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The Hill Articles: September 7, 2016
September 7
Trump wrongly corrects Marine on veteran suicide statistic
DC-area team prevents soccer star from kneeling during national anthem
5 takeaways from Trump and Clinton’s military forum
Study: Trump’s defense plan would add $150 billion to deficit
RNC chairman on Clinton’s town hall: ‘No smile and uncomfortable’
Schumer’s opponent on Clinton: Coughing is a sign of lying
County with no ObamaCare options gets an insurer after all
Reporters rip Lauer for not pushing back on Trump’s Iraq War claim
Trump: Mexico visit a success because an official got fired
Trump says he’d be OK with illegal immigrants serving in military
Trump: US generals have been ‘reduced to rubble’
Clinton grilled on classified information
Clinton: ‘I view force as a last resort’
Clinton vows not to commit US ground troops to Iraq or Syria
Dems sound alarm on Senate majority
Powell told Clinton how to bypass State security measures
GOP rep launches tweet storm on what US could buy with Iran ‘ransom’
House Republicans pitch internal rules changes
100 cells close at Guantánamo
Overnight Cybersecurity: Oversight panel report slams OPM over data breach
Senate leader set to jam House conservatives in spending fight
Trump promises ‘heavy play’ in NY
Cornyn declines to back Cruz in possible Senate primary
Overnight Tech: GOP steps up fight over internet control | Apple unveils its new iPhone | Crunch time for Congress | FCC chief talks 5G
Bill Clinton hits Trump for ‘paying off’ Fla. attorney general
McCain’s immigration web pages differ in Spanish and English
Lobbying World
Overnight Finance: McConnell eyes funding deal through Dec. 9 | IRS chief makes his case to GOP | Bank lobbyists count down to Shelby’s exit | Iran sanctions fight reignites
We all agree: Medicare cuts need slow phase-in, analysis
Warren ramping up opposition to Pacific trade deal
Thune, Schumer donate $2M each to Senate efforts
Senate advances waterways bill with aid to Flint
Overnight Defense: Trump, Clinton vie for military votes | Another close call between US, Russian jets
The Trail 2016: Man your battle stations
Freedom Caucus members mull RSC bids
Overnight Energy: Jill Stein faces arrest after pipeline protest
Overnight Healthcare: GOP chairman punts on cures bill until after election | Dems open to smaller Zika bill
IRS chief makes his case to GOP lawmakers
Amy Schumer: I’ll move to Spain if Trump wins
McMullin challenges Johnson, Stein to undercard debate
Romney calls for Libertarians to be included in presidential debates
An American election in Pakistan
Science and technology bear the brunt of budget dysfunction
Clinton campaign: Trump a ‘schoolyard bully’
Korea trade: More than just imports and exports
Mosques don’t lead to extremism
The race for a vaccine
Budowsky: Can Putin elect Trump?
House to vote Friday on bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia
Comey defends releasing FBI’s Clinton report before holiday weekend
Overnight Regulation: Banks sue credit union regulator
Former GOP cabinet member endorses Clinton
EPA names Gold King Mine a Superfund site
AT&T spares DirecTV from data caps
GOP chairman eyes lame-duck for passing medical cures bill
Continued Olympic cyberattacks produce few results
GOP House Armed Services chairman has ‘concerns’ about Trump
Lone Wolf at the UN
GOP strategist: Trump can win party support by staying on message
Oil stockpile system needs upgrades, Obama admin says
Rubio unveils bill to halt Cuba flights
Assange: Clinton lied about not knowing what ‘(C)’ stood for
Senate panel launches EpiPen investigation
5 stages of regulation grief — FCC style
Flexible student aid would help opportunity youth
‘Art of the Deal’ ghostwriter offers to donate his royalties
WATCH LIVE: The Hill sits down with Evan McMullin
Device-maker St. Jude Medical sues over security allegations
GOP lawmaker campaigning on efforts to impeach IRS chief
Will the next president face a full-blown eurozone crisis?
Russian fighter jet gets within 10 feet of US Navy plane
Eric Trump: I was ‘a little scared’ by Clinton coughing
Pence: ‘I accept’ Obama was born in US
McConnell eyes short-term funding deal through Dec. 9
Should we stop talking about Clinton’s health?
La. Senate contender books seven-figure ad buy
Pelosi: Dems will back smaller Zika bill
Economic growth and free enterprise for Indian Country
What you need to know about tonight’s Trump-Clinton forum
Kerry, Russians meeting to hammer out Syria deal
Congressional Dems ‘bewildered’ by Mexico’s Trump invitation
Safety advocates eye public transportation as way to reduce traffic deaths
Independent financial regulators shouldn’t be subject to whims of White House
9/11 Commission leader: US at ‘stalemate’ in anti-terror fight 15 years later
Carville: Rigged-election claims a ‘fundamental attack on the country’
Trump: Clinton ‘taught us how vulnerable we are’ to hacking
Goodell on Kaepernick protest: ‘We believe very strongly in patriotism in the NFL’
Transcript of Donald Trump’s speech on national security in Philadelphia
Obama nominates first Muslim American to federal bench
FDA’s misguided approach to regulation of e-cigarettes will harm public health
Mega-donor’s daughter takes reins at pro-Trump PAC
Obama meets with leader who called him a ‘son of a b—-‘
Flood control lessons from Louisiana’s flooding
House to vote on bill to allow 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia
Hispanic air war heats up
Amazon reveals new iPhone before Apple’s big unveiling
Senate Dems reignite fight for hearing on SCOTUS nominee
North Carolina early-voting cuts could dampen black vote
Airport lines improved significantly over summer
The Hill’s 12:30 Report
GOP chairman promises to investigate cellphone trackers
DOJ watchdog: Foreign lobbying enforcement lax
Energy groups push for renewal of tax credits
How ‘privatization’ may solve the VHA physician shortages
New Benghazi emails released, contain little of substance
Trump: Clinton ‘trigger-happy and very unstable’
Feds loosen protections for humpback whales
GOP senators unveil ‘next big opioid bill’
Clinton’s ‘Ellen’ visit to be her first on daytime since nomination
Pro-Trump PACs using Carson’s name without his knowledge: report
Kaepernick: An ideal betrayed by footwear
Lawmakers should get with the program and stop taxing digital goods
US kills six al-Shabaab fighters in ‘self-defense’ airstrikes
Thiel: Trump will move country in ‘new direction’
Sanders set to make ‘Late Night’ return
Cruz criticizes Obama over Kaepernick
Trump, Clinton running even in battleground Florida
Florida lawmaker brings jar of mosquitoes to House floor
Trump lays out plan to build up military
Banks take credit union regulator to court
GOP senators unveil bill loosening ObamaCare individual mandate
Reid: Trump a ‘nightmare’ and a ‘bigot’
FBI refused to brief Oversight committee on Clinton report
Mexican official who helped arrange Trump visit resigns: report
Phyllis Schlafly set the conservative agenda, and set back equality for women
Oversight Committee rips agency for data breach
Hillary Clinton should take balanced approach to Israel-Palestine
Rethinking deportation
Dem senator calls for probe into Trump modeling company
Hannity fires back at ‘puppy dog barking to protect’ Trump portrayal
Sanders-linked group endorses downballot Dems
Top spy: ‘Russians hack our systems all the time’
USDA: Number of food insecure households ‘significantly’ declines
WikiLeaks founder: More Clinton leaks coming ‘soon’
Republican donors pour record cash into saving Senate
Poll: Clinton holds slim lead nationally
WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks in Philadelphia
Advocates push back on exemption in federal privacy rules
High Court must fix misguided ruling delaying availability of cost-saving biosimilars
AFL-CIO claims Trump’s union support is fading
Retired general: Trump’s ISIS plan ‘sophomoric’
Dem group launches Spanish ad hitting Heck in Nevada
Cotton: Iran payments offer terrorists ‘untraceable cash’
What African-Americans have to gain with Hillary Clinton as president
Jill Stein charged over pipeline protest
Corker gets testy with Brzezinski over Trump
Trump ending media ‘blacklist’
McMullin stuck with accidental running mate
New regs for Thursday: Adoption, efficiency, shipyards
Starbucks CEO endorses Clinton
Preserve PILT for people and parks
Lanny Davis: The media’s undisputed bias against Hillary Clinton
FBI trove yields one new Clinton Benghazi email
Ferguson activist found dead in vehicle
Cities can’t just ignore federal law on utility poles
Clinton launches Spanish-language TV ads
Who is Kasich voting for? ‘I’ll let you know’
Trump fundraised for Florida AG after dropped probe: report
Uninsured rate falls below 9 percent for first time
Clinton touts 95 major military endorsements
AFP opens bureau in North Korea
Fighting gravity: America’s denial of the homegrown violent extremist threat
Poll: Arizona a toss-up for Clinton, Trump
Cavuto returns to Fox after open heart surgery
Poll: Most reject Trump’s border wall
Dallas Morning News endorses Clinton
Facing the future on trade: Democrats must reject anti-trade obstructionism
President Obama tours Laotian rehab center
Don’t blame unions for bad VA headlines
Raising a national strategy to support America’s family caregivers
Greta Van Susteren is about to find out how good she had it
Poll: Trump leads Clinton among military voters, veterans
Dems paint Trump as Russia’s pawn
Clinton pulls punches with GOP Congress
Will Trump or Clinton win? The 11 states deciding the race
Deadlock threatens foreign investor visas
Debate on Iran sanctions reignites
McCain to play pivotal role in defense fight
Lawmakers wrestle with cellphone tracking for missing persons
Flint funding up in the air