The Hill Articles: October 6, 2017

Treasury watchdog investigating surveillance allegations Lin-Manuel Miranda: Trump’s Puerto Rico response ‘the definition of adding insult to injury’ Google gets green light to provide cell service in Puerto Rico using balloons Trump calls Schumer for help on reviving health care push McMaster appoints new intel head on security council: reports Trump vented to Tillerson about law barring US companies from bribing foreign officials: report Lindsay Lohan may try to sue senator after remark during hearing Watch: Scalise throws out first pitch at Nats playoff game Some Russian-bought political ads also appeared on Instagram California challenges Trump’s rollback of birth control mandate Trump meets with his new envoy to Russia Scalise: Pence aide ‘overzealous’ calling for a GOP purge Pence directs press to WH on Trump’s ‘calm before the storm’ remark US travelers to Cuba report symptoms similar to diplomats Louisiana governor warns residents ahead of Tropical Storm Nate Energy Dept: Perry flew charter plane on White House-requested trip Two Dems donate NRA contributions after Vegas shooting Congress, stick up for outdoor recreation, not red tape Feds stop terror plot targeting NYC concert venues US Chamber of Commerce calls Trump’s NAFTA proposals ‘highly dangerous’ Trump approval hits record-low 32 percent in AP poll State Dept. approves $15B missile defense sale to Saudi Arabia Senate Dems ask regulators to investigate potential Sprint-T-Mobile merger GOP senators want review of Obama-era decision on bump stocks Senators, if you are really pro-life, vote like it Pence heading to Las Vegas on Saturday after shooting Weinstein Co. board hiring outside lawyer to probe sexual harassment allegations DNC takes heat for giving Weinstein money to political groups Hypocrites of late night won’t call out sexual harassment when a liberal is to blame Fourth US troop confirmed dead in Niger attack ICE director signals ‘at-large arrests’ over new California sanctuary law Trump: Las Vegas victims will ‘never be forgotten’ GOP, protecting community health centers is good policy, tactics House panel reschedules Kaspersky hearing for late October Hurricanes hurt hiring data but wages way up Schumer to donate Harvey Weinstein contributions Trump faces decision on new Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico Poll: Just 24 percent say US is heading in the right direction America is sacrificing its leadership role in nuclear energy FEMA restores deleted Puerto Rico stats after uproar Watchdog expands probe into EPA chief’s travel We must pass the Reverse Incarceration Act if we want prison reform White House maintains Trump has confidence in Tillerson Trump’s ‘tax reform’ is more regressive than even Reagan’s Trump to sell tax plan in Pennsylvania next week White House: Trump is the one ‘keeping the world from chaos’ The Senate must end the filibuster to break the legislative logjam Civil rights groups slam DOJ for ‘despicable’ religious liberty guidance Maxine Waters to Tillerson: ‘Bye Felicia!’ VA gov candidate calls Trump’s Twitter attack on him ‘despicable’ Iran open to talks on missile program: report Niger, America’s forgotten soldiers and another nameless war Watchdog: Veterans system may have overpaid for $257M in prosthetics American Association for Cancer Research urges protections for Americans with cancer North Korea planning test of missile capable of reaching US: report Trump: ‘You’ll find out’ what ‘calm before the storm’ means Trump celebrates Hispanic heritage, leaves out immigration Feds push back deadline for new Dakota Access review Members, Capitol Police to take part in Congressional Football Game Trump, take your smart regulation cuts to NAFTA negotiations Experts warn EU privacy case might backfire Perry: ‘There is no free market in the energy industry’ Watch live: White House holds news briefing Facebook, Twitter, Google invited to testify on Russian election meddling An economic reckoning for North Korea ACLU files lawsuit against Trump administration over roll back of birth control mandate AIG ruling highlights ‘too big to fail’ opaqueness ‘Build the Wall’ hat spotted at Hispanic Heritage Month event EPA moves to repeal Obama climate rule ‘in its entirety’ Sessions issues religious liberty guidance to agencies Russia dossier author offered to talk to Senate committee: report Pentagon identifies 3 US soldiers killed in Niger ‘Moronic’ name-calling is the least of the GOP’s worries Scalise to throw out first pitch at Nationals playoff game Lin-Manuel Miranda drops new single to benefit hurricane relief Vulnerable Democrat won’t seek reelection Biden: US going ‘down a very dark path’ Multi-layered approach to security key to protecting consumers Planned Parenthood: Trump change to birth control coverage an ‘unacceptable attack’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report A call to Washington from the pharma industry: Let’s partner to tackle the opioid crisis Obama to join Maryland country club Gutting Amtrak would hurt flyover states most Treasury mulls, but comes out against SEC, CFTC merger Watch live: Trump hosts Hispanic Heritage Month event Why haven’t Democrats sought to help the 59 dead of gun violence in Chicago? US halts some military exercises over Qatar crisis Russia-backed “Blacktivist” FB page sold merchandise Trump: Filibuster a ‘death sentence’ for GOP Bush, Obama to campaign in Virginia Conservative supporters take Washington to advocate for clean energy Federal open enrollment period is now shorter than it was before Trump officials roll back birth control mandate CNN’s Bernstein: ‘The wheels are coming off the presidency’ Trump Jr. slams liberal universities in speech Report: Bowe Bergdahl to plead guilty to desertion, misbehavior before the enemy Mike Bloomberg offers to ‘match every donation’ to fight gun violence America shouldn’t play ‘refugee roulette’ taking in thousands of settlers Judge orders release of former congressman convicted of bribery AOL to close down AIM Instant Messager The times, in Europe, they are a-changin’ Energy innovation critical to national security, too FDIC believes it was breached more than 50 times in 2015 and 2016 Cam Newton apologizes to reporter Colbert’s awkward celeb photo campaign raises $1 million for Puerto Rico Space weapons, robotics and cyber are key to defeating North Korea Mexico warns Trump against ‘protectionist war’ McMahon touring Connecticut businesses with Sens. Murphy, Blumenthal Eugene Kaspersky: Role in NSA hack ‘sounds like the script of a C movie’ Obama era health officials: Participation in ObamaCare enrollment is key EPA to argue Obama climate rule violates law: report ANWR’s oil reserves are too important to keep in the ground No plans for Trump to cut ObamaCare call center staff Kushner, Ivanka Trump top Jerusalem Post list of world’s ‘most influential Jews’ Ex-‘Apprentice’ producer: Trump’s behind-the-scenes comments were ‘very much a racist issue’ Group to play Trump ‘Access Hollywood’ tape on 12-hour loop near WH Have the guts to outlaw bump stocks and finally move on gun safety Las Vegas survivor on meeting Trump, first lady: They’re real people Russia-backed FB page promoted ‘Stop Islamization of Texas’ rally Colbert slams cabinet secretary ‘suicide pact’ Murphy’s office was subject of controversy before abortion scandal: report U.S. ambassador to Russia does first interview with his daughter on Fox News Economy posts first job losses in seven years To fix a broken system, give veterans choice Pompeo under consideration to replace Tillerson as secretary of State: report In the Trump Era, every American should learn constitutional basics Trump Cabinet members attended mining lobby meeting at Trump hotel: report Scarborough pens op-ed slamming GOP for silence on gun safety Trump admin to reverse birth control mandate: report Jimmy Kimmel goes off on Trump’s ‘fake news’ claims against NBC Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear weapons group Dem lawmakers to give Weinstein donations to charity Congress, secure the future of our forests with the next farm bill Congress must act swiftly on passing a budget resolution Trump is wild card in gun control debate Warning signs emerge in GOP’s tax reform push