The Hill Articles: January 9, 2018

Judge blocks Trump move to end DACA Robert De Niro slams Trump as an ‘idiot’ and a ‘fool’ in awards gala speech WH plans to erase data from Trump voter fraud panel Pentagon identifies soldier in anti-ISIS coalition who died White House aides told to decide whether staying in administration: report Womack wins initial support to become Budget chairman Mark Wahlberg paid $1.5M for film reshoot that earned Michelle Williams $1,000: report Speier invites lawmakers to wear black to Trump’s State of the Union Kaine: ‘Wonder why’ Virginia gov didn’t get same drilling commitment as Fla. gov Tucker Carlson rips Trump for immigration meeting Trump admin to settle $3M in legal fees over Obama-era contraception mandate: report Trump lawyer sues BuzzFeed, Fusion GPS for defamation over dossier Cuomo asks Zinke to remove New York from offshore drilling expansion Dem: Courts will strike down Zinke position on Florida drilling BuzzFeed editor defends publishing ‘Steele dossier’ one year later House Republicans press for harder-line immigration bill Trump, lawmakers take key step toward immigration deal Trump says he’ll take heat for immigration deal California AG calls on Zinke to remove state from offshore drilling expansion Trump to host Kazakhstan president at White House next week Democrats skeptical of DACA deal framework Trump’s infrastructure plan may slip to next month Overnight Defense: Trump officials reportedly debating targeted North Korea strike | US to sell Japan $133M in missiles | Trump order aims to reduce veteran suicides Trump: Border wall must be part of DACA deal WATCH: Congress must ‘keep executive in check’ with ‘unhinged’ Trump at helm, Dem Rep says Lobbying World Overnight Energy: Zinke removes Florida from offshore drilling plan | Dem AGs want Pruitt recused from climate rule repeal | Coal exec wants regulators fired for rejecting Perry plan | EPA staffing falls to Reagan levels Even some conservatives seem open to return to earmarks Mellman: Authenticity in politics (Part I) Donna Brazile on Bannon: At least I pissed people off ‘with my own book’ Overnight Tech: Net neutrality bill gets first GOP backer | Tech firms to testify on terrorism, social media | Twitter misses deadline on Russia meddling info | YouTube weighs ‘further consequences’ over Logan Paul video Pavlich: Dems bluff on DACA WHO just exacerbated the counterfeit drug problem Zinke removing Florida from offshore drilling plan Dems roil probe with release of Fusion GPS transcript YouTube: Logan Paul may face ‘further consequences’ for dead body video SiriusXM says Bannon will no longer host radio show Overnight Regulation: Dems press HHS nominee on drug prices | First Republican backs Senate net neutrality bill | Regulators under fire for rejecting Perry energy plan | New USDA safety rules for egg products Delaying surveillance reform could undermine the economy Coal mogul: Trump should fire energy officials for rejecting Perry plan The Memo: Bannon falls to earth ‘Meet the Press’ dominates Sunday show ratings race with Michael Wolff interview Dem AGs ask Pruitt to recuse himself from climate rule repeal process Despite policy changes, many opportunities remain for US businesses in Cuba Overnight Health Care: Dems press HHS pick on drug prices | Alexander, Trump discuss ObamaCare fix | Senate Dems seek $25B to fight opioids | Maryland eyes ObamaCare mandate replacement Listen: Trump’s unusual immigration meeting The Postal Service: A service Americans should appreciate Federal judges rule NC electoral map unconstitutional GOP senators: Trump border wall would be more like a ‘fence’ House votes next week on abortion bill US to sell Japan $133M in missiles to counter North Korea threat Trump orders new guidance on ‘unmasking’ requests Flake: Trump’s ‘fake news’ comments ‘give comfort to dictators’ Pence: Wolff book a ‘work of Washington fiction’ New governor assembles Virginia’s first ever majority-female Cabinet Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to testify on Capitol Hill about terrorism and social media Overnight Cybersecurity: Feinstein shocks by releasing Fusion GPS testimony | House passes bill to boost oversight of cyber vulnerabilities | FBI director calls encryption ‘public safety issue’ Overnight Finance: Trump, lawmakers take key step to immigration deal | Trump urges Congress to bring back earmarks | Tax law poised to create windfall for states | Trump to attend Davos | Dimon walks back bitcoin criticism Jim Acosta’s bias makes him great for CNN primetime, not chief White House reporter Corker: Scrapping Iran deal could make North Korea ‘more difficult’ NBA star Jaylen Brown: Trump ‘has made it a lot more acceptable for racists to speak their minds’ A statehood manifesto: After 120 years, the US needs to fully embrace Puerto Rico Alexander, Trump discussed ObamaCare fix in Nashville Former Idaho state lawmaker kills himself amid sexual abuse allegations ‘Oprah 2020’ buzz stokes online sales bonanza With many Medicare benefits hanging in the balance, Congress must not forget home infusion therapy Trump keeps selling the false ‘environment vs. economy’ line Investigators probing possibility ‘viral’ or ‘ultrasound’ attacks injured diplomats in Havana House GOP presses harder-line Goodlatte immigration bill Stephen Bannon steps down from Breitbart Senate bill to preserve net neutrality wins first GOP backer Oprah and Hollywood women must fight abusive culture on Capitol Hill Scott joins Armed Services Committee Army to ramp up tunnel warfare training with eye on North Korea: report Fusion GPS founder: Trump campaign source backed up claims in dossier WH: Trump hasn’t given up on Mexico paying for border wall Anti-Trump activists no match for tax reform-fueled bonuses CNN’s Bash: Meeting showed ‘the presidency’ many thought Trump was ‘capable of’ Maryland state lawmakers propose replacement for repealed ObamaCare mandate The time is now to ensure multiemployer pension plan security Top refugee official at State Department sidelined: report Flake on Arpaio Senate bid: ‘Write about it fast because it won’t last long’ Minimum wage earners aren’t just teens in need of pocket change WH: North Korea participation in Olympics ‘doesn’t affect the US’ Cornyn breaks with Grassley, says he’s ‘glad’ Feinstein released Fusion GPS transcript Effort to repeal oil, gas, and mining law could fuel corruption Booker, Harris appointed to Senate Judiciary Committee Year one of Trump’s winning foreign policy Manufacturers press Senate to approve Ex-Im board members In 2017, a big year for science, we learned from cosmic discoveries Grassley blasts Feinstein’s release of Fusion GPS transcript as ‘confounding’ Four lawmakers join House Climate Solutions Caucus Manufacturing is back, but don’t thank Trump Club for Growth comes out against Trump proposal to bring back earmarks House Dems accuse Republicans of stalling Russia probe to protect Trump Fusion GPS lawyer: Someone has already been killed over publication of Trump dossier McConnell: No DACA fix in spending bill Trump, lawmakers take key step toward an immigration deal Tougher trade enforcement would incentivize Samsung and LG to invest in US workers Graham: Meeting with Trump ‘most fascinating’ in 20 years of politics Watch live: White House holds press briefing after Trump’s bipartisan immigration meeting Expand voter participation, not myths about voter fraud Republicans shouldn’t bet the economy will save the party Coulter: Trump’s ‘DACA lovefest right now’ worse than Wolff book Oil lobby wants pipelines in Trump’s infrastructure push House passes Homeland Security cybersecurity oversight bill READ: FUSION GPS transcript Twitter misses deadline to provide Senate info on Russia meddling Trump calls on Congress to bring back earmarks NY lawmakers offer bill to restore state and local tax deduction Congress dithers on DACA, but why? Hospital groups to appeal dismissed case against Trump administration Feinstein posts testimony of Fusion GPS co-founder Senate Dems seek $25B in opioid funding ‘Roseanne’ reboot to depict a family ‘divided by politics’ under Trump DHS: Border apprehensions down 40 percent in Trump’s first year DNC chair: ‘Accused child molester’ and ‘convicted criminal’ the best GOP have to offer Kansas lawmaker quits leadership posts after comments about black ‘genetics’ and marijuana Ex-Trump Hispanic advisory council member: Trump could beat ‘ticket of Jesus and the Virgin Mary’ in 2020 Building a ‘big, beautiful wall’ with Chinese money? Trump says he could beat Oprah in 2020, doesn’t think she’ll run Dem rips Trump: ‘You only like law enforcement that is not investigating you’ Judge allows consent decree barring RNC from ballot security activities to expire The Hill’s 12:30 Report 2018 will be the year of the ‘bots’ Trump: Immigration solution should be a ‘bill of love’ Connecticut set to have first openly gay state supreme court chief justice CDC rejects censorship reports: ‘There are absolutely no “banned” words’ FBI chief: Encryption is ‘urgent public safety issue’ Tillerson to launch new review of Havana ‘attacks’ Trump to attend Davos economic forum Dems quiz Trump HHS nominee on drug pricing Schumer: Trump will be blamed for shutdown over wall Trump administration’s offshore drilling proposal a threat to coastal communities Ousted PBS star Tavis Smiley planning new online series I’m a Democrat who loves Oprah, but she won’t save America as president Senate bill to block net neutrality repeal now has 40 co-sponsors Microsoft suspends some AMD patches for Meltdown and Spectre EPA staffing falls to Reagan-era levels Trump signs executive order aimed at reducing veteran suicides GOP lawmaker asks State Dept to stop funding independent media in Hungary Dem to introduce ‘Stable Genius Act’ requiring presidential candidates to take mental exam USDA proposes new inspection rules for egg products Democrats’ #UnfitToBePresident campaign is a totalitarian tactic US ambassador repeated debunked claim that Abedin has ‘egregious’ ties to Muslim Brotherhood Arpaio announces Arizona Senate bid WATCH: Private drones cause increasing concern on Capitol Hill Oprah can defeat Trump in 2020 — here’s the way Sessions ramps up use of death penalty at DOJ Teacher handcuffed, removed from school board meeting after asking about teacher pay Jeff Sessions in the wrong and out of step on weed House GOP campaign groups post record hauls Interior memo says grants should promote Trump priorities: WaPost Lewandowski slams ‘deep state’ regulators for rejecting Perry coal plan Optimism in job market up sharply: Gallup Thai prime minister tells journalists to talk to his cardboard cutout Trump’s infrastructure team to huddle with senators New Jersey could ban circus animal acts Scalise to undergo another surgery after shooting Toxic content on the web: The answer is education, not regulation CNN’s Jim Acosta promoted to chief White House correspondent Pence planning visits to Nevada, Pennsylvania in push for Republicans in midterms Colbert: Oprah could calm Kim Jong Un down by helping him lose weight Former UN ambassador: Most of Trump’s crises are of his own making Republicans in Congress shouldn’t try to bring back earmarks Sanders: GOP has a responsibility to work with Dems to prevent shutdown Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthplace becomes national historic park White nationalist tour organizer sues university over security costs California state lawmakers to ask for additional $10M to help immigrants from El Salvador In 2018, expect ‘clean energy’ to be cheap energy Van Jones: If Oprah runs, ‘she will destroy anybody in front of her’ Iranian government’s time of reckoning may be near Dickerson to replace Charlie Rose on CBS McConnell spoke to ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author about Senate bid: report Wolff: WH officials think if Mueller targets Trump’s finances, ‘he’s sunk’ Scarborough: Obama wasn’t ready to be president, was ‘glorified state senator’ CBO slashes cost estimate for CHIP financing: report Dimon: I regret calling bitcoin a fraud Health care for the poor at brink of expiration Trump officials debate targeted N. Korea strike in ‘bloody nose’ strategy: report US spy satellite believed to be lost: report Colbert uses Descartes to mock Trump: ‘I think, therefore I am, like, really smart’ America needs a retirement czar Gayle King on Oprah White House bid: ‘I do think she’s intrigued’ Roseanne says she’d be better president than Oprah Tillerson not planning to send diplomats back to Cuba Michael Wolff: People close to Trump ‘afraid’ for the country North Korea sending athletes, delegation to Winter Olympics Democrats need all the firepower they have to win back Washington The link between Obama’s departure and your increasing wealth California asks Supreme Court to tell Ohio: ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ GOP anxious with Trump on trade Profit outlook brightens for ObamaCare insurers Trump tax law poised to create windfall for states The Memo: Oprah buzz sparks debate about celebrity presidents Budget watch: Head of nonprofit watchdog fights with both parties Trump drilling boost could boost Nelson’s chances in Fla. 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