The Hill Articles: August 21, 2017

August 21
Ryan: Scalise is ‘gonna walk again’ Dems: Trump ‘has no strategy’ for Afghanistan Michael Moore on Trump prediction: ‘I’ve never wanted to be more wrong in my life’ Ryan: I wish Trump would tweet less Ryan says Trump ‘messed up’ on Charlottesville, rejects censure GOP lawmaker: Trump has bowed to the ‘military-industrial establishment’ McCain praises Trump’s Afghan speech: ‘Big step in right direction’ Trump ramps up war in Afghanistan, rejects timetables Trump denounces hate, bigotry in prime-time address Carlson jokes: Trump eclipse gazing ‘most impressive thing any president has done’ Watch Live: Trump addresses nation on Afghanistan Search for missing helicopter in Hawaii halted New Jersey charity pulls out of event at Trump golf club Survey: 9 percent call neo-Nazi views acceptable ‘Walmart on steroids’: Beware of Amazon’s growing monopoly Madeleine Albright: Eclipse a ‘reminder that all darkness is temporary’ OPINION | ‘Victory’ in Afghanistan has no serious meaning Poll: Majority disapproves of Trump’s Charlottesville response Dem rep: Trump pardon for Arpaio would make it easier to pardon Trump Jr. We might lose Giant Sequoia National Monument this week OPINION | Sen. Rand Paul: 16 years on, it’s past time to bring our troops home from Afghanistan SEC reviewing Spotify plan to go public: report OPINION | Kim Jong Un won’t nuke America, it’s suicide for North Korea Dems press Mattis to rename military bases honoring Confederate leaders You may feel effects of Venezuela’s crisis at the pump NY Daily News on Trump and eclipse: ‘Not too bright’ Blacks and Jews were singled out in Charlottesville Don’t let funding for US Forest Service go up in flames Fox’s Kurtz sees ‘media misconception’ around Trump, Bannon Navy chief: ‘No indication’ USS John S. McCain collision was deliberate GOP rightly shows Trump that Lincoln’s party stands for justice Arizona lawmaker urges Trump to pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio Arizona’s GOP governor to skip Trump rally Groups launch campaign to quickly confirm Trump judicial nominees Trump’s lawyer has morphed into his political advocate OPINION | Pardoning Arpaio would deliver a sharp blow to the justice system ‘American Horror Story’ features Trump, Clinton masks in opening credits Warrants out for arrest of white nationalist in Vice documentary OPINION | Left-wing assassination fantasies spill over into real violence Dems press Trump admin over sleep apnea rule change With Bannon’s departure, a strong voice for the administration is now gone Soccer star may sue Breitbart for using photo in illegal immigration story: report Unlike FCC, FTC cannot protect net neutrality Trump takes in eclipse from White House Building political will for a more sustainable America Ex-Trump spokeswoman on slavery: ‘Bad history is still good history’ Interior Secretary Zinke has turned his back on the American West Man arrested after trying to destroy Confederate statue in Houston Gingrich: Trump must stop ‘stepping on himself’ Dem House campaign arm breaks record with $30 million in online donations ACLU proves yet again it’s a guardian of left-wing agenda Scalise calls GOP colleagues Trump administration halts research on mountaintop removal coal mining McConnell: Path on healthcare ‘murky’ Trump’s agenda could bring disaster for America’s aging infrastructure Flake not worried ‘at all’ about Trump’s attacks We’re not prepared for the next public health emergency McConnell: ‘Most news is not fake’ Suspected driver in Barcelona attack shot dead The Antiquities Act has become a tool for oppressing the West McConnell: ‘Zero chance’ Congress doesn’t raise debt limit Elon Musk joins call to crack down on killer robots Flake says Trump trade policy could give China an advantage Five things to watch for in Trump’s big speech China’s new investment rules may cheapen your rent Poll: McConnell’s approval in Kentucky at 18 percent Dem lawmaker renews push for infrastructure, tax package Trump reportedly eyeing Zuckerberg as a 2020 threat Congress unlikely to pay for border wall, but Trump has other options Trump nominee: Same-sex marriage could lead to legalizing pedophilia The Hill’s 12:30 Report White House: Trump will watch eclipse with first lady Democrats need to stand up for reproductive freedom if they want power Secret Service: We have funding to protect Trump through September Another way to fund the arts in America Ex-Breitbart spokesman: Breitbart will push to impeach Trump if he ‘goes the other way’ OPINION | To overcome crisis, Trump can be like Nixon or Reagan Green group launches ad against regs reform Navy chief halts Pacific fleet operations, orders review after collisions Bergdahl chooses trial by judge instead of jury Targeting Confederate Statutes shouldn’t become a proxy for true reforms Dem to run for reelection after saying he was leaving politics Diminishing American diplomacy around the globe a dangerous prospect Christopher Columbus statue smashed in Baltimore Cable news Trump supporter Carl Higbie joins administration NY police union: We’re victims of ‘blue racism’ against cops Sanders, Warren have largest Facebook followings in Congress GOP senator: ‘Too difficult to say’ if Trump will be 2020 nominee GOP governors question whether consumer chief violated Hatch Act Hackers threaten to leak HBO ‘Game of Thrones’ season finale Dem House campaign arm outraises Republicans UK intelligence knew British WannaCry researcher would be arrested in Nevada: report John Oliver warns of ‘catastrophic’ risks from nuclear waste Ryan: ‘There is no moral relativism when it comes to neo-Nazis’ China blasts U.S. intellectual property investigation as ‘irresponsible’ CNN hires ex-Pentagon spokesman Steve Warren as military analyst N. Korea threat makes work on game-changing missile defense technology a priority Idaho state rep shares conspiracy theory accusing Obama of staging Charlottesville Feds warn drivers ahead of solar eclipse The sprint to revise NAFTA has millions of jobs on the line Trump cheers Falwell for ‘fantastic’ defense on ‘Fox and Friends’ Putin names new ambassador to US after Kislyak’s departure Fixing Afghanistan will require ending its ‘bully’ culture OPINION | Bill O’Reilly: Trump’s real failure is not understanding the evils of Nazism Breitbart staffer: If Trump breaks campaign promises, we’ll help impeach him Breitbart blames McMaster for Trump ‘error’ in reacting to Naval collision Heller: I hope we find 50th vote for ObamaCare repeal OPINION | Press secretary is tough job, especially in the age of Trump Ellison: Trump ‘best person to clarify’ if he is not sympathetic to white supremacists Scarborough: Trump’s ‘not going anywhere until Bob Mueller says he’s going somewhere’ Breitbart loses nearly 2,600 advertisers: report Ryan heads west to pitch tax reform Republican committees spent nearly $1.3M at Trump entities in 2017: report Trump press secretary pays tribute to Jerry Lewis: He ‘lived the American dream’ The dark political history of American anti-Semitism Secret Service nearing spending limit for protecting Trump: report US, S. Korea starting computer-simulated exercises amid N. Korean threat Employee Freedom Week honors labor reform South Korea at a crossroads in more ways than one University of Texas removing three Confederate statues Missouri state senator says she made a ‘mistake’ with Trump assassination comment Trump plans to ask for trust of Americans on Afghanistan: report US Embassy in Russia to scale back visa services amid tensions Minority communities can be Trump allies — if he makes the first move Juan Williams: McConnell and Trump headed for showdown Democrats long for Obama’s return Trump poised for a September fight over border wall