The Hill Articles: June 15, 2017

Justice Dept. issues warning against believing anonymous sources Trump admin ends Obama-era protection of undocumented immigrant parents Alex Jones releases secretly taped audio of Megyn Kelly interview McChrystal: Trump responsible for Mattis’s decision to send troops to Afghanistan Dems defeat GOP in baseball game, give trophy to Scalise US to send about 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan Ryan: Pelosi’s grandkids ‘actually like me’ GOP senator blocking Trump nominee until he gets answers from DOJ Ryan: Going to ‘take some time’ for Scalise to recover from shooting Trump’s new Cuba policy restricts tourism, military business Trump will not bring back ‘wet foot, dry foot’ Cuba policy McConnell dodges on Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ tweets: ‘I don’t have any observations about that’ GOP, Dems move to lower the temperature after shooting Police officer injured in shooting throws first pitch at Congressional Baseball Game Trump vows to congressional baseball audience: ‘We will not be intimidated’ NASA shows off its tech on Capitol Hill Ted Nugent: I won’t use ‘harsh’ language anymore Clinton campaign trolls Trump over Twitter attack Special counsel investigating Kushner business dealings: report Overnight Defense: Senate approves Russia, Iran sanctions | GOP chair expects to surpass Trump defense budget | Nude photo scandal could lead to court-martial Feinstein: Democrats will support subpoenaing Comey Ivanka attends congressional baseball game GOP leader rebuts Trump on House health bill: ‘It’s not mean’ Overnight Cybersecurity: NSA links Wanna Cry ransomware to North Korea | Dem proposes center to counter Russian hacks | Senators raise questions about leaker’s security clearance Lawmakers sport LSU gear at baseball game in honor of Scalise McCarthy: Team America going to win at baseball game Warren accuses DeVos of helping for-profit colleges ‘swindle’ students GOP plays chicken with healthcare, and small business pays the price WATCH LIVE: Lawmakers play in Congressional Baseball Game Woman sues Uber for obtaining her medical records after rape by driver Dem: Trump wrong, Salem witch trials ‘greatest witch hunt in American history’ OPINION: We must reject toxic rhetoric after violence in Virginia Centrist Dems seek input on tax reform from K Street Overnight Healthcare: GOP brushes off Trump calling health bill ‘mean’ | Big decision for insurers | Trump order on drug pricing in the works Scalise ally, a Dem, leads fight to boost lawmaker security Overnight Tech: Netflix jumps back into net neutrality battle | Inside Facebook’s fight against terrorist content | Patent Office gets ‘covfefe’ trademark requests In wake of Scalise shooting, gun control couldn’t be more urgent Russian sanctions bill faces uncertain path in House Overnight Energy: Lawmakers challenge Trump’s proposed EPA cuts Man arrested with guns at Trump hotel posted online about Alexandria shooting Overnight Regulation: Trump’s EPA cuts face opposition in the House | Feds seek input on prepaid card rules | Consumer safety agency looks to ease regs Trump administration preparing executive order on drug pricing Commerce Department removes gender and sexual orientation from EEO statement US sugar industry announces support for trade deal with Mexico Pence hires outside counsel for Russia probe Consumer Bureau asks for input on prepaid cards US diplomat contacted three other detainees in North Korea Where does history draw the line on White House communications? Court-martial possible in Marines nude photo sharing scandal Biden: ‘I’m not promising I wouldn’t’ run for president Clinton: ‘Wonder Woman’ seems ‘right up my alley’ Overnight Finance: Senate passes Russian sanctions deal | White House divided on debt limit strategy | Budget office wages ‘war on waste’ | Trump expected to tighten Cuba rules Republicans brush off Trump calling health bill ‘mean’ Suspicious package, threatening letter sent to Ga. House candidate Americans must unite to fight Russian attempts to undermine western democracies Top House Dem: Obstruction should be part of Trump-Russia probe Energy Department aims to close international clean energy office Washington Post tops 1 billion page views in May Bipartisan group, Netflix actress back bill for American Latino Museum OPINION: Sorry Newt, the right must tone down the vitriol too Trump welcomes Gorsuch on first Supreme Court visit Doctors: Ex-North Korea detainee has severe brain damage Senators seek answers on alleged NSA leaker’s security clearance Dems spar with Transportation chief over Trump ban on info requests Homebuilder confidence falls slightly in June Boston Globe floats Obama as possible Harvard president Increase civility, decrease violence How budget cuts will turn opioid addiction into the next AIDS epidemic Sanders: New Iran sanctions could blow up nuclear deal Trump: Why is Clinton not investigated but I am? WATCH: Dem rep.: Security was increased for congressional women’s softball practice Liberals should acknowledge the science: Not all data is equal Murkowski: ‘I just truly do not know’ if I can support GOP health bill Dem proposes center dedicated to fighting Russian hacks Tickets sales for congressional baseball game spike after shooting FBI: Weapons in lawmaker shooting purchased legally Short-term grants are no replacement for Medicaid to fight opioid epidemic Netflix to join net neutrality ‘day of action’ Giffords: Lawmakers must find solutions for ‘unacceptable rate of gun violence’ How Congress can fix the GOP healthcare bill to lower costs House votes to thank Capitol Police for saving lawmakers in baseball shooting Trump to restrict Cuban travel and trade policy: report U.S., British officials push deal on cross-border data access for law enforcement Pence to visit Central, South America in August NY attorney general is the ‘Energizer Bunny’ of Exxon deceit Facebook outlines strategy to block terrorist content Keep healthcare coverage personal CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Jane Sanders spar over media after baseball practice shooting GOP rep introduces bill expanding concealed carry in DC to non-residents Pelosi: GOP ‘sanctimonious’ to blame left for inciting violence White House: ‘Bring the temperature down’ after shooting Iraqi Christians should not be deported to become victims of ISIS Trump’s transportation budget runs into resistance from both parties Voters sue Pennsylvania over House districts Dem presses State official: Does Trump know about Qatari jet sale? Treasury acts to disrupt ISIS financing network DOJ seizes Jim Carrey movie as part of Malaysian corruption probe CNN president: Trump avoids us because ‘he knows he would be held to account’ OPINION: CNN’s lawsuit could vindicate or destroy Comey British hacker admits to accessing US military satellite system Trump’s EPA budget cuts hit strong opposition at House panel Ivanka Trump’s apprenticeship program puts American workers first Trump supporter who lost tight Va. governor primary weighs Senate run GOP rep: Verbal discipline a factor in Trump obstruction question Police announce charges filed in brawl near Turkish Embassy in DC Amazon considering acquisition of Slack: report The Fed is upbeat on economy, but markets aren’t buying it GOP Rep: Let’s call controversial antivirus expert Kaspersky to testify Lawmakers send well-wishes to Scalise on Twitter Rand Paul denounces ‘new entitlements’ in emerging health bill Defense appropriations chairwoman expects to surpass Trump budget Flint manslaughter charges — Why we can’t roll back EPA protections Congress must act now on Puerto Rico’s statehood bid GOP, Democratic lawmakers show support for baseball game after shooting House panel votes to extend tax credit for nuclear power Senate overwhelmingly passes Russia sanctions deal Senate Intel panel won’t investigate Trump obstruction question GOP chairman blames media after lawmaker shooting Thanks 9th Circuit for affirming president must respect Congress’s immigration authority House panel advances Yucca Mountain, ozone bills Scalise undergoes third surgery since shooting Rep. Steve King: Obama fueled divisions that led to shooting The Hill’s 12:30 Report DeVos family members donate to Republican in Ga. special election Consumer safety commission looks to reduce regulatory burdens Scarborough: Gingrich ‘sliming’ Mueller, an ‘American hero’ Colbert thanks Trump: Response to shooting ‘gives us hope’ Trump plans for updated bridges but ignores the troubled waters below NYT issues correction to Giffords editorial Cleveland Clinic to enter ObamaCare markets amid uncertainty It is time for government to protect not threaten American workers Trump: Scalise in ‘some trouble’ after shooting When investigations collide: Steel 232 and the Russia probe GOP chairman pushes for ObamaCare payments to be made Congressional aide: ‘If I wanted to live I needed to make a run for it’ Stem cell scientist joins crowded field to unseat Rohrabacher Budget office kicks off ‘war on waste’ LGBT advocacy group to launch new Washington office Dem rep responds to Trump: I bet FBI will find some witches  Paris Agreement was good for subsidized big business, but not Americans Steph Curry doesn’t want to visit the White House Interior secretary: Maine national monument should stay in federal hands Pesticides, Pruitt and a plea for biodiversity Trump to sign executive order on apprenticeships Patent office has received 32 trademark requests for ‘covfefe’ US leaders should embrace the bid to host the World Cup GOP congressman: Cut back on town halls in wake of shooting Mulvaney: White House hasn’t settled on debt limit strategy Father criticizes Obama administration for handling of son’s imprisonment in North Korea Just the facts: ObamaCare is generational theft Dennis Rodman makes a gift of ‘Art of the Deal’ in North Korea Republicans’ satisfaction plummets: poll Putin: Proposed US sanctions targeting Russia result from US politics Pence visits Scalise in hospital WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks on labor initiatives Poll: CEOs give Trump a failing grade Ominous signs for states as revenue targets missed GOP rep: Baseball practice shooter contacted office 10 times CNN, USA Today sue for release of Comey memos Trump ally: Timing on Russia investigation tweet ‘could have been better’ Gingrich: Mueller tip of ‘deep state spear’ N. Korea says US student released on humanitarian grounds Maddow: ‘Absolutely’ possible Trump didn’t know about Russia hacking GOP congressman: Country is ‘fraying at the edges’ Starr: No obstruction case against Trump from evidence so far Putin offers political asylum to Comey Hannity calls on Mueller, Rosenstein to resign GOP rep: Capitol Police saved ‘every one of our lives’ GOP rep: ‘Act of God’ that shooter’s aim was off Scarborough: ‘The heated rhetoric in this country has to calm down’ GOP rep: Trump partially to blame for hostility that led to lawmaker shooting Trump: ‘You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history’ You can’t find what you can’t see — Seismic surveys shine a light on Atlantic oil Dan Coats to testify before Senate Intel Committee in closed session Australian prime minister mocks Trump in leaked video Poll: Majority thinks Trump has little to no respect for country’s institutions Poll: Majority thinks Trump tried to meddle in Russia probe Trump: ‘Zero proof’ of Russian collusion, so now ‘they go for obstruction of justice’ Moving forward, not back: The U.S.- Cuba relationship Single-payer healthcare is far more expensive than advocates claim The Memo: After shooting, soul-searching on United States’ polarization ‘Crash Override’ malware heightens fears for US electric grid Insurers confront big ObamaCare decision How the GOP came to dominate, and be dominated by, rural voters Supreme Court weighs fate of Trump travel ban order Democrats in an urban box Legal pot to be $5 billion business in California: study The Hill’s Latina Leaders to Watch