The Hill Articles: February 1, 2018

Hannity denies report he advised Trump on Nunes memo: ‘A total lie’ Trump: Democrats ‘just aren’t calling’ on DACA Jennifer Lawrence to perform in political comedy variety show Trump to welcome Australian PM to celebrate ‘100 years of mateship’ Colleges see spike in white supremacist propaganda on campuses: report Geraldo Rivera to Hannity: If you were around then Nixon ‘wouldn’t have been forced to resign’ Trump mocks ‘the resistance’ at RNC winter meeting Fidel Castro’s eldest son kills himself: reports House Intel Dem: Nunes should be off panel ‘yesterday’ Scaramucci on Priebus: He’s a ‘f—— Sith Lord’ Scaramucci: Bannon is ‘the creature from the black lagoon’ CBS, Viacom form panels to explore potential merger Panetta: ‘Constitutional crisis’ if Trump OKs memo’s release over FBI objections Overnight Defense: Trump poised to allow release of intel memo | Pentagon won’t rule out personal cellphone ban | Mattis wants to make military ‘more lethal’ MSNBC’s John Heilemann: Ryan no longer on ‘Team USA’ but on ‘Team Nunes’ Mary Beth Cahill to serve as DNC interim CEO Dent likens GOP to ‘a dysfunctional family’ on tackling difficult issues Overnight Tech: Senators want probe of company selling fake Twitter followers | Google parent made over $100B in 2017 | House chair threatens to subpoena DHS over Kaspersky GOP case: FBI probe based on tainted evidence linked to Clinton House Judiciary Dem calls for emergency FBI, DOJ meeting over Nunes memo Flake lifts hold on Trump trade nominee Pentagon won’t rule out personal cellphone ban Flake comes out against releasing Nunes memo GOP eyeing vote to fund the government through March 23 Silicon Valley group considering BuzzFeed News investment: report Overnight Finance: GOP eyes vote to fund government through March 23 | How much credit should Trump get for economy? | Dems vow to repeal parts of GOP tax law | Mulvaney shakes up office policing racism in lending Overnight Energy: Interior speeds up process to drill on federal land | Zinke promises restructuring plan won’t cut jobs | Trump ‘really didn’t care’ about ANWR at first Listen: Memo-mania grips Washington Overnight Health Care: New group plans midterm spending against high drug prices | Senators urge Trump to boost Alzheimer’s funding | Right to Try Act gains momentum after Trump pitch Graham: ‘I will not give up’ on ObamaCare repeal Comey praises FBI for speaking up against ‘weasels and liars’ Inspector General: Park Police’s body camera policies subpar Judge overturns ex-felon voting rights process in Florida GOP Senate candidate fundraising lags behind Dems in key races Billboard from ‘God’ tells Michele Bachmann not to run for Senate Mulvaney shakes up consumer bureau office that polices racism in lending Manafort co-defendant’s lawyers quit Interior rolls back oil drilling policies for federal land Missouri governor fighting lawsuit over disappearing messages app Leading US steel companies urge Trump to immediately curb imports Overnight Regulation: Labor Department reportedly hid unfavorable report on tip-pooling rule | NY plans to sue EPA over water rule | Senators urge FTC to probe company selling fake Twitter followers Tillerson floats possible Venezuelan military coup, says US does not advocate ‘regime change’ Ellen Degeneres gives her own state of the union Trump Jr. claims McCabe was ‘fired’ due to what was in Nunes memo Wolff fires back at ‘Morning Joe’ hosts: Both ‘eager to gossip’ about Trump off-camera Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump poised to allow release of intel memo | GOP chair threatens to subpoena DHS over Kaspersky docs | Pompeo defends meeting Russian spy chief Trump’s infrastructure plan is an energy security plan, too House presses Senate GOP on filibuster reform Google parent company brought in $100 billion in 2017 US national security: President Trump has a 90-day deadline New York governor: Flu season worsens each week Four ways fake clinics harm women and undermine abortion access Justice Dept sidelines office dedicated to expanding legal aid to poor citizens: report Furor grows over Nunes intel memo California’s tax-avoidance scheme for the rich Dem retreat crunches window for spending vote Office: Hatch didn’t say Trump was the greatest president ever, he said he ‘could be’ Bipartisan group of Senators call on Trump to boost Alzheimer’s funding Wall Street landlords aren’t looking out for Main Street tenants Ryan: GOP memo not an ‘indictment’ of FBI, DOJ Navy chief: Stopgap spending is like trying to win Super Bowl by playing three quarters of game Arizona House expels legislator accused of harassment Trump’s push for smaller government is having global benefits Federal workers on edge over Trump call for firing power Trump to visit Ohio on Monday McConnell: Shutdown threat over immigration ‘has clearly been eliminated’ Tillerson cautions Latin America over China’s influence Tax bill naysayers are starting to see the light Interior chief: Restructuring plan won’t cut jobs or bureaus President Trump deserves an award — for undermining the press MS-13 trial begins after judge rules Trump didn’t prejudice jury GOP rep defends inviting alt-right activist to the State of the Union Congress can’t afford to wait to make a simple fix to Medicare Part D Georgia state Senate passes resolution condemning NFL Romney making Senate race announcement in two weeks The blessing and curse of blood irradiators FBI agents issue statement of support for FBI director Generals to join US Olympic delegation to South Korea Soldier dies in accidental shooting at Oregon National Guard facility: report Dr. Tom Frieden: People working in public health are stewards of the public’s trust Man charged with threatening the president after allegedly saying he was going to ‘blow up’ White House Education is the missing piece to achieving our national goals Pentagon acknowledges failed missile defense test CIA head defends meeting with Russian spy chief White House aides worried FBI chief could quit if memo released: report Ensuring a fresh catch … of new fishermen Trump rallies Republicans: ‘We’re just getting started’ Coca-Cola to run Super Bowl ad promoting diversity Stephen King: GOP train crash ‘karma’ New FBI messages reveal agents sought way to evade federal record requirements Republican lawmakers optimistic about passing cannabis legislation in 2018 Photo catches Dem playing Candy Crush during State of the Union Washington failed on health care so Bezos and Berkshire are jumping in PolitiFact cancels Alan Grayson hire after backlash If trade is poker, the US is the chump at the table Trump compares Pelosi’s ‘crumbs’ comments to Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ remark Google parent company in talks to build tech hub in Saudi Arabia: report US officials say Syria’s Assad may be making new chemical weapons Russia to US Navy: Get new maps Trump ‘really didn’t care about’ ANWR initially Federal energy efficiency programs deliver strong returns. Congress should look elsewhere for cuts 16 states argue DOJ lacks authority to impose Trump’s threatened cuts to sanctuary cities’ funding ExxonMobil plans to invest big, expect other energy companies to follow suit Trump’s vows to take on drug prices, opioids draw skepticism UPenn to strike Wynn’s name from scholarship, revoke honorary degree Trump expects us to trade clean air and water for updated infrastructure Democrat Manchin: Pence attacks prove ‘they don’t want bipartisanship’ in Trump admin Hatch wades into war over credit union tax exemption 2 students shot at Los Angeles middle school GOP chairman: Republicans’ reactions ‘mixed’ on gas tax increase Scientific credibility is at an all-time low — and scientists are to blame The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trickle-down social justice is a liberal pipe dream Schumer: Ryan must remove Nunes as Intel chairman Ex-CIA chief slams GOP’s ‘reckless partisan behavior’ over memo Pelosi calls on Ryan to oust Nunes over ‘bogus’ memo Trump’s trade agenda: Turn the page, fix the old, negotiate the new Poll: Most Americans support passing a law to protect Mueller Johnson asks DOJ for more information on Strzok and Page messages GOP chair threatens to subpoena DHS for Kaspersky documents Dem lawmakers call on Labor Department to rescind tip-pooling rule Trump fails to make a case for tougher action on North Korea Canada votes to change lyrics of national anthem to make it gender neutral New York to sue EPA over Obama water rule delay Equifax’s data breach sins live on to this year’s tax season Watch live: Trump speaks at GOP retreat Seniors’ line dancing, bingo canceled over Pence visit: report Ford should learn that it can’t force electric vehicles on consumers Poll: 82 percent think Trump should testify under oath to Mueller Democrat outraises Republican ahead of PA House special election Rand Paul opens up on attack: ‘How could someone be so mad about grass clippings?’ Trump to allow release of controversial memo New group plans midterm spending against high drug prices Flu season this year is spreading like crazy — this could have other bio-threat implications Transmission planners need to account for corporate America’s growing demand for renewable energy Schumer: Why was Putin’s top spy let into country? Senators call for FTC investigation into company selling fake Twitter followers Hostess gives employees $1,250, free snacks after GOP tax cuts Freedom Caucus wants budget reforms attached to debt limit increase Report: Labor Department hiding unfavorable report on impacts of tip-pooling rule Coffee in California could soon come with cancer warning: report Mika Brzezinski cuts off Michael Wolff on Nikki Haley: ‘You’re slurring a woman, it’s disgraceful’ It’s time to hit the brakes on high-speed rail spending Fox News’s Napolitano: If Nunes changed memo to satisfy political needs, ‘innocent people will suffer’ EPA announces plan to remove Manhattan Project nuclear waste from Missouri site State Department calls on Poland to ‘reevaluate’ Holocaust legislation Trump telling people Nunes memo will discredit Mueller probe: report Mueller should call Nunes to testify in obstruction probe Lawmakers left with more questions than answers on Trump infrastructure plan Trump inaccurately claims his State of the Union address was most-watched in history GOP Rep. Hunter posts meager campaign fundraising amid controversy GOP leader: Congress may settle for pared-down immigration deal Mattis: ‘I need to make the military more lethal’ On state of American foreign affairs, Trump leaves the nation wondering Cuba protests US internet task force: report Interior agency delayed tribal casino approval after competitor’s lobbying: report Maxine Waters: There should be a disclaimer when Trump appears on TV Top career diplomat leaving State Department Logan Paul on YouTube suicide forest video: It was ‘a horrible lapse of judgment’ Is this togetherness for real this time? Meadows on memo release: Constitutional obligation ‘to inform the American people’ Envoy: ‘I don’t believe we are close’ to military options in North Korea Michelle Obama to frightened Americans: ‘All we have is hope’ Pete King: Nunes changed ‘one small part’ of memo, did not affect its substance Senate GOP leader cautions Nunes on FBI memo North Korean Olympians arrive in South Korea Trump’s White House quietly undercut environmental harm mitigation rules Pence optimistic GOP can expand majorities in House, Senate Kennedy on reaction to SOTU response: We’ve got to push through it Paul asks FBI for info on Peter Strzok’s and Lisa Page’s level of access University of Iowa plans to remove Steve Wynn’s name from institute after allegations Black women are building democracy in America Trump tariff is too little, too late Dem senator: Nunes memo ‘reminiscent of the darkest days of the McCarthy era’ Seth Meyers on Trump’s first State of the Union: ‘I have to say, he did all white’ The United States should listen to Jordan on the Jerusalem decision Trump won’t take part in Super Bowl interview African ambassadors bewildered at Conway’s comments: report Kimmel: Trump calling for bipartisanship ‘as believable as Mike Pence calling for bisexuality’ Trump: State of the Union address ‘delivered from the heart’ GOP official resigns after calling East St. Louis ‘s—hole of the universe’ Trump: Democrats ‘doing nothing’ on DACA Trump stuck to the script but gave Americans nothing of substance After Guantánamo Bay promise, Trump should prepare for court battle With GOP mass exodus, pro-choice Democratic women will flip the House Listen: Inside Congressional Republican’s brainstorm retreat Black Dems take lead in push to impeach Trump Former Ohio football star faces conservative rival in GOP primary fight House GOP warming to ObamaCare fix How much credit should Trump get for the economy? Dems vow to repeal parts of GOP tax law Right to Try Act gains momentum after Trump pitch Uncertainty swirls around Pebble Mine after EPA surprise Lies, damned lies, and statistics about marijuana legalization