The Hill Articles: April 5, 2018

GOP chairwoman blasts Dem governor’s ‘ridiculous’ comments on America’s division Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook users would have to pay to opt out of ads Pruitt directed staff to approve raises for top aides: report Trump’s trade rep: Threat of new tariffs ‘appropriate response’ to China Parkland student: Clarence Thomas told me the Second Amendment ‘won’t be touched’ GOP senator on tariff threat: Hopefully Trump is blowing off steam because ‘this is nuts’ Ex-Sinclair staffer: Trump wouldn’t be in the Oval Office if it weren’t for Sinclair Dow futures drop after Trump threatens new tariffs against China White House has aides go on Pirro’s show every week knowing Trump watches: report Ex-CIA official: Trump is ‘last person on earth’ who should raise awareness on sexual assault Texas GOP lawmaker visits Venezuela to meet with Maduro Overnight Defense: Pentagon has few answers on National Guard border plan | US grounds aircraft in Djibouti after crashes | Officials clear $1.3B artillery sale to Saudis Dem Rep: Pruitt is the ‘poster boy for the most ethically corrupt’ administration Overnight Tech: Amazon eyes big Pentagon contract amid Trump fight | Zuckerberg to face Senate | Microsoft’s new ransomware protection | Video game industry fights for net neutrality Trump’s two eldest sons head to Dubai for business partner’s wedding Mulvaney gave pay raises to political appointees at consumer protection agency Oversight Dem calls for hearing with Pruitt House Judiciary conservatives infuriated DOJ missed subpoena deadline Trump orders officials to look at $100 billion in new Chinese tariffs Stormy Daniels lawyer: Trump ‘finally cracked,’ threw his attorney under the bus Trump to host Qatari leader next week House tees up vote on balanced budget amendment Democrats question ICE standards for detaining pregnant women We need more women in STEM — Aviation may be the key Stormy Daniels’s lawyer: Trump just increased strength of our case ‘exponentially’ Overnight Cybersecurity: Dems sound alarm over eavesdropping threat | Third-party breach impacts Sears, Delta | Zuckerberg to face Senate | 1.5B files exposed online Pruitt late on some payments for condo rental from lobbyist’s wife: report Overnight Energy: Scandals consume EPA chief | Top Pruitt aide resigns | Blue states sue over methane rule Michelle Obama: ‘I don’t want to run for president’ Diversity is essential when it comes to stewarding public lands Overnight Health Care: Surgeon general urges public to carry opioid overdose drug | GOP proposes lifting Medicaid limits on opioid care | Two HHS officials leave family planning office Facebook asked hospitals to share patient data Overnight Finance: Trump digs in against China | Asks officials to consider $100B more in tariffs | Conservatives fear tariffs could kill tax-cut boost | Trump wants Dodd-Frank rollback done ‘quickly’ | House to vote on balanced budget amendment JP Morgan’s Dimon urges US to make goals clear on global trade When we can’t agree to fight against neo-Nazis, we’ve reached a new low Lewandowski to House Intel Dems: ‘I’m not answering your f—ing question’: report Conservatives fear trade war could cripple tax cuts message Super gonorrhea threat — it’s a public health crisis that is on the horizon Mexican president to Trump: Direct your frustrations at Congress, not Mexicans Dems sound alarm to FCC about ‘incredible’ eavesdropping threat Ways and Means sets hearing on Trump’s tariffs With ‘Chappaquiddick,’ the Kennedys’ star finally falls Multiple EPA officials demoted after questioning Pruitt spending: report Teachers protest the collapse of public education in Puerto Rico Trump denies knowledge of Stormy Daniels payment State Department clears $1.3B artillery sale to Saudi Arabia Russian embassy requests info from UK on condition of ex-spy’s pets Connecticut lawmakers advance marijuana legalization bill Poll: Voters fear a trade war Pentagon has few answers on Trump’s National Guard plan 50 years after the Fair Housing Act, bipartisanship is still hard, but possible Kansas reports 30-year low for abortions ACLU to Trump: The real conspiracy is you lying to justify restricting the right to vote Amy Schumer cancels interview with Sinclair-owned station Trump continues to put Americans first by adding citizenship question to census Huckabee: Hillary campaigning for Democrats ‘is like having Jeffrey Dahmer do the ribbon cutting at a restaurant opening’ Trump: Dodd-Frank rollback ‘should be done fairly quickly’ La. state lawmaker cites satirical article in argument against medical marijuana The Daily Beast sues Justice Department for records on Nunes memo Conway hits CNN for ‘plateaued’ ratings Kamala Harris asks Ellen if she has any 2020 plans Trump says Oakland mayor committed ‘obstruction of justice’ San Francisco sues Sessions for rescinding civil rights guidelines Agent on security detail reassigned after telling Pruitt he couldn’t use siren for nonemergencies: report Border wall would kill natural treasures and change the environment It’s time for the president to dump Scott Pruitt Trump: Women crossing border ‘raped at levels nobody has ever seen before’ GOP lawmaker calls on Pruitt to resign Trump’s Russia strategy has both friends and foes confused Maryland lawmakers vote to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’ Trump tosses prepared remarks at tax event: ‘To hell with it’ United Talent Agency announces third annual White House Correspondents’ party Trump revives voter fraud theory without evidence From Africa to the United States, the revolution begins online GOP senator rips Trump tariffs: Don’t use ‘real people’ as collateral damage Video game industry group joins net neutrality lawsuit Trump hits Manchin over tax bill vote at West Virginia event Body of missing CDC researcher found in Atlanta river 15 AGs sue Trump EPA for not enforcing pollution controls The Atlantic fires conservative writer after audio reveals he called for death penalty for women who get abortion AP: Record number of women running for House It’s time to re-examine diversity and inclusion programs to make real progress Presidential campaign strategist: ‘The Rock’ would be ‘formidable possible candidate’ CORRECTED: Idaho Sinclair station aired anti-‘fake news’ warning The president’s wake-up call to the Postal Service US cancels military exercise, grounds aircraft in Djibouti after crashes With climate change, fake news is old news There’s nothing ‘fair’ about judges tipping the scales in favor of federal agencies Conservative group: Stock buybacks benefit workers and the economy Pawlenty to announce bid for Minnesota governor CVS to offer discount to the uninsured for anti-overdose drug What Trump gets right about the quicksand conflict in Syria Some caravan migrants will try to cross US border Bernie Sanders: Dem platform for last 15 years has been a ‘failure’ Democrats cry foul as GOP eyes move to cancel spending Leaders shirking their nations’ democratic facades more brazenly Trump says he has confidence in Pruitt Navarro tries to calm farmers’ fears in tariffs battle Watch live: Trump participates in roundtable discussion on tax reform ‘Business as usual’ with Russia defeats sanctions Pruitt ignored White House officials’ advice not to do interviews on scandal: report Border crossings rose sharply in March after falling to historic low under Trump Microsoft rolls out new ransomware protections Sally Yates blasts Trump for ‘relentless attack on democratic institutions and norms’ Two anchors at Sinclair-owned station in Oregon refused to record news promos Shale boom is in the 3rd inning; investors to decide how game plays out The Hill’s 12:30 Report Florida DNC official resigns after ‘colored people’ remark Mueller will drop midterm Russia bombshells on GOP Congress Trudeau sees ‘high chance’ of reaching ‘win-win-win’ NAFTA deal White House spokesman: ‘I can’t speak to the future of Scott Pruitt’ Fading democracy in Venezuela demonstrates failure of socialism Tight labor market cuts into small business hiring Sinclair anchor: It was ‘awful’ having to record news promos Providing health care options for America’s small businesses Two exit HHS family planning office amid changes Mercer paid millions to target anti-Muslim ads at voters: report Mulvaney fires back after Warren questions CFPB leadership We can take care of children by taking care of their teeth Poll: Dem has double-digit lead in Tennessee Senate race After decades in traditional education, an educator finds a better solution for learning Overwhelmed by data, it’s time for Congress to have a digital support team Dwayne Johnson: Trump proves to many that ‘not everybody should run for president’ Oklahoma teachers jingle keys, chant ‘Where’s my car?’ at governor Mexico: Nielsen promised limited role for National Guard at border Third-party breach exposed credit card details on Sears, Delta Air Lines customers ‘Fox & Friends’ host rips Kimmel for impression of Melania Trump A common sense approach to the census citizenship question GOP state candidate refuses to apologize for calling Parkland student a ‘communist pig’ Ex-spy’s daughter makes first comments since poisoning: It’s been ‘somewhat disorienting’ Groups partner to improve local elections Top Pruitt aide resigns from EPA amid controversies Don Blankenship is the GOP Officials in Chicago suburb approve ordinance to ban assault weapons When you cut the humanities, what you lose is the human GOP Senate candidate drops a mountain on Capitol in new ad GOP panel proposes lifting Medicaid limits on opioid care Breitbart hosting ‘big tech’ town hall on threats to free speech President Trump faces political disaster if he tries to fire Mueller Dem lawmaker: I’ll gladly work with Trump ‘when his ideas aren’t stupid’ Mike Myers revives ‘Dr. Evil’ to poke fun at Trump’s Cabinet When the top two economies face off, the globe shakes Kremlin labels Facebook’s removal of Russian media accounts a hostile move Surgeon general urges public to carry opioid overdose reversal drug in rare advisory Democrats plan to savage America once again with ObamaCare’s individual mandate Trump doubles down on trade threats against China MLK’s granddaughter: ‘We’re not where we’re supposed to be’ Chinese media: Beijing will win the trade war Maddow beats out Hannity as most-watched cable news host in March March For Our Lives plans town hall event With mounting scandals, expect Scott Pruitt to hear ‘you’re fired’ Stormy Daniels attorney: Trump forced lawyers to ‘sit down’ after making a ‘disaster of their case’ Mississippi residents sue to ban city from displaying ‘racially demeaning’ state flag Violence Against Women’s Act is a true product of Washington’s swamp Trump quietly hosting private White House dinner parties: report White House considering proposal that could strip protections from hundreds of threatened species: report Trump aides prepare for Iran nuclear deal pullout: report Speculative lawsuits aren’t the cure for opioid addiction Poll: Trump approval drops to record low New York police fatally shoot black man known to be mentally ill who pointed a pipe at them Sinclair chief rips criticism of promos: ‘You can’t be serious’ Robert De Niro: We are ‘beyond trying to see another person’s point of view’ The renewable fuel standard works for rural America and our economy Trump hails Mexico’s ‘strong immigration laws’ for stopping migrant caravan EPA ethics official didn’t have some facts in evaluating Pruitt’s lease Clinton: US is witnessing an ‘all-out attack on core values of democracy’ Bolton meeting with White House lawyers about possible conflicts of interest: report Oregon governor: I’ll say no if Trump asks me to deploy National Guard troops to Mexico border Gina Haspel’s agenda for the CIA Brennan rips Trump: ‘Your self adoration is disgraceful’ Tillerson spent $12M on consultants at State Department: report A key Congressman says evidence against McCabe is free of political influence Liberal consumer watchdog wants to air anti-Sinclair ads on Sinclair stations Scott Pruitt does his part to help Donald Trump drain the swamp What happened to the ‘best and most serious people’? If Trump pulls aid out of Syria, we’ll have created Iraq 2.0 Trump effect splits Senate and House GOP candidates The Memo: Kelly said to be losing influence with Trump Amid Trump attacks, Amazon competes for lucrative DOD contract Mayors look for opening in Democratic White House field Study: Cost of treating opioid addiction soars