The Hill Articles: January 18, 2018

January 18
Blame game ramps up as shutdown nears GOP senator flips on House funding plan Hannity tells Mueller: ‘Your witch hunt is now over’ Senate takes shutdown drama into final day Trump to host gala marking anniversary of inauguration at Mar-a-Lago Trump scheduled to depart Friday afternoon for Mar-a-Lago GOP lawmaker: ‘Something’s not adding up’ on Las Vegas shooting Ex-Watergate prosecutor: ‘No such thing as president-elect privilege’ Mexican presidential candidate threatens Twitter tit-for-tat with Trump McConnell: Democrats holding country ‘hostage’ Ryan to Schumer: Don’t shut down the government Arpaio officially files for Senate run Trump winery asks to hire more foreign workers Dem senator on shutdown talks: Trump is on the sidelines pretending Obama is president Trump administration asks Supreme Court to rule on DACA decision Overnight Tech: Senate extends NSA spy program | Apple to allow customers to disable phone slowdowns | Amazon down to 20 HQ2 finalists | Facebook gets first black board member Newsweek says DA raided its offices for computer server information House approves spending bill, shifting shutdown drama to Senate Former Comey aide grilled by House panel for over seven hours Overnight Defense: Latest as shutdown looms | Ryan says budget fights pushed military past ‘breaking point’ | Lawmakers seek military hotline with North Korea | Judge bars transfer of detained US-Saudi citizen Overnight Cybersecurity: House panel releases Fusion GPS testimony | Senate votes to extend NSA spy program | Russian hackers find new political targets Fighting human trafficking, together Trump appointee Carl Higbie resigns Supreme Court halts redrawing of North Carolina congressional maps Trump lawyer used private company to pay adult film star: report Overnight Regulation: Trump creates new religious protections for health workers | Senate confirms FCC commish to full term | Mulvaney asks Fed to withhold additional consumer bureau funds ‘Steele dossier’ firm suspected Trump-Russia money laundering Religious liberty report card: The Trump administration’s first year Freedom Caucus backs funding bill, clearing way for House passage What if March for Life participants were forced to advertise for Planned Parenthood? President Trump is getting things done and leading our country in the right direction Overnight Energy: Last year was second-hottest on record | Keystone XL hits milestone | GOP lawmaker to bring Bill Nye to State of the Union Listen: Odds of a shutdown spike Congress doesn’t need the president’s permission Overnight Health Care: Trump creates new religious, moral protections for health workers | Trump scrambles shutdown talks with tweet | HHS delays spark fear for family planning groups over funding Feinstein: ‘People die’ in a government shutdown Overnight Finance: Latest as shutdown looms | House Freedom Caucus may have deal with GOP leaders | Senate Dems look to force McConnell to negotiate | Whip list – Tight vote in Senate | Trump baffles GOP with tweet Poll: Obama’s ratings up since leaving office Navy chief: On scale of 1 to 10, adequate funding ‘scores an 11’ Dem shutdown strategy: Force McConnell to deal Prosecutors drop charges against more than 100 inauguration riot defendants Jeff Flake’s Stalin-Trump comparison needs a fat dose of facts Shepard Smith on possible shutdown: ‘Single party is in charge’ Va. lawmakers introduce bill to guarantee back pay for furloughed federal workers Stopgap funding endangers key federal program for health care shortage areas Trump evangelical board members unite with Pelosi on DACA Live coverage: House, Senate in scramble as shutdown looms NASA vote will show whether Doug Jones is really above party politics House Intel Committee postpones Hope Hicks’s testimony: report Christie stopped for security check at Newark airport: report Ex-Uber CEO nets $1.4B as company closes Softbank deal USA Gymnastics to move training facilities following sexual abuse North Carolina Republicans clash over whether House has GOP votes for funding bill WATCH: Republicans at odds over who would face blame for a shutdown We march to ensure birth control access for all The Senate Finance Committee advancement of Azar to HHS is a public health crisis Read congressional testimony by co-founder of firm tied to Trump dossier House Intel releases transcript from interview with Fusion GPS founder Senate Dems say they have votes to block spending bill as shutdown edges closer Tillerson: ‘We’re ready’ if shutdown happens Macron dispatched adviser to sway Palestinians on Trump’s peace plan: report Federal shutdown not an economic calamity but an avoidable nuisance California feels targeted by Trump Judge bars transfer of U.S-Saudi citizen being detained by military Trump seeks to mend Kelly rift over immigration Pelosi downplays DACA ahead of shutdown vote Apple hiring, bonuses come at hefty cost to taxpayers Poll: Trump job approval hovers near low point Connecticut governor: Trump ‘Fake News’ awards are ‘fascist propaganda’ Poll: Majority thinks immigrant’s country of origin shouldn’t matter Poll: Voters oppose bill combining DACA protections with border wall Trump announces campaign rally for Pa. special election candidate Keystone XL has sufficient customer demand to build, developer says Arpaio: Flake’s anti-Trump speech could be seen as ‘treason-type situation’ California AG on reported ICE raids: Regardless of rumors, people have rights Tillerson to talk Syria, North Korea during swing through Europe As Russia looms, modernizing US nuclear arsenal is non-negotiable Apple to allow iPhone users to disable battery slowdowns House Democrats unveil resolution to censure Trump over ‘s—hole’ comments Trump inaugural committee has yet to disclose where money went: report Poll: Dems lead GOP by 11 points on generic 2018 House ballot Paul opposes House GOP funding plan Watch live: Trump gives speech in Pennsylvania Senate panel approves FCC commissioner for full term Jobless claims fall to nearly 45-year low Ryan announces record fundraising in 2017, transfers $32m to NRCC Lawmakers call for military-to-military communications with North Korea People flocking to low-tax states could swing future elections White House: Trump frustrated with media not Kelly over ‘uninformed’ comment Trump on trade one year on: Hopeful signs of progress, big decisions yet to come Lawmakers unveil landmark overhaul of sexual harassment policies Judiciary advances 17 judicial nominees Trump personally made decision to limit Bannon testimony: report Scarborough: WH doctor came off as ‘a political hack’ in briefing Medicaid ‘work requirements’ won’t improve health outcomes ADL warns of rise in white supremacist violence Pelosi to guest-judge ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Trump furious with Kelly for calling his immigration promises ‘uninformed’: report Voters want unconventionality, but dignity, in leaders after Trump Methane waste may be invisible, but it’s widespread impacts are not Senate votes to extend NSA spying program Graham: Trump judges people on whether they’re nice to him Senators float days-long funding bill Kaspersky files injunction challenging government’s software ban Dem releases first special election TV ad ahead of Trump visit Chamber makes case for gas tax increase to fund infrastructure Poll: Biden holds double-digit lead over field of 2020 Dem presidential contenders The Hill’s 12:30 Report Hulk Hogan on Florida Senate run: ‘At this moment, it’s a flat-out no’ World should get on board with Trump’s strategy to defeat ISIS Polish president thanks Trump for his fight against ‘fake news’ Former Trump adviser Gorka wanted for arrest in Hungary: report Poll: Dems’ lead on House generic ballot shrinks to single digits House Dems want to give cities the right to build broadband networks White House: Trump backs House stopgap spending bill Trump baffles GOP with tweet scrambling shutdown talks White House denies Trump’s Pennsylvania trip is for Saccone campaign Kaine, Warner say they will oppose House funding bill The Creates Act: Lower drug costs without price controls DACA is neither bipartisan nor in America’s interest House Republican to bring Bill Nye to Trump’s State of the Union Nuclear threats, climate change: We’re obligated to protect future generations Dingell to bring deported Detroit man’s wife to Trump’s first State of the Union African immigration is America’s gain, Africa’s loss Gay couple sues printing company after receiving religious pamphlets instead of wedding programs Trump: ‘Worst thing’ about possible shutdown is effect on military YouTube removing videos of people eating Tide Pods VA has a tendency to manipulate science for its own benefit, not the veterans Ryan: Budget fights have pushed military ‘past the breaking point’ WHIP LIST: Shutdown looms as Senate lacks votes to pass House spending bill Bob Dole belongs in the pantheon of our American humanitarian heroes 2017 was world’s second-hottest year on record, federal scientists say Connie Britton: Running for office is ‘the ultimate sacrifice’ House Intel panel votes to release testimony of co-founder of firm tied to Trump dossier ‘Trump Big Lie Award,’ a response to ‘Fake News Awards’ Mulvaney asks Fed to withhold additional consumer bureau funding Trump isn’t reporting CO2 emissions, ending an era of global transparency CNN announces plans to expand Moscow bureau amid US-Russia tensions Study: White House abandoning science advice at unprecedented levels Aetna to pay $17 million settlement after revealing HIV status of some customers Turkey warns of action in Syria unless US halts aid to Kurds Any DACA deal must include an end to chain migration Beijing: Trump admin lacks ‘objectivity’ in dealing with Chinese businesses Top Intel Dem: Bannon will need to testify again Images of Trump, Weinstein and Spacey used in new Justin Timberlake video With Kazakhstan, US ignores rights at its peril Trump administration creates new religious, moral protections for health workers Jimmy Kimmel spars with Ryan aide: ‘Using kids’ lives’ as bargaining chips is ‘disgusting’ Warren leads Senate Dem call for sexual harassment hearings Amazon narrows list to 20 cities for HQ2 Dem senator puts hold on Trump nominees over offshore drilling plan Trade policy in 2018 requires a scalpel, not a hammer, Mr. President Tillerson: Trump avoiding UK so May can focus on Brexit Trump tweets support for GOP Pa. House candidate Time cover features first-time female candidates on Women’s March anniversary Washington Post ‘thanks’ Trump for 3M more uninsured under his watch Obama planning to campaign and fundraise for Dems in 2018: report Pope Francis marries couple during flight Facebook appoints American Express CEO as first black board member 2018 midterms, not Mueller, remain biggest threat to Trump presidency Tech trade groups push Trump to allow H1B spouses work Republican senator to oppose GOP’s short-term funding bill Trump tweets CHIP should not be in short-term funding bill Human Rights Watch warns world’s dictators are encouraged in Trump era Trump may keep national parks, monuments open without staff if government shuts down: report Brigitte Bardot: ‘Vast majority’ of actresses claiming sexual harassment are hypocrites Journalistic standards decline as the industry obsesses with war against Trump King on stopgap funding measures: ‘This is no way to govern’ GOP senator: Say no to return of earmarks, the ‘original Swamp Thing’ Global approval of US leadership falls to new low Keep our family immigration system out of Dream Act negotiations Poll: Majority says Trump’s first year in White House was a failure Medication and other tangible solutions offer hope in combating opioid epidemic FBI looking into whether Russian banker gave money to NRA to support Trump: report Poll: Nearly 9 in 10 want DACA recipients to stay in US WikiLeaks: Trump administration a ‘frequent source of false information’ Lawyer: Trump very eager to talk to special counsel Dear media, you wanted to play the ‘fake news’ game — hope you enjoy it NAFTA 2.0 needs to protect American business patents Trump: Vision of border wall ‘has never changed or evolved’ The Supreme Court’s coming decision could put unions past the point of no return Bitcoin’s real story isn’t the rampant speculation, but its untold potential Gun control advocates see opportunities in states GOP sees omens of a Dem wave in Wisconsin Russian hackers move to new political targets Listen: Rattled by Wisconsin loss, GOP looks toward upcoming races House panels to grill Comey’s former chief of staff on FBI probe of Clinton GOP looks to avoid PA upset Trump admin delays spark fear for family planning groups over funding Feinstein challenger faces uphill battle Major battle over new tax law expected in Ohio Senate race Congress must reinvent retirement savings for the gig economy