The Hill Articles: September 20, 2017

Lawrence O’Donnell apologizes for off-air tirade SEC says hackers may have profited from stolen insider information Manafort working on Kurdish independence referendum: report Bharara: If I weren’t fired Trump would have asked me ‘to do something inappropriate’ Tillerson: Iran in ‘technical compliance’ with nuclear deal New Mexico Gov: GOP health care bill ‘still needs some work’ Manafort used Trump email to contact Ukrainian operative: report Blumenthal: ObamaCare repeal bill one of the ‘most cruel’ acts in history RNC covering Trump Jr.’s legal fees: report Lewandowski: Manafort should go to jail for the rest of his life if he colluded Democratic leaders request investigation into Price’s travel Woman: I’d rather go to jail than take down Trump sign Overnight Health Care: GOP takes fire over pre-existing conditions | Senate aims for repeal vote next week | Obama frustrated by GOP repeal effort Trump: New ObamaCare repeal does cover pre-existing conditions Trump to award medal of honor to Vietnam veteran Overnight Defense: Trump says he’s made decision on Iran deal | Navy needs $600M to fix damaged ships | Watchdog sues administration over chemical attack warning Trump raffling off chance to have dinner with him at fundraiser Trump: Alabama ‘sooo lucky’ to have ‘Big’ Luther Strange Overnight Regulation: Dems ask FEC for new rules on online political ads | California cities sue oil companies over climate change | DOJ to start paying Madoff fraud victims GOP chairman fundraising for conservative House member Sessions scheduled to testify before Senate Judiciary next month Senate Intel Dem: Trump lawyer ‘tried to pull a fast one’ Spicer attacks media in new interview Michael Brown: Hurricane Maria highlights lack of long-term planning in disaster relief Trump leaning toward decertifying Iran deal, putting on Congress: report MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell berates staff in leaked footage Overnight Tech: Senate Intel wants Facebook to testify | Apple’s Tim Cook calls DACA ‘biggest issue of our time’ | Amazon algorithm suggested bomb-making items | Dems want new rules for online political ads Existing-home sales fall 1.7 percent in August Is the White House misleading Congress over a contentious FOIA policy? Overnight Energy: California cities sue oil giants over climate change President Trump, don’t give up on ‘Trumpism’ Overnight Finance: Fed holds rates steady | Yellen mum on future | Urgency for tax reform grows | Ryan expects more hurricane relief aid | DOJ to begin paying Madoff victims Overnight Cybersecurity: Mueller requests White House documents on Trump actions | Equifax tweet mistakenly sends victims to phishing site | Russian hackers debate ransomware ethics Ginsburg calls herself a ‘flaming feminist litigator’ Trump makes a comeback in the polls Russia looks to German election for sway in Europe Puerto Rico enacts curfew over Hurricane Maria Trump: ‘Very good chance’ Congress repeals ObamaCare Nicaragua to sign Paris deal, leaving US, Syria as only countries opposed West Coast states eye early presidential primaries   Bloomberg: Border wall ‘impossible to build’ Majority would join class-action suit against Equifax if hit by breach, poll says Biden to hold rally for Dem in Alabama Senate race Report: Manafort offered ‘private briefings’ to Russian billionaire during election WATCH: GOP senator: Trump may be a great dealmaker ‘after all’ Ryan: More hurricane aid likely coming in October Yellen mum on whether she’ll lead the Fed again Holding off on rate hike shows Yellen deserves reappointment W.Va. GOP governor backs Manchin for Senate: report Michigan will allow candidates to raise money for super PACs GOP takes heavy fire over pre-existing conditions Watchdog group sues Trump administration over chemical attack warnings Coulter: If we’re not getting the wall, we may as well have an attractive dignified president Facebook COO ‘disgusted’ by ad targeting tools, will add more human oversight Moore launches new ad ahead of Alabama Senate runoff Dems ask FEC to create new rules in response to Russian Facebook ads Ben Carson: We’re changing HUD from a bureaucracy to an efficient organization ‘The View’ co-host: Trump making ‘phallic reference’ with ‘Rocket Man’ talk Critics of Sinclair merger urge Dems to block FCC chair’s reconfirmation WATCH: Grassley says committee might not subpoena Manafort pending Mueller charges First Australian refugees due in US in weeks Chelsea Clinton: I wish Trump was focused on UN, not hitting golf ball at mom GOP lawmaker urges colleagues to support short-term aviation bill Trump nominee voted in Virginia in the presidential election after moving out of state Trump mispronounces Namibia in meeting with African leaders Lessons from Hurricane Katrina can help students in Texas and Florida Graham knocks Obama over GOP repeal criticism Groups blast DOJ proposal for foreign access to data stored in US Ryan surveys Florida hurricane damage from military plane Corker: Trump’s UN address ‘a welcomed change’ New GOP West Virginia gov won’t commit to backing party’s Senate nominee: report San Francisco, Oakland sue oil companies over climate change Protecting consumers and legitimate businesses from pyramid fraud Russia: America using actor Morgan Freeman to push anti-Moscow message Poll: Half of Trump voters would take softened immigration stance US Strategic Command chief: Iran adhering to nuclear deal Graham-Cassidy insurer bailout could turn Texas blue New Prophets of Rage video depicts Trump as Nazi, Pence as real ‘chief’ Intel chair on Trump lawyer: Panel will not ‘be manipulated’ Mueller requests White House documents related to Trump conduct: report Collins: ‘Disappointing’ that bipartisan health-care effort was halted Insurer trade group blasts latest ObamaCare repeal bill Robert E. Lee’s own church votes to change its name Grassley: GOP has ‘responsibility’ to support latest ObamaCare repeal effort We can unlock the power of women internationally State Department kept silent on acoustic attacks in Cuban embassy for weeks: report End of an era: Fed takes big step toward normalizing Pelosi pushes back at immigration protesters who heckled her Nikki Haley acknowledges sometimes she has to ‘clarify’ Trump tweets Ukraine’s corruption is leaving investors wary and the country weak Brown to replace student loans with grants Navy must ask Congress for $600M to fix damaged ships Obama: People started believing me after I left the White House Hurricane Maria knocks out power in all of Puerto Rico Trump’s UN speech is Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ on steroids Trump lauds African leaders for number of friends going to continent ‘trying to get rich’ Iranian president blasts Trump’s UN speech: ‘Ignorant, absurd and hateful’ Fed holds off on September rate hike, announces plans for debt sell-off Keeping self-driving cars off the road is costing American lives White House offered Peter Thiel intel adviser post: report Watchdog demands cause for White House refusal to release Mar-a-Lago visitor logs Kerry to Trump: Paris agreement not some quick ‘real estate deal’ Researchers see rise in ‘alt-right’ voices influencing German elections Watchdog: Airline baggage, cancellation fees rise to $7B Senate GOP aims to vote next week on ObamaCare repeal Megyn Kelly on leaving Fox: ‘I’m not a political animal and I never have been’ Fears of mismanagement of hurricane relief funds in Puerto Rico indicate bias Trevor Noah: We’re learning about the presidency at the same time as the president Oprah to tackle political polarization in ’60 Minutes’ debut Pence: UN Human Rights Council ‘doesn’t deserve its name’ Obama expresses frustration over GOP repeal effort Mayor Bill de Blasio manufactures a crisis fit for the South, not New York Ex-sheriff David Clarke drops f-bomb on reporter Russian groups organized pro-Trump rallies on Facebook: report Christie comes out against Graham-Cassidy Melania Trump condemns bullying in United Nations speech Errant Equifax tweet sends breach victims to site flagged for phishing Pennsylvania rep to Price: ‘Let me recommend Amtrak’ for DC-Philly trips Prosecutors recommend two-year sentence for Weiner: report ACLU sues Michigan over gay adoption screening Blue Cross warns GOP repeal bill ‘undermines’ pre-existing condition rules Trump speaks with Mexican president after deadly earthquake The Hill’s 12:30 Report California files lawsuit over Trump’s border wall The GOP moderates must vote no on Graham-Cassidy — it will hurt millions Trump judicial pick called transgender children part of ‘Satan’s plan’ Apple CEO: DACA is ‘the biggest issue of our time’ Sports radio host and ESPN critic mulls Senate run in Tennessee Liberty under law was always rooted in biblical principles VA fires former DC medical director for a second time Breitbart claims White House ‘worried’ about crowd size for Trump-Strange rally Despite progress, the health of our nation’s children is at risk WH press secretary: ‘I would certainly not read anything into’ Kelly photo Graham: Kimmel bought liberal talking point ‘hook, line and sinker’ Trump Facebook ads reassure supporters he will build border wall Organization founded by Roy Moore shared video calling Obama a Muslim DOJ to begin paying victims of Bernie Madoff scheme Iran-linked hackers targeting Saudi petrochemicals and aerospace dealings Hillary Clinton new book sales top 300K AT&T CEO: Failure to pass tax reform would be ‘bad indictment’ for GOP In Liberia, separation of power takes political will and a nod to America EPA pulls officers from other duties to protect Pruitt: report Trump says he’s ‘decided’ on Iran deal Mattis calls international alliances ‘critical’ after Trump’s UN speech Michael Hayden: Trump’s realist UN speech gives reason to hope on North Korea 34 states would see funding cut from new ObamaCare repeal bill: study Senate Dems file bill to eliminate debt ceiling Threats to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea are illegal, damaging Top Dem asks watchdog to look into Price private jet travel The Graham-Cassidy bill — it’s not perfect, but it’s better than ObamaCare Trump on hurricanes: ‘It’s just one after another’ Amazon ‘reviewing’ its site after report found suggestions of bomb ingredients War with Iran or North Korea could involve deadly chemical weapons Kerry: No plans ‘right now’ to run in 2020 Puerto Rico gov: Maria could be ‘most catastrophic’ storm in century Trump rally cost Phoenix taxpayers $450K: report LA fire dept heads to Mexico to help with earthquake aftermath Trump tweets support for Luther Strange ahead of Alabama visit Ivanka Trump opens up about postpartum depression Republican insists his repeal bill passes ‘Jimmy Kimmel test’ Longtime Trump aide Keith Schiller leaves White House position: report Equifax shows Republicans must end attacks on financial regulation Haley: Trump ‘has to speak up’ on ‘very paranoid’ Kim Jong Un Dems to introduce bill to ban government spending at Trump-owned hotels Colbert gives Clinton ‘vault’ of unused jokes from election night It looks like Obama did spy on Trump, just as he apparently did to me Trump making it harder for skilled foreigners to work in US: report TV networks won’t hire Spicer due to ‘lack of credibility’: report Trump: Rand Paul ‘negative force’ on fixing health care Giving military equipment to police will not lead to safer streets Maintaining the effectiveness of US foreign aid Haley: Trump’s ‘Rocket Man’ label is generating discussion about North Korean leader Walmart, Target back call for legislation to protect young immigrants Clinton mocks Putin for ‘manspreading’ Jeff Sessions’s evidence-free crime strategy Poll: Fewer than one-quarter of Republicans in Congress support border wall funding Why removing historical monuments is a bad idea Trump’s approval rating ticks upward in new poll Poll: Nearly half of voters support single-payer health care Freedom Caucus’s tax reform motto: ‘Just say no’ Trump Health secretary takes private flights costing tens of thousands: report Trump fires back at ‘Crooked Hillary’ over N. Korea criticism Hurricanes show true nature of America’s big farm handouts Time for the US to develop a Manhattan Project in cybersecurity Trump’s conservative majority depends on tax reform in 2017 The two senators who will likely decide fate of ObamaCare repeal Grimm close to post-prison run for old seat Urgency felt as tax reform lags Republican leaders press wary members to back aviation spinoff Lobbyists reluctant to fund legal defense of Trump officials Five things to know about the new ObamaCare repeal bill Fury fuels the modern political climate in US Trump at the UN: What to watch for Wednesday