The Hill Articles: May 2, 2017

Clinton brings up ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ in Planned Parenthood speech Trump: Comey ‘the best thing’ that happened to Clinton Pence: Budget deal ‘no small accomplishment’ for administration Ex-DNC chair: Obama’s $400K speaking fee ‘none of your business’ Jeb Bush ‘confident’ he will win bid for MLB team Conway rips Clinton’s election loss explanation Tillerson headed to Alaska for Arctic Council meeting SC primary: GOP heads to runoff, Goldman Sachs adviser wins for Dems Madeleine Albright: Trump shouldn’t meet with Kim Jong Un GOP senator: ‘Cloud of doubt’ hanging over FBI probes Justice Department will not prosecute officers in Alton Sterling shooting: report Overnight Defense: GOP chair to unveil Pentagon buying reforms in May | Trump surge fades for contractors | McCain concerned about Army nominee’s comments Trump raises stakes for next shutdown fight Pelosi on abortion: ‘This is not a rubber-stamp party’ Top staffers leave Heritage Foundation following DeMint resignation: report Overnight Cybersecurity: IT modernization bill clears panel | McCain seeks new path on Russian sanctions | House Republican aims to boost feds’ cyber workforce White House leaning toward exiting Paris climate pact NSA collected more than 151 million phone records in 2016 GOP senators dismiss Trump filibuster change Lawmakers push FDA to allow over-the-counter hearing aids Pence: Trump considering moving US embassy to Jerusalem Clinton takes some responsibility for loss Overnight Tech: Republicans offer bill to kill net neutrality | Surveillance, visa reforms top GOP chair’s tech agenda | Panel pushes small biz cyber bill Mellman: Trump honors a serial killer PBM stranglehold on prescription drug market demands reform Overnight Finance: Trump raises stakes for next shutdown fight | Senate confirms SEC pick | Dems drag out markup of Dodd-Frank overhaul Senate Dem: FCC chief may have violated law in net neutrality rollout Overnight Regulation: Senate confirms SEC pick | House GOP passes ‘comp time’ bill | Time to reject tax-policy superstition GOP senator: I’ll try to add Russia sanctions to Iran bill Top general wants more troops in Europe to deter Russia Senate confirms Trump’s SEC pick Trump: Planned Parenthood cuts will come ‘at the appropriate time’ Lobbying World Tucker Carlson gets eight-figure, two-book deal Potential GOP Senate hopeful tweeted criticisms of Trump Reforming healthcare system must be a bipartisan endeavor Issa: ObamaCare repeal position ‘none of your business’ 7 reasons why leaving NAFTA wouldn’t cause Armageddon House passes GOP ‘comp time’ bill Stealth repeal: Trump’s strategy to roll back regulations through delay Yates to testify she gave White House forceful warning on Flynn: report Alienated: It’s time to abandon the term ‘illegal alien’ Overnight Energy: GOP mulls changes to monuments law NSA granted nearly 2K ‘unmasking’ requests in 2016 From Russia to North Korea, the Democratic playbook is distort, distract, destroy Senators push to limit wait time for VA appeals Ga. House GOP candidate’s husband shares message about ‘black slaves’ on ‘Democratic plantation’ Overnight Healthcare: GOP bill hung up on pre-existing conditions | WH undecided on future ObamaCare payments How to get through the next 100 days? Stop the political blame game Bill Maher: Clinton ‘had her turn’ DeMint resigns as Heritage president Tomi Lahren open to working at Fox News or MSNBC GOP bill hung up on pre-existing conditions What Democrats Can Learn From Joe Manchin, a ‘D’ in a Trump state Lawmakers move swiftly on IT modernization Nigel Barker joins Strolling Thunder rally on Capitol Hill Trump donation could pay for Civil War battlefield repair projects Graham calls for Susan Rice to testify on unmasking allegations GOP senators distance themselves from Trump’s shutdown threat Surveillance, visa reforms top GOP chairman’s tech agenda White House undecided on continuing key ObamaCare payments Carbon tax funds should go toward energy innovation — nowhere else The war on science — are we scientists partly to blame? Preventing genocide shouldn’t be a partisan issue This year’s proxy season will shine a light on corporate political spending DOJ releases data on incarceration rates of illegal immigrants Poll: Majority says Trump not changing Washington Trump set to sign religious liberty order: report Girls Who Code CEO to Ivanka: ‘Stop being complicit’ Trump picks renewable energy policy skeptic to lead DOE office US companies can benefit from South Korea’s chaos Durbin undergoes outpatient heart procedure House Dems demand Trump fire top aide Gorka Trump, Putin talk Syria in phone call Trump budget chief defines good shutdown as ‘one that fixes this town’ Despite Trump’s clamor, big-bank breakups not in the cards Dems warn net neutrality repeal will spark ‘public uproar’ Fox leads all of cable in ratings in first post-O’Reilly week Worried about war with North Korea? Withdraw from South Korea — seriously Protecting patients with consistent service for medical devices House GOP paves way for fast-tracking potential healthcare vote Spicer leaves White House briefing without taking questions McCain: Army nominee’s LGBT, Muslim comments ‘very concerning’ Scapegoating in the name of fighting drugs: What Trump and Duterte have in common McConnell shoots down Trump’s call to end the filibuster Ex-Texas senator leading contender for NATO ambassador: report Clinton blames Comey, WikiLeaks for election loss How to win big when Washington strikes an infrastructure deal GOP chairman to unveil defense acquisition reforms in mid-May Coal worker takes aim at Manchin’s Senate seat Overhauling tax code means dealing with hypocrites — lots of them Clinton hits Trump over early-morning tweets ObamaCare insurer ousts CEO who criticized GOP repeal plan Obama applauds Jimmy Kimmel’s healthcare plea Ossoff campaign reserves $5.2 million in airtime House Dems move to delay GOP Dodd-Frank rewrite Dem: Trump crying shutdown because he lost Fat years and lean years — don’t be too enthusiastic about tax cuts Remittances to Mexico jump to near-record levels Congress shouldn’t make it harder for small businesses to offer retirement plans GOP rep: Trump ‘eventually’ will need to release tax returns Pelosi: No ObamaCare vote without new CBO score Ros-Lehtinen’s retirement leaves Congress a void she filled with heart, grit Lawmakers warn airlines: Shape up or else Dems slam Trump while reigniting fight for LGBT rights Voice of America posts story about Ivanka Trump’s new book McCain ‘looking at other options’ to pass Russia sanctions The press survived Obama’s persecution, and it will survive Trump’s mean words NBC’s Megyn Kelly to interview Putin in Russia: report NLRB rules sped up union elections by 38 percent Armed Services chairman hails ‘significant achievement’ in spending deal Conservative group slams lawmaker for flip-flopping on ObamaCare repeal Scarborough: ‘Something impacting’ Trump’s thought process Key Senate Republican: ‘Mistake’ to get rid of filibuster Trump bombed Syria without consulting Congress — one lawmaker wants to do something about it The Hill’s 12:30 Report House Republicans begin probe of monuments law Trump: Spending bill a ‘clear win’ IT firm announces plan to hire 10K US workers Dems, millionaires group press Trump on tax break for investment fund managers A program that works exactly as intended No. 2 Senate Republican: We weren’t elected to shut down government The next time the Fed speaks, investors should pay attention Armed Services chairman: Not shutting down government is ‘moral obligation’ Schiff: Trump’s ‘good shutdown’ wouldn’t affect Mar-a-Lago golfing CNN defends rejecting ‘false’ Trump campaign ad Howard Stern: ‘Nobody wanted Hillary to win more than Donald Trump’ Breaking up is hard to do: Brexit talks to be long, taxing Graham calls for bipartisan ObamaCare replacement Minn. GOP chair apologizes for Facebook post calling Ellison ‘Muslim Goat Humper’ Dem highlights emotional Kimmel monologue on House floor Airlines take heat for business practices at tense hearing Fox News will only suffer if it loses anti-establishment shine Former GOP chairman ‘cannot support’ new healthcare bill Ryan touts spending deal for breaking ‘Obama rules’ for defense Schumer to Trump: ‘You can’t always get what you want’ E-waste export controls vital to safeguarding US tech against Russia, China Short on healthcare votes, GOP leaders try to ease concerns Putin denies meddling in US, Europe elections Joining together to support America’s small businesses and entrepreneurs House panel advances bill to help small businesses thwart cyber threats New regs for Wednesday: Workplace safety, railroads, barley Top DHS official to retire in June: report Trump campaign accuses CNN of rejecting ad Lebanon is the first line of defense for America’s interests in the Middle East Dan Rather: Trump’s Civil War remarks ‘sheer craziness’ McConnell touts ‘conservative wins’ in funding deal Former EPA chief: Environmental regulations targeted by Trump benefit ‘normal human beings’ Leader of powerful community bank lobby to retire Trump’s quest to stop bad media coverage threatens our Constitution Aetna hints at further ObamaCare exits McCain: Trump foreign policy remarks ‘more confusion than anything else’ Kasich: Trump’s inaugural speech ‘wasn’t helpful’ for US Pentagon wants offshore drilling ban maintained in eastern Gulf Merkel travels to Russia to meet with Putin Dem to Trump: ‘Our country needs a White House shutdown’ Romney to fundraise for Arizona GOP senator Hollywood dodges writers’ strike Dem poll finds Ga. House race in dead heat Congress should approve Trump’s effort to stop funding local transit boondoggles Trump: US ‘needs a good shutdown’ Sen. Dean Heller must stand with women Ivanka Trump: ‘I know enough now to be a much more proactive voice’ Colbert unleashes insults ‘journalists wish they could’ on Trump Ivanka Trump suggested Planned Parenthood split in two: report How to end the abuse of must-pass legislation Trump praise for Kim Jong Un baffles South Koreans Historian: Trump said he could have made a deal to avoid the Civil War Report: Kushner didn’t disclose investment in startup with Goldman Sachs, Soros links Trump to replace top banking regulator: report Pelosi: I could be ‘helpful’ to Trump Will President Trump restore NAFTA’s social contract, or escalate the race to the bottom? Colbert marks Trump’s 100th day with exclusive ‘interview’ North Korea denounces US bomber flights Jimmy Kimmel makes emotional ObamaCare plea while revealing newborn son’s heart defect State Dept. warns of terror threat in Europe Corker: ‘We’re not going to do a Russia sanctions bill’ Working families need higher wages and guaranteed time to care, not smoke and mirrors Do American taxpayers know they’re funding Palestinian terrorists? Airlines set for rough day on Capitol Hill Schumer turns GOP tactics on Trump How Dems have evolved on border security Trump, GOP off to a rocky start Pence follows George H.W. Bush as vice president model Organizations slow to detect damaging cyberattacks, study finds House GOP’s new challengers: Scientists mulling campaigns White House tax-reform push is ‘game changer,’ says ex-chairman Why Trump is fighting Canada on softwood lumber and dairy Trump surge fades for military contractors Leading the charge to ‘keep it public’ Poll: Majority of voters in 13 GOP districts oppose defunding Planned Parenthood Dem group targets House GOP’s revised health bill