The Hill Articles: March 23, 2018

Scarborough mocks ‘Deflection Don’ over transgender troop ban Pelosi condemns Trump’s ‘cowardly, disgusting’ ban on transgender troops MTV announces plan to send busloads of young people to anti-gun violence march Trump moves to ban most transgender people from serving in military Lieu to Trump on spending bill: You got rolled Wisconsin GOP will tinker with election laws rather than follow court order Trump dismissed advisers’ warnings against vetoing spending bill: report Rubio: ‘Hyperventilating’ about Bolton unfounded Republicans invest nearly $300,000 in red Arizona district Uber’s self-driving cars in Arizona averaged only 13 miles without intervention prior to crash McCabe defends himself against firing in Washington Post op-ed Biden: ‘I shouldn’t have said’ I would fight Trump in high school NSC to recommend Trump expel Russian diplomats over spy attack: report Fox News host Watters says spending bill was ‘huge defeat’ for Trump College attainment, future success begin with improving financial aid Congress must remember the critical role foreign medical graduates play in serving Americans You just can’t keep good health policy down Don’t attack US industry to save EPA jobs Ethics filings haven’t yet shown Commerce chief’s pledged divestments: report Stocks suffer worst week in two years Trump rattles White House with Bolton shake-up Trump orders DOJ to issue rule banning bump stocks Pa. school district stocks classrooms with rocks to combat school shooters Tumblr takes down 84 Russia-linked accounts GOP candidate: Sexual misconduct allegations against Trump need to be investigated Attorney: Roy Moore supporters offered $10K, Bannon meeting to drop accuser as client Doug Collins to run for House Judiciary chair US launches trade case against China over licensing practices Republicans don’t have a monopoly on religion — Democrats must lean into faith States threaten to sue Trump EPA for delay in enforcing landfill pollution rule Facebook has a problem with transparency, but it’s not yet time for regulators act Top British privacy watchdog gets warrant to search Cambridge Analytica offices WATCH: FBI informant says U.S. had evidence to block billions in nuclear deals for Russia When it comes to American families, the spending bill got two things right Al Franken: Sessions firing McCabe ‘is hypocrisy at its worst’ Kathy Griffin to attend White House Correspondents’ dinner Papadopoulos encouraged by Trump campaign staffer to make contact with Russians: report Latest omnibus spending package reminds that Washington’s system is broken Taylor Swift shares support for March for Our lives US power grid needs defense against looming cyber attacks March for gun control takes over Washington Idaho to require abortion providers give personal details on their patients Bolton super PAC benefited from leaked Facebook data: report Kellyanne Conway on White House departures: ‘Get with the program or get out’ Dem senator introduces bill to publicize Trump officials’ flying Intellectual property protections should be at forefront of NAFTA discussions John Bolton is already a lame duck — and he knows it Dem calls for CDC to immediately begin gun violence research Police: Va. man arrested after threatening to murder congressman Texas wants back family planning funds it lost under Obama for defunding Planned Parenthood Gowdy: Trump’s lawyers doing ‘disservice’ by framing Mueller probe around collusion Michael Steele: Congress must lead on cannabis reform and stand with the American public Lawmakers renew call for end to ‘black budget’ secrecy Oregon GOP lawmaker posts personal information of clergy behind assault weapon ban: report Cynthia Nixon: ‘Sometimes a little naiveté is exactly what is needed’ US needs a little help from its friends to curb Chinese mercantilism Trump’s legal team considering possible conflicts of interest for diGenova: report Coulter, Drudge blast Trump for signing spending bill DC businesses roll out red carpets, brown bags for March for Our Lives activists Student leader of Houston gun control march: Adults cannot fully understand this movement Jim Carrey paints Kushner as ‘self-unmade man’ Watchdog files complaint against Trump Org for displaying presidential seal at golf course Maybe lawyers are what’s missing from our government Petraeus: Watch how Pompeo tackles lagging State Department appointments Top Senate Dems demand report from Trump on UK nerve agent attack Congress just gave Big Agriculture the pollution green light George Clooney writes Parkland students: ‘You make me proud of my country again’ Trump blasts Congress for sending him omnibus bill that ‘nobody read’ Trump calls for line-item veto on spending bills Washington politicians cannot ignore issue of guns any longer Trump to DACA recipients: Democrats ‘are using you’ Dems ask FTC to probe if other companies also obtained Facebook data Election shows Russians embrace Putin, reject the West Senate GOP chairman calls on Zuckerberg to testify Effective addiction treatment requires good health coverage Trump signs massive spending bill, backing away from veto threat Biden: I would only fight Trump in high school House Oversight chairman requests details on Zinke’s $139K door Rural America has opportunity zones too Students bash Congress for inaction on gun control Obama Foundation announces new job training program for Chicago students African-American Muslims have a successful counter-radicalization formula On principles and policies: Our laws reveal what we think a human being is Parkland students flown to DC on Patriots plane Trump to hold press conference on omnibus bill at 1 pm Poll: Gun control has highest support in five years The Hill’s 12:30 Report Elon Musk says he’ll delete SpaceX’s Facebook page Hate speech banners should be banned from highways and rooftops Lesson from special election: Run on Social Security, Medicare and lower drug prices McCain asks Trump’s CIA pick to explain ties to torture Watch live: Trump to hold press briefing on omnibus Former Georgia senator and governor Zell Miller dies Moving Mike Pompeo to State Department is good for America Sex trafficking bill necessary step to protect women, children from enslavement CNN to air feature highlighting Parkland students’ video diaries RNC spending at Trump properties in 2018 surpasses $400,000 Biden praises Parkland students fighting for gun reform: ‘They’re going to win’ Pruitt says he’s ‘dumbfounded’ by ‘media narratives’ on travel costs White House confident Trump will sign omnibus despite veto threat Officials say Trump was hesitant about hiring Bolton because of his mustache Recalling judges just because we don’t like their decisions? Teenage girl shot in Maryland high school shooting dies WATCH: GOP Rep says Bolton can be ‘polarizing’ Kimmel teases Biden vs. Trump boxing match Mulvaney ends consumer protection probe of payday loan collector: report Geraldo on Bolton: It’s about time Trump hired ‘a man with a mustache’ Continuing problem of health-care consolidation is leading to higher costs for patients FBI: Hate crimes rose the day after Trump was elected Roseanne to Jimmy Kimmel: Would you prefer Pence? Woman who recorded conspiracy videos about Broward County sheriff says they’re fake Joint committee can make meaningful reforms to the broken budget process House leaders to Zuckerberg: ‘You are the right person to testify’ on Cambridge Analytica scandal Nine Iranians charged, sanctioned over sweeping hacking campaign Remember the victims in the execution debate Scarborough on Bolton appointment: Ideology continues to trump conservative ideas Rubio: Parkland students have ‘done more in 5 weeks than has been done in 15 years’ Deficit hawks encourage Trump veto of spending bill Trump fundraiser offered plan to help lawyer lift sanctions on Russian companies: report The Fed’s inflation experiment is both intriguing and distressing Petraeus: Haspel will explain actions in nomination hearing Candy Carson pushes back after $31K dining set criticism DC’s lukewarm response to ‘Rothschilds controlling the climate’ comment is unacceptable Record number of black women running for office in Alabama after Roy Moore defeat Historian Meacham: Bolton ‘raises the stakes for military action around the world’ Trump threatens to veto omnibus over lack of wall funding, DACA fix Bernie Sanders to Trump: Firing Mueller ‘an impeachable offense’ Women won’t retreat from the fight for parity in business Craigslist shuts down personal ads after sex trafficking bill passes Official report: Trump labor board member violated ethics pledge March for Our Lives means time is up for Congress to act on guns Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate dips in polls after supporting NRA Italy’s election: A lesson for Europe The criminal justice system’s top job: Breaking the cycle of crime To truly honor the ACA’s birthday, California should pass universal health care Republican chief justice of Pa. Supreme Court scolds GOP over impeachment threat Protesters block interstate, NBA game after police shooting of an unarmed black man John Bolton will put America first after years of failed Obama policy Petraeus: McMaster served US well in ‘very challenging and difficult job’ Pennsylvania moves forward with medical marijuana research despite federal ban Stormy Daniels’s lawyer posts photo of mystery disc in a safe Sacramento police release footage of shooting that killed an unarmed black man President Xi brings in the ‘A-Team’ as China-US tensions rise Harry Reid tears into Trump, Senate GOP: They’re ‘acolytes for Trump’ Leaking national security advice meant for Trump is indefensible Congress is doubling down on ObamaCare’s failures Democrats desperate for a win hail spending bill Congress votes to expand deficit — and many in GOP are unhappy The Memo: Lawyer’s exit signals harder line by Trump Baltimore city is suing Trump administration over cuts to teen pregnancy prevention education Progressive Dems bet that Dreamers will stick with them Poll: Both parties need to do more on drug prices Senate approves $1.3 trillion spending bill, sending to Trump GOP senator threatened to hold up bill over provision to honor late political rival: report