The Hill Articles: January 25, 2018

Six revelations from tech’s answers on Russia’s election meddling Scaramucci: Report Trump ordered Mueller fired ‘totally irrelevant’ because Trump didn’t fire him Hannity calls report Trump ordered Mueller’s firing a distraction Blumenthal pushes bill to protect special counsel after report Trump ordered Mueller fired Senate Dem: Firing Mueller a red line Trump ‘cannot cross’ Rep. Joe Kennedy to deliver Dem response to Trump’s State of the Union Dems seize on report of effort to fire Mueller to hammer Trump over obstruction claims Rep. Meehan will not seek reelection after sexual harassment backlash Trump ordered Mueller’s firing last year but was stopped by WH counsel: report Democrats pan Trump’s immigration framework Dem rep: Trump can’t be trusted to keep immigration promises GOP senators back Trump’s immigration proposal Heritage calls Trump immigration proposal a ‘nonstarter’ Trump planning to sign executive order keeping Gitmo open: report CNN: Judges rarely face discipline for sexual harassment complaints Warren rips Trump immigration proposal: It’s ‘insulting’ US quest for Afghan minerals risks burning everyone involved Facebook tells Congress it can’t prove or disprove Trump-Russia collusion Overnight Tech: Employee who sent false missile alert not cooperating with FCC | Trump nominates four to the FTC | Hatch unveils bill on high-skilled visas | New push for broadband infrastructure Anti-Trump celebs to hold ‘People’s State of the Union’ next week House to vote on sexual assault reporting bill after Nassar sentencing Health-care debaters should recognize that we need innovation Overnight Defense: Trump faces tough choices in Syria | Top officer: Marines had ‘horrible year’ with air crashes | House panel reintroduces defense spending bill Pennsylvania Republicans appeal to Supreme Court over gerrymandering ruling Overnight Energy: EPA tweaks ‘major’ pollution source standards | Patagonia fights monument rollback with countdown clock | Zinke uses gun show to promote opening public lands The Republican tax reform is achieving Democratic goals What is chain migration? Patagonia protests shrinking monuments with countdown clock projection Overnight Finance: Trump touts strong dollar after Mnuchin controversy | Trump sees ‘good chance’ for NAFTA deal | Opens door to Pacific trade pact | Consumer bureau delays prepaid card rule | Regulators want more oversight over digital currencies Pro-Trump PAC paid thousands to Trump’s D.C. hotel, former aides Ryan challenger to attend State of the Union as Dem lawmaker’s guest House Dem campaign arm makes ad buy in PA special election At Davos, Trump can ensure ‘American First’ isn’t ‘America Alone’ Overnight Regulation: EPA pushes unified fuel emissions standard | Consumer bureau delays prepaid card rule | FDA panel weighs alternative cigarette health claims For lasting change, we need to build off momentum of marches and #MeToo House panel reintroduces defense spending bill EPA loosens rules on some ‘major’ air pollution sources Trump lawyer says he will decide whether Trump talks to Mueller Trump to support path to citizenship for 1.8 million Dreamers Overnight Health Care: Warren wants Dems to ‘go on offense’ on health care | Controversial Trump drug policy pick to step down | Idaho looks to roll back ObamaCare insurance protections Since the opioid health emergency declaration, not much has changed We can’t keep this crucial foreign investment panel in the dark Rights groups sue DeVos over changing campus sexual assault policy Trump nominates four potential FTC commissioners Congress pushes broadband access ahead of Trump infrastructure proposal Pentagon calls Turkey’s actions in Syria a ‘distraction’ Shepard Smith: Nunes’s FBI memo is a weapon of ‘mass distraction’ Driverless cars and other emerging technologies require a future filled with 5G FDA advisory panel weighs alternative cigarette’s health claims Chris Wallace: White House is trying to ‘undercut’ Mueller investigation Overnight Cybersecurity: DNC beefs up cybersecurity staff | Trump says he would speak to Mueller under oath | Wyden slams FBI chief on encryption With amnesty, how many times will Lindsey Graham play the fool? Cruz: No path to citizenship for Dreamers Listen: Inside the White House’s mixed messages on immigration Returning XFL to require players to stand for national anthem It’s time we start using ‘The Investing in Opportunity Act’ Vulnerable GOP incumbent returns Meehan donations Consumer bureau delays prepaid card rule until April 2019 Artists to wear white roses at Grammys to protest sexual misconduct House Dems: Interior’s sexual harassment policy has ‘major deficiencies’ Feds: Amtrak engineer missed speed sign before train derailment Virginia state Senate panel kills Medicaid expansion bill Calls to split California reveal deeper problems in tech, politics Poison control group issues ‘high alert’ after spike in teens eating Tide Pods George Soros at Davos: Trump ‘a danger to the world’ Rubio, Menendez push for emergency UN session on Venezuela McCaskill asks Johnson to turn over information on unnamed whistleblower WATCH: A rundown of the Intel memo Dem senator mocks GOP’s ‘secret society’ focus: Next we’ll ‘hunt for the Illuminati’ DOJ wants to see House Intel Committee memo alleging wrongdoing ‘right now’ Critics have it wrong — electric vehicles are better for your health, your wallet and the planet Trump keeps NAFTA withdrawal in the mix Coalition: At least 831 civilians killed since start of ISIS war Dem invites Sutherland Springs shooting ‘hero’ to State of the Union Bob Woodward: Trump’s ‘tweeting habit interferes with policymaking’ Kansas website exposed state employees’ personal information: report Our enemies could use nuclear weapons to create EMP attack Nearly half a million customers are still without power in Puerto Rico The US must mediate the crisis in Qatar for sake of the Gulf Don’t forget the state of the Metro this SOTU Melania Trump makes unannounced trip to Palm Beach Former Dem congressman jumps into race for Kihuen seat Guggenheim offers Trump a gold toilet for White House: report Michigan State did not tell federal investigators about Nassar allegations: report Trump after Mnuchin controversy: ‘I want to see a strong dollar’ Walmart workers should be happy but not as happy as shareholders California bill would let residents at risk of suicide bar themselves from buying guns Pro-dependency advocates miss the mark in attacking Kansas welfare reform Zinke touts opening up public lands at Vegas gun show GOP mocks Wasserman Schultz for saying $1,000 doesn’t go ‘very far’ CNN anchor to Falwell Jr: How many times does it take before you stop forgiving Trump? Trump’s one-two punch on the environment will bruise America Top officer: Marines ‘had a horrible year’ with aviation crashes Is America’s uncertain war in Afghanistan making progress? DNC beefs up cyber team with former Yahoo executive Senators discuss scaled-back immigration deal As walls close in on FBI, the bureau lashes out at its antagonists Trump vacates US leadership role with regressive trade stance Employee who sent false alert in Hawaii not cooperating with FCC probe, official says EPA pushes unified national fuel emissions standard The Christian Right’s problematic rights claims Senators seek answers from USA Gymnastics, Michigan State over sex abuse scandal Trump says he would re-enter TPP trade deal if it’s made ‘substantially better’ Kissinger: Nuclear proliferation greater threat from North Korea than a strike The GOP uses FBI ‘secret society’ charge to overplay its unbeatable hand Warren: Time to ‘go on offense’ on health care DOJ office says it has found missing text messages of FBI officials Following rule of law shouldn’t be too much to ask of EPA Wyden blasts FBI chief over encryption remarks Idaho seeks to roll back ObamaCare insurance protections Missouri GOP Senate candidate criticized for comparing female Dems to Disney villains GOP senator: ‘Real possibility’ that FBI ‘secret society’ text was a joke Poll: Most voters say Trump is not a good role model for children Grassley: Chances of getting voluntary interview with Kushner ‘have been shot’ Recognizing and addressing moral treason and the exploitation of black youths The Hill’s 12:30 Report Schumer: GOP attacks on FBI ‘delusional,’ ‘paranoid’ Haley: Abbas lacks ‘courage and the will’ to seek ‘real peace’ Sanders gathered advisers to discuss 2020 run: report Shutdown shows Democrats are dreaming Obama is still president Public lands, private pain: Stopping sexual harassment at the Interior Department Melania Trump visits Holocaust Memorial Museum Poll: 3/4 of Americans support criminal justice reform Satanists challenge Missouri abortion law Whitefish Energy spent $150k lobbying Congress amid Puerto Rico scrutiny Finding common ground on long-overdue LGBT laws after ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Signs at EPA building tout ‘environmental achievements’ under Trump Government watchdog adds security clearance process to ‘high risk list’ Conyers’s son launches campaign for his House seat: report Mnuchin’s straight talk on dollar ruffles feathers for some reason GOP reps demand answers from FBI on missing texts Samantha Bee blames ‘racist a–hole’ Stephen Miller for government shutdown Some planning walkout during Trump’s Davos speech: report China in talks to participate with US in large-scale military drills: report GOP Senate candidate gave interview to publication that promotes Holocaust denial: report A weak link in the medical chain exposed: Drug compounding Regulators ask Congress for more power to police cryptocurrencies Grassley calls for release of transcripts from interviews linked to Trump Tower meeting Protesters hang ‘Trump not welcome’ banner on side of Swiss mountain Trump threatens to cut more aid to Palestinians Moving the Palestinian leadership from rejectionism to recognition Home Depot announces employee bonuses, citing tax reform ‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closest to midnight since the Cold War Ex-DOJ lawyer tried to sell sealed lawsuit documents Hundreds of new accounts tweeted support of releasing controversial memo: report GOP panicking as signs point to imminent Mueller blockbuster Conflict and cover-up: The real story of what is happening in Yemen Trump says it’s a ‘false rumor’ he isn’t friendly with Theresa May We are one tantrum away from accidental war with North Korea Colbert: Melania isn’t in Davos because she’s afraid weather will be ‘too Stormy’ Republicans’ satisfaction with life in US rises while Dem satisfaction drops San Jose mayor resigns from FCC advisory panel Wisconsin Elections Commission moves to retain leader after state Senate vote to oust him: report Dem rep: FBI officials’ texts don’t prove they were biased Hatch bill would dramatically increase H-1B visas Detroit newspaper list US gymnastics doctor’s sexual assault accusers on front page If the US quits NAFTA, it quits on its farmers Oprah on 2020 presidential run: ‘I don’t have the DNA for it’ Air Force chief of staff shares African immigrant’s story: ‘He’s an inspiration’ Guatemala needs help in its battle against corruption The ‘Ice Road Truckers of science’ and why we need them Bill Kristol: Tucker Carlson’s show is ‘close now to racism’ NAACP sues DHS over protections for Haitian immigrants Scarborough: Conspiracy theories make America less safe US planning to send aircraft carrier to Vietnam for first time since war SCOTUS, don’t undermine for women the safety of a pro-life clinic Gowdy: It wouldn’t be appropriate for Trump to ask McCabe whom he voted for Bannon lawyer acknowledges risk of conflicts CNN’s Cuomo calls out GOP lawmaker for using religious term incorrectly America needs a Census Bureau director who will count all fairly Document suggests informant in Manafort’s firm: report McCabe cast vote in GOP primary, skipped presidential election Trump grants first international TV interview to ‘Apprentice’ winner Piers Morgan Mnuchin: US doesn’t want trade war Professor Comey? Ex-FBI chief to teach ethics course amid scrutiny Trump weakened the state of the union by wrecking the environment Report finds worsened congestion, slower truck speeds across highway bottlenecks Listen: Trump brings his invest-in-US message to Davos 11 people who will shape the immigration debate Trump faces tough road ahead in Syria Dems eye GOP rep’s seat after sexual harassment allegations Becerra becomes chief antagonist to Trump in California Six months in, Kelly emerges as policy force A new NAFTA for the digital age