The Hill Articles: August 29, 2017

Reporter assaulted by Gianforte: He’s refused to sit down with me NAACP head: There will be more Charlottesvilles because of Trump North Korea: Recent missile test a ‘prelude’ to targeting Guam DHS warned authorities of potential violence ahead of Charlottesville rally: report Warren: Racism prevents economic fairness for all Americans Pelosi condemns ‘anitfa’ after Berkeley clashes Trump blocks Obama rule on collecting info on pay by race, gender UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile launch House Intel Dem: Committee may seek Trump testimony on Russia Trump plans to return to Texas on Saturday Houston mayor imposes citywide curfew to curb looting Watchdog probing federal agency’s handling of Trump DC hotel University fires professor who called Harvey ‘karma’ for Texas GOP Mattis: Transgender troops can keep serving pending study Bush offers support to Texas football players after Harvey Conway rips CNN for interviewing flood victims, praises Fox for doing the same Texas senator defends vote against Sandy relief package Executive order to stop abortion funding defends life of unborn babies 19 indicted for attack on protesters outside Turkish embassy Tillerson deserves cheers for fixing State’s dysfunctional diplomacy Trump vows vigorous response after viewing Harvey’s devastation The GOP needs to recover its credibility and repeal ObamaCare North Korea turns up the heat on Trump GOP lawmaker setting up meeting to share Assange info on DNC hack with Trump The answer to white supremacy is black political inclusion Trump on Harvey: ‘Never been something so expensive in our country’s history’ Federal highway agency doles out $25M for emergency Harvey repairs Finnish president denies Trump claim of fighter jets sale 14 people in Houston area arrested on looting charges DOJ investigating Uber for possible violation of foreign bribery law Major League Lacrosse accidentally exposed personal info on players: reports GOP lawmaker seeks to keep DACA intact through spending package Thank the generals for Trump’s Afghanistan reversal Congress, keep hands off employer sponsored plans in healthcare fights FAA warns drone users not to interfere with Harvey response No response from Trump on Mexico’s Harvey relief offer Ari Fleischer: ‘Empathy’ for Harvey victims missing from Trump remarks Best Buy apologizes after Houston store sold $42 cases of water after Harvey Mr. President, back off our weed — profits are high Houston mayor tweets remembrance for officer who died in flooding Haley on latest N. Korea missile launch: ‘Enough is enough’ OPINION | US must prepare for a decade of tensions, North Korea nuclear tests Congress waiting on damage estimate for Harvey Freedom Caucus chair: Disaster funding doesn’t need budget offsets Special counsel subpoenas Manafort spokesman, ex-attorney: report A third of Congress hasn’t held a town hall — it’s time to take action Trump Jr. to interview privately with Senate Judiciary Committee Boil water advisory issued for parts of Houston Iran rejects US call to open bases to nuclear inspectors Flood survivor slams CNN for interviewing people ‘in their worst times’ Houston: We won’t check immigration status at shelters Expedia chief: It’s a ‘privilege’ to join Uber EPA taps climate change doubter to lead Midwest office Autopilot spending is the real debt-ceiling culprit Tillerson moves to close State cyber office NY man charged with attempting to join ISIS Trump nominee blames ‘internet crimes’ for inflammatory comments against Obama China has the tiger by the tail with its adventurous foreign policy ABC reporter slammed after saying he informed Houston police of supermarket ‘looters’ Judge dismisses Palin defamation case against New York Times OPINION | Harvey shows Houston’s flood-prevention shortfalls Texas AG receives hundreds of complaints about price gouging A free-market fix to the Postal Service’s wasteful spending House Dems call on Trump to reconsider transgender military ban National Guard could mobilize 30K troops for Harvey response Trump praises crowd size while touring Harvey damage Jesse Watters apologizes after spreading fake shark story during Harvey George H.W. Bush backs Texan football star’s Harvey relief fundraiser Sessions calls drug epidemic the ‘top lethal issue’ in US Trump triggers new ‘Great Game’ in South Asia Televangelist Jim Bakker: Christians will start a civil war if Trump is impeached Antitrust law won’t help critics of Amazon-Whole Foods merger Sean Spicer finally meets Pope Francis Pastor Joel Osteen opens megachurch to flooding victims after criticism Court: Excluding outside parties from presidential debates does not violate First Amendment Gorka: Trump ‘isolated,’ GOP leaders living ‘fantasy illusion’ Trump surveys hurricane damage in Texas Poll: Moore holds narrow lead over Strange in Ala. primary Fox News no longer airing in the UK Volcanoes and ozone are missing from the climate change debate Va. gov candidate Gillespie backs petition to keep Confederate statues The Hill’s 12:30 Report Health maintenance should be viewed as a national priority Time for the GOP to abandon ship OPINION | Media’s casual ‘Hitler’ slander of Trump harms struggle against hate Harvey breaks 40-year-old tropical storm rainfall record Police officer drowns in Houston Melania Trump’s office slams media for focus on her shoes during Harvey trip Dems target House Republicans on healthcare in new Facebook ads Poll: Just 16 percent like the way Trump conducts himself as president Tillerson: Keep Texas in your thoughts and prayers OPINION | Dershowitz is wrong about Mueller and Russia Levee in Texas county breached Ford driverless cars to deliver Domino’s pizzas Trump campaign urging Americans to unite, donate to Harvey relief efforts Hensarling: Consumer bureau’s actions raise questions about director’s political future OPINION | The hypocrisy of antifa Kathy Griffin ‘no longer sorry’ about Trump severed head controversy Sanders: Probably too soon for Trump to visit Houston Gorka suggests covert US cyber program targeted at N. Korea Trump says he’s reducing government in response to Ingraham OPINION | Journalists are heroes in Houston, deserve Trump apology CDC: 28 million people are uninsured Russian oil traders: New US sanctions ‘business as usual’ Laura Ingraham proposes declaring antifa a ‘terrorist organization’ Former VP Mondale: People are ‘right to be scared’ about Trump, nuclear weapons Innovating to Improve Patient Health: A Solutions Conversation DOJ stops ‘Operation Choke Point,’ but only Congress can end it for good Trevor Noah on Arpaio pardon: Trump ‘sure has a lot of racist friends’ Rand Paul: Line between police, military being blurred Detroit mayor: I’ll chair Biden’s 2020 campaign if he wants to run Sanders: Trump broke promise to ‘stand with the working people’ Top Trump economic adviser told Dems ‘only morons pay the estate tax’: report Gorka says many in WH don’t support ‘Make America Great Again’ Our consumer financial watchdog misses the mark on Social Security Osteen ripped on social media for not opening megachurch to flooding victims Scarborough: Trump didn’t think he would win, campaign was ‘money-making scam’ Houston mattress store opens as shelter for hurricane evacuees Top Trump ally announces Senate run in Pennsylvania Uber to kill feature that tracks users after rides Bolton says ‘staff changes’ have prevented him from seeing Trump White House aides call Ivanka Trump ‘Princess Royal’: report Study by Federal Reserve economists shows the ‘Durbin Amendment” is a failed policy New York Times: Trump ‘speaks and acts in the interests of himself and no one else’ Jesse Watters falls for fake shark photo in Houston flooding Trump on N. Korea: ‘All options are on the table’ Cruz defends vote on Sandy relief bill: ‘Filled with pork’ Welcome to the USA, kid N. Korea: US pushing region to ‘extreme level of explosion’ The Memo: Trump grapples with disaster in Texas GOP risks spending confrontation with Trump Harvey adds new urgency to climate change debate Manchin pressed from both sides in reelection fight