The Hill Articles: November 7, 2017

Charlotte, N.C., elects its first female African American mayor Hoboken elects first Sikh mayor in New Jersey state history Five takeaways from the Virginia governor’s race Curtis wins Chaffetz’s former Utah House seat Dems win from coast to coast Northam: Va. gov win a call to ‘end the divisiveness’ Ex-RNC chair Steele fires back at Trump: ‘Did YOU win Virginia?’ Trump warns North Korea: ‘Do not try us’ Falwell after Gillespie loss: ‘DC should annex’ Northern Virginia First openly transgender woman of color elected to public office in US Man whose journalist girlfriend was shot live on air wins Va. statehouse bid FULL SPEECH: ‘Do not try us’ Trump warns North Korean leader Dems see gains in Virginia’s House of Delegates Maine voters approve Medicaid expansion GOP rep: Virginia defeat ‘a referendum’ on Trump Perez: Trump will return to a ‘far different’ America Trump touts New Jersey golf club during South Korea speech Dems sweep statewide Virginia elections Bill de Blasio reelected NYC mayor Watch live: Trump speaks to South Korean National Assembly Dems mull big changes after Brazile bombshell Trump blasts Gillespie over Va. loss: He ‘did not embrace me or what I stand for’ Dem ousts incumbent Republican in Manchester mayoral race Charlottesville mayor: Virginia is ‘a wall against Trump and Trumpism’ First openly transgender state legislator elected in Virginia Northam wins big in Virginia, thrilling Democrats Dem Murphy wins New Jersey governor’s race After Texas shooting, lawmakers question whether military has systemic reporting problem Overnight Defense: Lawmakers question military’s lapse after Texas shooting | Trump asks North Korea to ‘make a deal’ | Senate panel approves Army pick Mark Mellman: Damaging dialogue Lawmakers fight to save infrastructure financing tool in GOP tax bill Pence: Praying ‘takes nothing away’ from trying to figure out causes behind mass shooting Overnight Regulation: House passes bill to overturn joint-employer rule | Trump officials to allow work requirements for Medicaid | Lawmakers ‘alarmed’ by EPA’s science board changes Lobbying World Senators push mandatory sexual harassment training for members, staff Trump forced to scrap DMZ visit due to bad weather Webb: Trump, year one Texas GOP lawmaker won’t seek reelection Overnight Tech: Senate panel subpoenaed ex-Yahoo chief | Twitter gives all users 280 characters | FBI can’t access Texas shooter’s phone | EU wants tax answers from Apple Bar Association dubs fourth Trump judicial nominee unqualified Senate panel to hold hearing on bump stocks, background checks House passes bill to overturn controversial joint-employer ruling Virginia governor’s race: live results Facebook anti-revenge porn program asks users for their nude photos Trump must stop Chinese power grab before we’re at all-out war Trump tells Senate Dems that ‘rich people get hurt’ in GOP tax plan Bipartisan group of lawmakers aim to reform US sugar program Senate tax plan may delay corporate rate cut by one year: report Overnight Health Care: Trump officials to allow work requirements for Medicaid Tax plan would hardly boost growth, add trillions to deficit: study Energy regulators should recognize natural gas is key to reliable grid Snap stocks tumble after user growth falls below expectations Fancy Bear capitalizes on New York terror attacks to lure new victims Juror asks judge in Menendez trial to repeat argument about definition of ‘senator’ In Africa, defense without diplomacy and development is a losing strategy Overnight Finance: GOP criticism of tax bill grows, but few no votes | Highlights from day two of markup | House votes to overturn joint-employer rule | Senate panel approves North Korean banking sanctions Senators propose closing ‘domestic violence loophole’ after Texas shooting Overnight Energy: GOP chairman has ‘more questions’ on Whitefish deal | Dems slam EPA science board changes | Industry pushes back on Perry grid plan Overnight Cybersecurity: What we learned from Carter Page’s House Intel testimony | House to mark up foreign intel reform law | FBI can’t access Texas shooter’s phone | Sessions to testify at hearing amid Russia scrutiny GOP senator: CBO moving the goalposts on ObamaCare mandate GOP criticism of tax bill grows, but few ready to vote against it House passes bill to expand mental health care for veterans You can’t end surprise medical bills without closing the insurance gaps Gillespie defends campaign’s focus on immigration, Confederate statues A bipartisan bridge opens between the House and Senate Dems push clearer GMO labeling Congresswoman suspends top aide amid harassment claims Palin, Dem lawmaker spar over response to Texas shooting WATCH: Key Republican says ObamaCare mandate repeal could be in tax bill Lack of wage growth is anything but textbook Lawmakers ‘alarmed’ by EPA’s science board changes WATCH: RSC Chairman says voters, donors ‘expect us to get something done’ Russian social media is the modern-day Trojan horse Twitter doubling character limit to 280 for users America’s lobbying laws are too complex — fixing FARA won’t be easy NRA spokeswoman ends TV show on The Blaze Trump records robo-call for Gillespie: He’ll help ‘make America great again’ Schumer: Dems want DACA fix in government spending bill Waymo testing self-driving cars without human safety monitor Drone industry will take off under new Trump administration policy Anti-gay marriage county clerk Kim Davis to seek reelection in Kentucky Disney backs off blacklist of LA Times amid mounting media boycott Fitch Ratings: GOP tax plan will hike deficits, be ‘revenue negative’ McConnell expects Paul to return to Senate next week Terror within our shores is an unacceptable ‘new normal’ Budget chief: Trump won’t sign GOP tax plan ‘if our numbers show’ middle class will pay more FBI can’t unlock Texas shooter’s phone House tax bill runs afoul of Senate rules: analysis Northam: Virginia gov race is a ‘bellwether’ Texas gunman once escaped from mental health facility Trump DOD nominee: ‘Insane’ that civilians can buy assault rifles Brazile says she was warned not to ‘cuss out’ the ‘kids’ on Clinton campaign Supporters of DOE coal rule haven’t proven their case, energy groups say The case for offshoring is not what you think it is New York prosecutor to seek Weinstein indictment: report GOP Rep. LoBiondo to retire Justice Dept drops case against woman who laughed at Sessions Senate Armed Services moves forward Army secretary pick Dem donor on MSNBC: ‘Hopefully we’ll get our sh– together’ Taxation could be the death of the great research university Senate panel approves North Korea banking sanctions Supreme Court weighs Congress’s power to dismiss lawsuits Report: Omarosa caused White House problems with wedding photo shoot We must fund community health centers now The ACA won’t work without the individual mandate, we must keep it New analysis: Majority would benefit from GOP tax plan, but some would see hikes Right to try laws offer hope for the terminally ill GOP senator introducing bill to strengthen gun background check system Rosie O’Donnell: I told Kathy Griffin to apologize for Trump photo shoot FDA chief: Keep defense medical approvals in our sphere Poll: Dem favorability drops to lowest point in 25 years Former Yahoo CEO subpoenaed to appear before Congress Tax reform must help workers in America’s new sharing economy GOP chairman has ‘more questions’ about Puerto Rico’s Whitefish Energy contract Dem lawmaker calls for study to examine link between domestic violence, mass shootings CNN to air sexual harassment Town Hall featuring Gretchen Carlson, Anita Hill Schiff: ‘Our democracy is under threat’ from Trump, Russia Lawmakers question military’s lapse after Texas shooting McSally tells GOP colleagues she’ll run for Arizona Senate Details show tax bill isn’t really about competitiveness or workers Trump bodyguard would go to McDonald’s when WH chef couldn’t get burger just right: report Texas governor says church shooting should be put in context of Nazism, other horrific events Trump officials to allow work requirements for Medicaid Saudi Arabia’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ might play right into US interests New York Times brings back notorious needle for Va. gov race Cruz: It’s a mistake for House bill to raise taxes The Hill’s 12:30 Report The dysfunctional Senate Limbaugh: ‘Sometimes, terrorists come straight from the Democrat Party’ We need to reevaluate Puerto Rico’s territory status as we rebuild Trump Jr. twice urges Virginians to vote on wrong day Top Oversight Dem pushes back on Uranium One probe The GOP tax plan is worth the risk Bipartisan duo offer criminal justice reform legislation Christie faces off with voter: You won’t run for office because it’s ‘too hard’ US asks UN to respond to Iran supplying missiles to Yemeni rebels GOP chairman ‘appalled’ by Air Force lapse on Texas shooter Notre Dame reverses decision to end no-cost contraceptive coverage Brady: Adoption credit may be added back into tax bill It’s time for the FCC to relinquish control of media ownership Northam insists he’d be able to work with Trump GOP lawmaker: Donors are pushing me to get tax reform done Ariz. lawmaker asks for tax cuts be retroactive to 2017 Ryan: Enforcing existing laws would have prevented Texas massacre Faulty assumptions linking mental illness to violence is the wrong approach Sessions to testify before House Judiciary Committee next week EU regulators asking Apple for info on tax structure McCain pledges ‘rigorous oversight’ after Air Force failure to report Texas gunman’s conviction More speech is better than less Donna Brazile says I should go to hell — here’s what I say Biden on presidential bid: ‘The honest-to-God answer is that I don’t know’ Disney’s blacklisting of LA Times prompts media boycott of film screenings Club for Growth: GOP tax bill ‘fails the pro-growth test’ Trump sent CIA chief to meet ex-NSA official who claims DNC hack was inside job: report Former Hill staff calls for mandatory harassment training Bloody October shows our flaws in confronting mass killings Considering a national paid leave policy Hacker group targeting governments in South America, Asia Holder: Sessions is ‘racially insensitive’ and ‘racially unaware’ Newt Gingrich: Tax reform is never easy, but GOP majorities hang in the balance France: Trump not invited to climate change summit ‘for the time being’ It’s time to kill the death tax Poll: Majority says Trump isn’t delivering on promises Live coverage: Day two of the Ways and Means GOP tax bill markup Don’t buy the trickle-down myth peddled by GOP tax plan Spicer: ‘Deafening silence’ from some on personal attacks on Sanders Seth Meyers mocks Trump with hat that says ‘Resign Donald’ Rep. Brenda Lawrence kept aide on payroll despite harassment claims: report In America, war between old and new industries challenges culture Colbert to Japan PM on Trump: Leave some ‘strokes’ on the golf course Forbes: Wilbur Ross overstated wealth by $2 billion Syria signs Paris climate agreement The SECURE American Energy Act only endangers public lands Ryan: Praying the right thing to do after mass shootings because it ‘works’ Colbert: Doing nothing after shootings ‘unnatural’ and ‘inhuman’ Tax reform is a first step in promoting life for unborn children Colbert on woman who was fired after flipping off Trump’s motorcade: That’s how we say hello in New York Congress must fund Puerto Rico’s new electrical grid Trump credits ‘confidence’ in administration for stock market record In Trump’s world, it looks like America first, Middle East last James Corden: After Trump’s trip, Tillerson will kick off tour to ‘apologize for everything’ Trump says Trump in South Korea makes pitch for Republican in Virginia governor’s race Neighbors: Rand Paul dispute began over landscaping Niger ambush proves need for transparency in US security assistance Trump not mentioned during Gillespie’s final rally Twitter is dragging its feet in getting to the bottom of Russian influence on US elections Poll: More in key counties Trump carried say US worse off Trump: ‘Hundreds more’ would have been killed in Texas with stricter gun laws Trump’s former bodyguard to face questioning on Capitol Hill Congress can help small business and American workers with this bill Trump calls on North Korea to ‘make a deal’ Gaming the odds of any GOP tax bill getting signed into law A must-win for Dems in Virginia The Memo: High anxiety for Virginia Dems The Hill interview — DNC chief: I came here to win elections Trump wrestles with handling American enemy combatants EPA, Pruitt may face lawsuits over advisory board changes Retirements shine spotlight on GOP term limits for chairs Trump is right: The visa lotto has got to go