The Hill Articles: November 13, 2018

Empire State Building lights up to celebrate Amazon HQ2 Snap says DOJ, SEC investigating its IPO disclosures California restaurant owner ignores evacuation order, serves meals to first responders Death toll in Northern California wildfire rises to 48: authorities Graham backs bill to protect Mueller Progressive House Dem pushes for vote on ‘Medicare for all’ bill Denham loses GOP seat in California Wisconsin company giving every employee a handgun for Christmas Russia pushes for court to throw out DNC lawsuit Trump berated British Prime Minister May during call on Air Force One: report Bill cementing cybersecurity agency at DHS heads to Trump’s desk Overnight Health Care — Presented by The Partnership for Safe Medicines — Juul halts retail sales for most flavored e-cigs | CDC confirms 90 cases of rare polio-like illness | Physicians push back on Trump plans to redefine gender Video shows man’s profanity-laced rant against Confederate monument protesters Overnight Defense — Presented by Raytheon — First lady’s office pushes for ouster of national security aide | Trump taps retired general as ambassador to Saudis | Mattis to visit border troops | Record number of female veterans to serve in Congress Crenshaw pens op-ed after ‘SNL’ appearance calling for ‘restoring civility’ Latino voter participation more than doubles 2014 levels Democrats in murky legal water with Whitaker lawsuits Former ‘Bachelor’ pleads guilty to leaving scene of accident Mellman: The triumph of partisanship Hillicon Valley: Trump eyes staff shake-up | Amazon taps NYC, Northern Virginia for new offices | What it will mean for DC | Tech firms buck Trump on cyber pact | Defense official warns against hacking back Whitaker’s past business dealings under scrutiny Incoming Dem lawmaker from Texas says Nielsen should be replaced as DHS chief There’s a clear cell phone-cancer link, but FDA is downplaying it Castro takes steps toward likely 2020 bid Pavlich: Where is Brett Kavanaugh’s apology? On The Money: Amazon taps New York, Northern Virginia for new offices | What it means for the DC area | Dems target vulnerable commerce chief | Earmarks look to be making a comeback Trump taps retired general for ambassador to Saudi Arabia Clyburn says some critics are using race to oppose his leadership bid Van Hollen not interested in staying on as chair of Senate Dems’ campaign arm Read my lips: No new (carbon) tax GOP lawmaker calls for committees to elect their own chairmen Election Countdown: Lawsuits fly in Florida recount fight | Nelson pushes to extend deadline | Judge says Georgia county violated Civil Rights Act | Biden, Sanders lead 2020 Dem field in poll | Bloomberg to decide on 2020 by February DeVos sued for allegedly failing to comply with judge’s order to cancel student debt Broward County official Snipes on Trump fraud accusations: ‘He hasn’t met me’ NFL will not play upcoming game in Mexico City due to field conditions Congress can unite on global affairs Grassley defends acting AG against calls for recusal Investing in infrastructure with a gas tax: Lessons from California Overnight Energy: EPA weighs tougher pollution rule for trucks | Zinke to visit California wildfire areas | EPA official indicted in Alabama Facebook reveals details of foreign campaign to influence midterms Brady outlines lame-duck tax priorities 3 reasons Trump is wrong about California’s deadly fires, and one reason he may be right Nelson seeks to push back recount deadlines in latest lawsuit Former NY Times book critic: I take back my positive review of Jeff Flake’s book Ruth Bader Ginsburg plans to resume workouts next week New hurdle arises in Pelosi’s march to Speakership Michael Bloomberg to decide on 2020 bid by January or February Five ways Amazon HQ2 could impact the DC area Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent, global crisis Iowa governor: Steve King needs to decide if he wants to represent ‘the values of the 4th District’ Trump tweets about Diwali, draws criticism for not mentioning Hindus in initial posts Earmarks look to be making a comeback Texas congresswoman-elect says southern border has ‘never been safer’ Google services temporarily disrupted after traffic rerouted through China, Russia Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl feeds firefighters in California 155 House Dems sign letter backing Hoyer as majority leader Judge orders recount in Florida’s Palm Beach County extended to Nov. 20 Rising Extra: Colorado’s first black congressman-elect says midterms offer hope for future We need a bipartisan issue to unite us. Saudi Arabia is that issue Top Judiciary Dem presses FBI, DOJ to fulfill backlog of oversight requests before next Congress House Dems can take on climate change — if they don’t get distracted by Trump Global impunity has consequences Newly elected state lawmaker apologizes for calling Tennessee ‘racist’ and GOP voters ‘uneducated’ Schumer tells Trump to stay out of Florida recount Kasich to return to New Hampshire for post-midterms visit Colorado’s first black congressman-elect says midterms signal positive future Trump’s written responses to Mueller questions could come this week: report NBC’s Holt most trusted in broadcast news; Fox’s Carlson most liked among Republicans: poll Voters’ social identities influence party identification, says pollster Georgia state senator arrested at protest calling for tallying of uncounted ballots Trumps set to skip Kennedy Center Honors again Broward County election chief on Jeb Bush calling for her resignation: ‘That’s his opinion’ Former staffers push Congress for action on sexual harassment measure CNN reporter Trump ripped for ‘stupid’ question: No such thing as stupid question when covering Trump Pentagon cyber official warns U.S. companies against ‘hacking back’ Terror-crime ‘poisonous brew’ requires a calibrated response Protesters chant ‘Count every vote’ in Georgia Capitol building Top Mexican party official says Trump will attend presidential inauguration Trump eyes post-midterm shakeup What midterm exit polls tell us about 2020 Female vets could lead the change in 2020 Trump EPA weighs new limits on truck pollution CIA considered use of anti-anxiety drug in terror suspect interrogations: report Lawsuit alleges excessive partisanship in NC district maps Republican pollster says GOP, Dems do not want to unite Zinke to visit California to address wildfires First lady’s office says Bolton aide ‘no longer deserves the honor’ of serving White House California bar owner not sure he’ll reopen after shooting Adviser: Bernie Sanders’s wife cleared in land deal investigation Pollster says ’emotional distance’ between GOP and Dems is growing To save arms control, House Dems should act like a GOP senator April Ryan says CNN ‘is doing the right thing’ with lawsuit against White House Juul halts retail sales for most flavored e-cigarettes amid federal pressure Trump announces Kavanaugh replacement for DC circuit court Starbucks slashing 5 percent of workforce Woodward on CNN: Remedy isn’t a lawsuit, ‘it’s more serious reporting’ US tech companies back Paris cyber agreement opposed by Trump administration Barack Obama promotes Michelle’s memoir: It ‘tells her quintessentially American story’ Progressives would ‘lose their minds’ if Clinton ran for president again, says GOP pollster Private equity invests across party lines Dem senators pressure FTC to investigate deceptive internet marketing to children Trump’s approval numbers should be higher alongside strong economy, says pollster Man banned from Disney World after sneaking in pro-Trump banner — again Michigan man gets up to 10 years in prison for shooting at black teen asking for directions Nelson campaign files new lawsuit over unconventionally marked ballots New IRS chief to make updating agency technology a priority Corrupt law enforcement enables organized crime, as Whitey Bulger knew so well DOJ official: Evidence, not Trump tweets, led to Comcast probe Pausing to reflect on and honor the sacrifice of the American veteran CDC confirms 90 cases of rare polio-like illness affecting children in 27 states Trump administration loosens restrictions on mental health treatment Napolitano: CNN has ‘very good case’ against Trump administration Maryland asks court to replace Whitaker with Rosenstein as acting AG Majority say Trump should face primary challenge, poll finds Birth control has transformed women’s lives, but people are worried about the future Chrissy Teigen on meeting Trump: ‘I would throw up in my mouth’ What America’s Thinking: November 13, 2018 Watch live: Trump participates in the Diwali ceremonial lighting of the Diya Trump EPA official indicted in Alabama White candidates are never asked how they win minority-majority districts, says first Muslim congresswoman-elect UK Cabinet to meet Wednesday to review draft Brexit deal Trump chief of staff clashes with first lady, may be on way out: NBC Scott lawsuit over voting equipment in Palm Beach temporarily dismissed Trump: NY Times report on North Korean missile bases inaccurate Poll: Biden and Sanders lead 2020 Dem field, followed by Beto O’Rourke Mattis to visit troops deployed to border Wednesday Pompeo accuses Newsweek of ‘helping’ Iran ‘spread lies’ Miley Cyrus’s home destroyed by California wildfire The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Sponsored by Delta Air Lines — Amazon picks NYC, Northern Virginia for new offices | CNN suing Trump over Acosta press pass | Pelosi machine lobbies for Speakership New Congress could help alleviate student debt, says personal finance CEO We’ll fight the Trump administration’s assault on clean energy Lewinsky: Bill Clinton should want to apologize Michelle Obama details incognito outings: ‘I enjoyed glorious anonymity’ Feinstein requests Senate hearings with Whitaker, Sessions Federal judge finds Georgia county violated Civil Rights Act by rejecting ballots Trump may not have confidence of entire GOP, says Republican strategist Lewinsky participated in Clinton series so what happened to her ‘never happens to another young person in our country again’ House Republicans need history lesson in battle over next leader Former WWE wrestler Dan Rodimer discusses school safety Physicians push back on Trump plans to redefine gender Journalist says new political makeup in Congress could help alleviate student debt CNN anchor: Trump lawsuit ‘not about politics’ Latino voters took on Trump’s fear-mongering, and we won Panel: 72 percent of voters say they want Trump to face primary challenger in 2020 Merkel calls for creation of ‘real, true European army’ Richard Ojeda discusses bid for presidency in 2020 Hate crimes up for third year in a row: FBI Ex-WWE wrestler calls for more counseling to prevent school shootings Newly elected Democrats say bringing in new voters was key to victory White House says CNN is ‘grandstanding’ with Acosta lawsuit Ocasio-Cortez joins climate change sit-in at Pelosi’s office If Mueller were fired, could he — would he — go public? Perry: We shouldn’t let Russia use energy as a weapon Retired Army sergeant discusses PTSD GOP rep sues over Maine’s new voting system White supremacist group targets Iowa university with racist robocalls CIA operations in Iran, China compromised for years because of hubris and a Google search Number of LGBT lawmakers in Congress hits double digits Lewinsky looks back for A&E’s ‘The Clinton Affair’ Bolton says Saudi crown prince not implicated in recording of Khashoggi killing Turkey’s Erdoğan: Khashoggi killer may have been on heroin The alarming path to war between North Korea and America Petco bans pet food with artificial ingredients Despite Trump warning, OPEC makes case for oil supply cut Amazon officially picks New York, Northern Virginia for new offices Cummings urges Dems to vote for Pelosi as Speaker, avoid ‘self-destructive’ battle Ginsburg working from home after fall Michelle Obama mocks Trump, jokes that Sasha should run in 2020: ‘Everybody’s qualified’ Mueller targets Stone in final push Doctors sharing bloody photos after being told by NRA to ‘stay in their lane’ Avenatti tears into Trump over France attacks: ‘You are a disgrace’ Dem running for president says party misaligned with America Mueller expected to issue more indictments soon: report GOP lawmaker defends Mia Love from Trump attacks: ‘I was disgusted when I heard it’ Ocasio-Cortez blasts tax breaks for Amazon, says HQ2 will displace the working class Michelle Obama thanks Bush, Clinton daughters for supporting Sasha and Malia Pence talks trade, North Korea on trip to Japan Georgia ordered to protect provisional ballots A red, white and blue wave CNN sues Trump administration over pulling Acosta press pass Top Judiciary Dem torches Whitaker: ‘Completely unfit to supervise’ Mueller investigation Kansas City Health Department pours bleach on food meant for homeless, cites lack of permit Opposition leader blocked from leaving Russia Rick Scott fundraises off Trump claim that Dems are trying to steal election Remembering Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee Fixing the National Flood Insurance Program Deval Patrick: Obama was too eager to compromise with GOP Trump defends skipping cemetery visit in France: Secret Service said I couldn’t drive there Drug pricing group launches six-figure ad buy pressuring Congress to act Trump: No country more nationalist than France Trump’s hard lesson for Republicans: Fight back The midterm elections are still going in Florida Analysis: Midterm voting highest in 104 years Unifying issues for a divided Congress? Try American infrastructure and energy Jeff Flake congratulates Kyrsten Sinema on win: ‘You’ll be great’ Ocasio-Cortez shares photo of new ‘squad’ on Capitol Hill Rising: November 13, 2018 Mika Brzezinski: McSally setting ‘far better example’ than ‘GOP men who will likely win’ Michelle Obama: Melania Trump has not asked for help Outgoing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in talks with CNN, MSNBC: report Maryland expected to ask for injunction saying Whitaker is not legitimate acting attorney general: report Kamala Harris celebrates electoral victory of 19 black women in Texas: ‘#BlackGirlMagic’ Trump rips Macron for suggesting creation of ‘true European army’ Dem House can put Main Street’s needs over Wall Street’s wants The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by T-Mobile — Congress returns to leadership races, lame-duck drama This week: Congress starts lame-duck with leadership fight Senate GOP readies for leadership reshuffle Pelosi leans on Dems for support Record number of female veterans to serve in next Congress Advocates draw battle lines over national privacy law Dems find easy target in Trump commerce chief Advocate fights for open immigration VA under pressure to deliver Trump reforms Trump faces new hurdles on foreign policy Dems aim to balance oversight, bipartisanship on VA committee Opioid crisis poses challenge for vets House Republicans set to elect similar team of leaders despite midterm thumping