The Hill Articles: October 17, 2017

Senate Judiciary opens probe into Obama-era Russian nuclear bribery case Dem lawmaker: Trump told widow of fallen soldier he ‘knew what he signed up for’ PhRMA calls for repeal of law detailed in opioid report Judge orders Trump to turn over DACA legal advice: report DNC chairman aims for diversity with delegate nominations Kushner adds lawyer from Gawker case to legal team: report Officers fired over passenger dragged off United flight Anderson Cooper slams Trump for invoking Kelly’s son’s death to defend himself Mnuchin: ‘Extraordinary’ if tax reform gets done this year Warren: Trump ‘just can’t take a hint’ on travel ban NFL to allow players to kneel during anthem without penalty Trump: ‘Massive tax relief’ would be ‘best Christmas present of all’ Republicans walking tightrope ahead of budget resolution vote Trump tells Heritage: My admin has done more in 9 months than any president ever Cleveland Cavaliers lock arms during national anthem Trump’s CIA watchdog pick never read Senate torture report Newly controversial opioid enforcement law under fire Senators demand info on deadly Niger ambush Trump calls for Congress to fix ‘ObamaCare mess,’ end ‘bailouts’ for insurers Sessions announces watchdog for DOJ asset forfeiture program Overnight Defense: Trump speaks to families of Green Berets killed in Niger | McCain wants more info on attack | Trump says press should ask Kelly if Obama called after son’s death Sexism in 2016 Dems urge FCC head to take tougher stance against Trump’s media attacks Dem senator: Trump’s feuding with McCain shows how ‘egocentric’ he is McCain, Murkowski signal support for deal on ObamaCare payments Overnight Regulation: Federal judge temporarily halts third Trump travel ban | FCC chief dismisses Trump threat to media licenses | Dem AGs sue DeVos over for-profit college rule Trump touts progress on border wall prototypes Praise for McConnell Overnight Tech: FCC chief dismisses Trump threat to media licenses | Google rolling out new Gmail security features | Tech group blasts EU tax push Trump calls journalists ‘fiction writers’ in latest media attack New health deal falls flat with GOP Watch live: Trump pitches tax reform at Heritage Foundation President’s Club meeting Black lawmakers give tech sector low marks amid Silicon Valley trip Fox News poll: GOP, Dem candidates tied in Alabama Senate race Trump blames Dems for ObamaCare premium increases Trump speaks to families of Green Berets killed in Niger McCain to vote ‘yes’ on 2018 budget US-backed fighters say Raqqa liberated from ISIS Bannon becomes threat for Senate GOP on taxes Overnight Health Care: Senators reach tentative deal on ObamaCare insurer payments | Trump signals support | Drug czar nominee withdraws Overnight Energy: Pruitt huddles with GOP senators on ethanol Senate Dems want hearing on FCC chair’s response to Trump’s NBC threat Spicer interviewed by Mueller’s team: report Overnight Finance: Senate begins budget debate | McCain to vote yes | Cochran returns | Bannon becomes threat to Senate GOP on taxes | Trump, GOP play defense on middle-class tax cut pitch Against diversity for diversity’s sake Trump administration working with Chad to lift travel restrictions Overnight Cybersecurity: Mueller interviews cyber expert who claimed Russian ties | IRS downplays Equifax hack’s effect on tax season | Microsoft bug database was breached Soros moves bulk of wealth to his foundation Pruitt aims to assure GOP senators on biofuels mandate Securing US borders requires reliable information sharing Physicians exempt from Medicare incentive payment system will do more harm than good Trump official says US not actively working to withdraw from NAFTA Heritage Foundation rips bipartisan health care deal ahead of Trump speech Pence calls mother of Buffalo police diver who died Amazon entertainment executive resigns in wake of harassment allegations House Freedom chairman calls ObamaCare deal ‘good start’ Report: Google ran hoax news ads on fact-checking sites NYT podcast downloaded over 100M times since February launch Helping Puerto Rico in both the short and long term 18 Dem AGs sue DeVos for blocking Obama for-profit college rule Obama’s DOJ slow-walked probe despite national security concerns Khan family blasts Trump’s comments on fallen soldiers Alzheimer’s is an expensive disease — we need research to fight it Cochran returns to Senate A vote for Bill Wehrum is a vote against the RFS Congress, remember Puerto Rico needs fair Medicaid funding too Mueller interviews cyber expert who claimed he was ‘recruited to collude’ with Russians: report WATCH: GOP Sen says ObamaCare ‘screwing 93 percent’ of Americans Google to offer enhanced Gmail security to journalists, government officials Stabenow to deliver opening remarks at women’s convention Trump touts potential $2.4B Greek fighter jet deal at appearance with PM Biden: European leader compared Trump to Mussolini Trump’s Iranian nuclear deal speech ricochets across the Middle East Ex-drugmaker exec top candidate to be Trump’s new health chief: report Key House GOP leader opposes new health-care deal EPA to restrict scientific advisers who get agency grants Tillerson: Our strategies ‘are resilient enough’ for Trump’s tweets Lindsey Graham: GOP needs to deliver or lose in 2018 IRS: ‘Significant’ number of Equifax victims had already had info stolen Obama hosted Kelly at breakfast for Gold Star families after son died Graham warns Paul: Don’t screw up tax reform With the support of our fellow Americans, Puerto Rico can recover Federal judge temporarily halts third Trump travel ban Corker: ‘I loved’ McCain’s speech, gave him a ‘big hug’ Ivanka Trump: I once had a ‘punk phase’ The US is making a dire mistake allowing Iran and its allies to move in Iraq Trump says he wish he knew of Greek PM’s past criticism before joint briefing Lack of medical oversight blamed in Texas hot air balloon crash Trump signals support for ObamaCare deal America’s double standard against Second Amendment gun rights Senate panel subpoenas Carter Page: report Senators reach tentative deal on ObamaCare insurer payments Senators bear down on credit reporting industry over data security Will Catalonia gain independence? Senate confirms Trump Pentagon pick; moves defense bill to negotiations McCain: Trump has not provided enough information on Niger attack The art of a political deal with the Taliban Poll: Va. governor race deadlocked Still time for Senate to save Florida citrus Dems introduce public option for ObamaCare Republicans in Congress are becoming Democrats when it comes to spending Senate Dem hammers FCC Chair for response to Trump tweet Old botnet learning new tricks, like taking desktop screenshots Clinton: ‘I’m not going to run again’ Sanders: Media attacks on Ivanka Trump are ‘shameful’ Senate Dems to fight ‘heartless’ Alaska refuge drilling proposal Ex-‘SNL’ star: Trump hosting show was ’embarrassing and shameful’ Send the Jones Act down to Davy Jones’ Locker Romney praises McCain for ‘Lincolnesque’ speech White House tax plan doesn’t move past Econ 101 White House: Americans are ‘going to be begging for four more years’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trump judicial nominee advised WH on response to Russia probe Senate starts debate on budget, pushing forward with tax reform GOP senators seek to repeal ObamaCare’s insurance mandate If US abandons Kurdish allies, Iran will run roughshod over region Rand Paul endorses Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race Watch live: Trump holds news conference with Greek prime minister TSA chief promises new vision for airport security checkpoints We need leaders who recognize our moral obligation for health equality Networks ‘aggressively pursuing’ Ronan Farrow: report Puerto Rico resident commissioner: We would have more help if we were a state Super PAC targets Indiana senator on outsourcing Secret Service: Person arrested after jumping White House barrier Sessions fundamentally misses the mark on the asylum system Michigan Dem dodges questions on House reelection plans FCC doesn’t have authority to revoke license over content, says chairman McCain: ‘I’ve faced far greater challenges’ than Trump’s threats Trump warns McCain: ‘At some point I fight back, and it won’t be pretty’ NFL commissioner sends letter on criminal justice reform to senators Two Chinese nationals indicted in fentanyl trafficking operation Putin’s greatest weakness may be located on US shores Dem senator: Trump hasn’t been forthcoming enough about attack on US soldiers in Niger California first state to legally recognize third gender option Fighting tax loopholes America’s schools are essential public infrastructure Trump’s fortune down $600M on Forbes list Trump on claim Obama didn’t call soldiers’ families: ‘You could ask General Kelly if he got a call’ Small business owner who attended Trump order signing now wishes he hadn’t gone Calif. rep: Time for Silicon Valley to ‘advance the common good’ Melania Trump calls for aid to hurricane victims in new PSA HHS needs to act now — recent natural disasters call for prescription assistance Feds subpoena developer behind canceled SC nuclear plant Delta passenger says she was stopped from singing anthem California becomes first state to ban pet stores from selling non-rescue animals Paul Ryan and Patty Murray get credit for bipartisan policymaking Flynn’s son hasn’t responded to Senate panel on Russia investigation Pro-Trump super PAC rolls out endorsements in Arizona, Wisconsin Bannon’s move to purge GOP may backfire Trevor Noah slams conservatives using Chicago’s murder rates for political gain Poll: Dems lead GOP by 14 points in generic 2018 ballot The benefits of opening Alaska’s ANWR reserve wouldn’t pay for the costs The undeniable efficacy of charter schools The century-old myth about women in espionage Attack renders popular encryption hardware vulnerable Scott Walker suggests NFL players, owners unite on domestic violence Poll: Majority of women have faced unwanted sexual advances Microsoft kept quiet on details of 2013 cyber breach: report A new electronic logging rule could drive independent truckers off the road Scaramucci-backed outlet runs online poll on ‘how many Jews were killed’ in Holocaust Trump drug czar nominee withdraws Russia has weaponized the energy sector in war against the West Manchin: Marino will be drug czar ‘over my dead body’ Fox News reporter: Clinton operates as ‘shadow president’ Top Trump aide: We need tax reform to happen this year Bannon to campaign with Flake challenger in Ariz.: report Holder fires back at Trump’s claim Obama didn’t call fallen service members’ families: ‘Stop the damn lying’ A long view on Iran McConnell told Trump that Bannon could undermine agenda: report These Democratic candidates are winning hearts of American voters McCarthy hits GOP senators on ObamaCare: Some ‘don’t deserve to stay in office’ Trump influence a central part of Kaepernick’s legal complaint against NFL: report Kimmel: Notion that Dems ‘were pulling my strings’ was ‘created by right-wing media outlets’ Canadian news outlet: Trump NAFTA negotiators ‘don’t like what they are doing’ US diplomat: We must be ‘prepared for the worst’ if diplomacy fails with North Korea Ex-GOP lawmaker: Republic might be ‘better off’ if Dems take House in 2018 Poll: More Americans say Trump is taking US in wrong direction Tough decisions loom for Dems on ObamaCare Resistance to Trump fuels new generation of California liberals Issues pile up as Ryan, GOP seek focus on taxes FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot before Obama administration approved controversial nuclear deal with Moscow Trump gives Barletta edge in crowded Pa. primary GOP tiptoes toward long-held dream to kill estate tax Lights, camera, SCOTUS No one ‘shivved’ Hillary: She lost because America was over her