The Hill Articles: January 5, 2018

US, South Korea begin talks to amend trade deal Warren rips Trump over immigration demands: ‘Dreamers aren’t bargaining chips’ Judge rejects bid for new election in Virginia House race despite voting errors Florida officials: Hack exposed 30K Medicaid patients’ files Obama to address sports conference next month Hackers targeting South Koreans involved in Winter Olympics: report ESPN says it has ‘addressed’ host’s ‘inappropriate’ comments on Trump Former Sheriff Clarke to face trial for Facebook taunts Bank hands over Fusion GPS records to House panel Michael Moore on Trump: His dementia is so bad he’s reusing nicknames Tillerson on Trump: ‘I’ve never questioned his mental fitness’ Intel hit with three class-action lawsuits over chip flaws Tillerson: Negotiations underway for a fix on Iran nuclear deal When it comes to regulating the Internet, does it matter what we call it? Ex-Obama staffer starts GoFundMe for Moore accuser whose house burned down FBI ruled McCabe had no conflict of interest in Clinton probe: docs Top Dem senator: Committee not close to concluding Russia probe Dem senator: State Dept assures lawmakers hiring freeze will ebb House GOP candidate denounces Bannon WATCH: GOP senators urge Romney to run for Senate Rep. Steve Womack said to have ‘inside track’ on key gavel Listen: A twist emerges in the Russia scandal 5 Dem senators ask administration not to include citizenship question on census Steyer bought Wolff book for every member of Congress Court strikes down Baltimore abortion disclosure law People will die if HHS weakens requirements for essential health benefits White House details demands as part of DACA deal Trump World frustrated, angry over new book DHS, Army developing video game to train teachers to survive school shootings New York Times touts #MeToo reporting in commercial slated for Golden Globes Mattis: Pentagon still working with Pakistan on military supply lines to Afghanistan Federal tax reform is unmasking high-tax states Twitter explains why it won’t delete Trump’s account US freezes payment to UN agency for Palestinian refugees: report Idaho governor signs order seeking to roll back ObamaCare rules EPA touts Superfund cleanups actually finished years ago Fire at home of Moore accuser being investigated for arson New guidelines: Border agents need ‘reasonable suspicion’ for ‘advanced’ device searches Staying engaged in women’s health is fundamental to our society Fake ‘gorilla channel’ parody of new Trump book fools media figures In tax politics, unity is power Immigrant acquitted in Kate Steinle killing sentenced to time served on gun charge Former airline lobbyist to take over for outgoing FAA chief Sanders: Questions about Trump’s mental health ‘absolutely outrageous’ Rep. Cummings hospitalized, wife suspends gubernatorial campaign Katy Tur spars with GOP rep over Sessions recusal Filmmaker Paul Haggis accused by four women of rape, sexual misconduct WATCH: GOP senators say they’re getting closer on bipartisan DACA fix  Is President Trump purposely trying to pick a fight with North Korea? Looming Salvadoran immigration crisis sits just around the corner Treasury aide McGahn, wife of White House counsel, to leave for House panel Gym company removes cable news channels from TVs Jacksonville Jaguars to donate 1,000 playoff tickets to refugees, displaced Puerto Ricans Trump touts economy, doesn’t take questions on way to Camp David US-Saudi citizen to challenge his military detention House Democrat boycotting Trump’s State of the Union ‘Fire and Fury’ release causes frenzy at DC bookstores Fusion GPS: Request for criminal probe is ‘attempt to discredit government sources’ Top GOP candidate drops out of Ohio Senate race Christie: I’ve done as well as any NJ governor Trump’s not-so-secret weapon: the economy Who is ‘Fire and Fury’ author Michael Wolff?   Expect unemployment to hit near-50-year low in near future New year, same college graduate skills gap Tillerson: I plan to be here the whole year Committee to Protect Journalists hosting ‘Press Oppressors Awards’ in response to Trump Congress should protect children and families in poverty in 2018 GOP senators request criminal investigation of Trump dossier author Dem senator throws cold water on impeachment talk Dem: Trump ‘betraying’ his own voters Pruitt wants to be Trump’s attorney general: report GOP lawmaker confronts CNN host in heated interview over Mueller probe Trade group including Facebook, Google to join lawsuit to block net neutrality repeal Largest US insurance trade group opposes Trump’s new health proposal Van Hollen says Dems could play ball on infrastructure Pence’s chief lawyer, domestic policy director leaving White House: report Trump to make infrastructure push during Camp David retreat America’s shadow war in Africa is dangerous and counterproductive Dem senator wants sanctions on Chinese firms that help North Korea Collins comes out against Trump expansion of offshore drilling End of voter fraud commission is a win for the left, but a loss for America Former Sheriff David Clarke to receive $100K yearly pension GOP lawmaker: Sessions ‘betrayed’ Trump The Hill’s 12:30 Report Dem senator calls Trump ‘insecure’ and ‘dangerous’ Wolff book: Trump privately floated ‘Medicare for all’ Setting the record straight after misleading rant against USPS Free the Palestinians: End UNRWA funding Bannon still running Breitbart newsroom as he awaits his fate Schiff: Case that Trump obstructed justice is getting stronger American aid cuts to Pakistan won’t change its policy toward terrorism Experts say US should expect more Iranian cyberattacks Obama to be Letterman’s first guest on new Netflix talk show Kushner directed Flynn to lobby foreign officials on UN vote: report Medical cannabis community must join together and resist any action taken against us The GOP must deliver in 2018 to keep its majority Congressional watchdog to study Superfund site risks posed by disasters, climate change Pew poll: 61 percent back legalization of pot Treasury sanctions Venezuelan government officials for corruption White House requests screening of ‘The Post’: report Will the social unrest in Iran affect the regime’s regional policies? Trump taunts Bannon for losing support of conservative donor Police killed just under 1,000 people nationwide last year GOP groups mobilize in Pennsylvania ahead of special election Robert Mueller may have a Deep Throat witness on Russia Cohn: Congress will ‘hopefully’ pass bank reg overhaul within months Wolff’s Trump book dominates Amazon charts Conservatives press for ObamaCare repeal ahead of Trump meeting with GOP GOP strategist compares Trump team to ‘monkeys hurling their excrement at each other’ Congress must act on a permanent DACA solution Enjoy the Dow 25,000 and Trump stock market rally while it lasts Gary Johnson: Trump admin marijuana policy shift could cost him reelection Trump blasts ‘Fake News Media’ as book about White House is released John Dean: Trump makes Nixon look good by comparison ‘Daily Show’ launches ad campaign for Trump’s ‘Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards’ Trump administration deserves credit for the announced release of political prisoners in Ethiopia Kimmel: I’m buying 20 copies of Wolff’s book on Trump Florida GOP Rep. DeSantis announces bid for governor 50 Cent: Trump winning presidency was ‘an accident’ Bharara: If NYT story on Sessions is true, ‘he must go now’ Blue wave of 2018 stops in Indiana and Missouri NYT’s Schmidt: Trump ‘views his attorney general as a protector’ Colbert: Bannon supporters are so embarrassed, they’re covering their faces with hoods Gates’s house arrest nearing end: judge Top Judiciary Dem: White House counsel must be removed immediately Economy adds 148K jobs in December Rosenstein, Wray pressed Ryan to narrow Nunes document request: report Colbert: Sessions might legalize pot if it were smoked out of rolled-up Confederate flags Trump wants $18 billion for wall in ‘Dreamer’ deal Media using Trump-Bannon feud as convenient distraction ‘Fire and Fury’ author disputes Trump claim he had ‘zero access’ North, South Korea to meet for talks Tuesday Manafort’s flimsy lawsuit highlights Mueller’s problem of proving ‘collusion’ in court Trump book author: Trump trying to stop my book is ‘proving the point of the book’ Trump book author: ‘Everyone’ said Trump is ‘like a child’ To end conflict in Iraq, Kurds, Shias and Sunnis need to recognize common ties and reorganize DC bookstore sold out of ‘Fire and Fury’ 20 minutes after midnight release Ex-Trump adviser: I ‘probably’ called Trump an ‘idiot’ in new WH book Employers are showing workers the money — finally Trump wishes Romney best of luck amid rumors of Senate bid: report Bannon’s fall from grace shows Trump looking beyond the base What might Tax Reform 2.0 look like? ‘Trickle in’ economics: How Dems should talk about infrastructure spending Listen: Furor continues as book about Trump White House goes on sale Cold snap arrives at key moment for coal, nuclear power Media distracts and downplays Trump’s 2018 agenda New scrutiny for Trump’s mental fitness after book, tweets Trump poised to take action on Medicaid work requirements