The Hill Articles: April 17, 2018

Trump opposes US rejoining Pacific trade deal Trump calls for release of jailed pastor in Turkey Fox News’s Napolitano hits Hannity over Cohen: ‘He can’t have it both ways’ Holder: ‘Our democracy is under attack’ McAuliffe touts his record as governor as he seeks to boost Dems Mattis wanted approval from Congress before Syria strikes but was overruled: report Embattled Missouri governor won’t step down amid growing pressure Scalise allies upset over Ryan blindside on McCarthy endorsement George W. Bush on mother’s death: She ‘kept us laughing until the end’ Overnight Defense: Lawmakers worry over Syria strategy | Trump’s base critical of strikes | Flake undecided on Pompeo | Coast Guard plans to keep allowing transgender members | GOP chair wants to cut $25B from Pentagon agencies Family, friends mourn death of Barbara Bush Trump draws criticism from his base over Syria Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un: report Amid struggle for votes, GOP plows ahead with Cabinet picks Overnight Health Care: Rep. Debbie Dingell on the pain and tragedy of the opioids crisis | DEA moves to curb opioid oversupply | Dem says Trump pick opposes VA privatization Lawmakers fret over Syria strategy following strikes Resolution allowing Duckworth to bring baby on floor headed to full Senate Kudlow walks back Haley comments: ‘She was certainly not confused’ Trump rips online retailers over ‘very unfair’ tax policies Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at 92 Lobbying World McCarthy: ‘Premature’ to reject rescissions of omnibus Mellman: Did Cambridge have anything to sell? IRS gives taxpayers an additional day to file taxes after technical difficulties GOP intensifies war against Blankenship in West Virginia Pavlich: When will McCabe face prosecution for lying? Lieu responds to NRA survey: Please give me an ‘F’ rating Koch network releases ad pushing for bipartisan ‘Dreamers’ deal House consumed by leadership races Farenthold resigned ahead of ethics ruling against him McConnell quashes Trump’s plan to claw back spending deal Senators express concerns over Haspel’s ‘destruction of evidence’ Overnight Finance: Officials downplay Trump comments on trade, China currency | Fed official defends moves on bank regulation | Russia sanctions snag pits Kudlow against Haley | IRS deals with Tax Day tech trouble Flake undecided on Pompeo’s State nomination Overnight Tech: Dem FCC commish stepping down | Lawmakers clash over internet ‘fast lanes’ | Tech giants vow not to help government cyberattacks | Tax filers to get extension after IRS tech troubles Haley fires back at White House: ‘I don’t get confused’ Stormy Daniels to donate to Planned Parenthood in Trump and Cohen’s names if she wins case: report Legal group on left wants Federalist Society to warn Trump on Mueller FCC moves forward with rule aimed at protecting US communications networks Shaheen to oppose Pompeo nomination Overnight Energy: Trump energy adviser leaving for lobbying job | Zinke decides against lowering offshore royalty rates | Greens fight Coast Guard bill Trump wants loophole closed after Gorsuch casts decisive vote in immigration case Feinstein comes out against Pompeo for secretary of State Overnight Cybersecurity: DHS chief delivers warning to cyber attackers | Tech giants pledge not to help government cyberattacks | Justices toss DOJ case against Microsoft Achieving health care’s best future means getting fundamentals correct now Trump to hold rally on same night as White House correspondents’ dinner McConnell: Senate won’t take up Mueller protection bill Investor calls for oversight committee at Facebook Alabama governor defends Confederate monuments: We don’t need ‘out-of-state liberals’ telling us what to do Coast Guard won’t ban transgender members without direct policy barring them Overregulating freight rail risks progress on safety Why food stamp recipients can’t just SNAP out of poverty Lawmakers discuss Latino education gap Judge shoots down CNN request for audio of proceedings in Cohen case Duckworth calls for Pruitt to resign or be fired immediately Rubio taps head of Heritage Action as new chief of staff There’s no free lunch for central banks either David Hogg calls for boycott of top investment firms over links to gunmakers This Earth Day, let’s accept the critical role that fossil fuel plays in energy needs Cambridge Analytica sought to create its own digital currency: reports Dem lawmaker rips Trump’s taxpayer spending on Tax Day Trump: US, North Korea holding talks at ‘very high levels’ Apple developing news subscription service: report Fed official defends moves on bank regulation, supervision DEA moves to curb oversupply of opioids Hoyer: Dems eyeing ways to roll back GOP tax law A taxing headache from Congress New Jersey governor signs automatic voter registration bill Dems press for hearings after Libby pardon Trump gives his ‘blessing’ to Korean peace talks San Diego County leaders weigh entering sanctuary law challenge JetBlue flight attendants vote to unionize Stormy Daniels won’t attend correspondents’ dinner, but her lawyer will Supreme Court weighs future of online sales taxes Winnie Mandela’s complicated legacy — and how to honor it Trump plans to golf with Japanese PM during visit to Mar-a-Lago Trump’s VA pick pledges opposition to privatization, senator says Latinos in College: Continuing the Conversation Sean Hannity hired Trump-linked lawyers last year New affordable drugs advocacy group pledges six figures in first 2018 endorsement Trump official claimed US is a ‘pro-life nation’ in UN meeting: report US trade rep spent nearly $1M to furnish offices: report The foreign policy case for decriminalizing abortion in El Salvador Delta flight makes emergency landing at Dulles Macron: I’ve developed ‘trust and respect’ with Trump The rule-of-law party must unite around Mueller New York AG launches inquiry into bitcoin exchanges McConnell: Syria strikes were ‘appropriate and measured’ Trump cautioned to stay out of Speaker race: report DHS chief issues stern warning to Russia, others on election meddling, cyberattacks McCarthy courts conservatives in Speaker’s bid Distant cousins: ‘Trumpism’ and Germany’s right-wing labor movement Every NY Times nonfiction No. 1 this year has been about Trump or Clinton Poll: Cynthia Nixon narrows gap with Cuomo The Memo: Cohen’s negative headlines complicate Trump’s political life Zinke refers to himself as a geologist despite never having worked as one: analysis Interior won’t lower offshore drilling royalty rates 2018 marks final season of tax complexity Fox News says Hannity has ‘full support’ amid backlash over Cohen Starbucks to close all company-owned stores for racial-bias training Flurry of lawsuits filed over citizenship question on census Trump touts Rasmussen poll: ‘51% Approval despite the Fake News Media’ Baltimore City’s real solution to the opioid epidemic Trump administration seeks to transfer unnamed enemy combatant within 72 hours Tax Day every day: New York City’s stealth tax problem Trump asks for more time to file his taxes Kudlow downplays US rejoining TPP talks Progress in the fight against human trafficking Having served with Gina Haspel, I know firsthand her integrity and honesty Kudlow: Haley ‘got ahead of the curve’ on Russia sanctions Trump tax reform — why don’t more Americans understand the benefits? Federal court to appoint special prosecutor to defend Arpaio’s guilty verdict after Trump pardon Democratic FCC Commissioner stepping down Top Trump economic adviser: ‘Never believe the CBO’ How Washington will spend your taxes in 2018 Southwest jet makes emergency landing in Philadelphia House chairman wants to cut more than $25B from Pentagon agencies Image projected on Trump’s DC hotel: ‘There’s a rapist in the White House’ DCCC hits GOP over tax plan in new ad with comedy writer What’s good for corporations is not always good for America in 2018 The Hill’s 12:30 Report Missouri AG accuses Greitens of criminal wrongdoing Russian cyber attack should be met by counter-strikes House Dems, GOP clash over internet ‘fast lanes’ China orders new tariff on US grain, but eases rules for auto sales IRS experiences technical difficulties on last day to file taxes Social media has fun with Stormy Daniels’s sketch Top Trump energy adviser resigns ‘Obama’ voiced by Jordan Peele in PSA video warning about fake videos Trump’s tariffs will raise prices on televisions for US consumers, study shows Stormy Daniels: ‘This isn’t what I want to be known for’ GOP chairmen extend deadline for DOJ decision to turn over ‘Comey memos’ Republican tax win in 2017 could cost control of Congress in 2018 HHS chief Azar postpones appearance at hearing Tech giants sign pledge not to aid government cyberattacks Science’s ‘irreproducibility crisis’ is a public policy crisis too Senate to vote on repeal of CFPB auto-loan guidance Stormy Daniels releases sketch of man she says threatened her EPA chief upgraded official car to one with bulletproof seat covers Ohio Democrats launch ad campaign against Renacci on Tax Day Senators press administration on mental health parity We need to do a better job of protecting taxpayers from the growing crime of identity theft Ryan’s retirement won’t end the entitlement debate DC police department requires officers to visit African-American history museum North, South Korea may announce official end to Korean War: report The ‘victim card’ always obscures the truth Trump pick Gorsuch casts deciding Supreme Court vote against deporting immigrant Fox’s Napolitano cautions Comey: ‘The more you talk the more you’re going to hurt’ Mueller’s case Comey, Trump and the political sin of vanity GOP lawmaker once made a joke about Saudi women stepping on land mines GOP Rep. Dent will leave Congress in May House cancels Thursday votes Sanders unveils bill targeting drug companies over opioid crisis Education report card shows Common Core still fails US students Supreme Court tosses out DOJ case against Microsoft Stormy Daniels attorney: ‘No question’ Cohen will be charged Mnuchin defends Trump’s ‘warning shot’ tweet on China currency manipulation Sotomayor breaks shoulder, but won’t miss work Poll: More say GOP tax law is bad idea than good idea Japan and France to the rescue Comey on Trump: ‘I’ve never seen him laugh’ Coast Guard bill would weaken water pollution rules, environmentalists say Gun violence drops from record high as Americans’ top concern: Gallup Sen. King ‘not yet’ ready to vote for Pompeo Zuckerberg’s 2017 security, travel cost Facebook $8.8 million ‘Morning Joe’ mocks Hannity with ‘Simpsons’ clip Poll: Large majority backs stronger Russia sanctions Zinke is wrong, we don’t have to choose between park maintenance and conservation CEO of Cambridge Analytica parent company compared Trump campaign to Hitler ‘Right to try’ efforts have been timid and poorly conceived Stormy Daniels’s attorney to reveal sketch of man who threatened client on ‘The View’ DC considers letting 16-year-olds vote Trump rips California governor: ‘The high crime rate will only get higher’ Ingraham’s ratings spike a wake-up for advertisers GOP N.H. governor confronted White House over lack of opioid funding: report Conservative columnist: GOP has become ‘the caricature the left always said it was’ Comey: Trump’s pardon of Scooter Libby ‘an attack on the rule of law’ Congress: Don’t enable discrimination in auto lending Russian stocks bounce 1.7 percent after Trump puts hold on additional Russia sanctions GOP groups, candidates hammering home tax message: report Tucker Carlson defends Hannity: ‘Who he hires as a lawyer and why is nobody’s business’ Trump Tax Day op-ed: ‘Americans are winning’ Albuquerque passes new measures making it harder to deport illegal immigrants Kimmel mocks Hannity over Cohen client revelation The Supreme Court must strike down Trump immigration ban Anderson Cooper confronts GOP lawmaker: You haven’t heard the president lie? Parkland students joined by Broadway, TV stars for benefit concert The Hill’s Morning Report: Hannity drawn into Cohen legal fight Comey: I’m not making fun of the president Maddow mocks Hannity over Cohen relationship: I’m still struggling not to laugh Parents of children who died in Sandy Hook shooting sue Alex Jones for defamation Comey on Trump tweet suggesting he could face jail: ‘This is not normal. This is not OK’ In parallel world, Hillary in White House, Donald in Trump Tower America needs more free trade, not tariffs aimed at bailing out American farmers Supreme Court must close legal loopholes for online retailers Budget chairman floats plan to eliminate his own committee McCarthy faces obstacles in Speaker bid Tax day: Five things to watch Ryan’s exit scrambles Wisconsin House race Facing off against trade chaos GOP House super PAC reserves $48 million in fall TV ads Debbie Dingell has seen opioids tragedy and pain up close