The Hill Articles: March 30, 2017

Trump set to sign executive orders to stop trade abuses Diplomats instructed to ‘avoid eye contact’ with Tillerson: report Report: Trump tax policy would largely benefit New York’s wealthy Intel Dem: Innocent people don’t seek immunity Dems react to Flynn’s request for immunity: ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ Ex-ethics lawyer to George W. Bush: I’m renaming pet canary after Flynn Trump nominates officials for VA, border control Sessions: Convictions likely needed to end government leaks McCaskill to Sanders backers: ‘I need you. I want you’ Nunes: I used WH to confirm what I already knew Senate Intel panel tells WH to send Russia information directly Don’t confuse the free market with crony capitalism Schumer: ‘Virtually impossible’ to reach deal on Gorsuch Overnight Tech: GOP faces backlash over internet privacy repeal | AT&T lands $6.5B contract for first responder network | Tech knocks Trump climate order Trump on the warpath against Freedom Caucus Trump admin to appeal Hawaii judge’s order halting travel ban Overnight Defense: Air Force nominee grilled on past work | Trump loosens rules on Somali strikes | Dems seek answers on civilian casualties Overnight Finance: CBO predicts budget deficits, debt to hit new highs in 30 years | Meet Trump’s Ms. Fix-It | Trump, Mnuchin talk tax reform | Mexico’s $17B windfall Flynn offers to testify on Russia in exchange for immunity Trump: Meeting with Chinese leader will be ‘very difficult’ If GOP goes nuclear over Gorsuch, America is toast Overnight Cybersecurity: Senate Intel holds Russia hearing | WH struggles to respond to latest Nunes development | Trump extends Obama cyber threat order Trump’s climate order a good first step toward ending war on coal 6 reasons ‘TrumpCare’ flatlined GOP faces backlash over attack on internet privacy rules LA Times: Felony charges ‘disturbing overreach’ for pro-lifers behind Planned Parenthood sting videos Freedom Caucus member: Passing healthcare bill would cost GOP majority Grassley: Gorsuch will fall short of 60 votes Armstrong Williams: Students right to support Israel despite anti-Semitic backlash Air Force secretary nominee backs stealth of F-35 jets Trump calls out Freedom Caucus leaders FCC to address controversial business data services reform Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey leaving Facebook Overnight Energy: Greens sue Trump over Keystone XL | House passes EPA science bill Overnight Healthcare: Ryan says key ObamaCare payments will continue during House lawsuit North Carolina gov signs bill to repeal bathroom law The US and EU must work together on digital policy to spark innovation Gulf airlines offer workarounds to US electronics ban Overnight Regulation: Senate panel approves Trump’s Labor pick Two Dems announce they’ll vote for Gorsuch Biden to Trump: ‘Grow up’ and ‘stop tweeting’ Liberals don’t understand difference between news and opinion Actor Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Soundtracks’ series gets CNN debut date Fractured GOP may revert back to Bush-era tax cuts for the rich White House thrown off balance as Nunes controversy intensifies Fla. Republican blasts feds for loosening manatee protections Pence breaks tie, allowing Senate to revoke Obama order on abortion provider funding Manchin first Dem to announce support for Gorsuch VW settles with 10 states for $157M 3 ways tax reform can fix our fractured healthcare system GOP rep: Trump ‘not off to a great start’ on Benghazi documents Time is running out for Myanmar’s Rohingya White House invites House Intel Dem to view documents Sanford: Trump threatened to back a primary challenger Restoring Puerto Rico Trump meets with Mnuchin in ‘first stages’ of tax reform planning Tea Party leader ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s attack on Freedom Caucus Gohmert suggests Priebus authored Trump Freedom Caucus tweet: report Don’t discount the value of science in our nation’s security Senate Dems to Trump: Veto broadband privacy repeal GOP puts more cash into ‘toss-up’ GA special election King defends House Intel panel’s Russia probe Freedom Caucus rep to Trump: ‘Remember who your real friends are’ Rubio: Former campaign aides targeted by IP address in Russia GOP rep: Nunes ‘answers to the president’ Air Force secretary pick dodges Dems’ questions on past work Trump officials visit Canada to explore air traffic control system AP poll: Nearly 60 percent disapprove of Trump Forget the bathroom war — anti-gay Islamic extremists are the real threat Trump gives military more authority to launch Somalia strikes Trump to decide by late May whether to stay in Paris climate pact Trump isn’t saving the coal industry. He’s letting it compete. Pelosi fears GOP plans on ‘sabotaging’ ObamaCare Axelrod: Russia could become ‘major crisis’ for Trump FBI’s dilemma is our dilemma in Trump-Russia probe CNN fact-checks Spicer: Russian dressing isn’t Russian Trump to sign broadband privacy repeal Only an independent commission can reveal the truth of Russian interference With Freedom Caucus dig, Trump masters the media … again 2 White House officials helped Nunes get intel: report Trump, Freedom Caucus turn on each other Ryan: Trump ‘very apologetic’ after plugging critical Fox show Ivanka Trump will be an asset in her new role at the White House Flake teases report with plea to protect alpacas from ‘tax code abuse’ Dem rep demands answers from Mattis on civilian casualties Top Trump aide leaving White House for outside groups Lawmakers press budget chief on cybersecurity guidance for federal acquisitions Spicer to attend Newseum forum on Trump’s ‘relationship with the press’ Artificial intelligence is key to defeating future hackers Pedestrian deaths climbed in 2016 EPA mistakenly criticizes Trump’s executive order Obama should testify before Senate Intelligence Committee Trump should run Twitter like a business Tom Hanks tells of visiting White House, watching Bush chuck a dead bird Ryan says key ObamaCare payments will continue during House lawsuit Trump ignores science with executive order dismantling Clean Power Plan The Hill’s 12:30 Report McCain having ‘conversations’ with Dems on Gorsuch nomination Trump ‘skinny budget’ too heavy on cuts to innovation engines Rove: Freedom Caucus did Trump ‘grave disservice’ Ryan won’t commit to healthcare vote EU president threatens to ‘break up’ the US in revenge for Trump’s Brexit support Sessions, Comey discuss threats with Jewish leaders Be careful what you wish for in bathroom bill debate Senate committee advances Trump’s Labor pick New Air Force training aircraft could be built in Alabama After repeal failure, GOP senators propose ObamaCare subsidy patch Pence casts tiebreaking Senate procedural vote on funding for abortion providers Senate panel approves Trump’s Agriculture pick Mexico nets $17 billion on Trump-led peso decline Centrist group in House ‘will never’ meet with Freedom Caucus Confirmation of DHS intelligence head is too important to politicize Pot state Dems want federal regulation of marijuana AT&T wins $6.5B contract to build first responder network Poll: Trump, Ryan approval ratings hit new lows Drudge praises ‘America’s best senator’ Rand Paul after lunch in Capitol What if there’s no ‘Nuclear Option’ in the Senate? Green groups sue Trump over Keystone XL approval David Friedman, ambassador to Israel, a crown jewel of Jewish pride McCaskill warns blocking Gorsuch could put Supreme Court in ‘jeopardy’ Trump threatens to ‘change libel laws’ to go after NY Times Financial oversight board’s review process cloaked in mystery Former chairman defends Freedom Caucus House approves EPA science committee overhaul Senate votes to eliminate Obama-era retirement rule Seattle sues Trump administration over sanctuary city ban Kushner meets with lawmakers about criminal justice reform: report Freedom Caucus member fires back: The swamp drained Trump Starbucks encourages bipartisan coffee-drinking Get millennials into the workforce: Reform occupational licensing CBO: Budget deficits, debt to reach record highs in 30 years Trump daughter-in-law joins Trump campaign digital vendor: report New regs for Friday: School, finance, spearmint oil GOP rep denies allegations of improperly using campaign funds EU to propose encryption backdoor rules in June, commissioner says A survey of potential GOP border tax compromises Live coverage: Senate intel holds first public Russia hearing Top GOP senator rips Ryan for rejecting bipartisan outreach EPA head won’t ban controversial pesticide Podesta demands Daily Caller correct article on financial disclosures Trump threatens to ‘fight’ Freedom Caucus in midterms Internet users raise funds to buy lawmakers’ browsing histories in protest Manchin ‘very close’ on Gorsuch decision Putin: ‘Read my lips,’ election interference claims are lies After years of review, it’s time to move forward on Keystone XL GOP senator downplays shutdown threat: ‘Congress works best when it has a deadline’ Ryan: Nunes source a ‘whistleblower type’ GE CEO slams Trump over climate efforts GOP rep: Clash between Nunes and Schiff a ‘little difference of opinion’ Trump should end congressional exemption from ObamaCare Dem senator: Credibility of House Russia probe ‘in shreds’ States can help their private employees without depriving them of the protections of ERISA How the US and China can seal the energy deal of the century Trump to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago Poll: Most want Senate Dems to allow Gorsuch vote Release of White House visitor logs important for transparency Colbert shames lawmakers for killing Obama-era internet privacy rule Trump would do well to appoint Sean Reyes as federal trade commissioner Cyber war requires a new look for a new kind of soldier Ryan breaks with Trump on healthcare: No Dems Lawmakers should start looking beyond the American Health Care Act Meet President Trump’s Ms. Fix-It Dem leaders give centrists space on Gorsuch GOP revival of healthcare repeal makes little progress Battle over tech patents spills into Supreme Court Dems on offense in gubernatorial races US travel industry fears Trump slump