics director to file second ethics complaint against Conway Senate campaign chief urges Jim Gilmore to run in Virginia: report Justice Dept. moving to probe Planned Parenthood over fetal tissue practices Collins considers changing vote on tax bill over amendments GOP Rep. Mia Love: Farenthold should resign Zinke used government helicopters to travel to and from DC: report House Republicans urge leaders to support estate tax repeal Judge in Flynn case recuses himself Overnight Defense: White House sees ‘tentative’ deal on defense spending | Trump asks judge to delay order on transgender recruits | VA reverses plan to cut program helping homeless vets Overnight Tech: AT&T merger trial set for March | Dems raise concerns over Facebook kids app | Activists organize last-ditch protests for net neutrality | Analysis: Apple poised for $47B windfall from tax bill Ethics Committee establishes subpanel to probe Texas rep after harassment claims Ethics panel clears Intel chairman of disclosing classified info Rep. Franks resigning after discussing surrogacy with female staff Former GOP chairman found guilty of fraud for signing ex-wife’s ballot RSC chief: House leaders say no funding for ObamaCare subsidies in spending bill Overnight Health Care: Dems sound alarm over CVS-Aetna deal | Senators look to block Trump cuts to drug discount program | Clinton hits GOP over children’s health funding No, protecting farmers’ rights does not mean stripping yours Trump allies pushing him to change tax bill for their benefit: report NRA spends nearly $55K on mailers targeting Doug Jones Pentagon not happy with another stop-gap spending bill Overnight Cybersecurity: Dems raise privacy concerns over Facebook Messenger for kids | FBI chief defends hacking notification procedures amid scrutiny | Design flaw exposed Ashley Madison members’ private photos Overnight Finance: Congress sends Trump funding bill to avert shutdown | WH sees ‘tentative’ deal on defense spending | GOP discovers corporate tax snag | Consumer bureau fight heats up | Apple could see $47B windfall from tax bill Overnight Finance: Congress sends Trump bill to avert shutdown | GOP discovers corporate tax snag | CFPB leadership battle rages White House: Tentative deal reached on defense spending Consumer bureau reconsidering fine against Wells Fargo for mortgage fees: report Senate sends funding bill to Trump to avert shutdown Manafort defense team denies op-ed violated gag order Overnight Energy: EPA chief commits to replacing Obama climate rule | New chairman takes over at energy regulator | Senate confirms two environment nominees LaVar Ball posts gif of himself dunking on Trump Waze is sending California drivers toward fires Overnight Regulation: EPA chief commits to replacing Obama climate rule | Deputy consumer bureau chief seeks injunction to replace Mulvaney | Trump meets senators on ethanol mandate Resettle the Rohingya refugees where they can have a real future Rep. Trent Franks to resign from Congress Billionaire investor: Trump asked me if Amazon was a monopoly Listen: Al Franken’s non-apology, and today’s latest news The FTC’s contact lens proposal is a free market solution Owner of restaurant opening in Trump Hotel sued for alleged wage theft House passes bill to avoid shutdown Emails reveal follow-up after Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting: report Pruitt defends EPA travel, installation of secure phone booth It’s the golden age of cyber crime — here’s how the US must prepare for it Poll: Majority thinks senior Trump aides had improper contacts with Russians White House strikes back at John Lewis over civil rights museum Analysis: Apple poised for $47 billion windfall from GOP tax bill Pew poll: Trump’s approval rating hits new low DNC leaders call for ‘significant’ cut in Dem superdelegates Franken accusers say resignation speech was hypocritical Requiring federal regulators to consider how regulations will affect small businesses Trump meets with oil-state GOP senators on ethanol mandate Americans depend on our coasts, so we need national flood insurance AARP: Congress must prevent ‘sudden cut’ to Medicare in 2018 Moore raising money with ‘defeat the elite’ campaign Carter warns Trump: Jerusalem decision could jeopardize ‘any prospect for peace’ DNC to begin paying interns GOP senator joins calls for ethics probe if Moore wins Senate election State Dept still won’t allow US citizens born in Jerusalem to record Israel as place of birth Trump confident lawmakers can reach funding deal Chairman of Senate GOP campaign arm: ‘We will never endorse’ Roy Moore John Lewis won’t attend civil rights museum opening due to Trump presence Study: Rise in gun sales after Sandy Hook resulted in more accidental gun deaths Palestinians say they will not meet with Pence during visit: report Trump to release infrastructure plan next month Federal guarantee of MBS is a twofer for big banks Trump pressures Saudi Arabia on Yemen blockade Judge sets March trial date for AT&T merger fight Roy Moore to ride horseback to polling station GOP abandons state sovereignty fight on health care Lanny Davis: DoJ is not Trump’s law firm Consumer Reports CEO: We all have a stake in the future of the CFPB US locks in duties on Canada’s softwood lumber industry Clinton hits GOP over lack of children’s health funding White House walks back remarks that US athletes might not participate in 2018 Olympics WH: Trump treats women with ‘highest level of respect’ VA reverses plan to cut homeless veteran housing program after outrage George Will: Roy Moore already disqualified from serving White House: Trump to have physical exam early next year Former Dem rep fired by Morgan Stanley denies harassment allegations Ethics panel denied details on lawmakers accused of harassment White House downplays Trump’s meeting with John Bolton #Trumpcare was lawmakers’ most popular hashtag in 2017 Watch live: Trump signs National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day proclamation Pence family loses second pet in six months, third in two years Paul Ryan primary challenger to NY Post columnist: ‘Eat a bullet’ Sessions spars with DOJ interns over marijuana, police violence in newly leaked video Putin, Erdogan agreed Trump’s Jerusalem decision bad for region: report Senate confirms two Interior, EPA nominees Tax plan a last-ditch cash grab for GOP donors Congress can’t ‘fix’ net neutrality with a new bill. Here’s why. Pruitt: EPA to replace Obama climate rule America’s wilderness is no place for mountain bikes Pentagon official: US military able to work with Chad despite travel ban Watch live: White House holds news briefing as government shutdown looms Former Dem rep fired by Morgan Stanley after harassment investigation Pelosi: We’re not leaving town without DACA fix Former Bush press secretary: Franken shouldn’t have resigned Cook Political Report shifts Tennessee Senate race to toss-up Judiciary Dems accuse GOP of rushing court nominees as 10 advance Bipartisan group of senators seek to block Trump cuts to drug discount program Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 60 years in prison for child porn Deputy consumer bureau chief challenges court ruling for control of agency No company should have a monopoly on credit scoring The Hill’s 12:30 Report Roseanne: Franken ‘blaming Trump for his being a pervert’ Trump Jr. mocks Franken’s resignation speech Tea Party insurgent weighs another bid to oust GOP Transportation chair Strange warns against ‘entrenched factionalism’ in Senate farewell speech Brown v. Board of Education anniversary — re-segregate schools voluntarily for black students FBI chief pushes back after Trump claims reputation in ‘tatters’ Franken: ‘Irony’ that I’m leaving Senate while the president is a man who has bragged about history of sexual assault Ryan reiterates call for Roy Moore to drop out It’s time for a national plan to address Parkinson’s disease Al Franken’s swift fall: A timeline FBI director defends bureau’s hacking notification procedures amid scrutiny Pelosi: Dems will oppose short-term spending bill Conference committee could still destroy tax reform Kaine calls on Senate to publicly release sexual harassment claims Franken resigns in defiant floor speech Gretchen Carlson won’t rule out political career Trump, avoid the urge for US military intervention in Yemen Gingrich on Trump and Pope Francis: ‘Sometimes they’re going to have deep disagreements’ EPA head: Anti-greenhouse gas declaration involved ‘breach of process’ Former cop found guilty of second-degree murder in shooting of unarmed black man Tillerson: Ukraine ‘stands in the way’ of closer ties with Russia Fox legal analyst Jarrett: Mueller investigation ‘illegitimate and corrupt’ Trump’s Jerusalem decision only lays bare longstanding US policy Minnesota governor to name lieutenant governor to Franken’s seat: report Moore’s Dem opponent tells voters in new ad: ‘I’ll never embarrass you’ Watch live: Franken speaks on Senate floor after calls to resign Senate to companies: Fire Americans, get a tax cut — a big one Activists promise nationwide net neutrality demonstrations on Thursday Poll: Two-thirds of voters could support government shutdown over children’s health-care funding New energy commission chairman takes reins Corporate taxes: 2 percentage points mean the world Democratic senators question privacy, security of Facebook’s ‘Messenger Kids’ Republican senator says Roy Moore shouldn’t undergo ‘trial by newspaper’ Late-night hosts poke fun at Trump’s slurred speech Top Dem blasts Oversight chairman for declining to interview Flynn whistleblower Bernie Sanders blasts Paul Ryan over Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cuts GE plans to cut 12,000 jobs in power division The Social Security number isn’t dead yet, but its days are numbered Two faiths, but one mind on keeping politics out of the pews Trump asks for emergency stay on accepting transgender military recruits by Jan. 1 Dem senator: Jerusalem decision strains ‘relationship with Turkey’ Vladimir Putin will exploit Russia’s Olympic scandal for his own ends Seth Meyers: Trump backing Moore, Flynn belies ‘tough on crime’ pledge ‘Largest ever’ drilling lease sale in Alaska yields few bids GOP senator on Franken and Moore: There’s a difference between a 14-year-old and an adult Trevor Noah labels Roy Moore ‘Caucasian R. Kelly’ EU pledges push for Palestinian capital in Jerusalem Lawmaker faces calls to resign after saying fellow legislator might be gay Trump letting campaign promises dictate Israeli embassy decision Moore spokesperson dodges questions on views on Muslims, homosexuals, 9/11 Trump asks Supreme Court to overrule labor precedent MSNBC to bring back Sam Seder after cutting ties over Polanski rape joke: report CVS, Aetna boast of ‘synergies,’ but that’s just corporate speak Grassley laments being left out of tax bill conference Former McCain aide Steve Schmidt: Trump’s ‘impairment is chilling’ Demystifying the gimmicks of growth in this tax reform bill Dozens injured in West Bank protests: report North Korea: War is inevitable Forgotten victims of 9/11 are developing cancer at alarming rates White House blames dry throat for Trump’s unusual speech Sanders: Trump should think about resigning over sexual misconduct allegations Conyers III arrested, not charged, in domestic abuse investigation: report Protecting intellectual property in America is harder than ever Colbert to Trump: Sorry you didn’t get Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ but ‘at least some of your accusers did’ Report: Trump administration asks Israel to temper response on Jerusalem recognition NAFTA promotes U.S. manufacturing in the food and agriculture sector GOP leaders need to get serious about our massive debt problem Gingrich, Ingraham: Dems speaking out against Franken a ‘lynch mob’ Poll: Most Americans believe GOP tax plan will help corporations, wealthy, investors Any immigration compromise must shut down magnets for future lawbreakers Hamas leader calls for uprising to make Trump ‘regret’ Jerusalem announcement Australia’s Parliament votes to legalize same-sex marriage Other countries control drug prices the US could, too Trump didn’t seem to have complete understanding of Jerusalem decision: report State Department issues ‘worldwide caution’ after Trump’s Jerusalem announcement The Senate must act on the House-passed appropriations bills Scott Pruitt rejects EPA’s mission Communities of color deserve better than the GOP’s tax reform Liberal women should be ashamed of their body-shaming Listen: Red-state Senate Dems want to ease Dodd-Frank financial restrictions, and today’s latest news Schumer walks tightrope on shutdown, immigration fights Republicans confront new snag for corporate tax cut Nevada Dem under pressure over allegations as GOP eyes seat Democrats sound alarm over CVS-Aetna deal Outdoors industry groups ratchet up Trump criticism Dems seek moral high ground in fight over sexual harassment FBI chief to face grilling from lawmakers amid escalating Mueller probe Let’s make consequences of government shutdowns as severe as law commands Congress must pass a budget deal to rebuild America