The Hill Articles: July 31, 2017

Lewandowski fired from pro-Trump cable network: report Eric Trump: I want someone to start fighting for my dad Email prankster posed as White House officials in emails to Scaramucci, others: report Graham: GOP ‘should be politically horsewhipped’ if we give up on healthcare Federal judges order new North Carolina district lines Colorado GOP rep declares: ‘The Republican Party is dead’ North Korea potentially able to hit most of US: report Trump dictated statement for son on Russia meeting: report Krauthammer: Trump White House has ‘bounced off the bottom’ Capitol Police responded to wrong location during baseball shooting: report Court tells EPA to enforce Obama methane pollution rule Paul suggests Trump will take action on trade groups, insurance Flake: Republicans in denial about Trump Trump-era defense spending is more Obama than Reagan THE MEMO: Scaramucci shocker roils Washington Vicente Fox trolls Trump: White House is like ‘Survivor’ with low ratings Overnight Healthcare: GOP, Trump at odds over insurer payments | Bipartisan group floats ObamaCare fixes | Opioid panel urges Trump to declare emergency GOP lawmakers, Trump at odds over insurance payments Kushner: Trump campaign too disorganized to collude with Russia Trump tweets: ‘A great day at the White House’ Overnight Defense: Trump still mulling Afghan strategy | WH, Pentagon discuss transgender ban Overnight Finance: WH official eyes tax reform by November | House faces uncertain path on budget | New sanctions on Venezuelan president | GOP chair wants investigation into Cordray Will Trump hold signing ceremony on Russian sanctions? Overnight Energy: Greens seek methane rule restart | South Carolina nuclear project scrapped | Trump officials hail coal export deal Scaramucci’s wife denies divorce is about Trump Overnight Tech: House GOP asks companies for input on net neutrality legislation | Charter declines Sprint deal | Group wants probe into Google shopping tool | Ex-Obama adviser joins Lyft board Making an impactful public comment in a power player-dominated debate DOD concerned by Turkey purchase of Russian air defense system Kate Hudson mocks Scaramucci: ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Majority think Trump administration is running chaotically Tennessee Republican won’t seek reelection to House Post-9/11 military authorization plan needs fresh look White House: Infrastructure bill remains Trump priority White House still mulling Afghan strategy Congress must act to clean up Vieques and Culebra Congress, don’t give Trump’s ‘deportation force’ a blank check Social Security disability fund benefiting from longer lag times Overnight Cybersecurity: Hackers breach voting machines | Kelly’s move to White House leaves void at DHS | House panel presses agencies for info on Russian cyber firm CNN won’t hire Scaramucci White House downplays idea of Sessions move to Homeland Security Education’s DeVos moves colleges forward on sexual assault fairness White House opioid commission urges Trump to declare federal state of emergency Conservative watchdog group calls for ethics probe of Wasserman Schultz OPINION | Trump chooses wisely: Kelly in, Scaramucci out Hatch: 15 percent corporate tax rate ‘very unlikely’ ‘The Bachelor’ host trolls White House: ‘So much drama’ Hatch: GOP ‘too divided’ to restart ObamaCare repeal The GOP repeal effort is dead — time to fix ObamaCare, not kill it Howard Dean to withhold support if DCCC funds candidates opposed to abortion rights Trump awards first Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Army medic Spy agencies changed rules, making it easier to unmask members of Congress New York Post updates its Trump ‘Survivor’ cover: ‘The tribe has spoken again’ Twitter explodes in mockery over Scaramucci ouster Scaramucci incorrectly listed as dead in Harvard Law alumni directory: report Trump abuses power in using public funds for private benefit Treasury sanctions Venezuelan president over elections Trump officials hail coal export deal with Ukraine Report: Pentagon, State Dept. draft plan to send weapons to Ukraine White House aide hopes to see tax reform done by November China may use Canada as ‘Trojan horse’ into US market McCain promises Afghanistan strategy in slap at Trump administration House GOP asks companies for input on net neutrality legislation Charter declines offer from Sprint parent Softbank WATCH LIVE: Sanders holds White House press briefing Obama communications director trolls Scaramucci over 10-day tenure Overnight Regulation: Greens urge EPA to restore methane rule | Group seeks probe into Google shopping tracker | FDA drawn into fight over ‘soy milk’ Rural communities can break the cycle of ‘brain drain’ Kelly called Comey to express anger over how Trump handled his firing: report Lawmakers slam Venezuelan leader over ‘illegal’ election Scaramucci out as WH communications director Trump needs to stop taking all of his advice from the military ‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio found guilty of contempt charge WATCH LIVE: President Trump presents the Medal of Honor GOP rep to run for Senate in Pennsylvania: report How state Democrats protect Americans from Trump’s policies Congressional Democrats propose greater federal control of the economy ‘Most dangerous’ banking trojan gets update Pentagon, White House discussing transgender ban Group pushes FDA to act on soy milk labeling petition Rasmussen poll: Most don’t want border wall OPINION | There’s no ‘bipartisan’ solution to the ObamaCare debacle GOP senator meets with Price, governors on healthcare Senate Dems propose crackdown on foreign lobbyists South Carolina companies scrap $14 billion nuclear project ShadowBrokers leak probe looking at NSA insiders: report The same houses flood every year and we keep paying for them Sanders to unveil rule requiring drug companies to set fair prices AP: US likely to sanction Venezuela over ‘sham’ election OPINION | Deterring North Korea requires more than basic common sense Texas lawmakers press Trump to crack down on Gulf airlines OPINION | Trump didn’t cause our constitutional crisis — he’s the reaction against it Report: Trump Cabinet members attend weekly Bible study Hackers leak HBO episodes, ‘Game of Thrones’ script online: report The Hill’s 12:30 Report ‘Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly’ ends limited summer run Combining a free market and single-payer system will provide more options Trump drops to new low in Rasmussen poll Feds writing rule to encourage private sector investment in public transit Five years of celebrating Startup Day Across America Ex-RNC head Michael Steele on Priebus’s ouster: ‘Karma’s a b—-, ain’t it?’ Can Trump refuse to fill key jobs? GOP lands top candidate in Montana Senate race Privacy watchdog asks FTC to investigate Google’s offline shopping tracker Norquist predicts GOP will release tax bill by late September Greens ask court to reinstate EPA methane pollution rule Tax reform must be congressional Republicans’ next move RNC tells staff not to delete or alter any documents related to 2016 campaign Michael Moore: Trump still has support because Dems offer no alternatives It’s high time to address fluctuating work schedules for low-wage jobs Insurers fill most ‘bare’ ObamaCare counties in Ohio GOP chairman demands investigation into whether Cordray violated election law States can finally slay the healthcare cost dragon that is bankrupting America Russia: US trying to ‘shift responsibility’ on North Korea Spicer: I’d ‘proudly’ work for Pence if he runs for president Trump: ‘We’ll handle North Korea’ Zinke: Reports he threatened Alaska over Murkowski vote ‘laughable’ Former Obama adviser joins Lyft’s board of directors Drudge shares ‘Trump in a Slump’ headline Hackers claim ‘breach’ of cyber firm FireEye How oil can break the back of Venezuelan despotism GOP rep: Trump halting ObamaCare payments would ‘hurt a lot of people’ Trump swears in new chief of staff Female protesters hold mock duel against GOP lawmaker who suggested one Bipartisan group floats ObamaCare fixes Somalia strike kills al-Shabaab fighter International data flows – Boosting the transatlantic economy Dem campaign chief vows no litmus test on abortion Discovery announces $14.6 billion deal to buy Scripps Networks CNN’s Zakaria: Trump’s win a ‘class rebellion against people like us’ Trump China plan could come this week: report Drudge slams McCain: ‘Corruption has so many faces’ Trump says White House not in chaos Bipartisanship? It’s happening to secure America’s energy future Opinion | Bill O’Reilly: A media lynch mob is trying to take down Trump John Oliver takes on Alex Jones over Infowars product ads Scaramucci’s profanity-laced tirade nets record traffic for The New Yorker GOP lawmaker on transgender troop ban: Trump ‘can roll things out however he wants’ Why municipalities should stop trying to subsidize broadband access GOP rep: ‘The Senate needs to get to work’ on healthcare Trump on healthcare: ‘Why should Congress not be paying what public pays?’ Dem redistricting group finishing July with $10.8M GOP rep: ObamaCare is ‘law of the land’ for the foreseeable future Flake: ‘As conservatives, our first obligation is to be honest’ Sorry GOP, tax reform will not be easier than replacing ObamaCare It is incumbent on the US to remember the last remaining Yukos employee in prison Former DC police chief slams Trump’s comments: ‘Words matter’ Washington can decide embassy staff cuts, Kremlin says Trump, Abe discuss ‘grave and growing’ threat from N. Korea Pelosi hauls in $26M for Dems China fires back at Trump over N. Korea OPINION | McCain was right to block Senate’s ObamaCare repeal plan Pence: Russia won’t deter US commitment to security Harsher sanctions on Venezuela will only worsen the nation’s crisis Conservative group launches tax-reform initiative Trump’s nominee to lead USAID has the right philosophy on international aid This week: Senate GOP picks up the pieces after agenda setback Trump fuels doubts over GOP’s agenda Judd Gregg: Democrats’ banal deal Juan Williams: Three elections offer clues to Trump