The Hill Articles: September 12, 2017

Ryan to meet with Pelosi to discuss DREAM Act Trump mulls capping refugee quota at lowest level since 1980: report Police ask to use pepper spray ahead of Berkeley protests Tucker Carlson knocks ESPN after host calls Trump a ‘white supremacist’ Senators announce bipartisan extension of children’s health program Red-state Democrats: We want to work with Trump, GOP on tax reform Disney donates $2.5M in aid for areas impacted by Hurricane Irma Supreme Court blocks rulings forcing Texas to redraw districts Twitter account sells Ted Cruz merch following ‘liked’ porn tweet Trump transportation chief to join Biden for jobs event Number of Americans impacted by health incidents in Cuba rises to 21 House panel strikes deal on surveillance reforms GOP braces for Bannon primary attacks McConnell, Schumer in verbal tango over debt limit agreement Equifax feels the heat in Washington for breach Trump to meet with moderate House lawmakers Wednesday: reports Flynn refusing to appear before Senate Intel Committee: report Mercedes Schlapp joins White House as senior communications adviser Overnight Health Care: Dem leaders keep distance from Sanders single-payer bill | Last-ditch ObamaCare repeal effort struggles for votes | Dems press Trump on ObamaCare outreach funds Gutiérrez defends attacks on Kelly, calls top Trump aide ‘mean’ The Memo: New chief of staff brings order to White House, but will it last? Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Trump travel ban Overnight Cybersecurity: New Bluetooth vulnerability | State AG to sue Equifax | Senate panel weighs hearing on Russian social media meddling Martin Shkreli apologizes for putting bounty on Clinton’s hair House sends resolution urging Trump to condemn white supremacists Democratic leaders keep distance from Sanders single-payer plan Overnight Tech: Cities scramble to win second Amazon HQ | Apple Face ID fails to work during demo | Lawmakers pile on Equifax | Yelp claims Google violated FTC settlement House Dems press Trump to fund ObamaCare outreach groups Bannon-linked group targets Strange in new ad Overnight Defense: Officials call out China, Russia on North Korea sanctions | Mattis warns of damage from budget stopgap | Senate to vote on Rand Paul war proposal Franken backs Sanders’s ‘Medicare for all’ bill JPMorgan’s Dimon calls bitcoin a ‘fraud’ Senate to vote on Rand Paul’s war proposal Wisconsin found the antidote to the disease of over-regulation New Orleans restaurants sending Scalise daily food deliveries Obama offers condolences after passing of LGBT activist Edith Windsor Mellman: GOP tax reform: likely loser Hawaii senator demands answers from Equifax on potential insider trading concerns Lobbying World Overnight Regulation: Dems fight bill easing gun silencer regs | Yelp claims Google broke FTC settlement | DHS waives regs to improve border fencing Stop jailing those accused of low-level, non violent crimes before trial State Dept. official visited Moscow as UN voted on North Korea sanctions House votes to curb asset seizures Dem nearly tied with GOP candidates in Ala. Senate race: poll FEMA: 25 percent of homes in Florida Keys destroyed by Irma Stripping elected officials of power only undermines voters Apple’s new face recognition technology fails to work during unveiling McConnell on last ditch ObamaCare repeal: Find the votes Kelly Clarkson says new song ‘Go High’ inspired by Michelle Obama Overnight Energy: Gary Cohn to meet climate ministers at UN Obama’s CDC director to launch global health initiative Voting commission meeting turns contentious Trump, Nikki Haley can punish Iran without ending nuclear deal Census shows uninsured rate at record low Lawmakers spar over gun silencer bill State AG to sue Equifax over ‘brazen failure to protect consumer data’ Italian labor issue shows why eurozone may be doomed Overnight Finance: McConnell, Schumer spar over debt limit | WH says tax reform depends on Dems | Mnuchin doubts Trump’s corporate tax goal possible | Dem wants criminal probe of Equifax stock sales | Mystery surrounds Cordray’s plans Seattle Mayor to resign amid sex abuse allegations Kid Rock denies press credentials to Detroit paper Senators to offer bipartisan amendment boosting cyber scholarships Pharmacy Benefit Managers — advocates for more affordable prescription drugs Senators worry Colombian peace deal failed to stem cocaine trade LGBT activist Edith Windsor dies at 88 Manchin clarifies that he is ‘skeptical’ of single-payer system ESPN host calls Trump a ‘white supremacist’ Barren fields grow terrorists Paul threatens to block defense bill amendments DOJ won’t charge police officers in Freddie Gray case House Dems demand answers from Equifax CEO Senate panel mulling hearing over Russian election meddling on Facebook, Twitter White House: Trump calling Mexican president over earthquake Trump’s top economic aide to meet with foreign climate officials Dem rep rips ‘sham’ voter fraud commission No, President Trump, national monuments are not a ‘land grab’ NY Times’ Haberman, Thrush to author book on Trump presidency Schumer noncommittal on Sanders’s ‘Medicare for all’ bill Clinton: ‘I would have been seen as a genius’ if I won The Online Safety Modernization Act is a much-needed response to a growing problem Georgia lawmaker, wife injured in car crash The debt ceiling is the best bad option we’ve got right now White House spokeswoman not sure if Trump will read ‘sad’ Clinton book Blagojevich: Fellow inmates call me ‘dawg’ or ‘govvie’ Heritage lamented Dems, moderates on Trump voter fraud commission McConnell: Unlikely Congress will ‘give up’ debt ceiling Trump press secretary: Feds should consider prosecuting Comey Trump to visit Florida Thursday to survey Irma damage Reps call on Trump to allow foreign nationals from Irma-ravaged countries stay in US temporarily Targeted Republicans push back on retirement speculation Mr. President, you need a winning strategy against the next Harvey Where Dems stand on Sanders’s single-payer bill Bank lobby chief calls for ‘cooler heads’ to revamp consumer bureau Bannon to appear at Berkeley ‘Free Speech Week’ with Yiannopoulos, Coulter US, Malaysia talk trade Lawmakers question OMB on role in State Dept., USAID reorganization Anne Rice: It took ‘Putin, Sanders & Trump’ to take Clinton down Mattis: Budget stopgap will hurt military DeVos halts progress toward ending campus rape Report: Putin proposed reset of US-Russia ties under Trump On Afghanistan, generals know the lessons from Charlie Wilson’s war Dem senator on Equifax breach: ‘Somebody needs to go to jail’ Kobach defends controversial Breitbart column on NH voter fraud Snowden: Yes, it was all worth it Canadian judge suspended for wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hat Hoyer: Dems not expecting debt-limit fight in December Energy Department expands goals for solar power initiative Clinton: Lack of respect from Sanders and his supporters ‘hurt’ Birther reference dropped from Trump’s corporate bio Rasmussen poll: More than half say Clinton should retire McCain to continue Senate work while treating cancer Trump: North Korea sanctions ‘not a big deal’ Harvey and Irma’s lasting lesson — America needs stronger flood policies Schumer blasts back at McConnell over the debt ceiling Hillary Clinton pounds NY Times for ‘schizophrenic’ email coverage Moulton raises $600K for veteran candidates Watch live: White House holds news briefing as Trump hosts Malaysian prime minister Trump campaign begins turning over documents to Mueller: report Clinton sends pizza to fans waiting overnight for her book signing event Eric Trump announces birth of president’s 9th grandchild The Hill’s 12:30 Report Pelosi declines to endorse Sanders single-payer bill Trump officials call out China, Russia for helping N. Korea evade sanctions Senate Dems blast Trump for ‘absurd’ call to repeal estate tax Steele: Mortgage giants are stuck in limbo and people can’t buy houses California sanctuary state law clears key hurdle Hawaii Democrat latest to back Sanders’s single-payer bill GOP budget chair may not finish her term GOP senator calls for caps on ex-presidents’ benefits Spicer: Melissa McCarthy ‘should share’ her Emmy Cozying up to strongmen is not in America’s diplomatic interests Turning Genes into Medicine: Continuing the Conversation Cruz blames ‘staffing issue’ for liked porn tweet Clinton should back Sanders’s ‘Medicare for all’ bill Congress must preserve, improve professional growth for teachers DHS moving to speed construction of border barriers in California Colbert: Only ‘the democratic process’ can stop Trump Alexander: Major differences still remain for compromise ObamaCare bill Energy Dept. funds infrastructure resilience, cybersecurity projects Bluetooth attack can take over phones, computers over the air Bannon says he still talks to Trump frequently Devastating storms are the new normal — we need to be ready Median income rises for second straight year Russian network RT must register as foreign agent in US O’Reilly: Senior ‘stoners’ tune out our self-absorbed society Schumer: Democrats eyeing ways to disband Trump’s election commission CDC tells employees not to talk to the press: report Bannon thinks tax law changes probably won’t happen until next year: report Yelp accuses Google of violating FTC settlement Americans support a border wall more than the media wants to believe Gillibrand backs Sanders’s ‘Medicare for all’ bill Congress can boost job growth by repealing flawed employer standard Mnuchin: Trump’s corporate tax rate goal may not be achievable House committee to hold hearing on opioid epidemic Ousted National Security Council official joining House Intelligence Committee: report Credit ‘invisibles’ a critical part of reaching full credit inclusiveness GOP chairman rips bipartisan proposal as ‘bailout’ of ObamaCare White House: Tax reform hinges on Democratic support Clinton: Why don’t Biden, Kerry get same flak as me for Iraq vote? Mnuchin: Trump ‘absolutely a Republican’ Democrats must cease the friendly fire, unite for the people Mnuchin: Trump will ‘demand’ increase in military spending Amnesty for ‘Dreamers’ won’t solve policy flaw creating DACA dilemma Betsy DeVos is right to fix Obama’s campus sexual assault policy China, Russia warn US against government change in North Korea McConnell: No debt ceiling vote needed until 2018 Boehner warns Trump: Don’t pull out of Korea-US trade deal Trump: ‘People writing books’ about me have no access GOP rep pushes back on reported Ryan challenge Equifax breach a nightmare that should serve as wake-up call for feds Trump lawyer: Ex-White House staffers trying to sabotage Kushner White House: Border wall funding doesn’t have to be tied to DACA legislation Cruz Twitter account ‘likes’ pornographic clip in possible hack Clinton: I beat Sanders in a ‘landslide’ Clinton: Media rewarded Trump for ‘bigoted’ attacks Americans may actually support nuking North Korea first Trump’s portrait still missing from many federal offices Trump liked Bannon’s ’60 Minutes’ interview: report Watchdog group sues for records on Mnuchin and wife’s eclipse trip MSNBC’s Katy Tur compares covering Trump rallies to being ‘caged’ in ‘modern-day Roman Coliseum’ Report: Trump eyeing more aggressive response to Iran Will Trump run as an Independent? Feinstein expects public hearing with Donald Trump Jr. ‘come hell or high water’ Hope Hicks named Trump’s third White House communications director Protests in Hong Kong ahead of Bannon speech: ‘Nazis are not welcome here’ Trump’s debt deal puts an end to politics as usual in Washington Report: Russia organized protests in US on Facebook Clinton ‘convinced’ of collusion by Trump associates in election Trump reaching out to Dems on tax reform: report Cities scramble to land new Amazon headquarters Trump’s deal with Schumer, Pelosi should dismay conservatives GOP group launches new TV ad on tax reform Leader’s exit fuels worry for centrist Republicans Congress grapples with disaster aid Immigration arms race begins on Capitol Hill Five memorable moments from Hillary Clinton’s newest book Employers, colleges rush to protect DACA Mystery surrounds Cordray’s plans Strange struggles for Trump support in Ala. race Thanks to Trump, the dream is alive Congress needs to act on DACA The time is here to celebrate and defend our Latino community This is how we’ll beat them This Hispanic Heritage Month, let us not lose heart or surrender our dreams This Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s reflect on the rich history, contributions of Latino Americans In search of heroes in Congress to pass DREAM Act Briefly: The DREAM Act