The Hill Articles: June 12, 2018

Two former Nevada congressmen set for rematch Sanford: ‘I think that I’ll end up losing this election’ Trump says media treating him ‘very good’ on North Korea summit Dems flip heavy Trump district in Wisconsin GOP will vote on immigration next week, sinking discharge petition Trump: Kim summit takes world ‘a big step back from potential nuclear catastrophe’ Dem wins South Carolina congressional primary despite abuse revelation Proposal to split California into three states earns spot on ballot South Carolina Gov. McMaster heads to runoff Gun control is a sure way to hurt conservation efforts Jim Acosta fires back after Trump campaign chief calls for his credentials to be revoked Corey Stewart wins Virginia GOP Senate primary GOP senator: DOJ’s ObamaCare argument ‘as far-fetched as any I’ve ever heard’ McCabe sues Justice Dept. over information about his firing Bolton paid over $100K by group tied to Ukrainian businessman for panel talks Senate confirms Trump Homeland Security cyber pick Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Health chief grilled on Trump drug pricing plan, ObamaCare case Jennifer Wexton wins Dem primary to take on Comstock Hannity delivers No. 1 show on TV with North Korea summit coverage With caveats, Republicans praise Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un Republicans scramble for last-minute immigration deal North Korea: Trump agreed to ‘step-by-step’ approach to denuclearization Senior DOJ official resigns in wake of ObamaCare decision McCaskill used private plane for parts of RV tour Mellman: Truth, significance and probability in polling Overnight Defense: Takeaways from Trump-Kim summit | Confusion over pledge to halt war games | Lawmakers want vote on any deal | Effort to kill Trump tariffs blocked Pavlich: Pompeo: The man for the job on North Korea Pelosi, Lee invite Golden State Warriors to Capitol Ivanka Trump to press Senate on vocational training bill Meet the hero who fought the administrative state and won Hillicon Valley: Judge approves AT&T-Time Warner deal in blow to DOJ | Dems renew push to secure state voting systems | Seattle reverses course on tax after Amazon backlash | Trump, senators headed for cyber clash | More Tesla layoffs Kim Jong Un accepts Trump’s invitation to Washington: report AMA endorses assault weapons ban Democrats seize on DOJ’s ObamaCare decision ahead of midterms Seattle officially repeals tax on companies like Amazon, Starbucks Bush Center highlights North Korean human rights abuses after summit Trump stokes confusion with pledge to halt Korean war games On The Money: Judge approves AT&T-Time Warner merger opposed by Trump | Effort to kill Trump tariffs blocked in Senate | Kudlow in hospital after heart attack | Panel advances Fed nominees War is too deadly for Congress to keep dodging duty on declaring it Amash fires back at Trump over Sanford primary tweet Overnight Energy: DNC to reject fossil fuel donations | Regulators see no security risk in coal plant closures | Senate committee rejects Trump EPA, Interior budgets Five takeaways from Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un To succeed economically, we need sound immigration policies — not scare tactics Mueller asks court to protect evidence from Russians in case against ‘Putin’s chef’ DNC to reject fossil fuel company donations Gun control activists hold ‘die-in’ outside Trump Tower in Chicago Michelle Wolf: After White House dinner, I ‘left DC as fast as I could’ Supreme Court ruling on voter roll purge undermines the right to vote Trump hits back at ‘Punchy’ De Niro Watchdog: Interior thought mountaintop mining study wouldn’t ‘produce any new information’ Trump officials consider using tent cities to house unaccompanied minors For safety and security in Niger, solutions must flow upstream Bill reining in Trump on tariffs blocked in Senate McConnell: ‘Everybody’ in the Senate supports protections for preexisting conditions Despite Trump’s shameful G-7 showing, US credibility still intact Judge approves AT&T-Time Warner merger opposed by Trump Baltimore library ends fines for overdue books Mayors conference passes resolutions calling for more gun control Trump rips GOP’s Sanford on primary day: ‘He’s better off in Argentina’ Mitch McConnell — the Republican Senate’s invaluable engine Lawmaker: Bill tackling maternal death rates to get vote before August Teachers fight to keep pre-colonial history in AP course curriculum FBI agent faces charges for accidentally shooting man in nightclub CBO touts its projections Ellison introduces bill to curb stock buybacks Shep Smith: Trump gave Kim everything he wanted, and got nothing in return Senate staffer’s indictment exposes the pitifully corrupt nature of Trump-Russia probe Judge upholds Missouri law that restricts access to abortion pill Corker rebukes Republicans afraid to anger Trump on tariffs: ‘We might poke the bear!’ Let’s not rely on vaccines, here’s how we can prepare for epidemics now Netflix extends agreement to stream Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ McConnell: Any North Korea deal should be submitted to Congress White House: Kudlow to stay in the hospital following heart attack Biden: Trump has reduced US leverage with North Korea Border Patrol agent shot in Arizona Massachusetts sues executives from opioid maker Purdue Pharma Rob Reiner: ‘I don’t think there’s a line’ when it comes to attacking Trump UK’s parliament bursts into laughter after prime minister is asked ‘Trudeau or Trump?’ Court doc: Rand Paul’s neighbor ‘lost his temper’ over yard debris Farm-sector depression in play if full-scale trade war breaks out Trump calls into Senate GOP lunch to discuss North Korea Tennessee woman sues NASA to keep her vial of moon dust from Neil Armstrong Why giving the government nearly unchecked power to shoot down drones in the US is a bad idea Flake: If GOP can’t stand up for free trade ‘what are we here for?’ The lifesaving difference between connected cars vs. self-driving cars Dems unveil push to secure state voting systems Trump campaign manager repeats call for Acosta’s credentials be suspended: ‘An absolute disgrace’ Pence to brief House GOP leaders on North Korea summit Otto Warmbier’s parents: ‘Hopefully something positive’ will come from Trump-Kim summit Avenatti: Russian government is trying to smear me Liberal groups launches ads against prospective Trump Supreme Court nominees Half of women in science have experienced harassment, study finds Chelsea Clinton welcomes Twitter trolls’ comparison to Howdy Doody Tesla to layoff 9 percent of workforce To save money, we’re laying off pediatricians — this will put kids at risk US can no longer take allies’ support for granted after G-7 Hoyer warns GOP: Don’t dabble with DACA compromise bill NIH outlines plans for $500M to combat opioid epidemic Pentagon: Mattis consulted on Trump move to halt US-South Korean war games Young people are the ballast for protecting our democracy Bernie Sanders: Trump-Kim summit a ‘positive step’ Mexican politician who vowed to crack down on crime shot dead while posing for selfie with fan GOP senators: We want vote on any North Korea deal Fox’s Napolitano: Trump appeared ‘more presidential than I have ever seen him look’ at summit Trump on leaving Singapore early after summit: ‘There was nothing more we could’ve done’ Judge rules Mueller must identify unnamed individuals in Manafort indictment Faith-based adoption agencies are too valuable to shut down Texas health inspectors find dozens of violations at shelters for immigrant children: report  Bookmakers raise Trump’s chances of winning Nobel after Kim summit Puerto Rico asks for delay in release of death records to CNN, local news Health chief: Decision not to defend ObamaCare in court not a ‘policy’ position GOP senator: Trump sitting down with Kim not ‘pretty’ but ‘necessary’ to stop nuclear threat Energy commission sees no national security risk from coal plant closures Same-sex couple accuses Uber driver of discrimination after he kicked them out for kissing GOP senator questions suspension of joint military exercises with South Korea The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Trump, Kim make history with summit Meghan McCain slams Trump over summit with Kim, ‘the closest thing’ to Hitler in our time Protesters stage ‘die in’ in front of Capitol on anniversary of Pulse shooting Make environmental regulations sensible again GOP Maine governor says he ‘probably’ won’t certify results of ranked-choice primary election GOP lawmaker: It will mean ‘Kim’s death’ if he throws away Trump opportunity Discover to pay for employees’ online college degrees 30 years later, and still fighting HIV/AIDS in children Southern Baptist Convention votes to keep Pence as speaker Warren presses health chief over Trump’s promise of drug price cuts Dems accuse Interior of holding up key grants Media can’t admit Trump just had his best 24 hours George HW Bush becomes first president to reach age of 94 Bill Clinton says ‘norms have changed’ in society for what ‘you can do to somebody against their will’ Metro pokes fun at Trump White House over Caps parade crowd Norway to ask US for additional Marine presence near Russia border The feds should follow Michigan’s lead when it comes to unions Administration officials, lawmakers wish Kudlow a quick recovery after heart attack Schumer: Trump has given a ‘brutal and repressive dictatorship’ legitimacy Britain fines Yahoo UK Services for 2014 email hack Obama congratulates Capitals on Stanley Cup win Congress needs to do something about improper Medicare billing practices Gun control activists hold ‘die-in’ near Mar-a-Lago on two-year anniversary of Pulse shooting McConnell: North Korea summit beginning of an ‘arduous process’ Navarro apologizes for saying there’s a ‘special place in hell’ for Trudeau Trump showed Kim movie trailer-style video about their summit GOP senator ‘troubled’ by Trump announcement to halt US-South Korean military drills At Singapore summit, North Korea racked up wins Dems question FCC’s claim of cyberattack during net neutrality comment period DOJ likely to issue public report on foreign election interference in July Republicans can thank Democrats sliding to the left for 2018 fortunes Rubio rips media for ‘hypocrisy’ in coverage of Trump’s meeting with Kim Alec Baldwin: ‘I would absolutely win’ if I ran for president in 2020 Heckler confronts Biden during book tour stop alleging sexual misconduct Senate panel advances Trump’s latest Fed nominees Tim Kaine: Trump administration full of ‘crybabies’ Seattle reverses course on business tax after Amazon pressure Senate panel rejects Trump’s proposed Interior, EPA cuts Recognizing religious freedom as an LGBT issue Erick Erickson: Obama would have been impeached for Kim summit Ex-White House aides demonstrate how they restored documents torn up by Trump Trump let Kim Jong Un get away with murder We must cease the inhumane practice of separating families apprehended on the border Farmers will pay the price for tariffs Ex-CIA chief: Trump made ‘pretty significant concession’ by stopping war games with South Korea US opens de facto embassy in Taiwan as China trade tensions escalate Ben Shapiro criticizes Trump for trusting Kim Jong Un Trump, Tillerson pledged to ease travel ban to win World Cup bid Top Obama official: Trump let North Korea look like our equals Tapper on North Korea summit: ‘It’s not as if other presidents couldn’t have done this, it’s that they didn’t want to’ Ex-CIA officer: Trump’s Korea proposal weaker than Bill Clinton’s Trump-Kim talks: Fantastic, indeed Iran warns North Korea: Trump could cancel agreement ‘before returning back home’ Judge denies retrial for Texas woman who got 5 years for voting illegally Graham warns that Trump’s deal with North Korea needs approval from Congress Dems rip Trump concessions, ’embarrassing’ rhetoric with Kim Trump says Kim has a ‘great personality’ Trump sometimes ‘felt foolish’ using harsh rhetoric against North Korea Ex-GOP lawmaker: No president has ever praised a dictator the way Trump has with Kim Canadian parliament condemns Trump attacks on Trudeau Fox News analyst: ‘Disconcerting’ for Trump to say he’s honored to shake hands with Kim Trump: I’ll ‘absolutely’ invite Kim Jong Un to White House After the fight: Afghanistan as a strategic opportunity Trump: North Koreans love Kim US military: ‘No updated guidance’ on ending war games with South Korea South Korea to seek ‘precise meaning’ of Trump’s plan to end war games Title X facilities are already over-regulated Trump warns CNN’s Acosta before taking question: ‘Be nice. Be respectful’ Trump sends mixed signals on American global trade policies Trump: If I was wrong about Kim, ‘I’ll find some kind of an excuse’ Trump: I trust Kim and he trusts me Trump on North Korea’s human rights violations: ‘It’s rough in a lot of places, not just there’ Trump: I told Kim he could have ‘the best hotels in the world’ After Singapore summit, Congress must navigate a path to normalization Lawmakers, media serve up laughs at annual ‘Will on the Hill’ Trump on lack of notes from Kim meeting: ‘I have one of the great memories of all time’ Trump lavishes Kim with compliments after historic summit Bipartisan lawmakers agree — marijuana prohibition has failed and it’s time to change the law The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump: `A very great moment in the history of the world’ Sanford at risk in primary shadowed by Trump McConnell cements his standing in GOP history Ready for somebody? Dems lack heir apparent this time Building a brand for the TSA Congress faces rising pressure to fix tax law China is no friend to US — Trump’s putting a stop to these unfair trade deals Read document signed by Trump, Kim Trump announces halt to war games with S. Korea, denies making concessions to Kim Pompeo calls South Korean, Japanese counterparts after Trump-Kim summit Trump, Kim sign denuclearization deal in ‘new chapter’ AP: White House limited press access to parts of Trump-Kim summit Trump: Kim summit ‘better than anybody could have expected’ Trump jokes with summit photographers: Make us look ‘handsome and thin’ Social media mocks Ivanka Trump for tweeting fake ‘Chinese proverb’ over Trump-Kim summit