The Hill Articles: April 13, 2018

Top general: US did not notify Russia on Syria targets Dem lawmaker resurfaces 2013 Trump tweet criticizing Obama for Syrian airstrikes Schumer says Trump strikes ‘appropriate,’ warns against greater involvement in Syria Mattis: Clearly Assad ‘did not get the message’ with strikes last year Kaine rips Syria strikes: What’s stopping Trump from bombing Iran, North Korea next? Dem lawmaker: Trump is ‘not above using war’ to distract from scandalous stories Theresa May: No alternative to military strikes in Syria GOP rep: US Constitution doesn’t give president ‘authority to strike Syria’ Lawmakers rip Trump for not seeking congressional approval for Syria strikes Trump authorizes military strikes in Syria Pence announces $16M in aid for refugees fleeing Venezuela Trump reassures farmers amid China trade dispute Ex-Russian spy worked on Trump Moscow venture: report Fox News host: Comey sounds like an emotional ‘schoolgirl’ Mueller can prove Cohen made secret trip to Prague before the election: report Lindsey Graham: Trump’s lawyer is ‘an idiot’ Clinton was under investigation when campaign denied reports, Comey says GOP chairman demands interviews with top Pruitt aides ‘Racist + rapist’ spraypainted on Jefferson statue in Charlottesville Overnight Cybersecurity: Lawmakers press FBI chief on encryption | Cyber world flocks to RSA conference | Defense contractors face mounting cyber threats Scooter Libby to join Laura Ingraham for exclusive interview after Trump pardon Key Dem: Farm bill likely doomed without ‘radical changes’ Trump advisers see Cohen probe as greater threat to Trump than Mueller: report Tapper asks RNC chief: What gives you ‘moral ground’ to question Comey’s integrity? With Afghanistan, loyalty is a fickle thing House chairmen ask Rosenstein for copies of Comey memos Mattis resists Trump’s calls for larger Syrian strike: report FBI agents seized Trump lawyer’s recordings of conversations in raid: report Suspended HHS official shared post saying ‘our forefathers would have hung’ Obama and Clinton MSNBC’s Katy Tur challenges GOP rep to answer question without using Clinton’s name Small businesses need health-care help and DOL can deliver it Overnight Energy: Watchdog to issue report on special EPA hiring powers | Exxon loses climate case in Massachusetts court | Park service backlog under scrutiny Watchdog requests probe into relationship between top EPA aide and man investigating him Overnight Health Care: New Jersey lawmakers pass ObamaCare mandate | Dems sound warning on short-term insurance plans | Poll finds majority back single payer White House: ‘High confidence’ Syria responsible for chemical attack Overnight Defense: White House has ‘high confidence’ Syrian regime behind chemical attack | New push for vote on war measure | Pacific commander nominee heads before Congress Let’s hold Facebook to the same standards as other players in the industry Kentucky legislature overrides governor’s vetoes on school spending bills With better regulation, the wealthy foreign investor program can be successful Dem presses Mueller on whether Pompeo barred from discussing interview Trump called Cohen Friday amid legal battle over FBI raid: report Trump administration’s reforms could make welfare work again Preserve choice but simplify citizenship for U.S. nationals Trump: McCabe ‘totally controlled’ by Comey Valerie Plame rips Scooter Libby pardon: It’s ‘not based on the truth’ Women’s participation in peace negotiations in Northern Ireland made them less likely to fail Overnight Finance: Wells Fargo could pay $1B fine | Dems seek info on loans to Kushner | House to vote on IRS reform bills | Fed vice chair heading before Congress House Freedom Caucus flexes muscle in Speaker’s race Key senators warn Trump of North Korea effort on Syria Dem lawmaker: People will ‘rot in hell’ for attacking Mueller and Comey When will the Trump transition end? IG report faults fired FBI official McCabe for leak to media Cheney on Libby pardon: Trump has ‘righted’ a ‘wrongful conviction’ Now’s the time to act on Guantanamo White House: One of Trump’s greatest achievements will be ‘firing Comey’ Ryan backs McCarthy for Speaker: He’s ‘the right person’ Political medicine is bad medicine for veterans Valerie Plame’s husband calls Trump ‘vile and despicable’ after Libby pardon With big data collected in ways that people do not know, we need to rethink privacy NY prosecutors blast Cohen request on seized evidence RNC finance official resigns after acknowledging payment to Playboy model Ace Hardware to air ads on Laura Ingraham’s show after initially saying it would pull support GOP senator says Trump agreed to deal on marijuana legalization The undoing of the Endangered Species Act Schiff: Trump pardoning Libby sends message to Mueller investigation Senate Dems press Trump on legal justification for potential Syria strike Congress can act to prevent genocide and atrocities WATCH: GOP Rep says Comey was a ‘chameleon’ in his past life Few would benefit from US escalation in Syria Watchdog to issue report on hiring method EPA used to give raises The Memo: Bannon legal move causes stir among Trump allies Instead of building a wall with Mexico, we should be building a cyber wall with Russia Sally Yates: If Trump doesn’t talk to Mueller he doesn’t have ‘moral authority to lead’ Pelosi: Libby pardon shows that ‘obstructing justice will be rewarded’ by Trump WATCH: Dem says Libby pardon sends ‘message to all co-conspirators’ House to vote on IRS bills next week Strong government relations takes more than just watching Congress Dem lawmaker: I’ll introduce impeachment article if Trump fires Rosenstein Republicans express doubts that Ryan can stay on as Speaker Newt Gingrich: Trump is working to disarm welfare’s poverty trap Ex-Virginia governor says he could beat Trump in general election New Jersey lawmakers vote to reinstate ObamaCare individual mandate Lawmakers question FBI director on encryption Watch live: White House holds press briefing The fine line of meeting US objectives in Syria without risking nuclear war Trump pardons Scooter Libby, former top Cheney aide Fearing war by tweet, Dems press for limits on Trump’s powers Rosenstein privately saying he’s prepared to be fired by Trump: report Comey book publisher to print more initial copies than ‘Fire and Fury’ Cohen negotiated $1.6M settlement for GOP donor who allegedly impregnated Playboy model: report Dems demand information on Kushner Wall Street loans US ambassador to UK calls out Russia for ‘lying’ about Syria chemical attack GOP super PAC won’t return Wynn donation The Hill’s 12:30 Report Perry heads to India to promote natural gas exports New Zealand bans offshore drilling to combat climate change Rubio laughs off idea of a celebrity Speaker Valerie Plame denounces potential Libby pardon Top House, Senate Dems warn administration on short-term insurance Saudi-hosted Arab summit balances reality and irrelevance Dems: Cambridge Analytica CEO misled Congress in testimony Here’s why Congress should support the lab animal oversight community Congress must act to ensure access to air medical services Warren rakes in millions for campaign, driven by small donors We need a new law to protect lawyer-client communications Bipartisan group of lawmakers condemn anti-Semitic attacks on Parkland students Trump lawyers argue material seized in Cohen raid is protected by attorney-client privilege Poll: Slim majority of Americans support single-payer health care Top Massachusetts court rules against Exxon in climate case Reviving the war on drugs is exactly the wrong response to the opioid crisis Trump’s nuclear threat policy is moving US in the right direction Chamber of Commerce makes play in Mississippi Senate race for Hyde-Smith Ex-CIA director tears into Trump: ‘Your kakistocracy is collapsing’ Chris Wallace: I’m surprised at ‘how bitchy’ Comey’s book is Watchdog alleges Trump, The National Enquirer publisher violated campaign finance law Jim Jordan considering a bid for Speaker Instead of taxing opioids, we can put the tax burden directly on opioid selling Boehner: Republicans have ’50/50′ shot at keeping House Charlize Theron: Racism ‘alive and well’ in US ‘under our new administration’ Combatting our opioid crisis with comprehensive treatment centers Comey’s shameful and despicable book FBI director officially announces McCabe replacement, other FBI appointments Dem rips Trump over Comey attack: You’re about to pardon a leaker Wild ride in the stock market will continue during the Trump era Russia calls chemical attack in Syria a ‘fabrication’ Manufacturers’ outlook rosier than ever thanks to tax reform Wells Fargo could pay $1 billion to settle federal probes Wall Street Journal: White House building case to fire Rosenstein Justice Dept to suspend program offering legal advice to detained immigrants GOP senator urges Trump not to fire Mueller In sales tax battle, Supreme Court must side with small businesses Trump lawyer seeks temporary restraining order over records seized in FBI raid 2018 will test the power of political nobodies A bold and risky gambit: The Trump play on North Korea Conway: Comey sounds like ‘a disgruntled ex-employee’ Comey: My book recommendation to Trump is ‘The Road to Character’ Boehner: Trump firing Mueller would be a ‘very bad idea’ Trump blasts Comey amid book drama, says he should be prosecuted Congress must act to fix our broken criminal justice system Poll: Majority backs Mueller investigation into collusion, hush money Trump should actually welcome Chuck Grassley’s bill to protect Robert Mueller Colbert trolls Trump with ‘confessions’ from Trump Tower doorman The farm bill can help children by targeting deadbeat parents Comey ‘often wondered’ why Trump refused to issue strong criticism of Russia Poll: Americans find Comey more trustworthy than Trump Trump officials pressured Israel to reduce criticism of Holocaust law: report Comey: ‘It’s possible’ that so-called pee tape is real Employees say Pruitt’s head of security encouraged his spending: report The danger in firing Rod Rosenstein Welcome to the woeful world of free-lunch economics How big of a problem is Ryan’s exit for GOP? GOP authors of tax law double down in campaigns Defense contractors face more aggressive ransomware attacks What candidates should be talking about during the 2018 midterms