The Hill Articles: August 13, 2018

Al Gore: Trump has had ‘less of an impact on environment so far than I feared’ Trump claims tapes of him saying the ‘N-word’ don’t exist Trump wanted to require staffers to get permission before writing books: report Melania Trump’s office pushes back on Omarosa claims GoFundMe for Strzok raises over $100K in hours Roger Stone: ‘No circumstance’ where I would testify against Trump Denny’s apologizes after group of black customers refused service Walker breaks with Trump: ‘Of course I don’t want a boycott of Harley-Davidson’ Omarosa says Mueller’s office has reached out to her North Dakota to vote on recreational marijuana in November Hillicon Valley: FBI fires Strzok after anti-Trump tweets | Trump signs defense bill with cyber war policy | Google under scrutiny over location data | Sinclair’s troubles may just be beginning | Tech to ease health data access | Netflix CFO to step down West Virginia lawmakers vote to impeach multiple justices on state’s highest court Why political scientists aren’t writing about Russian hackers Overnight Defense: Trump signs $717B defense policy bill into law | Rips McCain hours after signing bill named after him | Green Beret killed in Afghanistan blast Tapper thanks McCain for his service ‘since President Trump would not do it’ New NAFTA agreement should keep critical investment protections Police request funds to help cover costs of AR-15s for North Dakota school resource officers The Memo: Omarosa fury shows no signs of cooling Tech companies earn White House praise for committing to easier health data access Trump rips McCain hours after signing bill named after him CNN: Russia ‘pleased’ with initial results of Trump summit America cannot ignore voices of young Iraqis demanding change Houston restaurant shuts down social media after Sessions photo backlash On The Money: Turkey in crisis as lira hits new low | Watchdog calls for Wilbur Ross stock probe | CBO downgrades growth projection for 2018 Hospital employee fired after viral video of him yelling N-word at woman in donut shop Fax machines ripe for hacking, says new study Spicer slams Omarosa on WH recordings: ‘She will do anything to further her own being’ Overnight Health Care: States fight Trump on non-ObamaCare plans | Analysis looks into surprise medical bills | Left hits industry group working against single payer Understanding EPA’s fuzzy math Overnight Energy: Trump Cabinet officials head west | Zinke says California fires are not ‘a debate about climate change’ | Perry tours North Dakota coal mine | EPA chief meets industry leaders in Iowa to discuss ethanol mandate US soldier killed by IED in Afghanistan Prosecutors rest their case against Manafort ICE agent sentenced to three years for immigrant bribery scheme Canada may secure America’s nuclear nonproliferation bacon Kerry: ‘Disgraceful’ that Trump didn’t mention McCain during defense bill signing Sen. Sanders blasts Zinke: Wildfires ‘have everything to do with climate change’ Farragut West Metro station briefly closed after reported bomb threat Signs grow that Mueller is zeroing in on Roger Stone ACLU’s lawsuit may force Trump to stop granting asylum applications Omarosa claims president called Trump Jr. a ‘f— up’ for releasing Trump Tower emails White House staff offered discounts at Trump’s NJ golf club: report Dem pollster: Female candidates will be ‘source of strength’ in midterms Trump’s big wall isn’t going anywhere — and the polls show why Trump cites Chinese threat in touting Space Force plans Closing diversity gaps in patenting is essential to innovation economy DHS offers grant to prepare high school students for ‘mass casualty events’ Watchdog accuses Wilbur Ross of violating conflict of interest laws, calls for probe into finances GOP pollster: Dems’ anti-Trump messaging will hurt them in midterms Omarosa telling friends she has tapes of Ivanka, Kushner too: report Trump signs $717B annual defense policy bill into law Let’s get back to basic American family values Trump hits the media in speech to troops Netflix CFO to step down Cruz challenger O’Rourke launching $1.27M TV ad buy focusing on ‘positive’ message Stormy Daniels joins ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh called Scalia a ‘hero’ and ‘role model’: report Pollsters: Dems stand to benefit from House map in midterms Dem lawmaker seeks to lower voting age to 16 UK’s Boris Johnson gives reporters tea while avoiding questions about anti-burqa comments Patients often end up with expensive medical bills, even when they go to in-network facilities: analysis Investigation of Virginia detention facility finds treatment of detainees not abuse Turkey crisis deepens as lira hits new low CBO downgrades economic growth projection for 2018 Time does not erase the tragedy of the financial crisis CNN’s Beinart detained at Israeli airport: ‘I was interrogated about my political associations’ Omarosa claims she ‘absolutely’ has more recordings Goodlatte’s son ’embarrassed’ his father’s ‘grandstanding’ got Strzok fired Trump retweets Michael Cohen, Frank Luntz denying claims in Omarosa’s book To protect the environment, Trump should investigate Russian collusion Dem pollster: People are fatigued from the amount of ‘hatred’ in political discourse China denies it’s holding 1 million Muslim minorities in camps Pollster quiz: Which song is banned the most at weddings? Black Washington Post columnist: Trump called me ‘racist’ after I criticized him Omarosa book: Melania uses her fashion choices to ‘punish’ Trump Ex-player: NFL should follow NBA’s lead on social justice  Hill.TV poll: Majority says Constitution should protect hate speech Meadows says FBI made ‘right’ decision firing Strzok Krystal Ball: America is governed by ‘unspoken caste system’ Trump administration mulls changes to financial protections for military members: report Man in deadly ‘stand your ground’ shooting charged with manslaughter Trump trade policy isolates US as world moves on without it Watch live: Trump signs defense bill What America’s Thinking: August 13, 2018 Expanding maximum duration of short-term plans expands freedom, choice for consumers Massive protests planned at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago to mark Hurricane Maria anniversary Archivist rejects Democrats’ demand for Kavanaugh documents The Hill’s 12:30 Report Medicare’s new step therapy program’s a step in the right direction Kasich responds to Trump attack tweet with GIF of Putin laughing Full interview: Author Beth Macy traces back the roots to the opioid crisis Republicans have spent $3.5 million at Trump properties since he took office: report Trump accuses Kasich of ‘tamping down’ enthusiasm for ‘otherwise great’ Ohio candidate he endorsed Trump on Strzok firing: ‘Finally’ Panel: Bre Payton and Igor Volsky discuss Omarosa Manigault-Newman and Keith Ellison 14-year-old designs bulletproof wall to protect students during school shootings Why do ‘anti-fascist’ protesters hate the police so much? The Trump administration must choose: Contain China or take on North Korea Progressive activist: Allegations against Ellison ‘troubling’ Ben Carson takes steps to revamp Obama fair housing rule Ex-NFL player says Trump has ‘personal agenda’ against league  Full interview: Former NFL player D’Qwell Jackson talks Trump’s ongoing feud with the league 11-year-old handcuffed for dribbling ball after being told to stop: report Dem mega-donor to spend $10M on GOTV campaign ahead of midterms FCC commissioner Brendan Carr discusses telemedicine, a way to help patients in areas not served by doctors News crew: Charlottesville protestors tried to block filming, cut audio cable John Brennan rips Trump on Twitter about what it means to be ‘presidential’ Saudis show separation of oil and state in spat with Canada FBI fires Strzok after anti-Trump texts Conservative writer on Omarosa: ‘It was a mistake to hire a reality TV star villain’ Iran’s supreme leader bans ‘any talks’ after Trump offer St. Paul requires landlords to supply new tenants with voter registration info Burn pits, battlefield toxins, disabled troops and the fight for data Jimmy Buffett endorses Dem in Florida governor race Ex-federal prosecutor: I’ve never seen more ‘greed, lies and manipulation’ than in Manafort trial Zinke on California fires: ‘This is not a debate about climate change’ Elon Musk: Meeting with Saudis prompted plan to take Tesla private Company to ship Ruth Bader Ginsburg action figures in October Is the ‘Ferguson Effect’ to blame for the carnage in Chicago? Top aide in Kenneth Starr investigation will vote for Dems for first time US judge rejects Russian company’s bid to dismiss Mueller charges CNN’s Stelter, New York Post’s Mandel clash over de Blasio FCC commissioner: Telehealth push is designed to aid low-income Americans When we find a cure, price it like Netflix to ensure access North, South Korea agree to summit in September Parkland students plan get-out-the-vote campaign for midterms Dangers to the First Amendment if foreign campaign dirt is criminal Wounded officer’s son seen off to first day of school by dad’s comrades UN human rights chief: Trump’s anti-press rhetoric is ‘very close to incitement to violence’ FCC commissioner: US in ‘great shape’ in 5G network race with China, other countries Russian foreign ministry: Poisoning accusations ‘groundless’ Kremlin to wait for details on US sanctions before retaliating: report Trump lashes out at ‘Wacky Omarosa’ Full interview: Trump’s new border patrol chief Carla Provost talks support for wall Study: 3 of every 10 House candidate websites vulnerable to hacks Trump ignores practical solution for stopping illegal immigration Gallup: Dems more positive about socialism than capitalism NYC mayor removes reporter for asking a question: report Alaska fishermen worry Trump tariffs will be ‘devastating’ to seafood industry In Gorky Park, with nuclear worries Only one arrest made at white nationalist rally in DC: reports Giuliani: No chance Mueller has anything on Trump Baltimore officer resigns after video of him beating a man goes viral Largest DC Metro union condemns transit system for handling of ‘Unite the Right’ rally Omarosa: Trump has ‘no clue’ what’s going on in White House Report: Google tracks users even with location history turned off Looking backwards to address the future at the expense of youth and communities Ex-Sheriff David Clarke describes how he would have stopped anti-fascists in 1930s Germany on ‘Who is America’ Presidential historian: ‘There are an extraordinary number of people who will walk off a cliff’ if Trump tells them to Independence of inspectors general should not be compromised by Congress Falwell Jr.: Sessions and Rosenstein ‘deceived’ Trump into appointing them and should ‘rot’ in jail Trump acts surprised by Omarosa firing on new secret tape Rising: August 13, 2018 Stephen Miller’s uncle calls Miller an ‘immigration hypocrite,’ compares Trump to Nazis Trump repeats mistakes of Nixon, Carter in trade war with China Sacha Baron Cohen tricks pro-gun group leader into putting sex toy in his mouth Aides regularly tell Trump not to call foreign leaders at odd hours due to time zones: report Top GOP lawmaker’s son gives maximum donation to Dem running for his seat The media’s real enemy? Themselves The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump heads to New York to shore-up GOP districts Vulnerable Republicans include several up-and-coming GOP leaders Juan Williams: The real danger of Trump’s media war Unions see Missouri win as red state watershed