The Hill Articles: April 12, 2018

Trump: I’d only rejoin Pacific trade pact if deal was ‘substantially better’ GOP unveils mock cover of Comey book with ‘ego’ attack NY Daily News cover hits Trump over Comey book revelations WATCH: Nancy Pelosi plans to keep her ‘seat at the table’ Trump to pardon ex-Cheney aide Scooter Libby: report WATCH: Pelosi ‘frantic,’ ready to challenge Trump if he fires Mueller Backpage.com pleads guilty to human trafficking WATCH: Nancy Pelosi says Paul Ryan’s Legacy is ‘incomplete’ Trump launches task force to evaluate Postal Service operations McCarthy says early leadership election to replace Ryan unlikely New Jersey lawmakers pass automatic voter registration bill Overnight Defense: Pompeo grilled by Dems at nomination hearing | Faces tight panel vote | Mattis insists no decision yet on Syria | Dems seek answers on National Guard border deployment Federal judge rules in favor of Los Angeles in immigration suit against Sessions Sen. Kennedy considering run for La. governor: report Maddow draws more viewers than Hannity on Wednesday despite Trump tweet Trump allies fear feds seized lawyer’s recordings of conversations: report Overnight Energy: Former Pruitt aide alleges more wasteful spending, retaliation | Senate confirms EPA No. 2 | Zinke backs off big park fee increases Arizona governor announces 20 percent teacher pay increase Geraldo Rivera: Comey is the reason Trump is president Trump, May vow to deter further use of chemical weapons by Assad: UK House Ethics calls on Farenthold to pay back $84K taxpayer-funded harassment settlement Major GOP donor calls for Missouri governor to resign Overnight Health Care: Opioid distributors summoned before Congress | Judge sets trial date in massive opioid lawsuit | Senators press DOJ to stop blocking medical marijuana Five things to know from Comey’s new book GOP fractures over push to protect Russia probe Comey jabs at Trump’s hands, ‘orange’ skin in new book Overnight Finance: Trump floats entering Pacific trade pact he once called ‘a disaster’ | Senators worry over Mulvaney’s power at consumer bureau | Battle for CFPB control heads to appeals court | House fails to pass balanced budget amendment Bridging the growing college divide among young Americans Head of Oklahoma teachers’ union calls to end teacher walkout Comey in new book: ‘I’m sorry’ I couldn’t better explain decision on Clinton probe We need to cut spending, but proposed Balanced Budget Amendment won’t do the job Mattis says decision on Syria not yet made despite Trump comments Move forward with federal budget agreement to advance care for adults with complex needs Greitens claims prosecutors hid evidence refuting sexual misconduct allegations Pompeo faces difficult panel vote after grilling by Dems Overnight Cybersecurity: Pompeo pressed on cyber plans at State | Equifax hit with new lawsuit over breach | Uber expands privacy settlement with FTC Comey calls Trump ‘untethered to truth’ in upcoming book Comey: Kelly threatened to quit over my firing Comey says Trump wanted ‘pee tape’ investigated to prove it was a lie: report Proposal to amend the Constitution falls short in House Paul Ryan’s legacy is a financial success Stormy Daniels’s attorney says Trump’s lawyer is threatening to plead the Fifth CNN: White House circulating plan to undermine Rosenstein Poll: Republican holds 10-point lead in Arizona special election James Comey’s history of misconduct  Lawyer Trump wanted to hire urges him to fire Rosenstein Why the Summit of the Americas is better off without Trump Feds investigating loans related to Cohens taxi business: report Mueller’s team prepares to move forward without Trump interview: report China says it ‘will not hesitate to fight back’ against proposed US tariffs Senate approves Trump’s pick for No. 2 at EPA Why NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is such a fiscal black hole Feds form task force to combat sexual harassment in housing GOP lawmaker: ‘A lot of the attractive children are not making it to the border’ Missouri GOP state lawmakers want Trump to ask governor to resign Emails reveal Facebook tried to reach out to Diamond and Silk over changes: report Offshore drilling is safer than ever Ex-doorman makes unverified claim that housekeeper had child with Trump Zinke backs off plan for big national park fee increases Theresa May’s Cabinet vows to ‘take action’ over Syrian chemical attack Seeking to right the wrong of ending protection to Bears Ears Why the farm bill must focus on conservation FCC chairman rejects senators’ request to investigate Sinclair Italy is too big to fail, too risky to be ignored Trump aims to ease compliance with air pollution rules Senators gripe over Mulvaney’s power at consumer bureau Dershowitz: For ACLU, getting Trump trumps civil liberties National security Dems want answers on troop deployment to border Ryan rebuffs calls that he make a speedier exit Senators ask FCC to probe Sinclair ‘news distortion operation’ Veterans groups honor ousted VA chief at private event Trump signals support for changing summer ethanol policy Ryan: No need for Congress to authorize Syria strikes Former Texas congressman found guilty of 23 felonies White House aims to send spending claw-back proposals by early May Naloxone is not a moral hazard — it’s a good tool for physicians to have in their kits US found chlorine gas, nerve agent in samples from Syria attack: report Cynthia Nixon asks supporters to donate $4.20 after pledge to legalize marijuana Trump: ‘It may not look like it, but we are draining the swamp’ Pompeo pressed on plans for cybersecurity at State San Juan mayor: 700K without power in Puerto Rico after outage Trump meets with Rosenstein at the White House Should Mike Pompeo be confirmed? Time is ripe for an investment in the future of those in poverty Booker grills Pompeo on views about Muslims, homosexuality Opioid distributors to testify before House committee on their role in epidemic Blagojevich case ripe for Supreme Court review Dems call for probe into EPA chief’s use of multiple email addresses Several pro-Trump states would be injured by a trade war Watch live: Trump talks tax cuts and American workers The Hill’s 12:30 Report Schumer rips Gingrich for comparing FBI raid of Trump lawyer to Nazi secret police US needs to respect Latin American leadership on Venezuela crisis Trump gives vote of confidence to legal team Pelosi: GOP should fear losing the House Trump to explore entering Pacific trade pact he once called ‘a disaster’ International watchdog deploys team to probe suspected Syria chemical attack Carter urges Trump to keep country at peace: Any nuclear exchange could involve ‘catastrophe’ Pompeo confirms ‘a couple hundred’ Russians killed in Syria Are we going to let our generation become the ones who forgot the Holocaust? Federal appeals court weighs CFPB leadership fight Ryan signals support for McCarthy as next GOP leader EPA chief Pruitt has 29 percent approval rating: poll Uber agrees to revised settlement with FTC following revelation of 2016 data breach Pompeo: ‘Bad blood’ with Moscow due to ‘Russian bad behavior’ Senators call for DOJ to stop blocking medical marijuana research Former Trump voter fraud commission member sued over voter fraud claims Pompeo supports Trump plan to ‘fix’ Iran deal Trump: Syria decision to come ‘fairly soon’ Pompeo says he wouldn’t resign as secretary of State if Trump fired Rosenstein Dems want Mattis to reveal experts behind Pentagon transgender policy Look to Supreme Court for answers on whether Trump can fire Mueller Warren: Mulvaney is ‘hurting real people to score cheap political points’ Poll: Majority of Americans say something like the Holocaust could happen again Paul Ryan’s successor must embrace the House Freedom Caucus Schumer: Mueller protection bill would pass by ‘very large majority’ Dems: Former Pruitt aide alleges more wasteful spending, retaliation at EPA Mulvaney in Senate testimony: I’m required to be here, but not to answer your questions Pompeo confirms he was interviewed by Mueller Pompeo: ‘I am not advocating regime change’ in North Korea Watergate prosecutor: Trump ‘going full Nixon on Mueller’ Digital privacy should unite us, not drive us apart ‘Monopoly man’ returns for Mulvaney’s CFPB hearing EU privacy watchdogs: Facebook apology ‘simply is not enough’ Judge schedules trial in massive opioid lawsuit Hatch: Those advising Trump to fire Mueller going against ‘nation’s best interest’ GOP chairman: ‘Fair’ to ask if Pompeo’s relationship with Trump is ‘deferential’ House Republicans urge HHS to add abortion restrictions to family planning program A child’s wish: Hope for survival Deputy national security adviser to leave White House amid Bolton reshuffle Oklahoma school district feeds students during teacher strike Senate moves toward confirming deputy EPA head California teacher who accidentally discharged firearm during safety lesson resigns Is critical infrastructure vulnerable to catastrophic attack? Schatz says he will vote ‘no’ on Pompeo nomination Senate Dems want a confirmation spectacle — but Mike Pompeo knows all the tricks Bannon’s Russia probe cover-up plan would start two political civil wars Trump, GOP leaders don’t talk Mueller at private dinner Rep. Jordan: Action in Syria ‘should be debated in Congress’ Haley attends Pompeo secretary of State confirmation hearing Holocaust Remembrance Day a reminder to improve awareness Time cover shows Trump in storm after FBI raids lawyer’s office GOP amendment tries to put lipstick on our budget pig Parkland teacher arrested for leaving loaded gun in a public bathroom: report Scarborough rips Gingrich, Hannity for attacking Mueller Trump Tower condos value dropping faster than comparable properties: report Withdrawal from Syria would be unusual bright spot for American foreign policy Schiff: Ryan leaving because Washington is in ‘complete shambles’ Dershowitz to Hannity: A special counsel can ‘manufacture crimes against anybody’ Russia’s assault on Telegram the first salvo in its war against encryption American leadership against deadly epidemics reaches a decision point Ryan: Mueller, DOJ professionals ‘should be left to do their jobs’ Trump allies to attack ‘Lyin’ Comey’ in campaign tied to book tour: report Watch live: Mike Pompeo testifies at secretary of State confirmation hearing Gingrich compares FBI raid of Trump lawyer to Nazi secret police Trump nominee won’t say if Brown v. Board of Education was decided correctly An economy that works for everyone Tax rules will be subject to more OMB review under new memo Amend the SAFETY Act to cover state actor cyberattacks Hundreds of thousands sign up to protest if Trump fires Mueller Saving Navajo Generating Station is an impractical mission National Enquirer parent company paid $30K for rumor about Trump, ultimately withheld story Poll: Majority of Southerners disapprove of Trump’s job performance Bernstein: We’re in a constitutional crisis Majority of Facebook users ‘very concerned’ about sale, use of personal data 107 business groups urge Congress to protect consumers from tariff battle with China Justice Neil Gorsuch’s first year was exactly what conservatives hoped Trump thanks California governor for sending troops to border: ‘Good job’ US looks to deport immigrants from Vietnam protected by bilateral agreement: report Trump rips New York Times over report he sought to fire Mueller in December The CBO fails to understand economic growth lowers debt Congress is clueless about Facebook — and that should make us panic Trump: I never said when attack on Syria would take place Excessive review of IRS regulation delays needed government revenue Relations with Latin America sour under Trump Hoyer’s spot as Pelosi heir challenged by younger reps Loss of Ryan hits hard for House Republicans Senate Republicans fret over Ryan retirement decision Florida Senate set for big-dollar fight Sessions’s call for ‘zero tolerance’ at the border could lead to incarceration spike Congress has a ‘second chance’ for bipartisan criminal justice reform