The Hill Articles: February 13, 2018

Booker to stop accepting donations from corporate PACs WH banned new interim security clearances late last year: report Maxine Waters tears into Kelly: ‘He has no credibility’ Trump’s lawyer says he paid adult film star out of his own pocket Ex-CIA analyst: Trump giving Russia ‘green light’ to interfere in US elections Panel says company misled Puerto Rico on $133M rebuilding contract WH official to WaPo: Kelly handling of Porter saga ‘amounts to dereliction of duty’ Eric Trump: Abusing women ‘truly the lowest of the low’ Pruitt has ‘blanket waiver’ to first-class travel rules Two women file sexual assault reports against Steve Wynn Overnight Tech: Intel chief says ‘no doubt’ Russia will meddle in midterms | Dems press FCC over net neutrality comments | Bill aims to bridge rural-urban digital divide | FCC to review rules on children’s TV White House plays defense after FBI testimony Conaway: Quicker the Dem memo released the better Schiff: We’re not going to revise Democratic memo Overnight Energy: Pruitt defends first-class travel | Watchdog says contractor charged Energy Department for spas, lobbying | Experts see eased EPA enforcement under Trump Overnight Defense: US drone destroys Russian tank in Syria | Budget includes $69M for top-secret detainee section at Gitmo | Anti-ISIS coalition divided over handling foreign fighters Mulvaney remarks on Trump budget plan spark confusion Overnight Cybersecurity: Intel chiefs expect Russia to meddle in 2018 midterms | Wyden presses FBI chief on encryption | Trump to tap Army cyber chief as NSA director Dems flip seat in Florida state special election Mellman: ‘All politics is local’ isn’t true anymore Senate hits wall on immigration Lobbying World Dems block McConnell from setting up immigration votes More than $13K raised for Montana man who quit job over work on ICE subpoena Senate confirms Trump’s railroad nominee Capitol Police arrest disability rights protesters for disrupting hearing Kushner has added millions in debt since joining White House Did John Kelly think Robert Porter’s talent was more important than alleged abuse? Corker ‘listening closely’ to calls to reconsider retirement BuzzFeed suing DNC over info tied to Trump dossier AGs demand Congress end mandatory arbitration in sexual harassment cases Failing to keep up with consumers — the grocery lobby is losing members Dems want answers from FBI on security clearances House GOP leaders will whip conservative immigration bill Overnight Regulation: Greens sue Trump over fracking waste in Gulf | Treasury plans to repeal 300 tax regs | EPA numbers hint at eased enforcement under Trump | Michaels to pay $1.5M over shattering vases Filibuster change won’t fix flawed appropriations process Overnight Health Care: House GOP talking employer mandate repeal | Trump officials face decision on lifetime Medicaid limits | Trump fires first salvo on drug prices Listen: How some lawmakers triple their salaries Washington puts Ethiopia’s human rights abusers on notice Trump to nominate Army cyber chief to lead NSA, official says Overnight Finance: Mulvaney sparks confusion with budget remarks | Trump spars with lawmakers on tariffs | Treasury looks to kill 300 tax regs | Intel chief’s warning on debt Federal court blocks Alabama city’s effort to form new school system citing racial motives Why children are now prime targets for identity theft Webb: Tired of the left yet? Trump budget threatens local transit projects Future economy demands workers who can learn online Congress can and should stop Trump’s plan to banish more immigrants US destroys Russian tank in Syria, reportedly killing three Senators offer bill to close rural-urban internet divide Intel chiefs warn of Russia threat to 2018 midterms Treasury proposes repealing nearly 300 tax regulations Why Puerto Rico cannot govern itself House GOP discussing repeal of ObamaCare employer mandate Arizona women send pads, tampons to state rep who stalled feminine hygiene product bill Rob Porter claimed ex-wife’s black eye was due to a fall: report Mattis: No final agreement on what to do with captured foreign ISIS fighters Russian lawmaker proposes renaming US embassy street ‘North American Dead End’ Kurtz sees media forfeiting credibility in war with Trump Right-to-try laws the right way to save more lives Trump spars with GOP lawmakers on steel tariffs Rubio blasts Trump budget for ObamaCare ‘bailout’ provision Highlighting the ‘E’ in STEM education Second judge blocks Trump administration from ending DACA San Francisco proposes banning concealed guns at large events Angus King: We can’t fight Russian meddling if Trump keeps denying it exists 80 of Trump’s first 87 judicial nominees are white Trump doesn’t answer reporters’ questions about domestic violence Congress fails yet again on delivering a sound budget Pruitt defends first-class air travel Trump attendance and entertainer ID among open questions two months out from correspondents’ dinner Trump budget would slash crop insurance funds for farmers Schumer: Trump needs to speak up on domestic abuse Sanders defends herself from criticism from Porter ex-wife White House: Trump has confidence in Kelly as chief of staff The key to a successful carbon tax is how you spend the money Koch network to back Blackburn even if Corker decides to run Trade commission makeover should begin with dumping Obama’s failed agenda Sanders: FBI chief did not contradict us on Porter controversy Greens sue Trump over fracking waste in Gulf Trump donates salary to Transportation Dept. amid infrastructure push Vice sued for alleged gender-based pay discrimination Consumer protection agency drops lawsuit against lender that charged 950 percent interest rates Mideast’s turmoil, terror rooted in ’73 oil-price spike Hoyer urges Ryan: Ignore Trump, pass a DACA fix Protecting the cybersecurity of small businesses and their consumers WATCH: ‘Huge mistake’ if Kelly left White House over Porter saga, GOP senator says Pentagon budget includes $69M to replace top-secret detainee section at Gitmo We all need to be worried about the attack on national health policies and programs McConnell: Senate needs to move on from immigration Merit-based migration and border security are key to fixing immigration crisis FBI chief: Trump hasn’t specifically directed me to stop Russian meddling in midterms NJ official resigns after comparing immigrants to ‘rabid’ raccoons Intel chief: Federal debt poses ‘dire threat’ to national security DC authorities respond after white powder sent to Obama’s offices For energy dominance, make states equal partners in offshore energy Menendez: Trump has ‘moral obligation’ to speak out against domestic abuse OMB: Mulvaney would vote for Trump’s budget Former GOP candidate says Cramer running in ND Senate race Trashing our Anglo-American legal tradition does no one any favors Scaramucci: ‘Kelly must resign’ Israeli police recommend bribery charges for Netanyahu Piers Morgan accuses Omarosa of offering him sex to win ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Letter to Trump Jr. said ‘you’re an awful person’: report The real threat from autocracy is how we deal with democracy Watch live: White House holds news briefing Americans should have access to bleed control training How Pennsylvania is welcoming the American energy Renaissance Gillibrand vows to refuse donations from corporate PACs Porter’s ex-wives say White House hasn’t contacted them OMB says director would back Trump budget after Mulvaney sounds as if he would not Porter was in talks about a promotion before he resigned: report Kelly on handling of Porter: ‘It was all done right’ Durbin: Olympic gold medalist’s story is the story of immigration in US Watchdog: Texas company illegally charged Energy Dept. $2.5 million in expenses Dems block Senate vote on sanctuary cities FCC to review rules on children’s programming The immigration reality: We need workers, not a wall House Dems press FCC for answers on net neutrality comments Louise Linton defends ‘movie villain’ photo with sheet of money: ‘It was kind of cold’ Planned Parenthood announces nationwide push for abortion, birth control legislation State lawmakers have a responsibility to reform Medicaid Chicago-area religious leaders join hunger strike in support of Dreamers Blackburn campaign: Anyone who doubts she can win is a ‘plain sexist pig’ Ryan calls for ‘incremental’ health reforms after failure of ObamaCare repeal NATO confirms half of allies expected to meet spending goal Pa. gov rejects proposed redistricting map from GOP lawmakers We cannot make America great again without bold endeavors NFL player who kneeled for national anthem tackles Capitol Hill ‘externship’ Fox’s Napolitano: Susan Rice ‘trying to rewrite history’ with Russia email to herself Trump budget ends US funding for International Space Station by 2025: report Cornyn to Dems: Clock is ticking for DACA counteroffer Michaels to pay $1.5M fine over shattering vases Ex-wife of Sorensen fires back at Trump: ‘I got no due process’ Salon to use readers’ computers to mine cryptocurrency The cost of refugee resettlement in the US is simply too high Kansas officials say dog can’t run for governor Pence calls African American museum ‘hallowed ground’ that reminds us of ‘difficult past’ A bipartisan Presidential Commission on Immigration:  A vehicle to turn stalemates into solutions Obama energy secretary named to utility giant’s board FBI chief contradicts White House account on Porter background check Bernie Sanders calls Trump budget the Koch brothers budget Chris Cuomo rips Trump’s response to domestic abuse allegations: ‘People die because of this’ Congress just took action on technology-enabled Medicare reforms Trump budget targets hundreds of National Weather Service jobs: report Budget leaves us no leg to stand on when bubbles burst Trump intel chief: ‘No doubt’ Russia sees 2018 midterms as potential target Melinda Gates rips Trump’s ‘misguided’ budget McConnell wants to wrap up immigration debate this week UK judge rejects Assange plea to drop legal action against him ‘Fox & Friends’ host slams WH for Porter hire: ‘You got burned’ Panetta: ‘Somebody’s dropping the ball’ on WH security clearances Pashtun Spring: Time to redraw the boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan GOP senator: Trump needs to send ‘stronger message’ on abuse Ben Shapiro’s website in talks to buy Glenn Beck’s ‘The Blaze’: report Anti-Semitic post prompts Virginia Republicans to split with controversial GOP figure: report Palestinian diplomat: Trump ‘disqualified America’ from being sole broker in Middle East peace deal Former Trump campaign spox: Porter ‘should have been fired’ GOP official resigns in Michigan: I could ‘no longer remain silent’ about Trump End the Trump security clearance scandals immediately Russian mercenaries killed in US strike on pro-Assad forces: reports Live coverage: FBI director testifies to Senate Intelligence Committee Victims’ father who tried attacking Nassar in court won’t face charges White House arranged off-the-record meeting with Porter and four reporters after abuse allegations WATCH: There is no Trump-Russia collusion and the media should stop pushing this McCaskill report: Opioid manufacturers gave millions to advocacy groups Exxon targeting opponents in climate-change battle: report Bannon wanted Trump to keep Yellen as Fed chair: report Winning the national security long game takes technology innovation Tillerson raises alarm at meeting of coalition fighting ISIS Bill Gates says tech firms invite scrutiny in government showdowns Dem senator: ‘White House has been contemptible about’ national security The White House is rotting from the head down Kimmel: Trump can’t spend his time reading memos, he’s ‘got wife beaters to defend’ It’s time to restore the integrity of the ADA Trump’s personal lawyer working on book about Trump family, relationship with president Shaub: White House using ‘weasel words’ to explain response to Porter allegations Court to unseal Starr documents after CNN request Man detained by ICE after calling police to report intruder Share information, don’t add more bureaucracy with National Vetting Center   Report: Turnover rate in Trump White House highest in decades Former federal prosecutors running for House seats as Dems Flake pitches immigration compromise Trump eyes Dems while touting infrastructure plan Father of son with cancer gets one-year stay of deportation Rippon: ‘I don’t want my Olympic experience being about Mike Pence’ Did Devin Nunes obstruct justice? What a dangerous question to ask Trump warns: ‘Last chance’ to ‘solve the DACA puzzle’ GOP economic policy shaping up to be Keynes’s ‘parents of revolution’ Rolling back the civil rights of the disabled harms us all Trump officials face decision on lifetime limits for Medicaid Burned by the budget, right warns Ryan on immigration The Memo: Porter saga exposes bare tensions in Trump’s White House 36 people who could challenge Trump in 2020 The Senate’s main players on immigration legislation US economy faces impending skills gap Backing immigrants from the right Listen: Hurdles in Trump plan for rural broadband EPA numbers hint at eased enforcement under Trump Koch-backed group launches ads against red-state Dems who opposed tax bill