The Hill Articles: March 1, 2018

Dark money group launches pro-Trump polling operation: report Russian politician claims he knows Trump through NRA connections: report Publishers already contacting Hicks about book deal: report Trump making it known he is not listening to Kelly: report NRA official after meeting: Trump supports ‘strong due process’ ICE arrests more than 200 people in 4-day California raid Scarborough on Trump not being afraid of the NRA: ‘Prove it’ AG finds no laws broken in Missouri gov’s use of disappearing messages app Tucker Carlson hits Trump due process comments: Obama would’ve been called a dictator for that Pro-marijuana legalization group selling rolling papers with Sessions’s face Toyota warns: New Trump tariffs will cause price of cars to rise in US Trump often raises subject of Russia probe with aides without warning: report Putin denies ‘new cold war’ in Megyn Kelly interview Democrats remain skeptical of Trump’s rebuilding plan Fox’s Napolitano: Hope Hicks’s ‘white lies’ comment ‘inexplicable’ Navy corrects Fox News contributor: SEALs did not test Trump border wall prototypes Overnight Defense: Putin boasts of new nuclear weapons | US approves sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine | Dem warns of China’s influence in Africa Condoleezza Rice on McMaster: ‘I hope he stays’ DOJ watchdog report expected to criticize McCabe over media disclosures: report Sanders campaign pays $14.5K fine to settle FEC complaint Trump to name Columbia professor Richard Clarida for Fed vice chair: report Missouri AG announces probe into Greitens’s former charity Overnight Health Care: GOP eyes budget maneuver to pay for ObamaCare funds | Trump calls for ‘very strong’ penalties on drug dealers | Mental health groups push for changes after shooting AFL-CIO lauds Trump’s tariffs South Korea’s President Moon is risking safety for peace John Moody leaves Fox less than a month after controversial Olympics column West Virginia public schools to remain closed Friday despite tentative deal Overnight Energy: Lawmakers say Russia tried to disrupt energy markets through Twitter | EPA rule gives states new power over coal ash disposal | Exxon pushes back on climate criticism Americans want to protect public lands, Congress should listen Eric Bolling discusses son’s overdose in White House video: ‘We never saw it coming’ Overnight Tech: Trump to discuss school violence with video game execs | Equifax finds new breach victims | Twitter looks to improve its ‘health’ | Facebook drops newsfeed experiment FBI scrutinizing Ivanka Trump international business deal: report New EPA rule gives states power to determine coal ash disposal Understanding the right to keep and bear arms Overnight Regulation: Senate Dems unveil gun control plan | McConnell shelving gun bills | Senators push Fed chief on easing bank rules | IRS looks to close hedge-fund carried interest loophole GOP boos Trump decision on tariffs Hatch: ObamaCare supporters are ‘the stupidest, dumbass people I’ve ever met’ Union position in SCOTUS case has Thomas Jefferson rolling in his grave Md. lawmakers advance bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns Huckabee steps down after one day on country music board Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump NSA pick says US response to cyberattacks falls short | Equifax finds new breach victims | House panel says Russia used social media to disrupt energy markets The last thing Americans needs are fewer library hours Overnight Finance: Trump to impose new steel, aluminum tariffs | GOP boos decision | Canada threatens payback | Markets drop on fears of trade war | Senate plows ahead with Dodd-Frank rollback Richard Gates changes family travel plans over online threats Congress is creating conditions for another housing bubble and financial crash Stop ignoring the inflation elephant in the room US approves sale of 210 antitank missiles to Ukraine Mueller preparing charges against Russians who hacked Dem emails: report Trump administration hired more than 75 lawyers with ties to agencies they oversee WATCH: Reps ‘not afraid of NRA,’ key GOP lawmaker says Here’s how a national database could help colleges fight sexual assault MillerCoors slams Trump aluminum tariffs: American workers, consumers will suffer Could federal watchdog tamper with Trump wiretap evidence? It may not be a first White House pushes back on report of McMaster exit Federal judge rules Indiana can’t block resettlement of Syrian refugees: report Can an America hostile to religion ever have another Billy Graham? Trump to name former GM chief as new ambassador to Mexico: reports Poll: Dems lead GOP among millennials two-to-one heading toward November Canada threatens retaliation on Trump tariffs Sessions to DEA: Evaluate opioid production quota Evidence of pollution’s toll requires the medical community’s attention Do we really need a new constitutional amendment to protect privacy online? Senators look to Fed chief for support on easing bank rules Baffled Republicans distance themselves from Trump on guns Top Armed Services Dem warns of China’s influence after trip to Africa Energy companies warn about effect of steel tariff on US industry Georgia denies Delta tax break after airline cuts ties with NRA Condi Rice to Schiff: Time to finish Russia probe Ryan breaks with Trump on steel tariffs Nauert says State Dept. not concerned about departures of senior officials Michael Steele deserves so much more credit for his RNC leadership Trump advisor defends White House infrastructure proposal Trump calls for ‘very strong’ penalties for drug dealers Fox reporter knocks CNN’s Don Lemon over claim ‘state TV’ avoided Hope Hicks story Climate change lawsuits are ineffective political stunts Top Dem: Official who denied abortions for unaccompanied minors should resign Trump to meet with video games executives about school violence: WH Pentagon ‘not surprised’ by new Putin nuclear threats How to fix Washington, step one WH’s Sanders: Trump has no plans to fire Sessions ‘that I know of’ McConnell shelves gun bills for banking reform WH: HUD, Carson looking to be ‘more responsible with taxpayer dollars’ Bannon: There was less White House chaos under Priebus Melania Trump calls for action at opioid summit Pelosi: US at a ’tipping point’ on guns Independents can bring innovation to politics US to step up work on hypersonic missiles to counter China, Russia ABC, The Atlantic among finalists for FiveThirtyEight purchase President Trump’s public lands agenda is extremely unpopular Facebook drops newsfeed experiment after it promoted fake news Dem senator facing reelection applauds Trump for new tariffs Regulators to consider allowing private nuclear waste site Gun legislation dominates state capitals after Florida shooting Real immigration reform would halt family separation and mistreatment of asylum seekers Kasich releases gun reform proposals for Ohio GOP chairman: Panel reviewing additional legislation to fight opioid crisis GOP senator rips Trump tariff plan: ‘Protectionism is weak, not strong’ South Korea tells Trump it plans to send special envoy to North Korea: report Watch live: White House holds press briefing The Supreme Court and its big Second Amendment problem The US and the UN can be allies in the global opioid fight GOP lawmaker to Trump: Shulkin ‘lacks the moral authority’ to lead VA Schumer unveils Democratic gun control plan with plea for Trump support GOP chairman: Trump tariffs are ‘terribly counterproductive’ Businesses’ clean energy, EV plans limited by government Trump’s tax plan is a win that just keeps giving Trump’s family becomes flashpoint for new controversies Hasan Minhaj to leave ‘Daily Show’ for Netflix talk show Dow closes down 420 points as stocks slammed by Trump tariff plan Markets misread Fed chairman’s maiden testimony as hawkish US ambassador to Mexico to step down in May Grassley intensifies probe into Russian oligarch In the free speech wars, college students need a new champion Defying GOP, Trump to impose steep tariffs on steel, aluminum next week Aerospace and defense industries need aluminum, steel and trade IBM urges lawmakers to crack down on internet platforms Biden to campaign in Pa. House special election The Hill’s 12:30 Report Poll: Dems lead by 15 points on generic House ballot Rubio unveils gun plan focused on school safety Florida’s student-survivors: The new face of law and lobbying in America Groups sue HUD, DOJ for documents over LGBT decisions GOP lawmaker offers bill allowing 18-year-olds to buy handguns Senate Dem calls for funding CDC gun research Pelosi: Jared Kushner needs to go Senate Intel says House GOP leaked senator’s texts to Fox News: report Top GOP donor sought $75M fee if DOJ ended probe into Malaysian scandal: report US denying refugee applications by Iranian Christians despite Trump order: report Twitter puts out call for ideas to improve ‘health’ of platform House panel: Russia aimed to disrupt US energy markets using social media Scaramucci blasts ‘General Jackass’ Kelly for driving away Trump staff Matt Schlapp says wife ‘very open’ to replacing Hope Hicks Sanders allies endorse Texas candidate attacked by DCCC 10 questions about school safety Treasury, IRS issue guidance on carried interest provision in tax law Charges filed against man accused of sending white powder to Trump Jr. Carson cancels $31K dining set order Congress needs to act in a bipartisan way to protect the integrity of our voting system Senators introduce bill to ban bump stocks How entrepreneurial and government rockets really compare Baldwin: Portraying Trump is ‘agony’ Catholics for choice: South Carolina personhood bill impedes on a woman’s choice Trump NSA pick says response to Russian election interference has fallen short Pennsylvania state GOP lawmaker accused of sexual assault, physical abuse: report Planned Parenthood announces $20M midterm election campaign Kelly: I didn’t want to leave DHS, but ‘God punished me’ Senate panel to hold hearing on Parkland shooting Dems want details on prevalence of sexual harassment in financial sector NRA’s Loesch: Raising rifle age limit is ‘punishing the 19-year-old deer hunter’ Exxon to end Russia joint ventures Survivors of Pulse, Parkland shootings meet at nightclub: ‘We’re all family’ Conway: I’ve been offered WH communications director job ‘many times’ ‘March for Our Lives’ won’t take place on National Mall due to scheduling conflict Colbert on Hope Hicks’s ‘white lies’: ‘Telling lies to white people is what got Trump elected’ Mulvaney unsure of when he will leave consumer bureau Trump has the winning hand on China; he just needs to play it Trump’s net neutrality blunder is alarming for US foreign policy NY Times names new ‘faith and values correspondent’ US continues diplomatic push with North Korea, but military preps for potential strike: report Trump loyalists flee the White House as anti-Trump wave builds Rewarding bad behavior is the worst approach to illegal immigration IMF director fears tax cuts will overheat economy Student at school where teacher allegedly fired gun: I dare you to tell me arming teachers makes us safer Fla. Dem: ‘The ground is really shifting’ on gun control Trump considering new sanctions on Venezuela: report Equifax says it’s found 2.4 million more victims from 2017 breach Pussy Riot says members are okay after claim that they were ‘detained’ by Russian security Dem lawmakers: DeVos’s first year a boon for ‘shady’ operations Hatch says he’s looking to get IRS more money to implement tax law Want a strong economy? Focus on equality Melania Trump got green card through program for people with ‘extraordinary ability’: report Kroger raises minimum age for gun purchases at Fred Meyer stores Poll: ObamaCare favorability reaches all-time high Alabama senator: If I were Sessions, I’d quit and stop being Trump’s ‘whipping boy’ Ingraham jabs Trump on gun rights: If he dives, he won’t have to worry about 2020 Manchin: Trump never more determined to bring ‘sanity and order on gun issue’ Unemployment benefits claims drop to lowest level in 49 years Flake: Trump needs to give Republicans cover on gun reforms Senate Republican: Trump’s ‘due process’ comment took my breath away Republican Massachusetts governor expresses support for national ban on assault-style weapons Pelosi visits with Golden State Warriors Jobs are at stake, and not just in one refinery Supermarket in Amsterdam includes plastic-packaging-free aisle China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with Senate-passed bill promoting closer ties with Taiwan Scaramucci accuses Kelly of covering up allegations against Rob Porter Chaffetz: Florida school shooting survivors ‘need a belief in God and Jesus Christ’ ‘Access to Justice’ was not blind Omarosa: Trump’s tweets ‘not a place you want to find out at 5 in the morning about something’ Illinois House approves bill that would raise minimum age to buy assault-style weapons to 21 Trump’s attack on booming clean energy sector hurts American workers White House aides angry after negative stories on spending by HUD, Carson: report Scaramucci: White House morale is ‘terrible’ Putin: New missile renders defenses useless Trump blasts trade policy on steel, aluminum ahead of meeting SCOTUS immigrant detention rule sets Trump up for more court wins More than 57,000 guns turned over by Australians during national amnesty Trump on gun law reforms: ‘After many years, a bill should emerge’ Our young people are showing power of American democracy Conservative Dems target rural voters with new task force GOP must now reject Trump’s demands on immigration Senate GOP rejects Trump’s call to go big on gun legislation Frustrated Dems demand contempt action against Bannon GOP eyes budget maneuver to pay for ObamaCare funds Mental health groups push for policy changes after shooting Dems press Trump on response to Russian cyber threat Kushner’s future is uncertain — but few think he’s leaving White House