The Hill Articles: October 13, 2017

Federal regulators approve two major East Coast pipelines Tesla fires hundreds of employees Anderson Cooper: Trump bent on ‘obliterating’ Obama’s legacy Retiring GOP lawmaker: Republicans now ‘own’ ObamaCare Trump: ‘Dems must get smart and deal’ on health care Trump budget chief defends move to cut key ObamaCare payments Mnuchin: Repealing estate tax will help ‘rich people’ Sessions expects ‘sanctuary cities’ to comply under federal pressure Twitter gives Senate investigators names of Russia-linked accounts: report Trump’s defense chief: ‘I stand by this Iran strategy’ Corker: Trump trying to ‘publicly castrate’ Tillerson Ex-Obama defense chief: Trump likes to ‘blow up’ agreements but doesn’t have a strategy Manafort had $60M relationship with Russian businessman: report GOP lawmakers hail Trump’s move on Iran Trump cutting support for halfway houses for federal prisoners: report Tillerson expects international allies to be ‘very supportive’ of renegotiating Iran deal NRA spokeswoman: Dems want to ban ‘every single part of a rifle’ Roy Moore delivers red meat for the base in Washington speech Mueller’s investigative team interviews Priebus Trump: Football players should ‘be proud of their country’ Pelosi: Trump ‘violent’ and ‘shrinking into this little world of his own’ Uber files appeal to continue operating in London Pentagon makes major changes to immigrant recruitment program McCain: Iran has ‘literally been getting away with murder’ Rubio expresses ‘serious doubts’ on Iran deal’s future in the Senate Kerry calls for other nations to stick to Iran deal Trump’s NBC threat puts new pressure on FCC chief No, Trump can’t punish NBC and the NFL for their speech GOP governor: Trump halting ObamaCare payments is ‘devastating’ America needs heroic civility in an age of contempt Pentagon reviewing ways to pressure Iran as part of Trump strategy BlackRock CEO: Bitcoin is an index of money laundering A fresh coat of paint for congressional budget process Trump refers to Virgin Islands governor as its ‘president’ Texas utility to close two major coal-fired power plants Three factors to explain the rationale behind Trump’s Iran decision Dems eye emergency spending bills to restore ObamaCare subsidies Dem senator: Trump’s decision to end key ObamaCare payments is ‘nuclear grade bananas’ Poll: 82 percent support a ban on bump stocks On cutting ObamaCare funding, Trump has the law on his side Clinton in talks for professor role at Columbia: report With North Korea, US must put preemptive strike on the table Sanders rips Trump’s ‘bluster’ on Iran Democrats propose ban on high-capacity gun magazines Boy Scouts right to expand to girls, but keep troops single-sex Decoding ‘Fedspeak’: Officials stumped by low wages, inflation Jimmy Fallon: Many Trump stories ‘just too serious’ for jokes House GOP pushes non-nuclear sanctions after Trump decertifies Iran deal McCaskill wants answers after military and intelligence personnel files exposed 18 states sue over Trump-halted ObamaCare payments Moving forward with menu labeling — at last GOP chairman: Puerto Rico must be rebuilt better than before NYT issues social media warning: ‘Our journalists must not express partisan opinions’ Iranian president denounces Trump’s disavowal of nuclear deal Trump threatens to kill Iran deal if Congress doesn’t act Ivana on Melania: ‘She’s first lady of America, but I’m first lady Trump’ What’s next for the Iran deal Washington’s ‘unsafe to flush’ rule needs to get washed out Biden: Risking Iran nuclear deal ‘isolates’ US EU foreign policy chief: Trump doesn’t have power to terminate Iran deal Seth Meyers: Trump, Weinstein come from same ‘culture of systemic misogyny’ Justice criticized for turning immigration judges into ‘assembly-line workers’ Consumer sentiment races to 13-year high Bakers should be allowed to have their cake — and their freedom Hawks top doves in political war over Iran deal The establishment still doesn’t recognize the political revolution that’s happening Officials target harassment, discrimination in Park Service Obama Foundation to hold inaugural event with Chance the Rapper, Gloria Estefan WH seeks to cut back spending as disaster relief spending mounts On federal mental health policy, who’s the next Tim Murphy? House Dems want six committees to get a shot at border wall bill Flynn confidante arranged outside Clinton probe: report Cruz: GOP could face midterm ‘bloodbath’ without legislative wins Trump birth control edicts: Another blatant attack on women’s health Congress takes Wells Fargo, Equifax to task; now it must act McConnell praises Collins for staying in Senate Trump makes his move on Iran nuke deal The US can do better than the Clean Power Plan Officials defend expiring surveillance law Social Security benefits to see 2 percent cost of living increase Watch live: President Trump delivers remarks on Iran strategy Trump’s health care executive order is full of empty promises The Hill’s 12:30 Report Dems float putting ObamaCare money in funding deal Conway sees hypocrisy from Dems on Weinstein Twitter deleted data potentially important to Russia probe: report Lawmakers offer House bill to block transgender troop ban Trump made the right move expanding affordable alternatives to ObamaCare Rose McGowan accuses Harvey Weinstein of rape Cook Political Report shifts 11 House races towards Democrats Energy commission head ‘sympathetic’ to parts of proposal to prop up coal, nuclear AFL-CIO says repealing Jones Act would cost jobs Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling hangs on Justice Kennedy Insurers push back against Trump’s cuts to ObamaCare subsidies Trump gets hero’s welcome at Christian summit Poll: Large majority want Trump to make ObamaCare work Many financial firms want ‘best interest’ standard in name only Meadows: Time to ‘eject’ lawmakers who don’t back Trump Former U.S. Treasury Secretary: Trump officials are making ‘made-up claims’ about the tax plan Trump to decertify Iran nuclear deal Corker, Cotton to propose bill changing Iran deal oversight New bill would allow hacking victims to ‘hack back’ Coal is dying — EPA’s Clean Power Plan reversal can’t save it Trump: ‘We’re saying merry Christmas again’ NAFTA modernization should improve, not destroy, the pact The ‘scandal’ of the IRS targeting groups based on politics is a case study in the making of fake news  Americans need an environment that supports building financial security Hispanic lawmakers press tech for details on representation in Silicon Valley Brzezinski goes ahead with book deal after publisher severs ties with Weinstein Sen. Graham, ditch South Carolina’s failed nuclear waste project Collins criticizes Trump health care moves Pentagon accidentally included reporter in Puerto Rico spin talks Chef sued by Trump slams Puerto Rico response: ‘We are feeding the National Guard’ RNC chair: GOP is ‘in the best place we’ve ever been’ Watch live: Trump delivers remarks to Values Voter Summit America’s workers deserve to get paid for burning the midnight oil Mexico, Canada pledge trade unity as NAFTA negotiations continue Colbert searches for ‘elite truckers’ who would benefit from Trump tax plan Puerto Rican Marshall Plan must be tailored to island’s needs Mark Cuban floats presidential run as an independent GOP worries about Sen. Cochran’s health Women boycott Twitter after Rose McGowan suspension Kimmel: I’d love to have Trump on my show Tapper: If Obama threatened broadcasting licenses, there would be ‘torches in the street’ Trump taps climate skeptic to lead White House environment office Senate should vacate the harmful consumer banking arbitration rule Dem hits Trump on ObamaCare: ‘Worst president in modern history’ Top Bush aide to GOP: ‘It’s time to panic’ Stephen Bannon — Democrats’ unlikely new friend GOP senator Collins won’t run for governor San Juan mayor: Trump is taking his anger out on Puerto Rico GOP lawmaker drafts bill requiring journalists to register with police Trump praises Puerto Rico’s ‘unmatched spirit’ after hurricanes Trump rails against Dems for ‘sanctuary city’ support GOP rep breaks with Trump: Cutting health-care subsidies does ‘opposite’ of what he promised Trump’s small business ‘cure’ is worse than the illness Hannity hits back at Sasse: ‘Call me when you repeal ObamaCare loser’ Kimmel offers Trump a fidget spinner to distract him from tweeting Trump to extend DACA protections if Congress doesn’t act: report Trump: ‘Democrats’ ObamaCare is imploding’ Paul Ryan praises Trump decision to end ObamaCare payments Obama’s policies are still threatening the freight rail industry Dems in governor contests debate path to power GOP eyes big prize for tax bill: Manchin’s vote New campaign launched for low cost generics Middle-class families are the real winners in the GOP tax plan Trump vows hard line with Iran, setting stage to decertify deal