The Hill Articles: August 9, 2017

South Korea military says it is ready to respond to North Korea Trump spoke with McConnell by phone before tweet: report Trump retweets Fox News takes on North Korea Obama homeland security adviser: No room for mistakes on North Korea Veterans Affairs forced to keep fired medical director Former Trump campaign aide: I’ve had no contact with Mueller Scaramucci: New Yorker reporter is the ‘Linda Tripp of 2017’ Guam governor: There is no panic here State Department scolds Putin for ‘inappropriate’ trip Price booed as he throws out first pitch at Nationals game ABC News’s ‘pink slime’ settlement is historically large: report Blumenthal: ‘No question’ evidence connects Manafort with criminal wrongdoing Scaramucci going on Stephen Colbert’s show Monday Graham hits McConnell over ‘expectations’ of ObamaCare repeal Change, cost and compassion — Selling Medicare for all North Korea: Plan to attack Guam will be complete by mid-August McConnell, Trump point fingers North American energy trade — NAFTA is key to closing the trade gap Mo Brooks asks Trump to reconsider endorsement of GOP rival Trump endorsement could shake up Alabama special election Fallout: Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ sends officials scrambling OPINION | Sanctions against North Korea didn’t work then and won’t work now Labor Department seeks delay of Obama investment adviser rule Even ‘Bernie Bros’ benefit from higher stock prices Odd man out — Mr. Trump, embrace new energy and climate realities Report: Tesla developing self-driving electric truck Report: Eric Bolling suing over story claiming lewd photos Judge won’t dismiss Menendez corruption charges before trial Trump sparks debate over war resolution for North Korea White House slams NYT article on ‘suppressed’ climate report already made public Russian intelligence-gathering aircraft flies over Washington: report FBI confiscates computers, docs in investigation of GOP rep’s campaign spending Open record laws should apply to private prisons, too American horses deserve safety, and the SAFE Act Report: US expels Cuban diplomats after American personnel in Cuba report ‘physical symptoms’ 1 in 4 say Trump acted illegally with Russia: poll Ex-GOP senator: Trump is ‘sick of mind,’ should be removed from office Take it from a fiscal hawk: Raise the debt ceiling Super PAC plays up Trump’s endorsement of Strange in new ads Trump must do more for Syrian ceasefire Trump inauguration singer: Transgender ban another ‘disappointment’ Billionaire Trump ally backs Flake challenger in GOP primary GOP lawmaker: ‘Quit electing’ Dems for national security Photos of Trump golfing posted online House Democrat slams Trump’s ‘erratic and fiery belligerence’ on North Korea Inflatable chicken resembling Trump placed near White House State Department: US speaking with ‘one voice’ on North Korea It’s time to stop Trump’s deportation machine Medical device group launches ad campaign to repeal tax Chaffetz named Harvard Institute of Politics fellow Top Armed Services Dem: Trump’s North Korea ‘ad lib’ not helpful Guam delegate: Constituents ‘very concerned’ about North Korea threat National leadership needed to fight the opioid crisis Trump religious adviser: ‘God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un’ Entertainment Weekly reveals cover of Baldwin’s Trump memoir Former Michelle Obama aide enters Maryland governor’s race Poll: Dem leads Va. gov race by 6 points EPA head casts doubt on ‘supposed’ threat from climate change Supporting our veterans is about more than talk Sanders: ‘Trump’s bombastic rhetoric is not appropriate’ Johnson walks back remark about brain cancer influencing McCain’s vote Google memos and pro-Trump cakes: When free speech values collide Lieberman on Trump’s North Korea rhetoric: ‘Diplomatic language’ hasn’t worked OPINION | Contain, deter, transform: A winning strategy on North Korea Dem senator: Trump team has no idea how to handle North Korea crisis Dem who called for ‘new generation’ of leaders endorses three House candidates Will Smith: Obama said I ‘have the ears’ to play him in a movie Trump fires back at McConnell House to take up spending bills, then budget DeVos regrets not ‘forcefully’ condemning racism in education policy Why diplomacy with North Korea works better than ‘fire and fury’ Treasury sanctions eight Venezuelan officials Federal scientists predict ‘above normal’ hurricane season McCain aide: Brain tumor remark ‘bizarre and deeply unfortunate’ Federal court schedules arguments in Trump foreign businesses lawsuit Trump’s personal attorney weighs in on North Korea Fostering trust in World Bank trust funds through accountability Ellison: Trump’s failure to mark Minnesota mosque bombing an ‘outrage’ US can’t ignore North Korea between missile launches What ever happened to mass incarceration reform? Trump childhood home listed on Airbnb for $725 per night How a renewed Korean conflict is going to be felt around the globe Mattis warns North Korea of ‘destruction of its people’ Mozilla launches new effort to counter fake news The Hill’s 12:30 Report Officials warn against drinking Moscow mules from copper mugs Senator: Brain tumor, late night may have influenced McCain’s health vote Greta Van Susteren defends Fox: A ‘network should never be defined by a handful with bad behavior’ Will Congress preserve monopoly power for healthcare lobbyists? Debt group urges GOP chairman to avoid budget ‘gimmicks’ ACLU suing DC Metro for rejecting ads on abortion, PETA, Milo Yiannopoulos Timber provides certainty amid tax reform questions OPINION | Hayden: Trump bluster puts us in ‘tight box’ on North Korea Trump aide fires back at McConnell: ‘More excuses’ August recess is a time to hit ‘refresh’ on important issues Claimed hacker group probably just a drill: report Jennifer Lawrence: ‘We can’t continue this divide and anger’ Watchdog files complaint alleging DNC worked with Ukraine Just say no to D.A.R.E — starting a better conversation about youth drug prevention Paris attack suspect arrested after ramming car into soldiers Netflix CEO criticized Peter Thiel for supporting Trump Dem lawmaker to retire from Congress Trump and Congress must hold the radical mullahs of Iran accountable  White House: Trump spoke to advisers before ‘fire and fury’ comment Pipeline company could resume drilling in Pennsylvania under deal Trump’s 1999 interview on North Korea resurfaces amid heightened rhetoric Shop online? Internet retailers have a tax advantage Congress must end Ransomware that hit San Francisco’s transit system resurfacing in Brazil, Saudi Arabia: report Bolstering Hawaiian defense key as North Korea threat grows LGBTQ rights groups sue Trump over transgender military ban Congress is making bipartisan progress on mental healthcare reform Hugh Hewitt: Trump’s critics on N. Korea revealing ‘profound ignorance’ of history ‘Scandal’ actor: Trump voters should feel ‘stupid’ GOP rep jumps into Indiana Senate race Opposition leader claims Kenyan election hacked On the anniversary of Nixon’s resignation, a look back at a system that worked Ex-Obama adviser: Trump claims about nuclear arsenal ‘alarming’ FBI agents raided Manafort’s home in July Colbert warns Trump against provoking North Korea: ‘We’re all gonna die’ Russia sanctions bill: A tale of two signing statements Dems slam GOP lawmakers for not holding town halls OPINION | If you think Trump is ‘intimidating’ Mueller, you’re wrong Graham: Trump has drawn a red line with North Korea Ex-NFL player considering run for Congress in Ohio OPINION | Trump could prevent — or start — the next Korean War Anne Frank Center notes ‘alarming parallels’ between Trump, pre-Holocaust Germany Congress needs to recognize the seriousness of football-related brain injuries Gorka warns North Korea: ‘Don’t test Donald J. Trump’ Clinton defense secretary: Trump ‘locker room language’ not intimidating North Korea US trade authorities to investigate Apple imports The GOP civil war will have no winners, only casualties Wall Street Journal editorial rips Bannon for White House dysfunction New Hampshire links deceptive marketing to opioid crisis in suit against drugmaker Poll: Voters support Trump-backed immigration bill GOP lawmaker ‘baffled and disappointed’ by Trump’s endorsement of opponent in Senate primary Official ‘.00001 chance’ N. Korean missile could penetrate Guam’s defenses Kimmel: ‘We’re one Trump toilet tweet away from being the United States of Florida’ Hannity tears into McConnell hours after promising pause in political attacks Panetta questions if Trump thinks ‘North Korean leader is attacking his manhood’ In Afghanistan, US troops must be protected from attacks from within Trump intensifies rhetoric against North Korea Trump planning three-night stay in NY: report Mr. President: Learn from New Hampshire as it battles the opioid epidemic N. Korea warns it could ‘turn the U.S. mainland into the theater of a nuclear war’ Tillerson on North Korea: ‘Americans should sleep well at night’ Poll: Trump job approval hits new low Poll: Majority thinks N. Korea poses very serious threat to US How long will our ‘Goldilocks’ economy under Trump last? GOP group launches TV ad campaign for tax reform GOP debates tax cuts vs. tax reform Republicans playing defense in August recess Obama donors not committing to Biden Trump, media escalate feud Trump has yet to travel west as president