The Hill Articles: August 17, 2018

Backpage.com sales director pleads guilty to conspiracy Mattis says he’ll dispatch Navy hospital ship to help Venezuelan migrants Netflix cancels comedian Michelle Wolf’s show Brennan fires new shot at Trump: ‘He’s drunk on power’ Judge says California lawsuit challenging census question can proceed California governor pardons three former prisoners facing deportation FBI probing cyberattack targeting second California Democrat: report Trump aides discussed using security clearance revocations to distract from negative stories: report Trump tried to dissuade Melania from ‘Be Best’ anti-bullying campaign: report Mueller recommends Papadopoulos be sentenced to up to 6 months in prison White House drafts docs for Trump to revoke more security clearances: report NY Times editor: Trump has sent message to ‘despots’ that it’s OK to attack press DOJ lawyers seek to stop release of Trump financial records Poll: Dem opponent leads Scott Walker by 5 points Cable TV personalities Mudd, Bash sign letter criticizing Trump Cuomo fires back at Trump: ‘America is great because it rejects your hate-filled agenda’ Tough ID laws could disenfranchise 78,000 transgender voters in midterms: study Justice Dept investigating GOP fundraiser for allegedly offering Trump admin actions in exchange for payments: report Former Army officer: ‘Thank God’ Trump’s military parade was postponed RealClearPolitics editor: Moderate Democrats are losing even when they win Sanders tests his brand in Florida US government trying to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger app: report Drone company exec: Pizza delivery is ‘a little further out’ AP: Omarosa has secretly recorded video as well as audio Sen. Warner to introduce amendment limiting Trump’s ability to revoke security clearances Political analyst: Trump’s attorneys ‘should be disbarred’ if they allow him to talk to Mueller Trump knocks Cuomo’s ‘blunder’: ‘His political career is over!’ Hillicon Valley: Trump escalates feud with intel critics | Tesla shares fall after troubling Musk interview | House panel considers subpoena for Twitter’s Jack Dorsey | Why Turkish citizens are breaking their iPhones Manafort jury adjourns for the weekend with no verdict Veteran journalist: Don’t count out Andrew Cuomo, despite gaffe Michigan nurse sues hospital for obeying patient’s request not to be treated by black woman Pentagon, GOP breathe sign of relief after Trump cancels parade Taxpayers group calls on USTR to livestream trade hearings Georgia police defend tasing 87-year-old grandmother Ex-US attorney: Jury asking about reasonable doubt is ‘glimmer of hope’ for Manafort Housing Dept. accuses Facebook of discrimination in advertising New Dem ad uses Paterno, KKK, affair allegations to tar GOP leaders States are stepping up to end animal testing in cosmetics while federal legislation stalls Polling editor: Trump’s ‘Space Force’ proposal rocked by partisanship Overnight Defense: Trump cancels military parade, blames DC for cost | DC mayor hits back | Pentagon warns China ‘likely’ training for strikes against US | Turkey refuses to release US pastor House Dem: Party’s aging leaders is ‘a problem’ Strzok firing a needed first step to restoring credibility and fairness to the FBI GOP Senate candidate photoshops Tim Kaine shaking hands with Stalin Lawyers for Sandy Hook victims accuse Alex Jones of destroying evidence Turkish crisis has investors asking, ‘Who’s next?’ Overnight Energy: Court orders EPA to enforce chemical safety rule | Dem says Zinke would ‘sell’ his grandkids for the oil industry | EPA reportedly poised to unveil climate rule replacement Trump replaced furniture Melania picked out before she moved into White House: NYT Trump expands federal contractors’ ability to cite religious freedom in discrimination cases Overnight Health Care: Senate takes up massive HHS spending bill next week | Companies see no sign of drugmakers cutting prices, despite Trump claims | Manchin hits opponent on ObamaCare lawsuit Omarosa predicts in new book that Trump would deport Melania if she crosses him Dem campaign chairman expresses confidence over path to Senate majority White House weighs clawing back State, foreign aid funding GOP House candidate placed on leave from longtime position after sexual misconduct allegation We can safeguard the great outdoors at no cost to taxpayers ESPN will not broadcast national anthem before ‘Monday Night Football’ games this season Jury signals it needs more time for Manafort verdict Majority says Trump too friendly toward Russia: CNN poll Washington governor says Zinke would ‘sell his grandchildren for the oil industry’ Trump appointee recommends NSA, Cyber Command remain under same leader Veterans group sues to block advisers known as ‘Mar-a-Lago Crowd’ from influencing VA Middle-class Americans can’t afford another $22 trillion financial crash Trump administration to hold event honoring ‘the heroes’ of ICE Puerto Rico reports lowest unemployment in 50 years Conservative radio host: White House ‘getting what they deserve’ with Omarosa Dem senator: We will be in a ‘banana republic’ if Trump pardons Manafort ‘and gets away with it’ Erik Prince denies back channel communication with Putin-linked official in ‘incidental’ meeting Sentencing reform deal heats up, pitting Trump against reliable allies On The Money: Trump asks SEC to consider ditching quarterly reports | Turkish court refuses to release US pastor | Russia sanctions hearing, vote on consumer chief next week Infectious disease monitoring — more care needed to control impacts of opioid crisis Manafort judge says he’s received threats Hill.TV poll: 41 percent of Americans want Mueller to wrap up probe before midterms Manchin hits opponent on ObamaCare lawsuit with new ad Startups play an integral role in the economy, give them the resources that help them to succeed The US must not turn its back on refugees Steve Martin and Martin Short on avoiding Trump jokes: ‘We’re not here to preach’ #BelieveAllWomen, in the Ellison era, looks more like #BelieveTheConvenientWomen Judge rules Trump official can be deposed over census citizenship question Ocasio-Cortez slammed for banning press from public event More than a dozen top intel officials slam Trump for threatening clearances Journalists are defenders of democracy Judge rules White House confidentiality agreement is limited in scope Vets group seeks to hold 5K race after Trump cancels military parade: ‘One K for each of Trump’s military deferments’ Report: Trump considering plan to privatize Afghanistan War Elizabeth Warren and the new communism What America’s Thinking: August 17, 2018 Cuomo reverses ‘inartful’ comments: ‘Of course America has always been great’ The feds can put an end to the Medicaid dues skim CNN producing big-screen documentary on Anthony Bourdain Arkansas minimum wage increase proposal qualifies for ballot Companies report no signs of drugmakers cutting prices, despite Trump pledge US sanctions Myanmar officials over ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims Anti-Zionist attacks at universities have increased — yet schools aren’t doing anything The Hill’s 12:30 Report RNC co-chair rips into ‘sore loser’ Kasich for criticism of Trump Security center director: US needs counterspace capabilities as part of Space Force PETA asks Nashville church to stop using exotic animals during services WaPo columnist calls on GOP to censure Trump over security clearances Why do Democrats love socialism? Worst-case scenario for House GOP is 70-seat wipeout Steyer group launching $250,000 digital ad campaign targeting millennials Court throws out EPA delay of Obama chemical plant safety rule Conway asks why White House reporters are ‘obsessed’ with Trump Woman calls police on black man trying to get into his own car Trump defends Manafort as a ‘good person’ On Russia we need diplomacy, not just sanctions Turkey refuses to release pastor despite threat of US sanctions Trump calls Justice official a ‘disgrace,’ vows to revoke clearance Consumers lose under Florida’s tone deaf licensing for hearing aid sales The long shadow of Osama bin Laden haunts us Stormy Daniels drops out of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Security expert: Trump’s space force logos send ‘wrong message’ Manafort jury begins second day of deliberations Rand Paul to ask Trump to lift sanctions on Russian leaders 565 migrant children remain separated from guardians Trump ending funding for US stabilization efforts in Syria Trump Jr.’s business trip to India cost taxpayers more than $32,000: report Trump: ‘I have already MADE America Great Again’ Trump pushes the ethanol blend wall Father pushing baby stroller arrested for allegedly shoving man during racist tirade Turkish people breaking their iPhones after Erdogan’s call to boycott US products Tesla stocks drop 6 percent after emotional Musk interview Al Jazeera has its issues, but it’s not a foreign agent CEOs in US earned 312 times more than average workers last year: report Conway blasts Brennan: ‘Why is he screaming’ about losing his clearance ‘on a lower-rated cable network?’ DC mayor knocks ‘reality star’ Trump over canceled military parade Pentagon: Chinese military ‘likely training’ for strikes against US and allies Former defense secretary under Obama and Bush signs on to statement supporting Brennan For sustainable capitalism, investors should consider Warren’s bill Elon Musk: No plans to leave Twitter despite SEC scrutiny Trump asks SEC to consider ending quarterly earnings reports To make the House of Representatives work again, make it bigger Democrats question if Kavanaugh lied about work on terrorism policy Jake Tapper: Trump tying Brennan clearance to Russia probe is ‘connecting the dots’ for Mueller Trump questions whether Cuomo can ‘survive’ saying ‘America was never that great’ GOP Senate candidate polls followers on whether Robert E. Lee was hero or villain The slow boil of science Colorado, end your crusade against Masterpiece Cakeshop Trump cancels military parade, blaming DC for cost Trevor Noah blasts Strzok GoFundMe: ‘There are cancer patients on that site’ Justice Dept sues Ivanka’s former business partner in fraud case Congress must step up sanctions game to play hardball with Russia Rising: August 17, 2018 Military pilots attacked with laser beams 350 times in last 7 months: report Colbert slams Cuomo on America ‘never that great’ comment: ‘That is the dumbest thing you could say as a politician’ House committee considering subpoena for Twitter CEO: report Court filing: Mueller team has three times as much evidence for next Manafort trial Warren wants to slam the brakes just as the economy is starting to hum Taiwan is key to US power in Pacific Trump calls Dem senator ‘loser’ after criticism of military parade The Hill’s Morning Report: Dems have a majority in the Senate (this week) Senate gets to work in August — but many don’t show up Bernie Sanders socialism moves to Democratic mainstream