The Hill Articles: August 16, 2017

August 16
Demonstrators sing during peaceful candlelight vigil in Charlottesville Bush biographer: Trump has ‘moved the goal posts’ for society Bannon: No military solution to North Korea Ohio city to remove Robert E. Lee monument Hatch urged Trump to ‘speak clearly’ against hate groups Virginia governor encourages removal of Confederate statues Trump lawyer forwarded email comparing Washington, Robert E. Lee: report Assange meets US congressman, vows to prove Russia did not leak him documents Rabbi who helped Ivanka convert shreds Trump’s Charlottesville statements Mayor wants Trump to delay Phoenix rally Man misidentified as Charlottesville driver by far-right sites in hiding: report FBI opens tip line requesting information on Charlottesville rally Bannon: I want Democrats to talk about racism every day GOP chairman to discuss Charlottesville as domestic terrorism at hearing The media couldn’t be more blatant in distorting Trump’s words on Charlottesville GOP chairman: Tax reform could increase deficit Ex-CIA chief: Trump will do ‘lasting harm to American society’ The Medicare drug benefit doesn’t need federal fixing Richmond, former Confederate capital, to weigh removing statues Fed officials concerned unclear Trump agenda could hurt economy 6 ways to know if State Department reform is real or fake Trump’s isolation grows Trump’s actions are more telling than his words on Charlottesville GOP lawmaker: Trump ‘failing’ in Charlottesville response VA chief: ‘Dishonor’ to US veterans for Nazis to go unchallenged PayPal suspends accounts associated with Charlottesville organizers Poll: Majority says Trump’s Charlottesville response ‘not strong enough’ A history lesson on the Confederacy for President Trump Religious leaders call for keeping religious institutions apolitical despite Trump action CEOs revolt against Trump over Charlottesville US service member killed in Afghanistan — 11th this year Ben Carson: ‘Be neighborly’ to fight racism Trump’s air traffic overhaul would add $100B to deficit, says new analysis CEOs stuck between a rock and a hard place on Trump’s councils Fox’s Shep Smith: We couldn’t find a Republican willing to come on and defend Trump GOP senator: Trump hasn’t ‘changed much’ since campaign NY governor asks Army to reconsider Confederate street names after Charlottesville Republican Jewish Coalition urges ‘greater moral clarity’ from Trump Jennifer Lawrence raffling off wine-tasting date for donations to fix ‘broken political system’ New NAFTA must value the rule of law in trade disputes Warren: Education Dept lawyer may have violated conflict-of-interest laws Dem lawmaker: Trump showing signs of ‘mental instability,’ must be removed Congress needs to assert the war power against a dangerous president Ukraine hacker cooperating with FBI in Russia probe: report No apologies needed: White supremacists aren’t, and never were, part of the right Sessions rails against Chicago during visit to Miami The Nation reviewing challenged DNC hack article Congress, it’s time to step up on climate change Internal surveys show Comey highly respected as FBI leader Trump business panel was already disbanding before Trump decided to end it CNN’s Don Lemon: Anyone supporting Trump ‘complicit’ in racism OPINION | There is no Trump administration Madeleine Albright calls Trump’s Charlottesville reaction ‘a new low’ Dems may force fight to fund groups combatting neo-Nazis Trump to make ObamaCare payments to insurers for August GE CEO calls Trump remarks on Charlottesville ‘deeply troubling’ as economic councils disband Why we should all embrace gene editing in human embryos Lawmakers push Interior to expand offshore drilling Ellison: Trump has ‘level of sympathy’ for neo-Nazis, white supremacists US must go on trade offensive with commercial diplomacy Kim Kardashian says she and Kanye once sang karaoke with Obama Missouri GOP criticized after praising Trump’s ‘both sides’ comment Dem lawmaker hits Trump: ‘Who knew supporting white supremacists could be so complicated?’ How Trump’s new NAFTA could boost American farming Trump to tackle Afghanistan strategy at Camp David Airline industry braces for huge travel surge over Labor Day Pence responds to Trump remarks: ‘I stand with the president’ High-ranking FBI official leaves Russia probe Congress needs a bipartisan panel on violent extremism. 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Why the Marijuana Justice Act legalizes marijuana the right way  Virginia Dem gov candidate calls for removing Confederate statues Manufacturing workers depend on NAFTA Hackers can shut down critical security features in most modern cars: report Maersk says cyberattack to cost up to $300 million Pence to end international trip early amid Trump controversy The FCC must enforce standards that keep the web free and open Trump disbands economic councils as CEOs flee Trump’s ‘reverse bluff’ strategy is only fooling himself Trump could demote Bannon instead of firing him: report DOJ warrant of Trump resistance site triggers alarm Twitter take down neo-Nazi news site account Eighth CEO resigns from Trump’s manufacturing council Trump’s business advisory council disbands Sessions: Charlottesville car attack could be a hate crime Chance of North Korea crisis escalation has investors’ attention NY governor proposes new hate crime law after Charlottesville House Dems push to censure Trump over Charlottesville response EPA needs budget reform, less spending and better science Additional CEOs leave Trump advisory board Federal court: Arkansas can block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood Charlottesville victim’s mother: ‘They tried to kill my child to shut her up’ Why rolling back fuel efficiency won’t benefit American drivers Trump touts endorsement of second-place finisher in Alabama primary Trump takes aim at China’s bad intellectual property practices To grow jobs and incomes, invest in apprenticeships Ex-Presidents Bush: America must reject hatred Neo-Nazi website banned by Google gets Russian web domain Court dismisses suit over missing animal welfare records Michael Moore marches his Broadway audience to Trump Tower OPINION | Steve Bannon is Trump’s indispensable man — don’t sacrifice him to the critics Curtis wins GOP primary for House seat vacated by Jason Chaffetz Graham: Trump’s Charlottesville rhetoric ‘dividing Americans, not healing them’ Adequate healthcare starts in our communities Amazon shares drop after Trump tweet Watch live: Memorial service for woman killed in Charlottesville protests Trump on Charlottesville victim: ‘She will be long remembered by all’ Hope Hicks to serve as interim White House communications director Top US general urges China to pressure North Korea Road to renewable energy is filled with potholes of ‘magic thinking’ Clay Aiken apologizes for believing Trump ‘was not actually racist’ Four members of Joint Chiefs denounce racism Axelrod: Obama would have given eulogy for Charlottesville victim Senate GOP leader: ‘There are no good neo-Nazis’ America shouldn’t allow its partnership with Afghanistan to fray Texas bathroom bill dies OPINION: Congress should censure Trump for his unfit conduct Poll: Republican voters back Trump in fight with McConnell Georgia judge suspended for comparing anti-Confederate protesters to ISIS: report Md. governor candidate arrested at immigrants’ rights rally Brokaw: I don’t know if Trump can ‘stitch the country back together again’ Army helicopter reported down off Hawaii coast, 5 missing Foes of birth control mandate deny Americans care Poll: More think Trump supports white nationalism than opposes it Direct descendants of Robert E. Lee denounce white nationalists Trump lawyer denounces racism, posts photos of himself with black people US, Japan conduct air drills after North Korea issues Guam warning Congress should think twice on the Israel Anti-Boycott Act NY papers rip Trump for defending ‘very fine people’ at Va. rally University of Florida blocks Richard Spencer event over safety concerns Wake up Republicans – Join Dems as co-equal branch to hold the White House accountable Poll: Trump job approval at 35 percent Feds to sell 14 million barrels from oil reserve OPINION | Bill O’Reilly: On Charlottesville, media is the megaphone of the Trump-loathing left Gary Cohn ‘disgusted’ and ‘upset’ by Trump’s Charlottesville comments: report RNC chairwoman: ‘The second you join a group that has a Nazi flag or is joining the KKK, there is no good there’ OPINION | Trump has put America at moral crossroads Alt-right calls off march on Google Colbert: Trump’s Charlottesville remarks came from the ‘seventh circle of hell’ Why the next Fed chief will be a Republican who loves low rates Bannon was proud of Trump’s Charlottesville remarks: report Scarborough: Trump has chosen the ‘wrong side’ ‘Fox & Friends’ guest: Anyone who defends Trump is ‘morally bankrupt’ Traffic deaths down slightly, but still historically high Trump to hold rally next week in Arizona Poll: No rise in Americans wanting N. Korea military action What veterans have to lose in Trump’s national monument review Kimmel: Let’s make Trump a king so he has no power Kasich: Trump needs to ‘listen to the people’ Trump can’t withdraw from NAFTA without a ‘yes’ from Congress Don’t let Congress amend the First Amendment Trump: N. Korea’s leader made ‘very wise and well reasoned decision’ Baltimore removes four Confederate statues in the night Meyers calls Trump presser ‘clinically insane’ Trump goes after Amazon on Twitter Trump congratulates Moore, Strange in Alabama GOP primary OPINION | Richard Haass: There are no good options left on North Korea Liberal coalition launches ‘Stop Trump Tax Cuts’ website THE MEMO: Trump reignites race firestorm Black lawmakers say Confederate statues should come out of Capitol Why this US-North Korea standoff is different White House to pressure McConnell on ObamaCare GOP thinks it has winning message on taxes DeVos charges ahead on school choice