The Hill Articles: July 12, 2017

House panel advances amendment blocking Pentagon funding for gender transition Conway brings visual aids to Hannity interview Michelle Obama gets standing ovation at ESPYs Gorka debates ‘fake news’ with CNN’s Anderson Cooper Trump threatened to sue USGA if tournament was moved from his course: report Meryl Streep seen with bag featuring Barack and Michelle Obama Co-founder of firm behind dossier tying Trump to Russia testifying next week Ariana Grande to become honorary citizen of Manchester after benefit concert Exclusive: DOJ let Russian lawyer into US before she met with Trump team Frustration grows over stalled Russia sanctions bill McCain: Russia scandals ‘sucking the oxygen out of the room’ Stabenow fundraising off rumored Kid Rock challenge Trump set for climate confrontation in Paris Watchdog group sues Trump campaign over emails tied to Russia hacks McConnell presses holdouts: Let’s vote Trump leaves on first official trip to Paris Hannity interview with Trump Jr. most-watched in cable Tuesday US hits Trump’s 50,000 refugee cap Trump urges officials to allow Afghan girls into US for robot contest Fresh Freedom Caucus demands stall GOP budget Veterans seriously injured in service deserve a choice in healthcare House passes California drought bill Trump Jr. and ‘treason’: Experts advise caution with loaded term Overnight Cybersecurity: FBI pick says Russia probe not a ‘witch hunt’ | Massive Verizon data leak | Agencies restricted from using Russian security software Bret Stephens mocks Trump Jr. for Russia meeting: ‘I called up my drug dealer for drugs, but he was out’ Under Contract Hispanic caucus member challenges Kelly on ‘Dreamers’ Budowsky: What Trump must confess Overnight Healthcare: McConnell warns Senate not to block repeal debate | Insurers knock Cruz proposal | WH tries to discredit CBO | Lawmakers propose $1.1B NIH funding boost House passes bill to curb human trafficking House panel approves TSA funding cuts Trump-Putin meeting was positive Opioid epidemic needs a systemic response
 Overnight Regulation: Web comes out in force to back net neutrality rules | Greens sue EPA over smog rule delay | Pick for banking regulator drops out Analysis: Air traffic control plan would add $20B to deficit FDA votes to recommend gene-therapy leukemia treatment Lawmakers propose $1.1B boost to NIH, defying Trump budget Overnight Energy: House begins moving spending bills Overnight Defense: House takes up defense policy bill | Strikes anti-border wall language | Mattis opposes plan for military space branch | Ryan, Barbara Lee discuss war authorization Warren opponent: ‘Only a real Indian can defeat a fake Indian’ Overnight Tech: Web shows support for net neutrality on ‘Day of action’ | Dems call for more FCC oversight | Verizon suffers massive data breach Trump denies knowledge of son’s Russian meeting Trump education official: Parties usually ‘both drunk’ in campus sexual assault cases Paul Ryan, Barbara Lee meet on war authorization Do we really want to give Trump a new nuke? Kid Rock hints at Michigan Senate run OPINION: China will fill void left by waning US leadership in Asia Heritage to ‘key vote’ amendment on base closures Intel caught Russians discussing Trump before campaign announcement: report Greens sue EPA over smog rule delay FBI nominee vows to resign if Trump crosses legal line G-20’s tortured trade language a step backward for free markets Trump’s voter fraud commission tells states to hold off on sending data Overnight Finance: Dow hits record after Yellen testifies | Trump pick for bank regulator withdraws | White House challenges CBO on healthcare | Bank to pay $5.5B fine over mortgage practices Sanders: White House being ‘as transparent as humanly possible’ in Russia probe House panel approves $31.4B Interior, EPA funding bill Did Trump and the GOP kill the political town hall meeting? Former “Today Show” star Tamron Hall readying return to TV Senators press for ISIS use of force bill, despite limited WH support House bill would cut State Department funding by 14 percent GOP Rep. Gowdy slams Trump team for ‘amnesia’ on Russia meetings Religious leaders pray over Trump in Oval Office Congress must rid itself of political ‘pork’ to preserve its integrity White House: President and Trump Jr. have spoken since meeting revelation Schiff: Trump doesn’t have time for anything besides TV Maine lawmaker apologizes over implied threat to harm Trump Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump headed to Sun Valley tech, media summit: reports Dem senator calls for Kushner to resign from White House Sanders won’t take 2020 presidential bid ‘off the table’ Trump: I’ll be ‘very angry’ if Senate doesn’t pass ObamaCare repeal bill White House analysis of health bill seeks to discredit CBO Dershowitz slams New York Times op-ed for broaching Trump Jr. treason charge House Dems accuse GOP of trying to ‘shield’ FCC’s net neutrality repeal from oversight Trump: Putin preferred Clinton in the White House Marijuana legalization: The new Reefer Madness White House works to sell House Republicans on Trump’s air traffic control plan Dems: Why did DOJ dismiss fraud case connected to Russian lawyer? White House deletes and reposts CBO video after spelling mistake Former WH economists argue steel tariffs would hurt US economy, diplomatic ties Speeding up drug approvals could put patient health at risk House strips anti-border wall language from defense bill House committee approves spending bill for energy, water programs Obamas ‘committed’ to support young leaders like Malala post-White House Dems introduce bill to block cybersecurity team up with Russia Trump’s Fed pick in unique spot to forge new regulatory path on banks The race to fight childhood cancer Judiciary chairman will call Manafort to testify, threatens subpoena Indiana Republican raises $1M for potential Senate bid Dems rally for net neutrality on ‘Day of Action’ Study: Trump budget would increase debt WATCH: Republicans dodge questions on Trump Jr. emails Qatar Airways CEO apologizes for calling US flight attendants ‘grandmothers’ OPINION: States, not feds, must take lead to cut crime House Democrat files article of impeachment against Trump Kremlin compares Trump Jr. email saga to soap opera State Department spent $15K on Trump hotel rooms: report Trump, don’t sacrifice American steel on the altar of globalism Scarborough leaving GOP announcement boosted Colbert to two-month high ratings Feds advance plan to improve Northeast Corridor rail service Labor official: Trump has spent more time golfing than at NAFTA negotiating table Comprehensive dropping of sanctions against Sudan would be a terrible mistake Pence: Leaders should be humble, exercise self-control Freedom Caucus members call for delaying August recess Trump admin removes Russian cyber firm from approved list It’s insurance companies, not ObamaCare, that’s making healthcare sick Trump’s pick to lead FDIC drops out, citing family concerns Fox News analyst to Tucker Carlson: You sound like a Nazi apologist Trump’s tax outline would cost trillions, benefit wealthy: analysis How a US-Tunisia partnership puts America’s global interests first McConnell warns Senate: Don’t block ObamaCare repeal debate Internet companies launch offensive against FCC’s net neutrality rollback Rural America needs free market healthcare reform Trump’s FBI pick: Mueller’s Russia probe not a ‘witch hunt’ Lewandowski knew nothing about Trump Jr. meeting because it ‘was a nothing meeting’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report 14M customers vulnerable in massive Verizon data leak Former Clinton aide: ‘No one in the press really cared’ about Russia during election 3 myths Puerto Rico should ignore about its debt crisis Mattis opposes plan to create new military branch for space OPINION: ObamaCare repeal is dead — let’s bury it once and for all Zuckerberg visits North Dakota to learn about energy industry Top House Dem floats fixes to Russia sanctions impasse GOP rep weighs in on House dress code during floor speech Ryan dodges questions about Trump Jr. What did Trump’s FBI nominee know of US torture post-9/11? Pelosi again refers to Trump as ‘President Bush’ in TV interview White House knocks defense bill’s Crimea, INF Treaty provisions Top Intel Dem calls for Kushner, Manafort to testify about Russian meeting Defeating ISIS isn’t enough — US must protect Iraq from looming Iran Graham presses FBI nominee on Donald Trump Jr.’s ’email problems’ DNC’s Tom Perez jumps into net neutrality fight House has no plans to cut short August recess GOP super PAC targets Mo Brooks for past anti-Trump remarks Insurers warn Cruz amendment would hurt coverage of pre-existing conditions For effective policy, economic models must include women Scalise out of ICU ICE chief warns MS-13 that his ‘gang is bigger’ State powers, regulation and fair taxation are at the heart of legalizing marijuana Royal Bank of Scotland pays $5.5B fine over shoddy mortgage practices Brzezinski: Trump ‘used to know he was a tool’ One place in America without politics: the NICU Dow Jones hits record high after Fed pledges sell-off Steve King: Build border wall with funds from Planned Parenthood, food stamps Regulating the internet like 1930s landline telephones is bad policy Senate panel approves Trump EPA, nuke agency nominees Rand Paul: Senate bill ‘does not repeal Obamacare’ CNN’s Camerota breaks up with Twitter: ‘You’ve become mean and verbally abusive’ Trump: ‘I have very little time for watching T.V.’ Iowa Senate GOP office accused of ‘locker room’ environment with jokes about sex, race Dem on Trump Jr. meeting: ‘It’s important that we all take a deep breath’ The feds must make it easier for techies to help government Donna Brazile to publish book about 2016 election breaches Ten House Democrats propose plan to fix ObamaCare Live coverage: Trump’s FBI nominee questioned by senators Report: Investigators turn to Kushner’s digital campaign operation One in four will consider not voting in elections due to cybersecurity As rancor grows between press and the White House, the late Tony Snow shines as a model of civility Dem senator: In normal world, Kushner wouldn’t still have his job ‘Lord of the Rings’ actor reads Trump’s tweets as Gollum One of largest icebergs on record breaks loose from Antarctica Why is Chuck Schumer so afraid of consumers who want to snort chocolate? Web inventor urges support for net neutrality CIA director on Russian election interference: ‘They’ve been at this a hell of a long time’ Poll: Americans divided over news media’s coverage of Trump Promoting civility and practicing the Golden Rule every day Senate Republican: We need bipartisan net neutrality legislation Poll: Republican voters want GOP to keep working to repeal, replace ObamaCare OPINION | 5 big ideas to halt America’s opioid epidemic Lawyer: Trump didn’t see son’s emails until they were released Colbert calls ‘nothing burger’ Trump Jr. emails an ‘all-you-can prosecute buffet’ GPS is one of America’s great gifts to the world — but it’s far from perfect GOP rep: Implications of Trump Jr. email thread ‘serious and disturbing’ Trump lawyer: ‘No illegality’ in Trump Jr. meeting with Russian lawyer Trump slams media: ‘Often times those sources are made up and do not exist’ Senate’s proposed expansion of health savings accounts would be a win for the middle class Trump: Furor over son’s Russia meeting ‘the greatest Witch Hunt in political history’ McConnell’s health gambit ripples in Kentucky Healthcare industry at odds over Senate proposal Open seats make for crowded, expensive governor battles Trump Jr. hangs over FBI nominee hearing THE MEMO: Crisis deepens for Trump White House The No. 1 demand senators must make of Trump’s FBI chief nominee