The Hill Articles: October 9, 2017

GOP Alabama Senate candidate’s son arrested Ivana Trump: ‘I am glad Melania is there and I am here’ Bannon wants candidates to challenge ‘every Republican incumbent’ except Cruz Trump praises Cowboys owner for threat to bench players who kneel during anthem Bannon calls for Corker to resign after insulting Trump Clinton urges Congress to reauthorize children’s health care program Retiring GOP lawmaker defends Corker: More Republicans should speak out against Trump Police: Las Vegas gunman shot security guard before firing at concertgoers Washington AG files lawsuit against Trump for rollback of birth control mandate 2017’s wasted Nobel Peace Prize Trump fundraising off Pence’s NFL walkout White House: ‘Indisputable’ Trump has done more to defeat ISIS than Obama Grassley on Trump-Corker feud: ‘Cool it’ Dove dirties up reputation with racially insensitive advertisement Trump demands upend immigration debate Left eager for Feinstein primary challenge Car accidents killed 37,000 people last year — it’s time to act DACA youth deserve a clean ‘Dream Act’ — not a poison pill Strong copyright protections in NAFTA renegotiations are needed to protect rights of creatives Overnight Tech: Twitter takes down GOP senate campaign ad | Google discovers Russian ads | IBM wants DACA legislation One size does not fit all for retirement savers Pelosi hints Dems will play hardball to protect Dreamers Chris Murphy: Trump’s threat of war with North Korea must be taken ‘seriously’ Overnight Defense: Mattis tells Army to ‘stand ready’ for North Korea response | Corker, Trump feud as Iran deadline nears | Afghanistan airstrikes increase Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump Tower meet about sanctions, emails suggest | TransUnion amps lobbying on cyber | Russian social media campaign targeted US vets YouTube bans gun conversion tutorials Rick Perry, put American electricity consumers first Graham: Trump beat me at golf even worse than he did in campaign Weinstein sent pleading letter to Hollywood CEOs before firing: report Overnight Energy: EPA to propose Clean Power Plan repeal | Pruitt takes on wind, solar tax credits | Committee to mark up antiquities reform This is how an immigrant can enter Trump’s America Virgin Islands delegate: Trump doesn’t need to visit after hurricane because Pence did Overnight Health Care: Critics see Trump sabotage on ObamaCare | Puerto Rico faces looming Medicaid crisis | California governor signs drug pricing transparency measure Overnight Finance: Crunch time for Republicans seeking tax code rewrite | McConnell defends Corker amid Trump feud | Puerto Rico governor asks Congress for more federal aid after hurricane Overnight Regulation: EPA to repeal landmark Obama climate rule | Jones Act waiver expires | Puerto Rico gov asks Congress for more aid | Trump to roll back health insurance regs Twitter takes down GOP lawmaker’s campaign ad Trump moves to ease sanctions on Sudan House committee to consider Antiquities Act overhaul Hispanic Heritage Month — it’s important to recognize the contributions and sacrifices Army to establish special forces-like teams after Green Beret deaths in Niger Pulling out of Iran deal would be a true American embarrassment Alec Baldwin to appear at Iowa Dem dinner Puerto Rico debt plan must be equal parts inspiring, realistic Russia targeted US troops, vets on social media, study finds Female Olympian challenges Miller to race after report he joined girls track meet SC Dem running for Congress again after close special election loss 14th patient dies after Florida nursing home tragedy EPA chief: I’d ‘do away with’ wind, solar tax credits Cybersecurity is key for the smart cities of tomorrow ESPN suspends Jemele Hill for violation of social media policy Airstrikes in Afghanistan increase after new Trump strategy Democrats, take Trump’s DACA deal to save some from deportation Hannity’s interview with Trump moved to Wednesday TransUnion beefs up lobbying presence Mattis urges closer ties between Pentagon, defense industry TV personality Andy Cohen ‘speechless’ over Melania and Ivana Trump spat Five things to know about Trump’s immigration principles RNC chair praises Schumer, Warren for returning Weinstein donations Liberian election proves strength of budding democracy in Africa Report: Melania Trump to visit drug treatment center in West Virginia The case for moving Al-Udeid airbase from Qatar Melania Trump hits back at Ivana for calling herself the ‘first lady’ Engineer who created Facebook ‘like’ button swears off social media apps Anchor predicts more will come forward with Weinstein stories Dem AG vows to sue over Clean Power Plan repeal Banking panel Dems push chairman for bipartisan reg relief bill California governor signs drug pricing transparency measure Google launches educational campaign on driverless cars Don’t envy the next Fed chair In aftermath of hurricanes, FEMA’s slow flood mapping leaves homeowners vulnerable McConnell defends Corker amid Trump feud House Democrat: Feinstein is ‘out of touch’ CNN host: Corker ‘planting seeds’ to question Trump’s mental fitness Corker reveals open secret: Trump requires adult supervision Protecting ‘digital homeland’ as critical as counterterrorism: UK intel head White House lets Jones Act waiver expire for Puerto Rico Mattis: Army ‘must stand ready’ in face of North Korean threat GOP mega-donor mulls Wyoming Senate bid Puerto Rico governor asks Congress for more federal aid after hurricane ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith: Trump is targeting NFL as revenge for not letting him in With tax cuts, GOP pays lip service to limited government Ex-Trump aide: Corker should resign if he can’t support the president Congress can help strengthen families and communities by acting on criminal justice reform Trump is all talk on Iran — meanwhile Putin’s Middle East strategy is working IBM pushing for DACA legislation by the end of the year Norquist: Corker can fight with Trump and still help with tax reform Goldman Sachs: Tax cuts would only boost growth 0.2 points Corey Lewandowski: ‘Harvey Weinstein Democrats’ say one thing, do another The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trump heads to golf course with one-time foe Graham Ari Fleischer rips media for coverage of Pence walkout: ‘Bias in action’ Congress must take action to protect whistleblowers from the NSA Ivana Trump jokes that she’s ‘first lady’ Cotton to Trump advisers: Execute Trump’s objectives or resign Labor market is thriving far better under Trump than under Obama US deficit spending reached $668 billion in fiscal 2017 GOP strategist slams Pence’s ‘utterly appalling’ Colts walkout It is time for a new deal on internet equality Amazon prepares to break into ad industry Russian lawyer’s email points to sanctions as focus of Trump Tower meeting, not Clinton NFL Players Association head: No NFL players are disrespecting the flag EPA to repeal landmark Obama climate rule Pence’s trip to Colts game cost more than $200,000: report America should repeal the Jones Act New cervical cancer screening recommendations put black women’s lives at risk Bill O’Reilly: Killing Columbus and never learning your history Scarborough: Trump so ‘out of it’ he doesn’t know how much he damaged his presidency Feinstein says she is running for reelection ‘SNL’ shelved Harvey Weinstein jokes at last minute: report NRA spokeswoman: ‘Nothing could have been done’ to prevent Las Vegas shooting Designating Iran’s military a terrorist group will ultimately hurt American troops A budget neutral way to help low-income Americans pay for their rent or mortgage Alabama Dem’s first TV ad: Both parties need a ‘reality check’ Trump foments the Republican civil war of 2017 Conway: Corker tweet criticizing Trump ‘incredibly irresponsible’ Report: Google discovers Russian-bought ads Conway: Calling Pence’s NFL walkout a stunt is ‘offensive’ Poll: Trump loses favorability among rural voters GOP lawmaker: Trump-Tillerson tensions are part of the president’s ‘strategy’ House Dems launch Spanish-language Medicare ad Eugene Robinson: Gun control should include buyback program like Australia’s Iran vows ‘crushing’ response if US designates IRGC as terror group John Bolton: Mr. President, don’t put America at risk with flawed Iran deal Poll: Majority favors compromise among political leaders John Oliver takes on Confederate statues Poll: Dem Northam leads Va. governor race by 7 points ‘Fox & Friends’ hosts: Corker’s Trump criticism ‘disrespectful,’ ‘self-serving’ A 21st century NAFTA must preserve copyright balance Columbus descendant pens op-ed defending Columbus legacy Turkey pushes US to end visa suspension: report Jason Aldean returns to Las Vegas to visit mass shooting victims China wants Iran deal to endure Kremlin recommends ‘restraint’ on North Korea to avoid worsening tensions De Blasio hits Trump on Puerto Rico: ‘Get back to work’ Ivana Trump: The president ‘for sure’ wouldn’t be who he is without me From a cookie business to Congress: Cut taxes now The best course of action for Congress on Iran? Do nothing Lights dim on Las Vegas Strip one week after massacre Dem lawmaker rips Trump immigration proposals: ‘An extension of the white supremacist agenda’ Trump does not mention Native Americans in Columbus Day proclamation, breaking with Obama Cowboys owner threatens to bench any player ‘disrespectful to the flag’ DC’s experiment with disarming the public proved it’s better to lock and load Trump: Pence ‘receiving great praise’ for leaving Colts game Trump: ‘Policy didn’t work’ on North Korea for 25 years In decertifying the Iran deal, Trump could undermine his own agenda Juan Williams: GOP must repudiate Moore Week ahead: GOP pushes ahead on tax rewrite | The Hill hosts top tax experts for discussion on road ahead | Trump, Trudeau to talk trade This week: House moves to help Puerto Rico Week ahead in tech: Trade associations rally for digital commerce reform Week ahead: House turns its eye to hurricane relief Crunch time for Republicans seeking tax code rewrite Week ahead: Congress tackles children’s health care, insurance stabilization Week ahead: What comes next for Kaspersky Lab’s scuffle with the feds? Five takeaways from Equifax’s brutal week Week ahead: Deployment, defense funding loom as topics of discussion