The Hill Articles: May 22, 2018

GOP candidate behind ‘Deportation Bus’ loses in gubernatorial bid Dem targeted by party establishment loses Texas primary Penn to Hewitt: Mueller probe born out of ‘hysteria’ Iraq War vet wins Texas Dem runoff Embattled Missouri governor launches ad campaign amid scandal Trump claims a ‘spy’ on his campaign tried to help ‘Crooked Hillary’ win Teacher defeats Kentucky state House majority leader in GOP primary Trump urges anti-abortion advocates to rally in November West Hollywood to present Stormy Daniels with key to city Rising star Abrams advances in Georgia governor race Trump touts slim GOP lead in new generic ballot poll Republicans think Trump is losing trade war Dem senator presses EPA over reporter ‘intimidation’ Former Marine pilot wins Dem primary for competitive Kentucky House race Students plan national ‘die-in’ to protest lawmakers’ failure to pass gun control FBI repeatedly inflated figures on encrypted cellphones: report Conservatives leery of FBI deal on informant GOP senator: Trump has no right to influence an investigation Overnight Defense: Doubts grow over Trump, Kim summit | Lawmakers want floor debate on war measure | New cell phone policy at Pentagon Mellman: Economic realities and partisan feelings  Overnight Finance: House sends Dodd-Frank rollbacks to Trump | What’s in the bill | Trump says there is ‘no deal’ to help ZTE | Panel approves bill to toughen foreign investment reviews Trump legal team seeking to limit scope of Mueller interview: report Lobbying world Webb: Drain the swamp Overnight Energy: Pruitt spent at least $9,600 to decorate office | EPA backtracks and lets reporters into summit after criticism | White House to ‘look into’ incident Pruitt spent at least $9,600 on office decor, desks: email GOP fundraiser subpoenas AP over source of leaked emails: report Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — House passes ‘right to try’ drug bill | Trump moves to restrict abortion referrals The mess Rod Rosenstein made Watch live: Trump speaks at annual Susan B. Anthony List gala Trump admin moves to ban federally funded clinics from giving abortion referrals Federal judge rules in favor of transgender teen in bathroom case Hillicon Valley: Trump claims ‘no deal’ to help Chinese company ZTE | Congress briefed on election cyber threats | Mueller mystery – Where’s indictment for DNC hack? | Zuckerberg faces tough questions in Europe Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin: Global rivals to be King of Chaos Former Harvard classmates unleash attacks on Kushner ahead of reunion House easily passes prison reform bill backed by Trump DOJ shouldn’t be in charge of immigration courts House votes to ease regulation of banks, sending bill to Trump House approves ‘right to try,’ sends bill to Trump’s desk Congress has a responsibility to save the Merchant Marine Doubts grow over Trump-Kim summit Cohen’s business partner strikes plea deal: report Washington needs to end to the unfair treatment of Puerto Rican veterans Pentagon unveils new policy restricting some cellphone use That the farm bill even got to a vote speaks volumes about GOP Senate panel clears bill to bolster probes of foreign investment deals Police release dramatic body cam footage of shooting at Trump’s Miami resort Stormy Daniels lawyer alleges Cohen is leaking recordings seized in FBI raids Zuckerberg faces tough crowd during European Parliament hearing Majority of Americans say Trump is not giving infrastructure enough attention Teachers union expects to lose 300k members if high court overturns fees NFL weighs 15-yard penalties for kneeling during national anthem: report Planned Parenthood’s tax dollar gravy train just got derailed WATCH: GOP lawmaker sees “great potential” in briefing on FBI informant Pompeo: State will continue to prep for North Korea summit Senator presses DOD to secure agency’s publicly accessible web pages Poll: 8 in 10 people in key states concerned about driverless cars Republicans succeeded at raising insurance premiums for too many Schumer: GOP lawmakers tell me Nunes is ‘off the deep end’ Pa. health secretary: ‘Sustainable funding’ needed to attack opioid crisis Firm of Stormy Daniels lawyer hit with $10 million judgment No Dems invited to attend meeting on Russia docs White House to ‘look into’ incident involving EPA turning away reporters Survey: 1 in 5 know someone who has been addicted to opioids ’60 Minutes’ correspondent: Trump said he attacks the press so no one believes negative coverage Over 14 million lives saved thanks to the US emergency plan for AIDS relief Nigel Farage to Zuckerberg: Brexit, Trump wouldn’t have happened without Facebook Dems introduce bill to block Alaska refuge drilling McConnell tells senators he might scrap August recess GOP chairman to introduce infrastructure bill this summer The anti-Trump deep state is running out of excuses for DOJ Oregon teen sues to wear pro-Trump border wall shirt Obama Education secretary: Boycotting schools would ‘shock the nation’ into changing gun laws Venezuela removes top US diplomat, cites conspiracy against government Senate reaches deal on new sexual harassment policy Pentagon to name new US commander for Afghanistan: report Predictions that 2010 midterms will be repeated in November are dead wrong Venezuela slams US sanctions as a ‘crime against humanity’ Judge orders teen who started massive Oregon wildfire to pay $36 million Yes, there’s a major free speech problem on our campuses Lawyer who threatened to call ICE on Spanish-speaking people: ‘I am not racist’ Watch live: White House holds press briefing Senate panel heading toward June hearing for Trump’s next VA pick Federal court cancels inquiry into suspected Gitmo eavesdropping Reuters poll shows Republicans leading generic ballot for first time Six past mistakes Trump can avoid in talks with North Korea Trump: ‘Illegal’ and ‘disgrace’ if spies were on my campaign Michelle Obama posts childhood photo in advance of forthcoming memoir Longtime tax aide leaving Senate Finance Committee Trump: ‘There is no deal’ to help Chinese company ZTE Florida man convicted in hate-crime murder of Hispanic 18-year-old Clapper on ‘The View’ fires back at Trump: ‘I didn’t lie’ Schumer rips Trump over ZTE negotiations US and global community has to keep the Ebola outbreak from spreading — don’t cut funds House Dem campaign arm has more money in bank than GOP counterpart Trump officials brief Congress on election cyber threats behind closed doors Clapper: Ryan and McConnell didn’t care about election interference as long as Trump won White supremacist convicted in beating of black man in Charlottesville GAO approves freezing funds for most of Trump’s $15 billion clawback Poll: Cruz leads O’Rourke by 7 points EPA reverses course, lets reporters into hearing after outcry GOP hopeful walks back remarks that Puerto Ricans escaping Hurricane Maria shouldn’t be able to vote in Florida The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Sponsored by Delta Air Lines — Trump meets South Korean leader as questions linger about summit with North Trump: Kim summit ‘may not work out’ in June Lawmakers push for House floor debate on war authorization DeVos grilled on civil rights for students Ryan urges GOP unity after farm bill failure, discharge petition Father: Texas shooting suspect may have lashed out after bullying Acting IRS chief: Agency is ‘on track’ with tax-law implementation House conservatives introduce resolution calling for second special counsel Dems call for teachers’ raises funded by killing tax cut for wealthy US to contribute up to $7 million to fight Ebola outbreak Appointing women to run companies is the smart, safe bet Senators demand answers on Trump’s ZTE deal Uninsured rate mostly unchanged in Trump’s first year Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE Sinkhole develops on White House lawn South Korean official: ‘99.9 percent chance’ that Trump-Kim summit moves forward Ariana Grande wishes ‘light and warmth’ on anniversary of Manchester bombing Gas prices reach $5 per gallon in Manhattan FBI source in Russia probe raises alarms over political surveillance Donald Glover fans take over pro-Trump forum on Reddit, declare him ‘The One True Donald’ Dem lawmaker: We will impeach Trump if we retake the House Washington governor to make Iowa debut Schumer: Trump should take Kim Jong Un off ‘trip coin’ Alabama sues Census Bureau for counting undocumented immigrants Man who impersonated ICE agent sentenced for explosive device: report Ryan, McCarthy push back on reports of leadership coup Senate panel unanimously approves water infrastructure bill Protecting the LGBT community is good health policy On Trump and DOJ, both liberals and conservatives are missing the point ACLU demands Amazon stop selling facial recognition technology to police Steyer-backed group launches $350,000 voter outreach campaign in California If more are dying at schools than combat zones, there’s a big problem US sanctions five Iranians over missile support to Houthis Media push back against EPA limiting reporters at chemical summit Former Trump aide: ‘FBI is not the only Obama agency who came at the campaign’ Parents welcome guidance on discussing police shootings, racial injustice FBI source in Trump-Russia probe a veteran of 3 Republican administrations: report Harvard’s Tribe on CNN: To impeach Trump, ‘you have to shoot to kill’ Miami judge faces suspension for using racial slur to refer to black defendant Transgender activists say IHOP refused to serve them Navarro holding short end of policy stick after latest China talks Former Trump adviser heads effort to crack down on climate shareholder resolutions Election analyst moves four House seats toward GOP DHS secretary says she hasn’t seen assessment that Russia interfered to help Trump win NRATV host: Mass shootings are ‘a creation of our so-called progressive culture and media’ America should take caution with maximum pressure Iran sanctions Woman who had affair with Mo. governor: ‘I didn’t want this’ Poll: Support for vaccines falls Kansas man pleads guilty to hate crime charges in death of immigrant US weighed terrorism designation for Russia, but backed away: report Schumer: Trump was ‘played’ by Chinese president Texas leaders mull more security, mental health screenings to prevent shootings To win in politics, women must run as they are Gun control group takes out full-page ad in Houston Chronicle McDonald’s employees across the country file sexual harassment complaints Rubio: China is out-negotiating Trump right now Anonymous donor gives $10,000 toward lunch debts at Maine school district Goldman Sachs: US fiscal outlook is ‘not good’ Cohen threatened The Onion in 2013 over satirical Trump article Dem rep: Nunes actions make US ‘profoundly less safe’ China makes cut to car tariffs as tensions cool Charlize Theron to play Megyn Kelly in upcoming movie about Roger Ailes Air Force delays launch as it reviews SpaceX rocket Carmakers to Trump: ‘Climate change is real’ SESTA/FOSTA imposes accountability on internet service providers, remains misinterpreted by many US makes show of force ahead of North Korea summit Jimmy Carter: Nobel Prize could be in Trump’s future Congress must manage the consequences of the withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal Former Trump aide downplays meeting with possible FBI source Manafort: Mueller team member leaking to press Ex-White House ethics counsel: More evidence against Trump than there ever was against Nixon In taking on Iran and North Korea, one size does not fit all Reuters sources: US, China nearing deal to lift ZTE ban Florida city sends out fake ‘zombie’ alert during power outage The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by PhRMA — How long can a Trump-DOJ accord survive? The mainstream media — the lap dogs of the deep state and propaganda arm of the left Wall Street hopes we’ve forgotten about the financial crisis; we haven’t Red states find there’s no free pass on Medicaid changes from Trump Trump meets with Moon in crucial moment for Korea summit Freedom Caucus bruised but unbowed in GOP primary fights The Memo: Trump flirts with constitutional crisis Mystery in Mueller probe: Where’s the hacking indictment? Democrats may suffer from California’s top-two system Progressive rise is good news for Sanders, Warren Looking out for Main Street banks Five races to watch in the Texas runoffs