The Hill Articles: June 4, 2018

Ellison ‘seriously considering’ run for Minnesota AG Christie: ‘I have not been asked’ to help Trump prepare for Mueller interview Papadopoulos’s wife asks Trump to pardon her husband in Mueller probe Philadelphia mayor’s aide mocks Trump with photo of crowd celebrating Eagles’ Super Bowl win Giuliani defends shifts on Trump Tower statement: ‘I don’t think’ anybody’s lying Philadelphia mayor blasts Trump as ‘fragile egomaniac’ after Eagles snub Democrats on edge in battle to replace Issa in California GOP, Trump at odds on pardon power Denver nightclub offers free drinks ‘forever’ to man shot after FBI agent dropped gun while doing a back flip GOP senators: A president can obstruct justice Mueller says Manafort tried to tamper with potential witnesses Melania Trump appears at first White House event since hospital stay Former Eagles player hits back at Trump uninviting team to White House: ‘So many lies’ Pennsylvania lawmakers invite Eagles to Capitol after Trump snub Tim Cook: We never requested data from Facebook Poll: Ex-GOP lawmaker who pleaded guilty to felony leads Trump-backed candidate in NY Bottom Line Trump disinvites Eagles from White House, plans ‘different type of ceremony’ for fans Press: No one is above law, despite lawyer’s arguments Hillicon Valley: New questions about Facebook data practices | Dem wants FTC to probe Google | Perry cites cyber threat in defense of coal rescue plan | Florida gets election security funds | Trump taps FCC official for Dem seat Police question whether alcohol a factor after FBI agent’s gun goes off at club Air Force not buying $24M refrigerators for Air Force One Feehery: Republicans need to win the summer Review of Cohen documents finds small number of privileged items Top White House economic aide joining banking group Senators press Facebook amid new questions on data-sharing practices Reform burdensome Medicare regulations to improve end-of-life care Overnight Defense: Dems detail North Korea priorities ahead of Trump summit | White House doctor under investigation | Defense industry braces for tariffs The Memo: Trump’s ‘pardon’ storm grows deeper Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Judge orders Maine to implement Medicaid expansion Biology doesn’t explain disparities in cancer treatment — racial bias does US-China volatility keeping private sector on its toes Overnight Energy: White House ‘looking into’ reports Pruitt sought used Trump Hotel mattress | Fund for black lung victims at risk | Park Service wants to move office out of San Francisco First Amendment paves the road to tolerance in Masterpiece case More information leads to better quality care for patients. Congress can help Judge orders Maine to implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion Study: More than 100 Confederate monuments removed since 2015 Cutting costs could be the key to curing cancer Dem senator: Trump’s ambassador to Germany ‘should be recalled’ if he can’t stay out of politics Schumer: ‘If a president can pardon himself,’ this isn’t a democracy Big Tobacco’s smoke and mirrors revived by Pruitt’s science transparency policy House to take up first ‘minibus’ spending bill Overnight Finance: Koch groups launch major campaign against Trump tariffs | Future of NAFTA at risk | GOP senator works on bill to counter tariffs | Trump economy faces new threats Retiring Democratic rep to run for lieutenant governor in Minnesota Starbucks chairman to step down at end of June Educational opportunity is a family-wide benefit GOP senator working on bill responding to Trump’s tariff actions Volkswagen pledges to stop animal testing Shep Smith: Someone in White House is lying about Trump Tower meeting Former Navy sailor pardoned by Trump plans to sue Obama Cornyn dismisses chance that Congress will curtail Trump tariffs What comes next in Afghanistan? Jack White changes ‘Icky Thump’ lyrics to rip Trump Kentucky valedictorian reads Trump quote to cheers, then reveals it was really from Obama GOP poised to secure spot in California governor race GOP leader says question of Trump self-pardon is ‘academic’ New York, Washington state propose double digit rate hikes for ObamaCare plans Trump inauguration protester acquitted on riot charges Pompeo calls for Venezuela to be suspended from OAS Did Bill Clinton really think he could dodge #MeToo? Watchdog report finds surge in Medicare drug spending Sanders dodges questions about Trump Tower statement Pentagon watchdog officially launches investigation into White House doctor Eric Trump: My father’s life became ‘exponentially worse’ when he ran for president White House says Trump is not above the law America loves to vilify and dehumanize Mexicans, despite their historic contributions to US White House ‘looking into’ reports Pruitt sought mattress from Trump Hotel Fund that helps black-lung victims at risk if coal tax eliminated: watchdog Can Trump pardon himself? The answer is no one actually knows Trump told Kim Kardashian West she and Kanye West are boosting his approval with black voters: report Senate Dems rip Trump on 500th day of presidency Educating students for the fourth industrial revolution Woody Allen: ‘I should be the poster boy for the #MeToo movement’ Trump’s need for instant gratification now harming markets Slamming the door shut to foreign meddling in America Durbin: I would support Blagojevich sentence reduction Justice Department adding over 300 assistant US attorneys Park Service seeks to move western office out of San Francisco Conservation group launches $1M campaign to save public parks bill Koch groups launch multimillion campaign against Trump tariffs Canada as a national security threat to the United States Why we should care about the bottom of the ocean Judge rules ‘In God We Trust’ on money isn’t religion endorsement NC considers legalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana Top Dem wants answers on Facebook sharing data with phone makers George H.W. Bush discharged from hospital Trump will nominate FCC official as new Dem commissioner Restricting access to medication abortions undermines women’s health care Watch live: White House holds briefing amid Trump pardon talk Menendez says he was also turned away from migrant processing facility Theresa May tells Trump tariffs are ‘unjustified’ Judge orders Trump officials to process grants for teen pregnancy programs Grassley: Trump should get new lawyer if told he can pardon himself Saudi Arabia begins issuing driving licenses to women Dems pledge to block sanctions relief if North Korea deal doesn’t meet key principles The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Sponsored by NSSF — Justices side with baker in same-sex marriage case Bobby Kennedy personified America’s better angels Racial profiling victims ask lawmakers for hearing on #LivingWhileBlack Germany asks Trump ambassador to clarify comment on empowering European conservatives Mattis on US troops in South Korea: ‘We’re not going anywhere’ Trump Tower admission may mean looming court battle with Mueller Ellison calls for new FTC investigation into Google How come progressives aren’t attacking statues of King Kamehameha? Trump can’t hide behind Jeff Sessions, so he lashes out John Brennan: Trump’s tweets ‘not the tweets of an innocent individual’ Bill Clinton mocked on Twitter following explosive NBC interview: He ‘all but sets himself on fire’ Conway’s husband blasts Trump tweet calling special counsel ‘unconstitutional’ Trump’s tariff follies: Making sense out of nonsense White House required Cabinet to publicly back Paris deal exit: report Be careful what you wish for with minimum wage hikes Scarborough: Giuliani’s Trump-shoots-Comey hypothetical is ‘out of a tyrant’s playbook’ Steve Schmidt: Trump claim he can pardon himself is ‘propaganda’ Microsoft to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion Gallup: Majorities say drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana ‘morally acceptable’ Ex-Senate Finance Committee aide joins prominent tax firm Pruitt aide helped him book personal flights, try to buy a Trump Hotel mattress: Dems Will Supreme Court push Congress to get back to its job of making law? Dem lawmaker: ‘Looks like Zuckerberg lied to Congress’ Supreme Court sides with baker in same-sex wedding cake case Immigration discharge petition approaches final showdown Georgia cop fired after video shows him hitting fleeing suspect with his car Russia invites North Korean leader to visit Matt Schlapp: Metrics that matter make the case for GOP victory in 2018 California town to offer guaranteed income to residents Court sides with Trump administration but doesn’t punish attorneys in immigrant abortion case NYC considers adding ‘X’ gender category to birth certificates John Oliver: Trump’s photo op with envoy a ‘propaganda coup’ for North Korea Congress must address racial pay inequity among staffers on the Hill Parkland deputy reflects on shooting response: ‘How can they keep saying I did nothing?’ Dem rips Trump: US should not inflict ‘cruelty on children’ to deter asylum seekers Trump: China, Canada trade barriers ‘not acceptable’ Clapper gives Putin what he wants with 2016 election assessment Jon Stewart defends Samantha Bee: They don’t give a s— about that word Facebook pushes back on NYT data-sharing report CNN: Trump-Macron phone call went ‘terrible’ Trump: I have the right to pardon myself Parkland students going on nationwide bus tour to register voters, call out NRA donation recipients Five ways Congress can address Central American migration right now Trump: I’ve accomplished more in my first 500 days than any other president NBC host confronts Bill Clinton: Did you ever apologize to Monica Lewinsky? Trump nominating conservative filmmaker to lead news-distributing agency Congress is facing yet another bad farm bill Why the national infrastructure conversation must include national parks 50 years after darkness of 1968, young people give us new hope Ronald Reagan’s daughter: Father would be ‘appalled’ by Trump presidency Republicans beware: The ‘blue wave’ is already changing red states San Juan mayor: Trump administration ‘completely looked away’ over hurricane death toll Putin: ‘Fierce’ US politics standing in way of summit with Trump Impartial advisers could help Trump restore civil service accountability The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by PhRMA — Giuliani claims sweeping POTUS powers Gun violence is a disease — has DC found a cure? Stakeholder group urges Senate panel to fund Amtrak, Northeast Corridor This week: GOP faces make-or-break moment on immigration Judd Gregg: Why zettabytes matter Juan Williams: Trump’s toxic record on race Seven storylines to watch in California’s primary