The Hill Articles: August 30, 2016

Trump softens rhetoric in pitch to black voters McCain survives primary challenge Trump: Democrats are ‘the party of slavery’ Ex-Rep. Garcia wins Florida Dem primary for competitive House seat Wasserman Schultz wins primary against Sanders-backed challenger Corrine Brown loses primary amid indictment Obama’s former doctor: Clinton should have neurological exam Trump to Mexico Wednesday for private meeting with president Grayson’s wife loses primary for his seat Webster wins primary in new district WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns in deep-blue Washington Murphy wins Florida Senate primary, setting up showdown with Rubio Rubio wins Senate primary Pentagon confirms airstrike targeting ISIS spokesman Kaine defends Clinton’s health amid Trump attacks Bannon criticized Romney sons for skipping military service, serving Mormon mission The Trail 2016: Drip, drip, drip… Analysis: Clinton trouncing Trump in field office count Michele Bachmann: God picked Trump to be the GOP nominee White House blames US cyber woes on GOP Hillary Clinton’s lack of honesty Polls tighten in presidential race Sanders-backed House hopeful supports Kaepernick protest New York officials: EPA ‘counterproductive’ in water crisis Barbra Streisand: I’ll move to Australia or Canada if Trump is president GOP lawmakers call for Clinton Foundation special prosecutor Why Kaepernick, Beyonce and Black Lives Matter fail to understand cops To this conservative, Kaepernick more principled than Limbaugh House Freedom Caucus should support justice reform this fall Clinton taps Warren ally to sit on transition team Google launching ride-hailing service in San Francisco: report House Republicans to assert authority over Exxon investigations Top Dems push FBI to investigate Trump campaign role in DNC hack FAA changes mean rights are in jeopardy from police drones Trump Jr.: My dad’s not ‘softening on anything’ Advocates hail Europe’s net neutrality guidelines NBC Sports host: Kaepernick can’t understand what ‘black men face’ EPA watchdog to ‘evaluate’ drinking water monitoring Brazil’s political and economic crisis threatens its democracy The U.S. and Nigeria’s Buhari on the human rights hot seat Rick Perry: ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is ‘outside of my comfort galaxy’ Obama commutes sentences for 111 inmates Exclusive: Kochs pull ads from Ohio Senate race Coulter brushes off burns at Comedy Central roast Mentally ill people in solitary confinement — we need to get them out Researchers: Evidence St. Jude report might not be accurate 5 takeaways from the EU’s blockbuster ruling against Apple Boeing ramps up contributions to governors groups Foundation headaches mount for Clintons Former Gitmo detainee who went missing back in Uruguay FBI recovers 30 deleted Clinton emails involving Benghazi attack Trump aide: It’s a ‘shame’ Clinton allies call names Lanny Davis: Don’t let Clinton Foundation become a casualty of politics Foreign models say they worked illegally through Trump’s agency: report This is personal: Less chemotherapy for breast cancer ISIS spokesman killed in Syria Questions posed to Clinton for sworn-oath responses in email case CDC director on Zika: ‘Basically, we’re out of money’ Talkers vs. doers: Time to ignore the Kaepernicks of the world Ryan: EU’s $14.5B tax ruling against Apple ‘awful’ Immigration hard-liner backs Trump’s tone shift Report: CFPB faster to regulate than other agencies Christie vetoes bill to raise NJ minimum wage to $15 Trump’s foreign policy is too dangerous for Israel US general warns Iran the US Navy will protect itself in the Arabian Gulf Maine’s LePage: Resignation talk ‘greatly exaggerated’ Court refuses to stop trial of accused USS Cole mastermind Support Thornberry’s bid to fix Space Available Program oversight in NDAA Poll: Clinton leads by 5, with both candidates increasingly unpopular Poll: Clinton up 8 over Trump in Pa. You’re hired: Cuban best Trump stand-in for Clinton debate prep Court rejects challenge to aspect of FCC’s spectrum sale State Dept plans not to release docs to RNC until after election Trump on whether it’s smart to campaign in Washington state: ‘Who knows?’ Trump and the limits of the tabloid candidacy FBI to release Clinton interview notes: report Fox News dominates ratings in August John Legend: I don’t ‘truly love’ national anthem State Dept. offers $3M reward for info on US-trained ISIS leader General: Marines will deploy the F-35B to the Middle East next year Zika is here — why is Congress not? Feds move toward online auctions for oil, gas drilling The Hill’s 12:30 Report The golden age of natural gas White Lives Matter labeled a hate group FBI head: We’re taking suspected political hacks ‘very seriously’ Warren leads 20 senators in letter grilling EpiPen maker Salmonella from chicks in the mail Agriculture Department closes offices after anonymous threats Portman ad ties Dem Strickland to Clinton coal comments Rapper T.I. rips Giuliani for Beyoncé VMA criticism FDA issues cigar guidelines US must help keep Georgia on ‘our’ side Former Reagan official: Trump ‘a risk we can’t take’ Truck carrying Takata airbags explodes in Texas, killing 1 New federal legislation could help more kids save and plan for college Watchdog: Pentagon may have reimbursed casino, strip club visits House Dems to employers: Stop asking about workers’ salary histories Obama to host tech conference in Pittsburgh FBI director looks to 2017 for ‘adult’ encryption debate New regs for Wednesday: Trucks, opioids, birds Maine gov mulling resignation after race controversies Trump campaign manager: Media silent as polls tighten Senate Dem PAC delaying Ohio ads Kerry to media: Scale back terror coverage Clinton aide Abedin cited security when not using email in Russia Defense of Obama climate rule will fall to the next president UConn GOP won’t back ‘mentally unstable’ Trump DOJ urged to improve data collection on deaths in police custody Veteran and single father wants Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Flooded-out Louisiana continues to wait for Hillary to act presidential Top Dem concerned about ‘calamitous conditions’ in Yemen Drudge Report confuses Suu Kyi for Abedin in photo Giuliani: I’m doing ‘public service’ questioning Clinton’s health No, Tim Kaine is not the most liberal member of Congress GOP rep has ‘hope’ for Clinton’s mental health plan Clinton camp slams Trump response to Abedin separation: ‘He thinks everything is about him’ Powerful, under-used tool for reducing income-inequality: broad-based ownership Congress should stand up for small businesses and seniors on Medicare Clinton camp talking to Trump co-author for debate prep: report Donors can get ‘inside look’ at Trump transition team for $5K: report Insurance industry campaigns to keep unlawful ObamaCare cash Top aide: Trump ‘remarkably consistent’ on illegal immigration NYT sees ‘ethical imperative’ for Clinton to cut foundation ties Reid requests FBI probe into Russia ‘tampering’ in US election Trump resisting calls for mock debates Kaepernick stance isn’t anti-American, but Trump’s politics are Trump camp disavows David Duke after robocall Poll: Clinton has 6-point lead over Trump EU rules against Apple in multibillion-dollar decision Trump: ‘From day one I said that I was going to build a great wall’ Zika is a public health emergency; we need to work together to confront this head on Hillary’s ‘alt-right’ smear will backfire Trump at immigration crossroads Why the next president needs a housing policy director