The Hill Articles: August 9, 2016

Ryan on Trump comments: Sounds like a ‘joke gone bad’ Florida Republican: ‘I think I’ll write in the name Jeb Bush’ Ex-GOP senator urges RNC to replace Trump Carper pushes DHS for elections to be classified critical infrastructure Ryan wins primary by huge margin Pence blasts media for focusing on Trump It’s not about Trump, It’s the movement, stupid Carson: Criticism of Trump trying to ‘divert attention away’ from issues Trump spokeswoman: ‘He was saying what could happen’ Kaine blasts Trump comments: I couldn’t believe he said it Trump on criticism of comments: ‘Give me a break’ Trump promises press conference on Melania’s immigration story Giffords blasts Trump’s Second Amendment comments Giuliani: Trump meant you have ‘power to vote against her’ To lead abroad on climate, repeal oil and gas tax breaks at home US Postal Service posts $1.57 billion loss Pence defends Trump: He was rallying gun owners to vote Warren: Trump a ‘pathetic coward’ who can’t handle ‘losing to a girl’ Grassley holds 10-point lead in Iowa Senate race: poll GOP senator: No one should ‘joke’ about harming candidates Poll: Portman ahead of Dem challenger by 5 points in Ohio MLK’s daughter condemns ‘disturbing’ Trump remarks Ex-CIA chief: Trump comment would get someone else a ride in ‘police wagon’ Poll: Toomey trails Dem by 4 points in Pennsylvania Senate race Libertarian ticket poaches Republican to lead Hispanic outreach The Trail 2016: Trump reset lasts 24 hours US approves $1.15B military sale to Saudi Arabia Social Security: Investing the surplus in marketable securities Poll: Clinton ahead of Trump in key battleground states Clinton stumps for Wasserman Schultz Indiana Dem Bayh touts his ‘independence’ in Senate ad Streisand to headline LGBT Clinton fundraiser Dem senator: Trump made ‘assassination threat’ WATCH LIVE: Trump holds first rally since Second Amendment controversy GOP senators push Kerry on Iran payment Dem rep: Secret Service must investigate Trump Feds crack down on coal cleanup financing Rogers to play senior role on Trump transition team: report Political interest spikes on Facebook Corker urges Congress to refocus on housing finance reform Clinton calls on Congress to pass Zika bill ‘immediately’ Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling mulling 2024 presidential bid What does Canada think of Trump’s America? Ivanka Trump: My dad’s critics are ‘scared’ Trump: Clinton is ISIS’s MVP DOJ probe finds serious flaws in Baltimore PD: report Trump: ‘Second Amendment people’ could stop Clinton In pitting biofuels against the environment, only clear winner is oil Pentagon deputy chief information officer goes to OPM Trump to speak at evangelical meeting in Orlando Five reasons Trump is losing GOP on national security Romney hacker gets four years in prison Poll: Clinton leads Trump in Pa., Ohio, tied in Florida Sanders buys $600K summer home Brent Budowsky: Donald Trump, a real-life Manchurian candidate WikiLeaks offers $20K for info on DNC staffer’s killing Ivanka Trump: Chelsea Clinton is still ‘a very close friend’ Fiorina pursuing bid to be next RNC chair: report Gingrich: Trump at least as reliable as Andrew Jackson Global development initiatives – why it matters Former launch officer: Trump ‘mentally unfit’ to handle nukes Kaspersky also caught new ‘Strider’ hacking group, releases its own report Exelon buys upstate New York nuclear plant Is Clinton the lesser of two evils? Icahn: Trump has the Archie Bunker vote Republican rebuke of Trump could save the GOP Trump: I will attend three debates but could negotiate terms WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns in NC as Clinton leads in polls Ukraine: Knocking at the gates of Europe Blagojevich gets no reduction in 14-year corruption sentence Think tank challenges ban on using e-cigs during flights Susan Collins: Trump will make the world ‘more dangerous’ Sanders raises cash for Wasserman Schultz challenger In email, State asked to ‘take care of’ Clinton Foundation associate Who is the Green Party’s Jill Stein, really? WATCH: Former GOP rep on why he won’t vote for Trump DOE pushing new air conditioner rules CNN’s Stelter claims Fox News had staffer spy on him on dates Court backs Obama’s climate change accounting Poll: Most voters say US infrastructure getting worse The Hill’s 12:30 Report A license to work: Why occupational licensing is killing the American dream Baby dies of Zika in Texas Feds warn freshwater mussels are endangered Report: 100-plus Americans fighting against ISIS Obama’s deluded and illegitimate battle against climate change Clinton to up pressure on Trump in Ariz., Ga. Trump tells supporters it’s ‘time to focus on the issues’ GOP lawmaker voting for Johnson leaves local Republican Party Major GOP donor picks Clinton over Trump A year later the Animas River mine spill could happen again Banking association backs financial transparency bill Facebook to limit ad blockers Trump: I have no plans to change strategy In the Utah desert, a test of Obama’s climate commitment In the Utah desert, a test of the President’s climate commitment Plummet in Chinese hacking leads FireEye to cut staff Health chief warns Congress: Zika funds quickly running out Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 2 in North Carolina An election year when school choice is ignored Most Trump fans in NC say election rigged if Clinton wins New regs for Wednesday: Fuel, endangered, accounting Analysis: Trump campaign has spent $0 on television advertising Poll: Blunt up 7 points in Missouri Senate race Trump slammed for all-male economic team, Obama got a pass Anti-fracking measures set to move to Colorado ballot Clinton to rip Trump’s estate tax plan as $4B break for own family Missouri poll: Trump up by just 2 over Clinton Poll: Most mayors fear for police Presidential debate sites prep for possible third lectern: report Kerry’s meeting with Brazilian official shows support for illegitimate government Main Street cannot grow without regional banks McMullin calls Iraq war a mistake Poll: Dems, GOP agree infrastructure worsening Ailes audio tapes could lead to 8-figure settlement GOP: ‘America cannot afford’ Clinton’s economic plan The big ObamaCare bubble Orlando shooter’s father backs Clinton Republican rival: Trump ‘going to lose to Hillary regardless’ Trump dismisses protesters as ‘JV interruptions’ Black, Latino journalists re-issue invitation to Trump The high political drama of Obama’s Section 385 rules Clinton spending heavily on Olympics ads Why staying home on Election Day is perfectly OK Lame duck TPP vote could be disastrous for Dems—and America Poll: Clinton holds double-digit lead over Trump Former GOP EPA chiefs endorse Clinton Dems seek Trump referendum Republicans see fresh chance to overhaul telecom law U.S. cyber arsenal is smaller than imagined — on purpose