The Hill Articles: November 30, 2017

Three Vice employees fired amid probe into sexual harassment Trump slams not guilty verdict in Kate Steinle trial: ‘Disgraceful’ Manafort reaches $11 million bail deal with Mueller’s team McConnell works to salvage tax bill ICE seeks to deport immigrant acquitted in Kate Steinle case NFL agrees to nearly $90M deal to fund players’ activism efforts: report Cruz ‘angry’ at not guilty verdict in Kate Steinle case: ‘Justice must be served’ Defense attorney in Steinle case: Jury’s verdict ‘should be respected’ Mulvaney: Authority I have at consumer bureau ‘should frighten people’ Sessions blasts sanctuary cities after Kate Steinle murder trial ruling Trump asked Senate Republicans to end Russia election interference investigation: report Theresa May accidentally tagged by Trump: He should ‘think before he tweets’ Biden spotted getting his shoes shined at Denver airport Trump’s World AIDS Day proclamation fails to mention LGBT community Trump to hold rally in northern Florida ahead of Alabama special election: report Lauer seeking $30 million after firing: report Overnight Defense: Speculation mounts over Tillerson’s future | Pentagon reverses course on banning cluster bombs | Panel approves controversial defense pick | 400 Marines leaving Syria Senate leaders push tax debate into Friday Treasury watchdog probes lack of tax plan analysis from Mnuchin Undocumented immigrant acquitted in Kate Steinle murder trial Trump lights national Christmas tree Panetta: Trump ‘playing with fire’ with Muslim tweets Trump privately saying government shutdown might benefit him: report Cruz on whether Senate should expel Moore if he wins: ‘Of course not’ Mueller expense report to be released next week E-cigarettes should be marketed as smoking cessation products Erik Prince testifies before House Intelligence Committee Overnight Tech: Facebook vows to stop letting advertisers exclude by race | Watchdog study finds lack of diversity in tech | Agencies sued over tattoo recognition software Conservative donor Mercer donated to O’Keefe project: report House Dems introduce bill to provide $45B for opioid epidemic American startups need surveillance reform Kimmel responds to Roy Moore’s invitation: OK, ‘but I’m leaving my daughters at home’ DOJ: American caught fighting for ISIS has been read rights but not given attorney Overnight Finance: GOP to reduce tax relief by $350B to win over deficit hawks | Republicans eye two-week spending bill | Fed official urges caution on digital currency | Security of auditing system under scrutiny Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits Delaware, shakes surrounding states Political professionals have duty to uphold our constitutional republic Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump planning State, CIA shakeup? | Group sues feds over tattoo recognition machines | Russian cyber criminal gets more jail time GOP to reduce tax relief by $350B to win over deficit hawks  Project Veritas at risk of losing fundraising license in New York, AG warns Solve US drug shortages with imported medicine that measures up to FDA standards Mattis: There’s ‘nothing’ to reports of Tillerson leaving Overnight Energy: EPA to keep biofuel mandate steady | Ex-coal exec Blankenship cuts first Senate ad | House passes bill to clean up contaminated sites Senate Ethics Committee opens ‘preliminary inquiry’ into Franken allegations Man charged with threatening to kill NY rep over net neutrality President Trump should say no to solar tariffs UPDATED: GOP senators back motion on tax bill after hold up Pro-Trump group’s poll finds Moore up 1 in Alabama Niger approves use of armed US drones: report Bipartisan bill would force agencies to post watchdog recommendations Overnight Health Care: House conservatives won’t back spending bill with ObamaCare payments | State officials worry about mandate repeal | Trump donates paycheck to fight opioids Overnight Regulation: Senators push DOJ to review online gambling opinion | EPA holds steady on biofuel mandate targets | Trump moves to fill financial regulatory posts House passes EPA contaminated site clean-up bill Russian cyber criminal given additional jail time for role in $50M fraud ring Listen: Why Trump doesn’t want to tell Tillerson ‘You’re Fired’ Senate Democrats reject initial DACA offer Don’t sneak Arctic oil drilling into tax bill Carlson hits O’Reilly on settlement Bipartisan lawmakers ready infrastructure report amid questions over White House plan Trump will not move US embassy to Jerusalem but could declare it capital city: report Let’s fix the cause, rather than the problem, of opioid addiction Government study shows lack of diversity in tech Dem campaign chief calls on Conyers to resign Tillerson to travel to Europe amid rumors of his exit JCT says Senate tax bill will add $1T to deficits, even with growth White House: Trump did not know about Britain First leader when he shared videos No reason for holiday cheer with GOP tax plan GOP tax bill: Wrong debate at the ​wrong time White House won’t say Trump has confidence in Tillerson ObamaCare contributed to the murder of health care, but it’s not the only culprit Trump donates third quarter paycheck to battling opioid epidemic White House maintenance orders reveal cockroaches, ants and mice infestations Texas lawmaker says GOP colleague should resign over lewd photo Senate GOP incorrectly tweets that it passed tax bill Group sues agencies for info on tattoo recognition technology Kelly called State to knock down reports of Tillerson ouster Kimmel fires back at Roy Moore: ‘Let me know when you get some Christian values’ ‘West Wing’ alums, ‘This is Us’ star talk reboot Republicans pursue two-week spending bill White supremacist featured in NYT profile loses job Sadly, it may be time to stock up on ‘nuke pills’ Vine founder to work on follow-up app Abortion rights group launches first salvo against Illinois Dem Pentagon calls off plan to ban use of cluster bombs Leading House Democrat: Franken and Conyers should resign Kaepernick wins Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award Sen. Collins, be the voice of reason again — vote no on tax plan Bannon-linked group to make six-figure ad buy for Moore in Alabama GOP should reject the left’s pessimism and the deficit trigger Garrison Keillor dropped from Washington Post for not disclosing sexual misconduct allegations Russia warns of retaliation over RT credential withdrawal Bette Midler: Geraldo has yet to apologize for drugging, groping me O’Reilly: Trump should ‘stop tweeting about non-governmental issues for a while’ Dem congressman: Conyers and Franken should resign Zuckerberg’s sister: Passenger on board Alaska Airlines flight harassed me This is what ‘Republican’ means House votes to overturn Obama mining ban in Minnesota Senators press for deputy AG to review online gambling opinion Walmart takes down T-shirt about killing journalists Senate Dems quote Reagan in push against GOP tax bill Graham accuses media of painting Trump as a ‘kook,’ but once used same attack himself Google, Facebook and Drudge: What the new titans of media mean for America Trump appears to be talking himself into war with North Korea House conservatives won’t back spending bill with ObamaCare payments Congress needs to take the lead on fighting sexual harassment in the workplace State Dept feared violent protests at US embassies after Trump tweets: report US, China held rare security meeting after North Korea launch: report Legislators ponder cybersecurity of market auditing system Dem pushes for oversight on Trump officials using private jets Megyn Kelly invites Matt Lauer, his accusers onto her NBC show Top Intel Dem: Sessions refused to say whether Trump asked him to hinder Russia probe Conyers lawyer: Pelosi ‘sure as hell’ won’t be the one to tell Conyers to leave Fed vice chair: Central banks should ‘tread cautiously’ with digital currency Governors implore Congress to renew children’s health funding UK group sues Google over alleged iPhone privacy violations Corker: Report of Tillerson ouster ‘bogus’ Watch live: Trump participates in National Christmas Tree lighting With assaults on NBC, Trump is writing his own media legacy Corker: No agreement yet on debt trigger in tax bill Britain First deputy head: Trump retweets show ‘support for my plight’ Watch live: White House holds news briefing America First brigade rode to the rescue on carried interest loophole The Hill’s 12:30 Report Tucker Carlson: You want Hillary Clinton news, you know where to go Get ready for a North Korea that can fire nukes anywhere Corker: Tillerson said he’s unaware of plans to remove him AARP comes out against Senate GOP tax bill, warns of Medicare cuts GOP lawmaker won’t seek reelection after messages, picture leak FBI trying to ‘get in front’ of future threats of Russian interference, director says Clyburn calls for Conyers to resign Jerry Springer says he won’t run for governor of Ohio in 2018 Homeland Security Dem: Trump retweets make security jobs harder 400 US Marines leaving Syria DHS lacks funding to install new screening technology at every airport Trump’s bigoted retweets are a national security threat John Legend: Winner of 2020 Dem nomination will be ‘more qualified’ than Trump Senate committee approves Pentagon nominee despite Lockheed connections Rasmussen poll: Americans give Fox News the Fake News Trophy Judge: US treatment of American enemy combatant raises troubling questions An overlooked solution to the opioid epidemic Graham rips Trump over anti-Muslim videos: ‘The antidote to terrorism is not racism’ Ryan invites Trump for State of the Union on Jan. 30 Sanders says she is baking pies for WH press corps Progress toward ending HIV epidemic is challenged by threats to ACA Variety reporter: Current, former NBC anchors knew of Lauer’s behavior Trump ducks question on Tillerson’s future at State: ‘Rex is here’ Mueller, Putin and Trump should be Time’s persons of the year Russell Simmons steps down from companies after accusation of sexual assault Pelosi calls for Conyers to resign House Dem pledges vote to impeach Trump next week Drone sightings near airplanes on the rise Time to sharpen our coercive diplomacy toward North Korea McCain a yes on tax reform, boosting Republicans Coalition: At least 801 civilians killed since start of anti-ISIS campaign British lawmaker compares group led by woman Trump retweeted to KKK Albright: Trump’s ‘disdain for diplomacy’ creating a ‘national security emergency’ Dem candidate: Voters should ask who they trust not to show their penis at work WH press secretary: Trump’s mark on the judiciary will last for ‘decades and decades’ CNN chief: Trump has made American journalism great again Health-care cuts in GOP tax bill will cost people and states more long-term Convicted ex-coal exec releases first ad in Senate campaign EPA to hold biofuels quota steady in 2018 RT fires back after Capitol Hill press credentials pulled Comedian subpoenaed in House Intel probe Conservative site gets major blowback after defending Moore dating teens ‘to raise a large family’ Collins: Health-care fix will pass before tax bill GOP lawmaker criticizes Trump tweets: Terror fight can’t be ‘Christian vs. Islam’ British ambassador: I raised concerns about anti-Muslim videos with White House Nominee breaks with Trump: Humans are main cause of climate change Trump may replace Tillerson with Pompeo: reports McConnell: McCain will put feelings for Trump aside in tax bill vote Trump moves to fill Fed, financial regulatory vacancies with two nominations Number of jobs lost to foreign competition up since Trump’s election: report Rubio-Lee child tax credit isn’t the only way to help struggling families Wisconsin issues hunting licenses to 10 children under a year old McConnell promises Collins tax bill won’t lead to Medicare cut Kimmel: If anyone knows inappropriate behavior at NBC, it’s Trump Trump fails test for small government MSNBC trolls Trump with video montage of Obama saying ‘Merry Christmas’ ‘Britain First’ deputy leader asks Trump to help her avoid prison Conyers hospitalized in Detroit Protester who interrupted Moore: ‘Someone needed to stand up for the girls’ Analysis Mnuchin promised showing tax cuts pay for themselves doesn’t exist: report British lawmaker: ‘Trump should be arrested for inciting racial hatred’ Tuberculosis epidemic desperately needs new vaccination strategies Fallon: Trump’s empty seats photo probably reminded him of his inauguration Senate hearing shows Fed chair nominee acts the part British PM on Trump retweets: We are not afraid to say when the US is wrong Brzezinski, Scarborough to Trump: We are not intimidated Conservative activist spent months trying to infiltrate Washington Post: report DeVos on Trump ‘Pocahontas’ comment: We should ‘reflect on the things we say before we say them’ Scarborough: Trump allies told me he has dementia Conyers accuser: ‘I am taking a risk’ by speaking out Colbert: Lauer ‘found a way to mansplain sexual harassment’ Trump has no respect for war heroes — Pocahontas slur proves it Army veteran accuses Franken of groping her during USO tour ‘Art of the Deal’ co-author: White House staffers concerned about Trump’s mental health The real lessons from Election Day Dozens of senators criticize Trump’s anti-Muslim tweets The 2018 candidates who repair the common ground of our democracy Moore says lesbians, gays, socialists behind sexual misconduct allegations Trump: Chinese envoy ‘seems to have had no impact’ on ‘Little Rocket Man’ Building smarter after a disaster London mayor: Cancel Trump’s visit over anti-Muslim tweets Egyptian mosque attack could signal new wave of terror in the region Lauer apologizes: ‘There are no words to express my sorrow and regret’ Trump: New York Times a ‘pipe organ for the Democratic Party’ It’s too easy for the government to invade privacy in name of security Congress should represent Americans — not illegal aliens Sen. Johnson trying to save GOP from ‘winner’s curse’ on tax reform Listen: Booming economy may not yield results GOP is hoping for Senate women: Rules on harassment must change Insurance officials worry mandate repeal will damage markets Economy surges but voters focus elsewhere McAuliffe ‘seriously’ considering 2020 run Dems set for abortion showdown in Illinois AG Sessions to face House panel in closed-door hearing The American dream isn’t dead, but it is ailing