The Hill Articles: August 9, 2018

Kobach agrees to recuse himself from vote counting in Kansas GOP primary Ocasio-Cortez dismisses Ben Shapiro’s debate offer, compares to ‘catcalling’ ICE: Hundreds of migrant children still in custody with parents outside US NFL players kneel during national anthem before first preseason game Dems seize on Kavanaugh emails to question role in terrorism response Schiff blasts GOP for Russia probe conduct: ‘That’s how you obstruct an investigation, not how you conduct one’ North Korea slams US for lacking ‘basic decorum’ in nuke talks Crocs closes last manufacturing facility but says company not ‘going anywhere’ Mass. governor signs automatic voter registration bill into law Netflix releases details on Hasan Minhaj show ‘Patriot Act’ Avenatti: ‘I’m exploring a run for the presidency’ GOP chairman readies Steele dossier subpoenas Blankenship files legal challenge for third-party Senate bid Buck Sexton: Twitter’s plan to evolve policies is ‘really troubling’ Court seals portion of Mueller team’s discussion relevant to ‘ongoing investigation’ Florida questions Senate chairman over claim that Russians have ‘penetrated’ election systems Hollywood Walk of Fame covered in Trump stars after vandalism Kansas governor calls on GOP rival Kobach to stop advising election officials The handwritten notes exposing what Fusion GPS told DOJ about Trump Mueller to subpoena Roger Stone-Wikileaks connection: report Facebook cracks down on 3D guns Special master completes review in Cohen case Poll: Three-quarters of Americans say Nancy Pelosi should be replaced, including half of Democrats Pentagon’s No. 2 official: Trump’s ‘Space Force’ could cost ‘billions’ Tesla board to discuss taking company private, ask Musk to recuse himself from talks: report Heather Heyer’s mom: It took a ‘white girl dying for white people to wake up and pay attention’ Bill would ban House members from serving on boards of publicly held companies The 44th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation should remind us to be faithful to the Constitution Some Alex Jones content removed from Twitter after being mentioned by CNN Battle of the billionaires drives Nevada contest Entering the dawn of commercial human spaceflight Mattis to travel to South America to meet defense officials Head of wildlife agency departing Trump administration Trump blames Chicago leaders for violent weekend: ‘That should not be happening’ DC police banning all guns at ‘Unite the Right’ rally Corey Stewart called Michigan gubernatorial candidate ‘ISIS commie’ in since-deleted tweet Uber drivers permitted to refuse passengers attending ‘Unite the Right’ rally in DC: report Road to citizenship for Melania Trump’s parents came through program Trump wants to change Poll: Majority of likely voters support consumer bureau mission GOP tax law isn’t just about taxes — it’s undermining American health care Zika prevention begins with educated and empowered patients Man arrested for threatening ICE agents on Twitter Professor warns Trump supporters will ‘provoke violence’ when he leaves office Panel: Katie Frates and Chuck Rocha discuss Rep. Chris Collins indictment and claims of secret Trump recordings Dem pollster sees surprising ‘signs of weakness’ for GOP incumbents Abby Huntsman to depart Fox for ABC’s ‘The View’ Former NFL player Eugene Monroe advocates use of marijuana for injured players Trump campaign asks supporters to vote on logo for ‘Space Force’ gear Advocacy group says ‘anti-Muslim bias incidents’ up 82 percent in California Full interview: Mayor in West Virginia on fighting opioid addiction Collins used campaign funds to pay for legal services for a year EU wants US to drop restrictions on natural gas exports GOP leaders: No talk of inviting Russia delegation to Capitol What would the intelligence community’s ‘insurance policy’ against Trump look like? New Jersey police department clarifies that vehicle does not belong to ICE, it needs new decal Obamas greeted by screaming fans at Martha’s Vineyard Metal tariffs: A nonsensical solution in search of a problem Megyn Kelly to Oscars: Next year pick a host ‘who hasn’t intentionally alienated half the country’ Ex-astronaut: Trump’s plan for a Space Force ‘redundant,’ ‘wasteful’ Yankees to commemorate Stonewall anniversary in 2019 Pollster: Russia probe will ‘fade away’ for public if high-profile indictments don’t happen Kamala Harris tied with Bernie Sanders as betting favorite for 2020 Dems TSA needs to answer important questions on ‘Quiet Skies’ program Neo-Nazi deletes anti-Semitic posts from ‘alt-right’ Twitter GOP lawmaker calls for ethics rules changes after Collins charged with insider trading How the hard left only helps the Republicans and Donald Trump Kobach’s lead in Kansas GOP primary shrinks due to mistake in vote totals Judge threatens to hold Sessions in contempt after attempted deportation of migrant woman Trump officials pushing Hope Hicks to join 2020 campaign: report Trump’s president-to-president strategy is a winning one UVA students to demonstrate against white supremacists on anniversary of violent rally Mexican media giant sued over alleged World Cup bribes Researcher: White nationalists haven’t recovered from Charlottesville disaster Trump admin urges states to cooperate on expansion of non-ObamaCare plans On voting rights, we have much more to lose with Brett Kavanaugh Researcher who helped kick Infowars’s Alex Jones off Spotify received death threats Pollster quiz: What are the foods Americans try to avoid most? Megachurch pastor, board members resign, admit ‘flawed’ handling of sexual misconduct allegations A paid leave plan cannot make you choose between kids or retirement Trump officials attended conference where speaker said carbon dioxide makes planet ‘greener’ Republican questions CBP’s release of man wanted on murder warrant Collins indictment raises Dem hopes in deep-red district First round of Kavanaugh’s White House documents released Airbnb says it may kick out Unite the Right rally participants in DC: report Seattle soda tax generates more than $10M in first six months Cook says Dems over-performing in special elections by 8 percent Permit approved for Unite the Right DC rally Trump endorses Ted Yoho ahead of Florida primaries Regulatory intervention isn’t enough for digital identity and management Immigration policy adviser: Trump administration keeps moving the goal posts on DACA deal Poll: Nearly half of voters oppose Trump’s vehicle emissions plan North, South Korea to discuss plans for leaders’ next summit Top Republicans concerned over impact of potential Trump drug rule Arkansas officer fired after telling black men they ‘don’t belong in my city’ Democrats cross the Rubicon with the far left HHS backs off plan to cut funding for certain teen pregnancy prevention groups What America’s Thinking: August 9, 2018 Man incorrectly turned away from polling location over MAGA hat Carla Provost officially named first female chief of Border Patrol Melania Trump’s parents sworn in as US citizens: report The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trump is wrong about California’s wildfires — but right about its water Trump celebrates Pentagon proposal: ‘Space Force all the way!’ Pence announces first steps in establishing ‘Space Force’ Tennessee parents push back on law requiring ‘In God We Trust’ motto be displayed in public schools The American Express case and income inequality Lieu to Fox’s Ingraham: I served in the military to defend your right to make racist statements Steph Curry: Trump’s attack on LeBron is ‘based in some long-standing racism’ Kremlin denounces new US sanctions as illegal Washington’s Dem governor invites Trump to come campaign for GOP candidates Senate Dem rips ‘Space Force:’ No Republican is willing to tell Trump it’s a ‘dumb idea’ With soaring demand, American distillers rely on free trade Court orders Trump EPA to ban controversial pesticide Michael Moore calls Trump ‘the last president of the United States’ in new movie Maine city school board moves to support letting noncitizens vote Conservative editor: House GOP should not try to impeach Rosenstein Obama’s economist grasps at straws trying to devalue Trump’s impact Ex-NFL player says league prescribes dangerous drugs DOJ investigating after Alabama beachgoers apparently kill hundreds of protected birds Judge in Manafort trial: ‘I was probably wrong’ to criticize prosecutors Florida Republican House candidate captured on video replacing rival’s fliers with his own Poll: Kaine leads GOP’s Stewart by 23 points in Va. Senate race Conservative SE Cupp’s ‘Unfiltered’ program moving to CNN Dems want GOP chairman to subpoena State Department over cyber docs What America must do to remain the world’s high-tech leader Ben Shapiro challenges Ocasio-Cortez to a debate Apple says it’s monitoring Infowars app How to end violence in the Middle East? The answer is religious tolerance Kavanaugh nomination a make or break moment to repeal Citizens United Border patrol chief: Wall will ‘most certainly’ help secure southern border Toobin on Giuliani’s ‘perjury trap’ warning: ‘It is not a perjury trap if you tell the truth’ Wall Street Journal editorial calls Trump’s ‘red wave’ an ‘illusion’ Suzuki, Mazda, Yamaha admit to using falsified emissions data West Virginia mayor: Opioid crisis is ‘eroding the foundation’ of the US Republicans win elections by restoring faith of Americans GOP lawmaker: Every white suburban district in the country will be a swing district this year Frank Luntz: GOP facing ‘potential political disaster’ in midterms Jennifer Rubin: Nunes tape proof ‘irredeemable’ GOP needs to be defeated Banks are standing on the wrong side of history — with Trump Iranian president tells North Korea that US is ‘untrustworthy’ Woman tells police not to arrest her because she’s a ‘clean, thoroughbred, white girl’ Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Medicare for all’ is ‘not a pipe dream’ Army halts discharges of immigrant recruits Laura Ingraham: America as we know it doesn’t exist anymore due to ‘demographic changes’ Major Medicaid cuts to address the increasing federal deficit are misdirected CNN’s Acosta to Colbert: ‘We’re not supposed to be the story. That’s not why I’m out there’ Lieutenant becomes first woman to lead Marine infantry platoon TV networks boost security for reporters at Trump rallies Puerto Rico says hurricane death toll 20 times higher than first reported The myth of Mueller needing Trump’s testimony Argentina’s Senate rejects bill to legalize abortion Will Trump’s foreign policy matter for the midterms? Russian embassy calls new US sanctions ‘draconian’ Tlaib not sold on ‘blue wave’ in midterms White House head of communications for Hispanic media quietly exits Bosnia should heed Trump’s message to counter Putin’s aggression First Muslim woman set for Congress ‘probably’ won’t vote for Pelosi as leader Police chief ‘disgusted’ after his son charged in attack of 71-year-old Sikh man Giuliani predicts Mueller case is ‘going to blow up on them’ Ignoring the climate threat won’t make it go away Tribune backs out of $3.9B Sinclair merger The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump to GOP: I will carry you Patient groups rattled by new Medicare power to negotiate lower drug prices Left seeks to pull off an upset in Massachusetts primary Dems eyeing smaller magic number for House majority Dems flip economy script on GOP amid stagnant wages