The Hill Articles: June 15, 2018

Trump announces North Dakota rally for June 27 Kim Kardashian on running for office: ‘Never say never’ State Dept. warns Americans of terrorist threat at World Cup National Guard soldiers Trump sent to border are shoveling manure, changing flat tires: report Pence knocks Sherrod Brown in Ohio, boosts Renacci Nike apologizes for apparel featuring logo similar to Naval Academy crest North Korean defector criticizes Trump’s praise of Kim Jong Un Trump shares G-7 photos to prove he gets along with world leaders Getting Nebraskans back in the game White House officials ignored Trump’s request to invite Putin to White House: report Prison reform, peace, and pardons: Jared Kushner’s bold and lasting portfolio Key takeaways from lawsuit against Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirements Target apologizes for ‘Baby Daddy’ card featuring black couple Willie Nelson: ‘Christians should be up in arms’ over Trump family separation policy Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes charged with fraud Inspector general report could convince even skeptics of FBI’s anti-Trump bias I’m an abortion provider — Trump administration’s gag rule is an attack on poor women UK planning international meeting with Kushner to talk Mideast peace plan: report Poll: Trump has better relationship with Putin than other world leaders Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Showdown in court over Medicaid overhaul Judge again blocks transgender military ban from taking effect Sanford: Trump is being allowed to lie without consequences Let state regulators continue to help protect Main Street investors Hugh Hewitt to Trump: ‘It is 100 percent wrong to separate border-crossing families’ Conn. elementary school to be named after Barack Obama Sessions floats federal law that would protect states that decriminalize marijuana Action against Russian meddling cannot threaten our civil liberties China will slap $50 billion in tariffs on US goods White House blasts Joe Scarborough for comments on immigration officials Overnight Energy: New controversies cap rough week for Pruitt | Trump ‘not happy about certain things’ with Pruitt | EPA backtracks on suspending pesticide rule Overnight Defense: Trump explains comments on Kim’s human rights record | Mattis praises Trump-Kim summit | Afghan war nominee to face Senate panel Baby steps toward rebuilding the Trump Foundation brand Rand Paul’s neighbor sentenced to 30 days in prison over assault Fisheries management is working, Congress should stick to the science New York Times calls for fight against ‘immoral’ separation of migrant families Congress had a good couple of weeks — now let’s keep it going Meghan McCain shreds Giuliani for calling Biden a ‘mentally deficient idiot’ Hillicon Valley: Trump hits China with massive tech tariffs | Facebook meets with GOP leaders over bias allegations | Judge sends Manafort to jail ahead of trial | AT&T completes Time Warner purchase Giuliani: Mueller probe ‘might get cleaned up’ with presidential pardons Prosecutors recover 16 pages of shredded Cohen documents: court filing Voters should keep eye on 2018 races for state attorneys general Ethics official asks EPA watchdog to probe more Pruitt scandal allegations Singapore Summit a cause for optimism, however we must remain vigilant and show strength against Kim AP: About 2,000 children separated from parents at border over 6 weeks AP: Trump campaign working with former Cambridge Analytica employees Conservatives, now is the time to defend against executive overreach Mattis: US must ‘remain vigilant’ toward countries pursuing nukes On The Money: Trump imposes $50B in tariffs on China | China blasts ‘fickle’ Trump, promises payback | Trump to name consumer bureau director next week Trump told Macron ‘all the terrorists are in Paris’: report Giuliani: FBI’s Clinton probe ‘the most screwed up investigation’ I’ve seen White House walks back Trump’s rejection of immigration compromise Trump blasts ‘very unfair’ sentence for Manafort Giuliani says he has ruled out Trump interview with Mueller NIH shuts down controversial alcohol study due to credibility concerns Foreclosing DACA debate puts politics above people Cook Political Report moves GOP chairman’s race to ‘toss-up’ Steve King: House GOP ‘considering’ removing Ryan Connecting the dots between natural disasters and climate change in the US RNC mum on whether it will support Trump-backed Corey Stewart Judge rejects Cohen’s request for gag order against Stormy Daniels’s lawyer Morgan Stanley: Tax refunds could increase by $62 billion next year Senators press Amazon for answers on improper Echo recording incident Eiffel Tower installs bulletproof glass walls to protect against terrorist attacks America’s human infrastructure is the keystone challenge of our time Sanford: Support for Trump is a ‘cancerous growth’ on GOP Watergate prosecutor says Manafort may never again ‘see the outside of a jail cell’ DNC moves up 2020 convention dates to mid-July US drone strike kills leader of Pakistani Taliban: report Goodlatte begins process to subpoena FBI agent who sent anti-Trump texts: report Anti-Trump Republicans better look out — voters might send you packing Trump ‘not happy about certain things’ involving Pruitt Harvard gives Asian-Americans lower personality ratings than other races, lawsuit claims EPA backpedals on suspending pesticide rule following lawsuit Graham: If you don’t like me working with Trump, ‘I don’t give a s–t’ ‘Three Californias’ plan would give Dems more seats Protesters chant ‘Lock him up!’ as Manafort headed into court The Hill’s 12:30 Report Will the Road Runner economy turn into Wile E. Coyote in 2020? Billionaire Tom Steyer investing $1M to help immigrants fight deportation Trump: I defend North Korea’s human rights record to help avoid nuclear attack Budget office’s benefit numbers are simply bananas Trump unloads from White House lawn Loyalty to Donald Trump is new normal for the Republican Party Michelle Obama shares advice for first-generation college students Trump heaps praise on Drudge Report Judge sends Manafort to jail after Mueller charges witness tampering Retiring GOP lawmaker: People ‘lose their soul’ in Congress Trump immigration comments spark chaos in GOP Chuck Todd: Trump told a breathtaking number of ‘outright lies’ Natalie Portman: Kushner, a former friend, has become ‘a super villain’ Rudy Giuliani calls Clinton email probe the ‘most screwed up investigation I’ve ever seen’ McCarthy: ‘The Mueller investigation has got to stop’ Mueller warns of Russian midterm attack, while Trump attacks Mueller Latina Leaders Summit Pruitt frequently asked aides to help in personal matters for family: report Trump: North Korea is already returning remains of US soldiers Media breakdown enables Trump’s onslaught against the press Trump says Cohen is no longer his lawyer Trump says NFL athletes haven’t suggested anyone for him to pardon yet What John Brennan left out Russian lawmaker tells women not to have sex with foreigners during World Cup Trump taps critic of pro-renewables policies to lead renewables office S. Korean official: Announcement ‘coming soon’ on US military exercises Trump calls female reporter ‘so obnoxious’ for questions on North Korea Giuliani calls for DOJ to end Mueller probe after IG report Central banks forgetting lessons learned from Lehman Brothers Record number of LGBT candidates seeking office in 2018 McConnell: Mueller ‘ought to wrap it up’ China criticizes ‘fickle’ Trump over tariffs Afghanistan’s ceasefire: Short lifeline but great promise Tony Awards co-host Sarah Bareilles on De Niro saying ‘f— Trump’: ‘I agree with him’ Trump wanted to move up North Korea summit at the last minute: report EPA moves toward rewriting Obama water rule James Comey’s higher disloyalty to America Trump: Dems ‘forced’ family separation law on the nation Consultant with energy clients helped Pruitt get Rose Bowl tickets Tom Brady on anthem protests: ‘We support what people are going through’ Facebook execs to meet with GOP leaders over concerns about anti-conservative bias Trump claims DOJ report ‘exonerates me’ Arpaio: Blame the adults coming across the border for family separations Certain people should not vote, says the Supreme Court Trump: ‘Obama lost Crimea’ to Russia Waffle House apologizes after black couple handcuffed over bill dispute Trump says he won’t sign GOP’s compromise immigration bill Trump: I think Sarah Huckabee Sanders should have walked out of correspondents’ dinner Trump holds impromptu Fox interview on White House lawn Next week on Rising: What do the ACLU and Citizen’s United have in common? Let’s end financial bureau’s interference in student loans Dan Abrams talks new book with Hill.TV’s Joe Concha Trump: Kim’s people sit up when he speaks, ‘I want my people to do the same’ RNC expands field program to record 500 staffers ahead of midterms North Korean defector Yeonmi Park talks about President Donald Trump Trump: IG report wrong, ‘scum on top’ at FBI The Hill Editor-in-Chief Bob Cusack joins ‘Rising’ Government robots, chatbots are coming — better define their role now Giuliani: a Trump Interview With Mueller Is ‘off the table’ Rudy Giuliani discusses impact of IG report findings Colbert quotes Bible back at Sessions over border separations: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ Cohen seeks gag order against Stormy Daniels’s lawyer Trump announces tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods Purging our democracy Sarah Huckabee Sanders pressed on separating families at the border Welcome to Rising, June 15th US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council: report IG report doesn’t fault Comey for ‘partisanship,’ but it should have for his incompetence Rising: June 15, 2018 Trump touts North America’s winning World Cup bid Analysis: Minimum wage does not cover rent for a two-bedroom anywhere in the US Trump on FBI officials’ texts: It ‘doesn’t get any lower than that’ The Fed won’t rain on Trump’s economic parade McDonald’s to test alternative to plastic straws in some US restaurants Trump seizes on IG report to tout firing Comey The Hill’s Morning Report — ‘Sobering’ IG report damages FBI Domestic abuse decision doesn’t change asylum law, just applies it correctly Key conservative presses for shield law after seizure of NYT reporter’s records The Memo: Trump’s legal troubles pile up despite release of IG report If Congress takes no action, the Social Security trust fund will become depleted in 2034