The Hill Articles: May 19, 2016

May 19
Warren: Trump ‘trolls for votes’ from working class GOP rep to retire, opening 10th Florida seat Trump: ‘Who the hell cares if there’s a trade war?’ Trump mocks Christie’s weight at fundraiser: ‘No more Oreos’ US moves Olympic swimming training from Puerto Rico due to Zika DNC to offer Sanders more seats on platform committee: report Booker: ‘Let Bernie make his own decisions’ Sanders campaign manager: Election isn’t over until convention Clinton to Trump: Your definition of ‘qualifications’ needs work #DumpChristieTrump banner circles duo’s NJ fundraiser Overnight Defense: Terrorism suspected in EgyptAir crash; McCain details funding plans Dems: Warren ready to get off sidelines White House developing legislative strategy to pass Pacific trade deal Trump fires back at Clinton over Muslim ban: ‘Ask Hillary who blew up the plane last night’ Trump: Missing EgyptAir flight ‘blown out of the sky’ Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 6 points nationally Trump: Christie fully paid off campaign debt Overnight Finance: Path clears for Puerto Rico bill | GOP senator casts doubt on IRS impeachment | Senate approves $1.1B for Zika Trump camp makes play for West Coast donors Saudis insist in memo they’re fighting terror: report Overnight Tech: Trade groups press NC on bathroom law Senate Dems frustrated over lack of action on Ex-Im Bank nominee Pro-Clinton super-PAC attacks Trump’s business record in new ad Watchdog: IRS lacks authority needed to correct many erroneous tax-credit claims Hawaii Dem won’t seek reelection due to cancer The Trail 2016: Sanders who? McCain to seek more defense funding on Senate floor Overnight Healthcare: House, Senate struggle to bridge Zika divide Overnight Energy: Lawmakers closing in on chemical safety deal Sanders campaign slams Clinton for calling herself nominee Pelosi defends Sanders: A ‘positive force’ for Dems Phil Mickelson will repay $1 million made from insider trading tip GOP senators: Obama bathroom guidance is ‘not appropriate’ Overnight Cybersecurity: House defense bill would elevate Cyber Command GOP lawmakers unveil ObamaCare replacement bill Illinois voters support Senator Kirk’s call for pro-peace measures in Nagorno-Karabakh Gates: Clinton showed ‘error in judgment’ on server Feds fault pipeline company in California oil spill GOP chair pushes Obama official on Arctic drilling plan Pelosi: ‘I don’t support’ Senate funding deal for Zika Overnight Regulation: Obama releases final regulatory agenda NFL to return more than $700K to government after ‘paid patriotism’ audit Two GOP lawmakers slated to testify at IRS impeachment hearing Hatch: Senate won’t remove IRS head WATCH: NY Republican confident Congress can override Obama veto of 9-11 bill WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Christie fundraiser Sanders blasts Puerto Rico bill Hastert ordered to report to prison next month Libertarian VP candidate compares Trump plan to Kristallnacht China denies ‘unsafe intercept’ of US military plane North Carolina’s bathroom law is pro-choice and tolerant Cotton: We have an ‘under-incarceration problem’ Senate passes broad spending bill with $1.1B in Zika funds McConnell touts ‘Senate squad’ in Wes Anderson-style video Trump to replace delegate indicted on child porn, weapons charges New analysis finds Sanders’s plans would add $19 trillion to debt Dem slams GOP for skipping vote on ‘back doors’ in devices Top Trump aide: Personal attacks on Clinton will get more ‘aggressive’ New York AG hits ‘do-nothing Congress’ for Exxon probe pushback Global Magnitsky’s power to protect Amateur theatrics: An insult to Africa Texas rep: Obama ‘complicitous’ in drug trafficking Clinton: EgyptAir plane crash appears to be ‘act of terrorism’ Warren: Let on-demand workers organize Path clears for passage of Puerto Rico bill Senior Trump aide assures conservatives on court picks Marco Rubio wants to replace a Confederate statue with Tim Tebow Sanders superdelegate: Nevada convention was unfair Dem introduces bill to block new government hacking powers Clinton: Trump not qualified to be president Clinton: ‘There is no way I won’t be’ nominee Koch denies donations to libertarian candidate Manafort to get bigger role in Trump campaign: report Businesses decry NC bathroom law How will the election impact K Street? Puerto Rico bill drops GOP’s wildlife refuge transfer Ex-Intel head trying to tame Trump comments Debris found in Mediterranean does not belong to missing EgyptAir jet House votes to let VA doctors recommend medical marijuana Organic industry sets new sales record, survey finds Dem senator to Sanders: ‘When it’s over, it’s over’ House GOP urges Obama to drop veto threat against defense bill Report: Sexual assault victims wrongfully discharged from military Cooperating for a better tomorrow Morley Safer of ’60 Minutes’ dies at 84 Homeland Security chair: EgyptAir may have been downed by bomb Glenn Beck: Facebook meeting ‘felt like the Salem Witch Trial’ White House: ‘Too early’ to tell what caused EgyptAir disaster Liberal super-PAC hits Johnson for supporting Trump Andrea Mitchell chokes up over Morley Safer’s death The Hill’s 12:30 Report Okla. Senate approves bill barring doctors from performing abortions GOP: Congress should study the draft before adding women Chaos in House after GOP votes down LGBT measure Senate approves Zika funds New regs for Friday: Endangered, workplace safety, efficiency The Sunshine Act: Transparency, but not enough action The FDA should approve the first disease-modifying treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Megyn Kelly, Trevor Noah spar over Trump Bloomberg: Independent candidates have ‘no chance of winning’ SEC: Phil Mickelson profited from insider trading tip DC Metro finalizes massive repair plan Lawmakers near compromise on chemical safety overhaul McCain campaign blocks own ad from YouTube Supreme Court backs trucking company seeking attorney’s fees from EEOC House votes to restrict Confederate flag in national cemeteries ISIS war costing $11.7M per day Hispanic Caucus PAC endorses Murphy for Senate Clinton supporter: Nevada convention violence an ‘aberration’ Rubio hires lawyer to field job offers Grassley hints at changes on email privacy reform Family physicians on the front line in fight against opioid abuse Biden wants ‘uncomfortable’ racism debate Hiroshima victims want Obama apology Top Dem probes security response to $81 million bank hack McConnell: Reid is ‘bombastic and unreasonable’ Supreme Court: Right to speedy trial ends at conviction Obama unveils final regulatory agenda Poll: Americans split over transgender bathroom debate Jimmy Kimmel releases ad for VP campaign Top female House Republican endorses Trump Motorcycle deaths up 10 percent in 2015 Why we should worry about campaign donors and the next presidential transition When drug prices threaten patient care After loss, Sanders claims ‘great victory’ in Kentucky Poll: Public divided on Uber, Lyft regulation Google takes fight over global ‘right to be forgotten’ to top French court Clinton surrogate sorry for ‘ugly women’ remark De Blasio promises ‘evidence’ of no wrongdoing Senator tells Sanders: Don’t focus on superdelegates Pentagon accused of dragging feet on Benghazi probe Don’t let Big Ag kill USDA organic animal welfare improvements Trump leads Clinton by 5 points in Rasmussen poll Poll: Clinton leads Sanders by 14 in NJ House defense bill elevates cyber force, defying White House McCain: No third-party foes coming for Trump Kelly defends interview with Trump Invest in infrastructure to transform America Why the Fed still needs fixing Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist may get longer Clinton aide calls Trump ‘wounded’ after rape accusation Why Sanders must stay in the race Overtime overhaul will harm restaurant employees Obama must act to protect Palestinian youth Trump: EgyptAir flight looks like terrorism The government explores artificial intelligence By accepting Trump, GOP leaders put party before country Liberal media turns on Sanders Clinton World: Criticism of Bill ‘mind-boggling’ Tough choice for vulnerable GOP senators: Embrace or reject Trump How Senate Democrats are trying to deal with Sanders Coal war intensifies with Obama review Trump launches media offensive to rehab image TIME to act on real employment for people with disabilities Zubik v. Burwell: A win for women and religious liberty Serving the poor is what we do House slated for contentious vote on the Confederate flag New Puerto Rico debt relief bill released by House