The Hill Articles: March 6, 2018

George P. Bush wins primary in Texas Cruz releases radio jingle attacking Dem challenger O’Rourke Cruz, O’Rourke coast to victory in Texas primaries Jerry Brown: Sessions’s ‘sad’ political stunts won’t work in California White House pushes for conservative changes to ObamaCare fix Roseanne Barr says Pences are ‘big fans’ of her show Trump admin to file suit against California over sanctuary laws HHS official to return to work after probe into inflammatory social media posts: report Mississippi city says it will now hold gay pride parade after lawsuit filed US slaps new sanctions on North Korea over killing of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother Wildlife groups fear what comes next on elephant trophies Mississippi is new headache for GOP in the South Flood of legislative candidates points to enthusiasm in both parties Overnight Tech: Feds say bid for Qualcomm could be national security threat | BlackBerry sues Facebook | House votes to reauthorize FCC | Pew survey on social media use Warner criticizes Trump’s response to threat of Russian interference Trump: ‘Many people’ want to replace Cohn as top economic adviser Stormy Daniels files lawsuit against Trump Parkland student warns NRA spokeswoman: Your time is running out Overnight Defense: North Korea open to talks on giving up nukes | Trump, lawmakers cautious to overture | General sought hostile fire pay for Niger troops UAE adviser eyed in Mueller probe is cooperating with investigators: report DeVos to meet with students, teachers at site of Fla. school shooting Trump has ’emboldened’ Scaramucci to attack Kelly on TV: report Overnight Regulation: Senate takes first step to passing Dodd-Frank rollback | House passes bill requiring frequent reviews of financial regs | Conservatives want new checks on IRS rules Goldman Sachs CEO ‘disappointed’ by Gary Cohn’s resignation Coinbase bitcoin exchange launches cryptocurrency index fund Pavlich: Hillary would have lost even if Obama was tougher on Russia ‘Clinton Cash’ author Peter Schweizer to premiere movie about big tech Lobbying World Jewish GOP group calls on Dem lawmakers to resign over Farrakhan remarks Senate Republicans float legislation to reverse Trump tariffs Overnight Health Care: Health groups push for ObamaCare funding in omnibus | CDC sees spike in opioid-related ER visits | Sanders sees Dems moving to ‘Medicare for all’ Dem lawmaker trolls Trump after Cohn resigns Florida school board unanimously votes to oppose arming teachers WATCH: Lawmakers urge Trump to take more targeted approach to tariffs Hispanic Caucus chair to Ryan on DACA: ‘You and I, let’s get this done’ Overnight Finance: Cohn resigns from White House | Senate moves forward on Dodd-Frank rollback | House eyes vote on funding bill next week Rep. Kristi Noem pushing for online sales tax bill in omnibus CREATES undermines critical drug safety regulations Overnight Cybersecurity: Trump vows strong response to 2018 election meddling | Cyber in spotlight as lawmakers probe ‘worldwide threats’ | Senate panel approves NSA nominee Deval Patrick: 2020 bid ‘on my radar’ House GOP chairmen call for special counsel to probe FISA abuse claims Roger Stone: I never discussed WikiLeaks or Clinton emails with Trump Satanic Temple challenges Missouri’s 72-hour abortion waiting period Cohn resigns from White House Vanity Fair: Trump polled Mar-a-Lago guests about Kushner’s scandals Three-year DACA, border security deal blocked in Senate GOP rep pushes for school safety program in government funding bill The left can’t win on guns, so now they’re trying to silence their opposition Newsweek announces ‘strategic structural changes’ amid turmoil Trump, lawmakers cautious on North Korea signal Trump’s offshore drilling plan is simply a terrible idea Our bipartisan bill might have stopped the Parkland shooting Cynthia Nixon assembling staff ahead of possible run for NY governor: report Ryan shows Netanyahu view of Trump hotel from his office Imposing regulations on railroad industry will harm small business Sale of Weinstein Company falls through Don’t be fooled: Dodd-Frank reform won’t help your small local bank Stop asking teachers if they’ll kill children Pussy Riot to appear onstage with Illinois Dem gubernatorial candidate GAO to examine EPA political appointees’ roles in picking advisory committee members Trump on WH exits: ‘Everybody’ wants to work for my administration House passes bill requiring more frequent reviews of financial regulations Mississippi Senate approves nation’s earliest abortion ban Court rules Idaho can’t prevent transgender people from altering birth certificates Labor Department launches pilot program to allow businesses to self-report wage/hour violations Keep wildlife off Endangered List with proactive conservation funding Nunberg media blitz raises questions for press Senate takes first step toward passing Dodd-Frank rollback Lawmakers push crackdown on counterfeit goods online Trump: We will react ‘strongly’ to any attempted 2018 election meddling Senate Democrats to try to force gun debate next month Parkland survivors to file first lawsuits against school, FBI GOP chairman urges Trump to change direction on tariffs The media would rather pretend conservative women don’t exist Grassley presses McConnell for vote on sexual harassment bill Trump, Swedish leader clash on tariffs at joint press conference Roger Stone: Nunberg ‘not speaking at my behest or direction’ Top housing official accuses Carson of ‘witch hunt’ against employees Trump Organization says it has removed presidential seal from golf markers: report Mississippi governor won’t name himself to replace Cochran Woman who went undercover in Trump inauguration protest to testify Want to save teens? Driving restrictions could save at least as many lives as gun control Judicial nominee draws scrutiny over disclosures of past speeches Former Clinton adviser imprisoned for refusing to testify warns Nunberg of the costs ‘Impeach Trump’ billboard to go up near Mar-a-Lago House votes to reauthorize FCC McConnell: Republicans concerned tariffs could spark trade war Senators question whether EPA security contract is conflict of interest Summer learning opportunities key to closing achievement gap Wyden presses leading US voting machine manufacturer on potential hacking vulnerabilities Watch live: Trump holds joint press conference with Swedish prime minister Feds warn Broadcom takeover of Qualcomm could threaten national security Trump: North Korea breakthrough ‘would be a great thing for the world’ Poll: Majority disagrees with idea that trade war would be good for US Mueller looking into incidents involving Trump’s lawyer: report Majority of voters say NRA has too much influence over politicians Ex-CEO of company investigated by CFPB sought top position at agency: report West Virginia lawmakers approve pay raise to end teachers’ strike Keeping Puerto Rico on a short leash until it proves accountability Hoyer suggests Dems won’t demand DACA on spending bill EU eyes retaliatory tariffs on $3.5B worth of American goods: report Oil, agriculture and the environment deserve an improved Renewable Fuel Standard Trump was referring to South Korea when he said he spoke with North Korea: report BlackBerry sues Facebook over messaging patents CDC data shows rapid increase in ER visits for opioid overdoses Catholic adoption agencies: A private-public adoption system that works Aetna donates $200K to gun protest march Fox’s Gasparino says Nunberg will seek treatment after Friday grand jury appearance Baltimore mayor pledges to send 3,000 students to anti-gun violence march Top Republicans urge Trump to sharpen focus on steel, aluminum tariffs Blame Congress, not companies, for share buybacks Shaub on Conway ethics violations: ‘Enough is enough’ UnitedHealthcare will pass drug rebates directly to consumers PETA calls for vegan candy at White House Easter Egg Roll White House pushes back: Conway did not violate the Hatch Act Proposed U.S. Journalist Protection Act has more drawbacks than benefits Utah Dem to propose ‘Stormy Daniels rampway’ for highway to be named after Trump Difference between World War II and today — it’s easier to disguise propaganda Obama ethics chief: Prisons will be full of Trump associates by the end of his term Around 100 visa waivers granted in early part of Trump travel ban Trump tumbles more than 200 spots on Forbes list of richest people Health groups push for ObamaCare funding in omnibus package ‘Black Panther,’ what took you so long? Jimmy Kimmel hits back at Trump over Oscars ratings Pepe the Frog creator sues InfoWars for copyright infringement Scaramucci tells Dr. Phil: Leaving White House saved my marriage Michelle Obama meets 2-year-old in awe of her portrait FCC proposes nearly $1 billion toward recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Nunberg apologizes to Huckabee Sanders over ‘fat slob’ remark House could vote on trillion-dollar funding package next week The Hill’s 12:30 Report Chao confirms Trump pushing Ryan to withhold Gateway project funding Federal regulators need to revisit electronic tracking rule for truckers House Dems press Tillerson about lack of spending to counter Russian meddling McCaskill accuses generic drugmaker of ‘stonewalling’ Conspiracy theorists arrested, accused of harassing pastor at site of Texas shooting Maryland Senate passes bill requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns Trump’s tariff choices ease impact on China, Russia: Goldman Sachs Chao: NY, NJ can come up with more money for Gateway rail tunnel project Mnuchin says Canada, Mexico would avoid tariffs if NAFTA gets done Republicans need to wake up before they lose the House in November Kellyanne Conway found to have violated Hatch Act Cruz ‘absolutely’ concerned about higher Dem turnout in Texas Putin’s nuclear ambitions raise serious proliferation questions Intel chief: Kushner’s access to secret information not a national security threat ‘Are We Next’ spray-painted in front of Massachusetts school Top US general: Military requested hostile fire pay for Niger troops ‘months ago’ Why is the Senate’s Republican majority allowing Democrats to run roughshod? Former New Yorker writer Lizza working for Rolling Stone after ouster over sexual misconduct claim Nashville mayor to resign after pleading guilty to theft charge Trump’s administration tries to block abortions while trying to break up families As self-driving vehicle technology moves forward, federal regulations must keep pace Ryan: Trump’s tariff plan should be more ‘surgical’ House to vote next week on school safety bill with no gun measures Russia replaces America as the power player in the Middle East Maine candidate: Fire extinguishers ‘great deterrent’ for guns Dems ask for longer comment period on Trump’s offshore drilling plan Polish leaders blocked from White House meetings amid controversial Holocaust law: report Top intel official insists White House ‘engaged’ on Russian threat to midterms Ex-Clinton Health Secretary running for Congress Dept. of Labor’s new PAID program a win-win-win for employers, taxpayers, employees West Virginia governor: Tentative deal reached to end statewide teachers’ strike Congress, don’t miss the mark on election security Poll: Lipinski holds slim lead over progressive primary challenger Dem governor: Republicans ‘have been lackeys’ to Trump’s ‘moral depravity’ Chelsea Clinton: Criticism of Ivanka is fair game Trevor Noah: trade war ‘least bad option’ out of wars we thought Trump could start Fox News re-ups former DNC chair candidate Jehmu Greene Colbert: ‘Nunberg took over cable news like a car chase’ Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipeline would be a boon to America’s energy interests Oregon 20-year-old sues Dick’s, Wal Mart over new gun age restrictions Senate panel approves Trump’s NSA nominee Deadly US mission in Niger wasn’t approved: report UN taps Bloomberg for top position on climate change Kennedy, O’Rourke and the rising Democratic stars of 2018 Poll: More Dems say they’re very enthusiastic to vote than Republicans in Wisconsin Dems call for investigation into lawmakers who sleep at the Capitol Boris Johnson is a literary person, but no Churchill Bush says Trump ‘makes me look pretty good’ by comparison: report Former Dem lawmaker to run for open Mississippi Senate seat Scarborough: Trump will ‘pull back’ on tariffs after Pa. special election Trump told May he hasn’t made final decision on tariffs: report Dolphins owner: Our players will be required to stand for anthem Flynn selling home to cover legal bills from Mueller investigation Nunberg defends Bannon: ‘Steve got Trump’s fat ass elected’ License to hack: State-sponsored hackers are upping the ante GOP rep: Texas is not about to turn ‘blue, much less turn purple’ Trump hits Oscars: ‘We don’t have stars anymore’ Trump touts report US is set to become world’s top oil producer Patient care is put to the test as clinical laboratory services are hit with a one-two punch in rate cuts Setting the record straight on Ligado and GPS Trump hits Dems on DACA: ‘Where are you?’ GOP lawmaker ends interview after being pressed on claim that ‘many’ mass shooters are Dems Trump says ‘no chaos’ in WH, but more staff changes could be coming GOP fundraiser: Qatar hacked my email Oregon becomes first state to add new gun law since Parkland shooting Gun protests planned for all 50 states later this month: report Moore accuser leaves GOP, will run for Florida House seat as Dem South Korea, North Korea to hold summit talks next month: Seoul The American people aren’t picking up what the mainstream media is putting down North Korea vows to stop nuclear missile tests if US holds talks: South Korea Nunberg reverses on Russia investigation: ‘I’m going to end up cooperating with them’ With 2018 midterms approaching, our elections are not protected Manufacturing and construction are expanding and ready to take on infrastructure package We must separate fact from fiction on steel debate ‘Dreamer’ deadline passes by without clear path forward Major Dem group goes on offense against GOP tax plan Democrats clash on Dodd-Frank rollback bill GOP sees McCarthy moving up — if GOP loses the House Trump breaks with GOP, sparking new tensions Five things to watch for in Texas primaries What to watch for in Congress’s big spending bill Conservatives push for new check on IRS rules Fighting the rise of the machines Who’s winning the culture war? Answer: No one Koch-backed group puts $1.6M into ads hitting Wis. senator over VA scandal