The Hill Articles: January 26, 2017

Philadelphia mayor torches Trump’s claim on rising murder rates Senior Trump security adviser facing a potential gun charge: report Pence in leaked audio: There will be ‘full evaluation’ of voter fraud Report: Trump considering executive orders on security Trump: Waterboarding isn’t torture Trump calls Madonna ‘disgusting’ Trump: Military more important than balanced budget White House misspells UK prime minister’s name in official memo Gabbard meeting with Assad draws disgust from fellow lawmakers Senators’ ObamaCare replacement bills highlight GOP divide Report: Trump pressured Park Service to back up inauguration crowd claims Overnight Defense: Mattis opposes torture despite Trump remarks | Gitmo numbers likely to rise | Dem to offer base closure plan Tapper offers one-word response after Bannon suggests media ‘keep its mouth shut’ Gorbachev: Trump, Putin must lead effort to reduce nukes Vicente Fox’s Twitter poll: ‘What would you prefer instead of that #F–kingWall?’ Trump admin cancels ObamaCare ads Overnight Healthcare: GOP chairman to introduce pre-existing condition bill Public banks help communities thrive. Why aren’t there more? Gabbard: I wanted to convey ‘Aloha’ to the Syrian people RSC chairman urges Trump to dismiss IRS chief GOP chairman to introduce pre-existing conditions bill Are Democrats really the party of science? Poll: Trump voters OK with a private email server The anti-immigrant president Overnight Finance: WH floats Mexican import tax | Exporters move to back GOP tax proposal | Dems rip Trump adviser’s Goldman Sachs payout Trump delays signing directive on voter fraud Urbanization ushers in upstart industries, innovative ideas Overnight Tech: Groups push to undo FCC privacy rules | Verizon eyes new merger | WH tightens Trump’s Twitter security | New funds for rural broadband Intel Committee Dems to Trump: Read torture report Miami-Dade mayor ends sanctuary status, citing Trump’s order Trump presidential limo gets ‘Taxation Without Representation’ license plate When is a terrorist really a terrorist? Overnight Energy: TransCanada reapplies to build Keystone XL Overnight Regulation: Liberal groups train their fire on Trump education, labor picks Sportscaster Brent Musburger: Olbermann needs to get off ‘soapbox’ David Friedman is the wrong choice for US ambassador to Israel White House: Mexican import tax just one way to pay for wall Despite calls to defund sanctuary cities, a steady drumbeat of judicial decisions defends them Let’s look beyond taxpayer dollars to fund American infrastructure Keystone XL builder sends new permit application to Trump Kaine stopped by TSA over harmonica US halts refugee resettlement interviews: report McCain ‘deeply concerned’ about Trump renegotiating NAFTA Time for Republicans to shelve accrual accounting Petition for Trump’s tax returns gets record number of signatures Graham: Trump proposal on Mexican imports ‘mucho sad’ Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump’s own cyber practices in the spotlight Perry could fit the mold of a successful secretary of Energy Top Dem to Trump: Let’s make deal on election probe GOP lawmaker proposes removing ‘Members Only’ signs from Capitol Al Gore will host canceled climate change summit Trump is misreading Mexico as Pena Nieto cancels visit Can this president change the direction of our economy? Americans agree: We don’t want to fund abortions abroad DC hotels did better weekend business for Trump inaugural than Obama Trump: Air Force One ‘a great plane’ Trump’s wise choice for the FTC FCC approves $170M to boost rural broadband in NY Bannon: Media should ‘keep its mouth shut’ Trump wants Mexican import tax to fund wall Report: Trump names new head of agency in charge of DC hotel Trump has divided US, but focus on jobs and infrastructure can unite Trump would be well-served with Latino Cabinet members Fox Philadelphia anchor suspended for saying Conway ‘good at bull—-‘ Elon Musk floated carbon tax to Trump Pentagon: Mattis still opposes torture despite Trump comment Amtrak engineer in deadly crash tested positive for marijuana Conservative nonprofit pressures GOP to approve Trump budget pick Red-state Dem senator wants meeting with Trump on outsourcing Despite Trump’s claims, murders in Philly on downswing Travesty of health disparity Conservative groups ask Congress to rescind FCC privacy rules GOP rep: Gabbard meeting Assad ‘a disgrace’ Obama’s health secretary to be first female president of American University House Dems: Trump’s federal ‘gag orders’ likely illegal The good soldier: How Mike Pompeo will shape Trump’s CIA Michael Reagan: Tyranny of environmentalists is over Trump tells GOP he thought about leaving ObamaCare alone King of Jordan to visit US ABC Trump interview most-watched Wednesday program Callista Gingrich being considered for Vatican ambassador: report Trump asks: Where’s Pompeo? 2017 may be the year of the ‘Berniecrats’ ‘1984’ sells out on Amazon Want to celebrate diversity? Try federalism Trump appoints acting chairs to labor boards Trump blasts Time for MLK report: ‘They’re saying I’m a racist’ Congress should liberate interstate insurance market after replacing ObamaCare WATCH: Trump has to be ‘charming’ to lawmakers, GOP strategist says Trump: Meeting with Mexican president would be ‘fruitless’ Poll: Trump begins presidency with 36 percent approval rating Trump calls ISIS fighters ‘sneaky, dirty rats’ Top Dem plans to reintroduce base closure plan Don’t let the Holocaust museum fall into Obama’s echo chamber The Value of a Cure: Ensuring Access and Encouraging Innovation Trump’s @POTUS Twitter account was tied to Gmail EAC commissioner underscores importance of congressional support for election assistance Kushner registered to vote in two states: report Anti-Devos calls jam Senate phone lines TSA adds 11 new airlines to PreCheck program Trump backs curbing filibuster if Dems block Supreme Court pick Big 3 to DC: Auto CEOs must remind Trump of consumers’ needs Iranian actress to boycott Oscars over Trump order Labor nominee’s hearing pushed back again Froman heads to Council on Foreign Relations The future of America’s water system is in the tech ‘cloud’ GOP chairmen push Trump to exempt VA in hiring freeze Pro golfer: Trump anecdote about voter fraud ‘misconstrued’ Union membership hits new low Poll: Just 15 percent of doctors want ObamaCare repealed Ryan tiptoes around deficit concerns for 2017 legislation Border patrol chief out one day after Trump wall announcement DC Metro fires 21 workers over train derailment Poll: Nearly 80 percent of voters want Hatch to retire Exporters forming coalition to support House GOP border tax Now’s the time for an infrastructure summit The Hill’s 12:30 Report Dems rip Trump adviser’s Goldman Sachs payout 8 ways consumers can control their personal healthcare costs How Trump and GOP might tackle Obama’s ‘midnight regulations’ Study: Driverless cars could save US $300B a year Civil liberties group suing intelligence office for Russia report Trump names Obama nominee as temporary top energy regulator Ajit Pai could bring consistency back to the FCC Mexican president scraps visit with Trump WH: Trump will sign directive on voter-fraud probe State Dems pledge to fight Trump immigration order Report: Verizon eyes merger with Charter State Dept. senior management team resigns: report ABC airs promo of fictional president possibly being shot during Trump interview Bilateral trade deals a ‘yuge’ waste of time, resources A new global gag rule: The trouble with governing by executive order Jeff Bridges: ‘This aggression will not stand’ Sanders: Trump a ‘delusional president’ BuzzFeed reporter to cover Trump-media relationship Women deserve better than Planned Parenthood. I know, I worked there. Top Democratic super PAC makes voting rights a priority New regs for Friday: Fake pot, radiation, fines ‘Doomsday Clock’ moves 30 seconds closer to midnight GOP leaders downplay the Trump Show In break with Trump, GOP leaders leaders say torture should remain illegal Trump’s sister pushing colleague for Supreme Court pick: report Dem Castro weighs challenge to Cruz VA puts Veteran safety first with recent rule on anesthesia care Conservative group launches $1M ad buy backing Price Team Trump defends Melania after ‘despicable’ Chelsea Handler slight Murphy: I will vote ‘no’ on Betsy DeVos for Education secretary White House denies offering Infowars credentials Trump becomes schmoozer-in-chief Dem rep: Trump has no solution to Chicago ‘carnage’ Dem: Trump’s EPA pick gave answers ‘shockingly devoid of substance’ McCarthy: ‘I love’ Trump’s unpredictability Trump: It’d be better to cancel meeting if Mexico won’t pay for wall Trump needs a strategic plan to combat terror GOP senator: ‘I haven’t seen evidence’ of Trump’s voter fraud claims Mayors vow to fight Trump on sanctuary cities WikiLeaks: ‘Trump is wrong’ on Chelsea Manning Shia LaBeouf arrested outside anti-Trump protest in New York Washington state conservative group tries same attacks on unions Conway: ‘Flatly false’ that Tiffany Trump registered in two states Philadelphia Inquirer: Trump administration looks like a ‘tin-pot dictatorship’ De Blasio threatens lawsuit over Trump’s move on sanctuary cities Schumer to oppose DeVos for Education secretary How Washington will decide the consumer watchdog’s fate Theresa May to tell Republicans US, UK can lead the world Texas GOP rep blasts wall as expensive, ineffective Locked out of learning: Global effort needed to expand education Priebus: Why do taxpayer dollars go to sanctuary cities that ‘defy’ laws? Finding common ground between pro-life and pro-choice movements Stone recounts Trump’s thoughts on previous WH candidates: ‘I’m better than any of those a–holes’ March for Life: A rally America’s first feminists would have joined Trump slams ‘ungrateful traitor’ Chelsea Manning Conservative group launches Snapchat filter targeting GOP retreat Gitmo numbers likely to rise under Trump Scandal complicates replacing Jeff Sessions Immigration hawks pressure Trump on campaign promise Trump sets dizzying WH pace in first days GOP expects sweeping change at Trump’s FCC