The Hill Articles: November 5, 2018

Facebook suspends multiple accounts for ‘coordinated’ suspicious activity on eve of election Trump pauses Missouri campaign rally after woman collapses Fox News hosts join Trump on stage at Missouri campaign rally Oprah fires back at racist robocall: ‘Jesus don’t like ugly’ Watch live: Trump holds final midterms campaign rally in Missouri Nate Silver in final midterm projections: ‘Democrats need a couple of things to go wrong’ to lose the House Legal fights over voting rights tighten already-close races Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan urged Americans to vote days before his death Eva Longoria endorses Democrat in toss-up Texas House race Joint Chiefs chair: Troops at border will not ‘come in contact with immigrants’ Overnight Health Care: Medicaid’s popularity on the ballot in four red states | GOP in a bind on pre-existing conditions | Pelosi urges Dems to push health message day before midterms Steve King: Maybe Sotomayor and Kagan will ‘elope to Cuba’ Ryan downplays split with Trump on birthright citizenship Hillicon Valley: Supreme Court declines to hear net neutrality challenge | How the midterms will affect the cyber agenda | Facebook rejects controversial Trump ad | Gab back online Trump says he wants to unite the country ‘eventually’ Migrant caravan reaches Mexican capital Sanders, Conway appear at Trump rally Police investigating threat to ‘burn down’ offices of Muslim organization on Facebook page of right-wing group Trump administration asks Supreme Court to hear DACA case ahead of appeals courts Trump is right on the national security threat from caravans Trump says he would ‘like to have a much softer tone’ Press: Today’s vote. Donald Trump: Yes or no? Feehery: Another crossroads election Election Countdown: Trump frames midterm as referendum on presidency | Senate seats most likely to flip | Huge turnout raises Dem hopes | Controversy over Trump ad | Weather forecast has storm headed to key states | DOJ to monitor voting in 19 states Dems seek check on Wall Street, Trump in midterms On The Money: Robust economy drowned out by Trump’s midterm message | Trump downplays talk of Dems demanding tax returns | Iran sanctions take effect | IRS sparks fight over school donations Honesty is not a proxy for truth Controversial question on 2020 census goes to trial Trump on prospect of Dems demanding his tax returns: ‘They can do whatever they want’ US Olympic Committee seeks to revoke USA Gymnastics status as national governing body Rep. Dana Rohrabacher defends President Trump’s immigration rhetoric Jake Tapper: Trump ad ‘so full of falsehoods’ even Fox News turned it down Overnight Defense: Iran sanctions back in place | Trump grants waivers to Iranian civil nuclear projects | Trump ‘surprised’ at question about replacing Mattis | Study pegs border deployment cost at $42M-$110M Speaking to Hill.TV, Vice President Mike Pence says GOP feels confident ahead of midterm elections Election 2018: Dems to retake House, but GOP gains seats in Senate Pollster says suburban women will be ‘key indicator’ in midterms Trump doubles down on immigration ahead of midterms IRS sparks new fight over school donations Overnight Energy: Trump to look into allegations against Zinke | Trump disputes climate report findings | EPA declares ‘no tolerance’ after racist messages GOP struggles with young voters due to culture, demographics, pollster says Watch live: Trump holds campaign rally in Indiana SoftBank CEO: We will maintain ties with Saudi Arabia following Khashoggi killing Dems prepare to dive into House leadership races Trump’s closing argument frames midterms as a referendum on his White House CDC says cases of polio-like illness on the rise Florida races could be decided by Puerto Rican voters Trump’s use of troops at border could cost $42M to $110M, study shows US soybean sales to China down 94 percent amid Trump tariffs: report Pollster says antipathy towards Trump could be top factor driving millennials to polls CoverGirl becomes largest makeup brand to go cruelty free New Mexican president must account for US shale revolution Anti-establishment wave ‘very much in play’ in midterms, says pollster Pollster says anger, resentment among the most predictive voter emotions How do we stop Trump? Vote like black women Democrats hold 6-point generic ballot lead in final American Barometer poll before mid-terms 4 ways to heal the nation after Pittsburgh shooting Controversial site Gab used by synagogue shooting suspect back online Pipe bomb suspect to appear in court on Election Day, prosecutors say NFL distances itself from controversial Trump ad Elvira: ‘It’s your obligation to vote for Democrats’ The climate is on the ballot in six states Cruz dismisses ‘vampire’ attack from Jim Carrey: ‘Everyone knows the dead vote Democrat’ Kellyanne Conway changes Twitter bio to ‘Jersey Girl Embarrassed by Bob Menendez’ Pelosi urges Dems to ‘push’ health care message day before midterms Obama’s last-day pitch to voters: The character of our country is on the ballot Trump says Cabinet changes likely after midterms Amazon planning to split second HQ between 2 cities: reports Is Trump looking for indefinite presence in Syria? Pentagon: Mattis to meet with Chinese counterpart this week Rising Panel: ‘Saturday Night Live’ teases Democrats about midterm election anxiety Missouri’s McCaskill: ‘People in this state know I’m not Hillary Clinton’ Debra Messing to ‘Will & Grace’ fans: I’m ‘ashamed’ my network aired Trump’s ‘disgusting, racist’ ad Republican mocked by Pete Davidson calls for ‘SNL’ to donate $1M to veterans groups Go ahead and vote, but it’s not going to solve our true problems EPA official says agency has ‘no tolerance for racism’ after offensive messages found at headquarters North Carolina woman who harassed black people in parking lot turns herself in Spicer: SNL head Lorne Michaels should be fired over segment mocking veteran Watch live: Trump holds campaign rally in Cleveland Kasich: ‘I don’t know’ if I’m running for president Maine governor says he’s moving to Florida Trump to ‘take a look’ at Zinke ethics allegations Trump says he’s ‘probably not’ meeting with Putin in Paris next week Duckworth: SNL’s Pete Davidson owes GOP candidate an apology for mocking his war wound Attorney general tries to take away the right to bond hearings Kaptur’s bill in Ohio doesn’t get to the root causes of what plagues our lakes Virginia gubernatorial race in 2017 offers hope for Dems in midterm elections Trump defends controversial ad, telling reporter ‘your questions are offensive a lot of times’ Krystal Ball: Trump is bridge for traditional Republicans What America’s Thinking: November 5, 2018 Qatar’s architect of a new life for Gazans Facebook rejects controversial Trump immigration ad Retirees donate more to Dems than GOP for first time in years Sabato’s Crystal Ball: Dems will pick up more than 30 House seats, GOP set to keep Senate The numbers don’t lie: Working Americans are better off under GOP Pentagon declined White House request for troops to build border detention facilities: report High stakes for Dems’ green agenda in midterms Sinema slams McSally for running ‘smear’ campaign focusing on 2003 Taliban comment Early voting in Georgia climbs to record high for midterms Fox News pulls controversial Trump immigration ad A breakdown of where the Dems and GOP stand on the most critical issues Trump: ‘In a certain way, I am on the ballot’ on Tuesday Rains risk dampening turnout in East Coast, Midwest Obama surprises staffers at Dem campaign office with doughnuts More than 11K sign petition to reinstate teachers suspended for dressing as Trump border wall The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by the Counter Extremism Project — One day to midterms | Obama, Trump face off | High turnout raises Dem hopes Will young adults turn out in the 2018 midterms? GOP lawmaker Dana Rohrabacher says Russia investigation is boosting his reelection campaign ‘Boycott Amazon’ trending in Saudi Arabia over Washington Post coverage of Khashoggi’s death DOJ to monitor voting in 19 states Hannity clarifies appearance at Trump rally: ‘I will not be on stage campaigning’ Donald Trump needs the media as much as the media thrives on him Navy: Russian fighter jet conducted ‘unsafe’ intercept over Black Sea Mail bomb suspect’s mother wants country, Trump to tone down rhetoric Students spelled out racial slur while performing with school marching band SNL’s Pete Davidson ‘bordering on irrelevancy,’ says Dem strategist China’s president vows to lower tariffs, increase imports amid tensions with US Poll: Rosen leads Heller by 4 points in Nevada Senate race It’s very difficult to change the Constitution — on purpose Supreme Court refuses to hear case challenging California conceal carry law Trump accuses CNN of ‘Fake Suppression Polls and false rhetoric’ Politician mocked by SNL’s Pete Davidson: Culture of demanding apologies not healthy Election officials report spike in foreign hacking attempts: report Bono thanks Congress for ignoring Trump’s efforts to cut AIDS funding Kenan Thompson says Pete Davidson SNL bit ‘missed the mark’ Trump warns of ‘maximum criminal penalties’ for voter fraud in midterms Strategist: Dems won’t win House by ‘significant margin’ Spicer predicts GOP will keep the House, increase Senate majority Rubio: There will be a red wave tomorrow Steve King pushes back against criticism: ‘Leftist media commits all out slander’ Supreme Court refuses to take up challenge to Obama-era net neutrality rules For NFIP, Congress should commit to long-term solutions The paradox of Trump and midterms NBC backtracks, will no longer air controversial Trump ad Bolton: Even more Iran sanctions planned Trump disputes federal climate report’s findings, says he hasn’t seen it Young voters can lift Democrats to victory Brzezinski: Trump said he knew Obama ’birther’ theory was bad, ‘but it works’ The growing pension black hole is pulling us all in Trump Jr. says Dems will never disavow Louis Farrakhan Trump granting sanctions waivers to three Iranian civil nuclear projects Pence says caravan symptom of bigger border problem Polling location near Miami briefly ran out of ballots during early voting Stacey Abrams: Kemp investigation into election hacking is a ‘witch hunt’ Poll: Menendez leads GOP challenger by 15 points in NJ Senate race Stacey Abrams on racist robocall: Makes people feel ‘their votes don’t count’ If Dems win the House, expect ‘worst of times’ to follow Boehner calls for more marijuana reforms ahead of midterms Obama: GOP has ‘racked up enough indictments to field a football team’ Pence calls for increased civility in political discourse Poll: Dem Stabenow leads Republican James by 7 points in Michigan Senate race Don’t hold your breath for a ceasefire in Yemen Poll: McCaskill leads Hawley by 3 points in Missouri Senate race Pence says Trump to push infrastructure package after new Congress is sworn in Cook Report shifts 9 House races toward Dems day before election NBC runs Trump ad that CNN called too ‘racist’ to air Sending aid is key to solving the Central American migrant crisis Poll: Gillum leads DeSantis by 7 points in Florida governor race CIA’s ‘surveillance state’ is operating against us all Trump: Abrams would turn Georgia into ‘giant sanctuary city,’ take away guns Roger Federer rejected invite to play exhibition match in Saudi Arabia Khashoggi’s sons want father’s body returned Together we mourn, and we commit ourselves Rouhani says Iran faces ‘war situation’ as US sanctions take effect Voters should demand more than ‘law and order’ Obama: Tuesday’s midterms are ‘maybe more important than 2008’ Arizona Senate race a virtual tie: poll Rising: November 5, 2018 Social media is a ‘force multiplier’ for a lone wolf on the edge Poll: Gillum, DeSantis in statistical tie in Florida governor’s race Poll: Republican Hawley leads Dem incumbent McCaskill by 4 points in Missouri Senate race Trump trails Michelle Obama, Oprah and Harris by double digits in hypothetical 2020 match-ups: poll Poll: Dems lead Republicans by 13 points on generic congressional ballot Congress should pass bill to prevent stacked taxation of digital purchases Dems’ lead on generic ballot shrinks to 3 points: poll Ryan called Trump to ask him to focus on economy before midterms: report Washington Examiner hacked, tweets ‘Trump is going to hell’ Alaska case could be landmark in water rights disputes The Hill’s Morning Report — What if the polls are wrong? Huge turnout raises Dem hopes for a wave Juan Williams: Healthcare is a big winner for Dems The top Senate seats most likely to flip