The Hill Articles: July 26, 2017

CBO survives two House amendments targeting funding Scaramucci says he will contact FBI, Justice Dept. over leaked financial disclosure Canada responds to transgender ban: All are welcome to join Canadian forces Sanders: Dems won’t vote on ‘sham’ single-payer amendment Civil rights icon: I fought too hard against discrimination to watch transgender ban happen House committee kills amendment allowing VA doctors to recommend medical marijuana Republicans get agreement on Russia, North Korea sanctions Dems at odds over direction of ‘Better Deal’ House Judiciary Committee votes to request documents on Comey, Clinton Dems don’t want to help GOP improve repeal bill GOP senator warns Trump: Panel won’t take up attorney general nominee this year Trump discussing attorney general recess appointment with advisers: report Bipartisan group of governors calls on GOP to reject skinny repeal Scaramucci promises more ‘dramatic steps’ on ousting White House leakers Pence praises Trump’s ‘candor’ about disappointment with Sessions House GOP freshmen express support for Trump’s trade agenda Starr tells Trump to ‘cut it out’ with the attacks on Sessions Obama cyber czar: Trump State Department needs cybersecurity office Democrats threaten to play hardball on ObamaCare repeal Dems get CBO scores on what they think skinny bill will look like Trump to nominate Brownback for religious ambassador post GOP senator forces Dems to vote on single payer Transgender airman: ‘I would like to see them try to kick me out of my military’ GOP senator: Trump transgender ban ‘deserves more than a Twitter conversation’ Overnight Cybersecurity: Facebook invests in group fighting election hacking | House panel advances DHS cyber revamp bill | Lawmakers mull cyber insurance for small businesses Trump military transgender ban prompts protests Steelworkers call Trump’s delay in cracking down on steel imports ‘devastating’ Overnight Defense: Trump transgender ban sets off storm Overnight Regulation: Federal prisons want to increase use of restraints | EPA moves ahead on water rule repeal Overnight Tech: Trump touts new Wisconsin electronics plant | Lawmakers to unveil email privacy bill | Facebook funds group fighting election hacks Dem rep to introduce measure requiring White House to disclose pardons Trump pick to head USDA education will help historically black colleges Under Contract Lawmakers push to toughen foreign lobbying rules Letters: Democrats’ hysterical push for President Trump’s impeachment Budowsky: Let’s discuss impeachment Protect ‘Mr. and Mrs. 401(k)’: Make companies report stock buybacks House avoids floor fight over transgender people in military Bare-bones repeal plan gains steam in Senate Trump triggers storm with transgender ban For women of color, access to vital health services is threatened Dem lawmaker: Trump should fire Sessions Failed missile defense test result of human error: report Overnight Healthcare: Senate rejects repeal-only ObamaCare plan | Ads target Heller, Capito over vote | Dem says ObamaCare repeal effort moving US ‘toward single-payer’ Kerry on Trump’s military transgender ban: ‘We’re better than this’ House votes to let lawmakers use taxpayer funds for home security House panel approves bill to strengthen Cuban airport security Overnight Energy: EPA moves forward with water rule repeal ‘Dancing with the Stars’ courts Sean Spicer: report Overnight Finance: Fed holds rates steady | Treasury chief looking at online sales taxes | White House, GOP close to releasing tax-reform principles False advertising: How the Democrats attempt to rewrite history Dem senators pitch carbon tax to conservatives Wisconsin Democrat refuses to be ‘backdrop’ in Trump’s jobs announcement Humans on Mars in 2033: A bipartisan vision Kim Kardashian: Trump transgender military ban is ‘simply wrong’ Insurer group warns of steep premium increases without mandate Judge tosses racial discrimination suit against CNN, Time Warner OPINION | Democrats: Time to wish Hillary Clinton good luck and goodbye Transgender Army soldier: ‘I felt like I had just gotten fired via tweet’ Tillerson says he’s ‘not going anywhere’ Sanders: Trump on ‘wrong side of history’ with transgender military ban Trump, electronics manufacturer announce new Wisconsin plant Trump’s alternative facts on free trade are largely falsehoods Judge upholds $1,000 fine against Kobach for ‘misleading’ claims Poll: Dems have the edge in healthcare debate WATCH: GOP reps want Trump, Sessions to ‘iron out’ differences Watch Live: Trump announces new manufacturing initiative Democrats claim Trump’s air traffic control privatization plan is unconstitutional Senators to release bipartisan legislation on email privacy Pentagon spends 10 times more on erectile disfunction meds than transgender services Federal employee union offers defense of CBO Trump may get a big win with a renewed commitment to water infrastructure EPA transition official dismisses climate science strategy as ‘silliness’ Microsoft’s misguided broadband plan endangers Americans GOP lawmaker on Murkowski: ‘Snatch a knot in their ass’ Mnuchin: Trump administration examining online sales tax issue Senate rejects repeal-only ObamaCare plan Ads target Heller, Capito over healthcare vote AMA says ‘no medically valid reason’ for Trump’s ban on transgender people in military Eight years after the last wage hike, Americans need a raise to $15 an hour It’s time for the ag industry to end its war on native wildlife Former ‘Today’ co-host Ann Curry to host new PBS series White House on the defensive over Trump’s transgender military ban Trump calls reporter ‘very rude’ for shouting question at White House event House calls for release of political prisoners in Iran RSC: Budget resolution coming in early September Colbert mocks Trump speech with new Boy Scout oath Rihanna meets with Macron to discuss funding education in developing countries Healthcare profiles in courage and cowardice 27 years celebrating a bipartisan opportunity: The American Disabilities Act LA mayor vows to defy Trump administration on immigration: report Dem says ObamaCare repeal effort moves US ‘toward single-payer’ Former Obama UN ambassador to meet with Senate Intelligence panel: report Look to the past to find a way forward on infrastructure House Intelligence Republican: Claims Gowdy acted as second lawyer for Kushner ‘horses—t’ GOP Senate candidate: concerns about Trump are ‘coming to fruition’ Trump donates second-quarter salary to Education Department GOP senator on Trump’s attacks: Sessions ‘deserves better’ Facebook funds Harvard group trying to fight election hacking Watch Live: Trump speaks to American Legion Boys and Girls Nation Undoing racism, segregation through school choice Watch Live: White House news briefing Families make emotional plea for diabetes research funding Fed holds rates steady Mo Brooks would leave Senate race to reinstate Sessions Poll: More disapprove of Trump than approve in 11 states he won How Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ leaves American workers worse off Health Rx: Continuing the Conversation Tillerson meets with Pence, defying resignation rumors The national security case for using tariffs to protect American steel Fed finds (again!) that Durbin Amendment hurts consumers Lawmakers approve ‘cyber vulnerability’ bill Treasury sanctions target Venezuela president’s allies HuffPost writer: McCain ‘will die with dishonor’ for yes vote on healthcare Japan-EU trade deal shows allies not afraid to leave US behind Groups push DOJ to scrutinize Trump’s US attorneys Sessions acting on violent crime task force recommendations Van Hollen wants Fed to probe Trump’s dealings at Deutsche Bank Dems blast HHS for cutting teen pregnancy program White House, GOP close to releasing joint tax-reform principles Iran’s president vows ‘reciprocal’ response to sanctions GOP senators break with Trump over transgender troop ban Caitlyn Jenner to Trump: What happened to your promise to fight for LGBT Americans? Senate delays vote on healthcare repeal Nearly half of Republicans approve closing media outlets for inaccuracy, bias: poll Michelle Obama opens up about racism she faced as first lady Time for the Trump administration to pursue regime change in Iran In defense of the Congressional Budget Office Mnuchin, Van Hollen clash over Congressional Budget Office Trump team doesn’t understand evidence-based policies regarding social problems Live coverage: Senate debates repealing ObamaCare Senator: Treasury efforts on debt ceiling cost taxpayers $2.5B The Hill’s 12:30 Report Murkowski downplays Trump attack: I’m here to govern, not campaign McCain criticizes ‘unclear’ Trump transgender tweets Don’t squander America’s leadership in nuclear energy Republican LGBT activists: Trump move ‘smacks of politics’ DNC: Trump’s promise to protect LGBTQ people ‘another bald-faced lie’ House panel advances DHS cyber reorganization bill ‘House of Cards’ actor urges Congress to fund diabetes research GOP’s Messer to announce Senate bid against Donnelly next month EPA to seek comments on Obama water rule repeal Retired transgender Navy SEAL: Tell me to my face I’m not worthy of serving Scalise discharged from hospital GOP leader: Senate could pass scaled-down ObamaCare repeal Former Defense secretary: Trump’s transgender ban ‘has no place in our military’ TSA to require electronics larger than cellphones be X-rayed Even ‘Game of Thrones’ creators can’t escape Hollywood’s identity politics GOP rep. says McConnell is ‘head of the swamp’ White House: Trump to announce new tech manufacturing initiative Chelsea Manning attacks Trump’s transgender ban: ‘Sounds like cowardice’ Biden rips Trump transgender ban: Every qualified American should be allowed to serve LGBT groups slam Trump decision on transgender military service Beef up antitrust law to fight Chinese price-fixing schemes Graham: Trump ‘absolutely’ showing weakness on Sessions Google announces $50 million initiative for displaced workers Former rep rips Trump’s ‘presidential’ comments Passing the ADA Education and Reform Act would be a step backwards for equality and justice Hatch: ‘Transgender people are people’ Scaramucci: Obama holdovers are responsible for leaks NY governor to push tunnel project in meeting with Trump transportation chief Boston Globe mocked for ‘bizarre’ story about Romney waterskiing during healthcare debate Official to CNN: Drudge at White House ‘all the time’ We need to preserve America’s rich investment in the seas Top Intel Dem fundraises off Trump’s Twitter attack Dem lawmaker: ‘Impotent leader’ Trump using transgender fears to score political points Eric Trump: ‘Disheartening’ to watch ‘nonsense Russia investigations’ GOP rep: No one should be prohibited from ‘honor + privilege of serving our nation’ UK to ban diesel, gasoline vehicles by 2040 Health secretary urges Senate to find ‘lowest common denominator’ on ObamaCare repeal bill Steve King: Trump’s Sessions attacks due to unfamiliarity with ‘nuance’ of politics Pelosi blasts Trump’s transgender order: ‘Hatred will never defeat pride’ Federal Reserve must shrink balance sheet to get all its tools back GOP lawmaker on Trump transgender military ban: No one should be prohibited from serving Trump shifts criticism in latest Sessions attack Lewandowski clashes with ABC host over whether Trump can fire Mueller OPINION | North Korea must feel full weight of US sanctions, pressure — now Rolling Stone magazine asks: Why can’t Trudeau be our president? Scaramucci: Trump may be ‘most media savvy person in history’ Russia cautions US on new sanctions ‘Daily Show’ slams Dem losing streak, jokes that Hannity will be San Francisco’s mayor Franken: ‘Constitutional crisis’ if Trump uses recess appointment to replace Sessions with someone who’ll fire Mueller Scaramucci: ‘I’m more of a front-stabbing person’ compared to DC backstabbers Trump to ban transgender people from all military service New Trump ethics chief has battled with colleagues to loosen ethics rules: report Warren: Protests are the reason ObamaCare hasn’t already been repealed Congress balanced the budget in 1998 — it’s time to get it done again Trump incorrectly claims he beat Clinton in Youngstown, Ohio Warren goes to Lincoln Memorial after ObamaCare repeal vote to ‘replenish my soul’ Krauthammer: Sessions ‘is a dead man walking’ Scaramucci: We are moving to a ‘freer’ healthcare system Keith Ellison on McCain’s vote: How many others with brain cancer will lose coverage? OPINION | Dershowitz: Can the president pardon himself? Ex-Watergate prosecutor: ‘Everything this president has done cries out guilt’ Trump and Sessions no longer speaking to one another: report Private sector can serve the public good on America’s infrastructure Don’t rewrite the rules to mine next to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Top aides urging Trump to stop public criticism of Sessions: report 50 Most Beautiful 2017 Poll: Nearly three-quarters of US Muslims view Trump as unfriendly to them Trump: Crowd in Ohio ‘broke all records’ Poll: Nearly half of Trump voters think he won the popular vote Trump targets Murkowski after healthcare votes Poll: Nearly half of voters say it would be inappropriate to fire Mueller Carlton Norwood Leah LeVell Evan Martínez Kate Bennett Isabel Aldunate Zina Bash Errol Barnett Courtney Burks Janie Blanco Zoe Cadore Lauren Carter Riccardo Casale Anita Zayghami Jackie Conley Cate Cullen Courtney Webb Kimaya Davis Rep. Debbie Dingell Ali Dukakis Chris Esparza Ivanka Trump Kristin Fisher Marilinda Garcia Cameron Thompson Erik Kinney Marielle Thete Ed Patterson Lewis Myers Joselyn Griffin Sydnie Long Rep. Scott Taylor Rep. Stephanie Murphy Sen. Kamala Harris Eboni Malone Angela Tapia Ashley Morgan Tiffany Harris Melania Trump Amber Hewitt Hunter King Marcie Smith Ned Ryun Mallory Hunter Jenny Kay Olivia Igbokwe-Curry Delia Kashat Hallie Jackson Adi Sathi Athena Jones Steeve Simbert Federal prisons want to increase use of restraints Clinton book to double down on Russia, Comey message In Cuba, Obama policies only went so far Republicans look for California House wins in 2018 midterms Why Donald Trump flipped a Dem county in blue Connecticut