The Hill Articles: April 11, 2018

Woman ‘dabs’ as Trump signs sex trafficking bill Former senior government officials come out in support of Pompeo Graham uses Fox News appearance to ask Trump not to fire Mueller Missouri Republican attorney general calls on Greitens to step down Trump’s Syria tweet surprised WH staff working on response to chemical attack: report Bannon has advised WH to fire Rosenstein, stop cooperating with Mueller: report Legislature finds credible allegations of forced sex by Missouri governor McCarthy and Scalise front-runners to replace Paul Ryan In major shift, GOP-controlled panel moves to protect Mueller Tom Brokaw pokes at senators over Zuckerberg hearing Overnight Cybersecurity: Highlights from Zuckerberg, round two | Senate panel to consider bill protecting Mueller | Pentagon could roll out cyber posture by August Pompeo to call Russia ‘a danger to our country’ in testimony: report Trump shares photo from dinner with GOP leaders Justice Dept attorney urged court not to weigh Trump comments in sanctuary city case Jill Stein provided documents to Senate committee’s Russia investigation Under contract Budowsky: Past presidents should join forces, speak out on Trump FBI raid on Trump’s attorney is so political, it would have made J. Edgar Hoover blush Overnight Tech: Highlights from Zuckerberg’s second day of testimony | Trump signs anti-sex trafficking bill | Cambridge Analytica interim CEO steps down | IBM stops advertising on Laura Ingraham’s show Pompeo failed to disclose ownership of business connected to China Treasury pushes back on travel criticism with data on Obama-era costs Speaker’s exit adds to GOP’s midterm fears Overnight Finance: Mulvaney asks Congress to retake power over consumer agency | Backs House in fight over Dodd-Frank rollback | Why Corker thinks tax cuts could be one of his ‘worst votes’ ever | House panel advances IRS reform bills DOJ gives House Intel original document that prompted Russia investigation Overnight Health Care: Paul Ryan to exit without entitlement reform | NIH investigates funding for alcohol study | Doctors push back on opioid prescription limits | VA privatization fight heats up Americans were misled about their dogs — USDA should make sure it doesn’t happen again Overnight Energy: Watchdog hits Interior over personnel moves | Dems want to push back vote on Pruitt’s No. 2 | Gowdy says EPA isn’t complying with travel probe Dems want to delay confirmation of Trump pick at EPA Senate panel pushes bill protecting Mueller to next week Pruitt wanted to highlight his name on EPA memorabilia: report Obama tops list of most admired people in US, beating Trump The infrastructure bill and our labor shortage crisis Interior Dept. officials call CNN correspondent ‘a f—ing idiot’ Overnight Defense: Trump warns missiles ‘will be coming’ to Syria | White House insists no decision made | California accepts federal funding for more Guard troops | Ryan to retire | Gets praise from defense hawks Theresa May calls Cabinet meeting to decide Britain’s response in Syria IRS rulemaking should follow HHS model Five things to watch in Pompeo’s nomination hearing IBM stops advertising on Laura Ingraham’s show Madeleine Albright sounds off on Trump: He acts like he’s ‘above the law’ Sanders decries flat earnings for most workers The UN’s colossal failure to stop Syria’s chemical weapons Missouri governor slams blackmail allegations as ‘political witch hunt’ Five takeaways from Zuckerberg’s testimony Meadows: Lack of entitlement reform not Ryan’s fault White House: Trump weighing ‘all options’ in Syria after threat of military strike Prison reform bill set for House markup next week Tax incentives boost conservation needed to protect the environment LA prosecutor examining sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey Trump considering drug testing plan for food stamp recipients: report Arizona teachers hold ‘walk-ins’ to demand higher salaries ​An evidence-based approach to the tobacco conundrum Mulvaney urges Congress to strip agency’s powers Footage surfaces of Israeli sniper shooting Palestinian man as soldiers cheer Ryan: ‘I’m not going to run for president’ Poll: More Americans view opioid addiction as serious problem Volkswagen has not cleaned up its act, time for Congress to step in Macron’s labor pains: French unions putting his reforms to the test Gowdy: EPA hasn’t complied with records request for Pruitt’s travel White House releases limited visitor logs after settlement California gov accepts funding to add National Guard troops, blasts Trump over immigration Clinton advises Pompeo to stop ‘purge’ at State Dept. Ex-spy’s daughter says she doesn’t want Russian Embassy’s help after poisoning Trump’s new NAFTA should make copper a priority Hamas attacks Israel — and the world condemns Israel April Ryan: I’ve gotten death threats for asking if Trump considered resigning DOJ targets elite universities in early admissions probe: report Pentagon stops accepting F-35 deliveries from Lockheed: report Paul Ryan’s retirement: A ‘self-promotion’ that makes sense Bill Cosby denied mistrial after accuser tells him ‘you know what you did’ Pompeo must commit to defending human rights as secretary of State Dem says frosted glass indicates lack of ‘transparency’ at CFPB Ending sex trafficking tomorrow requires preventing child abuse today Third top national security aide to leave White House Double the deficits, double the pain for the US FBI sought Trump ‘Access Hollywood’ tape info in Cohen raid: report Hoyer sees consensus in Congress against firing Mueller Vermont governor signs new gun restrictions into law America’s Opioid Epidemic: Youth Awareness & Prevention Watch live: White House holds press briefing Generating savings from our most cost-effective coastal defenses Pa. GOP supports plan to give majority party more power over redistricting Chicago Tribune on plans to unionize: Corporate owners jeopardize ‘ability to do great work’ Will investors stay calm as America once again faces $1 trillion deficits? Interior watchdog unable to determine if staff reassignments comply with law Netflix sued for allegedly rigging process to give bonuses Arizona House passes bill requiring women to provide reason for abortion Sadly, fiscal restraint is no longer a core principle of the GOP Madeleine Albright slams Trump’s ‘all white men’ administration NRA accepted donations from 20 Russian-linked contributors ACLU sues Kentucky over ban on common abortion method after 11 weeks Dems ramp up bid to oust Pruitt The Haspel nomination: The delicate balance of the process Senate panel moves to take up bill protecting Mueller In a field of terrible judicial nominees, Wendy Vitter is exceptionally unfit In Syria, President Trump must strike and stay Cambridge Analytica acting CEO steps down Ohio House speaker to resign amid FBI probe GOP rep grills Zuckerberg on opioid sales on Facebook Illinois lawmakers advance bill requiring schools to teach LGBT history Mulvaney backs House efforts to amend Senate Dodd-Frank rollback The Hill’s 12:30 Report House panel approves bipartisan bills aimed at improving the IRS Dem challenger fundraises off Ryan retirement announcement Mattis: US ‘still assessing’ suspected Syria chemical weapons attack Stormy Daniels reschedules canceled ‘View’ appearance Iran’s currency is in free fall — time for the US to exploit it Mueller wants subpoenas for 35 witnesses in Manafort trial Coast Guard chief: ‘Shortsighted’ to think border wall will end illegal immigration Bernie Sanders: Trump has no authority to broaden war in Syria Trump signs online sex trafficking bill Competition at risk in an era of 21st century cures School district arms teachers with mini-baseball bats in wake of shootings Corker: Tax cuts could be ‘one of the worst votes I’ve made’ EPA watchdog to review former Pruitt aide’s employment records Mulvaney jokes about running for Speaker: ‘I don’t think you have to be a member’ Just say no to the balanced budget amendment and yes to rescissions Lack of Trump won’t stop one ‘Nerd Prom’ party Boehner dismisses far-right replacement for Ryan: ‘They know they can’t win’ GOP rep to Zuckerberg: ‘Diamond and Silk is not terrorism’ Dem rep lists Zuckerberg’s apologies for Facebook mistakes Ousted NSC staffer Cohen-Watnick joining DOJ as Sessions adviser Looking for workers in all the wrong places Schumer calls for vote on bipartisan bill to protect Mueller Saudi forces intercept missile over capital: state news agency Parkland school board votes against arming teachers NIH investigating ‘alarming’ report on funding for alcohol study: official Stephanopoulos: Comey compared Trump to a ‘mob boss’ Ryan: Family, not Trump or elections, led to retirement decision Secretary Azar’s four-point plan is ambitious, yet familiar Dem compares Facebook data collection to FBI surveillance on civil rights activists Young Americans fearful of future of democracy: poll Slick accounting at the Federal Reserve could prove disastrous Freedom Caucus chairman predicts Speaker’s race to be settled before November Russia to deploy troops to site of chemical attack in Syria Trump nominates new commanders for military operations in Asia-Pacific, North America Nunes threatens to ‘impeach’ Wray and Rosenstein US Arab and Muslim communities embrace democracy for greater safety GOP Rep. Ross won’t seek reelection It’s not just Facebook’s problem Election analysts move Ryan seat toward Dems after his retirement Trump praises Ryan in wake of retirement announcement EPA’s unwillingness to act on pollution is especially harmful to communities of color GOP senator blasts raid on Trump lawyer’s office Preet Bharara: ‘High’ likelihood that Trump lawyer will be charged with a crime House task force on environmental justice urges more diversity at Interior Live coverage: Zuckerberg faces second day on Capitol Hill Watch live: Ryan holds press conference amid reports he won’t seek reelection Ingraham: Why is Michael Cohen talking ‘to media outlets that are fairly hostile’ to Trump? Alex Wagner: 2018 will be ‘one of the most consequential years in American politics’ On the world stage, a new era of US-China parity has begun Jobs are the ultimate criminal justice reform Trump blames Mueller probe for tensions with Russia Boehner joins cannabis company board to push for medical use Albright: ‘As far as I can tell, there is no strategy’ on Syria Trump nominates to federal court a former official who refused to sue Trump University Lawyer: Stormy Daniels feels ‘more and more vindicated’ Senators to introduce new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller GOP sen: Hope Trump missile tweet is just taking a ‘stronger negotiating position’ Ryan to retire as Speaker in January Ben Shapiro: Americans more tolerant but hate each other’s politics Report: Border Patrol agents seen in video dumping ill man into Mexico Republican group airs ad on ‘Fox & Friends’ defending Mueller probe Secretary Zinke, stand up once again for land, water conservation fund Poll: Facebook users more worried about privacy Ryan telling associates he’s not running for reelection: report Memo to Congress: On tax fairness, follow the lead of states and cities Trump knocks ‘failing New York Times’ over ‘another phony story’ McGovern tapped to replace Slaughter as top Dem on Rules panel Trump: Relationship with Russia ‘worse than it’s ever been’ Trump pushes back on reports of chaos in White House: ‘Very calm and calculated’ Almost half back Trump on sending troops to border: poll The 1968 Fair Housing Act and the education of Congressman George H.W. Bush Trump: ‘Get ready Russia,’ missiles will be headed to Syria The wasteful spending at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must end Labor Department should stop standing in the way of affordable retirement advice The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2018 Trump, Pelosi appear most in early ads — for the other side Doctors bristle at push for opioid prescription limits DeVos review of racial bias guidance stirs controversy VA privatization fight could erupt in confirmation hearing The US has nothing left to gain in Syria — but much to lose