The Hill Articles: February 2, 2018

February 2
Tucker Carlson knocks ‘aspiring MSNBC contributor’ Comey for mocking GOP memo Security Council official behind 5G network plan no longer at White House: report Hannity: Manafort, Flynn charges ‘need to be dropped’ Husband of former Trump family personal aide joins EPA: report Former Fox News host Eric Bolling discusses son’s overdose, opioid epidemic Arpaio denies anti-Semitic views Top Dem on Russia: Trump doesn’t like people ‘questioning his greatness’ Democrat: It’s like Putin gave Trump a ‘script’ Nunes: I did not read material summarized in the memo Trump spokesman: No plans to fire Rosenstein Hawaii official who sent false missile alert says he was ‘100 percent’ sure it was real Nunes accuses Dems of lying about role of dossier in surveillance warrant Nunes opponent raises over $100K in campaign donations amid memo controversy Fed freezes Wells Fargo’s growth, will force out four board members Jon Huntsman Sr. dies at 80 Nunes: House panel looking at State Dept. involvement in Russia probe Look to local communities for answers on health policy Humane Society CEO resigns after sexual harassment allegations Apple plans to reduce $163B cash holdings after GOP tax law Tea Party group launches attack ad against Rosenstein Bipartisan Senate group opposes cuts to anti-drug office CNN’s Wolf Blitzer grills Republican rep on Nunes memo release Listen: What’s next after the Nunes memo? Five takeaways from the Nunes surveillance memo Pentagon unveils policy focused on deterring Russia with smaller nukes CNN legal analyst rips Nunes memo: It’s ‘an embarrassment to the United States Congress’ Alan Dershowitz on the Nunes memo: Republican ‘truth’ and Democratic ‘truth’ Facebook using leverage to get advance notice about public info requests: report Trump’s plan for stabilizing Afghanistan is like putting old wine in a new and fancy bottle McCarthy touts release of GOP intel memo Immigration compromise is a win for Dreamers and Trump Democratic countermemo claims FBI revealed Steele funding in FISA application: report Wray tells FBI agents ‘talk is cheap’ after memo release Climate change policies present ‘little risk’ to Exxon, company says Fox News, Washington Examiner had Nunes memo points before release Trump casts doubt on chances for immigration deal What’s in a name? The first steps to solving the fiduciary debate Collins: GOP memo released without bipartisanship, proper vetting Democrats step up demands for release of their own memo Heroin Task Force presses Congress for more funding to fight opioid epidemic Dem senator: Pence all ‘talk, no action’ GOP lawmaker on memo: FBI conduct ‘constitutes treason’ Ex-Dem lawmaker on GOP memo release: ‘Lock every single one of these bastards up’ McConnell urging Mississippi gov to appoint himself if Cochran resigns: report Consequences for the left if they keep shutting government down over DACA Dems want info on Labor Dept hiding unfavorable report on impacts of tip-pooling rule K.T. McFarland withdraws as nominee for ambassador Sessions responds to Nunes memo: ‘No department is perfect’ ‘Nunes memo’ revelations prove the FBI makes up its own rules Yellen heading to Brookings Bank of America to bar customers buying cryptocurrencies with credit cards Yellen passes Powell a warming economic potato After Nunes memo, Wray should resign if Trump fires Rosenstein, Mueller Booz Allen scores massive $621M Homeland Security cyber contract Outcry over the Nunes memo is damning for Democrats and FBI Trump team setting up legal defense fund for Russia probe: report Trump approves Indiana Medicaid work requirements White House open to releasing Democratic countermemo Kasich: Memo release does ‘disservice to our country’ Wynn’s $7.5M harassment settlement included paternity claim: report Gowdy: Nunes memo does not discredit Mueller probe in any way Hoyer calls on Ryan to remove Nunes after release of memo Interior apologizes after incorrectly saying Obama blocked coal mines Dow plunges more than 600 points to end worst week in two years Congress needs to finish the job and renew the Special Diabetes Program Memo: Papadopoulos info triggered FBI’s Russia investigation Buck Sexton: The FISA memo is a ‘deep state’ bombshell Pelosi: Nunes memo is a ’bouquet’ for Putin Comey bashes release of Nunes memo: ‘That’s it?’ DOT calls on Schumer to move forward with confirmation of railroad nominee citing GOP train crash Chuck Todd: Fox News obtaining memo excerpts early ‘ smacks of a partisan exercise’ Nunes to appear on Fox News on Friday following memo’s release Trump’s historic tax reform is a strong step toward greater prosperity ‘No way’ will Michigan judge punish father who attacked Nassar Dems warn Trump: Firing Mueller, Rosenstein would spark ‘constitutional crisis’ Court grants EPA delay on animal waste emissions reporting CDC: 16 more children died from flu in last week House Intel Dems: Nunes memo ‘mischaracterizes, fails to provide vital context’ We must not wait another year to invest in America’s aging infrastructure The Hill’s 12:30 Report FBI Agents Association on memo: We won’t allow ‘partisan politics’ to distract us Judiciary Dems: GOP complicit in obstruction of justice Nunes ‘memo’ drama proves it: Republicans can’t govern, they only campaign WATCH: Freedom Caucus Chair says Trump ‘not even contemplating’ Mueller firing Pruitt: Goal is to roll EPA back from ‘weaponized’ past Interior head to travel to Carolinas to discuss off shore drilling To expand rural broadband, President Trump and Congress should listen to local leaders Trump signals that he has no confidence in Deputy AG Rosenstein Read the controversial Nunes Intel memo released by Republicans GOP memo alleges bias against Trump in FBI probe Alberto Gonzales: ‘I have no confidence whatsoever’ in Nunes memo CNBC analyst: Trump immigration proposals feel like ‘ethnic cleansing’ GOP chairman: Leaders could add health-center funds to stopgap spending bill Black unemployment jumped in January up from record low McCain: Attacks on FBI ‘serve no American interests’ Facebook patents technology that would estimate users’ socioeconomic status The jobs market looks good under Trump but not because of tax cuts Michelle Obama: Bad behavior in the age of Trump makes teachers’ jobs more difficult Trump: Allegations in memo ‘a disgrace’ National ad campaign pushes Congress to pass legislation lowering drug prices Trump’s national monument rollbacks take effect Colo. teacher accused of assaulting student who wouldn’t stand for Pledge The secrets of successful legislative marketing Justice Department wants more info on Aetna-CVS merger Mattis raises possibility of strike on Syria if regime uses sarin Senate receives official net neutrality notice from FCC Scarborough: Trump is ‘scared to death’ of Mueller investigation Groups sue HHS for docs on blocking abortions by undocumented teens Trump’s State of the Union makes clear: No amount of amnesty can please Democrats More than 50 groups push Congress to extend Medicare programs The answer to the slow wage-growth puzzle: baby boomers Combating Type 1 diabetes requires long-term funding Emails show Carson family involvement in HUD affairs: report Ex-GOP lawmaker slams Nunes in op-ed: He’s a ‘partisan hack’ Hundreds of teachers hold walkout, protest in West Virginia West Virginia rep joins in Manchin bash-fest FBI warns hackers impersonating federal portal for reporting fraudsters Ex-intel chief: Release of GOP memo a ‘blatant political act’ Saudi corruption crackdown is an inkblot test for analysts Judiciary Dem: I suspect Nunes and White House coordinated on memo China, Russia delight as North Korea preoccupies US Treasury warns boosting sanctions on Russian debt could hurt US Trump must take action to help America fight against HIV/AIDS Bicyclist protests net neutrality by slowing traffic outside the FCC building Trump to meet with North Korean defectors in Oval Office ‘Release the memo’ — let’s stop pretending that Democrats are the defenders of the FBI Conway: None of the SOTU guests being leaked is ‘great sign of a very tight White House’ Victims’ father attempts to attack Nassar in court Ryan supports release of Democrats’ countermemo White House pressing Pentagon for plan on North Korea attack Maryland to sue over Trump tax law Congress: Act now to protect rural seniors’ access to home health care The GOP could lose 40 House seats this November Sen. Cassidy says he won’t go back on Kimmel after health care fight Trump, academics and lawsuits put spotlight on Puerto Rico statehood Anderson Cooper: Clash over Nunes memo ‘a phony drama’ Humane Society board members resign over CEO Colbert rips Trump’s State of the Union audience claim Economy adds 200K jobs in January They may forget Trump’s words, but voters will remember the divided audience Kimmel tears into Nunes over memo Father of dead teen buys Super Bowl ad to get Trump’s attention Trump goes after Kasich at RNC dinner: report In US bail reform, justice-by-algorithm can only go so far Get all the facts out on the FBI, Justice Department CDC to cut global disease prevention efforts by 80 percent Ginsburg calls independent judiciary the nation’s ‘hallmark and pride’ Dan Coats met with Kelly to air concerns about memo release: report Broken, repetitive funding process endangers Americans’ health John Kelly doesn’t think Nunes memo lives up to GOP promises: report Trump: FBI leadership has ‘politicized’ investigations to favor Democrats Attorneys in Russia probe believe Mueller could indict Trump: report Pruitt personally monitored removal of climate change info from EPA sites: report My experience with Andy McCabe: No criticizing James Comey allowed Beyond sanctions: On Russia policy, Congress should focus on new tools Two states of the union Listen: A brain drain at Foggy Bottom continues With Amtrak crash, Congress faced a deadly rail danger firsthand A year after Obama, Dems still looking for replacement