The Hill Articles: December 28, 2018

Trump’s approval holding steady in poll, despite shutdown drama Government submits sealed response to Supreme Court over mystery company fighting subpoena Trump huddles with Pence, Mulvaney, Kushner as shutdown hits one week Family speaks out after man allegedly kicks toddler in grocery store, yells racial slurs Trump jokingly congratulated acting EPA chief on not acting like Pruitt: report Border closure could cost billions Michigan governor signs bill making ballot drives harder Flake: ‘Highly unlikely’ Trump will follow through on threat to close border BlazeTV dropped from Verizon Fios House GOP probe into FBI, DOJ comes to an end GOP lawmaker defends federal authorities after second migrant child dies in custody Coast Guard says final paychecks of year will come despite shutdown For rule of law in US, 2019 brings new hope Trump, GOP seek to shift blame for shutdown to Pelosi Hoyer: Democrats won’t seat NC Republican amid election fraud investigation Pelosi announces former DOJ official as new House general counsel Conservative writer Bre Payton dies suddenly at 26 New tax unjustly punishes nonprofit workers Shutdown endangers aid to farmers hit by trade war: report Judge blasts asylum seeker’s detention in ruling seen as rebuke of Trump’s policies Suspect accused of killing California officer taken into custody ‘Apprentice’ producer says they ‘struggled to make Trump seem coherent’ Ocasio-Cortez, progressives express disappointment with climate panel Oregon hotel staff accused of racially profiling black guest put on leave Maine governor certifies Dem’s win in disputed House race, but calls it ‘stolen election’ O’Rourke rips Trump’s border wall in video: ‘A symbol of division’ Fast Company names Ocasio-Cortez campaign best branding of 2018 Zuckerberg touts progress in fixing Facebook’s issues Ex-federal prosector: Trump Jr. needs to be ‘worried’ about Cohen’s guilty pleas Poll: Most Americans don’t understand scope of the government shutdown The new colossus: Building a wall between the people and effective government US, Mexico defy expectations by cooperating on immigration Vatican hears testimony from McCarrick abuse accuser Appeals court says Obama-era ‘joint employment’ labor test too broad Idea O’Rourke is only Dem who can beat Trump is ‘overstated,’ says progressive columnist Gohmert to ‘Fox & Friends’: Extend shutdown for wall ‘until hell freezes over’ Bring back exile as a sentencing option Dem lawmaker: Trump lives in ‘delusional world fed by Fox News’ Graham: Syrian Kurds aligning with Assad would be ‘major disaster’ Wells Fargo to pay $575 million in 50-state settlement over sales practices Congress could raise salaries to close revolving door to lobbying At least four killed in attack on Egyptian tour bus Tesla appoints independent board members as part of SEC deal on Musk Migrant kids treated with gift-filled Christmas from hotel staff after being left by ICE in El Paso Departure of ‘Trump’s generals’ galvanizes Trump resistance Empower women, turbo-charge the global economy What America’s Thinking: December 28, 2018 North Carolina governor to name interim elections panel as state board dissolves Pelosi names Castor chair of Select Committee on Climate Crisis Dem-led House must lead cleanup of Trump-made mess Teachers in America quitting jobs at record rate Opioid deaths in children, teens on the rise: study Graham to Pelosi: ‘No Wall Money, No Deal’ EPA reconsiders need for mercury pollution standards at power plants Republican tax cut made me richer and kept working Americans stagnant Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s cuts to discount drug program Hirono will donate salary earned during government shutdown You can’t manage what you don’t measure, time for nationwide carbon reporting FCC announces probe into CenturyLink outage disrupting 911 lines Trump will stay in DC through the shutdown Majority in poll want Trump impeached or censured Mollie Tibbetts’s mother took in child of Mexican immigrants after murder suspect’s arrest Could Trump lose the 2020 nomination contest? Obama shares his favorite books, movies and music of 2018 US military denies Syrian claim it has entered Kurdish-controlled town Poll: Majorities oppose Trump’s wall funding demand, call for compromise Mother of migrant child who died thought son would help with US entry Top 10 overlooked cybersecurity risks in 2018 Trump approval rating dips 2 points amid government shutdown Young Turks host says US political system is in ‘jeopardy’ Government deploys military, medical research arms in response to diplomats’ ‘targeted health attacks’ House Dems staffing up ahead of likely Trump investigations: report Farm bill is victory for organic future Angelina Jolie won’t rule out politics: ‘I’ll go where I’m needed’ Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador Dem lawmaker: ‘Entirely inappropriate’ for Trump to talk politics during troop visit Dershowitz: ‘It’s been harder for me to get on anti-Trump networks’ like CNN What is SpaceX doing in South Texas? Funeral for Saudi prince provides peek into royal tensions Bret Stephens: Pulling US troops from Syria will create a vacuum The problem with ‘expert’ regulation CNN’s Don Lemon airs 2013 clip of Trump saying Obama should be ‘fired’ over shutdown Trump threatens to close ‘Southern Border entirely’ if Dems don’t fund wall Our immigration system must treat immigrant children as children Rising: December 28, 2018 China allows US rice imports for first time ahead of trade talks Trump, Dems dig-in as shutdown heads into second week Key players in new fight over Trump tax returns Nauert faces questions about qualifications at UN