The Hill Articles: January 18, 2017

McConnell breaks with Trump on NATO Trump makes unannounced stop at his DC hotel Rick Perry misunderstood Energy Secretary job: report Trump Cabinet will be first in decades without Hispanic member: report McConnell: Senate could vote on 3 Trump nominees Friday Report: Trumps inaugural ball dance will be to Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ Dems engage in friendly debate for DNC chair Kawasaki disputes severing ‘Apprentice’ ties Dems debate whether DNC should accept lobbyist donations FLOTUS tweets her thanks Army: Manning to lose transgender benefits Agriculture head backs Perez in DNC race Army nominee accused of punching concessions worker: report Ex-Georgia gov to be Trump’s Agriculture pick Senate seeks deal on Trump nominees Garland returns to bench as judge: report Buyers beware: Inflation rising after several sluggish years DNC candidates defend Ellison against charge of anti-Semitism Hillary Clinton tweets well-wishes to Bushes Poll shows split on Obamacare Ross supports fast-tracking trade deals Why I’m leaving the Democratic Party Nearly 80 percent think US will pay for border wall: poll Pruitt lacks knowledge of science — he’s going to ruin our Earth GOP senator: Obama is ‘a good role model’ Manning commutation sparks Democratic criticism Overnight Finance: Smooth path for Commerce pick after hearing | Treasury nominee to defend foreclosure record | GOP tax turmoil Overnight Healthcare: Takeaways from Price’s hearing | Trump scrambles GOP health plans Chelsea Clinton: We must keep fighting Forget insider trading. Tom Price may have violated House rules. Ryan, Bannon strike surprising truce WATCH: Senate Dems explain why they’re attending Trump’s inauguration Vehicle in Pence motorcade hits DC officer: report Obama shows his humanity in commuting Chelsea Manning Five takeaways from Pruitt’s EPA hearing Bipartisan group of mayors asks for immigration reform Obama offers laments and optimism at last presser Overnight Energy: Trump’s EPA pick faces Congress | 2016 is hottest year on record Ukrainian president urges US to confront Russian aggression Trump tweets get-well wishes to Bush family Overnight Tech: Five tech takeaways from Commerce pick’s hearing | Groups accuse Facebook of ‘censorship’ | Wireless auction moves ahead | Pokemon Go at Davos Pence: I’m ‘confident’ in Trump’s health pick NY gov: Eliminating state and local tax deduction would be ‘devastating’ Pence: NATO mission ‘will go forward’ Overnight Regulation: Consumer agency sues major student loan provider Feds eyeing indictment in Eric Garner case: report Fixing FDA is literally a matter of life and death Overnight Defense: Obama defends Manning commutation after backlash | Mattis clears Senate panel Fox News was Trump voters’ top source for election news: Pew Pence hopes to channel George HW Bush in VP role HHS rules aim to protect clinical trial participants Rick Perry’s past is good for his future as Energy secretary Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump team slams Manning commutation | FBI investigating if Russia aided Trump Our focus on Russian hacking obscures the real problem Judge rules Dakota Access study can move forward Kawasaki dumps ‘Apprentice’ over Trump ties We can stop sanctuary cities Lanny Davis: Farewell, President Obama: Your legacy as one of the best presidents is secure Manufacturers being crushed by weight of excessive regulation Budowsky: Trump versus a free press Feds issue flight restrictions for inauguration Democrats remind Trump that he must govern for all citizens Last Congress far from ‘do-nothing’ The inaugural ceremonies: A routine miracle Democrats need to stop throwing everything they can at Trump Chelsea Manning’s redemption proves how far WikiLeaks has fallen Cummings: I will attend Trump’s inauguration Trump Treasury pick to defend foreclosure record CBC to Trump: Keep Richard Cordray, ensure the protection of American consumers Five takeaways from Price’s confirmation hearing Senate seeks deal on Trump nominees Top Dem: Don’t bring Tillerson floor vote if he doesn’t pass committee Caitlyn Jenner to attend Trump inauguration: report Business ethics in the age of Trump Justices weighs suit from innocent 9/11 detainees Trump pays $25M to settle Trump University lawsuits: report Bill Clinton sends get well wishes to Bush family Obama tells press ‘good luck’ rather than goodbye Obama: US ‘going to be OK’ Florida man charged with threatening Trump Public works and infrastructure investments are crucial for the U.S. economy Trump, Democrats can bridge divide to make college more affordable Obama: We’re going to have presidents of every race, creed FBI, other agencies probing possible Russian aid for Trump: report Obama: Our progress on LGBT issues is irreversible Obama sends mixed messages on Chelsea Manning pardoning Betsy DeVos and Tom Price should make a huge difference for children Obama: Reports of voter fraud are ‘fake news’ Obama: ‘Moment may be passing’ on two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict WATCH: Lawmakers in both parties slam Obama commutation on Manning Brown asks for FBI files tied to Mnuchin company US democracy is in crisis. Trump voters must help us get past it. Obama on Dems boycotting inauguration: ‘I’m going to be there’ Obama opens up on post-White House plans Why I trust Tom Price for HHS secretary Under Trump, the disruptors return to Washington (that’s a good thing) Obama: ‘Return to adversarial spirit’ worsened Russia-US relationship Obama: Justice served on Manning commutation Democrat explains why she’s going to Trump’s inauguration Christie: Wife partly to blame for lack of role in Trump administration Trump’s UN pick threads needle on Russia, NATO Senate panel approves Mattis for Defense secretary Obama to press: Having you here keeps us honest Schumer grills Trump on ‘swamp cabinet’ Obama: ‘We want to send our prayers and our love’ to Bush family President-elect Trump, don’t tamper with the successful Endangered Species Act Trump’s Commerce pick backs public spending on transportation Pence: ‘Mistake’ to commute sentence for ‘traitor’ Chelsea Manning Department of Labor sues Oracle for discrimination Consumer bureau sues nation’s biggest student loan company Man set himself on fire in protest outside Trump’s DC hotel Trump’s Budget pick failed to pay taxes for employee: report Jimmy Kimmel: Trump’s EPA pick ‘a piece of s—’ Sotomayor asks if ‘Trump is a thief’ could be trademarked New administration must look to recent past for global health lessons Inaugural ban: No selfie sticks, umbrellas, backpacks Twitter users parody photo of Trump writing his own inaugural speech George H.W. Bush ‘stable’ after move to ICU; Barbara Bush also hospitalized One year later, the Iran nuclear deal is a success by any measure Poll: Clinton leads de Blasio in hypothetical race for NYC mayor Trump aide: Dems are trying to humiliate Cabinet nominees High court grapples with racist trademarks in band name case Press banned from Trump’s DC hotel: report Ross prefers inking bilateral trade agreements Boko Haram is as big a threat as ISIS. So why are we ignoring it? Sanders slams Pruitt’s call for ‘more debate’ on climate science Ross says tariffs play a useful role in trade The rise of Carlson, and the fall of Van Susteren The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trump refers to Mar-a-Lago as the ‘Winter White House’ Shepard Fairey adapts Obama’s 2008 ‘Hope’ posters to protest Trump ‘Love Actually’ director uses Pokémon Go to put focus on global poverty DC Metro adding two dozen trains for Women’s March Food stamp junk food ban advances in Ark. Be warned, GOP — There are no ‘permanent majorities’ in American politics Veterans of Foreign Wars slams commutation for Manning CNN president: Network’s ‘credibility is higher than ever’ Vietnam group asks Obama to pardon veterans If UK didn’t leave the single market, what was the point of Brexit? National service, not government, will make America great George H.W. Bush skipping inauguration for health reasons Trump’s Commerce pick admits to unknowingly hiring undocumented worker WATCH LIVE: Obama holds final press conference FEMA must overhaul its operation before next disaster strikes Paul, Lee call on Trump to work with Congress on foreign policy States sue to block last-minute Obama environmental rule Haley: No Muslim registry under Trump administration Spicer: Chelsea Manning commutation ‘disappointing’ Taxpayers get a bad deal with the federal coal program. Let’s fix it. Senate Dems urge Sessions to abstain from voting on Trump’s Cabinet picks High-end designer releases Bernie Sanders-inspired fashion collection Report: Manufacturers face 300K regs Earth sets temperature record for third straight year Haley slams United Nations, echoing Trump Iran’s Middle East ambitions more dangerous than nuclear threat EPA has history of lawlessness — Trump’s pick Scott Pruitt will bring order How left-wing and racist radicals are infiltrating our children’s minds Live coverage: Tom Price’s confirmation hearing Pruitt: Human role in climate change ‘subject to continuing debate’ Booker to vote against Tillerson Trump: ‘I haven’t seen any of the facts’ on AT&T-Time Warner merger Earnest: Trump tweets will ‘challenge’ Spicer Pruitt says his EPA will work with the states Mnuchin as Treasury secretary will bolster the economy Biden: Russia working ‘to whittle away at the edges’ of Europe New regs for Thursday: Guitarfish, fish diet, airlines Assange lawyer: Manning commutation doesn’t meet extradition offer’s conditions Buckle up: Oil is going for a bumpy ride in 2017 Top aide: Obama worried about impeachment for Syria actions WH reveals never-before-seen photos of Obama and daughters Super PAC relaunches with top Clinton, Sanders operatives Aides: Trump wrote inauguration speech himself Earnest: GOP intellectually dishonest on Manning pardon Do not pass go, do not collect $200: ‘Monopoly’ is now only a board game 4 media tips for Trump Vanity Fair added 80K subscriptions after being attacked by Trump Wax museum unveils Trump replica Trump wants respect. Here’s how we should respond. Gabbard makes secret trip to Syria Sierra Club sends ‘Pruitt Survival Kit’ to senators ahead of hearing Trump adviser Scaramucci gives interview to Russian state-owned news outlet GOP rep faces testy crowd at constituent meeting over ObamaCare Trump: House GOP tax provision will be discussed Democrats are committing suicide by joining Lewis boycott NBC/WSJ poll: 7 in 10 Americans don’t approve of Trump’s Twitter use Earnest: Journalists’ work has ‘never been more important’ Can Wilbur Ross engineer a turnaround at Commerce? Modernize, don’t remove, Sudan’s sanctions NFL: We’re not silencing Lady Gaga on Trump Russia letting Snowden stay longer Stop the Surface Transportation Board from running off the rails Trump: I won’t move press briefing room Trump rips NBC News on jobs report: It’s ‘fake news’ DeVos: ‘Yes,’ Trump’s comments in leaked audio describe sexual assault 2017: The year to adopt spectrum sharing Poll: Voters split on Trump’s tax returns Obama spokesman: Manning has ‘served her time’ Coup d’état? First the FBI, now the intelligence community Trump coins 2020 slogan: ‘Keep America Great’ Poll: Trump enters White House with historically low approval rating Would the GOP’s border tax adjustment lead to a trade war? Trump says he expects ‘more competition’ for Facebook over the years Obama leaves office with highest approval rating since ’09 Trump: ‘I don’t like to lie’ Mapping mass incarceration means looking at more than big cities Trump: ‘We have some big enemies out there’ Trump should make ‘future of work’ a top priority Preserve, protect, defend, and violate the Constitution? Obama should pardon Snowden as well as Manning Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Houston Border tax criticism clouds reform push Five areas where Trump and Dems could make a deal Trump could mean new momentum for drug imports Trump scrambles GOP’s healthcare plans Senate Democrats brace for Trump era