The Hill Articles: April 4, 2018

Pompeo, Joint Chiefs chairman challenged Trump plans to withdraw from Syria: report U.S. seizes ring of Chinese criminal pot-growing houses UAE adviser cooperating with Mueller also had Russia ties: report Mexican senators call on Peña Nieto to halt cooperation with US after Trump attacks Trump signs off on memo to send National Guard to southern border Navy chaplain fired over video showing sexual encounter at bar Zuckerberg to testify before Senate committees in joint hearing April 10 Fox News reporter confronts Pruitt: Are you draining the swamp by renting from lobbyist? Indiana GOP Senate candidate referred to Trump in 2016 as ‘vulgar, if not profane’ New York asks credit card companies to reassess risk of gun sales McCarthy joins Trump at private dinner White House says tariffs will go into effect without trade policy changes by China Overnight Tech: Facebook says Cambridge Analytica leak affected 87M users | Google workers angry over company’s Pentagon work | How Facebook is prepping for Europe’s new privacy law Dozens of educators file to run for seat in Kentucky legislature Nunes demands original document that prompted Russia investigation Overnight Defense: Trump to deploy National Guard to border | No timetable for Syria withdrawal | Medical group blasts transgender ban | Three military planes crash in two days Virginia teen plans to hold ‘March for Our Guns’ rally New England Patriots player helps stop potential school shooter US to sanction Russian oligarchs under law targeting election meddling: report Pence to raise money for Heller in Nevada Overnight Health Care: Senate panel unveils draft of bipartisan opioid bill | Groups warn tariffs could raise drug prices | FDA chief turns to social media companies to fight opioids | AMA hits transgender troop ban GOP Senate candidate compares voting against Trump to cheating on spouse Woman fired after flipping off Trump’s motorcade sues former employer Cavuto tells new Trump adviser: You don’t sound like the man ‘I’ve respected and admired’ Woman asks Cruz to take DNA test to prove he’s ‘human’ Overnight Energy: Pruitt goes on offense against ‘toxic’ Washington | New Pruitt controversy over staffers’ pay raises | Sanders won’t say if Trump has confidence in Pruitt EPA chief had no fixed DC address for a month after leaving $50-a-day condo: report Overnight Cybersecurity: Facebook says Cambridge Analytica had data on 87M users | Zuckerberg to face lawmakers next week | Trump mulling ‘offensive’ cyber strategy | White House email domains lack security tool Lawmakers, conservative groups urge Supreme Court to keep online sales tax limits Cities may be at fault for underfunding schools Senate Health Committee releases draft of bipartisan opioid bill Overnight Finance: Markets freak then rally after dueling China, US tariffs | Private sector adds 241k jobs in March | Tech rivalries spill into Washington US auto manufacturers call for China and US to work out trade disputes Satellite spat reveals commercial industry priorities Students of color and special needs are disciplined at higher rates — we can fix that GOP lawmaker to introduce legislation to mandate picture of president, VP at post offices USA Today editorial board blasts Trump for Amazon attacks It’s past time for the mainstream media to add opposing voices Mueller asking Russian oligarchs about any donations to Trump campaign: report F-16 crashes during training in Nevada, pilot missing NY Senate Dems reunite after years of schism Medicare should review provider claims for accuracy before they are paid AMA: Mattis memo distorted medical evidence on transgender troops Sessions credits Trump with stopping migrant caravan Small businesses need Congress’ help to crack down on fraud Sanders won’t say if Trump has confidence in Pruitt Rudy Giuliani’s wife files for divorce Russia loses vote to join UK probe into spy attack Group of Oklahoma teachers marching 110 miles to state Capitol Judge says Massachusetts can sue Equifax over breach Missouri House passes 20-week abortion ban DHS chief: Replacing current wall would count as new wall for Trump Don’t take the wrong steps in Syria, Iraq and the fight against terrorism WH downplays stock market losses, defends Trump trade actions Stormy Daniels’s lawyer: ’60 Minutes’ left out description of Trump genitalia Richard Gere, Caitlyn Jenner to honor Ros-Lehtinen for her human rights work Impact of Chinese trade war: What American farmers produce is suddenly worth less money Lindsay Lohan pitches Lawyer.com to Trump Trump to deploy National Guard to southern border China tariffs could raise prices for prescription drugs in US, groups warn Maryland state delegate says lawmaker father wanted her to undergo conversion therapy GAO report: Schools punish black students more severely Pruitt has always been a weak link on Trump’s team House Republicans open California office to defend majority Google employees urge company to drop Pentagon A.I. work Private-sector employers added 241,000 jobs in March McConnell: Midterms could be ‘a Category 3, 4 or 5’ storm for GOP Sinclair producer resigns in protest Oracle executive complained to Trump about Amazon, bidding on massive Pentagon contract: report Analytics of wealth redistribution through fuel-economy regulation Facebook says up to 87 million people affected by Cambridge Analytica scandal Ethics Committee to expand campaign finance investigation of Tennessee Republican CNN analyst: Trump has been ‘reduced to LegalZoom’ to find lawyers Bannon on trade reaction: ‘To hell with Wall Street’ Intel chief wants to ‘play offense’ on cyber warfare Union representing news anchors opposes Sinclair campaign for questioning ‘journalistic integrity’ Commerce Dept.’s new mantra: No representation without documentation? Tackling smoking in the black community — a step toward eliminating health disparities Pruitt says he didn’t know about staffers’ controversial pay raises DeVos asked if leakers could be prosecuted: report House Dems demand rationale for adding citizenship question to 2020 census Host of issues converge to bring about scrutiny of NY Fed pick Maryland approves billions in Amazon incentives Roger Stone predicted ‘devastating’ Clinton leaks on day of Assange dinner email Intel chief: Trump CIA pick will ‘fully’ explain torture involvement Rolling back fuel efficiency standards is an attack on communities of color Watch live: White House holds press briefing Oklahoma teacher to run against state lawmaker who vowed to vote against all education funding Durbin demands answers from Sinclair chief about ‘mandated content’ for local news anchors Federal judge denies Bill O’Reilly’s move to seal harassment settlements Trump tells USDA chief farmers won’t be hurt by China trade dispute Kasich on 2020 uncertainty: It’s hard for people to believe I’m not plotting and scheming Immigration judge quotas will not eliminate the backlog crisis Facebook rewrites terms of service amid data scrutiny Al Sharpton: Trump ‘committed to undoing all that Dr. King fought for’ Clinton: ‘Fox News is always trying to impeach me’ Grassley: Farmers, ranchers shouldn’t bear the brunt of retaliation against Trump tariffs Afghanistan is moving from stabilization to growth Judge rips Manafort’s lawsuit to rein in Mueller Alabama graffiti artist paints mural of Trump shooting schoolchildren Trump’s pick to oversee wildlife policy has history of opposing Endangered Species Act Jorge Ramos: ‘There is no invasion at the border’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report HHS proposed rule lowers the bar for care and discriminates against certain people Union of Concerned Scientists accuses USDA chief of ‘sidelining science’ Martin Luther King Jr.’s son: My father would be ‘very excited’ to see student-led movements President should heed market warning on trade war Frenzy over well-reasoned citizenship question in census completely unjustified FDA commissioner urges social media sites, internet providers to curb illegal opioid sales Work requirements for welfare are empowering New trade paradigm defies post-WWII world US built NASA awards contract to build ‘X-plane’ for supersonic air travel Unions ask corporations how they are benefiting from GOP tax law Teachers seize every floor of Oklahoma Capitol during strike Trump releases video honoring MLK on anniversary of assassination White House offers no timetable for troop withdrawal from Syria Federal coal’s day in court Kudlow: Trump’s tariffs on China could be negotiating tactic Chinese cyber spies pose challenge for Trump admin Fox Business tops total viewers category in business news for first quarter of 2018 When will the media accept that Trump is not a criminal target? Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t extend all European privacy protections worldwide Pruitt takes over authority for water protections policy Trump agrees to keep US troops in Syria until ISIS is defeated: reports Last Parkland shooting victim released from hospital A ransomware attack brought Atlanta to its knees — and no one seems to care Pentagon looking at ways to ‘expand’ border support Several White House domains lack anti-phishing tool: research Trump Jr. attacks YouTube, PETA after shooting Ex-Trump associate who tried to broker Russia deal meets with Senate investigators: report Israel says it prevented naval terrorist attack off Gaza coast When it comes to online data, the feds appear to believe in privacy for some, but not all Trump administration is managing threats, not hysteria, in the cyber domain Trump, Macron discuss push to defeat ISIS in call Pentagon audit a great step forward as long as there is oversight Dem scrutinizes Pruitt’s Morocco trip, gas industry ties Former Obama aide: Trump’s ‘Cheatin’ Obama’ may have ‘racial undertones’ Nancy Reagan’s spokeswoman: Melania Trump has ‘enormous potential’ for good Cuba’s next president faces choice between economy and communism Obama and John Lewis talk MLK on 50th anniversary of assassination Intel chief: White House has made decision on troops in Syria Federal judge rules Texas violated national voter registration law Stocks recover after rough open amid US, China tariffs Fallon: Trump trying to get Amazon’s stock to match his approval rating Oklahoma governor compares striking teachers to ‘a teenager wanting a better car’ Gowdy on retirement: ‘In politics it really is just about winning’ Moscow: US using ‘non-existent Russian threat’ to boost military ICE ignoring Mattis directive to not deport veterans in specific case: report Resolution condemning neo-Nazis dies in Tennessee legislature for second time 50 years after Kerner and King, racism still matters Conservative Republican Study Committee names new executive director McConnell ‘nervous’ Trump tariffs will hurt the country Chamber of Commerce after Trump’s Amazon attacks: ‘Inappropriate’ for officials to attack an American company Gowdy: Trump should let Mueller interview him Md. gubernatorial candidate boycotts Sinclair over media bias segments Listen to Roseanne, but don’t get carried away Ex-Sinclair news director compares media bias promos to ‘proof-of-life’ hostage videos Twitter CEO to Trump: We need action on guns, not just prayers McMaster: ‘We have failed to impose sufficient costs’ on Russia How Trump can build the wall today — and make Mexico pay for it Trauma surgeon calls for end to gun violence after YouTube shooting Support holding for stricter gun control laws: poll House GOP super PAC posts $15M in first quarter of 2018 Trump plays to his base on Central American migrant caravan — few will ever reach the US Washington – good or evil? Trump: Dems ‘stand in our way’ on stronger border Zuckerberg to testify before House panel YouTube shooter’s family: She ‘hated’ the company The threat of Iran must be stopped Pruitt ‘dumbfounded’ that renting condo linked to top lobbyist is controversial Citizenship question won’t be most pernicious aspect of US Census Roger Stone email about Assange dinner leaks Trump: We are not in a trade war with China The door is open. It takes self-determination to move forward Madeleine Albright: Trump is the most anti-democratic president in American history China strikes back with tariffs targeting $50B in US goods Trump’s pressure against North Korea is best way to avoid war Survey: Execs voice more confidence after GOP tax overhaul Half a century later, MLK’s work remains unfinished A year in, Trump’s pick makes waves at high court Expanding map creates tough choices for GOP Capitol ‘overflowing’ with reporters in era of Trump Tech rivalries spill into Washington Companies brace for trade war Dem hoping to replace Conyers pushes Trump impeachment How much collateral damage will there be in the 2018 midterms?