The Hill Articles: March 5, 2017

Dem lawmaker apologizes for crude Conway joke The one Trump pick leaving greens hopeful House Judiciary Dems to ask WH counsel for details of communications with FBI, Justice North Korea fires into Sea of Japan Dem threatens to block deputy attorney general nominee over special prosecutor Republicans eye strategy for repealing Wall Street reform Newsmax CEO: Trump vows he’ll be ‘proven right’ on wiretaps FBI asked Justice Department to reject Trump claim: report Report: Marine corps investigating nude photo scandal Congress, the clock is running out on small business tax reform Obama visits National Gallery of Art: reports Roger Stone claims ‘legal back channel’ to Assange Recent suicides highlight ongoing Iranian human rights abuses Trump, Sessions mingle with charity ball attendees Barbra Streisand tweets: Trump has made me gain weight Facebook rolls out feature to combat fake news Conservative radio host: ‘Evidence is overwhelming’ of Obama spying Conway compares ‘alternative facts’ comment to Oscars flub Dems slam Trump as ‘deflector in chief’ for wiretap claims House intel chief: Russia probe will include potential surveillance of campaigns Schiff: Not even Spicer wants to speak about Trump’s wiretapping claim Rogers: Trump feeding the ‘conspiracy parking meter’ What everyone in DC needs is a dose of humility Price: White House believes Medicare is a guarantee for seniors While Trump talks, progressives take action nationwide Pelosi dodges on Dem’s crude Conway comment Panetta: Trump claims ‘makes us vulnerable’ Warner says he wants to hear from Flynn as part of Russia probe Rubio supporting a partial repeal of ObamaCare Rubio on special prosecutor: ‘Not now’ Clapper denies wiretap of Trump Tower Democrats see early election wins as sign of things to come Rubio defends Sessions’s meetings with Russian ambassador Franken: Sessions should come back before the Judiciary Committee Pelosi defends claims of never meeting Russian ambassador Schumer on Trump claims: Either way, the president is ‘in trouble’ Earnest: The bigger the scandal, the more outrageous the Trump tweet Rubio on Trump claims: ‘I’ve never heard that before’ Get wise, GOP. The healthcare groundswell isn’t going away Former Bush attorney general: Trump likely right about surveillance Dem senator: Trump claims another attempt to ‘change the subject’ Pelosi slams Trump’s wiretap accusations: ‘Ridiculous’ White House spokesperson: Wiretapping investigation should be part of Russia probe GOP senator on Russia probe: ‘We’re going to follow the facts wherever they lead us’ White House calls on Congress to investigate Trump’s wiretap claims A state-based strategy for the Middle East Pence to media: ‘We’ve all just got to do better’ Lawmakers fear US has fallen behind in cyber warfare Trump targets DNC, Obama in early morning tweets New fight erupts over internet privacy FCC should not leave broadband privacy rules to FTC Fighting human trafficking in Malaysia ‘Saturday Night Live’ searches for Republican hero with mock movie trailer Experts say Trump’s military budget can’t pay for buildup he wants ‘SNL’ portrays Sessions as Forrest Gump: ‘I had a bad week’ Ex-NATO commander: US falling behind on military modernization Charles Murray shouted down on campus: ‘Liberal tolerance’ is an assault on self-governance itself Hillary coming to terms with her new life