The Hill Articles: May 14, 2018

Avenatti defends right to release Cohen’s financial info WHO wants to rid the world of trans fat by 2023 Pruitt’s 24/7 security requested over fears of Trump policy backlash Seattle votes in favor of tax on large businesses to help combat homelessness Air pollution tied to high blood pressure for children Senate GOP anger over McCain insult grows House Dems boost spending in key California races Supreme Court rules that a lawyer can’t overrule client’s wish to maintain innocence Conway: Heads will roll after latest White House leak Supreme Court decision on sports bets sets off scramble UK authorities say they’ve stopped 12 terror plots since March 2017 Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company | Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices | Dems want answers on Cohen payments | Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Swiss prosecutors discussing Novartis payment to Cohen House Dems accuse GOP of myriad oversight failures on Trump McConnell praises McCain: ‘A genuine American hero’ Mueller team urges federal judge to reject request for hearing on leaks: report Press: Listen to McCain, don’t smear him Feehery: Putting Pelosi back in control of House would hurt job creation Prosecutors drop case against Greitens, seek special prosecutor to refile Trump to press GOP on changing Senate rules North Korea has begun dismantling nuclear test site: analysis Trump should stay strong on North Korea, but be wary Overnight Finance: Supreme Court strikes down law banning sports betting | Lawmakers stunned by Trump push to help Chinese company | Ryan, GOP scramble to win support for controversial farm bill Amazon adopts NFL rule to boost diversity on its board Overnight Energy: Pruitt sought 24/7 security detail from day one | White House infighting spreads to EPA | Officials feared PR ‘nightmare’ over change to water standards Ukraine politician linked to Trump associates says he will testify in Mueller probe On marijuana and opioids — the DEA has no clue what it’s talking about Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — New details on Trump’s drug pricing plan Overnight Defense: US opens Jerusalem embassy as violence erupts | Haspel committee vote set for Wednesday | Trump blasts White House leakers as ‘traitors’ Shep Smith: Jeffress views on other religious groups, LGBT community ‘are well-documented’ Turkey recalls ambassadors to US, Israel over embassy dispute Congress was just handed a blueprint for solving Puerto Rico’s debt crisis Lawmakers stunned by Trump push to help Chinese company Once again, the farm bill is stuffed with food stamps Trump blasts White House leakers as ‘traitors’ South Africa recalls ambassador to Israel over deaths on Gaza border SCOTUS decision creates a ‘Wild West’ for sports gambling Pruitt asked for 24/7 security before starting at EPA, watchdog says Avoid political games with crucial VA reform bill Highway Trust Fund is on fumes and time is running out Jeanine Pirro says Trump ‘fulfilled’ a ‘biblical prophecy’ by moving US Embassy to Jerusalem Trump defends ZTE comments McCain sends ‘best wishes’ to Reid after surgery We’re out of the Iran deal — now what? US diplomat involved in deadly crash leaves Pakistan Congress should pass laws giving taxpayers more bang for the buck Farenthold lands new job in Texas A reliable electric grid keeps on the lights — and our digital economy Mueller may have a conflict — and it leads directly to a Russian oligarch Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery Argentina put the financial cart before the horse Democrats ask FTC to investigate Google’s data collection practices Avenatti threatens to sue Daily Caller Heritage: Permanently extending tax cuts would boost the economy In travel ban decision, don’t enable Trump to close our country Trump to keynote anti-abortion gala next week Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer Texas attorney general: Mexican citizen stole woman’s identity to vote White House blames Hamas for violence in Gaza Time is running out for Congress to remove payday loan red tape White House says aide’s remark about McCain being handled ‘internally’ GOP Illinois governor proposes reinstating death penalty for police officer deaths, mass killings West Virginians thankfully rejected Don Blankenship’s racist remarks White House: Trump spoke with Waffle House hero Lewandowski to join Pence PAC The NASA drone headed for Mars Blankenship to McConnell: It’s not over A capitalism the left and right can love Liberals can’t have their cake and eat it too in Supreme Court case Obama, not Trump, shattered US credibility over Iran Sanford challenger references ex-governor’s affair with ‘hiking’ ad Congress is still doing nothing to save Christians in the Middle East Dems demand details on Cohen payments, citing potential corruption Meryl Streep to star in thriller based on Panama Papers scandal: report Trump health secretary pushes back against Medicare drug negotiation Hatch to introduce sports betting bill after Supreme Court decision Nigerian woman booted from United flight after white passenger said she was ‘pungent,’ lawsuit says Dem warns Trump: No ‘secret side deals’ to win China’s support HUD’s proposed changes create hurdles not ladders Haspel confirmation vote set for Wednesday 3 million Facebook users affected by new data leak: report Tax reform’s second windfall is occurring at the state level Weekly Standard calls on Pruitt to resign Dem blasts Pelosi for ‘trivializing’ impeachment Trump officials feared PR ‘nightmare’ from drinking water standards Matt Schlapp: Kelly Sadler is ‘a little bit of a victim here’ on McCain comment The Hill’s 12:30 Report Watch live: White House holds press briefing Before the next flood, protect America’s infrastructure Treaty is a winner for American innovation, jobs, trade and manufacturing How Mideast hostility to Israel has gone jihadist — with Iran at the frontline US beefing up security at embassies over fears of unrest: report As America withdraws from Iran deal, can rest of world save it? Nanjiani waves white flag in Twitter spat with McCain’s daughter Christie lauds Supreme Court decision on sports betting New Yorker cover shows Trump playing golf in ‘the swamp’ CBO: Rescissions would only save $1B in spending Beware proposals that purport to improve electric grid reliability U.S. opens embassy in Jerusalem amid violence Results from lumber tariffs highlight folly of protectionism Netanyahu at US Embassy opening: ‘We are in Jerusalem and we are here to stay’ Schumer applauds Trump on moving US Embassy to Jerusalem Residents hold cookout at park where white woman called cops on black family barbecue Unlike politicians, rational company executives won’t risk dealing with Iran Schumer: Trump wants to ‘make China great again’ North Carolina voters oust sheriff who backed Trump’s immigration policies Kushner at embassy in Jerusalem: ‘When President Trump makes a promise, he keeps it’ Supreme Court strikes down law banning sports betting Dems to force Senate vote on net neutrality bill Wednesday Trump offers hope for peace in recorded remarks at US Embassy opening in Jerusalem Genealogist trolls Tomi Lahren over comments on immigrants The war over Mr. Trump’s embassy Facebook suspends 200 apps in data misuse investigation Protests on Gaza border are ‘play for media attention,’ says ex-ambassador Grassley asks ‘leakers’ to tell him who runs Trump’s Twitter Unpaid internships unfairly favor the wealthy Watch live: US Embassy opens in Jerusalem Torture expert scolds MMA fighter who livestreamed waterboarding to back Haspel Trump expresses need for better ‘TV lawyers’ to combat Mueller probe: report Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting Retailers target Trump on tariffs with ‘Ferris Bueller’ parody ad campaign Christiane Amanpour: Trump is empowering dictators to ‘beat up against the press’ Don’t let the farm bill overrule state food laws ‘Trump Make Israel Great’ banners hung through Jerusalem Rubio pushes back on Trump: ‘Crazy’ to allow ZTE to operate in US without tight restrictions GOP Vermont governor signs gender-neutral bathroom law Time for politicians to keep their promises and invest in pensions Jake Tapper warns grads: ‘The very notion of empirical fact is being attacked and corroded’ Trump promotes Fox coverage of embassy opening Dozens killed in protests as U.S. opens embassy in Jerusalem Trump, Hannity often speak several times a day: report Treat owning and using a gun like owning and using a car A dress code for polling places? Supreme Court to decide constitutionality The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by CVS Health — Trump makes history with foreign policy decisions Harboring undocumented aliens is still a crime — expect Sessions to prosecute it This week: Trump heads to Capitol Hill Judd Gregg: How to impeach oneself Juan Williams: Trump’s dangerous lies on Iran EPA strife spotlights Trump-era infighting