The Hill Articles: March 21, 2017

Tillerson: ‘I didn’t want this job’ This obscure Senate rule could let VP Mike Pence fully repeal ObamaCare once and for all Trump to attend NATO summit, welcome secretary-general to WH Top Intel Dem: ‘We have to talk to Mr. Manafort’ Dems land few punches on Gorsuch GOP leaders seek healthcare votes from competing factions Trump: ‘I’ll criticize judges,’ even though ‘somebody said I should not’ Trump, GOP struggle to find healthcare votes GOP senator urges party to cancel House healthcare vote Rand Paul predicts House GOP will pull ObamaCare repeal bill, start over Overnight Defense: Tillerson plan to skip NATO meeting draws fire | Fallout from electronics ban | Lockheed CEO praises Trump on F-35 deal GOP insists FBI probe won’t slow up Trump Spicer: ‘Wrong and misleading’ to say Gorsuch called Trump’s attacks on judges ‘disheartening’ Overnight Cybersecurity: Russia pushes back on Intel hearing | Google offers election security | Electronics ban stems from intel over explosives in laptop batteries: report Tough health choices RNC drops six-figure ad buy for Supreme Court, healthcare fight Overnight Tech: Lawmakers spar over rural broadband | Twitter sees bump in government data requests | Bill Gates visits Capitol Hill Medicaid block grants give states more freedom Gorsuch backs up Dem senator in spat with Trump: Attacks on judges ‘demoralizing’ Colin Kaepernick donates $50K to Meals on Wheels Mellman: Red in the face? States cannot regulate environment without EPA support Overnight Healthcare: Trump warns Republicans ahead of ObamaCare vote | Leaders in danger zone with 21 Republicans opposed Warren: Delay Gorsuch vote because of Russia investigation Fallout from electronics ban worries travel advocates Overnight Finance: White House backs off stock market boasts as Dow, Nasdaq drop | Trump budget shifts costs to rural voters who elected him | Fight over CEO pay rule heats up The president’s conflicts of interest are not in America’s interest More resources for incarcerated mothers and their children Overnight Energy: Backlash to Trump’s proposed EPA cuts grows Uber leadership sticking by CEO ISIS is winning the cyber war. Here’s how to stop it. Flake on wiretapping claims: Trump should ‘apologize and move on’ Black Lives Matter is not a moment but a movement Google announces new ad policies after boycotts Ann Coulter: Trump ‘starting to look like every other Republican administration’ The Blaze’s suspension of Tomi Lahren stirs controversy FBI Director Comey hearing a dud for Democrats Overnight Regulation: Dems punch back in fight over CEO pay rule GOP rep: Trump’s 2018 warning not a threat but a ‘disclosure of honesty’ Lobbying World GOP’s ObamaCare replacement would make opioid crisis worse Free-market groups urge repeal of Obama-era offshore tax law Trump trade team looking out for America’s farmers Greens launch ad campaign against EPA cuts Supreme Court limits president’s power to temporarily fill agency vacancies Armed Services Dem: Social media hearing ‘misses the point’ on nude photo scandal Push for Medicaid work requirements draws fire Pitting abstinence vs. contraception won’t help avoid teen pregnancies Schumer: Delay Gorsuch vote because of Russia probe Joe Piscopo ‘more serious’ about NJ governor bid Tapper scolds ‘Fox & Friends’ on FBI hearing Google project hopes to provide election security globally Bernie Sanders, Menendez ‘troubled’ by delay of CEO pay rule Former Trump aide Manafort hires crisis communications firm Gorsuch: ‘Of course women can be president’ McConnell criticizes Trump’s proposed State Dept cuts Watchdog piles on criticism of offshore drilling regulator Sanders joins rally outside Border Patrol’s DC offices McConnell vows Senate will take up ObamaCare repeal next week Acosta, Trump’s Labor pick, is the right consensus candidate Three reporters suspended by conservative IJR for Obama conspiracy theory Top intel Dem: Feds, president need ability to warn about hacking White House backs off stock market boasts as Dow, Nasdaq drop Taking a page out of the NFL’s playbook Trump Organization launching new hotel chain How employer-provided healthcare is strangling consumers WH says Ivanka Trump taking on larger role but without official title Key conservative: GOP doesn’t have votes on healthcare repeal Bill Kristol on GOP healthcare bill: ‘What’s the point?’ Retail executives to meet with lawmakers on border tax UN climate agency: Extreme weather in ‘uncharted territory’ What Republicans get wrong about infrastructure investment Gorsuch refuses Whitehouse’s request to ask shadowy backers to reveal themselves Food security is national security Top House Dem: Backers of GOP’s health plan putting their seats at risk Palin: Comey is ‘tainted’ Lockheed CEO: Trump ‘absolutely’ contributed to F-35 savings Melissa McCarthy: ‘Watching and observing’ Spicer ahead of her next ‘SNL’ appearance Kremlin: House intel panel ‘confused’ It’s March Madness in Washington Fey, Baldwin, Hanks to headline ACLU telethon Congress calls a hearing as Puerto Rico board plays it down the middle Surrogate says Trump didn’t lie — he speaks ‘Americanese’ Social media users knock design for Kushner’s NYC skyscraper Trump Tower in violation of NYC law: report State think tanks issue stark warnings about GOP healthcare bill Trump, Cruz joke about sending lawmakers into space Gorsuch nomination a once-in-a-generation test to stop GOP control Graham: ‘I was worried’ Trump would pick TV judge for Supreme Court Top House Dem attacks Republicans’ early rural broadband efforts House Dem: Healthcare bill makes GOP an ‘executioner’ Can the Trump administration kick disfavored reporters out of briefings? Gorsuch: Trump never asked me to rule against Roe v. Wade The Hill’s 12:30 Report It’s time for Congress to give small businesses healthcare choices now Albright: Tillerson skipping NATO meeting ‘most unfortunate signal’ Poll: Nearly half of Canadians support increasing deportations of undocumented immigrants Dems: Trump ‘ignoring’ rulemaking procedures Trump signs NASA funding bill, sets goal of human on Mars Trump’s message: Russia First or America First? Top Dem backs Trump administration’s airline electronics ban Will Gorsuch send women to jail for abortion? Trump to nominate Kentucky judge to appeals court Trump budget blueprint shifts costs to rural voters who elected him The federal budget should reflect the important contributions the arts make Conservative group will key-vote against ObamaCare repeal bill UK set to follow US with electronics ban on Middle Eastern flights Schumer: GOP ObamaCare plan’s ‘third prong’ won’t pass Senate Club for Growth targets GOP lawmakers on ObamaCare repeal bill ahead of vote Group raising funds to promote tax changes for Americans living abroad Twitter sees bump in global gov’t information requests Light, sweet or heavy, sour? Oil industry needs new benchmark Stand with workers, oppose any attempt to repeal OSHA’s injury recordkeeping rule National Ag Day — Our food system is flourishing, not broken Uber’s top lobbyist jumps to boutique tech firm Ex-NATO official: Concerning that Tillerson is skipping meeting Colin Farrell set to play Oliver North in Amazon miniseries McConnell: ‘I would hate to be a Republican’ who blocks ObamaCare repeal Freedom Caucus chairman shrugs off Trump warning on 2018 For a growing world, improving farm productivity is right goal Companies join green advocates in push to save efficiency program US infant mortality rates drop 15 percent Sharron Angle to challenge GOP rep in Nevada So what’s changed after the big intel hearing on Trump? Absolutely nothing. ‘Fox & Friends’ on FBI testimony: ‘You didn’t miss much’ Bharara joining NYU Law School after being fired by Trump Senators must determine who Clayton will work for as SEC chief Trump tax story puts Maddow at No. 1 in cable news among younger viewers Trump warns Republicans ahead of healthcare vote Dem senator: Gorsuch must be ‘independent’ GOP senator: ‘We still need to figure out what the president was talking about’ on wiretapping Dem lawmaker tweets: ‘Get ready for impeachment’ Live coverage: Day two of Supreme Court nominee hearing GOP chairman: Trump infrastructure package could be rolled into aviation bill Dem rep: Trump lying on wiretap claims Puerto Rico can’t kick the creditor can down the road UK prime minister: Trump was ‘being a gentleman’ by holding my hand DeMint: GOP’s ObamaCare repeal must be amended Report: Ex-Trump campaign head laundered money from Russia-linked Ukraine pol Trump winery seeks to hire more foreign workers: report Grassley, CNN host spar over Trump wiretap claims Give America’s banks room to grow. They’ll drive the economy forward. Nixon counsel during Watergate: Trump WH ‘in cover-up mode’ How to win friends and influence people: Town hall edition Conway: Comey testimony proved Dems wrong Investigate Russia, but Congress also needs to deter the next hack Conway: Trump focused on healthcare, not 2018 elections Mika Brzezinski: ‘Everyone should ban’ Kellyanne Conway Voters shouldn’t be shy about amending the Constitution to bypass Congress Three things Congress should know about reforming the EB-5 program Dem rep: White House in denial over Trump wiretap claims Baldwin teaches young fan Trump impression 324,000 reasons why pro-lifers work to defund Planned Parenthood Grassley calls for more transparency from Comey Report: Trump weighing sanctions against North Korea Arnold Schwarzenegger blasts Trump over low approval ratings Keep Big Bird, ditch the news: A path forward for PBS with budget cuts State lawmakers increasingly work to accommodate the ‘gig economy’ Trump admin bans large electronics on select flights from Africa, Middle East He’s back — Comey drops bombshell on Trump For Democrats, no clear leader Lobby firm scores top House Republican tax aide Health groups blast away at ObamaCare repeal bill After Comey testimony, dark clouds over the Trump presidency Dealing under pressure Repeal of Obama drilling rule stalls in the Senate Trump jumps into air traffic control fight Warren grills Labor pick on Trump policies