The Hill Articles: March 28, 2017

March 28
Planned Parenthood video makers face felony charges in California Judge approves release of Dreamer detained for six weeks Christie to take on role in Trump’s fight against opioids: report Moving Copyright Office authorities to executive branch could improve accountability ICE chief faces rowdy crowd at California forum Waters says she’s not intimidated by O’Reilly: ‘I am a strong black woman’ Senate braces for fallout over Supreme Court fight Republicans seek to lower odds of a shutdown Trump: ‘No doubt’ we’ll make a deal on healthcare GOP torn over what to do next White House staff to skip correspondents’ dinner Former congressman indicted on conspiracy charges Bush to attend fundraiser for Va. gubernatorial candidate Manafort-linked accounts on Cyprus probed: report Overnight Tech: Bill blocking internet privacy rules heads to Trump’s desk | Trump taps antitrust chief | Dems push FCC on cellphone cybersecurity Overnight Finance: WH wants to slash billions | Border wall funding likely on hold | Wells Fargo to pay $110M over unauthorized accounts | Dems debate revamping consumer board Republican failure Clinton defends April Ryan, Rep. Maxine Waters in speech Nunes endures another rough day Trump’s environmental order jeopardizes our national security Oversight chair: ‘Ridiculous’ to call for investigation into Nunes Lobbying world Republicans vote to block resolutions on Trump’s tax returns Wells Fargo to pay $110M settlement over unauthorized accounts Pavlich: Bad bills worse than no bills Letters: Why is FDA favoring real cigarettes over fake ones? Overnight Cybersecurity: First GOP lawmaker calls for Nunes to recuse himself | DHS misses cyber strategy deadline | Dems push for fix to cellphone security flaw Overnight Energy: Trump signs climate order | Greens vow to fight back Schock staffer was FBI informant, court filings reveal GOP lawmakers defend Trump military rules of engagement Overnight Defense: General says US strike probably led to civilian deaths | Tillerson to push NATO on spending | Trump taps F-35 chief Trump puts foreign investors first by supporting the Republican tax plan House passes bill undoing Obama internet privacy rule Dem decries Nunes’s ‘irregular’ White House visit Senate backs Montenegro’s NATO membership Top Dem: Trump’s wall could cost $67B DNC asks entire staff for resignation letters Overnight Healthcare: McConnell throws cold water on reviving ObamaCare repeal | House GOP insists they aren’t giving up | Price faces new task of overseeing health law Tillerson to push NATO on defense spending Government Accountability Office will review Mar-a-Lago security procedures MSNBC, CNN see huge gains in first quarter ratings Nunes won’t reveal sources to Intel Committee members 3 years after Crimea, US struggles with response to Russia GOP senators to Treasury: End ‘too big to fail’ for non-banks Ann Romney: I’ll be the first to lobby against Trump’s cuts to NIH Lawmakers call for pilot program to test for energy sector vulnerabilities Dem: White House in ‘fantasy land’ on Yates testimony Overnight Regulation: Trump signs order to undo Obama’s climate actions Dem states pledge climate action in face of Trump roll-back Green groups vow war over Trump’s climate rollback First GOP lawmaker calls for Nunes to recuse himself You don’t know him, but Trump’s counsel builds a first-rate legal team Register of copyrights should be presidential appointee Ivanka Trump, DeVos urge female students to pursue STEM careers Perez: Trump climate order helps ‘the worst polluters’ Ash Carter accepts Harvard professorship Time to recognize innovation in city governance Egyptian president to visit Trump next week Ellison pens Jezebel op-ed honoring role of women in labor fight Russian billionaire denies aiding Putin with Manafort Commander: ‘Fair chance’ US-led Mosul strike played role in civilian deaths White House wants to slash billions from grants, foreign aid Groups worry as Trump weighs wider role in Yemen fight McConnell: ObamaCare ‘status quo’ will stay in place moving forward Climate change can’t retreat, don’t abandon the Paris agreement Liberal groups plan protests against Gorsuch Baldwin on Trump: ‘I just didn’t want to play him’ Top US general in Europe says he hasn’t briefed Trump on Russia Border wall funding likely to be put on hold The United States is finally catching up to the future of banking Bill O’Reilly apologizes to Maxine Waters for James Brown wig remark Trump signs order to roll back Obama’s climate moves Trump’s ‘America First’ budget keeps the poor in last place Wall Street Journal staff criticize lack of diversity in newsroom Spicer: If Trump uses Russian salad dressing ‘somehow that’s a Russian connection’ NBC’s Lester Holt tops evening news ratings Renew our leadership’s commitment to protecting Americans from outbreaks White House says it wants Yates to testify Trump names new head of F-35 program Fox News delivers most-watched quarter in cable news history NRA launches $1M Supreme Court ad Legal fight grows over Obama work safety rule Uber donates $3M to supporting minorities in tech Senate about to enter ‘nuclear option’ death spiral Dem vote-counter rejects Trump budget cuts, warns of shutdown In California race, social justice wing of Democrats finally comes of age Former Fox News exec offered immunity in Ailes investigation: report Schiff: Yates would have testified on Flynn at cancelled hearing Sanders to headline progressive ‘People’s Summit’ Straightening out the set record on ‘Right to Try’ Trump seeks to stop lawsuit from ‘Apprentice’ contestant DHS misses deadline to submit cyber strategy to Congress Second GOP lawmaker mulls leaving Freedom Caucus Centrist Democrat calls for up-or-down vote for Gorsuch Trump won’t throw out first pitch at Opening Day ballgame GOP senator on going nuclear: ‘I really hope that it doesn’t come to that’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report Dem lawmakers push for FCC to tackle major cellphone security flaw Uber to stop operating in Denmark No, those are our babies too: Why Steve King was wrong Fox Business tops CNBC in total viewers for 6th-straight month Trump’s ‘skinny budget’ brings much-needed belt tightening Top House Republicans favor funding key ObamaCare payments No. 2 Senate Democrat opposes Trump’s Supreme Court pick Senators offer tax bill aimed at helping small businesses Pelosi calls on internet providers to oppose GOP bill to kill privacy rules Trump attacks NY Times in tweet GOP group takes aim at Democratic state AGs Top GOP senator: ‘Tragic mistake’ if Democrats try to block Gorsuch Latest postal reform bill should be returned to sender House GOP insists: We’re not giving up on ObamaCare repeal Ryan: Don’t tie Planned Parenthood to government funding fight O’Reilly mocks Dem Maxine Waters for wearing ‘James Brown wig’ The truth about debit-swipe fee protections: everyone wins As a physician, I urge caution as we cut back opioids Justices side with Texas death row inmate who argued intellectual disability White House on lockdown over suspicious package Freedom Caucus member tries to force ObamaCare repeal vote Nunes rebuffs calls for recusal Administration, Nunes blocked ex-acting AG from testifying McCaskill investigating opioid producers Increasing the visibility of the Commercial Space Transportation Office New bill does hard job of injecting capital into needy communities Graham mocks Nunes over ‘Inspector Clouseau investigation’ The real reason why ObamaCare repeal failed Trump again takes credit for jobs announcement made under Obama Graham: Nunes should reveal surveillance source Maine gov: Letting ObamaCare fail like telling people to ‘jump off a bridge’ New regs for Wednesday: Nuclear, air conditioners, trucks A critical piece missing from Sen. Lankford’s regulation reform package Maryland lawmakers vote to ban fracking Budgetary ‘kill lists’ are a good way to kill wasteful spending Graham: Trump lets generals be generals Intel Dem: White House is acting like ‘what a cover-up to a crime looks like’ Dem rep: Pulling sanctuary city funds ‘like playing Russian roulette’ State Department halts press briefings We need congressional debate on Yemen Hannity presses CBS to release unedited footage from Koppel interview Subpoena Trump’s tax returns for Russia, China, foreign deal info GOP senator: House Russia probe ‘like following a mystery novel’ Trump spilled beans about grandchild’s sex Trump speech guest of honor rips NIH budget cuts Yes, the stock market rally is over. But don’t blame it on Trump. Trump may throw out first pitch at opening day baseball game: report Dem senator wants ethics probe of Mnuchin ‘Lego Batman’ plug Gorsuch is restoring lost faith in government Trump nominates Bush-era official for DOJ antitrust chief McCain: Nunes has ‘a lot of explaining to do’ Obama photographer rips Trump on Instagram: ‘Climate change is not a hoax’ Innovation is driving change in the market for electric vehicle charging Dem lawmaker: Trump doesn’t belong in the White House House intelligence panel Dem: I don’t trust Nunes Our right to trial by jury is under attack, the Supreme Court can affirm and protect it MSNBC’s Maddow most-watched among younger viewers for 3rd-straight week House intelligence panel cancels meetings for the week: report 5G mobile networks will bring healthcare closer to rural communities Schumer confronts wealthy Trump supporter in restaurant: report Protesters plan ‘Tax March’ on Washington demanding Trump’s tax returns Eric Trump: ‘No better patriot’ than Sean Hannity Ending digital copyright act would fundamentally change Internet Trump touts ‘big announcement’ from Ford 3 reasons Devin Nunes must step away from the Trump probe The mystery of Ivanka Trump Wounded Ryan faces new battle Price faces unwanted task of administering ObamaCare Can Trump rebound after failure on healthcare bill? With GOP’s healthcare bill on ice, Dems go on offense Dems debate working with GOP on consumer bureau revamp Pentagon puts Trump’s cost cutting promises to work New FBI official at the center of the storm