The Hill Articles: October 2, 2017

White House: San Juan mayor to attend Trump briefing Majority of Cuban embassy staff to be expelled from US: report Scaramucci launches media company: ‘We have no idea what the Scaramucci Post is’ Trevor Noah responds to Vegas shooting: We do everything ‘to avoid talking about guns’ Report: Kushner, Ivanka Trump used third private email account Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building go dark to mark Las Vegas shooting Overnight Tech: 10M Facebook users saw Russian ads | Facebook gives ads to Congress | Senate confirms FCC chair to new term | SEC cracks down on digital currency scams Reports: CIA denies Senate Judiciary access to material on Russian interference Leading doctors group calls for automatic weapons ban after Las Vegas shooting CBS backtracks on reports of Tom Petty’s death 10 million Facebook users saw Russian ads Overnight Finance: Congress gets ball rolling on tax reform | Chamber pushes lawmakers to back GOP budget | Rand Paul criticizes tax plan | SEC hack exposed personal data Dem senator: Inaction on gun control sending ‘unintentional endorsement’ FDA chief says agency will take action to lower drug prices Mass shooting rekindles gun debate Trump to talk Dreamer fix with GOP lawmakers Lyft offers free rides to Vegas hospitals, blood donation centers Trump administration backs 20-week abortion ban Overnight Regulation: Dems push gun reforms after Las Vegas | Supreme Court begins term with workers’ rights case | Senate reconfirms FCC chief | SEC breach exposed personal data Overnight Energy: Interior watchdog probes Zinke’s charter jet use Senate confirms FCC chair to another term Murphy to introduce background checks bill Agricultural trade demands investment in MAP and FMD A model regulator, Ajit Pai deserves easy re-confirmation as FCC chair Overnight Defense: FBI says no international terrorism in Vegas shooting | ISIS claim puzzles experts | WH defends Trump North Korea tweets | Troops die in Iraq blast, Tennessee jet crash Armed US drone shot down in Yemen Mexican private sector: Trump proposals holding up NAFTA talks John Feehery: Lessons from Vietnam Bill Press: President Trump’s Katrina Bernie’s Medicare for all is cruel and not compassionate Terror experts puzzled by ISIS claim in Las Vegas attack Price was a disaster for HHS — Time for an administrator, not an ideologue Overnight Health Care: Dems look to turn ObamaCare tables on GOP in 2018 | Heritage to ‘key vote’ 20-week abortion bill | How ObamaCare repeal failed | Aetna offers help to HIV disclosure victims Trump administration weighing executive order on welfare: report Equifax raises estimate of people hit by breach Brother says Las Vegas suspect was a multimillionaire Biosimilar drugs offer promise for US health care system Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump proclaims ‘Cybersecurity Awareness Month’ | Equifax missed chance to patch security flaw | Lawmakers await ex-CEO’s testimony | SEC hack exposed personal data Chamber of Commerce pressures lawmakers to back GOP budget FEMA: ‘Progress being made’ in Puerto Rico WATCH: Dem calls for gun background check vote by end of week Bill O’Reilly: Las Vegas shooting ‘the price of freedom’ Over-regulation at USDA is holding back American agriculture Emails suggest Manafort sought approval from Putin ally: report Top House Intel Democrat: Make Russian Facebook ads public Schumer: Congress must ‘pass laws to keep our citizens safe’ after Vegas Climate change deniers, science always wins in the end CBS executive fired after saying Las Vegas victims didn’t deserve sympathy White House defends Trump tweets on North Korea Supreme Court appears split on workers’ class-action rights Rand Paul criticizes GOP tax plan The people are ready for the Supreme Court’s close-up McConnell: Las Vegas shooting ‘heartbreaking’ Ex-Equifax CEO: Tech staff were told to patch security flaw before breach Trump business had additional contact with Russians during campaign: report Mandate is clear: Flawed dietary guidelines process must be reformed Guitarist who played in Las Vegas changes views on gun control Aetna offers emergency compensation for HIV disclosure victims Medical cannabis can help reduce our nation’s pain epidemic. White House: Premature for Trump to say if Las Vegas shooting was ‘domestic terrorism’ White House: Now not time to debate gun control Homeland Security searching some social media doesn’t violate privacy Report: Russian-bought Facebook ad showed a black woman ‘dry firing’ a rifle Navy confirms 2 dead in training jet crash Ariana Grande calls for ‘gun control’ after Las Vegas ‘terrorism’ Watch live: Trump leads moment of silence for Las Vegas massacre victims We are all to blame for the Las Vegas shooting House Dems match Trump’s defense proposal in budget Interior watchdog investigating Zinke’s use of chartered jets White House: Trump still has confidence in Tillerson Giffords to Congress: ‘The nation is counting on you’ Sanders fights back tears recounting stories of heroism in Las Vegas Trump interview with Hannity canceled in wake of Las Vegas shooting Dem postpones unveiling impeachment measure after Vegas shooting Small businesses are cyber targets whether they know it or not Dem rips colleagues for offering ‘thoughts and prayers’: ‘Your cowardice to act cannot be whitewashed’ As CEOs engage in politics, regulators keep watchful eye Right-wing media figures to launch super PAC Conservative media figures slam Hillary Clinton for ‘politicizing’ Las Vegas shooting Pelosi urges Ryan to create select committee on gun violence The big picture on tax reform Las Vegas suspect’s father was bank robber on FBI Most Wanted list NIH to study babies affected by opioids No, health costs aren’t rising because of drug discount programs NRA delays political ads after Las Vegas shooting 100 organizations urge Congress to oppose ‘incredibly bad idea’ in GOP tax plan Watch live: White House holds news briefing after Las Vegas massacre Empire State Building to go dark to mark Las Vegas shooting Heritage to ‘key vote’ 20-week abortion bill Trump: No land has ever been so devastated as Puerto Rico GoFundMe campaign created for Las Vegas shooting victims NAFTA talks a chance to refit trade for the future US soldier killed by bomb blast in Iraq Media focuses on Trump’s leadership, character more than policy: study Schwarzenegger to join anti-gerrymandering rally at Supreme Court Sanders: It’s ‘long past time’ for Congress to act on gun safety Competition law has no place raising prices some say are ‘too low’ Gun stocks rise in hours after Las Vegas mass shooting Former NYPD commissioner expects ‘rethinking’ of anti-sniper teams at events Google blamed for promoting false info about Las Vegas shooter Dem senator pitches ideas for gun control after shooting SEC goes after two cryptocurrency scams The Hill’s 12:30 Report Poll: Majority says NFL players’ protests are appropriate Dem lawmaker: ‘There is blood on our hands’ until Congress fights back against NRA Dems, Giffords to push gun reforms in wake of Las Vegas shooting Sheriff: I don’t know how Las Vegas shooting could have been prevented Black leaders, NFL protesters should get off sidelines for educational justice Google will end ‘first click free’ policy Uber must get drivers’ fingerprints to ensure safety Giffords: I pray Congress has the courage to take action on gun control Scalise encourages blood donations after Las Vegas shooting FBI: Las Vegas shooting has no connection with international terrorist group Whatever you think the Alabama special election means, you’re probably wrong Dems renew calls for gun restrictions in wake of Las Vegas shooting Fox analyst: ‘Founding Fathers didn’t want every juiced-up psycho’ owning machine guns Facebook introduces new ad policies amid Russia probe GOP senator knocks Trump: ‘Not a fan of governing by tweet’ Democrat who survived Jonestown shooting: Honor victims with action on gun violence SEC says 2016 hack exposed personal data The 2018 midterms are coming, and Russia is ready Poll: Most Americans want government to fight climate change John Oliver calls Trump Puerto Rico response ‘horribly racist’ Russian cybersecurity magnate Kaspersky slams Congress Biden: ‘There’s no excuse for inaction’ on gun violence Ryan orders Capitol flags to be lowered to honor Las Vegas victims Hollywood mourns Las Vegas shooting victims Americans only get health care when there’s money in the bank Trump calls Las Vegas shooting an ‘act of pure evil’ Hewlett Packard Enterprise let Russia review software used by Pentagon: report Vegas suspect’s brother: He was ‘not an avid gun guy at all’ Obama State Department official to run for House in NJ Las Vegas residents line up to donate blood after mass shooting Warren calls for action on gun violence: ‘Thoughts & prayers are NOT enough’ Ignoring Iran’s crimes against humanity bolsters ayatollahs Hillary Clinton: Our grief isn’t enough, we must stand up to the NRA Dem rep says he won’t participate in moment of silence for Las Vegas victims ‘The Simpsons’ ends with plea for Puerto Rico aid Dem senator: ‘How many lives must be lost before we act?’ Tom Price’s resignation shows importance of strong Cabinet Watch live: Trump addresses nation after deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas Dem senator: I’m ‘furious’ at Congress for its inaction on gun control Murphy: Congress needs to ‘get off its ass’ and take action on gun violence Republicans will need to select their priorities carefully when it comes to tax reform Homeland Security: No credible threat against other public venues Bill Clinton: Las Vegas shooting ‘should be unimaginable in America’ Dem rep: I hope Congress does ‘more than stand in silence’ after Las Vegas shooting Nevada lawmakers mourn victims of attack in Las Vegas Las Vegas suspect found dead by police California is the Golden State because it gets work done D.C. tech trade association staffs up in Europe Giffords: Las Vegas shooting is a ‘grave tragedy for our nation’ Texas high school coach kicks football players off team for anthem protest Obama: We are praying for victims of ‘another senseless tragedy’ Las Vegas mass shooting deadliest in US history, surpassing Orlando Use tax reform to strengthen what’s working: The low-income housing tax credit Attacks on US spies in Cuba began shortly after Trump’s election win: report Former Las Vegas officer: Horrific shooting planned immaculately Sandy Hook victim’s mother: Congress to blame in Las Vegas shooting Scalise: ‘They said I was within a minute of death’ Ryan challenger raises $1M in third quarter Orlando mayor: We stand with Las Vegas Only a matter of time before GOP fulfills promise to kill ObamaCare Trump to request more disaster relief funds this week: report Jason Aldean: Las Vegas shooting ‘beyond horrific’ Las Vegas suspect identified as Nevada resident Stephen Paddock Tillis-Lankford amnesty proposal is a betrayal of the American people SCOTUS, don’t strip Americans of their right to sue collectively Nevada senator: Las Vegas shooting a ‘senseless, horrifying act of violence’ Trump extends ‘warmest condolences and sympathies’ to Las Vegas shooting victims Bill O’Reilly: Thankfully, most Americans have more sense than NFL protesters The Korean Peninsula: On the knife’s edge of a crisis Group launches ad to promote GOP tax framework Judd Gregg: A GOP health-care escape hatch Juan Williams: Trump’s smokescreen on Russia won’t work India’s IBM conquest is an ominous sign for American industry Supreme Court set for historic new term Week ahead: House to vote on budget | Equifax, Wells Fargo execs on the hot seat | Tax reform push picks up This week: Congress gets ball rolling on tax reform Week ahead in defense: Military brass to testify on Trump Afghan strategy Week ahead: EPA poised to deliver major ozone, climate decisions Week ahead: Lawmakers await Equifax testimony Week ahead in tech: Former Equifax chief takes the hot seat Week ahead: Senators work toward deal to fix ObamaCare markets At least 58 dead in Las Vegas mass shooting