The Hill Articles: March 3, 2017

Dem rep: I don’t trust House Republicans to carry out Russia probe Black college president: Trump admin meetings were ‘troubling’ European parliament calls for end of visa-free travel by Americans Sessions talks voting rights, police misconduct with NAACP ‘Dreamer’ detained after press conference files for hearing to stop her deportation Merriam-Webster again needles Trump over spelling fumbles Ryan slams Paul for ‘publicity stunt’ search for ObamaCare bill Chair Yellen telegraphs March rate hike in latest speech Former Uber employee shares sexism allegations Grassley: Sessions isn’t coming back to testify on Russia talks Trump’s dangerous war on data FBI head discusses bomb threats with Jewish groups Senate Dems request DOJ watchdog probe Sessions recusal Cyberattack hits Democrats in Pennsylvania state Senate How to make the Russia-Trump investigation bipartisan A ‘robot tax’ is not the way to save jobs 1 constitutional clause protects Jeff Sessions from Democratic slams Pelosi slams Trump’s call for ‘investigation’ into 2010 Russia meeting GOP rep: Some people ‘just don’t want healthcare’ Mich. senators slam reported Trump cuts to EPA Great Lakes program Clinton spotted reading report about Pence’s private email Stronger economy warrants interest rate hikes, but trouble may lay ahead Social media users mock Trump for misspelling ‘hereby’ in multiple tweets Ruling by decree Split in oil-price, rig-count flows a cause for concern? Not yet. Trump gives commanders new powers to launch military strikes: report FCC grants emergency waiver to combat Jewish center bomb threats Another day, another dollar for retirement advice rip-offs Trump tweets: I also want probe of Pelosi-Russia ties Milwaukee man receives ‘cease and desist’ from senator for ‘unwarranted telephone calls’ DHS considering separating families at border: report Tillerson skips annual State Dept. human rights presentation Who’s paying for the DACA program? Pence: ‘No comparison’ with Clinton emails States push for more transparency over drug prices Dem senator: ‘No surprise’ GOP hiding ObamaCare repeal bill Why Trump skipping the correspondents’ dinner is a good thing Trump jokes to student: ‘Don’t run for politics’ Muslim internment flyers posted on UC San Diego campus Trade diplomacy, not Trump’s import tax, is key to leveling the field Chelsea Clinton: Conway deserves apology for Dem lawmaker’s ‘despicable’ couch joke Ga. university hack may have compromised voter records FCC solicits comments on broadband subsidy program WH aide Gorka criticized Trump during campaign: report Rebuttal: Pakistan is working alongside United States for peace, not manipulating it NSA lawyer advocates for one agency to handle cyber John Kerry meets with centrist French presidential hopeful Chaos is easy. Governance is hard. White House: Sessions was only campaign ‘volunteer’ when he met with ambassador Pence seeks to portray GOP unity on ObamaCare repeal Members of Congress rightly stand up to Trump and #StandWithGavin Yellen: March rate hike likely Moral outrage shrouds reality of Russian hacking case America’s mixed messages to Europe put our ties at risk Schwarzenegger quits ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ citing Trump Schumer responds to Trump: I’ll talk about my Putin meeting, will you? Left wing protests only strengthen the Right Gorsuch successfully balances criminal law, personal liberty Trump admin halts comment period on airfare transparency proposals WH: No comparison between Pence, Clinton email Let’s not make Ukraine policy without talking to Ukrainians New Der Spiegel cover has drawing of Putin with Trump’s hair Trump tweets photo of Schumer with Putin: ‘Hypocrite!’ Senate Dem: Border-adjustment proposal would be a ‘gut punch’ for working families Trump takes Rubio on Air Force One The opioid epidemic requires American ingenuity, not Big Government President, Congress must protect programs that keep hunger at bay Perez trolls Trump on Russia GOP rep: Trump or Mike Pence will be president for next 4 years Just the facts: Information access can shrink political divide Pelosi: Sessions’s ‘very narrow recusal’ not enough The Hill’s 12:30 Report New Interior secretary ‘not happy’ about budget proposal The art of Donald Trump’s persuasion Trump blasts military sequester in weekly address Attorney General Jeff Session thinks legalizing pot increases violent crime — he’s wrong Dem senator introduces bill to ‘drain the swamp’ Perry rallies Energy Department on his first day: ‘Change the world’ The problem with President Trump’s WOTUS executive order Value of peso shoots up after Commerce head’s comments on trade Protesters chant ‘coward’ at Ryan ACLU puts abortion ‘rights’ above refugees Flood claims cost the US billions, but Congress can fix that Gorsuch, Kagan spotted at same restaurant Spirit of truth: Trump and the transition of politics and pundits Bush AG: Making Sessions resign would be ‘unfair’ Gay GOP group urges Trump to reinstate transgender protections A man and his moment Bush: I was never bothered by impressions of me Sanders, Occupy Wall Street and the liberal Tea Party surge Two Republicans sign on to effort demanding Trump’s tax returns Meet the Russian diplomat at the center of the Sessions controversy Dem warns: Ending Iran deal could lead to nuclear-capable Iran Pennsylvania gov asks DOJ to investigate threats to Jewish groups as hate crimes GOP considers excluding rich from healthcare tax credits: report Important economic lessons from the Land of the Rising Sun Rubio rips Tillerson for staying clear of Human Rights Report New regs for Monday: Water, fish, trucks What Donald Trump learned from Barack Obama St. Louis man arrested in anti-Semitic bomb threat case How Trump’s defense priorities will differ greatly from previous administrations’ Ex-Intel chairman: Russia diplomat is likely no spy The high cost of the immigration fight Trump team’s push to stop leaks quickly leaks to press FDA should get out of the smokeless tobacco industry White House: Keystone XL exempt from ‘Buy American’ push Clinton on what she’d change about 2016: ‘I’d win’ DNC chair’s No. 1 job is to elect more Democrats. Period. Russian foreign minister decries ‘witch hunt,’ echoing Trump Trump team split on climate pact: report A modest reform could mean life or death for the vaping industry Indifference towards Europe pays low dividends when it comes to trade Congress should prioritize protection of online privacy Trump: Dems stalling Cabinet ‘pathetic’ Why so many evangelicals support Trump GOP rep regrets using term ‘Orientals’ regarding town halls Congress should make oil and gas companies pay for wasted resources CNN president: Trump ‘spends his days and nights watching CNN’ Fixing the FCC’s privacy mess Sessions used campaign funds for travel that included Russian meeting: reports Leftists have taken a more compromising position than Kellyanne Conway Lives of women and babies hinge on healthcare package Wyden, Sensenbrenner lead February town halls GOP lawmakers lead way in holding town halls Tying ObamaCare repeal to Planned Parenthood worries some in GOP Trump’s transportation chief eyes Canada visit to explore private aviation system Pressure mounts on GOP leaders to back special counsel GOP takes heat for ObamaCare secrecy Major progressive group endorses well-funded Georgia House hopeful