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The Hill Articles: August 17, 2016
August 17
Two US Olympic swimmers pulled off flight from Brazil
Romney doing donor outreach for Rubio
Jill Stein: We need ‘new kind of offensive in the Middle East’
Green Party’s Stein makes pitch to Sanders supporters
FBI documents from Clinton interview could be released: report
Trump again claims he was against Iraq War from outset
WATCH LIVE: Jill Stein makes her case for the Green Party in prime-time town hall
Trump on Clinton campaign: ‘She doesn’t really do that much’
Trump on how to vet immigrants’ beliefs: ‘You get very smart people’
Children’s good health: Not just for olympic hopefuls
Clinton meets with Paul McCartney in Ohio
Montel Williams: Clinton ‘the only choice’
US withheld cash until Iran released American prisoners: report
Gingrich: Trump staff shake-up ‘strengthens’ campaign
Jan Brewer: Arizona won’t go blue for ‘lying killer’ Clinton
Trump’s Breitbart hire sends tremors through Capitol Hill
Will we continue to hear the ‘Clinton defense’ for mishandling classified material?
Latin American group pushes relatives in US to vote
The Trail 2016: Let Trump be Trump
Legislators privacy fight coincides with FCC complaint
Trump adviser on Trump losing: ‘Says who?’
Painting in the shadow of ISIS
Koch network cancels Rubio ads
Wireless trade group defends free data plans
July was hottest month on record, scientists say
The best choice to keep us safe from terrorism at home is Clinton
Billionaire father and daughter linked to Trump shake-up
GOP speechwriter: I can’t vote Trump
The future of medicine at risk
McMullin: Trump couldn’t get cleared for ‘low-level job at the CIA’
Railroads slow to adopt technology that prevents accidents
Assange itching to get leaks on Trump
Cook: Trump could sweep toss-up states and still lose to Clinton
Poll: Jill Stein tied with Harambe, trailing Deez Nutz in Texas
Getting rid of ObamaCare means getting rid of Hillary
McCaul won’t rule out challenging Cruz in 2018
WATCH: A look back at Trump campaign shakeups
No evidence of a downballot wave in 2016
Manafort tried to prevent Trump’s taco bowl tweet
Ed Rendell: Clinton Foundation should be disbanded if Clinton wins
The missing ingredient for American infrastructure
Clinton vows to take on high prescription drug costs
DNA undermines David Duke’s brand of separatism
Fed mulling rate hike as economy improves
Hiring of Breitbart exec spells utter doom for Trump
After cancer care needs improvement
Former Breitbart editor calls Trump a ‘turd tornado’
Clinton: ‘There is no new Donald Trump’
Women now fastest-growing population behind bars, report finds
GOP strategist: Media use ‘double standard’ for Trump
GOP presses Treasury secretary on $400M payment to Iran
Watchdog: Company sold ‘defective’ combat helmets to Pentagon
Gary Johnson: Trump’s Mexico wall ‘asinine’
Obama briefed by FEMA on Louisiana flooding
RNC spokesman: New Trump hires sign of ‘healthy’ campaign
The death tax: A century of moral injustice
Poll: Clinton leads Trump in key battleground states
Burkini ban defies human rights
Poll: Trump leads Clinton by 3 points in Missouri
Clinton campaign: Trump going ‘nasty and divisive’ with staff changes
Airlines brace for boost in travel volumes over Labor Day
Cisco to lay off thousands of workers
The national security case against TPP
WATCH LIVE: Clinton speaks in Cleveland
Poll: Democrat Bayh up 7 points in Indiana Senate race
What really needs to change? The Trump campaign or Trump himself?
Trump holds double-digit lead over Clinton in Indiana: poll
Vulnerable GOP senator comes out against TPP
Witness: Bergdahl fantasized about Russian mob, becoming hit man
Small businesses fear rule changes will crater federal contract chances
Uber challenges English test for London drivers
AFL-CIO urges GOP senators to ‘renounce’ Trump
It’s time to act on mental health legislation
‘Ghoul’ hackers targeting industrial businesses: report
Russia launches second wave of airstrikes in Syria from Iran air base
Meet the new Team Trump
RNC official on Trump: It’s not ‘unique’ to defend someone you disagree with
The missing ingredient in American infrastructure repair
The impact of silence: The incarceration of children who have committed no crime
La. authorities watch for crowdfunding fraud after floods
Ethics panel extends review of GOP rep
Kristol suggests Breitbart change names
Poll: Perry leads Cruz in hypothetical Senate match-up
Real life lobbying looks too much like House of Cards
Top Intelligence Dem: NATO should do more to fight ISIS
Zika is here, while Congress is on vacation
Bye-bye: A farewell to John McLaughlin
Our ‘smart’ intervention in Libya is already escalating
WATCH LIVE: Gary Johnson, Bill Weld speak at Libertarian town hall
Mexican president open to meeting with Trump
Politics in America, 2016: Getting what we deserve?
Poll: Most Trump supporters in Texas back secession if Clinton wins
Trump before classified briefing: I don’t trust US intel
Russian court said to turn down Google antitrust appeal
Kaine: Trump’s attack on Clinton’s health a diversion
UN Secretary General race: An insider’s view of Eastern Europe’s chances
New regs for Thursday: Cactus, air conditioners, dehumidifiers
Business lobby slams EPA for unfunded mandates
Top Dem downplays Trump’s intel briefing
Dem Senate candidate clarifies: Clinton is honest
Obama’s foreign policy worsened Eastern European chaos
Catholic politicians should follow conscience, consensus on abortion
DHS offers states cybersecurity help for voting machines
Aetna warned blocking of merger could affect ObamaCare work
DOE picks 12 projects for cybersecurity funds
Poll: US investors losing faith in Trump
Kaine: Clinton apologizes for mistakes, unlike Trump
Clinton to slam Trump tax plan in Ohio
Giuliani: Trump’s last two speeches ‘most substantive’ in recent history
Former Bush official endorses Clinton, rips Trump
Kaine in 2002: Clinton should have resigned over Lewinsky scandal
What ‘Boardwalk Empire’ can teach Republicans facing Trump disaster
Ten years after retirement security law, it’s time to act again
Lewandowski: Shake-up shows Trump wants to ‘win at all costs’
Manafort helped Ukraine party secretly pay US lobbyists: report
Too many ‘too’s’: The journey of the insurgent candidate
Trump: DOJ ‘should be ashamed’ over Clinton emails
Trump overhauls campaign team
Smarter transportation Is just what the doctor ordered
Trump makes claims on Clinton’s health
Trump hurts GOP, but probably not enough to flip House