The Hill Articles: April 27, 2018

Spicer, Scaramucci among partygoers at Beatles-themed WHCD bash Journalists toast First Amendment on eve of correspondents’ dinner Appeals court upholds Texas voter ID law Trump cites GOP report to dismiss collusion claims: Mueller ‘should never’ have been appointed French first lady sympathizes with ‘fun’ but ‘constrained’ Melania Trump Pence to visit US-Mexico border next week: report Stormy Daniels lawyer says she may file new claim against Trump Dem senator demands answers on CDC director’s high salary Arizona teachers union: We don’t ‘trust’ governor’s announced deal Pa. state lawmaker wants probe into golf course that called police on black women MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell defend Brokaw amid harassment allegations Austin to rename Confederate roads after black leaders 10 bipartisan senators push back on Medicaid work requirements for Native Americans White House: No evidence Ronny Jackson crashed government vehicle Clinton calls for FEC to let campaigns use funds for child care Religious tensions flare after chaplain’s ouster NAFTA talks will resume May 7 Overnight Tech: Facebook warns it may find more data leaks | Closing arguments in AT&T trial expected Monday | Bill would crack down on robocalls from debt collectors Stunning Korea denuclearization statement bodes well for America GOP report: Clapper told CNN host about Trump dossier in 2017 Judge in Stormy Daniels lawsuit against Trump, Cohen orders 90-day stay NRA preparing for investigation into ties to Kremlin-linked banker: report US flies B-52 bombers over South China Sea CEO of chemical industry group to step down Reporters from NPR, Voice of America honored at Women in Journalism Awards Mattis: North Korea opening the best chance to reduce tensions in decades Pruitt signs memo directing aides to scrutinize future big expenses NBC News chief: We take allegations against Brokaw ‘very seriously’ Trump pick to lead CIA says she won’t let agency restart interrogation program Law enforcement didn’t inform genealogy site about efforts to track suspected serial killer EPA watchdog to investigate Pruitt’s condo rental from lobbyist Trump fast-tracks judge for a promotion Food stamp reform slowly gains momentum in House ICE wrongly arrested over 1,000 US citizens in recent years: report Overnight Health Care: What’s next in search for VA chief | Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak expands | Dem floats automatic ObamaCare enrollment | Lawsuit targets cuts to teen pregnancy program Justice Gorsuch, make the originalist’s case against Trump’s travel ban International trade: Big business for small businesses Student loan company says 16,500 borrowers’ personal info may have been disclosed Overnight Defense: Latest on historic Korea summit | Trump says ‘many people’ interested in VA job | Pompeo thinks Trump likely to leave Iran deal Ex-‘SNL’ cast member Rob Schneider: Alec Baldwin’s portrayal of Trump ‘hard to watch’ Schiff: GOP ‘refused’ to issue subpoena for mystery Trump Jr. call Overnight Energy: Trump eyes easing offshore drilling safety rules | NY threatens lawsuit over climate rule repeal | Pruitt aide was cleared to work for GOP firm Military issues 1,000 waivers for soldiers with mood disorders: report Seattle officials file motion to vacate marijuana convictions Tennessee legislature passes bill to make it harder to remove Confederate statues Brokaw pulls out of university commencement speech amid misconduct allegations Overnight Cybersecurity: House Intel releases final Russia report | Faults both Trump, Clinton campaigns | New NSA chief to take over next week | Federal lab launches new projects against ransomware Bring back short-term health insurance plans — it’s only fair Trump says he ‘may’ attend embassy opening in Jerusalem Overnight Finance: US economic growth slows in first quarter | Deadline for Trump tariff exemption nears | Scalise offers anti-carbon tax resolution | Banking regulator to retire Virginia high school named after Confederate general to change name Dem AGs renew call for Pruitt to recuse himself from climate rule repeal process Brokaw denies allegations of sexual harassment: ‘I was ambushed’ Kathy Griffin accuses Trump of targeting her with Secret Service probe Senate Dems to DHS: Hand over documents on Trump’s immigration chief Intelligence report defends Trump, draws attacks from Dems Waffle House shooting illustrates the danger posed by gun-free zones EPA approved aide to work for GOP firm, Florida lawmaker UVA bans organizer behind Charlottesville rally 98 people sick as outbreak of E. coli in romaine lettuce expands Trump: ‘Many people’ interested in VA post OSHA fails to protect workers from chemical exposure WATCH: GOP Rep. warns against overselling developments in North and South Korea Trump officials seek to ease landmark offshore drilling safety rules Legal aid ensures equal justice for all; Congress must increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation NAFTA & North American Competitiveness: A US-Canada Conversation Oklahoma House approves controversial LGBTQ adoption bill The Iraqi Jewish Archive is stolen property that should go back to its original owners Facebook warns that it expects to find more data misuse Don’t undermine local voices in environmental decisions FIFA refers to ethics rules after Trump tweets on US World Cup bid Leader of alcohol industry group to step down Milo Yiannopoulos’s media company lays off staffers amid funding issues Republican worries ‘assassination risk’ prompting lawmaker resignations This year Congress could be invaded by female combat veterans Meehan resigns with promise to pay back alleged sexual harassment claim Gorka backs W.Va. attorney general in GOP Senate bid Even for TV ‘royalty’ Brokaw, ‘MeToo’ claim is legacy-killer Trump’s budget chief talks spending clawback with key chairman In the Cohen case, don’t buy the ‘vast government conspiracy’ defense Pompeo: Trump ‘unlikely’ to stay in Iran deal ‘absent substantial fix’ Pompeo: NATO ‘more indispensable than ever’ in light of Russia threat WATCH: GOP lawmaker says House chaplain downplayed resignation Trump’s bureau of religious freedom is the right move for health care Adam Rippon skips Trump White House visit: ‘I will not stand with people who discriminate’ Trump critics fired at conservative site RedState Trump: I won’t get ‘played’ by North Korea Some in America see religious freedom as privileging only one set of beliefs Watch live: Trump hosts joint press conference with Merkel Dem proposes testing automatic ObamaCare enrollment Judge tosses Manafort lawsuit challenging Mueller’s authority The Hill’s 12:30 Report A Korean comedy of errors Secret Service denies Jackson door-banging incident House rejects measure to set up panel to investigate chaplain’s dismissal House Dem offers bill to crack down on debt collector robocalls Environmental concerns may turn voters blue: poll Scalise offers anti-carbon tax resolution Time for Washington to end the tradition of ‘pay to play’ politics Class-action lawsuit targets Trump cuts to teen pregnancy prevention FDIC vice chairman Hoenig announces retirement House passes 5-year reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration Ex-CIA chief: ‘Highly partisan’ House Intel report means nothing Granting independence to Mueller also means granting him the ability to abuse power Making sure the Investments in Opportunities Act helps those it was intended to serve US taxes on wages, employers were near average before GOP tax law: OECD Election analyst sees Dem chances improving in Ohio special election Handholding with South Korea aside, North Korea still has its nukes Chris Cuomo confronts GOP lawmaker over Diamond and Silk’s claims of censorship Chance the Rapper corrects Trump after he thanked him for support How long must women wait? GOP lawmaker touts Nobel Peace Prize for Trump Quinnipiac poll shows what’s really on ballot in 2018 midterms for Dems — impeachment Schiff on Intel report: GOP ‘chose not to seriously investigate’ collusion Trump: Russia probe ‘MUST END NOW!’ In America’s boycott wars, conservatives have no choice but to start fighting back New York threatens to sue Trump over EPA climate rule repeal Watch live: President Trump hosts a celebration for Team USA Vicente Fox: ‘Every Mexican’ is united against Trump EU to ban all bee-harming pesticides 6th Annual Congressional Soccer Match Ryan explains decision to dismiss House chaplain Congress must protect working families from payday predators Read the House Intel Committees’s final report on Russia investigation House Intel faults Trump, Clinton campaigns in final report on Russian investigation Russian from Trump Tower meeting: ‘I am a lawyer, and I am an informant’ Gillibrand wants the Post Office to take up high-risk banking — what could go wrong? Kellyanne Conway tells ‘Fox & Friends’ that Trump wants to come on once a month US economic growth slows to 2.3 percent in first quarter, still beating expectations Trump thanks Kanye West for his support: He’s ‘performed a great service to the Black Community’ Graham says Trump may deserve Nobel Peace Prize for denuclearization in NK Who is Medicaid designed to serve? Pompeo vote won’t guarantee Democrats a win in November Pence tweets thanks to Waffle House hero Federal officials lose track of nearly 1,500 migrant children in US Supreme Court decision in ‘travel ban’ case will have far-reaching impact Dem senators introduce bill to increase transparency of presidential pardons DEA official: Jackson may have broken the law by handing out Ambien Temple University revokes Cosby’s honorary degree Robbing the poor of public housing AP: Cohen loaned taxi mogul $26 million before election Dem lawmaker looking into whether Ryan violated House rules by forcing out chaplain The Hill’s Morning Report: As Trump talks, his lawyers sweat Trump: Americans should be ‘very proud’ of denuclearization in Korean peninsula Christine Todd Whitman: Scott Pruitt is unfit to run the EPA Teachers walk out of Arizona, Colorado schools for second day Kim Jong Un jokes he’ll stop waking up South Korean president with missile tests Trump: Comey ‘either very sick or very dumb’ because he ‘can’t define what a leak is’ An easy policy fix: Jeff Sessions should finally reschedule cannabis It’s do-or-die time for NAFTA negotiators Trump fuels best-seller lists Senators hope Trump’s next VA pick will be less controversial Tester moves back to top of GOP Senate hit list North and South Korea agree to ‘complete denuclearization’ of Korean Peninsula Tech figures kick off WHCD festivities with Irish flair