The Hill Articles: September 7, 2017

House pushes back vote on spending package ahead of Hurricane Irma Blumenthal: Trump Jr. testimony had ‘gaping holes’ Kamala Harris: Trump testimony is on the table House Republican causes stir claiming female lawmaker ‘doesn’t know a damn thing’ Vicente Fox announces faux 2020 bid against Trump Mar-a-Lago visitor records release delayed Sanders asks if ‘anyone really believes’ Clinton’s book excerpts Pence hosts Texas lawmakers for ‘thank you’ reception after Harvey Mark Cuban: Trump is not learning from his mistakes ICE denies plan for nationwide immigration raids Clinton says she mistook Chaffetz for Priebus at Trump’s inauguration GOP lawmaker drops effort to force vote to extend DACA protections Justice Department to take latest travel ban ruling to Supreme Court Bannon: McConnell, Ryan ‘trying to nullify the 2016 election’ Ryan ‘not worried about’ effort to oust him as Speaker Trump’s NASA pick deletes posts from social media: report Dent announces retirement from House Ryan: Trump’s debt ceiling decision was ‘perfectly reasonable and rational’ Clinton in new book: ‘I wasn’t just running against Donald Trump’ Overnight Tech: Twitter to share info on Russian activity | Amazon looking for second headquarters | DNC phishing itself Navy official: Budget, readiness issues led to ship collisions All five living former presidents launch joint Harvey relief effort Sanders rips DeVos rewrite of campus sexual assault policy Overnight Defense: Lawmakers grill Navy official on collisions | Senate report finds military sexual assault ‘pervasive as ever’ | Official warns of slowdown to F-35 program MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: ‘Why can’t Paul Ryan be a man?’ Republicans still lack consensus on House budget Dem questions whether Trump knew of son’s meeting with Russian lawyer Overnight Regulation: DeVos ignites backlash with rewrite of campus sexual assault policy l EPA power plant rule decision likely this fall | Panel approves Trump financial regulator nominees New York City to offer free lunch for all public school students Federal court rejects part of Trump travel ban on extended family Dems file bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Republicans must fight for Trump, or conservatives will lose the country Overnight Cybersecurity: Equifax hack may impact 143M consumers | Trump Jr. meets Senate investigators | Twitter to share analysis of Russian activity Campaign video touts apprenticeships making Trump commemorative coins Cruz walks political tightrope on debt-ceiling deal GOP lawmaker issues statement on extramarital affair Moderates hope Trump’s deal with Dems means new bipartisanship Debt-limit fight could be delayed to 2018 Cardinal Dolan rips Bannon for Catholic Church immigration remarks Hispanic Caucus chair: ‘We intend to win’ on DACA Hurricane Jose upgraded to Category 3 storm Dems ask feds to look into airfare price gouging amid Irma threat Power shift as Trump opens door to Schumer, Pelosi Companies like Google must help crack down on terrorism online State Dept. spokeswoman jokes to reporters: Are you working for RT DACA repeal will have a terrible impact on our military Facebook says it’s investigating foreign influence on its platform Overnight Finance: Senate approves Trump’s debt deal with Dems | Conservatives fume at GOP leaders — not Trump | Trump wants to talk about killing debt limit | Panel approves Fed, comptroller nominees Report: Fox News will not hire Spicer Google: No evidence of Russian propaganda ads on our platforms Group urges Supreme Court to side with LGBT worker in discrimination case Lawmakers eye private moon missions More Americans using pot, opioids as smoking rate falls Overnight Energy: Senate passes Harvey aid deal | EPA’s Clean Power Plan decision coming this fall | Senate panel approves funds for UN climate agency Equifax says hackers accessed up to 143 million US consumers’ info Bipartisan, forward-looking solutions on redistricting Trump lawyer: I’d take a bullet for the president Coons shares statute on lying to Congress after Trump Jr. testimony Trump awards contracts for ‘other materials’ border wall prototypes Conservation efforts must reckon with diversity and inclusion Overnight Health Care: Governors urge Congress to fund key ObamaCare payments | Warren backs Sanders’ single-payer bill | Advocates seek long-term funding for children’s health program House panel rejects measure to seek Trump’s tax returns Trump Jr. on Senate meeting: ‘I trust this interview fully satisfied their inquiry’ WATCH: Dem leaders dare GOP not to vote for Trump deal Trump issues South Carolina emergency declaration ahead of Hurricane Irma Sasse: Trump deal will make Schumer the ‘most powerful man in America’ Mueller looking to interview WH staffers about Trump Tower meeting statement: report Senate panel votes to fund UN climate agency The VA must do its duty to help veteran-owned small businesses Top Navy admiral kept spokesman after sexual predator warning: report Gap between online and TV news consumption is shrinking, study finds Spicer to appear on Kimmel next week Trump Jr. completes five-hour interview with Senate staffers Kimmel: Clinton’s book like reading about the Titanic from the bottom of the ocean Harvey gives Trump a good excuse to walk back on his previous threats FBI director: No ‘whiff of interference’ on Russia probe DOI should be allowed to collect royalties owed to the taxpayer Power plant rule repeal announcement likely this fall: EPA Netanyahu’s wife to be indicted on Friday: report We need a long-term plan for reducing reincarcerations Trump says Mideast peace deal will be difficult to achieve Trump warns North Korea: Stop ‘behaving badly’ Key pro-Saudi player in Gulf spat registers as foreign agent Gillibrand: Military sexual assault ‘as pervasive as ever’ Amazon opens search for second North American HQ Senate approves Trump’s debt deal with Democrats Rick Perry went looking for a reason to bail out coal and came back empty Former members to Congress: Don’t cut foreign aid Mulvaney: Trump is ‘annoyed’ by Republican leaders Greens sue Trump officials over delayed auto efficiency penalties Trump’s global trade policies are good for middle-class America DNC chairman to teach at Brown University OPINION | To win at the ballot box, Democrats need to find religion again Clinton: My campaign paved the way for young women Trump willing to talk deal to kill debt ceiling votes Conservatives direct ire at GOP leaders — not Trump Republicans defend baker in case over same-sex wedding cake Graham says Comey should testify again on Clinton email case: ‘I smell a rat’ Trump, Schumer will revisit plan to scrap debt ceiling Advocates call for long-term funding of children’s health program Trump raved about positive news coverage on call to Pelosi, Schumer: report Conservative lawmaker calls GOP trust with White House “shaky” Renewing our republic: Putting the priorities of everyday people ahead of special interests Chamber targets GOP lawmakers in new ads for tax reform Longtime Vanity Fair editor Carter to step down DeVos ignites backlash with rewrite of campus sexual assault policy Governors urge Congress to fund key ObamaCare payments Focus on beefing up missile defense, not a preemptive strike, against North Korea Top official warns of F-35 development slowdown if continuing resolution lasts through April Ryan rejects Trump idea to scrap debt limit Ryan: I think Trump is ‘disgusted’ by white supremacists The Hill’s 12:30 Report Congress, defend the common law and common sense of nonpartisanship Conservative caucus opposes Trump deal with Pelosi, Schumer Trump Jr. took meeting with Russian lawyer to judge Clinton’s ‘fitness’: statement Senate GOP whip: No vote on stand-alone bill for ‘Dreamers’ Trump should focus on domestic IP theft more than from abroad Pelosi: Trump says that he would sign the DREAM Act if it passed Second California road to be named after Obama Retirement savers at risk under Labor’s financial advisor rule New York extends ObamaCare enrollment deadline House panel advances measure to guard U.S. ports from cyberattacks Watch live: Trump holds joint press conference with Kuwaiti ruler Interior secretary’s wife tapped to lead GOP challenge to Montana senator Ryan throws cold water on Trump tax goal After Harvey, Americans set Congress an example for unity Twitter to give analysis of Russian activity to Congress OPINION | Sen. Rand Paul: Pay for the emergency funds with cuts from elsewhere Heritage Action calls for GOP to reject Trump spending deal Art installation shows baby peering over US border wall OPINION | Trump-Schumer alliance a game-changer for everyone Mnuchin: It’s still ‘very viable’ to get tax reform done this year Top government official: Murderers, rapists getting interim security clearances Pelosi’s chief of staff stepping down Report: Thousands of ‘witches’ do monthly spell to protect world from Trump Trump unveils seventh wave of nominees to fill judicial vacancies Trump to nominate Clarence Thomas protege to key appeals court post Trump wanted to do away with debt ceiling The Texan view on Harvey relief Pelosi asked Trump to issue tweet reassuring DACA recipients Senate has no excuse for ignoring the public’s will to deport criminal aliens Peggy Noonan: Civil War ‘resolved’ slavery issue Jobless claims surge after Hurricane Harvey Trump to DACA recipients: ‘You have nothing to worry about’ GAO: Fewer than one in four agencies will meet data center consolidation goals Trevor Noah: Americans hoping for more hurricanes ‘just so their government gets s— done’ South Korea warns North Korea may fire another ICBM Trump ally: ‘We’re better’ than punishing ‘Dreamers’ Hurricanes remind us our water systems are at risk of cyberattack Mnuchin: ‘We’re very happy’ to have debt, Harvey deal Senate Banking panel approves Trump’s Fed, comptroller nominees Ryan explains Trump deal: President didn’t want ‘food fight’ The US can grow its own farm workers DNC tech chief tests staff with simulated phishing attack Warren co-sponsoring Sanders’s ‘Medicare for All bill’ Elections matter for the reputation for the pharmaceutical industry Former Clinton aide: Trump has never ‘paid the price’ for his actions Putin: Tillerson has ‘fallen in with the wrong company’ Top House conservative: Border security, not wall, required for DACA fix ShadowBrokers accelerating NSA leaks to twice a month Kid Rock slams Nazis, KKK in shift to politics during Michigan show Trump: Federal government is ready to help if Irma hits US Matthews: Can Democrats conceivably ‘run two white men’ on 2020 ticket? Bannon: Gary Cohn ‘absolutely’ should have resigned In bid to amend Communications Decency Act, Congress must side with trafficking victims Bannon: I’m going to be Trump’s ‘wing man’ outside the White House One day after deal with Dems, Trump campaign ad says Pelosi, Schumer ‘trying to stop him’ Haley turned down Trump’s State Department consideration CNN’s Powers: Trump thinks daughter Ivanka is ‘his prized possession’ Dem lawmaker: Clinton book tour comes at ‘worst possible time’ for Dems Bannon: Catholic churches ‘need illegal aliens’ America is the world’s scariest emerging market economy Seth Meyers to Clinton: ‘Bernie is not the reason you lost’ Bannon: ‘The guys on the far right’ are not happy with Trump’s DACA decision Lou Dobbs slams ‘RINO Ryan’: Trump ‘booted hapless fool’ out of the way Colbert: Ivanka calling Trump ‘daddy’ is ‘not weird at all’ Mnuchin: Executive order ready to sanction countries trading with N. Korea Miami-Dade mayor to unauthorized immigrants: We don’t ask for ‘identification’ at hurricane shelters Rubio: The only good news in Trump deal is FEMA funding Trump ended DACA in the most humane way possible Air Force One is Trump’s new boardroom Trump’s surprise deal shakes up fall agenda Clinton’s score-settling frustrates Democrats Minnesota set for pivotal House battles Congress wrestles with gaps in cyber workforce McConnell tees up debt, government-funding vote