The Hill Articles: October 24, 2017

Plaque calling Jefferson Davis a ‘hero’ to be taken down from Kentucky’s Capitol: report Hannity: GOP senators who won’t back Trump should resign Pence breaks tie to nix Obama-era consumer arbitration rule McCaskill zings GOP senator over car incident Judge upholds Trump admin’s right to withhold Clinton Benghazi emails: report Bill Clinton: NJ GOP nominee trying to scare voters into going to the polls Moore signs fundraising agreement with RNC, NRSC: report Flake evokes McCarthy era, calls on public ‘to stand up’ to Trump in new op-ed Flake, Corker push Trump criticism to new level GOP on hunt for tax-cut funding Inside Trump’s meeting with Senate GOP Priebus says he’s returning to old law firm Manafort faces new money laundering probe: report Flake stuns with fiery exit Overnight Tech: GOP, industry skeptical of new online ad rules | Twitter to label political ads | Microsoft drops lawsuit over gag rule GOP senator tells CNN’s Blitzer: It’s ‘your job’ to speak up on Trump Poll: Fewer than a third of Americans support Trump’s tax plan Governors wager products from regions hit by natural disasters in World Series bet Overnight Defense: Senate panel to get classified Niger briefing | Corker, Trump feud heats up | House passes North Korea sanctions Davis: The decency value Lobbying World GOP investigates Russian granted US entry by Obama administration while under FBI investigation for bribery Webb: North Korea vs. the world Mark Mellman: Does ‘us’ need ‘them’? Overnight Regulation: Reg task forces tout work on cutting rules | Senate GOP races to repeal consumer arbitration rule | House passes bill to combat flow of opioids into US Florida senators demand fixes for Puerto Rico’s roads, bridges Trump says he got ‘multiple standing ovations’ from GOP senators Clinton campaign, Dems helped fund research for Trump dossier: report Overnight Energy: Senate sends disaster relief bill to Trump | Dems seek probe into Puerto Rico utility deal | Interior proposes higher fees for popular national parks Colin Kaepernick signs $1M book deal: New York Post Trump’s Afghanistan policy needs a reboot Overnight Health Care: Bipartisan health plan faces new challenge from conservatives Stricter airline screening measures to take effect Thursday: report Senate sends $36.5 billion disaster relief bill to Trump’s desk The Kennedy files in an era of American conspiracy theories House passes North Korea sanctions Overnight Finance: Disaster aid bill heads to Trump’s desk | Ryan says tax bill coming next week | Trump asks senators for show of hands on Fed choices | Senators race to repeal consumer arbitration rule Alaska senators tell Trump not to change back name of mountain The future lies in the Asia-Pacific Dems cheer Flake after scathing Trump speech Dem brings paper towels to House floor to mock Trump’s Puerto Rico response Overnight Cybersecurity: Ukraine, Russia thumped by Bad Rabbit ransomware| Twitter to label political ads | Microsoft drops lawsuit over gag orders Hurricane hammers home need for Puerto Rican statehood Supreme Court dismisses final case against Trump travel ban Bipartisan health plan faces new challenge from conservatives Manufacturers ramp up opposition to Garrett’s Ex-Im nomination Senate Intel advances surveillance reform bill PragerU sues Google, YouTube for ‘censoring’ conservative videos Interior proposes raising fees at popular national parks US to accept refugees again, with enhanced security for 11 nations Bipartisan lawmakers push Tillerson to relist North Korea as state terror sponsor Bannon: ‘Our movement will defeat you in primaries or force you to retire’ Green Berets ambushed in Niger were gathering info on terrorist: report A third Lebanon war looms: To stop it, US must curtail Iran, sanction Hezbollah Franken: Letterman ‘would make a very good senator’ Flake: Trump sets a bad example for children Flake: Senators shouldn’t ‘normalize’ Trump’s behavior GOP, industry skeptical of new rules for online political ads Untested proposals will cut Medicare and hurt seniors The original Tea Partier exits, stage right Twitter to begin labeling political ads Trump light on details about infrastructure bill during Senate meeting Trump asks senators to choose next Fed chair by show of hands White House: Corker looking for headlines ‘on the way out the door’ Parties face ideological splits Breitbart trumpets Flake’s retirement There’s a difference between the right and wrong approach to surveillance reform McConnell-linked group: Ward will not be Arizona Senate nominee WH: Flake retirement ‘a good move’ Trump’s lawyer meets with House investigators Corker: Flake stands up against ‘demagogues’ Austria is a curious case of populism Dems: EPA nominee may be circumventing confirmation McConnell, McCain praise Flake after blistering anti-Trump retirement speech Flake targets Trump with Senate retirement speech Transcript: Flake announces retirement from Senate floor Dem lawmaker to Flake: ‘Welcome to the #Resistance’ FBI releases files on Sandy Hook massacre Elon Musk can save the 21st century GOP senator calls Trump meeting ‘positive’: ‘Nobody called anyone an ignorant slut’ Glaciers, palm trees and federal fisheries management Senate meeting didn’t focus on Trump-Corker feud, lawmakers say Trump Jr. mocks plans for ‘scream’ protest on election anniversary Protester who threw Russian flags at Trump arrested Federal court: Trump can’t stop undocumented teen from getting abortion House passes bill to boost cybersecurity at US ports Trump’s White House leaves a trail of missing documents Flake drops out of Senate race, torches Trump in speech Number of Puerto Ricans with power falls over a month after hurricane Poll: Majority of white Americans say discrimination exists against them Trump stops short of ObamaCare deal endorsement Trump’s small thinking on trade destined to cause major damage Democrats call for investigation into Puerto Rico utility deal State officials press Congress for more election cyber resources Cruz throws support behind Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race Treasury, banks try to deny wronged customers their day in court O’Reilly dropped by talent agency after sexual harassment settlement scandal: report Gold Star father appears in fundraising email amid Trump phone call controversy House passes bill to combat flow of opioids into US Michael Moore’s anti-Trump Broadway show closes Will America ever have a grand strategy for the Middle East? Watch live: WH holds news briefing as Trump, Corker feud reignites House Intel begins formal probe into Obama-era Russian nuclear decisions Homeland security adviser rips McCain’s ’empty chair stunt’ Zuckerberg commits $45 million to ending mass incarceration, housing crisis: report The consequences of US disengagement from the Middle East Senate GOP pushes to repeal consumer arbitration rule 401(k) fears largely overblown regarding GOP tax plan GOP senator brings popcorn for Trump meeting Protester throws Russian flags at Trump as he enters GOP lunch Regulatory task forces give update on potential cuts Tax breaks for millionaires isn’t a philosophy, it’s a pay-off Trump set for 14th Fox interview since taking office House conservatives prepared to defer to Senate tax plan Ex-Clinton spokesman on new emails probe: GOP wishes other party won the election Widespread ransomware outbreak strikes Ukraine, Russia Opioid epidemic also hitting older adults American politics is based on a set of narrow identities, not shared ideals Conservatives scoff at bipartisan health bill The Hill’s 12:30 Report FCC eliminates local studio requirement for broadcasters Ivanka Trump touts her matchmaking record: ‘Seven marriages. Zero divorces’ House committees announce probe into Russia uranium deal Huckabee Sanders: If Corker breaks with Trump, ‘that’s sad for his constituents’ Cryptocurrency is an enriching prospect for those who ask the right questions A tyranny of the minority is raising your health care costs Kaine presses Mattis on Niger attack Corker: Almost as if Trump is ‘devolving’ Facebook has no plans to make news feed changes worldwide A call to patriotism in America Poll: Utah voters divided on future of two national monuments Waters: ‘Absolutely ridiculous’ to say I was talking about doing physical harm to Trump Travel groups urge Congress to pass TSA modernization bill House GOP leaders open probe into FBI’s handling of Clinton investigation Animal control expert: Trump’s use of ‘dogcatcher’ as an insult is ‘degrading’ Top Republicans unveil conservative alternative to ObamaCare deal Senators introduce surveillance reform bill Tech trade unveils AI principles Keeping NAFTA’s dispute settlement system is vital to American business Schumer hits Trump: Stop tweeting, start leading Corey Lewandowski: Color me shocked Congress, media ignore Clinton’s Russia scandal FCC votes to give police power to track phone threats Gorka: ‘Black Africans’ are murdering each other ‘by the bushel’ US officials to recommend Tillerson label Rohingya violence ‘ethnic cleansing’ Ryan: Tax bill coming next week Senate panel to receive classified Niger briefing Microsoft drops lawsuit after feds move to limit gag orders on tech companies We need to remove barriers for high-cost cancer drugs Scarborough: Historians will look at first lady’s anti-bullying initiative as example of President Trump’s hypocrisy Poll: Nelson, Scott running neck and neck in potential Florida Senate match-up Ryan pushes tax reform as Trump-Corker feud rages Yates: Trump has a ‘complete indifference to truth’ Corker unloads: Trump is ‘debasing’ the nation Bannon may run for president Putin media critic stabbed in neck Trump: ‘Incompetent’ Corker ‘doesn’t have a clue’ Gold Star mom who protested Bush: Bush ‘was no better’ than Trump Ayatollah Sistani is key to defusing tensions between Iraq and Kurdistan Saving CSRs saves us all Former AG Holder: ‘Our democracy is under attack’ Corker: I won’t support Trump for election again GOP group spending $2M on tax ad ahead of key vote Roy Moore: Gay marriage ruling ‘even worse’ than 1857 pro-slavery decision Sorry folks, Trump is not insane Trump, Corker feud reignites hours before critical meeting US NAFTA stance makes for good TV but bad policy Kid Rock: ‘F— no, I’m not running for Senate’ UK lawmakers ask Facebook about Russia-linked Brexit activity US ambassador to Canada believes ‘both sides’ of climate science Dems, Republicans diverge over firm behind Trump dossier: report Climate change already costing government billions: GAO Colbert guesses what Bush whispered that made Obama crack up Colbert mocks O’Reilly: A $32 million settlement is exactly what innocent people do The lazy Senate is helping Democrats win re-election Corker fires back at Trump: ‘Same untruths from an utterly untruthful president’ Khizr Khan: Kelly focused on politics instead of honoring fallen soldiers Washington Post: Roy Moore is unfit to serve in the Senate GOP senator urges colleagues to change legislative rules Trump rips Corker: Says senator is ‘negative on anything Trump’ Armed Services Dem: There has not been a lot of briefing on West Africa Gingrich: If Dem lawmaker hit Trump, ‘he would knock her down’ Kathy Griffin: Anderson Cooper a ‘spineless heiress’ Fine print legal terms allow corporate and sexual abuse to flourish CNN’s Lemon breaks down while reading letter to Trump, Gold Star widow Huckabee Sanders: White House working to do ‘more on the record’ Corker: Presidential visits to Hill ‘not really about substance’ Calif. Dem reaching out to psychologists to discuss Trump’s mental state Corker: Trump should leave foreign policy to the professionals Small company from Trump Interior chief’s hometown wins massive contract to restore Puerto Rico’s power Reid: Until last year, I had never even heard of Bannon Security surrounding EPA administrator rising to unprecedented level: report Retired four-star Army general blasts Trump for ‘inane’ behavior High stakes as Trump heads to Hill Trump officials quash litigation rule for farms Top DCCC aide bullish on 2018 prospects Rivalry on right emerges between ‘the two Marks’ Poll: GOP voters want McConnell to step down Five things to watch for at Trump-Senate GOP meeting Head of OPIC says it’s here to stay Key progressive group makes first 2018 endorsements