The Hill Articles: January 31, 2018

Schumer: Nunes intent on undermining ‘rule of law’ with altered memo Schiff: Nunes gave Trump ‘secretly altered’ version of memo Davis: ‘Deep state’ existed in ’16 – but it elected Trump Former Trump legal spokesman to testify to Mueller about undisclosed call: report WSJ: Agents’ texts reveal McCabe knew of Clinton emails for at least a month Tomi Lahren apologizes for Instagram post mocking Kennedy Former GOP rep rips Nunes over memo: He’s chair of Trump’s reelection campaign Pence: ‘We have our work cut out for us’ in 2018 midterm elections Pence rips Pelosi for describing $1,000 as ‘crumbs’ Michelle Obama gives third grader A+ for her report on the former first lady CDC loses director amid flu outbreak Utah officials prepare for mining claims in reopened wilderness areas: report Kasich slams Republican attacks on FBI, Justice Department Michigan police to apologize for being ‘deceived by Nassar’ The Memo: Trump sticks to his guns on immigration agenda Manchin responds to Pence attacks: ‘This is why Washington sucks’ US extends temporary protected status for Syrians by 18 months Budowsky: Kennedy carries the torch Washington Post defends State of the Union coverage GOP lawmaker who treated train injuries discusses the accident Ex-DHS chief on releasing Nunes memo: ‘This is not the way to run a government’ Under Contract Overnight Cybersecurity: GOP, FBI clash over FISA memo | Uber breach under Senate scrutiny | Upcoming House cyber diplomacy hearing Cervical cancer is preventable, yet there are so many Latinas diagnosed with it Top Dem: Trump lies ‘just about every day’ State of the Union: Trump’s same old nationalism wrapped in new packaging Mueller, Flynn legal teams not ready to schedule a sentencing hearing Overnight Energy: EPA moves to delay Obama water rule two years | Greens sue over Alaska refuge road | Trump official pledges to be coal’s advocate Iran’s latest crackdown on dissent is fueled by UN silence over past crimes Frederica Wilson: Trump won’t impose Russia sanctions because ‘they have something on him’ Several lawmakers have seen intelligence behind Nunes memo Overnight Tech: Dems hammer Twitter, Facebook over #Releasethememo campaign | Apple confirms government probe | Twitter says 1.4m users interacted with Russian troll accounts Overnight Regulation: Court upholds consumer bureau’s structure | CDC chief resigns after report she traded tobacco stocks | EPA delays Obama water rule Zuckerberg: Users spending 50 million fewer hours a day on Facebook Greens sue over Interior plans to build road through Alaska refuge Let FISA answer whether Justice Department botched Carter Page wiretap Overnight Finance: Trump touts trade agenda in State of the Union address | Consumer Bureau ruled constitutional | Fed leaves rates unchanged Listen: Why are so many Trump officials forced to resign? CNN: FBI agent Strzok helped write letter reopening Clinton probe American Meteorological Society asks Trump to check government agencies for climate change information House panel schedules hearing on cyber diplomacy efforts Trump campaign finished 2017 with over $22M in the bank Overnight Defense: Trump talks nuclear modernization, North Korea at State of the Union | Missile defense test reportedly fails | Navy releases new video of ‘unsafe’ intercept | Dems want answers on security risk from fitness app Why being loyal is damaging our union GOP lawmakers describe terrifying scene at train crash CNN spokesman fires back at Hannity over guest’s comments: ‘This is rich’ Investing in the transportation America needs Americans think there is nothing they can do about active shooters — they’re wrong Schiff: Releasing Republican memo crosses a dangerous line on intelligence Overnight Health Care: CDC director resigns over trading tobacco stocks | New HHS chief faces early test | Trump backs ‘right to try’ bill for experimental drugs Trump official tells coal group he’s ‘an advocate for the coal industry’ Trump: ‘I couldn’t be happier’ having Ricketts as GOP finance chair Trump is still trying to sell tax cuts for the wealthy to Middle America Twitter: 1.4M may have interacted with Russian influence accounts Carter Page: I wanted ‘illegitimate’ FISA application released, memo seems to be ‘next best thing’ White House to ask for 72 percent cut in renewable energy programs: report America’s health system is bloated — too much medicine does not mean better health Trump asked Rosenstein about Russia probe, if he was on Trump’s ‘team’: report No criminal activity suspected in train accident Regulators did their job, now let agriculture merger go through US to prioritize new asylum applications over past filings Spectators in DC pub react to Trump’s State of the Union Pa. state Senate leader refuses court order on redrawing district maps Nunes fires back at FBI for ‘spurious objections’ to memo release Trump sounded downright Keynesian in SOTU speech McCaskill challenger links human trafficking to ‘sexual revolution’ of 1960s Trump calls GOP train crash ‘pretty rough’ Maryland state lawmaker files ‘Jared Kushner Act’ to prevent tenant arrests Fox News tops cable, broadcast networks for State of the Union Dems demand answers from fitness app that revealed sensitive military info Immigration reform, the administration’s plan, and what the political moment will bear Puerto Rico says FEMA will continue to provide aid to communities in need SF retroactively applying marijuana legalization, wiping out old convictions Trump expected to renew TPS for Syrians, but stop taking new applicants: report CBO: Debt-limit deadline likely in first half of March Regulatory relief didn’t help coal industry in 2017 and can’t save it in 2018 EPA delays Obama water rule We can’t ‘reclaim our building heritage’ without cutting red tape Arizona state House will ban alcohol after harassment investigation Officials raised ethics concerns over Ben Carson’s son assisting HUD event: report NFL commissioner: League could consider rule on anthem protests in offseason Fed keeps rates unchanged in final days under Yellen Stormy Daniels cancels appearance on ‘The View’ Judge rips Trump in DACA case for ‘drumbeat of anti-Latino commentary’ Baltimore suing opioid manufacturers, distributors US adds Hamas leader to terror blacklist, imposes sanctions Trump’s infrastructure plan is a private, expensive bridge to nowhere GOP chairmen ask Interior for more staff out West Senate Dems press watchdog group to investigate Trump’s strategy on opioid epidemic Navy missile defense test in Hawaii reportedly fails RNC announces record off-year fundraising haul for 2017 California considers state-run bank for pot businesses With the Taliban rising, the US must postpone peace deal prospects GOP rep invited alt-right activist to the State of the Union Schumer recommends top aide for FTC post: report NAFTA needs modernization, not evisceration San Jose council votes to remove Christopher Columbus statue A commission to combat sexual harassment in the workplace needs to be created Trump goes dark on Russia and the real threat to our State of the Union North Korea: Trump making US ‘racism’ and ‘misanthropy’ worse Trump Jr. rips ACLU over State of the Union criticism: ‘These people have really lost their way’ Trump’s State of the Union speech was magnificent Monmouth Poll: Trump approval rating jumps 10 points Students drowning in debt bewildered by claims college is a ‘hammock’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report GOP lawmakers help people injured in train crash FBI condemns Nunes memo for ‘omissions,’ escalating feud Michelle Obama reveals what Melania Trump gave her on Inauguration Day Pennsylvania Dem not running for reelection Dems hammer Twitter, Facebook for responses on alleged memo bot campaign Shared delusions: Both major political parties lack coherent foreign policies Gorka, Crowley: Trump speech ‘pitch perfect,’ ‘all the right notes’ Trey Gowdy announces retirement from Congress Ohio lawmakers urge Trump to change Denali’s name back to Mt. McKinley Simmons, Ball: Kennedy topped Trump for State of the Union performance US businesses added 234,000 jobs in January DOJ files motion to dismiss Menendez indictment Kelly: Teacher who slammed the military should ‘go to hell’ Trump aims for national unity but leaves America as divided as ever Politics served a la mode as chain embraces Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Navy releases five more videos of ‘unsafe’ intercept by Russian jet One killed after train carrying GOP lawmakers hits truck in Virginia Permit Trump’s defense buildup without blowing up the deficit Catholic bishop calls Trump’s immigration plan ‘deeply troubling’ Pelosi: Trump’s ‘performance’ devoid of ‘serious policy ideas’ Michigan State faculty intend to call for no-confidence vote after former GOP governor named interim president: report Brzezinski defends Dems at SOTU: Why applaud Trump ‘the great dictator?’ Trump doesn’t recognize foreign-born black and brown people as American Report: Mattis considering personal cellphone ban at Pentagon Is it Groundhog Day for health care spending? San Juan mayor rips FEMA for ending Puerto Rico aid Kelly: Memo to be released ‘pretty quick’ Firewalling democracy: Federal inaction on a national security priority ‘House of Cards’ to resume with new cast members Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear Biden to headline House Dem retreat Uber executive to testify before Senate on 2016 data breach Disciplined, SOTU Trump can disappear with the speed of a tweet Booker: Trump used religion in State of the Union address to divide Appeals court rules consumer bureau’s structure is constitutional Green group backs Sens. Baldwin, Nelson for reelection Why the coming midterms are so important Tourism companies use ‘s—hole countries’ remark to promote tourism in Africa FBI chief told White House not to release Nunes memo: report Rubio: ‘We have to do more’ to help Puerto Rico Trump’s SOTU hit the right foreign policy notes — now comes the hard part Poll: 75 percent of voters approve of Trump’s State of the Union American attitudes are disconnected from reality on crime trends Japan praises Trump for comments on North Korea Fallon envisions Trump’s SOTU preparations CDC head resigns after report she traded tobacco stocks Maryland rep to run first ad of Democratic presidential primaries Huckabee Sanders: Pelosi ‘should smile a lot more often’ Huckabee Sanders: Collusion probe ‘a total hoax,’ ‘waste of taxpayer money’ China on Trump’s State of the Union: US needs to drop ‘Cold War mentality’ Apple confirms government inquiry over device slowdowns Digital privacy shouldn’t be optional on the US border Rubio: MS-13 an ‘evil, horrifying organization’ Vote to unveil FISA memo delivers Congress intelligence oversight win Washington Post editorial board rips Trump’s State of the Union as divisive Senators ask Tillerson to fight Russian interference in Mexico election: report Greta Van Susteren slams MSNBC’s Wallace on SOTU review: ‘Is she just making stuff up?’ De Blasio: NYPD planning to have body camera on every cop by year’s end Tariffs hurt American workers Google searches for MS-13 spike after Trump’s State of the Union speech Republican senator opposes release of House GOP intel memo Republicans head to West Virginia to plot 2018 agenda Trump sues Palm Beach County property appraiser over golf course’s tax bill Manchin would tell Trump it is ‘absolutely wrong’ to release Nunes memo To regulate or not to regulate? Cryptocurrencies beg question Colbert on Melania traveling separately to SOTU: I guess she didn’t want anything from the Burger King drive-thru Lawmakers worry digital currency helping human traffickers avoid detection Dem senator: GOP prepared to compromise the ‘rule of law’ to protect Trump Poll: Trump’s first State of the Union garners lowest net positive reaction in two decades Top Russian spies met with Pompeo when they traveled to US: report A pro-science approach to Yucca Mountain appropriations DOJ handed over documents to special counsel related to proposed Sessions’s resignation: report Iran slams Trump for ‘ignorance’ in State of the Union comments American economy is back and better than ever thanks to Trump WATCH: Dem rep: Trump’s SOTU seemed ‘reasonable,’ but wait until ‘his Adderall wears off’ New GOP ad attacks Dem in Pa. special election over Pelosi Four red flags for conservatives in Trump’s amnesty compromise Trump’s powerful State of the Union laid out 2018 vision: Prosperity, borders, security Lobbying’s top 50 pour $540M into influence campaigns Trump health chief faces an early test on enforcing ObamaCare GOP lawmakers say Trump would make mistake in firing Rosenstein Is television heading for ‘dump on Trump’ overload? Crowded primaries loom in Texas House races Listen: Trump highlights immigration, infrastructure during SOTU speech Stormy Daniels on statement denying Trump affair: ‘I do not know where it came from’ Five takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union Van Jones: Trump ‘selling sweet-tasting candy with poison in it’ CNN poll: 48 percent had ‘very positive’ reaction to Trump speech GOP senator relieved Trump didn’t mention NAFTA Trump tells Republican he’s ‘100 percent’ for releasing Nunes memo Fact-checking site crashes during Trump State of the Union FULL SPEECH: In State of the Union response, Sanders touts ‘coast to coast’ resistance to Trump