The Hill Articles: January 8, 2018

Protesters project ‘F— Trump’ on stadium at college football national championship Former GOP rep: Trump’s mental health ‘a grave conversation’ Ivanka applauds Oprah’s Golden Globes speech Sally Yates: I wouldn’t have done anything differently Stephen Miller calls for an immigration system that ‘produces more assimilation’ Alabama player yells ‘f— Trump’ ahead of college football title game College football fans boo Trump motorcade after being forced to wait in rain US strikes deal with UN agency on funding for minority groups in Iraq Miller slams CNN for ‘low journalistic standards’ after heated interview Trump’s border wall becomes flashpoint in shutdown fight Prospect of President Winfrey thrills Dems Ex-ethics chief hits Trump: It’s a privilege to serve us, not for us to vote for you House lawmakers predict another short-term spending bill Billionaire Steyer to push for Dem House push Lobbying world Overnight Tech: Senate Dems can force vote on net neutrality bill | Fired memo writer sues Google for discrimination | Investors push Apple on smartphone addiction in kids Wolff: Conway, Spicer, Hicks all helped get interviews for my book Puzder being considered for administration job: report Press: Is Trump mentally fit for office? Federal Reserve thumbs nose at Congress yet again on inflation Feehery: Oprah Dem presidential bid unlikely The new DHS breach illustrates what’s wrong with today’s cybersecurity practices Overnight Cybersecurity: NSA director expected to retire | Lawmakers return to surveillance fight | Trump officials release report on botnets Iran’s cry for democracy, a sequel Overnight Health Care: House Dems sound alarm over HHS pick | Trump takes new tack to weaken ObamaCare | Koch-backed groups push to ease access to experimental drugs Overnight Energy: Regulators kill Perry plan to boost coal, nuclear | 2017 sets new record for disaster costs | Cliven Bundy walks free Listen: Cost of natural disasters reaches half of defense budget Trump renominates McFarland to be ambassador to Singapore Who ya gonna believe, Michael Wolff or your own eyes? FBI agents’ text messages spur congressional probe into possible news leaks Far-right activist sues Twitter over ban Overnight Finance: Trump promises farmers ‘better deal’ on NAFTA | Clock ticks to shutdown deadline | Dems worry Trump pressuring IRS on withholdings | SEC halts trading in digital currency firm Defense contractor L3 hires longtime Navy acquisition head Cruz offers bill to cement individual tax cuts ‘Fire and Fury’ confirms what we already knew: Trump is unfit to serve Kentucky speaker resigns leadership post after harassment settlement Ending Salvadorans’ protected immigration status will exacerbate problems Trump aimed to fix Overnight Defense: Pentagon endorses military sexual assault protest | $900M in security assistance to be withheld from Pakistan | House Foreign Affairs chair to retire Overnight Regulation: Regulators kill Perry plan to help coal, nuke plants | Senate Dems to force net neutrality vote | Maine senators oppose offshore drilling plan | SEC halts trading in digital currency firm Trump promises farmers a ‘better deal’ on NAFTA House Foreign Affairs chairman to retire Congress can’t shortchange America’s humanitarian responses Congress: Seize the moment and legalize marijuana Trump’s unnecessary voter fraud probe lives on at DHS Trump named top global ‘press oppressor’ Kansas state rep: Black people ‘responded the worst’ to marijuana because of ‘their genetics’ Energy nominee who wrote controversial op-ed on gay troops withdraws Trump at Farm Bureau: You are so lucky I gave you the ‘privilege’ of voting for me White House: Ivanka, Kushner ‘sacrificing’ for the nation WH: Trump’s physical won’t include psychiatric evaluation Regulators kill Perry’s proposal to prop up coal, nuclear power plants Looming deadline will force Trump to take definitive stance on trade Gorka says he was told to cooperate with Wolff book CNN’s Cillizza: You could imagine Oprah’s speech being given in Iowa Service member in anti-ISIS coalition dies in ‘non-combat’ incident House Dems sound alarm about Trump health nominee An apology to my sons’ Salvadorian caretaker Nebraska becomes first red state to introduce pro-net neutrality legislation Billionaire Steyer announces $30 million for Dem House push White House: Trump would ‘welcome’ chance to run against Oprah Congress should end corporate governance conflicts for investors Transportation Department teams up with Waze on new safety initiative Warren blasts Mulvaney for ‘unjustified’ actions at consumer bureau Mistrust is the original sin of US-Pakistan relations Pence: GOP faces ‘challenging’ midterm Trump interview unlikely during college football title game Dems concerned Trump officials may pressure IRS on withholdings Bannon group in 2015 shopped document tying Trump to mobsters: report This West Virginia initiative is a model solution to the national opioid crisis Dennis Kucinich enters crowded race for Ohio governor Watch live: Trump touts tax law at farmers’ convention Oprah can have the nomination, with some help from Obama Maine senators oppose Trump’s offshore drilling plans Pentagon freezes $900M in security assistance for Pakistan White House rejects Bannon’s apology Wolff publisher fires back: ‘Fire and Fury’ publication to continue Wolff: Trump ‘aware of who is Jewish’ in a way that could be ‘creepy’ Poll: Trump approval drops to 37 percent Democrats should take the initiative in ending warrantless surveillance Mueller likely to interview Trump in next few weeks: report Ginsburg, Kennedy hire law clerks for future Supreme Court terms Oprah could be Democrats’ key to beating Trump RNC sends email depicting Jane Sanders in jail Romney treated over the summer for prostate cancer: reports Fired memo author sues Google alleging discrimination against conservative white men Stephen Miller and CNN’s Tapper face off in off-camera dispute: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself’ Americans should break the 222 pound meat habit in 2018 Refocusing our politics on the issues that matter Pentagon officials endorse demonstration against military sexual assault Perdue calls on Canada to fully engage in NAFTA talks Fund managers shouldn’t try to save the world at pensioners’ expense Graham: If Trump doesn’t call himself a genius, nobody else will Florida governor declares undefeated UCF college football national champions Trump to sell new tax law to farmers Cryptocurrency being routed to North Korean university: report Judge dismisses charges against Cliven Bundy, orders him freed from prison Early tax bill reality very different than Democratic rhetoric US sets new cost record for major disasters Anti-gay marriage Ky. clerk Kim Davis files for reelection Senate bill to reverse net neutrality repeal gains 30th co-sponsor, ensuring floor vote Transgender military service is as American as apple pie Twitter allows apparent phishing scam to buy promoted tweet Figure skater becomes first openly gay American to qualify for Winter Olympics  Senate Dems demand release of Fusion GPS interview Graham: I no longer think Trump is a ‘race-baiting religious bigot’ FCC to vote on improving wireless emergency alerts What to watch for in Iran’s turmoil The Hill’s 12:30 Report Pence reschedules Middle East trip for later this month Don’t believe Michael Wolff’s book about Trump if you want the truth Bill Kristol tweets ‘I’m With Her’ on possible Oprah 2020 bid Graham: Trump won’t fire Mueller Ken Starr: ‘Probable’ Mueller will interview Trump in Russia probe DNC chief: Trump’s decision to end protections for Salvadorans in US ‘cruel and heartless’ Fewer OSHA workplace safety inspectors in Trump’s first year: report Publisher: Trump effort to stop book ‘flagrantly unconstitutional’ Trump tweets praising Oprah resurface amid 2020 speculation With limited risk, Massachusetts’s plan to ban opioid evidence from courtrooms is overreaction Director of Obama Iowa campaign to Oprah: ‘Call me’ Apple investors push firm to address child tech addiction Billionaire donor Steyer says he won’t run for office in 2018 NBC deletes Oprah for president tweet Jordan’s key to economic and political stability: empowered women Working alongside AI in tomorrow’s labor market? Supreme Court rejects case over EPA coal jobs reports CNN: Oprah ‘actively thinking’ about White House run Pfizer ends research into new Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drugs Ex-Trump campaign adviser: It was a ‘mistake’ to give book author access SEC halts trading of Chinese blockchain company Trump officials end immigration protection for 260K Salvadorans Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Miss. LGBT law BBC editor resigns position over gender pay gap Streep on Oprah presidential bid: ‘She doesn’t have a choice’ Percentage of self-identified independents inches up in 2017 Immigration reform: An Army recruitment opportunity Pro-ACA group urges ‘no’ vote on Trump health nominee Trump tweets about Fox News segment on minority unemployment Trump told GOP leaders he had problems with his team’s infrastructure plan: report Martin Luther King, Jr. takes a knee on latest New Yorker cover Tariffs would throw monkey wrench into humming economy Blumenthal: Mueller has to have ‘face-to-face interview’ with Trump Wolff: Bannon’s pushback on ‘treasonous’ quote is wrong, comments were aimed at Trump Jr. Maryland school fires teacher over connections to alt-right Russian lawyer believes she met Ivanka after 2016 Trump Tower meeting ACLU: New Jersey prisons have illegally banned book on mass incarceration Alabama is a Democratic election roadmap for Georgia and South Dem donor: Withdrawing support for senators who urged Franken to quit an ‘option’ NBC receives blowback following Oprah tweet ‘Fire and Fury’ author Wolff on Trump: ‘We would chat as though we were friends’ Refugee admissions down for first part of fiscal 2018: report Texas rep: Most Dems will vote against DACA fix that includes wall funding Pentagon, diplomats to help drum up arms sales: report After record disasters, Congress must act to protect Americans Trump to visit wall prototypes after State of the Union address: report Trump and Wilson’s ghost: The Fourteen Points turn 100 years Crews respond to fire on roof of Trump Tower Oprah sparks talk of White House bid with Golden Globes speech NAACP to protest Trump in Atlanta: report Democrats out of order on DREAM Act Trump attorneys discussing options for potential Mueller interview: report Bitcoin isn’t the bubble — the global financial system is Trump’s foreign policy pattern is all bark and no bite Jihadi ‘catch and release’ is a dangerous failure Listen: Trump’s Nashville speech could offer clues about NAFTA’s fate Judd Gregg: The laws of bipartisanship This week: Clock ticks toward shutdown deadline Week ahead: Trump HHS pick faces grilling on drug prices, ObamaCare Week ahead: House GOP looks to revamp Energy Department Week ahead: Defense spending ties up budget talks Week ahead: Lawmakers jump back into funding fight Week ahead: World grapples with critical computer flaws Dem hopefuls flock to Iowa Week ahead: Tech world descends on Las Vegas Koch-backed groups launch ‘Right to Try’ campaign