The Hill Articles: August 2, 2018

Eric Trump: Entire family has received ‘white powder’ in the mail Manafort bookkeeper: He approved ‘every penny’ on personal bills WWE wrestler wins mayor’s race in Tennessee Government urges federal judges to dismiss Planned Parenthood lawsuits Outsider businessman wins Tennessee GOP governor’s primary Worker charged with sexually abusing eight migrant children at detention facility Judge Kavanaugh holds mainstream position on voting rights Daily White House protests against Trump enter third week Trump administration: ACLU, not government, should find deported parents Mexico: Progress made, but toughest issues remain in NAFTA talks GOP senator: Trump willing to ‘listen’ to concerns about race GOP leader wants Twitter CEO to testify on ‘shadow banning’ Newspapers push Trump administration to end tariffs on Canadian newsprint Artist blasts video game for editing song to remove Kaepernick reference John Lewis thanks Delta flight team after his illness on flight New Hampshire Senate leader charged with domestic violence Blackburn, Bredesen easily win Tennessee Senate primaries Trump on criticizing Mexican immigrants: ‘Peanuts’ compared to the truth Facebook to offer tool to limit use on app Trump claims Russia unhappy he won election after Putin said he wanted Trump to win Trump targets Dem senator as ‘Sleepin’ Bob’ Overnight Defense: Officials make show of force on election security | Dems want probe into Air Force One tours | Pentagon believes Korean War remains ‘consistent’ with Americans Protester interrupts Trump at Pennsylvania rally Trump blasts media amid chants of ‘CNN sucks’ Senior officials questioned administration’s rebuttal of UN report on US poverty: report FBI offering reward for Pennsylvania man who threatened Trump Entire small-town Massachusetts police department resigns over pay, equipment Dems push FEMA on housing help for displaced Puerto Ricans Sweden’s tallest peak is melting in a heat wave Chicago protest calling for Emanuel to resign shuts down highway Overnight Health Care: Four cities sue Trump claiming ObamaCare ‘sabotage’ | Planned Parenthood hangs onto federal grants | Dems to force vote on blocking non-ObamaCare plans Watch live: Trump hosts MAGA rally in Pennsylvania Iran starts naval drills in Persian Gulf: report NFL player wears ‘Immigrants made America great’ hat mocking Trump On The Money: Senators propose ‘crushing’ Russia sanctions | Trump calls for food stamp work requirements in farm bill | China tells US to ‘chill’ on trade | Apple hits $1 trillion in value Giuliani says Trump to make call on Mueller within 10 days: report Ron DeSantis endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker Trump donor’s contract with Cohen included $10 million success fee: report Hillicon Valley: Trump officials deliver show of force on election security | Apple hits $1 trillion | How fake Facebook groups manipulated real activists | Senate group seeks new Russia sanctions Suing the Trump administration to protect the ACA, health and the economy Sanders: Public should be ‘very concerned’ about election security in 2018 Avenatti: ‘Cohen isn’t prepared to do the right thing’ Americans are hungry for bipartisan pretrial justice reform Senate Democrats dissatisfied with White House’s election security efforts Omarosa claims in new book she saw evidence of Trump’s ‘mental decline’ Suspected Russian agent worked at US’s Moscow embassy for more than a decade: report Poll: Beer is Americans’ preferred alcoholic beverage The terrorists or the insurgents: the dilemma in Afghanistan Massachusetts college investigating employee who called police on black student because she ‘seemed to be out of place’ Pentagon: Remains from North Korea ‘consistent’ with Americans from Korean War Fake Facebook groups leave real activists feeling frustrated Opinion: Call for civility exposes double-standard in politics Cotton: Google shouldn’t ‘bow’ to Beijing with censored search engine Overnight Energy: Trump moves to roll back Obama auto emissions standards | California vows to sue | Senate Dem looks to block plan in Congress Man arrested after leaving Scalise threatening voicemail Wrestling star Kane says he’s a ‘Reagan Republican’ Trump seeks to show he, Ivanka see media the same way Gorka: If Russell Crowe gets ‘back into the gym,’ he could play me in a movie Rubio rolls out paid parental leave bill Adding a citizenship question to the census is an attack on our health care Government watchdog pressed to investigate NSA call record deletion Planned Parenthood hangs onto federal grants despite GOP objections Trump Jr. compares modern-day DNC to 1930s Nazi platform RNC warns party contributors to stay clear of Koch network: report Fires aren’t larger or more powerful — Americans have moved further and further into wildfire zones Missouri GOP candidate once said ‘gay lifestyle’ more dangerous than smoking Amazon ends sales of products with swastikas, burning crosses: report Pollster: People don’t understand what impeachment means Trump calls for food stamp work requirements in farm bill Trump sends, deletes tweet urging Ohio voters to support candidate not in special election Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by Seth Rich’s parents against Fox News The Fed continues to do its job despite pressure from Trump GOP pollster: Smart for Republicans to use impeachment threat to drive voter turnout Poll: Fewer than 1 in 3 Americans think NAFTA is beneficial Kuwaiti neurosurgeon denied entry after being invited to speak in US Trump’s failed infrastructure plan is open road to a Democratic House majority Full interview: Former WWE wrestler Glenn “Kane” Jacobs running for office in Tennessee Panel: Progressive activists say Democratic candidates should take bolder approach on gun laws Trade fight: Trump tariffs as vehicle to free trade? Intel chief: I’m not in a position to ‘understand fully’ what happened at Trump-Putin meeting Acosta after clash with Sanders: White House has lost sight of the fact that media, Americans aren’t enemies Mueller agrees to some limits on Trump interview: report Gun control activist: Hunting ‘on its way out’ for younger generations GOP pollster: Most farmers would prefer trade over subsidies It’s a mistake to associate the Western canon with strictly conservative principles Air Force base in Ohio says no active shooter, cites confusion over drill NY Times defends hiring of editorial writer after emergence of past racial tweets Sanders, Acosta in intense clash over Trump, press Decorated soldier discharged from Army over immigration status Pollster: Americans think farming is ‘integral’ to national security Money-hungry Eurocrats target American taxpayers France passes new street harassment laws after video of catcaller attacking woman goes viral Pollster: Attitudes toward Trump’s farm aid are ‘highly wrapped up’ in feelings toward president Grassley: Sessions should ‘stay out of’ criminal justice debate after I helped him keep his job Roger Stone associate ordered to testify before grand jury in Mueller probe White House makes show of force on election meddling Preventing the suicide of American democracy New York gay couple denied marriage license Full interview: Sen. Ron Johnson talks about new ‘right-to-try’ bill for terminally ill patients National Archives warns it can’t fulfill Kavanaugh documents request until October Mueller wants to interview Russian pop star who helped set up Trump Tower meeting: report Senate Dem to try overturning Trump’s car emissions rollback Orrin Hatch: Partisanship over Kavanaugh nomination ‘dumbass’ Senate Dems to force vote to block non-ObamaCare insurance plans Study: Opioid prescriptions in US have not declined Puerto Rico hurricane death toll 15 to 20 times higher than government estimate: study Full interview: Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith on tariffs and trade wars Poll: Majority of Americans support Trump’s plan to offer aid to farmers hit by tariffs Mothers’ low productivity hurts overall pay for women What America’s Thinking: August 2, 2018 DC fire department responds to derailment at Union Station Sen. McConnell, stop politicizing the opioid crisis Watchdog files Hatch Act violation complaints against 10 Trump administration officials Businessweek mocks old cover predicting Apple’s fall after it becomes first US company to hit $1T The Hill’s 12:30 Report Coarseness, bigotry and threats on both sides of Trump divide   Watch live: White House holds press briefing Dems launch $950,000 ad campaign against Missouri GOP Senate challenger Most Texas high schools are violating law by not giving students chance to register to vote: report Suspicious vehicle sparks White House security alert Man arrested after leaving firearm in car parked near Capitol Massachusetts woman accused of slamming into car over pro-Trump bumper sticker Apple hits $1T mark, then slips below Comprehensive health care must include mental substance abuse treatments Student activists say they will withdraw from NRA protest due to threats: report California to sue Trump administration over car emission rollback WWE star says he can win mayoral race as ‘outsider’ Brookstone files for bankruptcy again, prepares to close mall stores Analysis: Without Trump and GOP, ObamaCare premiums would fall Mend capitalism, don’t end it Netflix won’t stream Farrakhan documentary Schwarzenegger: Trump ‘out of his mind’ if he thinks he can revoke California’s emissions waiver Senators introduce bill to slap ‘crushing’ new sanctions on Russia Jerry Falwell Jr. working on new book with Jimmy Carter China urges US to ‘calm down’ after latest tariff threat Local utility company says it accidentally sent N-word as password to black woman Trump critics aren’t deranged, they’re justifiably enraged Paul to meet Russian lawmakers in Moscow on Monday: report Gun control advocate: Americans are ‘further ahead’ of politicians, policymakers on issue Memphis police accused of making fake social media accounts to spy on Black Lives Matter Chris Cuomo: White House only supports free speech when they like what’s being said Maryland House speaker pushes to protect abortion access in state constitution Trump receives new letter from Kim: White House Russia is mastering the art of low-intensity conflict, and our energy grid is not prepared Dinesh D’Souza: Dems should nominate someone ‘temperamentally the opposite of Trump’ in 2020 GOP senator: Trump is ‘the only one in the government’ not paying attention to Russian threat to midterms Wilbur Ross defends China tariffs: Not going to be ‘cataclysmic’ Prosecutors intend to call Gates to testify in Manafort trial Ivanka Trump breaks with dad: ‘I do not feel that the media is the enemy of the people’ Bannon says Trump should fire Rosenstein if he doesn’t provide documents in 72 hours Dems call for investigation of Trump Air Force One tours Ignore the facts — only way to justify rollback of EPA’s greenhouse gas standards Kimmel mocks Trump’s spelling with ‘SCRABULL’ board game Ex-Watergate prosecutor: Giuliani’s defense of Trump tweet is ‘very weak’ Chinese professor removed by police during live interview: report 2017 was one of the hottest years on record: report Dem senator who replaced Franken on his future in Minnesota: ‘It’s complicated’ GOP senator: ‘Right to try’ drug bill isn’t ‘the Wild West’ Meghan McCain says she talks to Biden ‘all the time’ Ivanka Trump: Family separations were a ‘low point’ MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Trump attack: ‘We’re sad for you’ Seoul wants to make some defense reforms, but we’re not there yet Vietnam vet pulls down Confederate flag in NJ Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr. labels Sessions a ‘phony’ Number of Americans who say drug abuse has caused family problems climbs: Gallup Ted Kennedy’s former Georgetown home up for sale Belgium begins charging journalists a fee to cover EU meetings Four cities sue Trump saying ObamaCare ‘sabotage’ violates Constitution Trump moves to roll back Obama emission standards Double trouble: Trump policies have us headed for twin deficits Papa John’s founder: I should be company’s public face again Trump praises Fox analyst’s book claiming there’s a scheme to ‘frame’ Trump Tell rich gulf countries to repay our taxpayers Hannity fires back at Acosta: ‘People see through your lying bulls—’ Ginsburg says latest Supreme Court term ‘much more divisive’ than usual Top Dems: Trump tweet telling Sessions to end Mueller probe was obstruction of justice Saving the Endangered Species Act from extinction Trump: Charles Koch is correct when he says president’s actions are unfair to ‘foreign workers’ Pope Francis changes capital punishment teaching, now finds death penalty ‘inadmissible’ Trump rips ‘Morning Joe,’ CNN while praising ‘Fox & Friends’ Trump thanks North Korea’s Kim for returning war remains: ‘I look forward to seeing you soon’ Palliative care for the living — more education is needed The Hill’s Morning Report — Obama’s return sets up heavyweight fight with Trump Meet the group funding the fight to expand Medicaid in red states Hackers breached US electric utilities: analysts Lobbying fight heats up over sports gambling Michigan lawmaker wants seat for Midwest at Dem leadership table Governor’s race grabs spotlight in Tennessee primaries Recruiting terrorists: We’re losing the fight against online extremism – here’s why Freedom Caucus ponders weakened future in minority