The Hill Articles: February 7, 2017

Warren on rare Senate rebuke: ‘I’ve been red-carded’ Warren reads Coretta Scott King letter opposing Sessions from outside Senate Trump says he sleeps 4-5 hours a night Feds, states face off in court over Trump’s travel ban Sanders and Cruz debate ObamaCare on CNN: live coverage Trump: ‘Disgrace’ that Dems haven’t confirmed Cabinet nominees Dems seek new targets post-DeVos GOP senator: ‘There’s not any real discussion taking place’ on ObamaCare Senate GOP votes to silence Warren after speech against Sessions Trump talks with Turkish president Overnight Healthcare: Freedom Caucus open to new ObamaCare replacement plan Time for feds to allow marijuana banking Overnight Cybersecurity: Election systems to remain ‘critical infrastructure’ Lobbying world National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — fighting to end the epidemic Dems blast Sessions’s ties to Trump ahead of final vote Overnight Tech: Dems vow to fight for net neutrality | FCC chief defends changes to internet program | Uber sues Seattle Mellman: Refugee redux Moulitsas: Shifting on migrants The No. 1 victim of the travel ban? America’s schools. Overnight Finance: GOP warns of 24-7 push to confirm nominees | Acting SEC chief takes on Dodd-Frank | Trump adviser sees border tax as unlikely Webb: A victory for education Pence: DeVos the ‘easiest vote I ever cast’ Kelly shoulders blame for troubled travel ban rollout This time, ‘elections have consequences’ for the Sierra Club Corporate America should get on board with political accountability Overnight Energy: Administration pushes Dakota Access pipeline closer to completion Cost of limiting charitable tax deduction higher than you think A look back at the Telecommunications Act of 1996 A foundation for digital inclusion Freedom Caucus members open to Sanford’s ObamaCare replacement Overnight Defense: Generals detail budget woes | Panel approves VA nominee Trump team swaps attorneys hours before ban hearing: report Important lessons on cybersecurity CNN: Trump regrets hiring Spicer, blames Priebus President Trump and administration ignoring the law No talk of oversight between Trump, Chaffetz Overnight Regulation: House votes to block Obama land planning rule White House beefs up legislative affairs team Senate, don’t fight Trump and public opinion on guns for mentally ill Michael Moore: DeVos ‘a big FU’ to kids McCain: ‘No moral equivalence’ between Russia and US Tapper, Conway have heated exchange in tense interview Ukraine needs to enforce US sanctions on Iran Live coverage: Appeals court hears arguments on Trump’s travel ban Conway: ‘I don’t think CNN is fake news’ House passes bill to block Obama land planning rule WATCH: GOP rep vows to keep holding town halls after police escort incident AARP threatens to sue Trump administration over ObamaCare change John Oliver: Trump travel order ‘viscerally offensive’ It’s time to back this bipartisan plan to boost America’s communities Schumer: Trump’s Supreme Court pick ‘avoided answers like the plague’ Colbert: I’d ‘love’ to headline WH correspondents’ dinner Time for labor unions to collect their own dues Kaine slams Trump for ‘authoritarian tendencies’ House panel hones in on postal service reform Trump-Netanyahu meeting promises fresh start for US, Israel Washington Post fires back at GOP rep over voter fraud claims Green Party blasts Dems on DeVos confirmation Trump’s Dodd-Frank executive order is more bark than bite US beef, pork producers push for trade deal with Japan Why the Iranian people support a tougher policy toward Tehran CNN’s Borger: ‘SNL’ skit made Spicer ‘more subdued’ GOP talking security for ObamaCare protests: report Senate Dems plan all-nighter to protest Sessions Trump administration giving final green light to Dakota Access pipeline GOP warns: We’ll stay in session 24-7 to confirm Trump nominees Protecting the environment is our best wall of defense Iran scraps missile from launchpad: report Army, Air Force generals back base closures Philadelphia ice cream shop rolls out ImPeach Sundae Gorsuch and natural law: He’s not another SCOTUS faux-philosopher FCC chair defends pulling nine companies from low-income internet plan Poll: More than half oppose Trump travel ban CNN rejects White House claim: We never retracted statement on Conway Spicer: No question that Trump ‘respects the judicial branch’ California GOP asks Trump to halt high-speed rail grants Gun control activists raise concerns about DeVos Report: Four GOP senators mum on Trump’s Labor pick Tuning up access, attitudes, and models of care for individuals with dementia Microsoft exception to Trump’s immigration ban should be granted SEC inaction led to ongoing fiduciary fiasco Candidate for Virginia governor hires Clinton, Sanders aides Trump official: Election infrastructure should be protected Warren argues financial firms don’t want to see ‘fiduciary duty’ rule delayed Starbucks offers legal advice to employees affected by Trump travel ban Top GOP senators: Past employment of illegal immigrant won’t sink Trump’s Labor pick Dems come out swinging on net neutrality GOP lawmaker proposes abolishing Department of Education House Dem resolution affirms US-Mexico ties U.S. cement is cornerstone of national infrastructure revitalization How Trump could use vouchers to improve the courts Melania Trump settles defamation lawsuit against Maryland blogger College student sentenced to probation for Android malware One-third of Americans unaware ObamaCare, ACA are the same A trade plan that keeps the US open and workers safe? It’s possible. Trump campaign adviser: Border tax unlikely to be enacted Teachers union on DeVos confirmation: ‘A sad day for children’ Why stop at ObamaCare? Modernize Medicaid while Congress still can Congratulations, Mr. Zinke—Your work starts now Jorge Ramos: ‘I no longer recognize’ the US Sessions’s nomination clears key Senate hurdle Another Putin critic silenced as human rights abuses continue in Russia Trump adviser: Administration will continue to say ‘fake news’ Senate panel unanimously approves VA secretary nominee Senate confirms DeVos with tie-breaking vote by Pence GOP senators propose cutting back on legal immigration to US Tech startups rip Trump immigration order Chamber: GOP has ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to pass reg reform Conservative thought is silenced on our nation’s campuses Salman Rushdie novel covers Obama, Trump: report Infrastructure Modernization: A US-Canada Conversation Acting SEC chief moves to revisit Dodd-Frank rules Trump offers to ‘destroy career’ of Texas state senator at meeting with sheriff Constitution: Oversight by Congress is critical Good intentions aren’t enough in the Middle East Biden to lead new DC-based foreign policy center GOP chairman: Trump can ‘right the ship’ at EPA DeVos voucher plan would exacerbate educational inequality GOP lawmaker blasts Washington Post ‘fake news hit piece’ Drug researchers warn Trump’s travel ban will hurt anti-disease work Ryan fends off Trump questions Rahm Emanuel: Dems need to ‘take a chill pill’ Taxes, red tape leave Greek economy in ruins Report: Trucking industry avoids mandatory safety devices Social media users are asking Sean Spicer for money on Venmo Ryan: ObamaCare replacement coming ‘this year’ Trump: Travel order may reach Supreme Court WATCH LIVE: Trump official to be grilled over Trump immigration order More Pentagon spending is on the way Former Dem Senate candidate launches voting rights group What Abraham Lincoln can teach us about ugly politics Ginsburg: I would back changing the Electoral College Bipartisan bill asks Pentagon to track cyber skills in National Guard, Reserve Dem senator: Trump’s relationship with Putin ‘as scary as it gets’ New regs for Wednesday: Airplanes, ships, whales Twitter unveils new features to curb harassment Post columnist: Trump acting like a 2-year-old Chaffetz ‘curious’ about Trump hotel’s deal with government Border tax could be death sentence for fashion Study: Solar industry jobs surged in 2016 GOP rep, CNN anchor clash over terror attacks Rosie O’Donnell: I’ll play Bannon on ‘SNL’ if asked Second New England Patriot refuses to visit Trump White House Eric Holder backs Perez in DNC chair race ‘SNL’ to spinoff ‘Weekend Update’: report In today’s hearing, Smith takes aim at public health protections A university president’s advice for Betsy DeVos regarding higher education O’Reilly shrugs off Kremlin demand for apology Warren: GOP trying to rig DeVos’s confirmation vote Melania Trump lawsuit says she planned to launch product line as first lady The private model must prevail when it comes to broadband Our oceans can bring our nation together Rand Paul urges Trump not to open State Department to neocons Iran’s ayatollah: Trump shows ‘real face of America’ Outdated telecom laws pose a challenge for Ajit Pai’s FCC Wife of hospitalized Putin critic: My husband was poisoned Richard Branson challenged Obama to a kitesurfing contest GOP rep: Media trying to undermine Trump If Trump wants law and order, he should rethink cutting regulation New York Times editorial board slams Trump for Putin comments Self-driving cars should disengage from public reporting ‘Top Chef’ alum adds pro-immigration note to receipts Trump: ‘I don’t know Putin’ Worker rights must be at the core of NAFTA renegotiations GOP gets bolder in breaking with Trump Bannon flies close to the sun Lobbying’s top 50: Who’s spending big Republican lawmakers face rising anger at town halls GOP searches for new way to cut Obama regs The regulation referee GOP senator joins all-nighter ahead of DeVos confirmation vote Booker: ‘No confidence’ on DeVos’s support for civil rights office