The Hill Articles: April 3, 2018

Walker warns of Dem wave in Wisconsin after liberal wins state judicial race Trump speaks with Israel’s Netanyahu as tensions simmer in region Dem-backed candidate wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race WaPo: Mueller preparing report on Trump’s actions in office Google CEO voices support for staff after YouTube HQ shooting White House: Trump border proposal would mobilize National Guard Fox’s Shep Smith fact-checks Trump’s Amazon claims: ‘None of that was true’ Mueller told Trump’s lawyers he is not a criminal target of Russia probe: report Planned Parenthood CEO: Kushner said funding depended on stopping abortions President tells embattled EPA chief to stay strong Overnight Defense: Trump says he will deploy military to border | Pushes plan to pull troops out of Syria | But top military officials say mission isn’t over | Iran deadline nears Trump dines with Oracle exec and Peter Thiel Pruitt hits back at critics: They ‘will resort to anything’ Overnight Tech: Latest on shooting at YouTube | Facebook deletes more Russian accounts | Trump keeps up attack on Amazon | Senators press Grindr on privacy China threatens retaliation after US unveils tariff proposals How Trump can tap into US-India trade potential Business groups worried about Trump’s China tariffs plan Feinstein on YouTube HQ shooting: Only in America is this common Mellman: Will Trump lose the GOP nomination? GOP lawmaker claims without evidence that YouTube shooter ‘could be’ an illegal immigrant Budowsky: Martin Luther King Jr. lives today Pavlich: Of course the left is coming for your guns Vanity Fair distances itself from Kurt Eichenwald after journalist launches attack on Parkland student Rosenstein taps longtime prosecutor as deputy Overnight Finance: Trump keeps up attack on Amazon | Markets rebound after bloody Monday | What to know about next NY Fed chief EPA Chief Scott Pruitt gets results — that’s why he’s a target of the left Ryan challenger calls for abolishing ICE Overnight Health Care: ObamaCare enrollment dips slightly after Trump cuts to promotion | ‘Nightmare bacteria’ spreading | NIH worries sports leagues promoting obesity | CMS tweaks opioid proposal after backlash Worse than a wall: Trapping asylum seekers in Mexico Trump admin asks court to hold order on migrant teens’ access to abortion Make energy infrastructure great again Overnight Cybersecurity: DHS detects possible foreign spying devices in DC | Judge hands down first sentence in Mueller probe | Panera Bread website leaked customer data Pentagon official resigns after CNN unearths old conspiracy theory posts Overnight Energy: Pruitt weathers ethics controversy | Two Republicans call for him to go | Trump offers support | EPA pushes ahead with revising Obama car emissions rule Russia’s new weapon against America threatens our markets PBMs are pocketing patient assistance money and increasing annual costs for consumers Police: School shooting plot suspect had 1,600 rounds of ammo Miss. Dem touts campaign poll saying he leads GOP candidates in Senate race CMS tweaks opioid proposal after backlash Comedy Central teases Kathy Griffin’s performance as Kellyanne Conway Facebook bans over 200 new Russian accounts Panera leak exposed millions of customers’ private information: report Marine pilot forced to eject during takeoff Trump, McCarthy mulling ways to cut omnibus spending Florida gubernatorial candidate plans to target anti-Trump Twitter ad toward Mar-a-Lago Idaho GOP candidate suggests women who have abortions should get death penalty Want to repeal the 17th Amendment? That battle is long over. Stormy Daniels requests Treasury info on ‘suspicious activity’ surrounding payment Scott Pruitt’s Trojan horse transparency proposal would undermine public health safeguards Trump infrastructure policy adviser to leave White House Police: Female suspect dead, four others injured in shooting at YouTube HQ Supporting today’s youth to create tomorrow’s advocates The Iran deal will survive — for now Top military, State Department officials: Mission in Syria isn’t over US acknowledges potential unauthorized spying devices in DC White House postpones Trump’s Gulf summit amid regional tensions: report Dems question Grindr over sharing of users’ HIV status Do we want another Spanish influenza epidemic? Reauthorizing Preparedness Act could prevent it Kasich: Ohio Republican critics will be ‘running to me in the fall’ ObamaCare enrollment dips just slightly after Trump cuts to promotion Fox News most-watched cable network in early 2018; MSNBC growth surges Treasury proposes updates to law meant to boost lending in poor communities Mexico formally asks US to clarify Trump’s border remarks Dem SC governor candidate repeatedly calls Trump ‘a racist’ in campaign ad Emma González on new Parkland security measures: We’re being treated like livestock Poll: 67 percent back appointing second special counsel Construction employment makes steady gains, still below 2006 peak Obama is gone, but his fiscal waste is still befouling American health care Cruz endorsed by Border Patrol union Maryland settles with ACLU over deletion of critical comments on governor’s Facebook After the March for Our Lives, the next milestone is a full political sea change Trump mocks American press during press conference with Baltic leaders CDC finds ‘nightmare bacteria’ spreading across the country Oklahoma state lawmaker vows to vote against all education funding over teacher strike Meghan McCain: My father has been tougher on Russia than Trump Oklahoma schools to close for third day due to teachers’ strike Automated vehicles will make roads safer — they just need time to learn first Putin calls for probe into poisoning of former spy in UK Trump signals he wants US troops out of Syria Researchers say fake news had ‘substantial impact’ on 2016 election Why Wyoming wants in on the airline business Cynthia Nixon says she backs marijuana legalization: report Trump, don’t let John Bolton blow up the North Korea talks Holding Facebook accountable GOP rep: I’m not comfortable with Trump sending troops to southern border NIH director: Sports leagues should rethink sponsoring unhealthy foods Trump’s Twitter tirades just fuel the left’s rise in Mexico Fox host to Rand Paul: So you know Trump’s vision better than he does? EPA staffer helped Pruitt search for housing on weekends: report Read this — US literacy gap needs closing News reports of Trump’s ‘s—hole’ comment sparked 162 FCC complaints California lawmakers propose legislation restricting when police can shoot Top Trump officials huddling on immigration Two Republican lawmakers call for Pruitt to step down or be fired Trump: Nobody has been tougher on Russia than me DC congresswoman calls Rubio a hypocrite over age limits for rifle purchases House panel to hold hearing on net neutrality, internet ‘fast lanes’ Trump says he will deploy U.S. military to southern border State Department: Expelled diplomats can be replaced Trump’s constitutionally illiterate Cabinet Watch live: Trump hosts Baltic states’ leaders Indiana Republican dons ‘MAGA’ hat in new Senate TV ad Study: Record number of women running for governor in 2018 Limbaugh: Trump at 50 percent approval while media is ‘100 percent opposed’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report Vets group to Trump: Remove acting VA secretary, elevate deputy to job Roseanne dismisses Trump taking credit for ratings: ‘It’s all me’ Russia likely to rue its retaliatory expulsions NY leads lawsuit against Trump administration over census citizenship question SEC busts celebrity-backed cryptocurrency scheme for fraud Kathy Griffin: ‘I doubt’ Trump attends White House correspondents’ dinner Citizenship question on census could shoot Republicans in foot House Dems urge EPA IG to probe Pruitt condo arrangement Lawyer gets jail time in first sentence of Mueller probe Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: ‘Roseanne’ shows ‘the failures of the Trump administration’ Can Democrats survive an assault from the left? With the CASE Act, Congress can directly help the middle class Dan Rather rips Sinclair over media bias promo: It’s not journalism, it’s propaganda Pruitt rallies auto industry on emissions plan The infuriating invisibility of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Fox’s Bartiromo: Trump needs ‘to be careful about calling out individual companies’ like Amazon Most Facebook users don’t trust site with their data: Poll There are better ways to spend $1.5 trillion than on corporations US granting fewer visitor visas: report Trump continues Amazon attacks, says it costs USPS ‘massive amounts’ 10 Florida mayors sue for right to implement their own gun laws To end the opioid epidemic, save lives, don’t take them Oversight Dems seek hearings on Trump officials’ travel controversies Trump backs Pruitt amid ethics controversies Roseanne is bringing conservative American women out of the closet NYT’s Friedman: Pair GOP tax cuts with taxes on sugar and bullets Colorado state Senate votes against expelling GOP lawmaker accused of groping aide Fiji prime minister: Climate change threatens island’s survival Oklahoma teacher walkout moves into second day Ex-Bush ethics lawyer confronts Hugh Hewitt over Pruitt ethics: ‘This is corruption’ Wasserman Schultz will get independent challenge from Canova GOP rep: ‘I still believe there is a deal to be had’ on DACA States don’t measure what kids actually know. That needs to change Calif. GOP governor hopeful: Force homeless people into ‘mental institutions’ Disney makes move on Sky News to boost Fox bid Poll: Just 30 percent know ObamaCare mandate was repealed Police video shows white NC officer punching, choking black man stopped for jaywalking Reshaping public diplomacy at the State Department CNN fires back at Trump attack tweet with fact-check Sinclair station in Oregon tells employees to not talk to press about script: report GOP state senators in Connecticut block net neutrality bill with procedural trick Valerie Jarrett: Parkland students turn deadly moment into crucial mission Trump’s monumental deception unravels Puerto Rico governor rips GOP rep over ‘truly disturbing’ letter Sinclair chairman: Print media ‘so left wing’ it’s ‘meaningless dribble’ Bitcoin tech could become the future of voting Dem challenging Cruz in Texas brings in $6.7M in first quarter Pruitt raised pay of two aides after White House declined to approve application: report Trump attacks CNN president: ‘Little’ Jeff Zucker isn’t having much fun No need to fret about interest rates when you can just listen to the Fed Trump touts Rasmussen poll results: ‘Higher than Cheatin’ Obama’ Malaysia passes law banning ‘fake news’ Trump: ‘Fake news networks’ afraid of competition from Sinclair Forget term limits — retirements will create competitive 2018 elections First sentence in Mueller probe expected to be handed down: report DOJ authorized Mueller to investigate allegations Manafort colluded with Russia Trump: Immigrant ‘caravan’ ‘had better be stopped’ A way forward on immigration policy No place for Washington to punish churches over politics The Memo: Teens rankle the right with gun activism Iowa law seen as breakthrough for ObamaCare foes Clouds form over Iran deal as Trump deadline nears By time Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered, civility had already left the room