The Hill Articles: July 10, 2018

Ex-FBI lawyer won’t attend interview with House lawmakers: attorney Weinstein accuser says she was sidelined at news station where she worked after coming forward Freedom Caucus says it’s behind Jordan ‘100 percent’ Trump officials to release migrants with ankle monitors Ocasio-Cortez wins write-in primary in neighboring congressional district North Korea state media release photos of Kim at potato farm after Pompeo visit Trans men parody old Scarlett Johansson roles in video American Airlines to stop using plastic straws US officials preparing to review Afghanistan strategy: report House Dems prepare legislation to shut down ICE, shift responsibilities Jordan not ruling out Speaker’s bid amid allegations Democrats use Mueller probe to attack Kavanaugh Dems grasp for way to stop Trump’s Supreme Court pick Schumer ‘afraid’ of what Trump will agree to in Putin meeting ‘Unmasking Antifa Act’ includes 15-year prison term proposal Hacker tried to sell US military drone files on dark web, analysts say Facebook faces first fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal Overnight Health Care: Pfizer delaying price hikes after Trump criticism | Dems focus on health care in Supreme Court fight | Feds won’t reunite all 102 detained children by deadline | VA nominee headed to Senate floor vote Mellman: What’s wanted in a Supreme Court justice Overnight Defense: Trump suggests NATO allies should reimburse US | Doubts grow over North Korea | Embassy in Haiti requests more Marines amid violence | VA pick headed to Senate floor vote Pfizer postponing price hikes after Trump criticism Senate votes to support NATO ahead of Trump summit Lobbying world Pavlich: The left’s tiring hysteria on Kavanaugh White House announces additional $200B in tariffs targeting China Don’t listen to Trump, poverty is exactly the situation where breastfeeding may be ideal California jail ends contract to house ICE detainees Where is the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when we need it? Cynthia Nixon: My campaign aligns ‘with democratic socialist principles’ Senate moves to start negotiations on defense policy bill Hillicon Valley: Lawmakers eye ban on Chinese surveillance cameras | DOJ walks back link between fraud case, OPM breach | GOP senators question Google on Gmail data | FCC under pressure to delay Sinclair merger review McCarthy defends Jordan amid Ohio State abuse scandal Manafort fails in second bid to suppress storage-unit evidence Michael Cohen has made ‘a declaration of independence’ from President Trump, lawyer says Overnight Energy: Trump pardons ranchers whose case sparked standoff | EPA takes step to replace Obama climate rule | Pruitt’s lead spokesman out at EPA Nevada to become first state to use fentanyl for execution: report Pence: ‘I do’ still want Roe v. Wade overturned Red state Democrats will vote on Supreme Court pick to stay alive Trump officials again slash funding for ObamaCare outreach groups On The Money — Sponsored by Prudential — Trump blasts Europe on trade, defense spending before summit | White House to propose $200B more in China tariffs | BMW shifting some production out of US Trump prepares tariffs on additional $200B in Chinese goods Ticketmaster breach was part of larger credit card skimming campaign, cyber firm says Southwest discontinues peanut snacks over allergy concerns Judge warns Trump administration to stick to deadline on family reunification Ex-Trump adviser returns to ‘Fox and Friends’ after suspension Hydro power projects get lost in red tape GOP nearing deal to bring 2020 convention to Charlotte: report Lawyers: Flynn mistakenly billed as joining consulting firm HHS: 5 adults claiming to be parents of detained children ruled out by DNA tests NJ governor rules out endorsing Cuomo in New York Nonprofit sues to remove three-state California proposal from ballot Univision to sell The Onion, Gizmodo Media Group A Merkel-Trump clash at NATO seems inevitable — what will Germany do? 14 wrestlers defend Jordan in release House Dems worry FCC move to ‘streamline’ complaints will hurt consumers Dem pollster: Party can win economic fight if it’s on wages Utah’s largest paper compares child separation to war crimes in scathing editorial Public policy expert: US faces ‘crisis of governance’ on immigration Sarah Palin says she was duped into interview with Sacha Baron Cohen Top Senate Republicans question Google over Gmail data practices Why the Senate needs to get it done on CTE President Trump attacks symptom, not disease, in prescription drug price attack Trump seizes on poll to attack Obama Border officials may have taken child of US citizen into custody Hatch hits Dems for sharing wrong image in tweet blasting Kavanaugh US Embassy in Haiti requests more Marines, security personnel amid violence Dem presses HHS on Kentucky cutting dental, vision coverage for Medicaid Mar-a-Lago requesting permission to hire 78 foreign workers Boris Johnson’s resignation pushes PM May closer to the brink Oklahoma Board of Health votes to ban sale of smokeable marijuana Economy, immigration top voters’ priority lists: poll Trump blasts EU on trade, defense spending ahead of NATO summit Government set to reunite 34 separated children with parents Showtime adds new political shows from Sacha Baron Cohen, Amanda de Cadenet Fox News most-watched network for Trump’s Supreme Court rollout Trump’s chance to show Moscow he’s neither weak nor malleable Most Americans say they binge-watch to see whole show at once TSA apologizes for spilling NFL player’s mother’s ashes DC writer starts book drive for children separated from families at the border Buck Wild: Brett Kavanaugh has created the deepest puddle of liberal tears since Trump’s 2016 victory State Department advises Americans in Haiti to avoid airport amid unrest Detained immigrants describe hostility from US employees of detention centers VA nominee heads to full Senate confirmation Republican pollster: Americans were uncomfortable with pre-Trump trade practices South Korea’s refugee debate eclipses a deeper, more fundamental question Dems press Trump consumer bureau pick over Puerto Rico response DC council member introduces bill to ban plastic straws DOJ says fraud case may not be linked to OPM breach FDA approves freeze-dried blood plasma for troops in combat Wisconsin GOP Senate hopeful hit by ad highlighting Democratic past EPA spokesman to leave agency Judge orders Manafort be moved to jail closer to DC State Department adds Iran-backed group in Bahrain to list of terror organizations Progressive politics have done nothing to help black America Flynn faces calls of ‘lock him up’ after sentencing hearing New TSA training program aims to improve career options Virginia GOP asks Supreme Court to delay redistricting deadline: report Will voters punish Trump over tariffs? Record number of Americans quitting their jobs to seek better opportunities: report Kavanaugh will not uphold Roe Democrats build abortion case against Kavanaugh  Trump suggests NATO members reimburse US for defense costs India’s Supreme Court hears arguments against law criminalizing homosexuality Did FBI get bamboozled by multiple versions of Trump dossier? FBI agent who accidentally shot man while doing backflip allowed to carry gun again: report Oversight is fundamental for a functioning federal government What America’s Thinking: July 10, 2018 Personality conflicts aside, NATO leaders are thinking more strategically Groups join petition to delay Sinclair-Tribune merger review RAICES to offer crowdfunded $20 million as bond to have detained mothers released Conservative legal strategist: Kavanaugh is ‘milquetoast’ Straws suck: We need to break society free from plastics The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Sponsored by Delta Air Lines — Kavanaugh heads to Capitol Hill as confirmation fight begins NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund official: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ‘needs to comply with the rule of law’ Pompeo leaves door open to waivers on Iranian oil imports Judge boots Green Party from Montana ballot in boost to Tester NFL players union files grievance over new anthem policy Ohio Senate candidate pledges to serve no more than two terms Trump delivers another promise to conservatives with Supreme Court EPA takes next step toward replacing Obama-era climate rule CNN: Ex-OSU wrestler calls Jordan a ‘phony,’ says he knew of doctor’s misconduct Jamal Simmons: Trade is a ‘cop-out’ for the president Dem lawmaker demands probe into defense contractor that held migrant children in vacant building Dem senators: Kavanaugh must recuse himself from Mueller-related cases Trump’s Hollywood critics line up against Kavanaugh The GOP tax bill rewards offshoring – here’s what we can do to stop it BBC runs story days before presidential visit on whether Trump is ‘sex pest’ US Embassy in London warns Americans to ‘keep low profile’ during Trump visit Is tax reform working? Not if you’re a worker in need of a raise Schumer: Trump picked Kavanaugh because he’s worried about Mueller probe Dem rep: ‘Culture of bigotry & hate’ now ‘feels unleashed’ GOP lawmaker introduces legislation labelling first-time illegal border crossing as a felony Office of Special Counsel looking into Zinke’s ‘MAGA’ socks Buck Sexton: McAuliffe’s rhetoric about Kavanaugh is ‘irresponsible’ Dershowitz: Supreme Court could overturn a Trump impeachment Fox’s Napolitano: Kavanaugh ‘the heart and soul of the DC establishment’ Kimmel: It’s weird to hear Trump lie about you Trump pardons Oregon ranchers at center of 40-day standoff Mattis vs. Trump vs. NATO vs. Putin vs. Mueller before midterms Krystal Ball: Trump’s ‘loyalty test’ set Kavanaugh apart from the other Supreme Court candidates Dem rep: Dysfunctional Congress has elevated the Supreme Court Five takeaways from Trump’s Supreme Court announcement Tesla to open factory in China Lebanon at a crossroads, more than any other time Woman who confronted Pruitt at restaurant: Conservatives want ‘civility’ because their stances are losing Trump: Solution to reuniting immigrant families is ‘don’t come to our country illegally’ Consulting firm cuts ties with ICE Safeguarding NATO from Trump Rep. John Delaney talks about his early 2020 presidential filing In Emirates, Pompeo knocks Iran’s ‘bad behavior’ Man arrested after harassing woman as un-American for wearing Puerto Rico flag shirt Trump: I didn’t ask Kavanaugh about his views on abortion China hikes tariffs on some optical fiber products from US Swiss file WTO case against Trump tariffs Brett Kavanaugh is back in the fray with his Supreme Court nomination Santorum rips Trump Supreme Court pick: He ‘bowed to the elite in Washington’ Protesters confront Ivanka Trump on family separations Partisanship shouldn’t undermine our fisheries GOP Rep. Amash slams Kavanaugh on government surveillance rulings LGBTQ advocates to protest Pence visit to Kansas City BMW to shift some SUV production overseas in response to tariffs CNN’s Toobin on lifetime Supreme Court appointments: Framers never contemplated terms lasting more than 30 years Dem rep: Crowley loss forced reevaluation of party leadership Trump says he has ‘Rocket Man’ CD for Kim, but has not had it delivered Maine lawmakers overturn governor’s veto on medical marijuana bill Yale law professor makes liberal’s case for Kavanaugh Rising: July 11, 2018 A conservation success is on the line Trump: Putin summit ‘may be easier’ than NATO, UK visit Entire soccer team rescued from Thai cave Giuliani worked for foreign clients while serving as Trump’s attorney: report Schumer: I will oppose Kavanaugh ‘with everything I’ve got’ AMLO’s election puts Mexico-US relationship at a crossroads Trump: Supreme Court pick getting ‘great reviews’ EU chief: Trump should remember who his allies are ahead of Putin meeting Trump ramps up NATO criticism ahead of summit Fox’s Bream moves show from Supreme Court after mood turns ‘volatile’ The Hill’s Morning Report — Battle lines drawn: Kavanaugh’s confirmation fight gets under way Children are one of the ‘War on Drugs’ casualties Marijuana politics evolving in red states Puerto Ricans in Florida play key role in Senate race California is front line in fight over tech regs Democrats break with left on ICE Lawmakers target Chinese security companies over spy fears Doubts grow over North Korea despite Trump confidence Dems mull whether Warren is the one to take on Trump Stormy Daniels performs ‘All Things Revealed’ in DC