The Hill Articles: March 20, 2018

Illinois governor narrowly survives tight primary Steyer brings his push to impeach Trump to town halls across the nation White House officials expect short-term funding bill to avert shutdown San Francisco becomes largest US city to ban sale of fur Stormy Daniels lawyer holds up Michael Cohen poster during heated interview: ‘Where is this guy?’ Social media users joke after ‘Do not congratulate’ report on Trump GOP senator blocking Trump’s Intel nominee RNC will hold spring meeting at Trump Florida hotel: report Trump tears into ‘Pelosi Democrats’ ahead of midterms Billionaire investor Pritzker wins Dem gov nomination Supreme Court halts execution of Missouri man Holocaust denier wins GOP nomination in heavily Democratic seat Authorities respond to reported explosion in Austin Trump keeps up ‘low IQ’ attack on Maxine Waters Trump formally sends Pompeo nomination to Senate John Oliver says his parody Pence rabbit book has sold out Spending bill delay raises risk of partial government shutdown support GOP leaders to Trump: Leave Mueller alone FBI chief refuses to deny reports he threatened to resign amid pressure Overnight Tech: Lawmakers zero in on Zuckerberg | AT&T, DOJ preview trial arguments | First lady vows to tackle cyberbullying Trump congratulated Putin after his national security team told him not to: report Overnight Defense: Senate sides with Trump on military role in Yemen | Dem vets push for new war authorization on Iraq anniversary | General says time isn’t ‘right’ for space corps Charlotte Pence responds to John Oliver’s rabbit book spoof: ‘I’m all for it’ Police petition to block accused Florida shooter’s brother from owning a gun Employee of liberal activist group charged with assaulting Zinke staffer Lobbying World DC public schools to be closed Wednesday due to weather Toyota halts self-driving car tests on public roads Pavlich: A good guy with a gun stops a school shooting Overnight Regulation: FTC to probe Facebook over user data | FDA takes step to regulating flavors in tobacco products | Congress may include background check measure in funding bill Gillibrand endorses Cuomo for reelection Flake: I’d back impeaching Trump if he fired Mueller ‘without cause’ Overnight Cybersecurity: Senate Intel releases election security findings | Facebook to meet with officials on Capitol Hill amid Cambridge Analytica fallout | Orbitz admits possible breach Overnight Finance: Congress struggles to strike funding deal as deadline nears | Immigration, ObamaCare, Gateway project divide lawmakers | FTC to probe Facebook | Mnuchin plays hardball on tariffs Overnight Energy: EPA plans to restrict use of science data for regs | Pruitt’s Italy trip cost more than $84K | Perry insists he’s staying at Energy How to counter foreign propaganda on TV Stormy Daniels fires back on Twitter: ‘I am NOT going anywhere’ Dem Iraq War vets renew AUMF push on 15th anniversary of war Sarkozy detained over claims of illegal funding from Gadhafi Overnight Health Care: House leaves out ObamaCare fix from funding bill | Trump appointees pushed to end teen pregnancy program | Key Dem raises concerns over potential CDC pick Dem rep: Trump congratulating Putin is ‘like congratulating the Harlem Globetrotters’ Judge rules FEC wrongly dismissed complaint against conservative group US seeks to curb junk food warning labels as part of NAFTA talks Trump faces backlash after congratulating Putin on election win Schiff: Cambridge Analytica CEO’s mocking description of GOP ‘all too accurate’ Senate sides with Trump on providing Saudi military support Government, doctor or patient — whose health care preferences should be honored? Top general: Now not the ‘right’ time to create a ‘Space Force’ Fox News contributor quits, slams network as ‘propaganda machine’ for Trump EPA proposes tweaks to oil refinery pollution rules Peter Thiel backs launch of new football league Protect rural communities and small farmers, not big polluters AT&T, Justice Dept. lawyers outline cases ahead of Time Warner deal trial FDA takes first step in regulating flavors in tobacco products DeVos battles lawmakers in contentious hearing New York politician clarifies ‘unqualified lesbian’ remark about Cynthia Nixon Water has experienced a decade of bipartisan success House Judiciary Chair expected to issue DOJ subpoena over Clinton emails as soon as this week Venezuelan crypto scam akin to paying mortgage by winning lottery Melania Trump: Critics will not stop me from fighting cyberbullying Lawmakers push prevention measures ahead of new wildfire season Congress must protect health care access from being denied based on flawed analysis Kentucky candidate takes heat for tweeting he’d like to use congressman for target practice What you see is what you get: Kudlow a great pick for NEC director Cambridge Analytica CEO suspended by board following undercover video Demographic gaps between parties widen New CLOUD Act, supported by major tech, trusts Sessions and Pompeo to defend our human rights Now is not the time to roll back oversight of Puerto Rico’s power company Cambridge Analytica exec says they ‘ran all the digital campaign’ for Trump: report WATCH: Only Sessions knows if calls for second special counsel effective, Gowdy says Trump offers rare praise for Sessions Orbitz says hackers may have accessed info on 880K payment cards Lamb files in Pennsylvania 17th for November election These health plans create level playing field for small business Florida will replace Confederate statue in US Capitol with one of African-American woman Pennsylvania GOP moves to oust judges over gerrymandering decision Political appointees led cancelation of teen pregnancy prevention program McConnell: Mueller isn’t ‘going anywhere’ Smithsonian moves Michelle Obama portrait to larger space over high demand White House won’t say if Russian election was ‘free and fair’ Pompeo must improve foreign aid, trickle-down education doesn’t work White House vents frustration with ‘absurd’ Mueller probe Facebook stock sinks after report of federal probe into data breach Student suspended for telling lawmakers to ‘get off their f—ing asses’ and pass gun laws Justices dubious of California disclosure rules for anti-abortion clinics Judge rules Trump must face defamation lawsuit from ex-‘Apprentice’ contestant Lawmakers race to prevent shutdown amid last-minute snags Animal rights groups lodge suit against Interior for new elephant trophy policy Supreme Court must act to protect free speech on subject of abortion Top Senate Dem raises concerns over potential CDC pick Republican National Committee announces record fundraising for February Ex-Playboy model who alleges affair with Trump sues to break silence Watch live: Trump hosts law enforcement roundtable on sanctuary cities Trump’s administration has a secret war on transgender health care McCain rips Trump’s congratulatory call to Putin as an insult to Russian people GOP attorney Theodore Olson won’t join Trump legal team Conservatives fear being steamrolled by Dems on funding bill Parkland survivors send messages of support after Maryland school shooting Chao calls for inspector general probe into Florida bridge collapse Comey considering movie, TV deals: report Dismantling environmental protections one rider at a time Team leader warned he didn’t have right equipment, intel prior to deadly Niger attack: report Wall Street Journal publishes polygraph results backing Stormy Daniels Ben Carson suggests wife made decision to purchase $31,000 dining set McDonald’s and US labor board move to settle litigation Watch live: White House holds press briefing Trump’s tweets against Mueller investigation might hit the mark Trump: Feds will track down ‘sick person’ behind Austin bombings Judge blocks Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks No constitutional authority for the feds to confiscate guns without due process DC mayor outlines city’s preparations for anti-gun violence march Cambridge Analytica whistleblower to speak to House Intel Dems The Hill’s 12:30 Report Congress weighs stopgap bill to prevent shutdown Protecting American innovation Facebook to meet with officials on Capitol Hill amidst Cambridge Analytica fallout United halts new reservations for animals traveling in cargo Maryland GOP governor: Prayers ‘are not enough’ after school shooting Will Sessions let other ‘McCabes’ off the hook or restore faith in justice? GOP Senate candidate attacks John Oliver as ‘out of touch’ over gay rabbit book White House: No apparent nexus to terrorism in Texas explosions Texas rep: Explosions ‘absolutely a terrorist activity’ Congress may pass background check legislation in funding bill Betsy Devos: School safety commission to consist of four Cabinet secretaries, no Democrats Dems say 20 ‘poison pills’ stand in way of spending deal Dershowitz: Mueller performing ‘legal colonoscopy,’ never should have been appointed Senate Intel releases summary of election security report Air Force leader: Military should talk about service differently to recruit more women Memo to Powell: Best not to offer hostages to fortune Lindsey Graham: Trump firing Mueller would ‘probably’ be impeachable offense Cost of Pruitt’s Italy trip rises above $84,000 Trump legal team seeks to add GOP attorney Theodore Olson: report Rasmussen poll: Voters think it would hurt candidates in their state if Trump campaigned for them Mississippi gov to fill Cochran seat with agriculture commissioner: report Baltimore health commissioner: Trump’s opioid announcement yesterday was deeply troubling Ohio state lawmakers introduce bill to ban all abortions House plans to hold omnibus vote on Thursday Trump speaks with Putin following election victory Ryan: I’ve ‘received assurances’ Mueller won’t be fired CNN reaches student inside Maryland school locked down after shooting Are we doing enough to protect the health care supply chain? White House signals commitment to push for expanded online sales tax collections CNN hires former Clinton spokesman Joe Lockhart Historic number of Native American women running for office Wash. gov signs universal voter registration law For a peaceful spring on the Korean peninsula: Congress and Senate have a critical role Revisiting America’s torture legacy Countering hate and radicalization requires grassroots commitments Cruz says Cambridge Analytica assured him its practices were legal Michael Moore: Russia, Stormy Daniels stories are ‘shiny keys to distract us’ Mark Zuckerberg’s moment of truth Why cryptocurrencies aren’t going away Pruitt to restrict the use of data to craft EPA regulations Full-page anti-Trump ad runs in Palm Beach Daily News: ‘Too small for the job’ All eyes on the Fed: Powell’s first meeting won’t be boring FTC probing Facebook for use of personal data: report Dem Sen demands answers from Zuckerberg over Facebook Cambridge scandal GOP lawmaker called out for posting compliment on her own Facebook post MbS’s rebranding exercise on Saudi Arabia and Hitler British lawmakers call on Zuckerberg to appear before parliament What’s genius for Obama is scandal when it comes to Trump Biden hosting fundraiser in Miami Last male northern white rhino in the world dies Russia will keep attacking Britain unless Brexit meddling is handled Gunman killed in Maryland high school shooting Stormy Daniels’s attorney: No interview requests from Fox News Dave Brat gets it right in his approach to gun violence Trump easing exports of lethal drones to allies: report Dem battling Cruz in Texas: ‘I can understand how people think this is crazy’ Koch groups encourage Trump to accept immigration deal from Dems Trump moving toward first Gitmo prisoner transfer: report Dem lawmaker: Trump’s tweets show intent to obstruct justice Gingrich: Trump should stop targeting Mueller and ‘focus on being president’ Graduate of Parkland high school to create sculpture as tribute to shooting victims Melania to talk cyberbullying, internet safety with tech execs Fixing what is broken: A bipartisan solution for our national parks Gas tax hikes are bad politics and bad public policy Van Jones rips Trump death penalty proposal as ‘divisive’ and ‘stupid’ US, South Korea plan resumption of military drills Kremlin says it wasn’t ‘unfriendly’ for Trump not to congratulate Putin on reelection Supreme Court must agree with California and end lies spread by fake women’s health centers John Dean calls Trump ‘Nixon on steroids and stilts’ Package bound for Austin explodes at FedEx facility near San Antonio Trump has openly discussed firing lawyer Ty Cobb: report Making sure women have the truth when making important medical decisions Progressive group launches anti-Trump ‘We the Constitution’ campaign 15 years after the invasion of Iraq, still zero accountability for the war From plane tickets to pet fees: 8 hidden taxes draining your wallet The Memo: Republicans fear disaster if Trump fires Mueller GOP leaders back second special counsel Senate, Trump clash over Saudi Arabia Anti-abortion Dem’s political career on the line in Illinois New kid on the tech block Seoul says Kim Jong Un has ‘given his word’ on denuclearization. Is this enough?