The Hill Articles: July 4, 2018

NY mayor gives school’s first black valedictorian a platform after principal refuses to let him give speech Hong Kong’s high court rules that gay expat couples can seek spousal visas Chelsea Handler issues July 4 apology to world: ‘We’re sorry about our president’ US pork producers prepare for steep tariffs: ‘I don’t want to be the patriot who dies at the end of the war’ ACLU membership grew from 400,000 to 1.84 million after Trump was elected: report Canada investigating US Border Patrol agents boarding fishing ships looking for undocumented immigrants: report Illinois governor calls on Nazi candidate to drop out of race, breaking with Cruz Key GOP senator: I won’t support any Supreme Court nominee that has shown ‘hostility’ to Roe v. Wade Black women leaders rip into top Dems for not defending Maxine Waters Fox News analyst draws flak for saying Dems ‘sure don’t love’ America Woman in police custody after scaling Statue of Liberty to protest Trump immigration policy Progressives poised to shape agenda if Dems take back House UK couple poisoned by same nerve agent used on ex-Russian spy, daughter: report Black man who had cops called on him by white woman running for Oakland City Council Cohen scrubs mention of Trump from Twitter bio Trump says OPEC doing ‘little’ to help rising gas prices Police apprehend woman who attempted to scale Statue of Liberty Los Angeles approves $10M in funds to aid separated migrant children Capital Gazette staff to march in July 4 parade: ‘We are reluctant symbols’ Hoyer hospitalized after pneumonia diagnosis When Democrats cry ‘Abolish ICE,’ they really mean ‘abolish borders’ Avenatti suggests he could run against Trump in 2020 Intel Dem worried that Russia ‘never left’ Trump tensions peak ahead of NATO summit If a trade war is raging, no one has told company salesmen Seth Meyers mocks Trump with new Independence Day video Merkel on Trump tariffs: ‘It takes two’ to prevent a trade war With SCOTUS ruling, state govs found another way into your pockets NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s own record means he can forget 2020 Indiana AG accused of inappropriate touching Ex-military officials sign on to oppose Trump’s transgender troops ban Comey shares family’s July 4 tradition of reading Declaration of Independence out loud Puerto Rico deserves statehood to truly celebrate Independence Day Greenpeace activists fly ‘Superman’ drone in to French nuclear site America is indeed different — and that’s why I’m here Awakening the ‘sleeping giant’ Your carefree beach days are numbered Ex-S.C. deputy who turned poster into racial slur barred from being an officer Trump marks Fourth of July by hailing ‘noble sacrifice’ of military Journalists flying in to help Capital Gazette after shooting Celebrating the American experiment on July Fourth Judge rules Tennessee can’t revoke licenses over unpaid court costs Black Oregon state rep says someone called police on her while she was campaigning Mexico’s new president doesn’t want Mexicans to have to immigrate to the US Dozens of immigrant women moved outdoors during Nielsen visit to detention center: report Kentucky dentists say kids wrongly denied care over Medicaid cuts Saving the idea that is America China says it won’t fire ‘first shot’ in trade standoff with US Lawmakers should accept reality that digital communication can never be ‘too secure’ Sessions announces reversal of Obama-era guidelines promoting diversity in college admissions Iranian president travels to Austria in effort to salvage Iran deal On this glorious Fourth of July, Americans need to face reality Nearly 14K immigrants to become citizens on July 4 Trump and Obama: Not so different, after all Jordan rebuffs allegations that he knew of Ohio State abuse: ‘It’s not true’ At least 8 people have died in US and Canada from heat wave Members of Congress weigh in on the great 4th of July debate: Hot dogs or hamburgers Road fatalities rising for the first time since LBJ was president Looking back to look forward on the Fourth of July Not so proud to be an American NY Daily News mocks Trump as a ‘clown’ on Independence Day The animating forces behind the Democratic Party are true, radical leftists Judge dismisses suit alleging Trump campaign conspired with Russia over hack Our campaign finance laws can’t be solved by a constitutional convention Poll: Fewer Dems are ‘extremely proud’ to be Americans this Fourth of July What America’s Thinking: July 4, 2018 Rising: July 4, 2018 Survey: Hamburgers are Americans’ favorite Fourth of July meal Attorney suggests FBI’s Strzok might not comply with subpoena Digital disruption demands antitrust restraint The Memo: Trump faces crucial stretch The name American belongs to you this Fourth of July