The Hill Articles: October 4, 2017

Trump relationship with Tillerson has been tense for months: report Inspector general: IRS may have targeted liberal groups Ivanka Trump pens op-ed on kindergartners learning tech Man injured in Las Vegas shooting stands to meet Trump despite injuries House rejects Democratic budget alternatives Texas lawmaker won’t resign after use of racial slur Bharara, Yates tamp down expectations Mueller will bring criminal charges Gun proposal picks up GOP support Ambush kills 3 US special forces in Niger: reports Gingrich: Banning rapid fire gun modification is ‘common sense’ Alaskan state prison guards sexually harassed inmates: report Zinke under federal investigation for speech to NHL team: report Children’s health-care bill faces new obstacles Bill O’Reilly: With Trump, Tillerson coverage, the media takes us all for ‘morons’ Wall Street regulator needs to ‘better protect’ cyber data: inspector report Court blocks Trump’s ‘unlawful’ delay of Obama methane leak rule Overnight Cybersecurity: Equifax security employee left after breach | Lawmakers float bill to reform warrantless surveillance | Intel leaders keeping collusion probe open Texas Dem proposes rule that would add Trump language into border wall bill Overnight Regulation: Senate panel approves driverless car bill | House bill to change joint-employer rule advances | Treasury to withdraw proposed estate tax rule | Feds delaying Obama methane leak rule House bill set to reignite debate on warrantless surveillance Under Contract GOP lawmaker to unveil bill banning gun bump stocks GOP lawmaker Tim Murphy to retire at end of term Special counsel looking into dossier as part of Russia probe: report Las Vegas shooter’s girlfriend denies knowing about plans: lawyer Las Vegas highlights Islamist terrorism is not America’s greatest domestic threat DOJ investigating affirmative action at Harvard Dems see Trump as potential ally on gun reform Unjust GOP budget and tax plan cuts the safety net for seniors Overnight Finance: White House requests $29B for disaster relief | Ex-Equifax chief grilled over stock sales | House panel approves $10B for border wall | Tax plan puts swing-state Republicans in tough spot Durbin: I had ‘nothing to do’ with Curbelo snub Overnight Energy: Dems take on Trump’s chemical safety pick Google unit launches group to explore ethical impacts of AI WATCH: Bipartisan support grows to rein in government surveillance law Tariffs and protectionism are not the way to make America great again 5 takeaways from Senate Russian meddling presser White House requests $29B for disaster relief Overnight Defense: Tillerson, Trump deny report of rift | Tillerson says he never considered resigning | Trump expresses ‘total confidence’ in secretary | Rubio asks Army to kick out West Point grad Trump’s Puerto Rico drop-in was a monumental insult Overnight Tech: Facebook, Twitter to testify before Senate | EU orders Amazon to pay $300M in back taxes | Reddit hires first lobbyists Pruitt, stick to Trump’s winning Renewable Fuel Standard plan All five living former presidents to attend hurricane relief concert AT&T CEO on CNN boss’s future: ‘The hope is that we keep the key talent in place’ The president is quietly taking aim at our national monuments Congress is exploiting its own neglect to bargain over CHIP’s renewal Overnight Health Care: Schumer calls for tying ObamaCare fix to children’s health insurance | Puerto Rico’s water woes worsen | Dems plead for nursing home residents’ right to sue GOP rep: More people being armed worked in ‘the Old West’ Interior moves to delay Obama’s methane leak rule Senate confirms No. 2 spot at HHS, days after Price resigns House Dems boycott VA reform discussion over inclusion of right-leaning group: report Puerto Rico needs microgrids and private buy-in for reliable energy House panel approves $10B for border wall Trump: ‘America is truly a nation in mourning’ Brent Budowsky: A GOP Roberts court? Private jet company backs Trump’s air traffic control overhaul Murphy faces criticism from GOP challenger over fundraising email The ‘crypto boom’ may well be regulators’ worst nightmare Judge blocks Texas from turning over voter information to White House Former Equifax CEO: Employee responsible for patching software has stepped down Politicization of tragedy is the last thing we need from our leaders Ashton Kutcher on gun violence: ‘Let’s pray. Then let’s change the law’ GOP senator demands tax reform be permanent, reduce deficit Dems release own infrastructure principles in absence of Trump plan Agricultural R&D, collaboration critical to American farmers’ futures Senate Homeland Security chairman backs bump-stock ban after Las Vegas shootings Ellison on GOP tax plan: ‘This is the fight of a lifetime’ Rubio asks Army to kick out West Point grad with pro-communist posts Judge accepts Trump pardon, dismisses Arpaio conviction Warrantless wiretapping reform legislation circulates on Capitol Hill GOP lawmaker: AR-15s ‘not dangerous’ when ‘used appropriately’ Trump: ‘I have total confidence’ in Tillerson Let airports collect their stealth tax hike Republicans try but fail to reach Reagan ideal of true tax reform ‘Fox & Friends,’ a favorite of Trump’s, expands to 5 hours Michael Moore proposes ’28th Amendment’ to regulate gun ownership San Juan mayor wears ‘nasty’ shirt during TV interview Entertainment trade associations looking for opportunity to push a false narrative Roy Moore Facebook page shares provocative memes on NFL anthem protests Federal ‘whistleblower’ quits over reassignment, disagreements with administration State Dept: Tillerson did not call Trump ‘moron’ Reddit hires first lobbyists Watch live: Trump meets with first responders from Las Vegas shooting Facebook, Twitter will testify at Senate hearing Top conservative calls for ban on device used by Vegas shooter Cities must end the economic apartheid of ‘growth management’ FBI to interview alleged shooter’s girlfriend Schiff: Almost all RT ads on Twitter designed to push negative coverage of Clinton US close to extraditing two Russian cybercriminals: reports House Democrats plead for right of residents to sue nursing homes Ex-GOP lawmaker: Tillerson ’embarrasses himself’ by serving Trump Intel panel no longer pursuing details surrounding Comey memos Feds should think twice before trying to reduce nicotine in cigarettes Clip shows Larry David and Bernie Sanders reacting after discovering they’re related Intel leaders: Collusion still open part of investigation IRS: New Equifax contract a stopgap as we switch vendors Trump, honor Obama’s agreement to release Guantanamo detainee Senators grill ex-Equifax CEO over stock sales Brookings Institution names retired 4-star general as president Waters introduces bill to break up big banks that abused customers Senate Dems allege budget cuts over $470B from Medicare Bill to change joint-employer definition advances in House Private-sector employers added 135,000 jobs in September For now, Trump dossier creates more questions than answers Lewis hammers GOP on guns: ‘How many more must die?’ Deputy AG sounds the alarm over ‘warrant-proof’ encryption AARP criticizes Medicare measures in CHIP bill US judge ordered suspected Edmonton attacker deported in 2011 Dems lambaste Trump’s ‘outrageous’ EPA chemical safety pick Democrat: Republicans who believe in more gun control afraid of being ‘politically punished’ Putin: Success of military strike on North Korea not guaranteed We must step up security for events like Las Vegas music festival Facebook takes out full-page ads promising to fight election interference Michelle Obama criticizes lack of diversity in politics: one side is ‘all white, all men’ Schumer calls for attaching ObamaCare fix to children’s health insurance Cummings demands documents about Conway’s flights with Price European banks are key to North Korea’s advance in missile technology Senate panel approves bill to speed up driverless cars The Hill’s 12:30 Report Corker: Tillerson, Mattis, Kelly protecting country from ‘chaos’ Feinstein reveals daughter narrowly avoided attending Vegas concert White House again focuses on regulatory costs, ignores benefits No one is saying keep the current tax code: Americans want to keep more of their paychecks Trump, Japanese leader agree to keep up pressure on North Korea Dem blasts Trump’s ‘bizarre’ Puerto Rico visit Fate of DACA recipients unclear as renewal deadline approaches Senate panel approves bill compelling researchers to ‘hack’ DHS Innovating to Improve Patient Health: Continuing the Conversation Trump can spread democracy by backing Catalan independence Financial watchdog probes major bitcoin exchange over ‘flash crash’ New media venture featuring crew of ex-Obama aides expanding AARP urges House to reject Medicare budget cuts City in Georgia offers to change its name to Amazon in bid for headquarters Authorizing military force is necessary, but insufficient ‘Monopoly man’ crashes former Equifax CEO’s Senate hearing Equifax breach is the wake-up call we expected More than 180 Dems sign letter pushing Trump to re-certify Iran nuclear deal Tillerson: I’ve never considered resigning as secretary of State Dems baffled by Trump’s Puerto Rico debt comments Dem senators to introduce bill banning ‘bump stocks’ Treasury to withdraw proposed estate tax rules Trump’s Wall Street cop will clean up Obama’s financial regulatory mess Trump rips NBC after report Tillerson called him a ‘moron’ Manafort conspired to mislead federal bankruptcy court, son-in-law says Out of their lane: DC celebs go bowling for charity Schumer urges Trump to buck the NRA The VA’s woes cannot be pinned on any singular administration Kimmel mocks Trump throwing paper towels at Puerto Ricans: ‘What planet is this man from?’ Report: Biden to write foreword for memoir by transgender activist Brooke Shields: Trump once used ‘America’s richest man’ pick-up line on me IBM has more workers in India than the US — that’s a good thing GOP chairman probes Zinke’s charter plane use WSJ pitches outsider to lead Fed Ben Shapiro: Who died and made Jimmy Kimmel Jesus? Poll: Majority of Americans don’t trust Trump to lead through global crisis EU taking Ireland to court for not collecting Apple back taxes Don’t blame the gun lobby, blame the gun man for mass shootings Former House Dem tackles polarized politics in new book Clinton: ‘What better time is there’ to talk about gun control? Report: Suspected Las Vegas gunman was prescribed medication that can cause aggression EU orders Amazon to pay nearly $300M in back taxes Scarborough: Trump showed ‘basic lack of humanity’ during Puerto Rico visit Republicans are headed for a disappointing end to their year in power EPA to propose ending Obama-era Clean Power Plan: report Dreamers contribute to our economy Trevor Noah blasts Fox News response to Las Vegas shooting Rail regulation highlights need for required economic analysis Mulvaney walks back Trump’s comments on wiping out Puerto Rico debt Blue Dog Dems dare Republicans to talk tax Suspected Las Vegas gunman sent girlfriend away, sisters say San Juan Mayor: Trump’s comments were ‘insulting’ to the people of Puerto Rico Trump told UN head Netanyahu is bigger peace obstacle than Abbas: report Ivanka, Trump Jr. were nearly charged with fraud in 2012: report Council on Foreign Relations president calls for Tillerson to resign Colbert: Trump’s Puerto Rico visit a ‘disaster’ Suspected Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend returns to US Jimmy Kimmel: It’s not too soon to talk about gun control Las Vegas is not the ‘price of freedom,’ it’s the consequence Poll: Almost half approve of Trump’s tax plan Trump: ‘The fake news media is out of control’ Obama interrupts Michelle’s appearance with 25th anniversary tribute Almost half disapprove of Trump’s handling of Puerto Rico: poll Another lesson from Equifax – We must end the predatory consumer practice of forced arbitration Report: Trump administration officials urged furious Tillerson not to quit Crying on TV doesn’t qualify Kimmel to set nation’s gun agenda Trump knocks ‘fake’ news coverage of his trip to Puerto Rico Group launches mobile DC billboard urging Pelosi to support tax reform Swing-seat Republicans squirm over GOP tax plan Facebook shifts strategy under lawmaker pressure GOP feuds with outside group over analysis of tax framework Republicans jockey for position on immigration Infrastructure spending bill sliding down agenda Hurricane Maria worsens Puerto Rico’s water woes Ex-Obama officials launch group to sign people up for ObamaCare