The Hill Articles: May 31, 2018

Trump tells Trudeau on NAFTA: US will agree to fair deal or ‘no deal at all’ Puerto Rico gov: ‘There will be hell to pay’ if data held back on hurricane deaths Dem senator suggests Trump ‘sending a message to witnesses’ with pardons Civil rights groups sue Education Dept over provision on dismissing civil rights complaints Media restricted from Television Academy event honoring Samantha Bee following controversy: report Facebook investor compares company’s handling of user data to ‘human rights violation’ Prosecutors question Comey for probe into McCabe California, Ohio senators unveil wager for NBA finals Kim Jong Un hasn’t changed his stance on denuclearization: report Chamber: Trump’s trade policies could threaten 2.6 million jobs Kim Kardashian ‘very hopeful’ after prison reform meeting with Trump Corker disavows Trump’s trade tariffs: ‘An abuse of authority’ Bannon: Rosenstein should turn over docs on FBI informant Hillicon Valley: Deadly attacks feared as hackers target industrial sites | McCarthy lashes out at Google | Summit talks haven’t stopped North Korean hacks | AT&T drops court fight over FTC authority Interior receives first application for work in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Former top FBI official: Trump’s possible Blagojevich commutation part of effort to discredit Mueller Overnight Defense: Fallout over Trump tariffs | Pentagon says ‘too early’ to know impact on defense industry | Pompeo touts ‘real progress’ toward Korea summit Roseanne reverses: ‘I’m staying on Twitter’ Trudeau says NAFTA negotiations stalled after Pence demanded sunset clause State Farm becomes second sponsor to drop Samantha Bee over Ivanka Trump slur EPA board to scrutinize Pruitt’s science ‘transparency’ rule State Dept releases international cyber recommendations for Trump Rick Perry’s travel cost Energy Department $63,560 during first 7 months in office: report America cannot allow summit to trump substance on North Korea Overnight Energy: Oil industry warns of fallout from Trump steel tariffs | Dems want probe into Pruitt’s apartment hunt | EPA board to review science ‘transparency’ rule Ryan: ‘I disagree’ with Trump’s tariffs President Trump’s recent use of pardoning power a cause for concern Trump pours kerosene on the global trade wars Pentagon: US military has a lot of experience ‘taking down small islands’ in Pacific Overnight Health Care: NJ gets its own health insurance mandate | Pushback over Trump pick for family planning program | GOP senator pushes FDA on implementing ‘right to try’ | Opioid prescriptions fall for fifth year Overnight Finance: Fallout from Trump tariffs | EU, Canada, Mexico vow to retaliate | Markets swoon | Setback for NAFTA talks | Oil industry fears impact | Koch brothers group blasts move Civil liberties groups press Trump administration on NSA call record collection Child reporter who questioned Sanders: Students face ‘constant worry’ about school shootings Lawmakers request meeting with Amtrak CEO over funding for route Here’s how innovation can make or break VA health care Parkland drama teacher who saved dozens of students to receive Tony award Mexico’s top diplomat warns Trump: We will ‘defend our interests’ Joy Reid’s old blog showed photoshopped McCain as Virginia Tech shooter Mueller team reports $4.5M in expenses from October to March MLK’s daughter: Stop comparing use of c-word to Roseanne using racist slur GOP senator presses FDA on ‘right to try’ implementation Former Syracuse mayor mulling bid for NY governor Federal employees sue Trump over executive order restricting union activity When did we stop thinking big? Save the International Space Station Uber CEO says company is ‘on track’ for 2019 IPO NPR publishes audio of Cohen threatening reporter House Dems launch ’18 anti-poverty tour Trump repeatedly pressured Sessions to reclaim control of Russia probe: report Giuliani on Gowdy’s FBI defense: ‘He’s drinking the Kool-Aid’ White House once promoted statement from FBI informant in press release Regional response to Venezuela must pack a punch Security firm: North Korean cyber hacks have continued amid summit talks Ratcheting up the pressure on Venezuela Our nation thrives on respect of the justice system, not impeachment Samantha Bee loses sponsor over Ivanka Trump slur Illinois Dem quits leadership post amid harassment allegations Kasich: ‘Of course’ Trump should condemn ‘ridiculous’ Roseanne tweet Rep. Chabot puts impeachment at center of his case for Judiciary post SEC charges Goldman Sachs vice president with insider trading Congress should authorize new round of military base closures Rubio presses election commission to provide cybersecurity funding to Florida ahead of midterms Oil industry fears toll of Trump steel, aluminum tariffs Delaware to begin allowing sports betting next week Progressive group targets California Dem for not embracing ‘Medicare for all’ Consistent inconsistency crippling Trump’s China trade ambitions TBS: Samantha Bee took ‘right action’ apologizing for ‘vile’ Ivanka Trump remark Bill Clinton disputes Dem senator’s claim that he should have resigned after Lewinsky scandal White House calls on Pelosi to condemn Dem ad comparing Trump to bin Laden Chelsea Clinton resurfaces Trump meeting with Ted Nugent, who once called Hillary C-word Top Republican blasts Google over ‘Nazism’ association Promising signs for energy policy after a long winter Retiring GOP lawmaker: NRA refuses to compromise on ‘reasonable’ gun laws Michael Moore praises ‘truth-teller’ Samantha Bee, calls Ivanka Trump insult ‘brilliant’ New York’s acting AG: Trump undermining rule of law with D’Souza pardon Japanese PM: We ‘cannot accept’ US auto tariffs Gun control that works: Safe storage saves lives Pompeo: ‘Real progress’ being made toward Trump-Kim summit Boehner: ‘I think Trump promised Melania that he would not win’ Watchdog: Secret Service overpaid 2016 campaigns $4 million for air travel Trudeau: Trump tariffs ‘are an affront’ to Canadian soldiers who ‘fought and died’ alongside Americans Farmland is being consumed by expanding urban areas Dems want probe into aide who shopped for Pruitt’s apartment Planned Parenthood cancels abortion appointments in Arkansas after Supreme Court declines to hear case US ambassador to Israel: ‘Republicans support Israel more than Democrats’ Samantha Bee apologizes for insulting Ivanka Trump Hillary Clinton: Trump admin’s response to Puerto Rico ‘an American tragedy’ Samantha Bee, Roseanne and a week of double standards in media Trump ahead of visit with Texas shooting survivors: ‘We are going to have a little fun’ Charges dismissed for more Trump inauguration protesters after prosecutors found to have withheld evidence Immigrant rights groups file lawsuit challenging census citizenship question As Iran and Assad move in southern Syria, US and Russia must discuss response AT&T drops court challenge to FTC’s authority Democrat: Impeaching Trump should be our ‘last option’ Kathy Griffin to Samantha Bee: ‘Do not apologize’ for Ivanka Trump insult Fox’s Hume checks Trump on Comey: ‘POTUS told NBC the firing was about the Russia probe’ Maxine Waters to Giuliani: I join Yankees fans in saying ‘BOO!’ D’Souza slams Bharara while celebrating pardon: ‘Karma’s a bitch’ A bipartisan approach to protecting racehorses To win the new space race, US must abandon clunky, outdated systems Meghan McCain: Trump staffer promised to apologize for mocking my father and never did Dem governors threaten lawsuit if Trump defunds Planned Parenthood Kasich slams GOP leadership: ‘Republican Party has gone dormant’ Media frets over Russia — but ignores almost everything else White House: Samantha Bee ‘not fit for broadcast’ after Ivanka Trump slur Trump says he may need to meet with Kim more than once: Reuters Joy Behar: Trump doesn’t get ‘difference between criticism and racism’ Groups say Google Plus ignored flagged posts of extremist content Number of opioid prescriptions falls for fifth year in a row School kids use #IfIDieInASchoolShooting to share thoughts on gun violence Florida senator demands answers on Interior’s offshore drilling plan The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Sponsored by NSSF — Trump hits allies with steel tariffs Alabama governor announces plan to store weapons on campus Howard Stern: Trump ‘asked me to speak at the Republican convention’ Syrian president threatens to expel US forces Government watchdog says White House is blocking its investigations Federal assessment finds ‘gaps’ in preparation for electric grid attacks Trump considering clemency for Blagojevich, Stewart Uber CEO: US and China will ‘race’ each other in autonomous freight North Korea human rights violations should be addressed in summit talks US-led coalition acknowledges more civilian deaths in war against ISIS Controversial Dinesh D’Souza tweets resurface after Trump announces pardon California GOP congressional candidate compared Parkland teens to Hitler Dow sinks on Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs Transatlantic alliance concerns:  The US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal In Italy, establishment’s clash with populists will only embitter voters GOP senator rips Trump tariffs: ‘This is dumb’ Vermont governor signs bill to pay people $10K to move to state and work remotely Feinstein plans bill to halt separation of families at the border Boehner: ‘There is no Republican party. There’s a Trump party’ Koch brothers group blasts Trump over new tariffs You can’t fight science EU says it will retaliate for US steel, aluminum tariffs Cruz challenges Kimmel to charity basketball game Poll: Teens favor YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat over Facebook and Twitter Mexico answers Trump tariffs with new duties on US products Kim Kardashian goes to Washington Hatch: Trump steel and aluminum tariffs are a ‘tax hike on Americans’ Democrats conflicted over how hard to hit Trump on Iran Gal Gadot eyed dining out in DC Election officials concerned by outdated voting machines: report Denmark passes burqa ban Officials warn Puerto Rico electric grid is likely to collapse in next hurricane Mergers & Innovation: Measuring Performance and Patient Care Group files ethics complaint over Pruitt’s legal defense fund Congress should cancel August recess if it keeps falling behind Trump slaps steel, aluminum tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico Women’s soccer player passes on US team over ‘LGBTQ Pride’ jersey Samantha Bee slammed for profane remark about Ivanka Trump N.Y. school district considering student proposal to eliminate homework Jury awards $4 to family of black man killed by sheriff’s deputies in Fla. Trump expects letter from Kim Jong Un as summit date nears New Jersey governor signs health-care mandate into law after federal repeal New data regulations will show the US why the UK left the EU President Trump pardons Dinesh D’Souza Fighting the opioid and foster crisis by supporting families Body cam video shows officer punching woman at NJ beach Clapper: Giuliani ‘deliberately misinterpreting’ my comments NJ governor signs bill to reinstate ObamaCare individual mandate NY Post faces backlash over ‘sexist’ Kardashian, Trump cover Afghan forces need support, preparation for upcoming election Obama compared Trump to ‘cartoon’ shortly after election Avenatti: I know for a fact that Cohen tapes have Trump’s voice on them Trump knocks news outlets for burying ‘infiltration’ of campaign: ‘Surveillance much?’ Giuliani challenges Maxine Waters to keep calling for Trump ouster: ‘Say impeachment, sweetheart’ Too bad for the victims: Europe still fails to protect public from terror Russian foreign minister invites Kim to Moscow during visit to Pyongyang GOP lawmakers, top advisers have campaigned to stop Trump from firing Sessions: report Trump claims he did not fire Comey over Russia Trump’s net worth fell $100 million over the last year: report Trump to Disney CEO: ‘Where is my apology?’ The media won’t admit it, but President Trump has had a great 2018 Carson to name son of close friend as his deputy chief of staff Poll: Greater majority believes Trump use of Twitter a ‘bad thing’ Trump to impose total ban on luxury German cars: report Trump highlights quote on Sessions recusal: ‘An unforced betrayal of the president’ Trump quotes Limbaugh: FBI should have warned Trump of Russian infiltration efforts ‘Reform’ bill may reduce prisoners’ time behind bars by nearly 40 percent The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump uses investigations as political weapon American health-care workers are committing suicide in unprecedented numbers The Memo: Trump’s feud with Sessions grows toxic Trump refugee nominee demanded reparations from DACA recipients Deadly attacks feared as hackers target industrial sites