The Hill Articles: February 28, 2018

Pruitt: My next flight will be coach Watergate prosecutor: Trump, Russia quid pro quo was about dropping of sanctions Trump official says unaccompanied minors don’t have constitutional right to abortions Wife of special forces veteran facing deportation: report RNC predicts low ratings for Oscars: ‘Americans aren’t interested in Hollywood liberals’ Ex-Trump aide: It’s ‘probable’ that Trump told about meeting with Russian lawyer Kushner group got millions in loans after a White House meeting: report Zinke on track to be $200K over travel budget: report CNN: Trump ‘berated’ Hicks after House Intel testimony GOP rep calls on House to end Russia probe Rosenstein, Sessions spotted dining together hours after Trump criticism Florida gets ‘F’ on gun control in Giffords group scorecard Overnight Defense: GOP chair says Russia hasn’t paid a price for meddling | Senators revive pro-NATO group | Sanders, Lee look to end US role in Yemen war | Watchdog says VA aide’s email wasn’t hacked White House senior staff praise Hope Hicks on White House exit Trump refers to Sessions as ‘Mr. Magoo’: report Mercedes Schlapp is possible Hope Hicks replacement: report Lieu: Trump on Russia investigation ‘has all the markings of Watergate’ NRA on Trump meeting: Great TV, but ‘bad policy’ Mueller investigating whether Trump tried to oust Sessions: report Five takeaways from Trump’s meeting on guns 13 House Republicans call on Sessions to appoint second special counsel Overnight Tech: DHS denies report Russians hacked voter rolls | FCC looks to speed up 5G deployment | YouTube bans neo-Nazi channel | Panel approves FTC nominees | Spotify to file $1B IPO Overnight Regulation: Trump talks ‘comprehensive’ approach on guns | Energy industry seeks leeway in climate rule replacement | Regulators want details on Kushner loans | Senate panel approves FTC picks Chuck Todd: Was it a ‘white lie’ when Trump claimed there was no collusion? Five ways Trump broke with the GOP on guns Toomey, Manchin: Trump’s call to act on guns ‘very encouraging’ Sanders, Lee push for end to US involvement in Yemen war Panel recommends Zinke cut offshore drilling royalty rates by a third Walmart to raise age limit on gun purchases Veterans choice applies to types of treatments, not just access Overnight Health Care: Trump proposal could lead 3M people to leave ObamaCare, study finds | Dem pushes DEA for data on opioid distributors | Scott Walker signs bill to stabilize ObamaCare market Poll: Majority believes Trump is racist Overnight Finance: GOP lawmakers step up fight to save NAFTA | SEC launches cryptocurrency probe | US economic growth revised down | Gun stocks falter since Florida shooting NRA: Schools can be safeguarded without shifting blame to gun owners  SEC launches wide-ranging digital currency probe: report Gowdy probing ‘excessive spending’ on redecoration of Ben Carson’s HUD office GOP senator scolds Trump: We have due process ‘for a reason’ Trump offers support for ‘comprehensive’ approach on guns Fla. senator blasts ‘excessive partisanship’ after exclusion from White House guns meeting Arpaio on Trump: ‘I can read his mind without even talking to him’ Bipartisan senators revive pro-NATO group amid concerns over Russia Feds: South Carolina Amtrak crash cost $25 million South Carolina’s ‘personhood’ bill attacks reproductive health and women’s rights Syrian producer gets 11th hour visa to attend Oscars Overnight Cybersecurity: DHS hits back at claims Russia breached voter sites | Trump launches new attack on Sessions over surveillance | Russia-linked group behind new cyberattacks | Iranian hackers expand operations CNN: Kushner suspects people in White House are out to get him Top aide to VA secretary lobbied Congress to get him fired: report Dem urges DEA to release data on opioid distributors Overnight Energy: Watchdog criticizes Energy Department over funding delays | Industry seeks leeway in climate rule replacement | US solar company to lay off hundreds More than 30 White House aides stripped of top secret security clearances: report Hispanic Caucus to Trump: ‘You have thwarted every’ DACA fix Reports of IPOs’ death have been greatly exaggerated Senate confirms Trump’s OMB deputy Energy firms push for leeway in rewrite of Obama climate rule Miss. Dem launches Senate bid against Wicker Some bring AR-15s to blessing ceremony at Pennsylvania church The populist climate policy conservative millennials can get behind Tapper rips Farrakhan after anti-Semitic speech Security firm says Sofacy behind attacks on diplomats in North America, Europe WATCH: Steve King predicts next immigration wave will come from East Africa GOP, Dem senators introduce bill to raise age limit for assault weapons Kentucky school district votes to allow teachers to carry concealed weapons Armed Services chair on Russian meddling: ‘There has to be a price to be paid’ Mnuchin asked UCLA not to post video of speech where he was heckled Steph Curry to auction off customized shoes to benefit My Brother’s Keeper Top Interior aide resigns after anti-Muslim posts surface Giffords’s group eyes Ryan, other high-profile Republicans ahead of midterms House Dem pitches mandatory sexual harassment training for government contractors Hope Hicks resigns from White House Armed teachers may be more likely to kill a student than take down a shooter Congress must weigh the impact of policy change on the youngest, most vulnerable Treasury, IRS release new tax withholding calculator Parkland students Hogg, Kasky to be featured guests on Bill Maher’s ‘Real Time’ US Olympic Committee executive resigns Maryland students organizing network of host families for DC march for gun control Net neutrality requires a bipartisan, legislative solution Trump urges lawmakers to consider raising minimum age on rifles To renew American infrastructure, politicians must show leadership Trump: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’ Trump: Background checks will ‘never’ pass if concealed carry is attached Alaska rep denies suggesting armed Jews could have prevented Holocaust Study: Trump insurance proposal could lead to 3M people leaving ObamaCare Schiff pressures Nunes on warrants for Trump insiders YouTube bans neo-Nazi channel for violating hate speech rules Two Dem legislators face calls for ouster after harassment claims Abuse of the 2001 AUMF weakens our national security Trump to GOP senator: ‘You’re afraid of the NRA’ Gun-makers’ stocks dip following Florida school shooting Trump tells lawmakers he will outlaw bump stocks ‘quickly’ GOP lawmaker’s chief of staff resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations: report Depending on China and Russia for key minerals could lead to a national security crisis US solar company to lay off hundreds of workers after Trump tariffs Alabama Senate approves bill allowing Ten Commandments to be displayed on public property Chaffetz: ‘Mind-boggling’ that Trump would call out his own AG Oakland mayor defends warning of immigration raids: I did the right thing Spotify to file $1 billion IPO Fox News contributor mocked over claim Navy SEALs couldn’t breach Trump wall prototype If the GOP loses the House, immigration will be the reason why These weather vanes don’t work Crop sale incentive program is wrong policy for trade and security Dem AGs pledge to keep suing Trump admin over environmental policies Twitter adds bookmark feature Mueller asking witnesses about hacked Democratic emails: report Georgia Senate committee votes to remove tax break that would benefit Delta Meghan Markle: ‘There is no better time’ for Me Too, Times Up Watch live: President Trump meets with members of Congress on school safety and guns Agriculture’s time in the spotlight: Focusing on the 2018 farm bill Retail group’s poll: Americans plan to use tax refunds to save money, pay off debt McDaniel makes GOP Senate challenge official in Miss. Watchdog: DOE funding delays created ‘uncertainty’ for projects Trump has a chance to help domestic violence survivors Michelle Obama: I use Twitter ‘like a grown-up’ Bank regulators want details on Kushner loans Sessions pushes back at Trump criticism Manchin: Ban on AR-15s can’t pass Congress Stoneman Douglas marks first day of classes with 17 seconds of silence FCC to vote on proposal to speed up 5G deployment Rubio: Gun control debate reminds us we ‘don’t like each other very much’ Inflation is going to climb, but could new Fed chief make it worse? Support legislation that will improve care for people with Congenital Heart Disease Top GOP senator worried Congress no longer sees itself as co-equal branch of government Supreme Court debates laws banning politically-charged clothing from polling places State Dept. expects Kushner to continue work on Middle East peace initiatives Kushner clearance another example of Trump putting nation at risk Watchdog: Former top VA aide’s email was not hacked Missouri governor’s trial date set for May Illinois candidate will ‘definitely’ get high if he wins congressional race Pelosi donating former Speaker’s gavel to Smithsonian Gowdy has ‘complete confidence’ in DOJ watchdog attacked by Trump FDA must step up on rare diseases after cuts to Orphan Drug Tax Credit Trump, congressional leaders honor ‘America’s pastor’ Billy Graham in Capitol Poll: Majority of Florida voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of gun violence Teacher in custody after Georgia police respond to report of shots fired New York AG: Schools have duty to protect trans students Poll: Majority of Florida voters oppose arming teachers The ‘bang for the buck’ theory fueling Trump’s infrastructure plan Invest more in research and access to health care for women The Hill’s 12:30 Report ICE chief: Oakland mayor’s warning kept 800 immigrants from being located Following protest controversy, Pizza Hut replaces Papa John’s as official pizza of the NFL Read: Trump’s remarks at Billy Graham memorial service White House excludes Florida Democratic senator from meeting Mellman: Of waves and walls Cindy and Meghan McCain hit Trump over CPAC remarks Michelle Obama praises Florida students: There is hope in the next generation Americans are smart enough to handle free speech at ballot box Republican groups launch new attack ads in tightening Pa. special election GOP chairman: Infrastructure bill could pass in lame-duck session GOP rep knocks Trump’s criticism of Sessions: ‘I wouldn’t do that’ Honey, Obama shrunk the economic pie Colleges promise not to penalize high school students disciplined for protesting gun violence Trump aides keep folders documenting criticism by fellow Republicans: report Scott Walker signs bill aimed at stabilizing ObamaCare market DoD must consider non-traditional approaches to military service Iranian hacking group appears to expand international operations Nobel committee investigating possibly fake Trump nomination for Peace Prize PBS planning conservative talk show Dems press Interior chief over expected changes to offshore drilling royalty rates Michigan Snyder’s ‘jobs’ program hasn’t really created any jobs at all Clinton calls on Trump to act: ‘The Russians are still coming’ Senate Dems call on Trump to support stricter background checks Nonprofit leaders look to continue work with lawmakers to strengthen charitable giving GOP goes after Schiff for ‘preening for the cameras’ Cuomo invites Delta to move its headquarters to New York Trump backlash could hurt US World Cup bid: report Poll: Majority worried tech giants lack regulation Fighting the cold hard truth about heart disease GOP rep tries to tie Dem senator to Kaepernick in new ad SNAP reform could protect 44 million Americans from heart disease Fighting America’s No. 1 killer Two months out, White House Correspondents’ dinner parties getting the ax Americans say ‘no gun under 21’ Watch live: President Trump attends arrival ceremony of Billy Graham Florida lawmakers approve bill to arm teachers Senate panel approves Trump’s FTC nominees Jimmy Kimmel: Trump ‘wants to do the right thing’ Xi is no longer ‘the first among equals’ in China; just the first US economic growth revised down to 2.5 percent Jimmy Fallon suggests Trump 2020 slogan: ‘Pretend the last four years never happened’ NRA pushed back against raising age limit on gun purchases in meeting with Trump Manafort trial date set for Sept. 17 Mnuchin: Trump rejoining the TPP is ‘on the table’ Is the US doing more harm than good in Syria and Lebanon? Dems targeting 50 million voters ahead of midterms Trump selling $50 ‘American Dreamer’ hat Poll: Half of South Carolina voters disapprove of Trump Trump launches new attack on Sessions: Disgraceful Oklahoma school district installs bulletproof shelters in elementary school classrooms Experts: Schools’ active shooter prep being done the wrong way HUD spending $165K on ‘lounge furniture’ for office: report Obama makes surprise appearance at Presidential Center meeting in Chicago Dick’s CEO on ending sales of assault-style rifles: ‘We don’t want to be a part of this story any longer’ It’s time for Sheriff Scott Israel to be put in a timeout Colbert rips Trump for not ordering NSA to fight Russian meddling Gillibrand: Legal abortion in US won’t end ‘if we have anything to do with it’ Fla. shooting victim’s father backs arming teachers: If you don’t want it, ‘go to a gun-free school’ Oprah: If I’m supposed to run for president, God has to tell me Fla. shooting victim’s father: Trump must tell those making death threats against students to stop Beyond wearing red — we need to focus more on heart health San Diego State University offering course called ‘Trump: Impeachment, Removal, or Conviction?’ Trump family blames Kelly for negative coverage of Kushner: report GOP lawmaker: ‘How many Jews were put in the ovens because they were unarmed?’ Congress owes the American people a war debate Arming teachers? Ask Japan Trump, Ryan to honor Billy Graham at US Capitol Man detained by ICE during green card meeting with American husband CPAC’s Walters: ‘Talking about race isn’t racist’ Karen Pence donates paintings for charity auction Roku won’t ditch NRA TV: ‘We do not curate or censor based on viewpoint’ Trump: Calif. wall sections won’t be built until entire project is approved Use of pardon power to end Mueller investigation could be treason GOP candidate’s brother donates to campaign of Dem he hopes to unseat Trump touts administration’s achievements in early morning tweet Macron, Trudeau, Trump and the art of nation branding Almost 7 in 10 support stricter gun laws: poll Dick’s Sporting Goods to end sales of assault-style rifles Trump praises ruling of judge he previously attacked for Mexican heritage for siding with him on wall Mueller’s chase ignores the real foreign influence in our elections Russia is going rogue; the US must contain it Dems surge in generic ballot as economy fades from spotlight Gun control push complicates Sanders’s 2020 ambitions Exiting Trump officials get tepid response on job market The Memo: Trump startles with 2020 reelection move Feinstein’s trouble underlines Democratic Party’s shift to left American lives are worth budgeting for with biodefense GOP dodges bullet in Arizona race to replace Franks Briefly: Heart Disease in the U.S.