The Hill Articles: December 29, 2018

Cyber attack causes distribution delays at prominent US newspapers: report Colorado man sentenced to probation for poaching, selling mountain lion to hunter Five challenges awaiting Mattis’s successor Meet Trump’s pick to take over the Joint Chiefs of Staff Retiring GOP lawmaker blasts Trump’s threat to close border as ‘angry eighth-grader’s tweet’ New York man sues city, local law enforcement after being wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years The Mueller investigation: What to watch for in 2019 Facebook temporarily banned evangelist Franklin Graham from site Dems blast Trump over tweet blaming Dems for death of migrant children Retiring Rep. Gutiérrez urges Dems to pay ‘ransom’ for immigration reform Khashoggi’s editor among guests for Times Square New Year’s Eve event cheering press freedom Florida man starts GoFundMe to pay for tunnels under Trump’s border wall Physician possibly exposed to Ebola in Africa brought back to US Ocasio-Cortez responds to McCaskill: ‘Pretty disappointing’ DoubleTree hotel fires two employees who called police on black guest Pennsylvania’s highest court rules drug use during pregnancy isn’t child abuse Priest accused of child sex abuse AWOL from religious order Meet the first woman to wield presidential power: Edith Wilson No signs of talks as shutdown moves into second week Trump claims Dems are to blame for deaths of migrant children in US custody Panetta: Lessons from shutdowns are never learned Challenges of technology, innovation and competition in the new year Russian ex-spy reportedly pressured Manafort to pay debts to oligarch Trump issues order freezing pay rate for federal workers Trump says ‘progress being made’ after call with Chinese leader Dershowitz: A defense that might have freed Flynn — and still could Video shows migrant children dragged, pushed at since-shuttered shelter Oregon woman arrested after video shows her holding knife, yelling racial slurs over parking dispute Medical cannabis should not make anyone homeless for the holidays Incoming Dem Illinois governor could sign gun dealer licensing bill vetoed by predecessor Poll finds 33 percent would definitely or likely back Trump for reelection   Migrant activists and human smugglers collaborated at the Southern border: Innocents lost Trump tells Dems to ‘come on over and make a deal’ 2018 sees record low for deadly tornadoes in US US commanders recommend Syrian Kurds be allowed to keep weapons: report Saudi Arabia recruited Darfur children for Yemen war: report Donald Trump is completely transforming the Democrats LA news anchor found dead in hotel room Serbian leader: ‘Not even Trump’ can jump-start talks with Kosovo Canadian detained in China released from custody FEMA to resume issuing new flood insurance policies during shutdown States make climate policies a 2019 priority Egypt security forces kill 40 suspected terrorists after tour bus bombing Whether investigating or legislating, Democrats should give science a voice Trump hasn’t ordered Pentagon to withdraw troops from Afghanistan 2-year-old son of Yemeni mother who was granted a visa to visit him in the US has died Announced withdrawal from Afghanistan repeats mistakes of the past Seven arrested for helping suspect accused of killing California officer evade police Freedom for released prisoners must start in the classroom The Memo: Trump veers between hard-liner, dealmaker on shutdown Narrow majority backs Trump on Syria, Afghanistan troop reductions