The Hill Articles: May 10, 2018

Pruitt dined with cardinal accused of sexual abuse: report Kelly: No consideration on leaving White House despite ‘times of great frustration’ Kelly: Trump ’embarrassed’ by Russia probe Trump Jr. prepares to hit the campaign trail ahead of midterms White House official calls Meghan McCain to apologize for remark about father Delaware becomes first state to ban child marriage George W. Bush urges ‘moral, practical’ spending on global interests Grassley on potential Supreme Court retirements: ‘Do it yesterday’ Haspel appreciates McCain’s ‘thoughtfulness’ after he opposes her nomination Trump lauds Indiana GOP Senate candidate, knocks Donnelly as ‘Sleepin’ Joe’ Trump: Media would be ‘very happy’ if my presidency were extended Graham on his visit with McCain: ‘No talking about funerals’ Overnight Defense: House panel passes $716B defense bill | What’s in the bill and what didn’t make the cut | Pentagon details ‘failures’ in Niger operation | Trump, Kim meeting set Trump: We didn’t pay for release of prisoners from North Korea Trump will not call for negotiation on Medicare drug prices despite Democratic hopes Cindy McCain chides White House aide who mocked husband’s cancer McCain: Putin is ‘evil’ and ‘intent on evil deeds’ White House: Trump ‘content and satisfied with Rudy Giuliani’ GOP senators to McConnell: Cancel the August recess WATCH LIVE: Trump holds campaign rally in Indiana Former Illinois congressman sentenced to six months in prison on tax charges McCarthy, Hoyer spar over White House’s $15 billion clawback request Trump official overseeing pandemic readiness exits Palin: Hearing that McCain regrets picking me for VP is a ‘perpetual gut-punch’ Hillicon Valley: House Dems release Russia-linked Facebook ads | Bill would block feds from mandating encryption ‘back doors’ | AT&T hired Cohen for advice on Time Warner merger | FCC hands down record robocall fine | White House launches AI panel Watchdog group asks DOJ to probe Cohen dealings Senators weigh support for CIA pick after McCain move AT&T hired Cohen for advice on Time Warner merger: report The world faces dangerous reality with Iran nuclear deal left for dead Overnight Energy: House votes to advance Yucca Mountain nuke waste plan | EPA won’t reverse danger findings for paint stripping chemical | County sues oil companies over climate Overnight Finance: House to vote on farm bill with food stamps revamp next week | Watchdog wants DOJ probe of Cohen’s dealings | NAFTA talks hit roadblock over cars | Treasury hits largest April surplus on record at $214.3B White House official mocked ‘dying’ McCain at internal meeting Homeland Security chief considered resigning after Trump diatribe: report Russian tycoon hands back three private jets after US sanctions: report We can protect wildlife without holding industry hostage Senate Dems tell Mulvaney to turn over calendar after comments about lobbyists Overnight Health Care: The ‘forgotten people’ of the opioid epidemic | What to expect from Trump’s big drug pricing speech | GOP senator pushes mandatory Medicaid work rules TSA apologizes for asking Trudeau administration official to remove turban 9/11 fund: Survivors report ‘increasing numbers and types of illnesses’ HUD: Michigan community barring non-Christians isn’t exempt from fair housing rules Arizona Senate GOP candidate paid Gorka $5,240 to appear at event Giuliani: Media should ‘calm down’ about Cohen payments Trump’s poll numbers confirm the media is still just ‘crying wolf’ Jeffrey Toobin: Lobbying is a ‘disgusting profession’ Fear of Islam must not drive US foreign policy Freedom Caucus chairman wants financial audit of Mueller investigation Ousted NSC official not yet working at the Justice Department Hannity-linked Georgia properties asked for court-ordered evictions at double statewide rate: report Congress can level the playing field for small farmers Washington Post: Trump CIA pick ‘fails the test’ Using the market, not tax dollars, to expand on-site childcare Pentagon warns against offshore drilling in eastern Gulf of Mexico Kushner and Cornyn to tour Texas prison in support of reforms Bet your money on business as America faces next recession Apple working with Goldman Sachs to create joint credit card: report Pentagon won’t seek disciplinary action for ‘failures’ in Niger Trump’s actions have been critical to defending the US against an EMP attack Fox Business host apologizes after analyst says torture ‘worked on’ McCain Freshman lawmakers introduce congressional term limits proposal Treasury hits largest April surplus on record at $214.3 billion Dems: Trump scrapping Iran deal sets new bar for North Korea talks Benefits of carbon pricing outweigh the costs Jake Tapper: The Clintons owe Monica Lewinsky an apology Meghan McCain on Trump CIA pick: It’s ‘psychotic’ to be OK with waterboarding Brokaw accuser refuses to participate in NBC investigation, asks for outside investigator Trump admin kills NASA project monitoring greenhouse gas emissions House to vote on farm bill with food stamps revamp next week Demand for Mueller ‘scope’ memo threatens principles of proper DOJ oversight Female student accused of sexual misconduct sues University of Cincinnati Immigrant rights group offers to pay DACA renewal fee Avenatti says donations pay his fees in Stormy Daniels case Oliver North: NRA is victim of ‘civil terrorism’ by gun control activists Blankenship wants to ‘make sure’ Morrisey doesn’t win Senate bid Video shows white police officer choking black man in prom attire Trump’s Space Force should be more Coast Guard than Marines Chelsea Clinton plans book for child activists White House to create artificial intelligence committee With new a president, we have an opportunity to begin the process of re-establishing relations with Cuba Nurse charged in death of McMaster’s father Former Fox military analyst says torture worked on McCain: ‘They call him Songbird John’ Ryan backs Nunes in his latest pursuit of classified DOJ documents Drug company CEO: It was a ‘mistake’ to enter into Cohen agreement Tax reform included ample short-term benefits, but many more are on the horizon Flake says he won’t vote to make individual tax cuts permanent Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home-state senator GOP senator calls for mandatory Medicaid work requirements NRATV host warns Trump will be impeached if GOP loses House Union claims Harley-Davidson sending jobs to Thailand after closing plant in Kansas City Yale ‘reviewing’ response to white student calling police on napping black student Lawmakers move to block government from ordering digital ‘back doors’ Ryan seeks to tamp down GOP rebellion, saying immigration bill needs Trump support Trump Treasury nominee withdraws Our innovation economy needs creative problem-solvers, not students who test well FEC allows candidate to use campaign funds for child care The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Sponsored by Pfizer — Trump, Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore NJ mayor who shared Parkland conspiracy theory voted out of office Trump’s White House shakes off boogeyman Roy Moore with West Virginia win Dems withhold support for immigration petition Five senior ISIS officials captured in US-Iraqi operation Washington county files lawsuit against oil and gas industry over climate change Cheney calls for US to restart interrogation programs Gov. Scott misses the mark on Puerto Rican statehood Kamala Harris backs Booker bill to legalize marijuana EPA won’t reverse findings of danger from paint stripping chemical Five takeaways from Tuesday’s primary fights Hard to see how Iran decision serves US interests or regional stability Giuliani resigns from law firm due to ‘pressing demands’ of Mueller probe FCC issues record $120 million robocall fine Trump health chief defends short-term insurance plans Russian-linked Facebook posts targeted fans of Hannity, Black Lives Matter HHS chief: Trump will take on ‘all aspects’ of drug pricing House votes to advance Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project Trump hasn’t earned a Nobel, but the Peshmerga have Kim Kardashian lays out plans to ask Trump to pardon Alice Johnson Schumer trolls Trump after tweet attack with #BeBest hashtag House Intel Dems release thousands of Kremlin-linked Facebook ads Who is paying Michael Avenatti? Trump: Schumer doesn’t really believe US should have stayed in Iran deal Pence: One of the detainees said he hadn’t seen daylight ‘in a very long time’ Poll: Majority of Republicans say FBI is framing Trump Germany’s new anti-Semitism commissioner must expose the truth Trump says he will meet Kim on June 12 in Singapore Cruz: European ‘posturing’ over Iran deal due to business ties Former Trump Tower porter sues for unpaid overtime wages Feinstein opposes Haspel Huma Abedin on her bond with estranged wife of Harvey Weinstein: ‘People don’t feel sorry for us’ Civil rights groups slam bill that would make attacking police officers a hate crime Candidates’ stances on Trump are most important issue in midterms: survey NJ governor signs bill allowing ‘Dreamer’ students to receive financial aid Trump’s confirmation chaos in perspective All that glitters is not gold for states Pentagon removes numerous climate change references from Obama-era report Spotify removes R Kelly from playlists due to ‘hateful conduct’ policy Sen. King: Trump ‘deserves substantial credit’ for moving toward North Korea summit Apple cancels $1 billion Ireland project over delays Merkel: Europe can no longer rely on US protection Oregon school district forced LGBTQ student to read Bible as punishment: report Trump yearns for a pre-midterm Nobel Peace Prize Scarborough mocks ‘bumbling’ Trump team: ‘A combination of arrogance and stupidity’ Israel strikes Iranian forces in Syria in response to rocket attack Md. governor candidate dies of heart attack Net neutrality rules to end in June Trump Jr. dating Fox News host: report McCaskill report warns staffing shortages could undermine efforts to seize opioid at border Peace in pieces: Will Afghanistan’s long war ever end? Adelson boosts House Republicans with $30M contribution: report White House condemns ‘Iranian regime provocation against Israel’ McCain: Obama called to thank me for voting against ObamaCare repeal Bolton considering eliminating top cybersecurity job: report Americans must change the incentives in our broken politics Magazine apologizes for uninviting Lewinsky to event after Bill Clinton confirmed attendance Russia-linked company that hired Cohen registered alt-right websites during campaign: report GOP rep after detainees’ release: ‘We really want to see concrete changes’ from North Korea Michelle Wolf jokes: Sarah Sanders called me and said she ‘loved’ my joke Poll: More than three-quarters of Americans approve of Trump-Kim meeting As pro-sanctuary policies spread, the body count rises ICE agent to woman demanding to see warrant: ‘You watch too much movies’ Pence on Mueller investigation: ‘It’s time to wrap it up’ In Secretary Zinke’s reach, the key to unlocking federal public lands Trump’s new ambassador to Germany should ruffle fewer feathers Pompeo to press US allies on Iran nuclear limitations: report The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by FICO — Trump: ‘We want to thank Kim Jong Un’ Can Trump beat the Nobel odds? Iranian hardliners saying, ‘I told you so,’ after US withdrawal Tensions on immigration erupt in the House GOP The ‘forgotten people’ of the opioid epidemic The Memo: Cohen storm grows graver for Trump Senate GOP relieved after primary wins Policy issues take center stage as House panel passes $716B defense authorization bill Trump greets American detainees freed by North Korea Trump called Blankenship after Senate primary loss: report Marijuana taxes grow but only small part of state revenue