The Hill Articles: November 12, 2018

Trump to oust Nielsen as early as this week: report Amazon may announce Tuesday new headquarters in NYC, DC Nevada’s governor-elect announces engagement California wildfire becomes deadliest in state’s history Gillum attorney: A lawsuit is on the table Sinema’s Senate win cheered by LGBTQ groups Sinema invokes McCain in Senate acceptance speech Trump sends disaster relief to California wildfires Dems gain veto-proof supermajority in California legislature Acting AG will meet with DOJ ethics officials to discuss possible recusal Progressives flex muscles as Dems return to Washington Mississippi GOP senator declines questions on ‘public hanging’ remark Trade discussions resume between US, China Sinema defeats McSally in Arizona Senate race Overnight Health Care — Presented by The Partnership for Safe Medicines — Medicaid expansion gets extra boost from governors’ races | Utah’s expansion to begin April 1 | GOP lawmaker blames McCain for Dems winning House Pittsburgh newspaper union to California newsroom: ‘We know what it’s like’ Activist: Focusing on state-level politics can help Democrats beat GOP gerrymandering Swalwell calls acting AG an ‘assassin’ hired to ‘take out’ Mueller probe Hillicon Valley: Social media struggles with new forms of misinformation | US, Russia decline to join pledge on fighting cybercrimes | Trump hits Comcast after antitrust complaint | Zuckerberg pressed to testify before global panel Sinema increases lead even as GOP stronghold reports last ballots Pence’s meeting with Japan and India crucial to countering China US mulls asking for delay in Afghan elections to help jolt Taliban talks: report Overnight Defense — Presented by Raytheon — Trump’s Armistice Day trip marked by controversy | US ends aerial refueling to Saudi coalition in Yemen | Analysts identify undeclared North Korean missile bases Press: Trumpism takes a thumping Feehery: With 2020 looming, Republicans must learn lessons from midterms Kasich seconds French president on nationalism: ‘Macron is right’ Florida judge: ‘Ramp down the rhetoric’ in recount The Memo: Dem hopes for 2020 grow in midterms afterglow Lieberman: Trump should ‘stand back’ from the Florida recount Voting rights groups sue to block Scott from participating in recount Election Countdown: Florida braces for volatile recount | Counties race to finish machine recount | Trump ramps up attacks | Abrams files new lawsuit in Georgia | 2020 to be new headache for Schumer | Why California counts its ballots so slowly Overnight Energy: Trump, California leaders clash over fires | Trump says oil prices should be ‘much lower’ | Zinke criticizes media coverage | Officials consider new truck pollution rule Trump admin to consider new truck pollution rule Swalwell on wildfires: Trump ‘owns a lot of the problem’ on forest management Has philanthropy kept up with the times? Pelosi allies push back on proposed Speaker nominee rule change Stone associate says he expects to face Mueller indictment in next couple of days On The Money: Funding fight to dominate dramatic lame duck | Trump blames Dems for stock slide | Trump hits Comcast after antitrust complaint | Officials reportedly moving closer to imposing auto tariffs Scalise: Investigations into Trump by House Democrats could backfire New FDA approved synthetic opioid serves a good purpose The results are in: How the nation voted on criminal justice issues that impact our youth Former Pentagon chief: Trump ‘let down our country’ by skipping WWI cemetery visit due to rain Failed Israeli operation in Gaza sparks new violence GOP pollster says Florida election officials have shown they can’t handle electoral process Scott to attend new member orientation amid recount Florida braces for volatile recount as Trump ramps up attacks Gas at $240 per gallon? IPCC report lays out high cost of carbon taxes Professor sues university for being ‘punished’ after calling female transgender student ‘sir’ Protesters march to Colorado home that raised Nazi and Confederate flags Pollster calls for more ‘standardization’ of elections at local level Republicans must learn from the election mistake on immigration Tomi Lahren mocks Michelle Obama’s dig at Trump inauguration: ‘We all smiled watching’ you leave the White House US Army pays tribute to Stan Lee: ‘Rest in peace, Soldier’ Republicans jockey for top GOP spot on House Foreign Affairs Committee LA County fire chief: Trump’s comments on wildfires are ‘very hurtful’ Trump, California battle over climate and cause of fires ‘Large parts’ of GOP establishment want to distance themselves from Trump, says pollster Pollster says Sessions could be ‘damaged goods’ after Trump firing Celebrity chef Guy Fieri feeds first responders fighting California wildfires Ben Shapiro praises Davidson’s SNL apology as ‘best political moment’ in years Michael Brown: Don’t debate forestry management in the middle of disastrous wildfires Former WSJ chief Baker to launch program on Fox Business Report: DeVos has no plans to step down Incoming N.J. Dem lawmaker says she won’t vote for Pelosi as Speaker SEC must stop political operatives who hijack shareholder process Jeb Bush calls for Broward County official to be removed from post Bruno Mars to provide 24K Thanksgiving meals for Hawaii residents Stan Lee, legendary comic book writer, dies at 95 To honor veterans, Congress must reform federal marijuana laws San Francisco threatens legal action over Trump’s acting AG pick Pelosi: House Democrats are anything but lame ducks Trump: Oil prices should be much lower New Congress must keep its foot on the economic gas pedal It’s time to classify 9-1-1 operators as protective service professionals Trump turns attention to Comcast over alleged antitrust violations Beto supporters urged to ‘upgrade’ campaign signs for 2020 run NBA commissioner supports players wearing ‘Enough’ shirts, speaking out Amazon’s HQ2 beauty contest a wake-up call to many cities Facebook goes down for some users Rising Extra: Conservative author David Limbaugh discusses rise of Christianity Amnesty International withdraws human rights prize for Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Nelson calls on Scott to recuse himself in Florida recount Judge denies Scott request for injunction against Broward County Voters chose the politics of inclusion What America’s Thinking: November 12, 2018 ICE has record number of people in custody: report Progressive group launches petition to urge Dems to investigate Trump’s taxes French army takes apparent jab at Trump with tweet about rain Brennan: ‘I miss the days when American Presidents … were respected for their honesty & integrity’ Black security guard who stops shooter is then shot and killed by police Former ATF agent says a public health approach should be taken on mass shootings Former ATF agent calls for more registration on semiautomatic assault rifles The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Sponsored by Delta Air Lines — Trump says Florida races should be called for GOP | Latest on California wildfires | Congress set for dramatic lame duck President Trump says more logging would prevent California wildfires Honoring veterans means funding suicide prevention Panel: Eddie Scarry and Joel Payne discuss some House Democrats’ efforts to block Nancy Pelosi from becoming Speaker Black Dem candidate blasts GOP opponent for saying she’d go to ‘public hanging’: ‘This is 2018’ Former ATF agent calls for tighter gun laws after Thousand Oaks shooting Catherine Vaughan of Flippable discusses liberal group’s efforts in state legislative races Carolyn DeWitt of Rock the Vote discusses historically high turnout among young voters in 2018 Majority say Trump fired Sessions because he wanted loyal attorney general to oversee Mueller probe Anger stirring in both parties over still-contested elections in Florida, Georgia Swalwell: ‘Days of Presidential Immunity are OVER’ Michelle Obama on Barack: ‘There are times you want to leave’ Lawmakers from five countries pressure Zuckerberg to testify in front of global panel The truth about illegal voting Neil Young rips ‘so-called president’ Trump over wildfire response Trump blames stock market slide on ‘Presidential Harassment by the Dems’ Wisconsin district investigating photo of students giving Nazi salute before school dance Florida Dem rep: Scott is ‘spinning conspiracy theories’ Trump’s new strategy: Chummer-in-Chief Zinke slams reporting on his scandals Alex Trebek: There isn’t enough humor in politics Former CNN host: Tom Cotton is ‘remarkably ignorant’ Ojeda announces bid to challenge Trump in 2020 Sherrod Brown mulling presidential run in 2020 Defeated GOP lawmaker blames McCain for losing House — in Veterans Day op-ed Want mass shootings to stop? Let’s talk cause, not motivation UN watchdog: Iran remains within nuclear deal restrictions amid new US sanctions Give back Acosta’s White House pass, along with rules of engagement Time for Congress to agree on what they agree on Scarborough: Trump throwing doubt into elections is ‘action of a tyrant’ CNN host: ‘I shudder to think’ how Fox News would have covered Obama skipping veterans event Veterans can help meet the physician shortage in the VA health system, but this policy is a barrier US bishops delay vote on sexual abuse measures following pope’s request Red states could turn blue in 2020, says Dem data group CEO Duckworth marks her ‘Alive Day’ in Veterans Day post Parkland shooting suspect registered to vote from jail Fox News’s Kat Timpf: I was ‘chewed out, abused’ at establishment over where I work U.S. think tank identifies 13 undeclared missile bases in North Korea Santorum: Trump needs to ‘be aware’ his treatment of black female reporters ‘a problem’ Michelle Obama dishes on first kiss with Barack Trudeau: Canadian intel has heard recordings of Khashoggi killing Central America needs effective United States economic policies Gillum rips Trump over Florida elections tweet: ‘You sound nervous’ NAACP slams Hyde-Smith over ‘public hanging’ remark White House says Trump discussed ‘key issues’ with Putin, Macron and Merkel during Paris visit Stacey Abrams files new lawsuit in Georgia election Swalwell: Trump Europe trip was a ‘national embarrassment’ Rick Scott downplays decision not to remove Broward County elections supervisor while governor Trump should withdraw his asylum proclamation Massachusetts gas company to serve Thanksgiving dinner to thousands displaced after explosions Young voters are pushing back on Trump administration, says Rock the Vote president US, Russia not among 50 nations pledging to fight cybercrime Death toll rises to 31 in California wildfires Standing against tyrants remains our burden, a century after ‘Great War’ Oprah taps Michelle Obama’s memoir as Book Club pick Most Dems view Republicans as racist and sexist: poll Crenshaw: Appearing on ‘SNL’ ‘felt like the right thing to do’ Whitaker saying he won’t cut Mueller funding: report The real winner of the 2018 midterms: individual liberty Incoming Intelligence chair wants to release interviews to aid Mueller probe Former Army paratrooper and congressional candidate Richard Ojeda files papers to run for president New Democrats successfully (and quietly) help take back majority Rising: November 12, 2018 Eradicating homelessness serves our veterans and communities Biden presents Liberty Medal to George and Laura Bush: Bush was my opposition, not my enemy Trump says Florida elections should be called for Scott, DeSantis Fox News Twitter account dark for days due to Tucker Carlson home threats Trump: I told world leaders that ‘ridiculously unfair’ trade, military funding situations can’t continue The trust fund theory of regulation Dems eye 85 targets for investigations, subpoenas: report Kellyanne Conway responds to idea of Clinton 2020 campaign White House says cemetery motorcade would’ve been disruptive Is a world war coming, 100 years after the first? The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by T-Mobile — Dems prepare to aggressively wield new oversight powers Juan Williams: Trump’s hostile takeover of the GOP Judd Gregg: With the midterms over, opportunity knocks Congress braces for high-drama lame duck