The Hill Articles: June 25, 2018

US freezes Palestinian aid funding: report Cohen’s lawyers argue 12,000 items protected by attorney-client privilege: reports Former migrant detention facility worker leaks footage from inside facility to MSNBC Trump misidentifies Appalachian Trail as ‘Tallahassee Trail’ while mocking Sanford Freedom Caucus to Trump: Lay off Sanford attacks Intern for Dem senator suspended for shouting ‘f— you’ at Trump Republicans top Dems at charity golf game Maxine Waters reads list of times Trump has called for violence GOP lawmakers plan official visit to Russia later this week Michelle Wolf: Trump ‘weaker’ than Sanders for not attending White House dinner Trump on rumors about first lady’s surgery: ‘I would let you know’ if she got a facelift Trump tells future candidates: ‘If it’s not your hair, don’t run for office’ Trump lashes out at late-night hosts: ‘Are these people funny?’ Immigration overhaul on life support in the House Caucus states mull primaries ahead of 2020 Dem fight George HW Bush gets a service dog named Sully Vulnerable House GOP leader takes lead on family separations bill House passes bill to addressing industrial cybersecurity Spicer developing a new talk show Trump administration to announce additional aid for Venezuelan refugees: report Press: Immigration debate hits Kennedy Center Senate negotiators aiming to craft border bill over July 4 recess GOP lawmaker calls on Waters to resign, introduces censure measure Senate votes to require Pentagon to disclose cellphone spying near military facilities Watch live: Trump holds rally in South Carolina Trump demands open-door hearing for FBI agent who pledged to ‘stop’ him Overnight Health Care: FDA approves drug made from marijuana for first time | Michigan gov signs Medicaid work requirements law | NY rules would prohibit discrimination against transgender patients Feehery: The moral high ground Trump blasts Warner joke about Mueller probe Bottom Line Hillicon Valley: New fears over Chinese espionage | T-Mobile, Sprint execs to testify on $26B merger | Cyber firm denies hacking back on China | Salesforce workers criticize border patrol contract Trump seeks upper hand on civility — to chagrin of Dems Waters defends remarks about confronting Trump officials: ‘Protest is the democratic way’ Salesforce employees press CEO to re-evaluate contract with border patrol Ex-Trump adviser suspended from Fox News after telling black guest he’s out of his ‘cotton-picking mind’: report On The Money: Senate passes first 2019 spending bill | Trump hits Harley-Davidson in tariffs fight | Mnuchin rips report of investment restrictions | Justices side with American Express in antitrust case George Lopez to sell ‘Keep the kids, deport the racist’ jackets for charity Democratic pollster: This issue will play a bigger role in the fall elections than immigration Senate passes first 2019 funding bill Overnight Energy — Presented by Chevron — GOP lawmaker says Pruitt should step down | EPA launches smog standard review | Chairman warns of Chinese threat using environmental laws DHS warns of ‘heightened threat’ against employees amid immigration fallout Chicago bar bans Trump MAGA hats Coming up Tuesday’s ‘Rising:’ How the DOJ almost offered an immunity deal to Julian Assange GOP lawmaker presses Bolton to examine Obama administration’s response to Russian cyberattacks Overnight Defense: Two Texas military bases chosen to house immigrants | Reports claim Mattis shut out of key decisions | Growing fears of Chinese espionage If not family separation or family detention, then what Crowd at Trump rally chants ‘go home Jim’ at CNN’s Acosta House Republican says Pruitt should resign Tech lobby speaks out against EU digital tax proposal How Comey intervened to kill WikiLeaks’ immunity deal Trump hits Harley-Davidson for using tariffs as ‘excuse’ for moving production overseas George HW Bush shares photo with ‘great friend’ Bill Clinton EPA to consider changes to smog standard Dodd-Frank aided ‘too-big-to-fail’; new bank law will halt that Feinstein requests hearing on Trump’s border policy Sanders: ‘Just because you don’t see a judge doesn’t mean you don’t receive due process’ Schumer: ‘Not American’ to call for harassment of political opponents Black firefighter conducting home inspections in Oakland gets reported to police Hillary Clinton on Trump not wanting due process for illegal immigrants: ‘Who is next?’ Americans should know exactly how much greenhouse gas is produced from public land drilling ‘SNL’ star wants Obama to do ‘Black Jeopardy’ sketch GOP pollster: Audio, images pressured Trump to end family separations Hill Pollster Average: What question would you like our pollsters to answer this week? Border security is national security Sanders: Harassment of Trump supporters ‘unacceptable’ White woman who called police on black girl selling bottled water says she’s getting death threats Emails indicate Pruitt tried to recruit oil execs for EPA jobs Combat veteran’s campaign ad goes viral: ‘The message resonates with people’ Supreme Court ruling on online sales tax sets level playing field Fortenberry named chairman of legislative appropriations subcommittee in House Mattis confirms 2 Texas bases to house immigrants Rapper TI to boycott NFL over national anthem policy Even ‘clean’ and ‘green’ energy have an environmental impact Russell Crowe to play former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes in Showtime series Border agents suspend prosecution referrals for illegal border crossers Pollsters debate: Which party will the economy help in this fall’s elections? Democratic pollster: Economy won’t be a big help to GOP since consumer prices are higher as well Dem senator to grill HHS secretary over denied entry at detention facility Entire Mexican police department arrested in connection to mayoral candidate’s murder: report Restaurant’s Sanders snub snowballs into partisan fight Certain trade remedies insulate firms from needed competition Trump says he doesn’t regret signing order to halt family separations Republican pollster: Trump and his campaign team think immigration will be key to winning in 2018 elections White House: Cultivation of plant used in cocaine production hits record high in Colombia Pollster pop quiz: How many Americans are watching World Cup without a U.S. team competing this year? Trump staffer ostracism illustrates systemic breakdown of the left Poll: Trump’s approval rating falls back to 41 percent Mueller requested interview from Roger Stone acquaintance US cyber firm denies claim it breached Chinese military hackers GOP pollster: Compelling footage of crying children made Trump end family separation policy “as soon as possible” Manafort to appeal judge’s jail order: report NAFTA has made a difference for family farmers, I’ve seen the changes firsthand Here’s how digital technology can enhance outpatient addiction treatment Watch live: Sanders holds press briefing following restaurant incident Democratic pollster: Trump family separation controversy unlikely to harm GOP in fall elections T-Mobile, Sprint chiefs to testify before Senate panel on proposed merger Booker OK with calling out Trump administration officials in a way that ‘leads with love’ MSNBC’s O’Donnell: ‘I would love for the president to attack me’ instead of CNN because ‘it’s good for business’ The next challengers of US role in the Middle East Nunes sets new deadline for DOJ on use of FBI informant Trump must beware of declaring ‘mission accomplished’ on North Korea FDA approves first drug derived from marijuana Trump to Dem lawmaker who wants people to confront admin officials: ‘Careful what you wish for’ What America’s Thinking: June 25, 2018 Virginia GOP calls for boycott of restaurant that refused to serve Sanders Oceanic agency head floats removing climate from mission Stop calling Trump’s critics hypocrites NYT: Trump viewed Sanders as weak for not walking out during White House Correspondents dinner Don’t let coal-country voters overshadow nuclear voters GOP chairman: Energy out West is ‘screwed’ Sessions expected to face protesters at Nevada speech Dow sinks 400 points as trade tensions surge Families and children ask Congress to prioritize children’s health Will Canada’s decision to legalize marijuana be the catalyst for change in US? The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Trump hits back at restaurant that refused to serve Sanders America Energized: Why is the GOP using executive action on energy policy instead of legislation? Report: Administration will let immigrant parents choose family detention or separation David Lynch: Trump could be remembered as one of the greatest presidents Full interview: Rep. Rob Bishop on ‘Rising’ Michelle Wolf slams networks for interviewing Trump officials: You’re giving a megaphone to liars Top Dem: ‘Buckle up’ for ‘wild’ months ahead in Mueller probe Full interview: Rep. Ro Khanna highlights importance of Democrats supporting working-class candidates This is how Trump can win on trade Trump’s order doesn’t afford border children meaningful protection Pelosi calls for unity after Dem lawmaker urges supporters to confront Trump officials in public Full interview: GOP Senate candidate Corey Stewart Protesters plan to fly giant Trump baby during his visit to Britain Mnuchin rips reports of Chinese investment restrictions as ‘fake news’ Mueller obtains Erik Prince’s communications Va. GOP Senate candidate stumbles on family separations ‘Westworld’ star Evan Rachel Wood takes part in hunger strike to protest Trump immigration policy Jason Kander running for mayor of Kansas City Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name removed from book award over portrayal of minorities Democratic senators propose bill giving overtime pay to farmworkers GOP candidate: Decision to rename school after Obama ‘political correctness run amuck’ Amazon, eBay sign EU agreement to crack down on illegal goods Poll: Majority approval of Trump’s handling of the economy for first time Roseanne Barr: ‘I’ve made myself a hate magnet’ Supreme Court rules for Texas in redistricting case Time to repeal and replace unconstitutional federal waters rule Rising: June 25, 2018 Dem lawmaker introduces bill to abolish ICE GOP candidate plans ‘brutal and vicious’ campaign against Kaine in Virginia Sarah Sanders’s Red Hen moment shows mob, media mentality US held 100 more separated children than revealed: report GOP candidate: Civil war wasn’t about slavery Supreme Court sides with American Express in antitrust case New billboard in Texas responds to sign telling liberals to leave state New report confirms Trump wise to leave UN Human Rights Council Restoring asylum protections for victims of domestic violence China calls on US to reduce demand for opioids GOP chairman takes aim at environmental review law Poll: Cruz leads Democratic opponent by 5 points Supreme Court punts partisan gerrymandering case Prince William’s ‘non-political’ tour makes history with Israelis, Palestinians North Korea calls off annual ‘anti-US imperialism’ rally: report GOP lawmaker said he doesn’t want Muslims working at pork plants in his district Dem lawmaker moving to Puerto Rico to help rebuild after hurricane Supreme Court throws out case against florist who refused to do arrangement for gay wedding Khanna: Dems must buck establishment to win China blocks HBO following John Oliver skit about Xi The Trump administration doesn’t really care about poverty GOP chairman: Chinese may use US environmental laws to undermine military FDNY chief who led recovery efforts dies of 9/11-related cancer 58 percent say Trump is intelligent in Gallup poll Pope denounces attacks on press freedom in ‘so-called democratic’ countries Trump boom ignites small business Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: ‘I’m not ruling it out’ Immigrant parents separated from kids released from detention Poll: McCain favored more by Dem voters than GOP in Arizona Ryan backs Vukmir in Wisconsin Senate GOP primary Fundraiser for migrant children brings in $20 million Undocumented teen walks away from Texas facility, disappears: report Entrepreneurial spirit no longer just for the young Obama nearly spoke out against Trump over Boy Scouts speech: report Trump: Why isn’t DOJ turning over Russia documents? Federal fisheries law re-authorization off course Federal prosecutors cancel Stormy Daniels meeting Ex-NATO chief blocked from entering US Trump: ‘Dirty’ restaurant that refused to serve Sanders ‘needs a paint job’ Harley-Davidson to move production for some motorcycles out of US after EU tariffs Mattis shut out of major administration decisions: report A carbon tax could be the key to boosting innovation and growth Advocates point to canceled Obama-era program meant to keep families together after Trump separation policy The Census is not a tool to promote partisan policies The Hill’s Morning Report — Exploding immigration controversy vexes Washington Climate change disputers are actually innovation pessimists This week: House barrels toward immigration vote despite Trump tweets Judd Gregg: Will the boomers leave us bust? Juan Williams: My immigrant story Trump looks to make more history, this time with Putin Trump, midterm pressures complicate immigration fight