The Hill Articles: November 19, 2018

Energy Department defends Rick Perry’s wife’s travel Paul Ryan defends Navy admiral after Trump’s criticism Actress files for restraining order against Avenatti Trump discussing visit overseas to troops following criticism: report Retired Army General: Trump is ‘acting like an 8th grader’ in attacking ex-Navy SEAL who led bin Laden operation Ocasio-Cortez says she’s using Instagram to ‘humanize’ government Trump admin to designate Venezuela as state sponsor of terrorism: report Trump to grant troops authority to protect border personnel from violence: report Questions grow about FBI vetting of Christopher Steele’s Russia expertise White House correspondents group promises reporters will continue to ask follow-up questions Poll: 40 percent of Democrats want Speaker other than Pelosi Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails about government business on personal account: report Overnight Health Care: Top Trump refugee official taking new HHS job | Tom Price joins new Georgia governor’s transition | FDA tobacco crackdown draws ire from the right Saudi crown prince to make first trip abroad since Khashoggi death: report Hillicon Valley: Assange back in US spotlight | New details on drama inside Facebook | Apple CEO bracing for new regs | Cuomo defends Amazon deal The perilous stakes of immigration law by executive fiat Mueller: Whitaker appointment has ‘no effect’ on ongoing legal challenge On The Money: Senate banking panel showcases 2020 Dems | Koch groups urge Congress not to renew tax breaks | Dow down nearly 400 | Cuomo defends Amazon HQ2 deal Obama jokes Michelle’s book is causing ‘strain in our marriage’ Democrats with military background offer support for Pelosi Anti-vaccine community leads to North Carolina’s worst chickenpox outbreak in 20 years Chris Wallace on Sunday news show rivals: ‘Honestly, I think I’m better’ DOJ officials mulled sidestepping confidentiality of census answers: report Governors helping governors Dow plummets nearly 400 points as tech shares tumble Overnight Energy: EPA official steps down after indictment on ethics charges | Sanders to hold town hall on climate | Zinke slams ‘environmental radicals’ for fires Russian hacking group ‘Cozy Bear’ likely responsible for phishing campaign, US security firm says Election Countdown: Florida fight ends with Scott, DeSantis wins | Dems see Sunbelt in play for 2020 | Trump to campaign in Mississippi ahead of runoff | GOP wipeout in Orange County | Ortiz Jones concedes in Texas House race Multiple deaths in shooting at Chicago hospital Builder confidence drops as housing affordability issues rise Students must seize tuition fire-sale opportunity Lego model of White House unveiled for holidays Pentagon to begin drawdown of troops at border: report Clapper: Killing of Saudi journalist displays that Trump will ‘accept the words of autocrats’ GOP senator accuses fellow Republican of spreading ‘fake news’ about criminal justice reform bill Officials overseeing elections should relinquish authority while running for office, says polling editor Dem senator demands public intelligence assessment on Khashoggi killing Women’s March founder calls for group’s leadership to step down Former White House journalists association president: Trump and reporters both see benefits to antagonism House Democrat agenda, led by $15 minimum wage, threatens economic prosperity Trump stokes new unlikely feud Ocasio-Cortez rips Facebook over meme attributed to fellow incoming rep Zinke blames ‘environmental radicals’ for deadly California fires Rhetoric on voter fraud, suppression erodes confidence in elections, says polling editor Booker to make second visit to New Hampshire in weeks White House drops bid to revoke Acosta’s press pass Don’t let this year’s WHCA dinner turn into another political disaster More than half of LGBTQ candidates won their midterm races Pelosi: The press ‘loves’ Trump Panetta: Trump is undermining his position as commander in chief with McRaven criticism U.S. part of global wave of women running for office, says advocate Manual electoral process results in higher voter trust, says pollster Cyber group releases tool to track use of email security protocol Trump’s top refugee official takes new job at HHS Steyer’s impeachment campaign to launch first ad after midterms Talking points and health-care restrictions prevent people from enrolling in ACA Proud Boys classified by FBI as ‘extremist group’ with ties to white nationalism: report DHS chief: Traffic lanes shut near San Diego after migrants planned to rush border Nazi symbol drawn over mural honoring synagogue shooting victims at Duke University Labor Department rightly trying to plug pension portability leaks Dozens arrested in violent clashes over blackface in Dutch holiday celebrations GOP: Retired admiral who Trump attacked is ‘hardly a non-political figure’ The future of abortion politics is changing Americans anxious about economy despite strong growth: poll Trump administration to accuse Iran of chemical weapons violations: report Why the #MeToo movement should include women’s spiritual rights Cummings on ‘Adam Schitt’: ‘Mr. President, please do not do that’ 16 Dems sign letter opposing Pelosi as Speaker Despite recount drama, high level of voter confidence in U.S. electoral system Former Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden defends mission after Trump criticism Pelosi and Dems played voters for chumps — again New drug shows promise of protecting people with peanut allergies Ortiz Jones ends House bid against Hurd in Texas ‘Peas’ and ‘Carrots’ to be pardoned by Trump Trump EPA official resigns after indictment on ethics charges Meghan McCain: If Obama had disrespected the military like Trump, ‘my head would have exploded’ We’re not doing enough to prevent violence What America’s Thinking: November 19, 2018 DeGette drops challenge to Clyburn in Dem leadership race Retired Gen. McChrystal: Trump criticism of McRaven ‘simply wrong’ and ‘uninformed’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report – New White House threat to Acosta’s press pass | Trump defends criticism of McRaven | Hamilton biographer to headline WHCA dinner Poll: 29 percent see migrant caravan as major threat to US Suing America’s manufacturers, calling them a ‘public nuisance’ won’t improve the environment Sanders to host town hall on climate change Cuomo pushes back on claim that New York ‘gave’ Amazon $1B: ‘Factually baseless’ ‘Vice’ director Adam McKay torches Bill Clinton, would choose Trump over Bush Ex-health chief Price joins new Georgia governor’s transition team Michelle Wolf calls White House Correspondents’ Association ‘cowards’ Press Freedom Defense Fund leader says Trump poses unprecedented threat to journalists Watch live: Trump, first lady welcome the White House Christmas tree Airbnb to stop listing properties in West Bank settlements Ex-CIA chief rips into Trump: You’d need ‘an extremely tall ladder’ to reach intellect and integrity of McRaven Sanders on 2020 White House bid: ‘We’re looking at it’ Zuckerberg blamed Sandberg for Cambridge Analytica fallout: report Meghan McCain: Living without father like ‘some awful parallel universe’ Privacy legislation could provide common ground for the newly divided Congress GOP’s Grassley admonishes Trump on Kelly comments  Michelle Obama’s memoir is 2018’s fastest-selling book at Barnes & Noble Should House Democrats ‘lead with investigations’? They have little choice. Former Ohio judge arrested after wife found dead Conway: Trump is ‘not afraid’ to sit down with Mueller A commonsense answer to the immigration problem Senate Dems sue to block Whitaker from serving as attorney general Prime minister fires back at Trump for making Pakistan ‘a scapegoat’ Trump stands by McRaven criticism: ‘Should have captured Osama Bin Laden long before we did’ Official: UAE complying with Iran sanctions ‘as it is published by the United States’ Trump has made White House journalists ‘household names,’ says Dem columnist New global role for US president: From leader to outlier GOP strategist disappointed over Trump’s very public feud with McRaven Chinese writer gets 10 years in prison for novel including gay sex scenes Hamilton biographer to headline White House correspondents’ dinner Apple cuts production on new iPhone models: report Valerie Jarrett says Michelle Obama won’t run for public office: ‘It will never happen’ Saudi king makes no mention of Khashoggi in first major speech since killing Kanye West donates $150,000 to family of black security guard killed by police after stopping gunman: report Working Families Party applauds Dems tilt to the left Dem bundler: Donors waiting on 2020 commitments until Beto O’Rourke makes decision CIA’s report complicates US response to Khashoggi murder CNN requests emergency hearing after White House threatens to again pull Acosta’s press credentials Scarborough on Trump’s weekend comments: ‘He took crazy to 11’ Dem rep on Trump ‘Adam Schitt’ tweet: ‘I feel like I’m back in seventh grade’ Retired colonels tear into Trump over sending troops to border: ‘A profound betrayal of our military’ Germany rescinds arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing Jonathan Harris and Harlan Hill discuss President Trump’s continued threats against CNN reporter Nancy Pelosi should be Speaker of the House Journalist talks Patriot Prayer clash over the weekend Democratic politicians in ‘difficult position’ in handling antifa, says journalist Rubio praises McRaven after Trump criticism: ‘Few Americans have sacrificed or risked more’ Maurice Mitchell discusses Working Families Party’s agenda with Democrats controlling U.S. House US Customs stops traffic into country at key border point of entry California air pollution due to wildfires exceeded world health standards by 60 times Wilson Center leader discusses efforts to increase number of women in public office Press Freedom Defense Fund head criticizes President Trump attacks on media Ex-Trump staffer’s book describes ‘Team of Vipers’ Leon Panetta’s nightmare is today’s national security crisis Taliban says ‘no agreement’ reached with US on Afghan war ending Company hiked price for opioid overdose treatment 600 percent: Senate report Mika Brzezinski on Trump raking comments: ‘Adds to the list’ of why allies ‘look at America differently today’ DeSantis: GOP voters overcame ‘blue wave’ spurred by Andrew Gillum Global economic slowdown will expose Trump’s trade ignorance Jim Carrey rails against ‘incredibly dangerous’ Trump, calls him a ‘melanoma’ Scaramucci offers advice to ‘liberal elites’: ‘Dial back the rhetoric’ against Trump supporters Community banks a bipartisan touchstone for new Congress Rouhani: Iran will continue oil exports despite US ‘psychological war’ Rising: November 19, 2018 Most now say government won’t do enough to regulate big tech: poll White House threatening to again pull Acosta press credentials: CNN Declassified 1949 CIA manual gives warning to disinformation on social media Likely 2020 Dem gives thanks to voters who ‘did nothing less than save America’ Trump’s approval rating on economy ticks up to new high Nissan to fire its chairman, Carlos Ghosn Hundreds protest migrants in Tijuana Midterm elections officially wrap up in Georgia, Florida Trump ups the ante in fight against China’s flagrant IP theft The Hill’s Morning Report — GOP victorious in Florida while Dems say `Sunbelt strategy’ looks bright for 2020 Koch groups: Congress shouldn’t renew expired tax breaks The Memo: Trump seethes, two weeks after midterms Juan Williams: Trump is AWOL on our troops Judd Gregg: Not your father’s cold war