The Hill Articles: May 17, 2017

‘Art of the Deal’ co-writer: Trump in ‘significant meltdown’ Dems walk tightrope on impeachment Bharara tweets out definition of ‘backfired’ ABC addresses conservative petition to save ‘Last Man Standing’ Turkish violence in Washington presents new Trump headache Turkish Embassy calls violent clash with protesters in DC ‘self-defense’ Flynn delayed ISIS attack plan that Turkey opposed: report Wall Street Journal: Special counsel a ‘mistake’ Report: Trump knew Flynn was under investigation weeks before inauguration Kellyanne Conway cancels Fox appearance after special prosecutor announcement Five things to know about the Justice Department’s choice for special counsel Intel panels: House, Senate Russia probes to proceed Chaffetz sees no ‘actual crime’ for special Russia counsel to investigate Republicans consumed by Trump-Comey saga Second Senate committee invites Comey to publicly testify Ryan: ‘I welcome’ Mueller to Russia probe Committees clamor for Comey’s testimony WH told about special counsel appointment moments before it went public Dems hail Mueller pick for Russia probe: a ‘master stroke’ McCarthy: Trump-Putin comment a ‘bad attempt at a joke’ Trump: Russia probe will find ‘no collusion’ GOP again rejects Dem effort to force release of Trump’s tax returns Under Contract Overnight Defense: Justice Department appoints special counsel for Russia probe | Fallout from Comey memo continues | Trump admin renews Iran sanctions relief Letters: OSHA must implement safety rule Overnight Cybersecurity: DOJ names special counsel for Russia probe | NSA warned Microsoft about security flaw | House passes IT modernization bill Special counsel appointment gets bipartisan praise The Kennedys vs. Trump Comey prepped answers ahead of Trump talks: report Will a new FBI director re-open the Clinton email investigation? Pelosi wants independent commission on Russia despite special counsel appointment Bharara applauds appointment of Mueller: ‘A very good thing’ Full budget to be unveiled Tuesday House votes to impose new Syria sanctions Trump’s actions are an assault on the Constitution Majority Leader McCarthy in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays Trump’ Cohn, Mnuchin visit Capitol Hill to discuss tax reform GOP senators to Turkey: Apologize for DC brawl Less democracy is better democracy — Here’s why Overnight Finance: Stocks drop as investors fear Russia fallout | Biz leaders to talk tax reform | Trump’s full budget coming Tuesday Overnight Tech: Net neutrality supporters rally ahead of vote | Trump taps telecom policy chief | House Dem infrastructure plan includes $40B for broadband | Amazon eyes entering pharmacy market Justice names special counsel for Russia investigation President Trump, Colombia’s peace is in your hands Groups accuse Trump of co-opting women’s health as ‘sales pitch for harmful policy’ McCain: Talk of impeaching Trump not ‘rational’ DC loses title as ‘America’s Fittest City’ Macron inspires France to rise, Trump drags Americans down Congress should honor women’s health by committing to Zika funding Overnight Energy: Senate panel advances regulatory reform bills Senators unveil infrastructure investment bill Tom Steyer testing waters for Calif. gubernatorial bid Opposition grows to Trump appeals court nominee Overnight Healthcare: Key chairman open to delaying ObamaCare mandate repeal | Senate GOP warms to more generous health bill subsidies | Lawmakers blast proposed medical research cuts Previous Homeland Security officials condemn Sheriff David Clarke taking role Colbert rips Trump at CBS advertisers event Hard Brexit or soft? UK’s upcoming elections will help determine answer Mulvaney hints budget math will rely on economic growth Key Republican urges criminal charges after Turkish brawl in DC Lawmakers renew push to end federal ban on marijuana GOP senator slams federal electric grid study as anti-wind Senate Dems appeal to ‘everyone who uses the internet’ on net neutrality roll back NSA warned Microsoft about vulnerability connected to ‘Wanna Cry’: report Trump Interior pick faces contentious fight NATO chiefs recommend joining anti-ISIS coalition Ex-Justice Dept official pulls name from consideration to replace Comey: reports This is how Trump should use brinksmanship with North Korea Trump to have off-the-record lunch with news anchors: report Overnight Regulation: Senate panel advances bill to overturn regs en masse Congress, do not burden local law enforcement on immigration NIST workshop debates new cybersecurity framework Senate panel approves bill allowing some border patrol agents to skip polygraphs Trump denounces media as White House goes quiet on Comey Puerto Rico on its way to becoming the next Argentina — an economic disaster Alex Jones settles Chobani lawsuit, issues apology to refugees Tapper rips Trump for claim he’s treated unfairly: Presidents have been ‘literally assassinated’ Lawmakers warn Trump cuts could worsen opioid crisis Drug War Part 2: When the sequel is as bad as the original Dems rally net neutrality supporters ahead of key FCC vote The science is settled — until it’s not IT modernization bill passes House Trump won’t move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem: report WATCH: Dem pursuing GOP backers for vote on Russia inquiry Defense secretary backs plan to spin off air traffic control GOP senator on Comey memo: ‘Republicans can’t be OK with this’ Bannon cancels appearance at Washington think tank Sheriff David Clarke says he’s accepted DHS job Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton push for women’s history museum in DC House IT chair eyes ‘cyber national guard’ as next legislative push Trump proposal could help White House press corps become more than stenographers Dem senator to Mattis: Has Trump undermined Russia policy? House Democrats release $85B infrastructure plan ACLU files open records request for Comey memo What a 2020 voter might say to Bernie Sanders McConnell calls for Comey’s public testimony GOP bill would create mandatory minimums for crimes against police Trump considering Joe Lieberman for FBI director CNN tops MSNBC, Fox after Comey memo dominates coverage How a 141-year-old rule could revolutionize the budget process Homeland Secretary jokes Trump should use saber on the press Second Senate panel to invite Comey to testify In latest travel ban appeals case, Trump is his own worst enemy DC police chief: ‘We will not tolerate’ attack on Turkish protesters Wall Street Journal slams Trump for ‘political mismanagement’ Trump sought to shorten overseas trip to 5 days: report Lawmakers face calls to reform Pentagon acquisition rules WATCH: House Dem threatens to introduce impeachment resolution Congress must preserve mental health coverage Restive Dems amplify calls for impeachment US ‘concerned’ by Turkish security agents clashing with protesters in DC Chaffetz to invite Comey to testify US extends Obama-era sanctions relief for Iran Government of Georgia hires former Trump fundraiser to lobby Poll: More young Republicans left GOP during 2016 election than Democrats Dems twice as likely to make 2016 political contributions as Republicans: report Key chairman open to delaying repeal of ObamaCare mandate Report finds weak cybersecurity at Mar-a-Lago Biden: Every person should speak out against anti-LGBT hate Senate panel requests any memos, tapes from Comey-Trump meetings Business leaders to testify at House panel’s tax reform hearing Cocaine production is on the rise, here’s how we stop it GOP senator: Special investigator may be needed ‘to restore public’s trust’ Animal lovers — and their dogs — to walk in ‘Bipawtisan March’ on Washington Senate panel advances reg reform bills Liz Cheney deletes tweet praising Trump’s firing of Comey Trump’s infrastructure plan won’t contain list of projects How Howard used the liberal arts to win Brown v. Board of Education Researchers: Ransomware touted as more dangerous version of WannaCry isn’t Stocks fall as investors fear for GOP agenda GOP rep defends Trump’s meeting with Russian officials State Dept warns employees not to promote Trump businesses online Obama CIA chief to testify publicly in Russia probe House Dem super PAC targets Republicans over ObamaCare repeal vote Trump should invest in America’s natural infrastructure Trump to nominate new top telecom policy adviser Navy’s top officer calls for building bigger, better fleet ‘now’ Russian government bank financed asset sale with Trump partner: report Ongoing political persecution will turn Colombia into Venezuela Turkish president’s bodyguards beat up DC protestors: report McAuliffe urges lawmakers to ‘get their act together’ on cybersecurity ICE arrests climb nearly 40 percent under Trump The Hill’s 12:30 Report Senate Intel panel asks Comey to testify publicly Fox News to hire more journalists for new “cutting-edge” newsroom Trump: No politician has been treated worse by media than me How the media and its ‘sources’ undermine democracy in rage against Trump A tax on Wall Street trading is the best solution to income inequality Jack Welch: ‘Impeachment proceeding would blow the market away’ Lawmakers move to boost transparency of government’s cyber vulnerability disclosure Lawmakers shoot down Trump’s proposed cuts to medical research Our police officers need protection from gun violence too Jimmy Fallon regrets softball Trump interview Travel ban architect drafting Trump speech on Islam: report Dems try to force vote on independent Russia probe Attack the U.S. shark fin trade, not sharks Tillerson: ‘I would have no way to know’ if Russians bugged Oval Office The Onion’s Clickhole rebrands as PatriotHole to parody conservative sites House GOP campaign arm extends record-setting fundraising streak in April Sanders misses financial disclosure filing deadline The 4 B’s of tax reform: Big, broad, bold and balanced Schumer challenges Trump: If Comey memo is wrong, prove it Trump eyes 70 percent cut to DOE’s renewables office MSNBC’s O’Donnell takes contract negotiation frustration public Trump’s commission will root out voter fraud, and here’s how Ryan has full confidence in Trump White House silent after Comey memo bombshell Donald Trump Jr: Comey memo didn’t show obstruction of justice Federal investigators subpoena records for Manafort home mortgage Watch Live: Trump gives commencement speech at Coast Guard Academy Laura Bush honored at Women Making History award gala Dem calls for Trump impeachment on House floor Job creation must be about quality, not just quantity New regs for Thursday: Prisons, guns, farms First Republicans talk possibility of impeachment for Trump The biggest week for Wall Street banks since the big bailout Senate approves encrypted app Signal for staff use Fox’s Watters: Comey memo ‘a boring scandal’ Dem senators push for probe of Sessions over Comey firing GOP senator: ‘Absurd’ to accept Putin’s transcripts of Trump conversation Chelsea Manning posts photo of first steps after leaving prison Conservative columnist: Trump should be removed under 25th Amendment Tillis posts video after collapsing: ‘I’m fine’ Axelrod: Trump going overseas to flee his problems Trump relationship with intelligence community sinks further Hollywood stars call for Trump special prosecutor Stephanopoulos: Comey memo ‘modern equivalent of Nixon’s tapes’ Top Dem warns against rushing into impeachment talk NSC officials include Trump’s name as often as possible so he reads memos: report Amazon eyes move into pharmacy market: report Opening the market to over-the-counter hearing aids: Something Congress can agree on Obama’s IRS officials should be forced to testify on improper targeting Third Confederate monument taken down by New Orleans Is Tom Price the most dangerous man in America? Kasich: Paul Ryan needs ‘to be more aggressive’ speaking out Sen. Tillis collapses during race, taken away in ambulance How the Palestinian Authority’s ‘social safety net’ encourages terrorism Report: Obama told friends Trump is a ‘bulls—-er’ US, Europe discuss new laptop ban on flights Dem to call for Trump’s impeachment on House floor Dobbs: White House communications team ‘flatfooted and failing’ against ‘forces of evil’ Nikki Haley calls for US Embassy to move to Jerusalem GOP rep: Time for independent commission or special prosecutor on Russia It’s time for Congress to get the facts straight on housing finance May says UK will keep sharing intelligence with US Putin says Trump did not share secrets, willing to give records to Congress Trump called Netanyahu on Tuesday: report Maritime sanctuaries must be protected from offshore oil drilling Pentagon chief ‘not worried’ about Trump sharing intelligence Chelsea Manning released from prison Trump should rescue 78-year-old Navy veteran that Obama put behind bars Trump approval rating hits new low in poll California proposes budget increase to fight Trump Genuine veteran charities face a challenge beating the fakes Santa Fe’s rejection of soda tax a win for public health OPINION: The Comey memo offers no proof for impeachment of Trump Senate GOP warms to larger insurance subsidies for older and low-income people Heitkamp breaks with Dems on regulations Female lawmakers flee House for higher office, retirement Lawmakers: Leave advertising tax break alone Expanded laptop ban alarms travel industry The Memo: GOP anger at Trump is building Right pushes Trump to make staff, press changes Conservative groups want debt limit, spending fights separate Study: 6M with pre-existing conditions could be charged more under GOP plan