The Hill Articles: July 5, 2017

July 5
Rep. Scalise readmitted to ICU after 3 weeks in hospital Nearly 30 Senate Dems urge Carson to protect LGBTQ community from housing discrimination Dem lawmaker: Hobby Lobby illegal artifact case is ‘proof karma is real’ Federal court says unaccompanied immigrant minors have right to bond hearings Russian ambassador: Relationship with Trump ‘unfolding uneasily’ Sanders to host red state rallies opposing GOP healthcare bill Tillerson to receive lifetime achievement award for work in oil industry Cruz ‘not certain’ Senate will pass healthcare bill US open to Syrian no-fly zone with Russian help House Dem hits smugglers for helping Hobby Lobby move stolen artifacts into US GOP senator: Trump’s attacks on media ‘not helpful’ to Senate Trump voter fraud commission was warned before requesting states’ voter data Trump Organization renews domain names for Russian business prospects Alaska lobbies for defense boost after North Korea launch Advisers want Kremlin critic in Trump’s meeting with Putin: report Washington lawyers reluctant to join Trump’s legal team: report Hobby Lobby to return artifacts allegedly smuggled from Iraq Cruz: CNN may have broken law with threat to reveal Reddit user’s identity Kudos for backing US-Cuba reset Trump to meet with Theresa May during G-20 summit: report Voter fraud commission may have violated law Starving the arts: How the White House budget threatens creativity Controversial House Republican gains national attention after filming Auschwitz video Budowsky: Will Trump appease Putin? Funding for Alzheimer’s research: Invest for the long term Vice chairman: Reports about voter commission problems are ‘fake news’ Tomi Lahren to debate Chelsea Handler Why Trump should renominate Inga Bernstein for the District of Massachusetts Dem challenging Cruz raises $1 million online in two months: report How to reform flood insurance to keep more Americans afloat FTC competition chief retires GOP lawmaker retracts Auschwitz video Dems try new slogan: ‘Have you seen the other guys?’ Clinton responds to GOP request for healthcare plan with campaign page WATCH: Dem rep ‘trembles at the thought’ of Trump, Putin meeting Time to pass National Concealed Carry Reciprocity International travel to US on the rise Israel well within rights to defend against ‘spillover’ Syrian violence EU weighs new record fine against Google: report EPA proposes cutting biofuels mandate for 2018 Haley: US would ‘prefer’ not to use military force against North Korea Sessions condemns ‘cowardly, unprovoked attack’ on NYPD officer Video games virtually certain to drive future innovation Trump’s FBI nominee to get hearing next week The conservative case for saving Medicaid Kentucky seeks stricter Medicaid work requirements Poll: Majority of GOP, Dems supports ObamaCare’s birth control mandate Protesters march in July 4th parade after GOP rep skips FCC names new chief economist A crisis of cynicism: The US cannot become a do-nothing country Dem challenging Paul Ryan raises $430K in campaign’s first 12 days Interior chief: New offshore drilling funds should pay for parks Gender pay gap for White House staff triples under Trump CFPB protects Americans from predatory loan sharks Anne Frank Center calls GOP lawmaker’s Auschwitz video a ‘global disgrace’ Left-leaning groups demand ‘clean’ government funding bills Poll: Americans have more confidence in Merkel than Trump Note to unions: Freedom is the opposite of coercion Top Dem: Trump violating ‘one of the Constitution’s most critical anti-corruption commands’ What does actual police reform look like? More training and more oversight Poland busing in pro-government activists to cheer Trump: report Trump’s Park Service salary donation goes to Civil War battlefield Schumer: ‘Baffling’ Trump doesn’t have specific agenda for Putin meeting OPINION: CNN threat to unmask Trump WWE meme creator spells another media disaster Republican governor: Arkansas won’t hand over voters’ ‘most sensitive data’ GOP lawmaker breaks term-limit pledge, will run again Trump Taj Mahal decor set to go to auction Now isn’t the time to cut Peace Corps funding Why does Trump’s voting commission want data it shouldn’t have? Tangling life-saving regulations in red tape Tech think tank urges Congress to expand research tax credit ‘Morning Joe’ broke ratings record after Trump attacks CNN denies blackmailing Reddit user behind viral Trump meme Trump’s CNN wrestling tweet is his most retweeted US forces conduct ‘collective self-defense strike’ in Somalia The Hill’s 12:30 Report Lindsay Lohan: Stop ‘bullying’ Trump Travel ban architect writing Trump Poland speech: report Key House Dem dodges on supporting Pelosi for leader Zuckerberg: Universal basic income is a ‘bipartisan idea’ OPINION: Trump’s voter witch hunt diverts from real election issues Republicans ask Dems: Where’s your healthcare plan? North Korean missile never before seen by US: report Trump presses for resolution to Qatar dispute during call with Egyptian leader Trump Jr. hammers CNN over identity of Reddit meme creator NPR accused of bias for tweeting out full Declaration of Independence Clear waters, clear hearts: Now is the time for more transparency in our oceans Police raid Ukrainian software firm tied to global cyberattack Mexican foreign minister on Trump meeting: ‘We don’t expect to resolve substantial differences’ Huckabee: Secret Service agents in ‘de-tox’ after interviewing Kathy Griffin Why foreign aid is just as powerful as diplomacy and defense Regulators approve Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s merger GOP lawmaker: Scalise ‘out of bed’ House Republicans consider repeal of ObamaCare’s insurance mandate Senate GOP tries to tie red-state Dems to single-payer healthcare In the legislative process, sometimes small is beautiful Key GOP senator: Healthcare was only topic constituents talked about  Polish president to talk energy security with Trump Trump administration backs Apple’s appeal of EU tax case OPINION: North Korea test shows need for strong State Department Germany singles out Russia, China and Iran for cyber spying US soldier killed by ‘indirect fire’ in Afghanistan Corporations support a carbon tax? A paradox that will lower emissions Top aides worry about what Trump will say in Putin meeting: report Volvo to phase out conventional car engines Ivanka Trump makes her case for national paid family leave program Preet Bharara trolls Trump Jr. over ‘opprressive taxation’ tweet Jersey Shore sand sculpture mocks Christie’s beach trip Schumer mourns slain NYPD cop G-20 countries talk climate action but finance climate disaster NotPetya installed on Ukrainian computers came with an email harvesting backdoor Merkel hits US policy ahead of G-20 summit Kathy Griffin interviewed by Secret Service over beheaded Trump photo: report CNN slammed for threat to reveal identity of Trump ‘wrestling’ CNN creator Investigators looking into possible Russia collusion with pro-Trump websites: report US lifts laptop ban for flights from Dubai, Istanbul How the Declaration of Independence should inform the human rights movement OPINION | Bill O’Reilly: How Trump will win his war against the media Kremlin hopes to establish ‘working dialogue’ during Trump-Putin meeting Why Senate’s vote to sanction Russia matters North Korea’s Kim: Nukes not negotiable Trump talks tough on trade ahead of G-20 meeting Trump: ‘So much for China working with us’ with North Korea Majority in new poll backs Trump’s travel ban Poll: Majority thinks Trump ‘face-lift’ tweet unacceptable Regulators make new push to roll back Obama rules Pressure on McConnell to deliver ObamaCare repeal Cruz plan could be key to unlocking healthcare votes