The Hill Articles: August 27, 2018

Weird Al joins Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘Please don’t pickax my star’ Vietnam veteran gives Cindy McCain his war medallion Senate chaplain thanks God for ‘gift’ of McCain GOP senator divorcing from husband Senate drapes McCain’s desk in black cloth GOP senator warns Trump: Anyone who trash-talks McCain ‘deserves a whipping’ Pallbearers, speakers announced for McCain’s DC memorial service and Capitol ceremony Hillicon Valley: FCC watchdog clears chair of ‘favoritism’ claims over Sinclair | Why foreign influence campaigns may be here to stay | Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts | Web giants ask court to restore net neutrality FCC watchdog clears chairman of ‘favoritism’ allegations over Sinclair deal Fire near Statue of Liberty forces thousands to evacuate off Liberty Island GOP senator: McCain is ‘partially to blame’ for controversy over White House flags Court strikes down North Carolina congressional map as unconstitutional Mollie Tibbetts relative: Stop using her death to push ‘racist, false narrative’ Manafort sought deal with Mueller, but talks fell apart: report What Sen. McCain’s death can teach us about end of life care Stop illegal immigration to keep Americans safe John Goodman: ABC to kill off Roseanne’s character for ‘The Conners’ Roger Stone preemptively denies upcoming report on Trump’s knowledge of WikiLeaks dump Overnight Health Care: Manchin hits opponent on pre-existing conditions | Dems press Trump on handling of ObamaCare | Comments on Kentucky Medicaid changes largely negative Telling the truth may be the best legal option for President Trump Overnight Energy: Oil lobby ‘encouraged’ by proposed NAFTA overhaul | Sierra Club hits Trump Supreme Court nominee | Dem AGs seek longer comment period on car emissions rule Nicolle Wallace: Fox News’s McCain coverage must have made Trump ‘mad, mad, mad’ Overnight Defense: McCain in farewell letter: ‘We never surrender’ | Trump expresses ‘respect’ for McCain, orders flags re-lowered after backlash | Trump battles Afghanistan inertia | Canceled trip latest bad sign for Korea talks Green group compares Kavanaugh to Cohen, Manafort On The Money: Trump reaches agreement with Mexico to overhaul NAFTA | Canadian minister headed to DC for talks | Stocks surge on deal JJ Watt raises record $41.6 million for Hurricane Harvey recovery effort Why bailouts won’t make the electric grid more resilient Lawmakers demand action, hearing in response to VA improperly denying sexual trauma claims Poll: GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter up by 8 points despite indictment New York City fines Kushner Companies $210,000 for filing false paperwork Trump administration to disburse first $6 billion in farm bailout GOP lawmakers urge improvements to cyber vulnerabilities resource Top Japanese official: China tech success aided by totalitarianism Trump damages law enforcement by condemning ‘flipping’ of criminals like Cohen McConnell demurs on renaming Senate building after McCain Watchdog says administration officials made misleading statements on FBI headquarters Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls McCain ‘American Hero,’ says she will ‘absolutely’ attend funeral Trump Iraq policy shows he’s learned from past US mistakes Appeals court allows lesbian resident to sue senior living facility over discrimination Bloomberg reporter reassigned after complaint from Wells Fargo CEO: report The Fed stays the course despite Trump’s escalating criticism Trump re-lowers flag for McCain, expresses ‘respect’ after backlash National Portrait Gallery hangs McCain photo ‘in memoriam’ Trump’s administration has an unending war on Medicaid Liberal groups unite in campaign to block Kavanaugh White House re-lowers flag to half staff to honor McCain after backlash Secret Service honors McCain: ‘Phoenix – May you rest in peace’ Dem pollster: Voters OK with raising taxes if it’s presented as leveling the playing field Conway’s husband retweets criticism of Trump response to McCain’s death Ivanka Trump: ‘Nation is united in its grief’ at loss of ‘true hero’ McCain The Department of Agriculture has a world class economics research institution … and is throwing it away Ocasio-Cortez lists investigations Democrats should tackle if they win back House Big oil calls proposed NAFTA agreement with Mexico encouraging Canadian foreign minister to resume trade negotiations in DC Peace in Korea is more likely — and important — than denuclearization Roger Stone predicts he’ll be indicted next in Mueller probe Sanders congratulates Disney World union workers on minimum wage victory Who is guarding the guardians? Vandal drew swastikas, ‘Nazi Pigs’ on NY ambulances German antitrust watchdog to take action on Facebook this year Brookings paper: GOP unlikely to benefit from tax law in midterms GOP pollster: Policies with Trump’s name tend to lose support in polls Beto O’Rourke nearly even with Ted Cruz in fundraising Still in limbo a year after Harvey and Maria Toyota, Uber to develop driverless vehicles: report Veteran groups tell Trump to lower flag to half-staff to honor McCain Pelosi calls on FTC to probe Verizon’s throttling of firefighters during wildfire Dem pollster: Voters like ObamaCare more as they learn about it Study: Only two percent of teens read newspaper, one-third have not read book for pleasure in last year One year later, Rohingya still needs help and needs to be heard Campaign manager reads McCain’s final message to the American people Kasich slams White House for returning flags to full staff after McCain’s death Dem pollster: Dems should run on anti-corruption, not impeachment McCain vs. Trump: a tale of two Americans Read John McCain’s farewell statement GOP pollster: Trump’s approval rating will withstand Manafort, Cohen developments Trump won’t attend McCain’s funeral Trump endorses Arizona governor ahead of primary Trump ignores shouted questions about McCain Hill.TV poll: 45 percent of Americans say Manafort verdict, Cohen plea won’t affect their midterm vote If Trump did anything ‘illegal,’ so too did several of his predecessors Krystal Ball: President Trump’s response to McCain’s death shows lack of integrity Judge extends ban on 3D-printed guns What America’s Thinking: August 27, 2018 Cruz releases ad targeting O’Rourke for defending NFL protests Rising carbon emissions make crops less nutritious, threaten global health Turkish minister: US sanctions will make terrorism, refugee crisis worse Trump’s call with Mexican president briefly delayed due to technical difficulties Conservative writer calls Trump summit with Kim Jong Un a ‘giant blunder’ Biden to speak at McCain’s funeral service in Arizona US says it will block WTO appeals judge’s reappointment Honolulu could be leader in taxi deregulation The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Trump gets deal with Mexico to overhaul NAFTA ACLU backs NRA in lawsuit against Gov. Cuomo Mollie Tibbetts’s father thanks Latino community for help in search for her Tech’s road to economic demise is paved with good intentions NJ governor vetoes plastic bag fee Poll: Majority of voters say secretly recording the president is unacceptable Poll: Majority say Brennan, Comey should not have security clearances Manchin uses new GOP ObamaCare bill to hit opponent on pre-existing conditions Poll: Majority believe Alex Jones should be banned from social media platforms Poll: Democrats continue to hold lead on generic ballot ahead of midterms Trump approval rating holds steady despite Cohen’s legal firestorm 9/11 judge announces retirement, names replacement UN agency: Myanmar officials should be prosecuted for Rohingya genocide Are the tax cuts working? Arizona GOP Senate candidate compares political correctness to cancer days after McCain’s death Poll: Cruz leads O’Rourke by 1 point in Texas Senate race Trump announces agreement with Mexico on NAFTA overhaul Kavanaugh’s administrative law opinions should be given due deference  Stocks surge to new heights on NAFTA hopes Ex-adviser worries McCain was last politician willing to take risks Coats praises ‘friend’ McCain for his leadership Internet giants urge court to overturn net neutrality repeal Dem strategist: Lanny Davis has the same media strategy as Avenatti, Giuliani Saudi Aramco IPO appears to be a mirage in the desert — for now Watch live: Trump makes trade announcement Top CFPB official resigns, accuses administration of turning its back on students’ financial futures Dem lawmaker urges Cabinet members to lower flags to honor McCain Kremlin critic jailed for 30 days Kate Mara supports NFL players who kneel during national anthem Please, no more knee-jerk decisions on North Korea US, Mexico reach preliminary deal on NAFTA, Canada awaits Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts, pages including military chief Erdoğan to visit Iran Mexico’s new government should make press freedom a priority   Trump praises Tiger Woods for comments: ‘Wouldn’t play the game’ Jailer who ran ‘Hanoi Hilton’ says he liked, respected McCain Report: Russian hackers targeted Orthodox clergy NFL player plans to show Beto O’Rourke’s defense of kneeling to team owners Illinois governor vetoes bill to raise minimum salary for teachers McCain refused to let Manafort run 2008 convention due to Russia ties: report Chuck Todd blames ‘conservative echo chamber’ for falling trust in media Ann Coulter: Alec Baldwin is the ‘sort of person that could beat Trump’ POW cellmate: Most important thing I learned from McCain was ‘It’s the mission and the men’ In Bolton, US has a practiced competitor to Putin’s judo strategy Tiger Woods on Trump: ‘You have to respect the office’ Patrick Kennedy: McCain ‘wasn’t looking for the quick popularity’ Ex-McCain adviser: Trump’s move to nix statement honoring senator would not have mattered to McCain Poll: Only a quarter of Democrats back push to abolish ICE John McCain championed the freedom to keep America safe Dem senator: Would ‘absolutely’ vote to rename Senate office building after McCain Iran: No need for US Navy in Gulf Cohen thanks GoFundMe donors for contributing more than $160K O’Rourke pens op-ed calling for Texas to lead the US on criminal justice reform Not just a war hero; an American hero Democrats are united on progressive change, yet media narrative wrongly asserts far left dominate divided party Pittsburgh becomes largest US city without a daily print newspaper Coulter: Trump is now ‘governing a little bit more like a standard Republican president’ Iran tells world court that US sanctions violate 1955 treaty GoFundMe created for families of Jacksonville shooting victims Russian media slam McCain: Maverick Republican ‘not shy about throwing American troops in harm’s way’ Sacha Baron Cohen tricks Trump supporters into acting ‘like liberals,’ attending Women’s March Scarborough: McCain was just what the US needed ‘in the age of Trump’ Strength in numbers: Diversifying America’s petrochemical industry bolsters security Rising: August 27, 2018 NRA spokeswoman calls for end to gun-free zones after Jacksonville shooting White House flags return to full staff less than 48 hours after McCain’s death Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who Is America?’ airs final episode without Palin interview Opioid addiction isn’t going away and it will continue to grow for several years Sacha Baron Cohen tries to trick OJ Simpson into confessing Vietnam: McCain helped ‘heal the wounds of war’ The good, bad, and ugly of how major newspapers covered the 2018 teacher strikes The Hill’s Morning Report — Washington prepares to honor McCain This week: Senators return to mourn McCain Juan Williams: Gaming out the midterms Social media firms manage expectations for stopping foreign influence campaigns Trump battles a sense of inertia in Afghanistan House GOP efforts to increase female lawmakers falling flat