The Hill Articles: May 4, 2018

Carl Bernstein: Giuliani’s goal is to ‘throw bombs’ into the Mueller probe Trump knew about Stormy Daniels payment months before denial: report Cohen took out lines of credit for as much as $774K during campaign: report Trump offers support to Otto Warmbier’s family ahead of North Korea summit Sanders told colleagues Giuliani interview left her in untenable position: report 2 former advisers to Comey leave FBI Trump to huddle with US negotiators after trade talks with China George HW Bush released from hospital House Intel report: McCabe said agents who interviewed Flynn ‘didn’t think he was lying’ Fox’s Cavuto reads viewers’ posts slamming him over Trump, Stormy Daniels commentary Trump booked himself for ‘Fox & Friends’ interview Tapper: Trump’s ‘credibility gap’ has become a ‘credibility chasm’ Trump welcoming South Korean leader to White House this month McCain in new book: ‘Maybe I’ll be gone before you hear this’ Don Lemon: ‘It’s my obligation as a journalist’ to call Trump a racist Kerry making quiet play to save Iran deal with foreign leaders: report Chamber set to launch ads touting tax law in competitive House races Wells Fargo to pay $480 million to settle lawsuit over fake accounts Hillicon Valley: Trump holds meeting on election security | New NSA director takes over | Google will start verifying election ads Ben Carson defends housing assistance proposal: Gives the poor ‘a way out of poverty’ Trump wins the first round in US-China trade war Mueller’s team questioned Russian billionaire who attended Trump inauguration: report Overnight Energy: Fourth aide departs EPA| Interior prohibits staff from telling builders to get Endangered Species Act permit| Lawmaker sues Forest Service over protest rights ObamaCare insurers in Virginia propose major premium hikes for 2019 NSA collected more than 530M US call records in 2017 Overnight Defense: Inside the House’s $717B defense policy bill | Bill would authorize Trump’s military parade, halt weapons sales to Turkey, allow sanctions waivers for allies with Russian weapons | SEALs discharged over drug use Trump gives freewheeling, political address to NRA Message to liberal senators: Don’t meddle with the IRS Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Drug pricing, opioids on tap next week Parents deserve a way to get their children out of unsafe schools Defense bill would allow sanctions waivers for some allies buying Russian weapons Mr. President, let markets help save Medicare North Korea changes time zone to match South Korea New Interior guidance prohibits telling developers Endangered Species Act permits are mandatory Trade in China: A better way for American business Overnight Finance: Unemployment rate lowest since 2000 | Trump asks China to slash trade deficit $200B by 2020 | NJ gov signs bill to skirt GOP tax law provision The Memo: Trump’s legal moves roil Washington Trump administration fighting order with chaos on trans health care Key Dem wants probe on whether Trump payment broke ethics laws On denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and building a peace system: A message to Congress DHS ends immigration protection for 57K Hondurans Giuliani: Stormy Daniels lawyer a ‘complete jerk’ who should turn in his law license Trump singles out Dem senators in NRA speech American media lost its center of gravity Trump expresses confidence on midterms House defense bill would stop weapons sales to Turkey, pending report Trump credits Kanye for improving his numbers with black voters Iowa governor to sign 6-week abortion ban 10 Navy SEALs discharged over meth, cocaine use House Dems call for a vote on ObamaCare stabilization bill CNN panel breaks down laughing while discussing Pruitt allegations Trump hails judge’s comments on Mueller Travel ban has slippery slope to giving president too much power Stormy Daniels lawyer on Trump and Giuliani: ‘How stupid do they think all of us are?’ Pence at NRA conference promises Trump admin will confront gun violence Dem senators urge FDA to remove powerful opioids from the market Elizabeth Warren visits Obama portraits U.S. warfighters deserve the best communications technology Catholic civil rights group calls for Ryan chief of staff to resign over alleged anti-Catholic remarks Beyond the leadership vacuum: Challenges facing Veterans Affairs Analysis: More than three times as many Christian refugees as Muslims have been admitted to US this year Trump is right to blast the disastrous Iran Deal Giuliani seeks to clarify Trump, Cohen comments Vine sequel delayed indefinitely CNN: Nunes didn’t read document that prompted Russia investigation Social Security Administration should stop closing field offices Obama endorses Feinstein amid challenge from left Ex-Obama adviser: Trump administration stuck with ‘the dumbest of the dumb’ April Ryan accuses Sarah Huckabee Sanders of ‘singling her out’ Kushner makes additional mistakes on financial disclosure Funding education is about keeping America competitive Vice president’s physician resigns Three women sue Charlie Rose, claiming sexual harassment New Jersey governor signs bill to skirt GOP tax law provision Why war powers need an expiration date Macron: Trump pulling out of Iran deal ‘could mean war’ Tina Fey regrets ending of ‘SNL’ sketch on Charlottesville Reversing stigma is key to stemming the opioid epidemic The Hill’s 12:30 Report Judge in Manafort case pushes back on prosecutors High standards, school testing: Not an end, but a beginning of education DC mayor awards grant for NASA contest to black teenagers targeted by 4chan users Watch live: Trump speaks at NRA convention Google to begin vetting election advertiser identities Media aide is fourth resignation from EPA this week China tariffs will keep America safe Tina Fey recounts time her parents, ‘big-time Republicans,’ had to ‘be nice to Nancy Pelosi’ Romney mocked for saying ‘hot dog’ is his ‘favorite meat’ Timeline: Trump, Cohen, Stormy Daniels and $130,000 Without the US wielding a stick, would Kim Jong Un have grabbed a carrot? Defense bill would authorize Trump’s military parade Trump: Troop withdrawal from South Korea ‘not on the table’ America’s being invaded by China and Russia with chips, bits and bytes US-Europe unity needed on Iran Trump to speak with Mueller on guarantee he’ll ‘be treated fairly’ Scaramucci tells CNN host: Even you might vote for Trump in 2020 Trump on Giuliani: He’ll get his facts straight Trump: Date, location set for meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Kansas, Oklahoma lawmakers OK religious veto of LGBT adoptions High stakes in Supreme Court sports betting case Mueller scrutinizing Roger Stone’s interaction with Gates during campaign: report Swedish Academy will not give Nobel Prize in literature this year amid scandal: report Blame our politicians for the retirement savings problem Poll: Trump support among union members has fallen 15 points CNBC’s Eisen on jobs report: 3.9 percent unemployment is a ‘wow’ number For Mueller, a question of three conflicts House panel unveils details of $717B defense policy bill Scaramucci defends Sanders over handling of Stormy Daniels story Trump to appoint Belichick to White House Sports Council: report Can charisma carry Beto O’Rourke in reliably red Texas? Trump meets with Cabinet officials on election security GOP Senate candidate slams McCaskill over negative approval rating Conway: ‘Never heard about’ Trump reimbursement of Cohen’s Daniels payment White House counsel expected to exit: report Scarborough: Giuliani has assumed ‘the role of henchman for President Trump’ Trump faces dangerous choices on Iran, Syria Qatar bought fourth condo in Trump Tower after emoluments lawsuit was dismissed: report Trump asks China to slash trade deficit $200B by 2020 Economy adds 164K jobs in April, unemployment lowest since 2000 White House denies report about troop drawdown in South Korea Trump and Giuliani planned Stormy Daniels revelation without consulting White House staff: report South Carolina Senate blocks abortion ban bill in late-night vote Outraged ‘woke’ Americans: A new national embarrassment Virginia lawmaker sues Forest Service over protester rights Pruitt had travel wish list and asked staff to find ‘official’ reasons to go: report GOP Maine mayor facing recall vote over tweet mocking Parkland survivor Giuliani: Trump did not know reimbursements to Cohen were for Stormy Daniels payment The Hill’s Morning Report: Giuliani floods the media zone for Trump Detroit radio station boycotting Kanye West music after controversial comments Trump blasts NBC News after wiretap correction: ‘Now as bad as Fake News CNN’ American conservatism is at stake Five ways Dems could fight Trump if they win the House Who is actually winning in the Russia investigation? Are the Russians? Mueller emerges as villain in Republican campaigns