The Hill Articles: May 14, 2017

Chelsea Manning to remain on active duty after prison release Washington lawmaker’s wife dies Microsoft calls for end of secret government hacking techniques Preet Bharara asks: Will public servants say no to a president? GOP mega-donor Adelson ‘furious’ over Tillerson’s Israel comments: report N. Korea claims missile could carry nuclear warhead FBI investigator warns: ‘We’re not done with the bin Ladens yet’ Comey in 2014: FBI must ‘maintain independence from political forces’ NY attorney general investigating Manafort’s real estate deals: report Songwriter: ‘If you’re a Trump supporter, don’t come to my show’ Conway slams media in wake of Comey’s firing Second Ebola case in Congo confirmed Rival Senate healthcare group seeks to make waves Clapper notes ‘curious pattern’ of Russian deaths Bill Clinton condemns fear of immigrants in commencement speech Falwell: Trump gave ‘best commencement speech Liberty has ever had’ Obama once invoked Trump’s success as example of American dream Man sentenced for ‘violent social media posts’ about Obama Waters says Trump should ‘just cooperate’ on Russia investigation Spurs coach Gregg Popovich goes after ’embarrassing’ President Trump 4 times Melissa McCarthy played Sean Spicer on SNL Passengers kicked off JetBlue plane over birthday cake: report Tillerson: We ‘cannot reset’ relations with Russia Trump ‘being very careful’ weighing Jerusalem embassy move Former CIA director: It will be difficult to find FBI replacement Senate majority leader thinks Garland for FBI ‘fantastic,’ says former aide Tillerson responds to McCain: ‘I make a distinction between values and policy’ Preet Bharara tweets: Trump did have his ‘wires tapped’ Good riddance to James Comey, Obama’s enabler Torch-carrying white nationalists protest removal of Confederate statue Planned Parenthood president: Call Congress on Mother’s Day Trump ordered emergency meeting to confront ransomware: report Watergate reporter says current White House ‘potentially more dangerous situation’ Callista Gingrich could be named Vatican ambassador this week: report Harvard professor: Trump regards himself as above the law Trump star power increases ticket sales for events at Mar-a-Lago: report Former CIA chief now ‘open’ to idea of special prosecutor on Russia Time to stop confusing nuclear weapons with nuclear power Sean Spicer latest target for Trump firing rumors Comey friend: Nothing scarier to Trump than someone who tells the truth Trump travels to his golf club in Va. Jeff Sessions decision to re-up in the drug war won’t work Trump wishes wife, ‘all the great mothers out there’ a wonderful Mother’s Day Warner: Senate Intel Committee would ‘love’ Comey to testify in open hearing Sheryl Sandberg calls for paid family leave, higher minimum wage in Mother’s Day post Ransomware may still spread: reports Congress must act to better the healthcare of America’s veterans GOP senator: Comey firing ‘exacerbates the erosion of trust in our institutions’ Jason Chaffetz planning to take on role at Fox News: report Canada the model for what not to do with carbon pricing Schiff: We don’t know if we can believe Trump Schumer: Block new FBI director until special prosecutor on Russia is appointed Graham: We can’t go forward as a nation ‘until we punish Russia’ America’s consumer financial sheriff and the horse it rides are under fire GOP senator defends Sessions’s role in finding next FBI director Flynn subpoena sets up battle between White House, Congress Hopefully, conservatives’ infrastructure ideas fall on deaf ears Clapper: Loyalty pledge would be ‘out of character’ for Comey GOP senator: Trump needs to ‘back off’ Russian investigation, stop tweeting Democrat Senator warns of poor ‘outcome’ for past secret Oval Office tapes Poll: Just 29 percent approve of Trump’s decision to fire Comey Warner: I will ‘absolutely’ subpoena tapes between Comey and Trump if they exist Ryan: ‘Planets are aligned’ on tax reform Never again? The Holocaust can happen again — and it’s up to us to stop it Toobin says firing of Comey a ‘grave abuse of power’ Clapper: ‘Our institutions are under assault’ by Trump Dem senator: Trump administration ‘afraid’ of Russia investigation Honoring mothers on both sides of the bars on Mother’s Day Schumer: Sessions ‘seems to be violating’ recusal on Russia probe Haley on N. Korea: Missile test not a good way to land meeting with Trump Poll: 78 percent want independent Russian probe Schumer: Republicans ‘choosing party over country’ with silence on Russia Tillerson: US-Russia relationship ‘at an all-time low point’ since end of Cold War Turkey’s Erdoğan and Trump: Kindred spirits, divergent agendas Trump considering staff shake-up: reports Five things we know about Trump’s infrastructure plan White House presses Russia on N. Korea missile test ‘Intelligent’ transportation: The road to the next generation of mobility Lawmakers move to step up defenses against North Korea Emmanuel Macron sworn in as French president Trump set for tense meeting with Turkey after ISIS decision Tillerson: I have to earn Trump’s confidence every day Is America preparing for Russia’s next onslaught? GOP rep: ‘Probably more’ links between Clinton and Russia than Trump The Memo: Dangers ahead for Trump on Comey Comey makes first prominent public outing since firing SNL’s Spicer rides podium through NYC to find, beg Trump to keep his job Baldwin returns to SNL as Trump: ‘I fired Comey because of Russia’