The Hill Articles: August 15, 2016

Trump campaign knocks Clinton on Russian ties Sanders backers vow to campaign for Clinton, down-ballot Dems: report Pennsylvania AG convicted of perjury, criminal conspiracy Report: Trump deposition video could go public soon McMullin misses California ballot deadline Obama: I’m tired of talking about Trump Aetna pulling back from ObamaCare in blow to health law Largest ever Gitmo transfer moves 15 to UAE Pro-Clinton super-PAC pauses TV ads in three battleground states Benefits of wind Trump demagoguery Assange: DOJ set ‘new standard’ for Clinton Homebuilder confidence improves in August Leaked DCCC docs detail Fla. Dem candidates’ weaknesses McMullin gets on Utah’s state ballot The Trail 2016: Trumping Terror GOP lawmakers ask FBI for Clinton interview notes Peter Thiel ties Gawker lawsuit to fight against revenge porn Muslim group: Trump’s immigrant test ‘violates American values’ Student loan proposal has merit California’s 2016 ballot: ‘Sex. Drugs. Guns. Death.’ Trump op-ed counters Clinton’s pitch to Utah voters As the elephant rises: Rule-of-law as tourism & investment incentive in reinvented Africa NASA: Heavy emitters drive Southwest’s methane ‘hot spot’ NY Post asks, will Bill Clinton be allowed female interns? Feds scrutinize DC Metro trains for running red lights Defense chief hails victory in important Syrian city Report: Trump’s low poll numbers propping up Mexican peso Ryan’s victory trumps justice reform opponents GAO: Art world wants US to better protect artifacts in Iraq, Syria Dem pushes US to stop aiding Saudi war in Yemen Slain Israeli leader’s son slams Trump’s ‘incitement’ of violence FULL SPEECH: Donald Trump addresses Radical Islamic Terrorism Trump proposes ‘ideological screening’ for immigrants House panel to vote on exempting Olympic medals from taxes Trump lays out anti-terror plan If Washington and Moscow were in the same political bed GOP lays out case for charging Clinton with perjury Florida governor: Local Zika cases rise to 30 For jobs and fairness, real tax reform is urgently needed McMullin: Trump ‘vilifies all Muslims as terrorists’ Europe said to prep new rules for online communications services Trump doubles down on claim he opposed Iraq War Giuliani: No successful terrorist attacks in US in 8 years before Obama 50 Republicans expose the privilege of aristocracy October surprise: Could Russia ties doom Trump’s candidacy? Trump blames Obama, Clinton for rise of ISIS Thousands of Soros docs released by alleged Russian-backed hackers Clinton and Biden share awkwardly long hug Tea Party candidate denies accosting GOP opponent’s staffer WATCH: Dem consultant says Trump is ‘gift that keeps on giving’ to Clinton Poll: Most say lack of Clinton press conferences won’t affect vote Biden: Trump would have loved Stalin Congress must move beyond partisan politics and act on Zika Elected officials seek budget fixes during year of increased spending Democratic AGs push back against GOP chairman’s Exxon probe Reid: Trump would fail immigration test Biden torches Trump in first campaign appearance for Clinton WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers foreign policy speech in Ohio Fidelity denies lobbying for student loan tax break Poll: Few support Syrian refugees entering US What the mainstream gets wrong about identity politics The Friedrichs Case: Why the Supreme Court pick means so much Hackers claim to auction NSA source code Third-party candidates on outside as debate criteria released Clinton: Friends don’t let friends vote Trump Ivanka Trump vacationing with Putin’s rumored girlfriend Journalist pulls out of Milwaukee over escalating racial tensions WATCH LIVE: Clinton campaigns with Biden in his hometown Trump: Media trying to ‘rig’ election Trump spokeswoman walks back claim that Obama started Afghan war Zika hits home, Congress yawns and passes the buck Clinton vows to ‘take up’ Biden’s cancer effort Green Party candidate slams Clinton on email Vice President Biden’s trip to Serbia Feds tighten controls on abandoned pipelines Environmental organizations bring a self-serving interest to Arctic Alaska Comedy Central cancels ‘The Nightly Show’ Ghanaian view on the presidential campaign Australia hacked Americans in child pornography probe FCC ready to launch next stage of wireless auction DC Metro bus crashes into brick wall after being struck by car Trump in 2008: Clinton is ‘fantastic’ Trump spokeswoman: Reporters ‘literally beat Trump supporters into submission’ Essential oils producer to pay $59K over alleged EPA violations Defending the indefensible: Bias at the New York Times Clinton tops 270 electoral votes in NBC map U.S. Department of Transportation traffic formula stuck in the 1950s Hillary Clinton’s emails and Shahram Amiri’s death certificate Senate continues to disrespect Constitution, Obama and Supreme Court by not voting on Garland Planned Parenthood PAC launches ad against Toomey New regs for Tuesday: Pipelines, calories, food safety Gingrich: Clinton ‘lies about lying’ Sheriff David Clarke: Liberal politics and media fueled Milwaukee riots Text ‘you have right to be believed’ edited out of Clinton website Steve King explains comments about working with Clinton Apple CEO consulted Bill Clinton before testimony Will Congress allow GSA to adopt illegal anti-small business policies John McLaughlin’s 34-year streak ends 3 things every presidential candidate must do to win Obama declares disaster for Louisiana floods Unions hate Right-to-Work. Let’s give the worker a choice Steve King: Window ‘has passed’ for Trump to release tax returns Convicted spy cites Clinton emails to seek leniency Manafort rips ‘unfounded, silly’ NYT report Trump: ‘I always’ stay on message Lewandowski pushes back against report on top Trump aide’s ties to Ukraine John Oliver gets ‘troubling’ email after signing up to be a ‘Trump Election Observer’ Why Clinton’s economic speech was a breakthrough for Democrats Poll: Clinton crushing Trump by 30 points in NY Report: Trump to propose ideological tests for immigrants Clinton team attacks Trump on Russia On 20th anniversary of welfare law, it’s time to change course Trump’s Electoral College path difficult, but not impossible GOP lawmaker presses Treasury over Iran payment Housing industry hoping for change after Obama Five things that could still go wrong for Hillary Clinton Lazy media exposes its true hypocrisy in campaign coverage