The Hill Articles: April 2, 2018

Trump hopes to have renegotiated NAFTA deal to present by mid-April: report Mueller investigates consulting firm tied to UAE Trump asks judge for private arbitration in Stormy Daniels lawsuit Former Sinclair anchor: Scripted segments ‘not good for America’ White House looking into Pruitt activities after condo controversy: report EPA reportedly approved a company’s project while Pruitt stayed in one of its lobbyists’ condos Trump calls on Congress to change ‘ridiculous’ immigration laws Interior Department backing off steep national park fee hikes: report Jill McCabe responds to husband’s firing: Attacks on our family ‘false and utterly absurd’ EPA considered leasing a private jet for Pruitt: report Sinclair-owned TV station chooses not to air media bias promo Trump leads Kasich, Flake among likely NH GOP voters Overnight Tech: Latest in Trump’s fight with Amazon | Trump defends Sinclair | Missouri AG subpoenas Facebook | Feds ask Supreme Court to dismiss case against Microsoft Overnight Cybersecurity: Missouri AG subpoenas Facebook over data practices | Breach hits retailers Saks, Lord & Taylor | Tech scrambles to prepare for EU privacy law Donovan blames primary opponent Grimm for heroin arrest complaint Florida teacher resigns after being linked to white nationalist podcast Overnight Health Care: Senators probing cancer drug price hike | Iowa governor signs law allowing plans outside ObamaCare | Study links legalized marijuana to fewer opioid prescriptions Breast cancer data disappeared from HHS website — patients need more information Kasich, Hickenlooper jab each other over trips to NH and Iowa Trump names nominee to be deputy Treasury secretary Overnight Energy: EPA to ease car emissions rules | Feds sue California for restricting public land transfers | US Steel reaches settlement over Lake Michigan spill Fox News decries ‘intimidation,’ affirms support for Ingraham Trump, the lawyer you want already defends you on TV Ryan, Brady tout tax cuts at Southwest Airlines headquarters House Dems sound alarm over White House legal defense fund Overnight Finance: Stocks tank amid new Chinese tariffs, US tech woes | Mulvaney asks Congress to weaken consumer bureau | Kudlow joins White House Overnight Defense: Soldier killed in Syria during mission to ‘kill or capture’ ISIS leader | Joint US-South Korea military drills resume | Dems say Pentagon funds for border wall likely illegal Agencies have one-year deadline to identify cyber workforce shortages Soldier killed in Syria was on mission to kill or capture ISIS leader Russian bots flock to Laura Ingraham feud with Parkland student: report Lawmakers press Linux on security of open-source software ‘Stormy Effect’: Trump’s support falls with women, rises with men in new poll Mastering the DC rental market — taking lessons from Scott Pruitt’s $50 per night rental deal Esty won’t run for reelection after harassment allegations against ex-staffer DOJ asks Supreme Court to dismiss case against Microsoft Calif. to fight Trump’s ‘politically motivated’ car standards plan Is student loan debt the next financial crisis? Trump admin sues California over state bill on land rights The Pentagon cannot justify spending in Afghanistan Senate Dems: Using Pentagon funds for border wall likely illegal Trump meets with new top economic adviser Supreme Court rules police officer cannot be sued for shooting Arizona woman in her front yard Study links marijuana legalization to fewer opioid prescriptions Trump administration sets quotas for immigration judges Trade war and peace: Policies should unite allies, make lasting reforms Mueller investigating whether Roger Stone met with Assange: report Stocks take heavy losses over Chinese tariffs, tech sector woes Seeing the truth and fictions of DACA Sinclair fires back at critics, calls promos a ‘well-researched journalistic initiative’ Martin Luther King Jr. lives on in new era of reconciliation between white and black Alex Jones sued by man falsely accused in Parkland shooting Teachers flex political muscle in red-state strikes Texas seeks to speed up executions with request to Justice Department Students take a knee while performing anthem at Seattle Mariners game Trade policy must look more to the 21st century, less to the 19th Chairman Bishop’s strategy for stabilizing Puerto Rico Acting consumer bureau leader asks Congress to limit its power Koch groups urge Trump to compromise on a DACA deal ‘Right to try’ preserves patient freedom, puts regulators on right path Trump congratulates Egyptian president on election win Trump campaign manager calls for CNN’s Acosta to have his press credentials revoked Conway: ‘Girls, we left open the first female president of the United States job’ Trump admin says Obama EPA car rules should be eased What is the migrant ‘caravan’ that Trump is tweeting about? More than one-third of GOP’s midterm House ads target Pelosi Amateur sleuths in Congress failed on Russia probe and oversight Seth Rogen: Stormy Daniels told me about Trump affair years ago Trade tensions hinder needed Sino-foreign co-innovation Senators launch probe into why price of cancer drug increased 1400 percent Grindr shares users’ HIV status with third-party companies: report Fairness demands the protection of the administrative state Tens of thousands rally in Oklahoma in support of teacher walkout China’s secret trade war option: A rare earth embargo We must create financial support for child abuse survivors of color Bolton could be the first national security chief to prioritize religious freedom Dem candidate pulls ad from Sinclair station Nuclear and coal energy company files for bankruptcy GOP lawmaker, candidate for governor cancels NFL season tickets over protests Americans want cheaper, generic drugs — time for Congress to deliver Iowa’s governor signs law allowing plans outside ObamaCare Civil liberties groups push tech companies to adopt ‘security pledge’ Could Mars ever be a new home for humans? Scarborough compares Sinclair media bias promos to ‘state-run media for an autocrat’ Missouri AG subpoenas Facebook over political data practices US military: Five al-Shabaab fighters killed in Somalia strike Esty seeks Ethics investigation into her own conduct Sally Yates on Trump tweet attacking DOJ: ‘They deserve better than this’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report Answering the US Census is your civic — and legal — duty Beating pandemic disease in Gaza NTSB ‘unhappy’ Tesla released fatal crash data Dow falls 495 points as China announces tariffs on US imports Trump’s lawyers seek dismissal of former ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s lawsuit Poll: Americans’ concerns about energy near record lows Parkland student: Clear backpack ‘almost as transparent’ as NRA agenda The curious case of Andrew McCabe’s legal defense fund Half of voters approve of Trump’s job performance: poll Trump’s zeal for administration firings denigrates public servants Cincinnati councilman boycotting local station owned by Sinclair McCabe legal defense fund to stop accepting donations Conway pushes back at reports she’s big White House leaker Trump touts US economy, military at White House Easter Egg Roll Did California’s Ro Khanna get duped by Russia’s propaganda? Trump campaign employee sues to void nondisclosure agreement: report Accused leaker Reality Winner wants to subpoena Homeland Security, states Trump-Putin relationship sours as White House gets tough on Russia Ryan challenger raised more than $2M last quarter Trump floated White House meeting with Putin Trump declares April 2 ‘World Autism Awareness Day’ Anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela dies at 81 Trump renews attack on Justice Department Supreme Court rules auto service advisers are exempt from overtime pay Social and emotional intelligence training will save lives — not more guns Watch live: Trump participates in White House Easter egg roll International smugglers fueling the opioid crisis Trump: Post Office loses a ‘fortune’ on Amazon deliveries Zuckerberg addresses Facebook’s role in Myanmar ethnic cleansing America is scrambling to keep all national security plates spinning John Oliver rips Sinclair media bias message: Anchors ‘like members of a brainwashed cult’ Lawyer who didn’t join Trump team: I’m still playing his lawyer on TV and in real life Trump defends Sinclair: It’s ‘funny to watch Fake News Networks’ criticize it Shulkin pushes back at White House: I didn’t resign, I was fired by tweet John Bolton will be a strong national security adviser Missouri Republican Senate candidate sidesteps on Trump Attacks by Houthi rebels breach international law and risk war Chicago sees decline in gun violence for 13 straight months More than 3 in 4 believe traditional media reports ‘fake news’: poll House majority rules spark minority fights Parkland student: Going to school ‘feels like jail’ Facebook is not to blame; we are Trump to host Japanese prime minister at Mar-a-Lago GOP senator rips lack of amendment votes Zuckerberg: Apple CEO’s Facebook comments not ‘aligned with the truth’ Oklahoma teachers to close down schools, demand pay raises: report Convention for proposing amendments not as scary as big government advocates suggest Ex-agent warns against Fox News hosts attacking FBI, other institutions Breast cancer page scrubbed from women’s health website: report Trump: ‘DACA is dead because the Democrats didn’t care or act’ Kim Jong Un’s weaponization of weirdness Schools across Kentucky to close so teachers can attend statewide rally Trump: Mexico must stop immigrant ‘caravans’ Dem senator says he now supports ban on assault-style weapons Hypersonics in enemy hands are immeasurable threat to America How President Trump can strike at Iran through its neighbors Why our youth must always have a seat at the table Juan Williams: GOP fears anti-Trump wave Obama eases into post-presidential life