The Hill Articles: April 10, 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg swears in new citizens: US is ‘made strong by people like you’ Heitkamp says Trump asked her to switch parties Trump to meet with GOP leaders at White House on Wednesday: report Meadows: Lawmakers ‘seriously’ considering holding DOJ officials in contempt of Congress EPA monitoring social media to justify Pruitt spending: report Ex-acting deputy AG Boente was asked to interview with Mueller: report Trump considering more aggressive strike in Syria: report Dem defeats Trump delegate in Florida state Senate special election Suspects turn themselves in after men beaten during pride parade GOP lawmaker says he has enough support to force immigration votes McConnell sees GOP’s spending claw back plan as unlikely to pass Tech investor says Rebekah Mercer asked Facebook for probe into Cambridge Analytica The Memo: Fears rise of Trump move against Mueller Overnight Defense: Trump consults allies on Syria response | Corker anticipates strike | Russia vetoes UN panel to probe chemical attacks | Sanders to oppose Pompeo for State Zuckerberg holds his own in round one of testimony Trump at crisis point on Mueller Zuckerberg’s notes suggest he expected lawmakers to ask whether he’d resign: report Overnight Tech: Zuckerberg grilled by lawmakers over data scandal | What we learned from marathon hearing | Facebook hit with class action lawsuit | Twitter endorses political ad disclosure bill | Uber buys bike share Let’s open more of the US offshore for energy development Trump tried to fire Mueller in December: report Trump mulling firing Rosenstein: report Politics over guns and mental health have hurt our communities and citizens Lobbying World GOP senator to Zuckerberg: ‘Your user agreement sucks’ Overnight Cybersecurity: Zuckerberg faces grilling in marathon hearing | What we learned from Facebook chief | Dems press Ryan to help get Russia hacking records | Top Trump security adviser resigning Can Republicans win women back? We can and we must. Schumer: Trump firing Rosenstein would spark ‘constitutional crisis’ Overnight Energy: Dems release docs questioning Pruitt’s security | GOP pushes back on calls to investigate Pruitt | Pruitt’s chief takes responsibility for controversial raises Overnight Finance: Trump thanks Xi for promises on trade | McConnell urges GOP to call Trump about tariffs | China files WTO case against tariffs | GOP dismisses report tax law will add $1.9T to debt | What to expect from Mulvaney hearing on CFPB America’s farmers just want the government to give them a fighting chance Overnight Health Care: Trump appointee at center of fight over religious freedom | HHS official placed on leave over Pizzagate comments | Four opioid hearings set for Wednesday | Planned Parenthood targets judicial nominee over abortion Cohen says FBI was ‘courteous,’ ‘extremely professional’ Scaramucci calls for Trump to ‘end the war’ on media, appear on CNN and MSNBC Exclusive: Broward County’s $100 million failure on school safety  Trump signs order calling for work requirements in welfare programs Reddit identifies nearly 1,000 accounts linked to Russian troll farm Trump tantrum after Cohen raid reaffirms his unfitness for office More than 250 retired military officials urge Trump to appoint leaders to children’s fitness council We need sound policy to quell the data arms race, protect users Stormy Daniels cooperating with federal investigators: report Blue Apron to stop advertising on Laura Ingraham’s show US to remove Chad from travel ban list GOP senators push back on calls to investigate Pruitt Pence endorses challenger in Texas congressional primary runoff Trump’s ‘big price’ for Syria will illustrate failure of UN and international law McConnell suggests spending claw back is unachievable Parents who lost boys in Sandy Hook shooting weighing run for Congress What should Pence do at the Summit of the Americas? No, the March for Our Lives school walkout is not the same as pro-life school walkout Michael Moore taunts Trump: ‘Grow a pair’ and fire Mueller already US-China foreign investment fell 28 percent in 2017: report Cruz presses Zuckerberg on alleged censorship of conservative speech Speier introduces bill to end the ‘pink tax’ Four steps state legislatures can take to tackle harassment Shelby approved as Appropriations panel chairman Russia vetoes new panel to probe Syrian chemical weapons use Federal judge in Texas says LGBT workers are protected from employment discrimination April Ryan to Sarah Sanders: Has Trump ‘thought about stepping down?’ McConnell urges GOP senators to call Trump about tariffs Leaked Sinclair memo blames ‘extremists’ for criticism of company EPA removes staffer whose report questioned Pruitt’s security needs: report Zuckerberg says Mueller has interviewed Facebook employees Sinclair: Criticism of ‘fake stories’ script is dishonest and reprehensible Our students will keep marching Zuckerberg apologizes to Congress over spread of ‘fake news,’ hate speech Bank of America to stop lending to military-style weapons makers DeVos should come to Los Angeles and see how we have improved education for high need students Miami high school students walk out after student killed in shooting Xi speech shows China willing to deal, but not with a gun to its head Groups sue Trump administration over terrorism report Russian lawmaker warns that Moscow could respond to potential US strike in Syria National Equal Pay Day won’t make a difference for women of color Roy Moore sues accuser for defamation White House: Trump believes he has power to fire Mueller Why Smokin’ Joe leads the pack of 2020 Democratic hopefuls McConnell: Legislation to protect Mueller not needed  Former Sinclair producer: ‘If I don’t take a stand, I figured, who will?’ Poll: Nearly 70 percent of Americans say Trump shouldn’t fire Mueller Kaiser Permanente to launch $2 million gun violence research effort Hoyer whacks GOP for sudden interest in deficit spending  Supreme Court can reinforce free speech with Rod Blagojevich case Mueller investigating previously unreported meetings in Seychelles: report Trump thanks Xi for ‘kind words’ on trade amid tensions SlimFast drops advertisements on Laura Ingraham’s show Facebook’s trials are just beginning Watch live: Trump hosts Alabama national championship team GOP senator blasts Dems for releasing ‘sensitive’ EPA documents on Pruitt security Twitter backs digital ad regulation Ex-Obama official Marie Harf, Guy Benson to co-host Fox News Radio show Federal prosecutors ask Trump Organization for records related to Stormy Daniels: report Corker anticipates Syria strike, but so far has only heard ‘bluster’ from White House Michigan State student sues school, claiming counselors discouraged her from reporting rape Limiting patient choice is the wrong way to address high drug prices GOP dismisses report that tax law will add $1.9 trillion to debt To keep the US competitive, space regulation needs streamlining California Gov. Jerry Brown endorses Feinstein Putting a price tag on childhood hunger Dershowitz: Mueller’s goal is to write a report in hopes Congress uses it to impeach Trump Watch live: White House holds press briefing Are research and medicine catered to only a certain type of people? For women in the workforce, less money means more problems Comedian T.J. Miller arrested at LaGuardia, accused of bomb threat FBI search warrant on Cohen covered taxi medallion ownership NYT: FBI sought documents related to payments and Trump’s alleged affairs in raid The Hill’s 12:30 Report GOP senator wants committee vote on bill protecting Mueller ABC: Trump-appointed US attorney was recused from Cohen probe Planned Parenthood targets judicial nominee over abortion comments Green groups urge Senate to reject Pompeo nomination The spendthrift GOP’s very unfunny balanced budget amendment joke Scarborough rips Trump ‘witch hunt’ claim: Your appointees approved the raid No. 2 Senate Republican: ‘Big mistake’ to fire Mueller  Boehner to campaign for House GOP candidates Rosenstein signed off on FBI raid of Trump lawyer: report Dershowitz: Targeting Trump’s lawyer should worry us all Lou Dobbs Twitter poll backfires after most vote against Trump firing Mueller Just Do It!: Modernize the Higher Education Act Congress must update music licensing for the modern era Syrian troops on high alert following US strike threats: report EPA records question need for Pruitt’s 24/7 security, senators say Facebook, Cambridge Analytica hit with class-action lawsuit Trump ‘less inclined’ to sit down for Mueller interview after Cohen raid: report Uber to acquire bike-sharing company Schumer: It’s time to vote on legislation protecting Mueller 1 year in, Justice Gorsuch remains the noble judge he’s always been Schumer to Trump: ‘Don’t even think about’ firing Mueller Dershowitz on FBI raid of Trump attorney: ‘Dangerous day today for lawyer-client relations’ 12-year-old arrested after carrying loaded AR-15 down the street Advocacy group floods Capitol lawn with Zuckerberg cutouts ahead of hearing US must tell Russia: We won’t leave Syria until Iran does Facebook officially rolls out ‘Data Abuse Bounty’ program China files trade case at WTO over Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs America isn’t prepared for a 2 a.m. cyberattack Rand Paul admits opposition to Mueller probe isn’t consistent with stance on Bill Clinton investigation It would have taken more than privacy laws to prevent the Cambridge Analytica scandal Top Trump security adviser Tom Bossert resigning Sinclair chief to Trump in 2016: ‘We are here to deliver your message’ A Saturday Night Massacre would bring a midterm mauling to GOP Obamas won’t attend royal wedding Pruitt’s chief of staff takes responsibility for controversial raises House Dems ask Ryan to intervene on Russia documents Let’s make Equal Pay Day obsolete: It’s common sense Republicans reserve airtime to protect Wisconsin’s Walker Grassley: ‘It would be suicide’ for Trump to fire Mueller Michael Steele: If Trump wants to drain the swamp, Pruitt must go Daughter of poisoned former Russian spy leaves hospital Queen Elizabeth likens Trump to noisy helicopter Russia can jam US drones in Syria: report Dem rep: To call Mueller probe a witch hunt is ‘to be completely unhinged’ China treats US like a colony — luckily, Trump is fighting back Dem senator to introduce new data privacy law amid Cambridge Analytica scandal Trump cancels trip to Peru, Colombia Preet Bharara to Trump: ‘Long live the crime-fraud exception’ Christie to Trump: ‘You can’t fire the special counsel’ GOP rep: Trump doesn’t need congressional approval for military action in Syria GOP rep: Trump tweets on Muller aren’t ‘helpful at all’ Live coverage: Facebook’s Zuckerberg faces grilling in Congress Stormy Daniels lawyer to Trump: What’s dead is using attorney-client privilege to hide illegal acts Steyer: Americans ‘at great risk while we wait’ on Trump impeachment Colbert audience cheers news of Cohen office raid Pompeo reaches out to Clinton, Kerry for confirmation advice: report China files WTO complaint over Trump steel tariffs Conway’s husband responds to Trump with link to US attorney rules showing he’s wrong Considering college? A real education is waking up to truth Hannity invites Kimmel on his show, promises ‘no name-calling, no anger’ Trump attorney moves to have Stormy Daniels defamation case dismissed A movement to #ReviveCivility Poll: Far more young Democrats plan to vote than young Republicans Trump must beware the Cohen trap Majority calls for more regulations against Facebook: poll Oregon passes net neutrality law Republican Massachusetts governor to skip fundraiser with Pence Trump blasts FBI raid on Cohen: ‘Attorney-client privilege is dead!’ Ingraham returns, says liberal attempts to ‘intimidate those who disagree with them’ are ‘Stalinist’ Stormy Daniels attorney asks for arbitration push to be denied Give Ethiopia a chance to change; House should reject strongly worded resolution Facebook hearings should force Congress to address meddling Congress would be smart to accept Trump’s life raft on spending McCarthy plays inside game in shadow campaign for Speaker 2020 Dems boost down-ballot contenders in key states Trump appointee at center of fight over religious freedom Cuomo faces threat from the left in Cynthia Nixon Equal Pay Day’s lies: Insulting logic, a misleading statistic