The Hill Articles: June 18, 2018

Sessions responds to Nazi comparisons: ‘They were keeping the Jews from leaving’ Kim Jong Un to visit Beijing this week Laura Ingraham: Migrant child detention centers ‘essentially summer camps’ ‘Black Panther’ star honors Waffle House hero at MTV Movie Awards Former CIA engineer charged with leaking classified information to WikiLeaks Koch group won’t back Stewart in Virginia Former Pennsylvania governor reveals he has Parkinson’s Giuliani says his demand for Mueller probe to be suspended was for show Senate chaplain offers prayer ‘as children are being separated from their parents’ Poll: GOP challenger narrowly leads Heitkamp in North Dakota Trump plan to claw back $15 billion in spending in peril Trump digs in amid uproar on zero tolerance policy Trump surprises with consumer agency pick Cuomo, Smerconish and Melber – Where facts matter Congressional staffers get lifesaving skills in ‘Stop the Bleed’ class GOP lawmaker calls on Sessions to end family separation Trump presses for wall funding in DHS spending bill Hillicon Valley: Supreme Court takes up Apple case | Senate votes to block ZTE deal | Officials testify on Clinton probe report | Russia’s threat to undersea cables | Trump tells Pentagon to create ‘space force’ | FCC begins T-Mobile, Sprint deal review McCain calls on Trump to rescind family separation policy: It’s ‘an affront to the decency of the American people’ Trump calls for tariffs on additional $200B in Chinese goods as trade war ramps up Press: Drain the swamp – of Scott Pruitt GOP senator calls on Trump to end ‘cruel’ family separation policy Feehery: Betting on Trump Microsoft briefly removes blog post mentioning ICE contract after backlash Senate passes $716B defense bill U.S. wasted millions building Afghan hotel that posed risk as enemy sniper’s nest Senate votes to block Trump’s ZTE deal Overnight Defense: Trump directs Pentagon to create ‘Space Force’ | Lawmakers say new branch needs their approval | Senate passes $716B defense policy bill | Pentagon suspends planning for ‘war game’ with South Korea Pentagon: Planning for August ‘war game’ with South Korea suspended Judge strikes down Kansas voter ID law, orders Kobach take legal classes Cruz announces bill to end separation of immigrant families America will not forget about Pastor Andrew Brunson Nielsen defends family separations: ‘Congress alone can fix it’ Pompeo: China’s calls for trade openness, globalization ‘a joke’ Dem to Trump: Stop ‘holding these kids hostage to build your medieval border wall’ Overnight Health Care — Presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges — Governors criticize Trump move on pre-existing conditions Supreme Court declines to weigh in on partisan gerrymandering Justice IG says report doesn’t assess ‘credibility’ of Russian probe Our border crisis grows worse as Washington sits on the sidelines White House pushes back on Laura Bush criticism of family separation Civil rights groups press NFL to drop new anthem policy House GOP campaign chief calls on admin to stop family separation at border Zero tolerance policy stirs fears in health community On The Money — Sponsored by Prudential — Trump nominates budget official Kraninger for consumer chief | Senate votes to block Trump ZTE deal | Stocks fall on trade tensions | House panel moves to markup budget ‘Top Chef Mexico’ judge Martha Ortiz: Trump ‘will never be welcome’ in my country Overnight Energy: Supreme Court to rehear Alaska moose hunter case | Greens to sue Trump’s Chicago hotel | EPA stops having press aide review grants Trump administration pushes Kremlin for release of religious and political prisoners Supreme court to rehear Alaska moose hunter, hovercraft case ACLU, Citizens United call for better access to government information Dems must stop picking foxes to guard the financial hen house Rosalynn Carter: Separating families at border is ‘a shame to our country’ Pew study finds Americans can’t tell fact from opinion Active electronic monitoring a viable alternative to pretrial detention Acting DEA head to retire: report Audio reveals children sobbing for ‘mami’ and ‘papa’ at detention center Dem senator calls GOP ‘gutless’ for not doing more to stop family separations Fixing accreditation: The third rail of higher education reform ‘Queer Eye’ star recounts his visit to White House How pollster Mark Penn measures interstate immigration: Calling the cable company Blockchain could revolutionize academic publishing Bipartisan group of governors denounces Trump move on pre-existing conditions Cook Political Report shifts two House race projections toward Dems Virginia jail says Manafort is not receiving ‘special privileges’ Military families can teach us about the cost of family separations Bipartisan group of senators asks FDA to examine drug shortages What will be the most important issue in the 2018 elections? Canada’s House of Commons votes to legalize marijuana Cuomo will not deploy National Guard to border over Trump family separation policy EPA stops policy of having press aide review grants Mark Penn and Ed Goeas on how to poll in the Trump presidency Surface warfare training and career Pelosi visits detention facility, says DHS secretary should resign Spokesman says Rodman told Kim: Your family has done ‘a lot of f—ed up s—‘ The path forward for net-zero emissions climate policy SurveyMonkey confidentially registers for initial public stock offering DOJ watchdog probing Comey’s memos, will release another report Grassley demands details on Comey’s use of personal email Net neutrality has been repealed, but Congress could still bring it back United Methodist Church uses sign near Capitol to call out Trump immigration policy Kaine shares photos of child detention facility: ‘The real Trump Hotel’ Elizabeth Warren can unify Democrats and take back the White House Homebuilder confidence down on higher lumber prices Colorado governor bars state resources for Trump family separation policy The auto industry is vital to our national security interests Romney backs Laura Bush on border: ‘We need a more compassionate answer’ Dem: Trump ‘Space Force’ would ‘rip the Air Force apart’ As the threat from ISIS evolves, so must our counter approach Square receives New York state cryptocurrency license Postcard-sized agreements could solve trade disputes Kamala Harris calls on Nielsen to resign over family separation policy Trump nominates budget official Kraninger to lead consumer bureau Hillary Clinton tears into Trump immigration policy: Calling family separation the law is ‘an outright lie’ Mark Sanford’s troubles did not begin with Trump Poll: Trump approval rating ties highest point of his presidency Korean firm tied to Trump lawyer got US contract despite corruption probe: report GOP lawmaker looks to address racial disparities in maternal mortality rates A mandate for change in Armenia Trump administration asks Supreme Court to issue order on ‘sanctuary cities’ AEI: GOP tax law will reduce charitable giving by $17.2 billion A hawkish Federal Reserve is here Michelle Obama on Laura Bush op-ed: ‘Sometimes truth transcends party’ Fox’s Kennedy chides Chaffetz on child migrants: ‘I’m sure these mini rapists all have bombs strapped to their chests’ Pompeo: Trump agreed to ‘alter’ Korean War armistice in exchange for denuclearization America has reason to remember its consumer protection tradition when it comes to privacy Richard Painter puts out ‘dumpster fire’ in first campaign ad Amnesty International rips family separation policy: ‘This is nothing short of torture’ Mass. GOP governor suspends National Guard deployment to border over family separations Schumer warns ‘House moderates’ against immigration compromise bill Poll: Majority of Republicans back family separation policy FCC launches regulatory review of T-Mobile-Sprint merger Democrats, and voters, must halt Trump’s threat to our democracy Poll: Half of voters say Trump has been too aggressive in deporting undocumented immigrants Manchin becomes final Democrat to back bill preventing separation of immigrant families Trump directs Pentagon to create ‘space force’ House panel to mark up 2019 budget Cook Political Report got it wrong: Reps. Sessions and Culberson’s districts are not ‘toss-ups’ Homeland Security docs show admin thought zero tolerance policy would deter border crossers: report What America’s Thinking: June 18, 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics president: Trump family separation policy is ‘child abuse’ Shaheen sidelined after skin surgery UN chief criticizes Trump family separation policy The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Sponsored by Delta Air Lines — Furor grows over child separation policy To strengthen our democracy, we need to remove obstacles that keep students from voting Trump defends family separation policy: US ‘will not be a migrant camp’ We need an ‘America first’ approach to space Live coverage: FBI chief, Justice IG testify on critical report Thousands gather in Ukrainian capital for gay pride march Sessions on separating families: If we build a wall and pass legislation, we won’t have these ‘terrible choices’ Watch live: News briefing with press secretary Sanders Greens to sue Chicago Trump International, citing environmental rule breach Kasich: There’s a disease in American politics Time for racism at Harvard and our American education system to end White House thought Pruitt’s climate idea was ‘out of control’ Jeb Bush: Trump should end ‘heartless’ policy separating migrant families Ann Coulter calls immigrant children ‘child actors’ Trump admin releases video of detention center in Texas Texas deputy charged with sexual assault of undocumented immigrant’s child Crapo Act is more than a deregulatory party for banks Joe Kennedy: Trump separating migrant families betrays American values DHS secretary: Children are being taken care of, don’t believe the press The Arab Spring is still transforming the Middle East O’Reilly: Trump should ‘reverse course’ on family separation policy Trump’s apprenticeship taskforce needs an apprenticeship AP: Girl separated from family had diaper changed by other kids Coalition: US-backed forces destroy ISIS drug cache Reporter defends outburst at White House press briefing Watch live: Trump attends meeting of the National Space Council Tommy Thompson: Here’s how we can use better data to combat opioids Supreme Court sidesteps partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin, Maryland cases Trump doubles down on family separation policy US could end up holding 30,000 migrant children by August: report Poll: Kim Jong Un has higher approval among Republicans than Pelosi NY Post blasts Trump, GOP over separating families at border Sasse: Trump should end ‘wicked’ family separation policy Supreme Court to hear Apple’s challenge to class-action lawsuit over iPhone apps Both the feds and the firms lost the AT&T-Time Warner ruling Trump: German people are ‘turning against’ their government because of migration Ex-GOP lawmaker: Every Republican privately admits Trump lies all the time but is afraid to say it publicly Dershowitz to Trump: End policy separating immigrant families at border WHO classifies compulsive video game playing as a mental health condition Dem poll: McCaskill leads by 6 in Missouri Senate race John Oliver blasts Trump for claiming his border separation policy is a law The Singapore summit — the beginning of an important journey Meghan Markle’s father: Prince Harry told me to give Trump a chance Clapper hopes Mueller will end Russia probe ‘soon’ Pentagon greenlights Cyber Command to go on offensive: report Candidates must tout Republican tax cuts to retain control of House Tomorrow on Rising: 2018 midterms and future of America ACLU and Citizens United join forces for better access to government information Scaramucci: Trump should stop ‘inhumane’ policy of separating families Rising Correspondent Molly Hooper discusses latest House immigration bill Ann Coulter calls for GOP to disband: ‘Indistinguishable from the Democrats’ Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler talks bill to eliminate preventable pregnancy-related deaths Border Patrol chief on zero tolerance: ‘I do agree that we need to do something’ Poll: Majority opposes policy of separating families at border If the Supreme Court won’t protect voting rights, Democrats will Alison Spann: Rebuilding Afghanistan investigative series Zeal, this time from the center Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Interview Kathy Griffin blasts Melania Trump over border separations The human cost of Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy Hayden sees ‘commonality’ between zero-tolerance border policy and Nazi Germany Toxic effects of stress on children separated from parents Trump’s immigration policy, IG report and more coming up next Protester interrupts De Niro Broadway show with pro-Trump banner UN human rights head: Trump policy separating migrant families is abuse After FBI cleared by IG report, GOP must reform itself Satisfaction with US direction highest since 2005: Gallup Dem leads protests outside tent city holding migrant children Rising: June 18, 2018 Here’s a low-cost strategy that could help address teacher shortages The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by PhRMA — Outcry raises pressure on GOP for immigration fix Reinvent high-profile global summits for a transparent, digital age This week: House GOP caught in immigration limbo Judd Gregg: Oh no, Canada! Juan Williams: The GOP’s deal with the devil Senate braces for Trump showdown over Chinese telecom giant Amendments fuel resentments within Senate GOP