The Hill Articles: August 5, 2018

August 5
New research shows the downsides of scrapping tax havens South Korea urges Pyongyang to speed up denuclearization process More than a dozen arrested as protesters, counterprotesters clash in Berkeley Saudi Arabia expels Canadian envoy, freezes new trade deals Trump golfs with Graham at New Jersey club Kurt Russell on James Gunn controversy: ‘We’re getting a little too sensitive’ Dem House candidate claims Russians tried to hack campaign website White House adviser drafted order imposing tariffs on North Korea business partners: report Trump: Environmental laws making California wildfires ‘so much worse’ Early polls favor Biden but Senate officials skeptical Gun rights group pulls endorsement for GOP candidate over criticism of 3D printed guns 6 arrested over alleged drone attack on Venezuela’s Maduro Sanders boosts progressive candidate ahead of Michigan governor primary Conservative columnist: Sanders should be shunned after White House job Trump: ‘There might be a Red Wave’ in November midterms Kavanaugh the good umpire the Supreme Court needs Steven Seagal: ‘Deeply humbled’ to be appointed ‘special representative’ by Russia Ex-Watergate lawyer: GOP effort to impeach Rosenstein could make Trump impeachment easier NY counterterrorism chief calls threat posed by 3D printed guns ‘truly unbelievable’ Trump Jr. backs Wyoming businessman in gubernatorial primary White House seeks to clarify Trump criticism of ‘Russia hoax’ Christie: ‘We’re going to see’ if Trump endorsements help GOP in general elections Obama ethics czar pushes back on Trump: Meetings to get dirt on political opponent do not ‘happen all the time’ When it comes to conflict, religion is part of the solution The value of opinions Wells Fargo blames computer glitch for customers losing homes Dem governor: ‘We will rescue America from the grasp of an unhinged narcissist’ CNN’s Brian Stelter airs clip of C-SPAN caller threatening to shoot him and Don Lemon Ex-Bill Clinton spokesman: We’ve never had a president ‘incapable of telling the truth’ ‘Abolish ICE’ is leftist lunacy DC Metro scraps idea for separate trains during ‘Unite The Right’ rally NATO service members killed in Afghanistan GOP strategist: Trump will be anchor around Republicans’ necks in general election GOP senator pushes back on Trump’s attacks on Maxine Waters’s intelligence Obama Education secretary: DeVos’s yacht set adrift a ‘crazy metaphor’ for her policy How Ron Dellums helped to launch South Africa’s black political parties ‘60 Minutes’ executive to ‘stay on vacation’ amid harassment probe Can’t win midterms — on either side — with extreme messaging Schiff: There’s ‘plenty of evidence’ of collusion ‘in plain sight’ Kasich: Ohio special election ‘doesn’t bode well’ for GOP Auto companies might like EPA rollback — but they’ll pay for it in the long run Conway: ‘I don’t believe journalists are the enemy of the people’ Senate Dem: Trump’s rhetoric on Russia undermines national security Kasich: Ohio candidate didn’t invite Trump to rally Tougher Russia sanctions face skepticism from Senate Republicans Man behind 3D printed gun designs says ‘social costs’ necessary to protect Second Amendment Top GOP rep: Trump should be ‘straightforward with the American people’ about Russian interference Rubio: ‘Best thing’ for Trump and country is to allow Mueller investigation to finish Sekulow: Obstruction of justice by tweet is absurd Anti-Semitic graffiti found on Elie Wiesel house Deval Patrick: ‘I’m not ready to be a candidate for 2020’ Manufacturers love tax reform, loathe tariffs and fear labor shortage Trump lawyer Sekulow downplays potential Trump Tower meeting violations Bolton: No disconnect between Trump, administration officials on Russian interference Fox News’s Wallace presses Bolton on Trump tweet: ‘What wars have we started?’ They knew it would cause lasting harm, and still took children from parents Trump confirms meeting was meant to gather information on Clinton Iran acquires commercial aircraft ahead of US sanctions: report Ocasio-Cortez: There’s no district too red for us to flip Trump claims tariffs are ‘working big time’ 3D printed guns could be a very real threat in the future Experts urge caution over latest North Korean move Trump ramps up attacks on journalists: ‘They can also cause War!’ Trump approves disaster aid for California amid devastating wildfires Ohio Dem: Trump always interested in ‘finding a black person or a brown person’ to call ‘dumb’ US should sanction Iran’s higher education minister Trump poised to reimpose sanctions on Iran