The Hill Articles: July 17, 2018

Ariz. state Senate candidate who says he shot mother in self-defense pushes for gun rights Trump says he doesn’t want to use ‘adversary’ to describe Russia Comey urges Americans to vote for Democrats in midterms Senate Dems protest vote on controversial court pick Roby wins Alabama GOP runoff, overcoming blowback from Trump criticism Secret Service agent dies after suffering stroke in Scotland Putin’s plane entered NATO airspace without clearance ahead of summit: Estonia Avenatti calls Trump a ‘Manchurian candidate’ in front of the White House Senate Dems press for info on any deals from Trump-Putin meeting Dems call for hearings on Trump’s CFPB nominee to be put on hold Lawmakers say Trump tariffs are threatening local newspapers Pence, Pompeo urged Trump to clarify Russia remarks: report Senate Dems build huge cash edge in battlegrounds Lawmakers target link between wildlife poaching, terror groups Kelly lobbied Republicans to rebuke Trump after Putin press conference: report On The Money: Fed chief lays out risks of trade war | Senate floats new Russia sanctions amid Trump backlash | House passes bill to boost business investment British politician: Cambridge Analytica-linked Facebook data possibly accessed from Russia Overnight Defense: Trump tries to quell Russia furor | GOP looks to reassure NATO | Mattis open to meeting Russian counterpart Top intel official leaving National Security Council: report Poll: Americans more divided on Trump Supreme Court pick than any other since 1987 Dem lawmaker calls on House to subpoena American translator from Trump-Putin meeting Dem pollster: GOP women have a more difficult time winning primary races than Dems Mellman: (Mis)interpreting elections Webb: Trump trifecta Trump’s Russia remarks put intel chiefs in tough spot Lobbying world Senate weighs new Russia response amid Trump backlash Queen Elizabeth wore brooch from Obamas on the day Trump arrived in the UK: reports House passes bipartisan bill to boost business investment Overnight Health Care: Trump officials score a win against Planned Parenthood | Idaho residents to vote on Medicaid expansion | PhRMA, insurers weigh in on Trump drug pricing plan GOP lawmaker says he met with indicted Russia woman in 2015 Dems to propose legislation to prevent ICE from shackling pregnant women Mattis open to meeting with Russian defense chief: report Dem pollster: Most Americans fear their kids will be worse off than they are Hillicon Valley: Trump tries to quell Russia furor | Sparks fly at hearing on social media | First House Republican backs net neutrality bill | Meet the DNC’s cyber guru | Sinclair defiant after merger setback Flake to Trump: ‘Fake news’ didn’t side with Putin, you did Russian woman working with Kremlin in US indicted as foreign agent More than 100 civil and human rights groups call on Senate to reject Kavanaugh Putin’s ‘incredible offer’ is a ploy to learn what we know and how we know it Overnight Energy: Fewer than half of school districts test for lead | Dems slam proposed changes to Endangered Species Act | FEMA avoids climate change when discussing plan for future storms Lawmaker credits Facebook for removing page inciting violence against Republicans Judge rejects Manafort’s bid to move trial further from DC Polling editor: There is a ‘sharp partisan divide’ among women on female candidates Watchdog: Fewer than half of all school districts test for lead in drinking water Trump seeks to quell Russia furor Senate adds members to pro-NATO group Booker: Trump’s national security officials face ‘serious’ choice after Putin summit Lawmakers split over how to expand rural broadband US Embassy in Jerusalem to cost more than $21 million Too many Americans go to prison but Congress can fix this problem Linda Sanchez announces bid for Crowley’s spot atop Dem Caucus Capital Gazette asks journalists to volunteer and help them put out newspaper Alabama police officers suspended for making hand gesture linked to white power Ex-CIA chief: I’m laughing at Trump GOP Senate chair accuses Trump of ’emboldening Putin’ Polling editor: Immigrants bring income inequality to the US The Trump administration’s attack on tribal health Cops reportedly called on black man after a hard foul in basketball game Video shows Netanyahu saying he convinced Trump to pull out of Iran nuke deal NYT cartoon depicting Trump and Putin as gay spurs backlash over ‘homophobia’ Warner: I give Trump 24 hours before he sides with Putin again Trump printout of Putin comments includes handwritten ‘there was no collusion’ Twitter suspended 58 million accounts last quarter of 2017 Former Delta employees sue airline, claim they were fired for speaking Korean Dem pollster: Haley would be ‘very strong’ presidential candidate Pompeo to testify before Senate panel next week AP Analysis: 25 state lawmakers running in 2018 have been accused of sexual misconduct Brady at White House meeting: House to vote on more tax cuts in September Booming housing market today presents serious risk for future Missouri court gets it right on constitutional amendment law Sparks fly at hearing on anti-conservative bias in tech Mueller seeking immunity for up to 5 people to testify in Manafort trial Hatch threatens legislative action to rein in Trump tariffs US, Russia can look north to the Arctic to find common ground Texas man with ‘rabid hatred’ for Muslims found guilty of burning mosque Dem senator: Trump-Putin translator should tell Congress what was said WATCH: Durbin fears national security mass exodus after Trump-Putin conference Dem lawmaker: U.S. cyberattack would have ‘crippled’ Russia Dem lawmaker blasts Amazon over sale of white-supremacist merchandise Lights go out as Trump says he has ‘full faith’ in US intel agencies Trump says he accepts US intel on Russia — then adds it ‘could be other people also’ Bipartisan group introduces retirement savings legislation in Senate Mic reporter deletes tweet claiming alleged Russian spy was photographed in the Oval Office with Trump Trump’s policy of deference towards Putin is no basis for a deal Papa John’s founder calls resignation a ‘mistake’ Fox Business host: Trump was not a ‘patriot’ in Putin meeting Resolution rebuking Trump over Putin ruled out of order by House Hospital group says it will refile suit over Trump cuts to drug program GOP lawmaker renews call for Trump to release tax returns after Putin summit Judge vacates order restricting info in LA Times story Fed chief lays out risks of trade war Trump’s Russia ambassador urged to resign by columnist in newspaper his family owns Trump is winning the trade war because China has more to lose O’Rourke calls for Trump’s impeachment over Putin summit McConnell reassures Europe on Russia FEMA avoids ‘climate change’ when introducing future storm resiliency plans JetBlue founder expected to launch new start-up airline Arizona’s checkpoint wars Dems try to end hearing on bias against conservatives in tech Iran files suit against US in International Court of Justice over sanctions Rasmussen poll: Nearly three-quarters of Dems want ‘fresh face’ as nominee in 2020 Voting equipment maker sold systems with remote-access software Government paid $65K to Trump company for Scotland stay Trump’s policies blasting at the foundations of conservation in public land law Homeland Security advisory council members resign over family separations: report Hoyer: Trump committed ‘treason’ in Helsinki GOP rep: I wasn’t ‘duped into an interview by Borat’ Idaho residents will vote on Medicaid expansion in November Kamala Harris lands book deal Schumer demands public hearing on what Trump ‘might have committed’ to Putin Connecticut’s effort to integrate Hartford schools is working House conservatives criticize media, not Trump, for Putin furor Republican Uber riders say driver kicked them out with ‘Welcome to the resistance’ White House budget projects $1 trillion deficit in 2019 Dems slam proposed changes to Endangered Species Act What America’s Thinking: July 17, 2018 Overcoming health-care challenges by moving from volume to value GOP lawmaker speaks at rally for jailed anti-Muslim activist in UK Trump has the right foreign policy strategy — he just needs to stop talking More than 100 Dems oppose GOP efforts to change endangered species law Trump calls Brennan ‘a very bad person’ after Putin criticism The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Trump faces bipartisan criticism over Putin presser, blames media for coverage CNN lashes out at president, journalists alike — and expects special treatment in return Bush-era NATO ambassador: ‘Do we need any more evidence’ that Trump is unfit for office? Unions aren’t a thing of the past. Unions are our future. Labor Department rescinds union ‘persuader rule’ Bookmaker increases chances of Trump being impeached after Putin summit Full interview: Democratic candidate Kerri Evelyn Harris discusses her Senate campaign in Delaware DC All-Star Game reminds us: Baseball, US history inextricably linked Former OSU wrestlers sue university over sex abuse allegations Charlotte council narrowly backs hosting 2020 Republican convention Buck Wild: ‘Is President Trump paranoid or is the Deep State out to get him?’ Putin cannot match America’s space weapons so he’s changing the rules of the game GOP senator: Republican lawmakers should ‘take back our authority’ after Helsinki summit Former Intel panel chairman says Trump betrayed US intelligence community Obama: ‘I’m actually surprised by how much money I got’ House Dem: Russians ‘own’ Trump and his family Wall Street Journal editorial board rips Trump on Helsinki: It was a ‘national embarrassment’ Russian Defense Ministry says it’s ready to boost security cooperation with US Wyden plans to vote against Trump IRS nominee due to new Treasury guidance Trump: Media only says I was ‘rude’ to NATO leaders, ignores ‘the money’ Ocasio-Cortez on campaigning with Sanders: Progressive policies ‘can win across the country’ Doug Thornell and Ned Ryun discuss internal Republican divisions over President Trump’s Helsinki conference with Vladimir Putin Police falsely accuse group of black students of leaving IHOP without paying Ryan: Trump’s conference with Putin not treasonous Dominant internet platforms must disrupt themselves Is this Delaware Dem the next Ocasio-Cortez? Budget chairs press appropriators on veterans spending Panel discussion: Political consultant Doug Thornell and American Majority’s Ned Ryun talk about Trump and Russia Obama appears to rebuke Trump in Mandela lecture Russia policy experts Luke Coffey and Jeffrey Edmonds talk about the Trump-Putin Summit We can, and must, end the foster care trap States challenge federal deductions cap on state and local taxes Full interview: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) speaks out about Donald Trump’s press conference with Vladimir Putin Arizona Republic editorial board: Congress needs to rein in Trump Greens sue EPA over ‘super-polluting’ truck rule Trump hosting European Commission chief at White House after calling EU a ‘foe’ Trump criticizes media amid growing criticism of his handling of Putin Republicans shamefully let Trump leave nation weak against Russia Jeanine Pirro defends Trump: Was he supposed to shoot Putin? Senate should not move forward with the ill-considered nomination of Brett Kavanaugh Texas shrimp industry to lose $1M per day due to immigrant visa cap Celeb Trump critics rip Helsinki summit Judge sides with Trump admin in Planned Parenthood suit over changes to federal funding Ex-CIA official: I’d advise intel leaders to consider resigning after Trump comments Trump: Redesigned Air Force One will be red, white and blue Sinclair stands by Tribune merger despite FCC setback ‘Trumpism’ won’t vanish with Trump unless workers see wage gains Lawmakers call on Google, Facebook to push back on Vietnam cyber law San Francisco to vote on new tax on big businesses to help homeless Brooklyn school told 13-year-old to ‘move on’ after she reported rape: report Koch group pushes DACA fix on Capitol Hill Migrant women describe sexual assault in ICE detention facilities: report Casino owners sue Las Vegas shooting victims to try to avoid legal liability What the stolen Iranian nuclear secrets do, and don’t, reveal Charlottesville votes to rename parks a second time Website glitches mar start of Amazon’s Prime Day Conservative magazine calls on GOP Congress to censure Trump Christine Todd Whitman: Trump should step down over Putin press conference Dem rep: Trump ‘gave away the farm’ to Putin in meeting Poll: Dem challenger narrowly leads 30-year incumbent Rohrabacher GOP rep: Putin delivered ‘classic disinformation’ in conference with Trump House Republican backs bill to reinstate net neutrality rules Daniels plans return to Ohio strip clubs after arrest The Nation editor: Reaction by most of the media to Trump-Putin press conference ‘is like mob violence’ Top Dem: Hard to see Trump-Putin summit ‘as anything other than treason’ David Duke praises Trump for Putin press conference Scaramucci: Trump ‘has to reverse course immediately’ on Russia comments Dem calls Russia meddling ‘act of war,’ urges cyber attack on Moscow banks Bartiromo: Press conference with Putin was ‘probably the low point’ of Trump’s presidency Russian media, political establishment hail Putin for Trump summit Home care workers the latest group in Trump team’s crosshairs Former aide: Trump equated US to ‘regime of a murderous kleptocrat’ NYT’s Friedman: Trump is either a Russian asset ‘or really enjoys playing one on TV’ We must take action on the nation’s coming water supply crisis Don’t worry (too much) about Kavanaugh changing the Supreme Court Japan, EU eliminating most tariffs in trade deal Maddow after Trump-Putin summit: Prepare for ‘worst-case scenario’ Ex-Republican lawmaker leaves GOP over Trump’s ‘misguided leadership’: report American public must shed the victim mentality during shooting incidents Watch live: Obama delivers remarks at Mandela lecture Colbert hits Trump: ‘We know where the server is. He was standing right next to the master’ Lou Dobbs slams Trump’s critics: ‘This is stupid stuff’ Kimmel: We haven’t seen an American so owned by a Russian since ‘Rocky IV’ Protests erupt outside of White House as Trump returns from Putin summit ‘Abolish ICE’ is going to hurt Democrats in the midterms Watergate prosecutor: Trump-Putin summit ‘will live in infamy as much as the Pearl Harbor attack or Kristallnacht’ Fox News’s Kilmeade urges Trump to accept Russia interfered in election Trump administration now has naturalized citizens in its sights The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump isolated and denounced after Putin meeting Actress Glenn Close: ‘Our Constitution is not being defended’ Ocasio-Cortez draws ire from Democrats: ‘Meteors fizz out’ Facebook grapples with challenge of conspiracy sites Bringing cybersecurity to the DNC Once a Trump critic, Ala. rep faces runoff with his support