The Hill Articles: July 13, 2017

Blumenthal: ‘Jared Kushner ought to resign’ Merkley: Trump Jr. meeting ‘absolutely’ smoking gun Bush, Clinton’s presidential advice: Be humble in victory Lewandowski on Russia probes: ‘I have nothing to hide’ Top Senate Intel Dem fears Trump will pardon those convicted in Russia probe Trump allies pushing RNC to cover legal fees of Russia investigations Trump’s lawyers knew about Trump Jr. emails weeks ago: report GOP gov has ‘great concern’ over revised healthcare bill George W. Bush: ‘I was pretty good’ at being underestimated Co-founder of firm behind Trump-Russia dossier won’t testify before Senate Kushner pushed WH for tougher defense of Trump Jr. emails: report Trump taps industry lawyer to lead energy commission Overnight Defense: House debates defense bill | Rejects base closures in 2018 | Plan for military space branch survives hurdle | Navy nominee advances in Senate White House releases emails sent to voter fraud commission Two former aides indicted over release of Virgin Islands delegate sex tape Overnight Regulation: Yellen pushes back on GOP banking deregulation plan | Court lets EPA put pollution rule on hold | Trump, Macron fail to break climate deadlock | Labor board set for power shift Trump Jr. pitch was part of broad Russian effort Modern-day NAFTA must account for modern financial services firms House panel approves bill to prevent abusive IRS seizures Freedom Caucus leader warns McConnell over Senate ad Trump says US, South Korea will renegotiate trade agreement Lynch distances herself from Russian lawyer after Trump attack Kid Rock hints at Senate run announcement Overnight Tech: New FCC effort to crack down on robocalls | Poll finds Trump voters back idea of net neutrality | DraftKings, FanDuel call off merger Religious protesters arrested outside Mitch McConnell’s office Senate Dems to Trump official: Don’t give compounds to Russia in meeting next week Five takeaways from the GOP’s healthcare reboot Overnight Healthcare: Moderates holding back support for new Senate bill Why governors hold power in the battle for GOP healthcare votes Senate healthcare bill includes key provision for Alaska Cruz hits CNN for referring to ‘so-called’ healthcare amendment Trump’s lawyer to critic: ‘Watch your back , bitch’ House defeats amendment to strip climate study from Defense bill House votes to allow Pentagon funding for gender transition Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump dodges on Putin hacking denial | Senate panel wants Trump Jr. to testify | House approves cyber amendments to defense bill Technology can lead the way in better policing Gorka appears to acknowledge WH is considering handing back Russian compounds Man who jumped White House fence pleads guilty Overnight Finance: Yellen pushes back on GOP banking deregulation plan | Trump dodges on Russia sanctions bill | Trump floats tariffs on steel imports | Budget director touts MAGAnomics Overnight Energy: Trump, Macron fail to break climate deadlock OPINION | 6 devastating effects of cutting CDC funding Sessions says Trump has directed him to issue guidance on religious liberty protections OPINION | Chuck Schumer’s obstructionism is a de-facto government shutdown House rejects attempt for base closures in 2018 Groups ask Sessions to scrutinize AT&T-Time Warner merger Trump’s war on the ‘Dreamers’ won’t make America great again ‘ZodiacPAC’ uses viral meme to oppose Cruz Poll: Majority think Trump Jr. meeting with Russian lawyer was inappropriate Key Nevada senator undecided on new ObamaCare repeal bill Trump may levy quotas, tariffs on steel imports Scalise undergoes surgery for ‘deep tissue infection’ DraftKings, FanDuel drop merger after government scrutiny Eliminating fraud is key to adequate funding for opioid treatment WATCH: Lawmaker pushes probe of whether Comey leaked classified info WATCH: Lawmaker pushes probe of whether Comey leaked classified info White House defends Trump’s choice to call on Chinese over American journalist The CBO can’t perfectly predict the future, but it can improve Trump: Not joking about solar wall Trump dodges on Russia sanctions bill Trump: Russia knows ‘I’m going to produce much more energy’ than Clinton would have Consumer bureau moves to prevent the next Wells Fargo-style scandal US tells nations to give more traveler data or face sanctions: report Trump: I’ll invite Putin to the White House at ‘the right time’ Hotel industry helping New York City find illegal Airbnb rentals Vulnerable senators raise big money ahead of 2018 Trump nominates round of district court judges Trump dodges on whether he accepted Putin’s hacking denial Trump: Achieving healthcare harder than Mideast peace Watchdogs to DOJ: Trump Jr. meeting broke campaign finance laws New legislation tells fourth graders to take a hike UK’s Corbyn: I told Bernie Sanders he gave me ‘campaign ideas’ Norquist: ObamaCare taxes kept in health bill should be repealed in tax reform Trump Navy secretary nominee moves forward to Senate vote Poll: Sanders is most popular senator in any home state Mnuchin touts growth as solution to Social Security, Medicare woes Trump education official apologizes for comments about sexual assault Court lets EPA put drilling pollution rule on hold OPINION | Facial recognition surveillance is here — but privacy protections are not FCC launches new effort to crack down on robocalls Ryan fundraising committee reports massive $10.5M haul Yellen’s House testimony a ‘lovefest’ compared to past visits Hospital abuse of drug discount program leaves seniors in the lurch Senate GOP may not use CBO to score Cruz amendment OPINION | Trump’s lame playbook: When the going get’s tough…blame Hillary We can power our startups through a strong transatlantic partnership Washington mourns death of Nobel-winning Chinese dissident Sanders: No amendment could fix Senate’s ‘absolute disaster’ healthcare bill Majority of Republicans, Democrats don’t trust media for ‘very accurate’ info Trump admin considering new sanctions on China over North Korea ties: report Trump blames Obama administration for allowing Russian lawyer in US Moderates holding back support for new Senate bill Trump dodges previous criticism of France during visit Collins a ‘no’ on latest healthcare draft NLRB pick says he’ll consult ethics officer on Trump company cases Caitlyn Jenner to meet with Nikki Haley over international LBGT issues Trump, Macron fail to break deadlock on Paris climate deal Cruz supports new ObamaCare replacement bill White House video continues dispiriting pattern of CBO attacks FEC says lawmakers can use campaign money for home security The FTC’s case against Qualcomm raises questions on tech’s future 2 national monuments safe from Trump administration’s review Pelosi calls for revoking Kushner’s security clearance Getting medicines to patients faster is a political win for both parties Politicians to address budgeting for superhero-damaged cities at Comic Con The Hill’s 12:30 Report White House opioid commission will miss deadline for second time Ryan: House will modernize dress code Reporter finds senator’s bank card left in ATM Jimmy Carter hospitalized after collapsing while working on Habitat for Humanity house House extends law streamlining federal IT systems Pence had no meetings with Kremlin-tied individuals during campaign: spokesman Suspense kills morale — get those Trump/Tillerson State cuts over with Group uses inaccurate claim to give Rep. Tom Rooney ‘Porker of the Month’ award Senate Republicans unveil revised healthcare bill Graham, Cassidy healthcare offer shifts decisions to states Read the revised Senate GOP healthcare plan Sports analyst urges Trump to stay away from women’s golf tournament House GOP leadership cautions tech on net neutrality: report Poll: 73 percent of Democrats would give up drinking for Trump impeachment Boyfriend of TV reporter shot and killed on camera running for Virginia state office OPINION | Republicans, stop caving and repeal ObamaCare taxes now Texas Republican: In Trump’s ‘best interest’ to keep his children from White House OPINION | Treat Kushner like any American — revoke his security clearance House panel rejects push to revoke Kushner’s security clearance Senate appropriators approve first bill, with no budget in sight Senate panel asking Trump Jr. to testify The need to address the growing caregiving crisis with a coordinated national strategy Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russians highlights vulnerabilities in electoral system WATCH LIVE: Trump press conference with Macron CBO: Trump budget would not balance Poll: GOP voters support net neutrality rules, oppose AT&T-Time Warner merger Trump budget director coins new term: MAGAnomics Yellen pushes back on GOP banking deregulation plan Secretaries of State: Our democracy’s new first responders Bipartisan group pushes caregivers tax credit Kushner updated disclosure to add more than 100 foreign contacts: report Cohn, McMaster link ‘America First’ with global leadership in op-ed Trump to certify Iran complying with nuclear deal: report Sanders backs former NAACP head in Maryland gov race Conway’s ‘collusion-illusion’ signs generate memes Maryland restaurant adds burger mocking Trump Jr. to menu DOJ charges more than 400 people with healthcare fraud House votes to require Pentagon to report Russian cyberattacks Trump admin approves oil company’s Arctic drilling plan China defends importing iron ore from North Korea Free Kevin Hassett! Trump pick a victim of Senate partisanship Dem senator’s family profits from outsourcing he decries: report Building where Sanders’s wife was college president is sold New GOP healthcare bill includes version of Cruz amendment Justice Dept. won’t release Sessions’s remarks to anti-LGBT group Fox News’s Bolling: Trump Jr. Russia story ‘fizzled like a wet bottle rocket’ Florida’s first black state attorney asks cops why they pulled her over Defending the First Amendment is not a ‘special interest’ CNN panel: Trump voters say they’re ‘scared’ on healthcare CNN’s Cooper mocks Gorka after interview: ‘The Hungarian Don Rickles’ Melania Trump visits children’s hospital in France Dem senator: ‘I love it’ will haunt Trump Jr. Dem senator: ‘Strains credibility’ to think Trump didn’t know about son’s Russian meeting Lieu: Trump Jr. emails were ‘clear violation of federal law’ America, don’t shy away from a bold missile shield CBS News, BBC announce editorial and newsgathering partnership Rand Paul: Split GOP healthcare bill in two if this bill fails Three-quarters of Americans feel they lack influence in DC: poll DOJ misses deadline to provide Sessions’s contacts with Russians: report Trump and cybersecurity: The fox in the henhouse Time magazine puts Trump Jr. on cover: ‘Red-handed’ Scarborough on leaving GOP: ‘Heartless’ ObamaCare bill was last straw Trump speaks to reporters off-the-record for more than an hour Manchin brings in more than $1.4M in second quarter Warren raises $3.5M in second quarter Paul signals he will oppose Senate healthcare bill Cruz’s Consumer Freedom Option is exactly what’s needed to reform healthcare Trump ally: ‘There was no Russia narrative’ when Trump Jr. met lawyer Spokesman declines to say whether Pence ever met Russia operatives Trump: ‘Russia story’ the ‘greatest con job in history’ Plans for military space branch survive House hurdle Trump: ‘The mood in the White House is fantastic’ OPINION | Kushner is safe if White House contains scandal, but can it? Trump: ‘I was very tough’ with Putin Podcast: Why Mike Pence may be the most powerful VP ever Trump should stand up to liberals, Republicans alike to win on immigration The Cost of Caring: Family Caregivers and Tax Reform The Memo: White House searches for strategy on Russia Trump World lawyers up Providing caregivers with the tools they need Labor board is set for power shift under Trump Dems on tax reform outreach: Talk is cheap Conservatives: Working with Dems on healthcare a waste of time Supreme Court case may shake up elections A Q&A with Maria Shriver of the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement A Q&A with Leisa Easom of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving How the recession’s long hangover lingers Helping caregivers provide an invaluable service to those in need The importance of supporting caregivers Tax credits bring much needed relief Let’s work together for caregivers Family caregivers face big responsibilities, financial tolls A Q&A with Elizabeth Dole and Steve Schwab Support the Credit for Caring Act to provide relief for caregivers Congress should pursue reforms that protect services for people with Down Syndrome, their support caregivers Hidden Heroes: The nation’s most valuable asset for veteran and servicemember care Alzheimer’s caregivers feel cost of care in multiple ways 470 billion reasons to support caregivers Koch-backed group launches ads urging lawmakers to drop GOP border tax Drama in the US Chamber as council tries to break away