The Hill Articles: June 21, 2017

Record number attend Congressional Women’s Softball Game after shooting Attorneys for Bowe Bergdahl seek to ask jurors if they are Trump supporters RNC mocks DCCC for optimism after Ossoff loss Thousands turn out for funeral of murdered Muslim teen Grassley doesn’t see how Judiciary ‘can avoid’ obstruction probe Fox News covers Trump speech live, other networks use regular programming Trump wants to keep new immigrants from getting welfare — which is already law Trump touts Goldman Sachs alum at rally after bashing Clinton for connections to firm Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind White House looks to bridge gap between Silicon Valley and the rest of America Trump: GOP healthcare plan will have ‘heart’ Trump: GOP is 5-0 on special elections Portman slams North Korea in speech honoring Ohio native Otto Warmbier Officer injured in Scalise shooting throws out first pitch at softball game Support grows for Smithsonian museum of women’s history McConnell courts GOP centrists for health bill Dems point fingers after crushing loss Senate proposes fix for delayed Russia sanctions bill Trump drops 5 points in tracking poll he touted Watch Live: Trump holds rally in Iowa Trump on return to Iowa: ‘I promised to come back, and here I am’ Overnight Energy: Dakota Access fight enters new phase Overnight Regulation: Labor groups fear rollback of Obama worker protection rule | Trump regs czar advances in Senate | New FCC enforcement chief Intel Dem on Russia: ‘We acted very late in the game’ White House officials to be briefed on Senate ObamaCare plan Cher: ‘GOP runs against’ Pelosi Senators grill Perry on Yucca nuclear storage plans How President Trump is coming through on his infrastructure promises Watch Live: Trump promotes technology in rural areas Under Contract Insurance lobbyists meet GOP staff on ObamaCare repeal Rand Paul calls to slow down ‘rushed’ ObamaCare repeal process Overnight Tech: Uber CEO resigns | Trump’s Iowa tech trip | Dems push Sessions to block AT&T-Time Warner deal | Lawmakers warned on threat to election systems | Huckabee Sanders: Replacing Spicer is up to Trump Democrats raised just $4.3M in May Dems see stall game in Russian sanctions bill Savor the flavor of Georgia win, GOP — midterms will be different Overnight Defense: Trump officials push China to get tough on North Korea | Watchdog finds Pentagon wasted $28M on wrong camouflage | ISIS destroys historic mosque Overnight Cybersecurity: Obama DHS chief defends Russian hack response | Trump huddles on grid security | Lawmakers warned about cyber threat to election systems Medicaid is a lifeline for 1 in 10 veterans, will the Senate healthcare plan leave them behind? Veterans caregivers are unsung heroes who need equal benefits Sanders gave $100K to DNC in May: report FBI investigating Michigan airport stabbing as act of terrorism Oversight Dems demand to know why Kushner still has a security clearance Lawmakers celebrate National Selfie Day on Twitter Cassidy & Associates to become independent from parent company The science is in — EPA, end the debate on turf safety Dems hit Mulvaney for raising his budget amid broader cuts Bipartisan House leaders unveil resolution endorsing NATO’s Article 5 Overnight Healthcare: Abortion language may be cut from Senate ObamaCare bill | Anthem to leave ObamaCare markets in two states | WH launches repeal website Trump’s ‘regulatory czar’ advances in Senate ISIS destroys mosque where leader declared caliphate Trump has spent $133K on White House furnishings: report New leader of Russia probe: Nunes ‘has not interfered’ Why NFL owners have a right to take a knee on Kaepernick Sanders on Wasserman Schultz challenger: ‘I have no idea about Tim Canova’ Budowsky: Dems madder than hell People with disabilities will pay for the GOP’s Medicaid cuts After Georgia loss, Democrats need a new marketing plan AFL-CIO fears Labor Department will change Obama worker protection F-16 catches fire, crashes during takeoff in Houston Montana Dems send orange jumpsuit for Gianforte’s first day in Congress Trump to sit down for first television interview in more than a month Dem lawmaker: ‘You’d have to be an idiot to think we could win the House with Pelosi’ Combine healthcare and tax reform to bring out the best in both US officials press China to get tough with North Korea WSJ fires reporter over ethics violation Lawyer: ‘No timeframe’ for new Dakota Access environmental review Trump to host first reelection fundraiser at his own hotel: report Americans should disagree without being disagreeable Pelosi takes heat after Dem loss Black Caucus rejects Trump invitation for WH meeting Ohio senator lobbied North Korea for Otto Warmbier’s release Pregnant women suffering from addiction should be treated compassionately, not like criminals Lawmakers told of growing cyber threat to election systems Overnight Finance: GOP struggles to find budget consensus | Blue Dogs huddle with Trump aides on tax reform | Trade chief downplays chances for NAFTA deal this year | Flood insurance overhaul advances WATCH: Dems reaching out to Republicans to block Senate health plan Judiciary Committee to continue Russia probe after Mueller meeting Bono signs card for Scalise during Capitol Hill visit Another deal on power debt won’t help Puerto Rico’s economy Ivanka Trump turns to House GOP on paid family leave Poll: Majority still skeptical about House health plan Congress should fully fund the intercity bus security grant program Iowa newspaper to Trump: ‘Now is not the time for a rally’ House panel passes flood insurance overhaul bills Sessions is cleaning up the Justice Department, and not a moment too soon Gianforte causes stir after becoming newest House member ACLU suing DC police over arrests during Trump’s inauguration Michael Moore: Dems have ‘no message, no plan, no leaders’ The National Labor Relations Board is alarmingly unfazed by 2016 Weather society to Perry: You lack ‘fundamental understanding’ of climate science House defeats latest Dem effort on Trump’s tax returns GOP senator on healthcare plan: ‘If I don’t get to read it, I don’t vote for it’ Trump admin makes final pitch to Supreme Court over travel ban White House launches ObamaCare repeal web page White House, UK still in talks to set date for Trump visit: report James Corden sends Trump nearly 300 copies of ‘Philadelphia’ after reports he ‘doesn’t care’ about AIDS The opioid epidemic indicates an American spiritual crisis Planned Parenthood organizes nationwide rallies to protest Senate healthcare bill Trump trade chief casts doubt on NAFTA deal this year Memorial for Nabra Hassanen set on fire in Washington, DC Trump should defy his critics and keep tweeting FCC chief taps media lawyer to head enforcement bureau GOP rep: Georgia win proves Trump doesn’t need to tweet his agenda Tillerson hopes for ‘reasonable’ demands on Qatar Trump discusses terrorism with new Saudi crown prince OPINION: Left-wing politics will be the demise of the Democratic Party Dems urge Sessions to reject AT&T-Time Warner merger Anthem to end ObamaCare plans in Indiana, Wisconsin Trump holds meeting to address power grid cyber threats North Korea willing to halt missile tests, with conditions: report Netanyahu: Trump ‘made an indelible impression on the people of Israel’ Why does Paul Ryan want to punish American consumers? Majority of Democrats and Republicans say media has partisan agendas: poll Abortion language may be cut from Senate ObamaCare bill Senate Dem offers patent reform bill State Dept defends Russia sanctions after Moscow cancels meeting Police officer stabbed in possible terrorist attack at Michigan airport: report Senators troubled by MS-13 gang recruiting immigrant children House panel unveils bill to spin off air traffic control Arianna Huffington pushing for Sheryl Sandberg to become Uber’s next CEO: report Zinke hits Dems for delaying Interior nominees Dem vets express ‘grave concerns’ about lack of Afghan strategy Ex-Homeland Security official says politics molded Russia response Supporting the role of subnational governments and the value they add to our interests in the Arctic GOP rep on Senate health plan: ‘It looks like they’re trying to hide something’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report Scalise’s condition upgraded to fair Ryan: Some tax-reform provisions don’t have to be permanent Spicer: White House reporters trying to be ‘YouTube stars’ Watchdog: Pentagon wastes $28M on forest camouflage in Afghanistan Mark Sanford’s Dem challenger won’t back Pelosi for speaker House Dems slam Trump’s ‘betrayal’ on drug pricing We must protect our most vulnerable from financial fraudsters Schumer: Dems have ‘damn good chance’ of blocking ObamaCare repeal Budget process drags as GOP struggles for consensus Huckabee Sanders: ‘Republicans are going to get tired of winning’ House Republican criticizes Dems for not rallying behind privacy bill Top Dem campaign official: House is in play for 2018 Lewandowski: ‘No White House shake-up coming’ House GOP chairmen want quick action on Russia sanctions Lewandowski: Shut down the special counsel investigation How to modernize NAFTA: First, do no harm Bloomberg: Trump will win reelection because ‘the Democratic Party is going to be torn apart’ Russian diplomat cancels meeting over new US sanctions Capitol Hill’s hypocrisy on intern pay FBI: Alexandria baseball shooter acted alone Handing Cuba back to Russia is the wrong move for the US Obama energy secretary launches nonprofit Tillerson, Mattis to huddle with Chinese leaders on North Korea Committing to Asia trade is committing to a prosperous future Franken: ‘I don’t want to be president’ DHS official: Russia targeted election-related systems in 21 states DeVos picks CEO of for-profit lender to run federal student loan system Fox News, MSNBC finish No. 1 and No. 2 again in all of basic cable As Brexit talks begin, PM May left with precious few options Trump Jr. touts Handel as Georgia’s first GOP woman Adam Carolla to Trump: ‘Put on some classical music and get to work’ GOP House campaign group chief touts Republican success in Georgia race Russia calls US statement on eastern Ukraine ‘inappropriate and incorrect’ Delusion of Puerto Rican statehood Insurer startup to enter five ObamaCare exchanges FTC needs to help promote competition in the contact lens marketplace GOP senator: I ‘can’t imagine’ voting yes on health bill in a week The Memo: Five Takeaways from Georgia’s special election We must update NAFTA to put our businesses and entrepreneurs first Trump UK visit absent from Queen Elizabeth’s speech Bloomberg to Trump: ‘Stop tweeting and focus on running the government’ Dem rep: Time for party to stop ‘rehashing 2016’ Russia considering retaliatory measures against US EPA not renewing advisory roles for dozens of scientists: report Black Caucus to decline Trump meeting: report 3 tips for President Trump before he outsources his duties to Mattis Senate Dem: ‘Puzzling’ Spicer says he hasn’t talked to Trump about Russian hacking Bloomberg: Trump’s climate change denial is ‘embarrassing’ Scarborough: Ga. election results should be ‘wake-up call’ for Dems Taking financial planning and fiduciary to The Hill Poll finds growing opposition to GOP healthcare bill The president has appropriated, delegated the war-making power Trump hits Democrats after GOP wins: ‘Obstruction doesn’t work!’ Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns EXCLUSIVE: Blue Dog Democrats meet with top Trump aides on tax reform Trump’s Cabinet takes beating over budget plan Biden leaves options on table for another White House bid Trump sparks rush of NAFTA lobbying Flood insurance overhaul is progressing in House Misreading lessons of an evolving electorate