The Hill Articles: December 4, 2018

Republican wins Georgia secretary of state runoff to replace Kemp Ocasio-Cortez confirms she will pay interns ‘at least’ $15 an hour Report says ex-CBS executive Les Moonves ‘deliberately lied’ to investigators about allegations Kevin Hart to host 2019 Oscars READ: Mueller’s sentencing recommendation for ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn Giuliani attack on Twitter prompts backlash Number of missing people in California fires drops to 11 Mueller recommends no jail time for Flynn, citing his ‘substantial assistance’ Top FBI official Bill Priestap to retire Trump tariffs inflating cost of public works projects across the country: report Maryland college student charged with hate crime for racist graffiti 

 Dole salute embodies emotion of Bush farewell Secret Service testing use of facial recognition outside White House Trump doubles down on threats: ‘China does not want tariffs’ Michelle Obama: Queen Elizabeth told me royal protocol is ‘all rubbish’ Overnight Health Care: Top biotech lobbyist sees industry under ‘greater threat’ than ever | Senators offer bipartisan drug pricing bill | 5.1M pounds of beef added to salmonella recall Overnight Defense: GOP senators rip Saudi prince after CIA briefing | Top general says Afghan war at a stalemate | Mattis extends border mission through January | Pompeo gives Russia deadline on nuclear arms treaty Webb: GOP must play prevent defense NYC sets minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers Inspector general report finds former DOJ official sexually assaulted staffer Mellman: Dems’ presidential pick will be chosen in a flash Ex-Trump campaign aide Nunberg to meet with Senate Intel panel Trump-GOP rift grows over Saudis Trump points to French riots to justify pulling out of Paris climate deal Justice Dept. indicts four people in probe into Panama Papers leak O’Rourke met with Obama shortly after midterm loss: report Your tax dollars are going to ‘humanized mice’ experiments Trump mulling charging immigrants a fee for applying for asylum: report Hillicon Valley: FBI investigating NRCC cyber breach | AOL parent fined $5M over children’s privacy concerns | Quora joins Marriott in latest data leaks | NYPD reveals new drone fleet | IRS warns of ‘surge’ in tax phishing scams House Ethics extends investigation into GOP lawmaker Garrett International price index for medicine will harm patients French DJ apologizes for asking female soccer star to twerk onstage Armed Services chairmen meet with Trump on potential cuts to Defense The Weekly Standard may be shutting down: reports On The Money: Stocks slide after Trump warns China: ‘I am a Tariff Man’ | Mnuchin urges Congress to pass new NAFTA without changes | Postal reforms could inflame Trump-Amazon feud Trumps meet privately with George W., Laura Bush to offer condolences Afghanistan war at a stalemate, top general tells lawmakers Hatch weighs in on reported push to ban phrases like ‘bringing home the bacon’ with video White House jumps into fight over energy subsidies The food science deficit — romaine lettuce is just the tip of the iceberg Overnight Energy: Coal consumption on track for four-decade low | Greens sue for records of EPA chief’s meetings | Zinke picks fight with key Dem at odd time | White House jumps into energy subsidies fight Arizona city council calls on legislator who said African-Americans ‘don’t blend in’ to resign Boston-area church puts baby Jesus in cage as part of immigration-themed nativity scene WaPost fact checker gives Ocasio-Cortez four Pinocchios for Pentagon claim Paul slams CIA for keeping him out of Saudi briefing Flint officials say city ahead of schedule on fixing lead service lines Laura Bush thanks Melania Trump for a ‘sweet visit’ to the White House Stone declines Dem request for interview, invokes Fifth Amendment Bipartisan senators introduce new drug pricing bill Mattis OKs extension of military’s border mission through end of January GOP pollster says generic ballot is ‘misleading’ Maryland, DC plan flurry of subpoenas in emoluments lawsuit Human rights group: Illinois woman died in Syrian prison How to improve weather forecasts Teen activist at UN climate conference accuses world leaders of ‘behaving like children’ Perry to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar GOP lawmaker on Khashoggi killing: ‘Journalists disappear’ all over the world Polling shouldn’t rely on ‘one single indicator,’ says pollster US opens first permanent diplomatic mission in Somalia since 1991 GOP senators say Saudi crown prince complicit ‘to the highest level possible’ in Khashoggi murder Pollster says ‘hard to fathom’ both sides being pleased with response from Trump after national tragedy NYPD reveals fleet of 14 drones Trump Jr. invested in company whose chairman sought federal funds to support his other businesses: report America can do better than continuing isolation of Iran Pollsters had good 2018 but have they made the right adjustments for 2020? Google CEO to testify before House panel next week Time is money: Let’s open Social Security field offices, not close them Top biotech lobbyist: Industry under ‘greater threat’ than ever before US doesn’t reflect after national tragedies anymore, says GOP pollster Schumer: Haspel should brief full Senate on Khashoggi killing Economic pressures forcing Trump and Xi to play ball More than 400 ex-DOJ officials sign letter protesting Whitaker Coal consumption on track for four-decade low Activists put up ‘Khashoggi Way’ sign on DC street outside Saudi Embassy 9-year-old convinces Colorado town to lift ban on snowball fights It’s unethical to pretend Americans won’t feel the impact of climate change Trump administration recommends postal reforms that could raise rates, setting up fight with Amazon Second woman says she was paid to collect absentee ballots in North Carolina House race 83 percent say the president should be consoler in chief after national tragedies IRS sees ‘surge’ of email phishing scams Rick Scott delays Senate swearing-in ceremony Top women’s law groups refuse money from firms that ban sexual harassment suits Nigel Farage announces exit from UK Independence Party Organizing for Bernie group launches to draft Sanders as 2020 White House candidate Here’s how climate change is going to make you sick Dem rep: I may not have made it to Congress without Bush signing ADA Bob Dole lifted from wheelchair to salute George H.W. Bush Dow plummets 800 points over economic, trade concerns Bolton: Trump aims for second Kim summit in early 2019 5.1 million pounds of beef added to salmonella recall Michelle Malkin departs CRTV one day after Blaze merger announced Stefanik fires back at incoming NRCC chairman: ‘I wasn’t asking for permission’ Mnuchin urges Congress to pass Trump’s new NAFTA without changes German auto executives meet with Trump amid tariff threat Whoopi Goldberg: I didn’t say ‘smoking gun’ out of respect for guest Steve Scalise Hakeem Jeffries on GOP operatives in NC fraud probe: ‘Lock them up’ Trump: Border wall ‘pays for itself in two months’ Michigan lawmaker calls GM cuts ‘unacceptable’ From Bernie to Beto, a progressive era begins Study: Trump plan to shrink national monuments could lead to rare bee species’ extinction GOP senators rip Saudi prince after briefing: ‘There’s a smoking saw’ Denver mayor orders effort to remove residents’ low-level marijuana convictions Pompeo: US to leave nuclear treaty in 60 days unless Russia complies with terms ‘Opportunity youth’ want to work. National service can make that possible. GOP senator: Saudi crown prince ‘really was the original El Chapo’ Don’t trust the intel when it comes to Iran’s nuke program Colorado’s Michael Bennet considering 2020 White House run: report What America’s Thinking: December 4, 2018 Texas GOP platform committee member: ‘Damn right, I’m a white nationalist’ Court rules that encouraging illegal immigration is protected by First Amendment Green groups sue EPA for records of Wheeler meetings Next White House Correspondents’ dinner headliner: ‘It won’t be dull, I promise you that’ Satanic Temple display placed at Illinois state house alongside Christmas and Hanukkah displays The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates — George H.W. Bush lies in state | NRCC suffers major hack | Crunch-time for Congress Hoyer: Dems won’t seat Harris until North Carolina fraud allegations are resolved UN Security Council to meet over Iran missile test Qatar signals big break from Saudis by leaving OPEC Red Sox set to visit White House after World Series win Quora says data breach affected 100 million users Trump shares tweet claiming rioting protesters in France are chanting ‘We want Trump’ House to receive briefing on Khashoggi Avenatti says he won’t run for president in 2020 Cyber breach exposed NRCC emails Grassley: Trump ‘could solve all of his problems’ if Melania approved tweets Trudeau calls for Canadian flags to fly at half-staff to honor George H.W. Bush Dem strategist says women need to acknowledge how hard Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ method actually is Trade conflicts cost Nebraska more than $1 billion in revenue, Farm Bureau says Grassley: Criminal justice reform should take priority over judges  Accusers won’t testify for now against wealthy sex offender: report George P. Bush: Attacks on father from Trump stung Naval Academy to raise seawall to counter rising sea level Massachusetts governor calls for removal of judge accused of helping immigrant avoid ICE The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a vote for the future Nexstar, Tribune TV deal poses test for Trump regulators Fox’s Ingraham: Media using Bush’s death as a ‘political battering ram’ against Trump AOL parent company agrees to pay $5M over children’s privacy violations Dem strategist says there is room for bipartisanship on trade Brazile: Hillary Clinton will not run in 2020 Navigating cannabis legalization 2.0 Sororities and fraternities sue Harvard over single-sex organization policy Education, success do not merit moral impunity Lawmakers call for investigation into Labor Secretary Acosta for sex offender plea deal GOP lawmaker warns against ‘one-size-fits-all’ infrastructure plan Iranian general sees no ‘limitations’ to expanding range of missiles: report General: Defense budget of less than $733B presents ‘increased risk’ Hundreds protest UNC proposal to house Confederate statue in $5 million building Most recent court order on immigration will have serious unintended consequences Former federal prosecutor says common Mueller criticism is that he was too hard on Flynn John Dingell calls for Senate to be abolished Dating app for Trump supporters says it will sue liberals who try to join TI: We let the White House ‘fall into the hands of a madman’ Stocks slide after Trump warns China: ‘I am a Tariff Man’ Oklahoma GOP lawmaker wants abortion to be classified as felony homicide Former federal prosecutor says Trump’s tweets on Cohen are ‘unseemly’ France halting fuel tax in wake of Paris riots Abusive treatment of auto executive threatens the Japanese legal system Michelle Obama on Barack’s 2008 campaign: ‘I didn’t really think he could win’ France temporarily suspends tax hikes after mass protests Trump to visit Bush family Tuesday New Faces of Congress: Rep. John Curtis Panel: Kristen Hawn and Henry Rodgers discuss North Carolina election controversy and Michelle Obama’s new memoir Stacey Abrams says she may run for Senate or governor in coming years George H.W. Bush remembered at Kennedy Center ceremony Conway’s husband fires back at Eric Trump by sharing tweet about alleged Trump affair with Stormy Daniels Dozens of migrants from caravan breach border: report Slate torched over article about George HW Bush’s service dog Sully: ‘Clearly written by a cat’ Michigan lawmaker calls for comprehensive infrastructure bill The coming cyberwar: China may already be monitoring your electronic communications Former federal prosecutor discusses upcoming public filings from Robert Mueller Lawmakers honor George H.W. Bush in Washington Black man killed by police in Alabama was shot from behind, autopsy shows Baltimore Ravens donate $200,000 to improve heating and air conditioning at elementary school Prince Charles will attend Bush funeral on queen’s behalf Thousands of migrants traveling to US dead or missing over last 4 years: AP The 2020 presidential race: A 2004 redux? Mattis calls for help in ending war in Afghanistan: ‘40 years is enough’ 9/11 Commission leaders: Turning the tide on extremism in fragile states Trump Jr. shares Christmas tree meme calling father ‘an angel’ and ‘a star’ US embassy reopens after ISIS threat The FIRST STEP Act will bring real justice to thousands of incarcerated women Pompeo: Trump administration is ‘rallying the noble nations to build a new liberal order’ Congress is poised to finally lift its longstanding ban on industrial hemp Rising: December 4, 2018 McConnell on shutdown: ‘I don’t think we’ll get to that point’ Tax credits for electric vehicles are a lousy way to reduce carbon emissions Biden: ‘I think I am the most qualified person in the country to be president’ A renewed commitment to Afghanistan requires a reinvigorated approach A simple fix for gerrymandering The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by T-Mobile — Washington poised to avert shutdown crisis, for now Zinke picks fight with key Dem at an odd time Clock ticks down on GOP Congress GM lobbyists go into full crisis mode over layoffs The Memo: Trump dials down trade war — for now Expanding his ability to serve veterans Dem governors on 2020: Opposing Trump not enough