The Hill Articles: May 11, 2017

Spicer to give first press briefing since Comey firing Webpage on Marvel Comics villain redirects to Trump’s official WH page Former Bush, Obama WH ethics lawyers call Comey firing ‘worse than breaking a law’ Dem rep: Trump could be charged with obstruction of justice over Comey firing Congressional Hispanic Caucus wants immigration official ousted Federal judge orders Trump to share Giuliani travel ban memo Colbert responds to Trump attack: ‘I won’ Schiff: ‘Nobody buys’ Trump’s explanation for firing Comey Trump pressed Comey to pledge his loyalty: report Sexual harassment allegations have cost Fox $45M: report Warren: Trump’s voter fraud commission should be called ‘vote intimidation commission’ House Judiciary Dems call for hearings on Comey ouster Federal Reserve seats could take months to fill: report Grassley: Branstad could be confirmed by next week Trump says ‘made up’ Russia story part of decision to fire Comey New FBI director must help restore faith in institutions Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump signs cyber order after long wait | Acting FBI head contradicts Trump on Comey | Russian cyber CEO defends company amid scrutiny Trump defends delay in firing Flynn: It ‘did not sound like an emergency’ WH shuts down rumors Spicer is being replaced: report Trump: ‘No collusion’ between my campaign and Russia How to stop school lunch shaming? Leave kids out of it Trump says he wants Russia probe to be ‘so strong and so good’ The VA needs to stop unethical animal testing on dogs GOP senators pitch Merrick Garland for FBI director Trump on Russia-Ukraine conflict: ‘Let’s make peace’ Fiddling with NAFTA will damage America’s relationship with Mexico Overnight Tech: Trump signs cyber order | Net neutrality backers question FCC’s cyber attack claims | Twitter CEO calls Trump’s tweets ‘important’ US economy at full employment, economist says Kelly Ayotte among candidates to be FBI director: report Why cops should employ contrition after shootings Grassley: There will be a Supreme Court vacancy this year What scares Stephen King? Trump with nukes Overnight Defense: Acting FBI chief contradicts White House on Comey | US-backed forces retake key Syrian city | Trump wants ‘goddamned steam’ on aircraft carriers Cybersecurity community lauds executive order Overnight Healthcare: Portman, Toomey tasked with Medicaid talks | Trump threatens to stop ObamaCare payments | Senate defends writing health bill in private Trump’s record on regulatory repeals may only get worse Trump wants ‘goddamned steam’ catapults on new aircraft carriers Congress offers some early praise of Trump’s cyber executive order Second Dem senator calls for Sessions to resign after Comey ouster Rosie O’Donnell: Trump’s tweet shows ‘his seriously declining mental health’ Overnight Energy: EPA chief takes aim at Obama’s environmental record Embracing vocational skills will help solve the school dropout dilemma Trump: Russia ‘laughing up their sleeves’ as US tears itself apart Deputy attorney general asked to brief senators after Comey firing Woman accused of chasing GOP rep in car after town hall New Yorker cover depicts Trump, Sessions dragging Comey off a plane Poll: Most think Trump firing Comey was not appropriate Why are Republicans in such a rush to kill Dodd-Frank? Warren Buffett’s cybersecurity wake-up call — are we listening? Trump scraps visit to FBI headquarters: report Overnight Finance: Trump floats tying tax reform, infrastructure | Trump trade rep confirmed | Dems raise concerns over banking regulator | House to kick off tax reform hearings Deputy AG Rosenstein says he’s ‘not quitting’ Maryland approves two offshore wind farms Intel chairman briefs Senate GOP after Comey firing The EU’s imbalances and the harm they cause the US Saudi Arabia plans to invest $40B in US infrastructure: report Is Trump guilty of obstruction of justice? That depends … America’s middle class has money problems — but we can solve them Official photos of Oval Office meet leave out Russian ambassador Overnight Regulation: Senate GOP looking at how to repeal ObamaCare insurer rules | Dems raise concerns over bank regulator Reducing employer risk with federal E-Verify mandate House Intel panel vows to monitor FBI probe for political influence Senators’ need to take credit delays budget process, study finds Trump trolls Rosie O’Donnell for months-old ’fire Comey’ tweet White House’s FBI story unravels Congressional Democrats going the wrong way on carried interest tax Portman, Toomey tasked with Medicaid talks Democracy’s supply and demand in Africa at a tipping point Trump to nominate former Justice Dept official for DC’s US attorney: report Robots will improve our lives — if we let them GOP senator: Questions ‘ought to be raised’ over Comey firing White House: Our story on Comey firing is consistent Twitter CEO: Trump tweets ‘really important’ for transparency Blame the drug companies for your overpriced prescription medicine Huckabee Sanders stands by claim FBI ‘rank and file’ lost faith in Comey Giuliani: ‘I’m not gonna be FBI director’ Senate Dems say banking regulator is unvetted, inexperienced Judge approves $1.2B Volkswagen settlement WH: Nothing wrong with Trump asking Comey if he’s under investigation FBI raids office of GOP consulting firm in Maryland Dem lawmaker urges Justice Dept. watchdog to probe Comey firing ‘Family Guy’ mocks Kellyanne Conway in Emmy ad Military Appreciation Month — let’s focus on financial stability DNC Chairman Perez: Voter fraud probe a ‘Trump-sponsored propaganda factory’ Pence campaigns for Montana special election candidate Former Florida rep found guilty of tax evasion, fraud GOP Rep. Amash endorses Dem push for independent Russia probe Will Trump’s high-stakes gamble cost him the White House? Liberal group: Trump 6th Circuit nominee ‘incredibly troubling’ Deputy AG asked White House to correct record on Comey: report Senate confirms Trump’s chief trade negotiator 20 attorneys general call for independent investigation on Russia A bill to deregulate hearing aids shows healthcare bipartisanship isn’t dead Trump signs order launching voter fraud investigation 25 thoughts GOP lawmakers really have about Trump firing Comey Trump: CNN’s Lemon ‘dumbest person in broadcasting’ Voter turnout dipped in 2016, led by decline among blacks Top Dems: Deputy AG ‘compromised’ by Comey firing Think your income tax rate will get cut through tax reform? Think again Trump signs cybersecurity executive order Report: Trump’s claim that Comey said he’s not under investigation ‘farcical’ An opportunity for real civil service reform at the VA
 Trump says he asked Comey three times if he was under investigation Head of Russian cybersecurity firm defends company amid US scrutiny Senate GOP examining ways to repeal ObamaCare insurance rules Trump on Colbert: ‘What he says is filthy’ The Feds have ‘Trump tapes’ akin to Nixon’s ‘Watergate tapes’ Trump says he ‘may align’ tax reform and infrastructure EPA chief: Obama was no ‘environmental savior’ Poll: Majority disapprove of GOP healthcare plan Schumer: Sessions cannot help pick next FBI director Trump: I was going to fire Comey regardless of DOJ recommendation Trump: I try ‘not to watch or read things that aren’t pleasant’ Trump threatens to stop ObamaCare payments Trump Jr. shares tweet tying Bill Clinton aide’s suicide to fired FBI director White House gives senators classified briefing on flight electronics ban Acting FBI head calls Russia probe ‘highly significant’ Black students matter: Black university sides with establishment House panel to kick off tax reform hearings next week The Hill’s 12:30 Report Cable industry poll: Majority support net neutrality rules Don’t be fooled: Assad is no friend of Syria’s Christian minorities Senate Intel members hold impromptu meeting with deputy AG Lawmakers move to establish new VA office ordered by Trump FBI head vows: No updates for White House on Russia probe Va. gubernatorial candidate to opponent: ‘Put down the Twitter and pick up a spine’ Acting FBI head contradicts White House: Comey had ‘broad support’ in FBI After ObamaCare repeal, GOP majorities on life support Clapper doubts Trump cyber order will get needed resources Senate Dems want information on Comey funding requests Steel imports threaten our national security DOD set to fill three key civilian posts Seven questions Congress should ask about Trump’s mini-surge in Afghanistan Trump to display map of 2016 election results in the White House: report Senate Judiciary chair: FBI must confirm if Trump is under investigation HuffPost journalist: GOP officials should be hounded ‘outside their homes’ Hearing should be accessible, affordable and safe — for everyone US-backed forces retake strategic Syrian city, dam from ISIS Conservative commentator mistakenly says Washington lived at Monticello Arrested reporter: ‘I was just trying to do my job’ New regs for Friday: Table saws Faltering infrastructure hurts trucking and all of America Trump considers former Rep. Mike Rogers for FBI Director: report GOP senators must keep their promises to repeal ObamaCare Workers repair hole in Washington nuclear site tunnel Conway: We didn’t ‘lose the messaging war’ over Comey’s firing Mike Lee wants Trump to nominate Merrick Garland for FBI director Trump: I only needed a short time to understand everything about healthcare Focus on reform, not partisan jabs Susan Rice mocks Trump White House over Russia photographs It’s time for a convention of states to rein in the federal government Report: White House furious over Russian state photos of Trump meeting The Hill’s History-Cast: Those damn lobbyists Watch: Live coverage of acting FBI director’s first public comments Trump to sign executive order launching voter fraud probe: report Trump fired Comey in fury over leaks: reports Facebook hires former Sessions aide Scarborough: Deputy AG Rosenstein a ‘sainted figure, according to Trump hacks’ Dem: Comey may have been fired because FBI probe was getting ‘too close’ Pro-net neutrality group skeptical of FCC cyber attack claim WATCH: Child demands apology after Mike Pence accidentally smacks him in face Here’s a GOP tax plan that can bridge the political divide White House: Special prosecutor on Russia ‘simply not necessary’ Conway links Anderson Cooper’s eye roll to sexism Trump hints he won’t release tax returns until after he leaves office White House: Trump to visit FBI headquarters in coming days The pros and cons of Congress leaving benefits policy to the states New Orleans takes down Confederate statue amid protests Top GOP strategist: Comey firing an ‘abuse of power’ Trump: Being president ‘feels very natural to me’ Trump tells The Economist he invented the phrase ‘priming the pump’ Fired US attorney: No one believes Trump’s explanation for firing Comey Cory Booker: ‘Problematic’ that Trump, Sessions had say in Comey firing DOJ official who recommended Comey’s firing threatened to resign: report WTO review the perfect opportunity to tackle currency manipulation THE MEMO: Trump deals with gravest crisis yet Lawsuits piling up against Trump Opioid crisis becomes central issue in debate over Medicaid Dems want Yates for governor race Senate GOP defends writing its healthcare bill in private Conservatives lay out wish list for Trump infrastructure plan GOP lawmaker faces jeers at town hall