The Hill Articles: February 8, 2017

Trump pens letter to Chinese president New York Post reporter sues after being fired for critical Trump tweet: report Schumer: Dem uproar ensures DeVos, Sessions will be watched closely Kaine: Sometimes I feel like I live in ‘alternate reality’ Alabama attorney general to fill Sessions’s Senate seat: report Elizabeth Warren rails against Jeff Sessions confirmation in tweet storm Trump’s Supreme Court pick: Judge attack ‘demoralizing’ ACLU vows to sue Sessions if he violates Constitution as attorney general Sessions urges respect in Senate farewell speech Warren seizes spotlight after GOP rebuke Trump attacks Nordstrom over daughter’s clothing line NBA star Steph Curry calls Trump an ‘ass’ Trump’s Labor pick lays out plans to avoid conflict of interest Dems ponder age of Trump at retreat Sen. Tim Scott defends backing Sessions Judge blocks Anthem-Cigna insurer merger Senate advances Price to final confirmation vote Melania Trump appoints White House social secretary Overnight Healthcare: Republicans working with CBO on details of ObamaCare bill Feds grant final construction easement for Dakota Access pipeline WH releases list of terror suspects admitted to US from travel ban countries Senate confirms Sessions as attorney general Under Contract Trump’s 2-for-1 on regulations is a good start Overnight Cybersecurity: Ex-NSA contractor indicted over alleged theft | NATO’s new cyber guide | Senators move to limit Trump on Russia Lindsey Graham: Floor action to silence Warren ‘long overdue’ Overnight Finance: Trump attacks Nordstrom | Judge blocks Anthem-Cigna merger | Trump, Intel tout $7B investment | Labor pick gets hearing date | Feds grant easement for Dakota pipeline DeVos: My confirmation was ‘a bit of a bear’ British foreign minister renounces US citizenship Republicans working with CBO on details of ObamaCare bill Overnight Tech: Trump, Intel tout $7B investment | GOP chairwoman wants FCC to take first swing at net neutrality | AT&T beefs up its lobbying Obama ethics czar: Trump’s Nordstrom tweet an ‘abuse’ of presidency A law for the next 21 years Angus King opposing Mnuchin, Price nominations Nordstrom stock gains over 4 percent after Trump tweet Paul Ryan: Bannon and I are ‘different kinds of conservatives’ Overnight Defense: McCain, Spicer spar over Yemen raid | Senate bill would limit Trump on Russia sanctions | Trump cozies up to military Ryan: ‘Gaping difference’ between US, Russia Saving for college? Start early and tell Congress to support this bill. Letters: What is Puerto Rico waiting for? Ryan: Congress would block a full-fledged Muslim ban Grijalva: Trump’s corrosive proposal to cut the NEA and NEH Budowsky: The battle of Europe, part 1 US airstrikes kill ‘legacy’ al Qaeda member, 10 others McConnell’s cheap shot on Warren electrifies Democrats Overnight Energy: New push for GOP to embrace carbon tax Group questions whether CFPB chief broke records laws Third New England Patriot won’t visit Trump White House The U.S.-Ukraine relationship in the Trump era Billy Baldwin offers to play Eric Trump on ‘SNL’ Trump’s Labor secretary pick to get hearing on Feb. 16 Is Gorsuch a secret liberal? Trump, GOP have reason to wonder. Repeal without replacement: A bad strategy for kids Health organizations urge Trump to back vaccine science Navy’s No. 2 on base closures: Don’t give away ‘waterfront property’ The future of US healthcare: Haves vs. have nots Gorsuch: Trump’s attack on judges ‘demoralizing’ Grand jury indicts former NSA contractor accused of stealing classified information FBI official: No immediate changes to encryption policy under Trump McCain responds to Spicer by invoking POW past Top Dem super-PAC looks to capitalize on protests of GOP lawmakers Ethics office defends practices after GOP push to dismantle it Dem rips FCC chief for scrapping report on broadband in schools The time has come for national voting standards Overnight Regulation: Trump’s 2-for-1 reg order challenged in court LeBron slams Trump’s travel ban House Republican: ObamaCare repeal timing up to Senate GOP Trump can criticize judges all he likes. Lincoln did. White House eyes energy veterans for adviser roles Nordstrom: ‘We made this decision based on performance’ NATO-affiliated group releases new guide for international cyber laws Dem to unveil bill requiring a White House psychiatrist Mad about our government? Turn your frustration into action. Gorsuch has the thoughtfulness and experience to be a great Supreme Court Justice House Dems press Trump for details on ObamaCare order Dems: Silencing Warren amplified her message Transcript of President Donald Trump’s speech to the Major Cities Chiefs Police Association Poll: Most think they know more about cybersecurity than Trump, Clinton Exactly how much immigration authority does Trump have? Well… Facebook introduces features to curb discrimination Black Caucus Dems take to Senate to protest Sessions In letter to Obama, alleged 9/11 architect blames US: report Growing legal fight over Trump travel ban threatens to test Constitution Cruz-Sanders debate tops cable news ratings in younger demographic Trump tweets poll showing popularity of travel ban GOP faces limited options on Medicaid People can’t tell the difference between ‘alternative facts’ and real news TJ Maxx throws away signs advertising Ivanka Trump merchandise Spicer: Critics of Yemen raid do ‘disservice’ to dead SEAL Americans deserve to know the truth about government spending Man sentenced to 30 years in Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest plot Intel, Trump tout new $7 billion investment to create 10K jobs Rural Republicans question using private cash to fix infrastructure White House defends Trump’s tweet criticizing Nordstrom Obama Interior chief slams Trump’s decision on Dakota Access Graham: Trump will ‘win’ on travel ban Should Trump have sole authority to use nukes? Pelosi backs all-female ‘SNL’ portrayals of Trump administration Poll: Majority does not believe in widespread voter fraud Social media users poke fun at Trump’s use of phrase ‘EASY D’ Dems: Don’t repeal offshore tax rules Clinton tweets in defense of Warren: ‘Nevertheless, she persisted. So must we all’ Warren silenced: A sexist GOP tells a woman to shut up and sit down Sanders, Dems read Coretta Scott King’s letter after Warren silenced Trump administration seen as more truthful than news media: poll Spokesman: Pentagon open to leasing space in Trump Tower Self-driving cars are the next frontier of innovation and safety Senators move to limit Trump on Russia sanctions Poll: Half of voters say Trump shouldn’t repeal ObamaCare What will US antitrust policy look like under Trump? Trump claims more entering US amid wait for ‘EASY D’ on travel ban Anderson Cooper: Trump ‘watches me on CNN more than my mom’ EU pressured to suspend data deal with US Republicans growing impatient with pace of ObamaCare repeal The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trump, Pence to talk with tech leaders amid tensions over travel ban Cruz: ‘Democrats are the party of the Ku Klux Klan’ Top commander: Mosul, Raqqa should be retaken within 6 months Judges halt NC GOP’s move to undercut governor Want to stretch your healthcare dollars? Learn about flexible spending plans Warren: Democrats ‘the party of opposition’ NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ dominates Sunday show ratings Mexico foreign secretary will meet Trump Cabinet officials in DC Warren: Everyone should read King’s letter on Sessions Schumer decries ‘anti-free speech attitude’ after Warren silenced Key conservative open to insurer payments during ObamaCare transition Maternity leave: Great Idea, but what about daddy? Hey Congress: Where’s the ban on ISIS? Fed’s top attorney Alvarez to retire Why are Republicans refusing to euthanize ObamaCare? Encryption of data ‘manageable’ for law enforcement, think tank says Ex-officials try to pitch carbon tax to GOP RFK’s son to run for Illinois governor: report Sanders: Vote to silence Warren is an ‘outrage’ Trump-Abe meeting portends potential trade deal with Japan Draft Trump order on terrorist detainees drops ‘black site’ proposal: report Trump delays new rules for farmers, guitarfish Trump rips Nordstrom for dropping daughter’s clothing line Evangelical leaders buy ad denouncing Trump refugee ban Congress overturns some Obama regs, but there’s more to undo Narrowing the gap on heart valve disease deaths within our reach Drudge blasts GOP: Republicans should be ‘sued for fraud’ Udall reads Coretta Scott King letter on Senate floor after Warren is silenced Third Dem urges removal of Trump’s pick for top CIA deputy Dem rep: McConnell silencing Warren helps us Trump to host centrist Dems at White House Under new Trump chairman, FCC means business GOP senator on Warren: People need to be called out Carly Fiorina ‘certainly looking at’ Virginia Senate run Trump sued over ‘1-in-2-out’ regulations order Don’t buy the hype: Trump’s Dodd-Frank order a whole lot of nothing It’s not just Trump’s Cabinet but Congress lacks diversity House GOP campaign arm unveils 2018 targets Trump attacks judges weighing travel ban WH considers labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terror group: report CNN signs ex-Obama spokesperson Jen Psaki San Francisco community college to offer free tuition for city residents Pence to meet black GOP leaders Thursday Obama was no one’s hero when it came to money in politics Seven celebs who could headline WHCA dinner MLK’s daughter gives tips on opposing Trump Parents of stabbing victims rip Trump for calling attack terrorism Homeland Security bringing market-ready cybersecurity projects to vaunted RSA conference When It comes to leading the Justice Department, the Senate should just say no to Sessions Charlie Rose to undergo heart surgery Trump should undo Obama’s disastrous nuclear policies Iranian baby barred by Trump travel ban arrives at Oregon hospital O’Malley endorses Buttigieg to lead DNC Deregulation supporter named head of FTC consumer protection bureau Santorum: Senate rebuking Warren not a big deal Chinese state media rips Trump travel ban Why Trump must act against Iran in Syria How an ObamaCare-related tax cost one industry 28,000 jobs #ShePersisted goes viral after Senate votes to silence Warren McConnell sees ‘high level of satisfaction’ with Trump Dem rep blasts silencing of Warren: ‘Republicans have no shame’ DeVos battle proves Democrats are controlled by teachers unions Trump: ‘Politics’ threatening national security Poll: Trump’s approval rating slides Warren: GOP ‘can’t change the truth’ Trump continues to make the media and Hollywood dance to his tune The 1996 Telecom Act and retransmission consent An (un)happy birthday for the Telecommunications Act Trump has solid point on NYT ‘stumble’ story sourcing Trump, judges on collision course Donald Trump’s details man Nations turn to lobbyists amid Trump upheaval Trump cozies up to the military DNC chair hopeful runs in face of faction fight In blue states, agenda is clear: Resist Trump 16 people to watch in tech Booker: Warren vote ‘tantamount to censure’