The Hill Articles: March 22, 2017

Mike Huckabee argues against Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the arts Top Trump aide calls GOP senator a ‘hater’ GOP centrist leader to oppose healthcare plan Rick Perry questions student government election of Texas A&M president Trump retweets radio host Bill Mitchell, says he ‘always ends up being right’ GOP rep: Trump could be ‘one-term president’ if healthcare bill passes NATO to reschedule meeting to accommodate Tillerson Intelligence chairman sparks storm with Trump briefing Watergate reporter on Russia: ‘I’ve been saying for a while there’s a coverup going on’ White House distances Trump from Manafort Gorsuch rewrites playbook for confirmation hearings Black Dems tell Trump: ‘We have a lot to lose’ FBI has info suggesting coordination between Trump aides, Russia: report Mother of Eric Garner meets with Omarosa at White House: report Overnight Healthcare: High drama for ObamaCare vote | Freedom Caucus chair ‘optimistic’ about deal | Trump woos right Overnight Cybersecurity: House Intel chair says surveillance collected on Trump transition team Starbucks investor booed for challenging CEO’s pledge to hire 10,000 refugees: report High drama for ObamaCare vote McCain calls North Korean leader a ‘crazy, fat kid’ Freedom Caucus, Trump reach ‘agreement in principle’ on healthcare Overnight Finance: US preps cases linking North Korea to Fed heist | GOP chair says Dodd-Frank a 2017 priority | Chamber pushes lawmakers on Trump’s trade pick | Labor nominee faces Senate WATCH: GOP rep: Pence’s meeting with Freedom Caucus ‘did not go very well’ McCain: Congress doesn’t have ‘credibility’ to handle Russia probes Overnight Regulation: Trump’s Labor nominee hints at updating overtime rule Schiff: Evidence of Trump team collusion with Russia ‘more than circumstantial’ Dem senator: House Intel chairman may have revealed classified info Gorsuch: I’m ‘sorry’ for ruling against autistic student Pelosi: Intel chair Nunes is ‘deeply compromised’ on Russia investigation Sanders: Block Trump’s SEC pick Overnight Tech: Senate moving to kill FCC’s internet privacy rules | Bill Gates pushes for foreign aid | Verizon, AT&T pull Google ads | Q&A with IBM’s VP for cyber threat intel After-school programs critical to student development Overnight Defense: Pentagon chief urges Congress to approve budget boost | Senate fight over NATO addition Under Contract Overnight Energy: Ethanol groups prep for fight over mandate These banking rules may not be doing their job on national security House Oversight grills law enforcement on facial recognition tech Senate nixes Obama-era workplace safety rule Scarborough: GOP should remove Nunes as Intel chairman Verizon, AT&T pull Google ads How Trump, Ryan should implement Phase 1 of GOP healthcare plan Budowsky: Trump’s war against truth GOP chairman says Dodd-Frank reform still a 2017 priority Regs needed to protect students from bad actors in education GOP chairman calls for tighter sanctions on Russia Gorsuch hearings: A referendum on Originalism and corporate power House Intel Dem: GOP chairman’s revelations ‘trumped up’ Schiff: I have ‘grave concerns’ over Nunes’s surveillance claim Dem senator accuses Trump of ‘dangerous tilt towards authoritarianism’ Trump’s Transportation chief’s Twitter account: ‘SUE HIS VERY SOUL’ The American Health Care Act is filled with discrimination and sexism Arctic sea ice levels hit another record low GOP rep changes healthcare vote from ‘no’ to ‘hell no’ Five takeaways from Labor pick’s confirmation hearing Trump woos right with promise of Senate changes to ObamaCare replacement The rumors of US infrastructure’s demise are greatly exaggerated Republicans should seize the moment and repeal ObamaCare now Trump’s dangerous gamble on State Department funding Latino advocacy group targets 7 Republicans in push against ObamaCare replacement Expect GOP senators to rally, back American Health Care Act Hispanic Caucus chair: Attorneys general should probe Trump immigration orders CNN reporter: Is Trump afraid of stairs? Where does Judge Gorsuch stand on limiting the federal government? GOP rep pushes to lift Pentagon spending caps Trump feels ‘somewhat’ vindicated by Nunes findings Armstrong Williams op-ed: Gorsuch, a judge for all seasons and ages McCain: Not passing defense spending bill would be ‘almost criminal’ GOP faces risky decision on ObamaCare vote Proposed NIH budget cuts could have disastrous impact on progress in cancer research US Chamber urges quick vote on USTR nominee Lighthizer Supreme Court has a duty to safeguard election integrity Smaller firms wait for WikiLeaks to fulfill info-sharing promise Jammed part may have factored into Michigan basketball team plane accident White House: Steve King now a yes on ObamaCare bill We don’t need more money to defeat ISIS. We need more stats. FEC commissioner to Trump: Prove voter fraud Senate on the verge of vote to kill FCC’s consumer privacy protections Fox News’s Napolitano controversy shows why reporters should claim their sources Media Matters founder David Brock suffers heart attack Protect American consumers by retaining a balanced approach to Postal rates Do you know what’s in your portfolio? It may surprise you. White House defends giving Ivanka Trump West Wing office White House downplays Manafort’s Russia links White House urges speedy review of revised travel ban Michael Hayden: US intel agencies win big, but Russia intel wins bigger in Comey hearing Dem senator wants Manafort to testify before Intelligence Committee Poll: Trump’s support slipping among Republicans, white voters, men Report: Trump lawyer asks teen to shut down cat website House panel to challenge climate science Army readiness money will run out in July CNN’s Toobin defends Trump criticism of judges: ‘I do it all the time’ Trump Jr. slams London mayor after attack Dem: Manafort should testify before House intel panel Pensions are not pots of gold for irresponsible lawmakers Trump phones UK prime minister after London attack House blocks Dem resolution on Trump’s tax returns Republican flips to yes on healthcare bill Defying Trump, Freedom Caucus insists it’ll oppose GOP ObamaCare replacement Consumer privacy is more important than net neutrality Marine Corps struggling to keep helicopter costs in check GOP chairman: Surveillance was collected about Trump transition team One safe and simple solution to more timely care for vets Congress should debate new war authorization, defense chief says NY Times turns up volume on ‘climate propaganda machine’ Biden the ex-VP meets Biden the dog Florist tells House panel that border tax would be a ‘deal killer’ Oversight committee asks White House, FBI for Flynn records New anti-repeal ad: ‘What will the Republican health care bill cost you?’ Mattis on defense budget boost: ‘America can afford survival’ World Water Day — an agenda of radical change for America’s waters Warren: ‘No confidence’ in Trump’s Labor pick Rising prices, low inventory stymie existing home sales in February The Hill’s 12:30 Report Secret Service requested $60M budget increase to protect Trump, family: report Ethanol groups add lobbying firepower for mandate fight Biden warns against GOP health bill: ObamaCare is ‘peace of mind’ ObamaCare repeal faces last obstacle before House vote Don’t let ‘drain the swamp’ become ‘more of the same’ in trade policy Gorsuch: I accept Roe v. Wade as ‘the law of the land’ Defense chief after Trump tweet: NATO doesn’t track ‘past money owed’ Dem unveils bill to raise gas tax by a penny Dems warns Trump nuclear push would suck money from budget Schumer to House GOP: ‘Turn back before it’s too late’ Artificial intelligence makes cybersecurity the ideal field for ‘new collar’ jobs House Dem expected to miss Thursday’s healthcare vote CBO’s healthcare report shows value of good analysis Biden on Trump, Russia relationship: ‘What in the hell are we doing?’ Trump’s Labor pick signals support for overtime pay hike Slain DNC staffer’s family launches GoFundMe page to help solve case It is time to invest in the Arctic Trump celebrates Persian New Year Deductibles projected to rise $1,550 under GOP health plan Several killed in apparent terror attack in London White House intruder caught on fence: report World Water Day reminds us why we can’t cut infrastructure funding Meghan McCain: Trump needs whole new media team Healthcare, enforcement must be equal partners in opioid fight The unilateral TrumpCare bill makes matters worse Ana Navarro: Trump attracts ‘the shadiest’ people Freedom Caucus heads to White House ahead of healthcare vote Chelsea Clinton to be honored by Variety, Lifetime Dem senators reintroduce cybersecurity bills for cars, planes White House: Trump isn’t considering a carbon tax GOP governors battling Trump’s budget in private: report Trump team wanted military vehicles in inaugural parade: report Social media-savvy congressman snags email address for unborn baby Live coverage: Day three of Supreme Court nominee hearing Obama Cabinet official: Trump could be a ‘great president’ Senate must scrap Obama’s unsound retirement rule exemption We must act now and pass the American Health Care Act Gates advocates for foreign aid during Capitol Hill meetings Graham: People would ‘appreciate’ if Trump could say ‘I’m sorry’ Freedom Caucus chair stands tall against disastrous ‘RyanCare’ Durbin: ‘We have no idea’ where Gorsuch stands on issues Study: Revised GOP health bill could cause more to lose coverage Trump ally faces off with CNN’s Cuomo over White House credibility Mississippi passes ban on sanctuary cities Republicans are fighting for patient-centered care Three tactics for effective healthcare reform Flynn didn’t sign Trump ethics pledge: report MSNBC’s Matthews slams ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ Gorsuch: ‘It’s not his turn’ GOP rep: ObamaCare repeal plan is ‘two-thirds of a good bill’ Ex-Colorado GOP head charged with voter fraud Dem rep: Expect obstruction from White House on Russia probe Keep partisan politics out of the nonprofit sector Yes, a call from a member’s office was intercepted Why I’m testifying in support of Judge Gorsuch’s nomination Trump to give commencement speech at Liberty University: report Susan Rice slams Trump’s ‘vacation from veracity’ Years working with Acosta, Trump’s Labor pick, prove his integrity Poll: Support for GOP healthcare bill fades Get alternative facts out of family planning Wall Street Journal: Trump has sabotaged his credibility Catholic? Protestant? Gorsuch’s religion doesn’t impact his skill Manafort worked to ‘benefit Putin government’: report Pelosi urges ‘all hands on deck’ to fight ObamaCare repeal Is there a link between fake news and modernizing the Copyright Office? It’s time for a Cybersecurity Bill of Rights North Korean missile launch ‘fails’ Rand Paul roils the Senate with NATO blockade Poll: By 2 to 1 margin, registered voters reject Comey THE MEMO: Trump faces dangerous week Eye on 2018: Five special elections worth watching Trump moves sanctuary city fight to front burner