The Hill Articles: July 20, 2018

RNC outraises DNC again in June Facebook suspends analytics firm to investigate data use: report WSJ: Trump ignored advice to confront Putin over indictments Trump hotel charging Sean Spicer $10,000 as book party venue Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘so tough’ on child separations but not on Putin Anti-Trump protests outside White House continue into fifth night Bernie Sanders tells Kansas crowd: This ‘sure doesn’t look’ like a GOP state George H.W. Bush offers condolences after cardiologist killed in shooting Busy Trump, Congress keep K Street booming Avenatti: I would represent Michael Cohen if he ‘was prepared to do the right thing’ Home Depot offers job back to man who says he was fired for response to racist customer Chase Bank refused to deposit wrongfully convicted man’s check compensating him for time in prison Trump demands Roger Goodell ‘make a stand’ on players kneeling for anthem Trump blasts media as ‘hypocrites’ for saying he’s ‘too nice’ to Putin Sunk judicial pick spills over into Supreme Court fight Top Ethics Dem calls for Nielsen to resign Hillicon Valley: Trump’s Russia moves demoralize his team | Congress drops effort to block ZTE deal | Rosenstein warns of foreign influence threat | AT&T’s latest 5G plans Dem lawmaker calls on Pompeo to keep export restrictions on 3D gun-printing software Fox News bigger than ever two years after Roger Ailes Mueller’s attorneys want to question former Roger Stone employee known as ‘Manhattan Madam’ Judge praises administration on reunifications GOP governor: I would reject an NRA endorsement GOP lawmaker pushed claims of ‘racial war,’ said blacks had ‘entitlement mentality’: CNN Lessons from a more inspired Helsinki Ta-Nehisi Coates stepping down at The Atlantic Roseanne denies getting fired over racist tweet: ‘It’s because I voted for Donald Trump’ DC group backs petition to remove Trump Hotel’s liquor license based on ‘moral character’ On The Money: Trump ‘ready’ for tariffs on all $500B in Chinese goods | Trump digs in on Fed criticism | Lawmakers drop plans to challenge Trump ZTE deal Family’s $500K inheritance to be released by US border officials after almost a year WhatsApp to limit message forwarding following lynchings in India spurred by misinformation Questions mount over Trump-Putin discussions Two new fundraisers seek to bring ‘Trump baby’ blimp to Washington, DC Overnight Defense: White House ‘not considering’ Ukraine referendum | Pompeo hopeful on plans for Putin visit | Measure to block ZTE deal dropped from defense bill US to provide additional $200M in defensive aid to Ukraine Trump does not take questions as he departs for weekend Overnight Energy: Court rejects new effort to stop kids’ climate lawsuit | Baltimore is latest city to sue over climate change | EPA staffers worried about toxic chemical in Pruitt’s desk Data confirm that marijuana decriminalization is long overdue Holder to sit down with Colbert amid 2020 speculation Disney fires James Gunn from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ after old tweets unearthed by far-right activists Washington needs to end hidden inflation tax on our capital gains Conservative columnist: ‘I would take Obama back in a nanosecond’ Michelle Wolf compares ICE to ISIS in new video Trump, Pence offer condolences to families of Missouri boat tour victims Overnight Health Care: Trump meets with Pfizer CEO amid pricing push | Kentucky reinstates dental, vision Medicaid benefits | Spending by health lobby groups down in second quarter Thousands of service members to participate in Trump’s military parade: report British museums battling to house ‘Trump baby’ blimp Baby took first steps, spoke first words while in US custody: report Pack the center: How Democrats and Republicans can fix the Supreme Court, together Ex-CIA chief: Trump ‘sided with the enemy’ AT&T unveils three more cities for 5G launch Court rejects new Trump attempt to halt kids’ climate lawsuit Bayer pulls controversial birth control off market after years of complaints NJ woman vows to pop ‘Trump baby’ blimp Kentucky reinstates dental, vision benefits in Medicaid Polling analyst: Same Dems who voted for Gorsuch will vote for Kavanaugh The FIRST STEP Act sets up a dangerous future Russia urges support of alleged agent with #FreeMariaButina campaign The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness and Igor Volsky of the Center for American Progress talk about Trump’s Putin meetings Full interview: Author Jeff Biggers says America was built on resistance Pollster: Kavanaugh will get Dem votes Former employee says Home Depot fired him over response to racist customer Booker calls on Kavanaugh to recuse himself on Trump-related cases Program to attract foreign visitors is an economic benefit to the US and should be reauthorized Congress won’t block Trump’s deal to save Chinese telecom giant ZTE IRS makes it easy for nonprofits to spend dark money in our elections Whoopi Goldberg: Pirro wasn’t kicked out, she left cursing at staff More than 100 ex-Ohio State students share allegations of sexual misconduct by doctor: AP Avenatti says Cohen’s Trump recording ‘is not the only tape’ The Fed must be insulated from Trump’s political objectives Author Jeff Biggers: ‘Now is the time for Democrats to have a backbone’ Pruitt staffers worried about toxic chemical in his desk Pompeo ‘hopeful’ Trump-Putin meeting happens in DC GOP to hold 2020 convention in Charlotte Montana governor raises profile ahead of potential 2020 bid We need more citizen-to-citizen diplomacy with Russia Giuliani: Cohen tape is ‘powerful exculpatory evidence’ Former school superintendent: Parents ‘not supportive’ of armed teachers What America’s Thinking: July 20, 2018 Investors and regulators: Beware of the seeming stability of ETFs CVS pharmacist fired after refusing to fill transgender woman’s hormone prescription White House: Trump ‘not considering’ Ukraine referendum Baltimore joins cities filing climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies CNN’s Camerota to Santorum on Putin: ‘Do you get dizzy living in upside-down world?’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report — NYT says Cohen taped Trump on payments | Trump floats tariffs on all Chinese imports | Russia open to new summit Why shouldn’t courts keep some documents secret? DHS official: States must be ‘much more precise’ when requesting election security funding Our environment is at stake in key nomination fight Interior fast tracks study of drilling’s Arctic impact: report Andrew Wheeler must reverse damage to American heartland GOP tax writer introduces bill to reduce capital gains taxes NYT: Cohen taped Trump on payment to ex-Playboy model Menendez’s GOP challenger opposed allowing female, gay students in Princeton eating clubs Pro-Trump high school wrestler loses scholarship after yelling anti-gay slur at protest Author Jeff Biggers: West Virginia teachers are ‘real resistance’ at work Lighthizer to testify before Senate next week as trade war ramps up Secret Service wants to share its expertise to prevent mass shooting at schools Paramount fires TV chief accused of ‘racially charged’ comment Kimberly Guilfoyle leaving Fox News to campaign with Donald Trump Jr.: report Senators want committee vote on Russia sanctions bill by early August Roseanne on Valerie Jarrett: ‘I thought the b—- was white!’ Opera singers perform outside White House during fourth day of protests Trump meets with Pfizer CEO amid drug pricing campaign Study: States with racial discrimination history purge voter rolls more aggressively Dem lawmaker calls for legalized marijuana in all 50 states Conservative analyst: Americans feel Russia conversation is ‘overboard’ Going forward, both parties should commit to a ‘Cyber Election Pledge’ Sally Yates: Putin summit shows where Trump’s loyalties lie Judge Kavanaugh is a principled choice for SCOTUS Al Sharpton teases potential interview with Michael Cohen The law to protect endangered species in America is working House Dem on inviting Putin to US: ‘He shouldn’t be in our country’ Analysis: Youth voter registration surges after Parkland Universal basic income: a solution to a looming problem Apple Watch, Fitbit, Sonos could become more expensive because of U.S. tariffs: report Kasich: We need more Republicans willing to stand up to Trump Trump: Fed rate hikes hinder US economy The Sessions DOJ is working to end the great asylum hustle Merkel: Germany can’t rely ‘on the superpower of the US’ anymore WH comms official, ex-Fox News exec questioned in sexual harassment probe: report Interior Department should not remove the ovaries of wild horses Merkel: Russia, US meetings should become ‘normal’ Cuomo: Trump calling media ‘enemy of the people’ an admission he ‘hates’ US Seth Meyers: Putin visiting DC would be ‘worst-ever episode of Undercover Boss’ Mass Iraq protests are opportunity for US to confront Iran in Baghdad Cavuto reads hate mail he got for criticizing Trump-Putin summit Pirro: Whoopi Goldberg treated me ‘like a dog’ after argument Russia ‘open’ to Putin-Trump DC meeting Scarborough: GOP ‘no longer deserves to survive’ Trump advisers angry over intel chief’s Aspen interview: report Father of Parkland survivors shot to death in robbery Trump: ‘Ready to go’ with tariffs on all Chinese imports Let Flint serve as a warning: Congress must to do more to improve the nation’s infrastructure Failings by WhatsApp, Signal and others highlight the need to take back our privacy GOP lawmaker: Trump is being manipulated by Putin Zuckerberg’s sister: Banning Holocaust deniers won’t ‘make them go away’ Trump was right to ditch UN’s plan for handling migrants The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump and Congress at odds over Russia The Memo: Putin furor sparks new questions on Kelly’s future Sen. Menendez faces tough challenge in deep-blue New Jersey Obama, Bush veterans dismiss Trump-Putin interpreter subpoena Trump demoralizes his own team with dizzying Russian moves