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View in your browser     Upheaval at Pruitt's EPA as departures mount By Miranda Green      The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears to be in a state of massive upheaval following the departure of several aides and new allegations against the agency’s embattled administrator, Scott Pruitt. Four officials at the agency have stepped down in the past week, an exodus that has deprived Pruitt of some of his closest aides.  Meanwhile, several new controversies have exploded around Pruitt regarding his travel and his ties to lobbyists. Read the full story here     Younger lawmakers ignite new push for term limits By Melanie Zanona Freshman lawmakers have revived the push for congressional term limits, hoping to spark action on a long-stalled idea on Capitol Hill. A bipartisan group of young members, led by rising GOP star and freshman Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wis.), took the cause directly to the president during a White House meeting last week, where they received President Trump’s full-throated endorsement.  Read the full story here     Mueller team interviewed longtime Trump friend: report By Avery Anapol Federal investigators on special counsel Robert Mueller's team have reportedly interviewed President Trump's longtime friend and former inauguration committee chairman, Tom Barrack.  Read the full story here     Trump touts border efforts, poll numbers in freewheeling tax cuts talk By Jordan Fabian President Trump railed against the nation's immigration laws and sought to boost a Republican Senate candidate on Saturday during a freewheeling speech in a state he carried in the 2016 election. Read the full story here     Trump aides hired Israeli private intelligence firm to dig up dirt on Obama officials: report By John Bowden Aides to President Trump reportedly hired an Israeli private intelligence firm to dig up compromising information on two of former President Obama's foreign policy officials in an attempt to discredit the Iran nuclear agreement, according to reports obtained by UK newspaper The Observer and published in The Guardian. Read the full story here     Obama, Bush to give eulogies at McCain's eventual funeral: report By Max Greenwood The news that the two former presidents plan to speak at the event comes amid revelations that those close to McCain have informed the White House that they plan to have Vice President Pence attend the senator's funeral — but not President Trump.  Read the full story here     McCain says he regrets picking Palin as running mate By Morgan Gstalter McCain, while still defending Palin’s performance, said in his upcoming book “The Restless Wave” that he wishes he had instead selected former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) Read the full story here     France condemns Trump's comments to NRA on 2015 Paris terrorist attack By Morgan Gstalter Trump said Friday at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual conference in Dallas that "it would have been a whole different story," if civilians near the attacks had been armed. Read the full story here     Michelle Obama on 2016 election: 'What is going on in our heads where we let that happen?' By Brooke Seipel Michelle Obama said Saturday that she is still reflecting on the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, asking how "we let that happen." Read the full story here     Laura Ingraham confronts Nunes on not reading docs he requested By Josh Delk Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, fought for months to be able to read the documents, which outline the Justice Department and FBI's evidence for opening a counterintelligence probe into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, but reportedly did not read a two-page document when allowed to by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a meeting. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   A message from FICO: With FICO, you know the score. Our decades-long commitment to high standards and proven practices makes FICO® Score the industry’s most trusted credit score. While others move to weaken standards to sell more scores, FICO is helping lenders expand homeownership responsibly while reducing risk in our system. Read more.       Obama's silent regulatory army is still on the march By Charlie Kirk OPINION | American military operations have a tradition of great names; Desert Storm, Rolling Thunder, Neptune Spear, all inspire thoughts of bravery and grandeur. When it comes to domestic operations, however, pencil-necked bureaucrats lack the flair, and perhaps the masculinity, for inspiring names.  Read the full story here     America must leave the Iran deal By Douglas Schoen OPINION | Ultimately, this is the right decision for the United States and for global security at large. From the outset, the accord, which provided sanctions relief for Iran in exchange for restrictions on their nuclear program, has a number of fatal flaws. Read the full story here     The New York Times: How Trump’s lawyer built a business empire in the shadows By William K. Rashbaum, Danny Hakim, Brian M. Rosenthal, Emily Flitter and Jesse Drucker   Before Michael Cohen joined the Trump Organization and became President Trump’s lawyer, he was a hard-edge personal-injury attorney and businessman. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump borrowed to build his empire, then spent hundreds of millions in cash By Jonathan O'Connell, David A. Fahrenthold and Jack Gillum   Donald Trump’s vast outlay of cash, tracked through public records and totaled publicly here for the first time, provides a new window into the president’s private company, which discloses few details about its finances. Read the full story here     CNN: Trump floats 'closing up the country for a while' over border security By Elizabeth Landers   President Donald Trump seemed to float a new idea about border control during at a tax reform roundtable in Ohio. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: FBI lawyer who texted about Trump has left the bureau By Eric Tucker An FBI lawyer who made headlines for exchanging derogatory text messages about President Donald Trump has left the bureau. Read the full story here     Reuters: North Korea says denuclearization pledge not result of US-led sanctions By Haejin Choi and Hyonhee Shin North Korea said on Sunday its intention to denuclearize, unveiled at a historic inter-Korean summit, was not the result of U.S.-led sanctions and pressure, warning the United States not to mislead public opinion. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet           Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.