The Hill Articles: March 1, 2017

Warren calls for Sessions to resign: ‘This is not normal. This is not fake news’ Pelosi calls for Sessions’s resignation Cummings says Sessions should step down over conversations with Russian ambassador McCain, Graham tear up talking about their friendship during CNN town hall Bush’s ethics lawyer on Sessions talks with Russia ambassador: ‘Good way to go to jail’ Graham: Special prosecutor on Russia may be necessary Trump trade policy pulls away from WTO Graham: We need more of speech Trump, less of tweeting Trump Sessions spoke with Russian ambassador twice during Trump’s campaign Obama officials worked to leave investigators a trail on Russia: report CNN features clock counting how long Trump goes without a Twitter attack Zinke sworn in as Trump’s Interior secretary Fox Business delivers most-watched presidential address coverage in network history House Intel Committee lays out goals for Russia investigation Trump gives jolt of energy to GOP CNN: Trump misled reporters on immigration to get good coverage pre-speech Report: Senior officials say Yemen raid yielded no significant intel The New Democrat Coalition’s take on the road ahead DHS has only found $20M in existing funds for border wall: report Pence: White House fully supports saying ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ Overnight Healthcare: House panel plans to mark up ObamaCare repeal bill next week Under Contract Letters: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act needed to fight alarming trend GOP charges ahead with ObamaCare repeal Budowsky: Anti-Trump wave in 2018? Overnight Regulation: House moves forward on commission to repeal rules | Trump looks to delay investment adviser rule Pitts op-ed misses mark on Democrat ‘betrayals’ over ObamaCare Cornyn: Senate will vote on ObamaCare repeal by early April House votes to repeal Obama-era workplace protections Overnight Defense: Chairman won’t rule out higher defense budget than Trump | Salute to Navy SEAL’s widow highlights Trump speech | General briefs on ISIS fight AP: White House staff ordered to preserve Russia records Overnight Finance: Dow closes above 21K | Trump seeks to delay investment adviser rule | Mnuchin promises tax reform by August The Memo: Team Trump denies ‘reset’ The key to America’s prosperity Liberal groups want Manchin removed from Dem leadership Overnight Tech: FCC votes to halt internet privacy rule | Snap prices IPO at $17 a share | Twitter’s security features | GOP confident Trump will act on broadband infrastructure GOP chairman: Trump’s $1T infrastructure plan won’t all come from DC Overnight Cybersecurity: Lawmakers grapple with cyber war rules | Experts say WH leak crackdown could backfire | House panel approves cyber framework bill Overnight Energy: Senate confirms Zinke for Interior post Dem says party made ‘mistake’ with pick for Trump rebuttal Super PAC uses college party footage to attack Dem in Georgia House race In Congress speech, Trump got healthcare right. But now what? House Judiciary signals reauthorization of NSA surveillance powers with privacy tweeks Members of Supreme Court bar vouch for Gorsuch JOB: Assistant Correspondent/Social Media Producer ‘Dreamer’ detained after speaking at immigration press conference Report: Beau Biden’s widow, brother in a relationship GOP report: Feds use ‘too big to fail’ ‘arbitrarily and inconsistently’ Small-business owners: ‘Trump speaks our language.’ Mnuchin promises tax reform by August McMaster cutting positions created by Flynn: report Pelosi responds to GOP rep who criticized female Dems for ‘bad-looking white pantsuits’ DeVos needs history lesson after HBCU school choice comment Loretta Lynch talks transgender rights with ‘Vice’ Number of Americans at risk of man-made earthquakes falls 13 Dem AGs skip Trump group photo On immigrant crime, Trump’s right. Americans deserve more data. GOP chairmen reject Senate Dems’ request on Trump’s tax returns Time for a cybersecurity grant program for the states Ellison asks Justice Dept. to investigate Jewish cemetery vandalism as hate crime Bernie Sanders to join Nissan march Remittances to Mexico are on the rise Lincoln was wrong on trade Republican says Trump should release tax returns, but votes against measure forcing it House moves forward on commission to repeal rules FCC votes to block internet privacy rule Impact, incidence of Chinese currency controls largely overblown House panel approves cybersecurity framework bill Trump’s illegal immigrant database will expose national scope of crimes Former Intel chief Clapper joins Harvard Trump’s silence on student loan crisis is deafening GOP rep criticizes female Dems for wearing ‘bad-looking white pantsuits’ to Trump speech Trump, GOP huddle to plot strategy after speech House GOP to prioritize ethanol, pipeline legislation House chairman won’t rule out spending more than Trump’s defense budget Official: Russia, Syria bombed US-backed fighters in Syria Trump takes on the ‘permanent government’ — but loses Trump draws audience of 43M for speech House panel to markup ObamaCare repeal bill next week, lawmaker says Widow of slain Indian man: What will government do ‘to stop hate crime’? Humanitarian assistance and national security are two sides of the same coin Mexican company: We’d help with border wall Lawmakers weigh in on Trump’s address to Congress House Intel chairman pushes for release of bin Laden documents The danger of Medicaid block grants The art of the defense budget deal Insider attack expert says White House efforts against leaks could backfire Top Russian official praises Trump address free of ‘nonsense’ about Moscow McMahon’s leadership at SBA critical for the economy Adviser won’t say if Trump believes Islam is a religion Pelosi: Dems showed ‘dignity’ during Trump speech Graham: 2020 candidates must release their tax returns Trump to sign order next week on Obama’s coal moratorium, climate rules Rove: Dems acted ‘small’ at Trump speech States, look out: Don’t let licensing boards limit access to quality care Dow passes 21,000 after Trump speech to Congress Trump EPA budget plan taking aim at climate, clean-up accounts: report Polls show Trump doing well, despite media’s narrative Congress told to brace for ‘robotic soldiers’ Extreme vetting: Risk management or a travel ban? Huntsman in talks to be US ambassador to Russia: report Private equity has all eyes on Trump GOP fundraiser Kelly Knight Craft to be ambassador to Canada: report Dem compares Trump’s speech to Jekyll and Hyde CNN faces backlash after all-male ‘future of media’ magazine cover Trump team must recognize value of strong relationship with EU Lawmakers push to lift cap on passenger fees for airport upgrades The Hill’s 12:30 Report 3 ways Trump has already forgotten those he pledged to remember Schumer asks FCC for waiver to trace Jewish center bomb threats FBI investigating gunshot at Indiana synagogue as hate crime Puerto Rico’s future and US citizenship Top general: New executive order should reflect ‘very strong partnership’ between US, Iraq Schumer to Trump: Get your own ‘act together’ before blaming Dems For ObamaCare replacement to succeed, GOP can’t overpromise Drudge on Oprah running against Trump: ‘Make this happen’ ABC News alums urge ‘a public stand’ against Trump press treatment Trump’s speech is proof he is up to the challenge of being president AFL-CIO president backs Trump’s infrastructure plan White House: Conway acted ‘without nefarious motive’ in promoting Ivanka Trump’s brand Senate advances Carson’s nomination to lead HUD Twitter rolls out new safety updates Trump’s speech was nothing to applaud Analysis: Only 3 percent of reports on CBS, NBC positive for Trump Trump officials seek to delay Obama rule on investment advisers Supreme Court: Lower court must review challenge to Va. redistricting Senate confirms Zinke to lead Interior Haley: US ‘not afraid’ to call out Russia Alec Baldwin, novelist teaming up for satirical Trump book Was Trump’s speech before Congress a pivot point? A carbon tax can help keep nuclear energy in the picture Pence disputes report that Yemen raid yielded no significant intel Bringing innovation and accountability to America’s deadliest cancer Study finds GOP plans give low-income people less help than ObamaCare New regs for Thursday: Trump delays fiduciary, beryllium, coal rules NGO-driven EPA regulations based on bad science need reform Ex-Kentucky governor: ObamaCare works Congressional Republicans’ chief predicts protesters won’t hurt GOP in 2018 How many businesses won’t start if ObamaCare is repealed? A Trumpless White House correspondents’ dinner — now what? OSHA delays major Obama-era workplace rule Senators should vote to repeal rules that would hurt western states FBI liaison: Jewish center threats unlike anything we’ve seen DNC chair: Trump unlikely to back immigration reform compromise Researchers: Robot ecosystem rife with security vulnerabilities Ivanka Trump pushed for family leave, environment in Trump speech: report Michael Moore: Trump used Navy SEAL’s widow as ‘f-you’ to critics Spicer cites CNN poll on Trump speech despite ‘fake news’ feud Trump to hold off on new travel ban in wake of positive speech reviews: report Harvard Law Review elects first black woman president after 130 years Schumer: Dems want to work with Trump but he hasn’t reached out to us Democrats should get on board with repeal of FCC privacy rules Top Trump ally: I didn’t mean to link Dems to Jewish center threats How to miss the point and make Americans pay Oprah says Trump win made her rethink whether she could be president Bill Maher: Trump speech ‘will fool a lot of people’ Rubio: Lack of GOP consensus on healthcare is not a ‘weakness’ Emanuel rips Trump’s Chicago remarks: ‘Do more than talk or tweet about it’ Mike Pence: Mexico will pay for border wall Schumer: Trump speech will be forgotten in a day or two New Commerce chief wears $525 slippers to Trump’s address Poll: More than 3 in 4 Americans give thumbs-up to Trump address Congress: Vote against a Wall Street windfall GOP hasn’t reached out to centrist Dem senators Left threatens Trump-friendly senators with primary challenges Trump takes hatchet to EPA Legislators grapple with cyber war rules Softer Trump storms the Capitol Colleges rush to protect immigrant students In Congress speech, Trump stood to unify while Democrats sat to divide THE MEMO: Five takeaways from Trump’s big speech Trump’s Congress speech left unsaid his continued assault on our environment