The Hill Articles: January 4, 2018

Trump slams ‘phony’ book, says he repeatedly turned down author DC bookstore selling new book on Trump White House at midnight Scarborough: I once asked Trump if he could read Ex-Watergate prosecutor on Trump: I can make a case for obstruction of justice White House spokesman calls author of new Trump book a ‘crackpot’ Apple to issue software fix for chip flaw Lieu: Trump attempt to stop Sessions recusal screams of ‘guilt’ Ex-Ethics chief slams McGahn over report he pushed Sessions not to recuse Fusion GPS plans to appeal judge’s ruling on House subpoena Lawmakers sending letter to Zinke to oppose offshore drilling Ex-Trump campaign aide: Trump is ‘a stubborn, stubborn man’ White House spokesman on Bannon feud: ‘All bets are off’ FBI launches new Clinton Foundation investigation Sessions aide sought damaging info on Comey before his firing: report Nunes announces deal for FBI files, interviews Trump taps top White House official to lead foreign aid agency Trump ordered WH lawyer to stop Sessions from recusing himself in Russia probe: report FCC unveils final version of proposal to gut net neutrality GOP mega-donors cut off funding for Bannon’s security detail: report Train safety technology could have prevented deadly Amtrak crash: report Overnight Defense: US, South Korea to delay military drills during Olympics | Senators fight over defense spending in budget talks | Trump suspends security aid to Pakistan Biden responds to Howard Dean’s remarks about older Dems: ‘I can take him’ The Memo: Bannon fights for survival Overnight Tech: Regulators to look at trading in bitcoin futures | Computer chip flaws present new security problem | Zuckerberg vows to improve Facebook in 2018 Comey’s original Clinton memo released, cites possible violations Mattis: Military exercises delayed during Olympics to restart at end of March Vermont House votes to legalize marijuana Judge allows House panel to subpoena Fusion GPS’s financial records Overnight Cybersecurity: Computer chip flaws present new security challenge | DOJ to offer House key documents in Russia probe | Vulnerability found in Google Apps Script Puerto Rico governor: DOJ marijuana decision shows ‘lack of knowledge’ Steyer to hold press conference Monday about 2018 plans Overnight Health Care: New Trump rule targets ObamaCare | CDC to hold briefing on how to prepare for nuclear explosion | Study finds high school students having less sex Trump election fraud investigation’s fate unclear after move to DHS Overnight Energy: Trump floats offshore drilling on nearly every coast | Florida Republicans push back | Coal production rises in 2017 The great danger in South Korea opening up talks with North Korea Critical computer flaws set up security challenge in Washington Overnight Regulation: Sessions sparks firestorm with new marijuana policy | Trump plans to expand offshore drilling | New rule takes aim at ObamaCare Oklahoma to vote on medical marijuana in June Washington has a duty to assist Iranian protesters in staying digitally connected Billionaire donor distances herself from Bannon’s ‘political agenda’ Wolff book publisher on Trump cease-and-desist letter: We are ‘proceeding with the publication’ JetBlue joins companies offering $1000 bonus to employees Report: FCC chair pulled out of trade show after death threats CDC schedules briefing on preparing for nuclear detonation Listen: Trump-Bannon feud enters Day 2 Jeff Sessions’s new pot policy: What happens now? Roy Moore’s ‘Jewish lawyer’ believes in Jesus Christ Overnight Finance: SEC warns investors of illegal cryptocurrency trading | Senators fight over defense spending in budget talks | US businesses added 250K jobs in December | Tax filing season to begin Jan. 29 Trump’s failed fraud commission: Flawed from the start, dissolved in disgrace America must support Iranian protesters seeking freedom Moore accuser sues him for defamation Rand Paul introducing bill to eliminate aid to Pakistan Reality needs to intrude on valuation of cryptocurrencies Bannon’s future at Breitbart uncertain after Trump book remarks: report Shortage of IV fluids caused by hurricane expected to improve Wolff on book’s early release date: ‘Thank you, Mr. President’ Spicer: ‘I screwed up’ in comments about inauguration crowd size, Hitler More than half think painkillers a major problem, but not a national emergency: report High school students having less sex, government study finds Legislators should focus on complementary roles of defense and global health US regulators to discuss Bitcoin futures trading Trump friend: Fair to call him an ‘accidental president’ Sessions torched by lawmakers for marijuana move Trump book publisher allowing early sales due to high demand Sessions is targeting the cannabis community — it’s time for Congress to intervene Limbaugh: Most leaks coming from White House were from Bannon Increasing national park fees hurts our understanding of the environment US sanctions Iranian firms tied to missile program Tax filing season to start Jan. 29 Trump Org turns over documents to Russia investigations: report McConnell endorses Trump’s criticism of Bannon Calif. Republican attacks Sessions over marijuana policy Trump admin suspends security assistance to Pakistan We can’t allow anti-Semitism to rear its head again in Germany Senate Intel chairman: No need for committee to interview Bannon Trump expected to call for immigration meeting amid stalled talks Rubio wants offshore drilling ban extended near Florida ‘Bomb cyclone’ renews concern over electricity supply reliability White House: Breitbart should ‘consider’ firing Bannon White House unloads on new book about Trump administration Sanders starts briefing with Trump video address Utah man jailed for alleged death threats against Trump GOP senator calls for probe into ‘flawed’ vetting process for CFPB official MSNBC host questions Scaramucci on previous sexual remark about Bannon White House: Questions about Trump’s mental fitness ‘disgraceful and laughable’ Trump tells GOP senators that 2,200-mile border wall not needed in immigration deal Bitcoin is the new gold — and why everyone wants a piece of it Colorado: No immediate change in marijuana prosecutions California state senate leader offers bill to blunt effects of Trump tax law Bannon allies say statement praising Trump Jr. was spiked after Trump went nuclear Senators battle over defense spending in budget talks Colorado Dems: We’ll give up legal pot when Sessions ‘pries it’ from our hands Trump eyes shift making it harder to have student loans forgiven in fraud cases: report Blackburn outraises GOP opponent by $500,000 in Tenn. Senate primary Time for a reset on judicial nominations Occupational licensing locks too many Americans out of the job market State Department: Victims of Iran’s government ‘will not be forgotten’ Florida’s GOP governor opposes Trump move to expand offshore oil drilling Read: Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s memo changing marijuana policy DOJ: Rolling back Obama-era marijuana rules a ‘return to the rule of law’ House GOP chairman overseeing reform of harassment policies to retire Trump proposes massive expansion of offshore drilling Pelosi: Sessions’ marijuana policy change is ‘shameful’ Congress needs a vision for prosperity Intel CEO sold $24M in stock after firm knew about cyber vulnerabilities Zuckerberg vows to spend 2018 improving Facebook Watch live: White House news briefing The Hill’s 12:30 Report The ‘Persian Winter’ in Iran’s streets is an extension of the ‘Arab Spring’ Hannity rejects claims in Wolff book: ‘I never provided questions ahead of time to any candidate’ Marijuana industry thrown into chaos by Sessions decision SEC warns cryptocurrency investors of rampant illegal trading Trump swipes at Bannon: ‘I don’t talk to him’ Bill Maher mocks Franken groping photo with Bob Saget Mafia politics threaten Afghan security as much as insurgency does US businesses added 250,000 jobs in December Bernie Sanders: Marijuana isn’t heroin US adds Pakistan to ‘special watch list’ for religious freedom violations Flights suspended at JFK due to ‘bomb cyclone’ storm Former HHS secretaries: Alex Azar a perfect pick to lead Health agency Aaron Sorkin: Trump isn’t ‘interesting’ enough for fictional TV GAO finds inconsistencies in processing offshore oil testing Republican wins Virginia seat that ended in a tie Trevor Noah on Trump-Bannon feud: Trump just found out some Nazis aren’t ‘very fine people’ Kimmel labels Trump dishonest media awards the ‘Stupid People’s Choice Awards’ CNN’s Camerota cautions viewers that explosive Wolff book ‘isn’t really journalism’ Dem lawmaker rips marijuana policy change: Sessions ‘wants to take America back to the 1920s’ Patients, not PBMs, should decide which pharmacy they use GOP senator says Sessions broke pledge to him on marijuana policy Time to use the ever-growing power of Puerto Rico Mnuchin: New book on Trump White House ‘#Fake’ Key House conservatives say it’s time for Sessions to go If Trump wants to end Roe v. Wade, we must fight for legal abortion US, South Korea agree to delay military exercises during Olympics Blair rejects claim he said UK intelligence spied on Trump campaign Scaramucci on Wolff book: ‘A lot of the stuff does not seem right’ House GOP super PAC expands field offices to 27 districts Trump’s DACA fix will help underemployed minorities the most Senate sex trafficking bill wins 60 co-sponsors Trump voter fraud commission member: Claims of fraud were an ‘urban legend’ Kasich: White House needs to settle down and stop ‘chaos’ GOP senator warns Republicans could go ‘nuclear’ to clear Trump’s nominees Trump offers new rule going after ObamaCare Doug Jones: I’m going to keep on ignoring Bannon Sen. King: Bannon was right about Trump Jr. meeting with Russian lawyer Trump trying to stop publication of explosive book about his presidency: report Scaramucci: Key Trump strength is ‘reading people’ Dear America: Don’t fall for Pyongyang’s predictable, poisonous ploy CBS News fires senior political director over ‘accounts of inappropriate behavior’ Four factors that led to the deadly Amtrak derailment Jones predicts ‘tug of war’ for his vote in Senate Macron unveils plan to introduce new law to fight ‘fake news’ in France Sessions will end policy that allowed legalized marijuana to prosper Colbert makes pitch to be considered for Trump’s ‘Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards’ Light needs to be shed on trade practices of ‘Flash Boys’ Family visas drop under Trump presidency: report New book: Hannity was open to giving Trump questions before interview Manafort’s lawsuit makes a good point, but won’t fly in Washington GOP strategist: Republicans will turn on Trump, impeach him if party is blown out in midterms Trump’s offshore drilling expansion, deregulation is deadly combo Trump lumps all immigrants together at America’s risk Author has tapes of interviews with Bannon, officials: report McConnell told Trump the White House reaction on Bannon was ‘perfect’: report Trump takes credit for talks between two Koreas White House barring employees from using personal cellphones at work The death of civil discourse is the death of us Trump: Dem states refused to turn over information to voter fraud panel Bannon calls Trump a ‘great man,’ says he supports him ‘day in and day out’ 2018 will be a big year in advocacy Working-class protests present unique challenge to Iranian regime If California has the power to defy immigration laws, could it secede as well? 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