The Hill Articles: November 7, 2018

Demonstrators gather outside White House to protest Sessions’s ouster Acosta: ‘I didn’t put my hands on’ White House intern Google planning to expand New York City offices: report White House doubles down on decision to pull press pass from CNN’s Acosta Trump’s acting AG was involved in company accused of being a ‘scam’ by FTC WHCA condemns White House decision to suspend press pass of CNN’s Acosta White House hit with backlash over suspending press pass of CNN’s Acosta CNN: White House’s move to pull Acosta’s press pass was based on ‘fraudulent accusations’ Torres Small flips New Mexico House seat for Dems Overnight Health Care: Health priorities shift with Dem House | Medicaid wins big at the polls | Trump officials move against contraception mandate 5 things to know about new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Conservative groups call for new slate of House GOP leaders White House yanks press pass from CNN’s Acosta Pelosi officially launches Speaker bid White nationalist leader posts photos at White House Vice Media to slash workforce by up to 15 percent: report Hillicon Valley: Sessions out | Facebook took down over 100 Russian pages before midterms | DHS says no sign of successful midterm cyberattack | US customers affected by HSBC bank breach | Zuckerberg snubs UK, Canada call to testify Budowsky: From House Dems to Hollywood Republicans express frustrations with campaign spending after midterm House losses Pelosi seeks bipartisan tone day after divisive midterms Trey Gowdy: Sessions was ‘dead man walking for several months’ Election Countdown: Midterm fallout | What we learned | What to watch next | Trump calls out lawmakers who lost | A look at the undecided races | Vote deepens urban, rural divide | Women help deliver Dems House | McConnell thanks Trump for Senate gains Emma Thompson promotes equal pay for women in Buckingham Palace visit Schiff: ‘Abundantly clear’ Sessions was forced out for not ending Mueller probe Schumer: 2020 ‘doesn’t bode well’ for GOP Two Marine aviators grounded after flight pattern ‘resembled a phallic image’ A counterterrorism strategy that could work for America On The Money: Trump says he won’t give up tax returns | Likely Dem chair vows to subpoena | Stocks rally on Dem House takeover | Tough midterm for many GOP tax writers How to honor Jamal Khashoggi Trump to sign executive order revamping policy on asylum seekers: report Sessions receives round of applause in DOJ exit Kemp claims victory in Georgia, race still too close to call Collins: Mueller ‘must be allowed’ to continue Russia probe Overnight Energy: Trump expects to weigh in on Zinke’s future soon | EPA relaxes air permitting standard | House Science panel in for big changes | Update on midterm ballot measures Napolitano: Trump’s firing of Sessions looks ‘nefarious’ Man who vandalized Trump Walk of Fame star pleads no contest, sentenced to probation Dear Democrats: Don’t be corporate stooges too Beto lost but Texas Democrats have a lot to celebrate Overnight Defense: What the midterms mean for defense panels | Pompeo cancels North Korea meeting | Trump eyes Kim summit in early 2019 | Pentagon drops name for border mission US records $98 billion deficit in October: CBO Feinstein: Acting AG must pledge to Senate he won’t interfere with Mueller Sanders warns Trump: Interfering with Mueller probe an ‘impeachable offense’ Trump seeks to show he remains in charge of Washington San Francisco initiative to help homeless that divide tech execs, passes Trudeau apologizes for Canada’s refusal to admit Jewish asylum seekers during Holocaust Climate progressives and initiatives fighting Big Oil won big in midterms Federal judges rule Maryland must draw new congressional map for 2020 Pelosi calls on acting AG to recuse himself from Russia probe 14 House Dems vow to withhold Speaker votes over rule reforms Colorado votes to abolish slavery A new trade strategy for the new blue House New acting AG once criticized idea of special counsel Trump wants second meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in early 2019 GOP state legislator who called for ‘war’ against enemies of Christianity wins reelection Next chairman of Ways and Means Committee plans to demand Trump’s tax returns Rosenstein goes to White House for ‘preplanned’ meeting after Sessions departure Grassley to make chairmanship decision after meeting with colleagues next week DOJ: Acting AG to take over oversight of Russia probe All eyes on top Democrat to bring science back to science committee Tapper on Sessions ouster: ‘A slow-motion Saturday Night Massacre’ Kavanaugh report shows why the presumption of innocence is key GOP’s Knight concedes to Dem Katie Hill in critical California House race Schumer: Acting AG should recuse himself from Mueller probe Trump scheduled for Macron meeting, no other one-on-ones with world leaders while in Paris Dem Mike Levin wins Issa’s open House seat in southern California Fox’s Chris Wallace: CNN’s Acosta ’embarrassed himself’ during Trump press conference ACLU calls Sessions worst AG in modern history Graham says he’ll work with Trump to find ‘confirmable’ AG pick Likely Dem Judiciary chairman demands answers about Trump removing Sessions Schumer: Interfering with Mueller would spark ‘constitutional crisis’ Head of the House GOP campaign arm won’t seek another term Dem Begich concedes Alaska governor race to Republican Dunleavy John Legend calls Trump ‘a f—ing embarrassment’ during heated press conference Scalise announces bid for minority whip FBI searches office of Los Angeles city councilman: report 7 times Trump clashed with reporters in hostile post-midterms press conference University of Maryland fires two athletic trainers in wake of football player’s death New Congress should start regulating Big Tech Read Jeff Sessions’s resignation letter Preparing For A Treatment: Alzheimer’s Diagnosis & Care Pennsylvania Dem: Trump has proven he’s ‘interested in negotiating’ Sessions out at Justice Department CNN’s Acosta responds to clash with Trump: ‘When they go low we keep doing our jobs’ Nancy Pelosi starts working on her math problem in Speaker vote Afghan woman who fled Taliban wins seat in NH legislature Former congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for campaign finance scheme Pelosi confident she will be Speaker ‘None of the above’ tops list of potential 2020 Dems, poll shows Dems in the House now threaten the pro-life movement GOP lawmaker congratulates Ocasio-Cortez on being youngest woman elected to Congress Graham bashes media for ‘activist’ agenda at Trump presser Pelosi touts bipartisan potential of infrastructure Handful of races remain undecided a day after midterms With House control, Dems must now fight for working-class Americans Tapper blasts Trump for calling out GOP lawmakers who didn’t embrace him: ‘That’s how gangsters act’ GoFundMe raises more than $140K for teacher who punched student HSBC confirms some US bank customers affected by October data breach Veteran reporter says early candidate recruitment benefitted Dems How President Trump won last night Political scientist says GOP should have done better in midterms with economy Trump boasts about having ‘retired’ Flake: ‘I did the country a great service’ CNN fires back at Trump over Acosta attacks, calls treatment of press ‘disturbingly un-American’ Trump accuses reporter of asking ‘racist question’ Pentagon drops ‘Operation Faithful Patriot’ as name of military mission at border The FCC should not hang up on low-income disaster survivors Durbin: Republicans are making it ‘as hard as possible’ to vote Dems redefining themselves based on membership, says political scientist Neil Young says Trump ‘does not have my permission’ to play ‘Rockin In The Free World’ McCarthy announces bid for minority leader Democrats gain governorships in red states Trump rallied the wrong base McConnell reaches out to Pelosi to find common ground Warriors coach Steve Kerr tweets: ‘Beto 2020’ Dem 2020 nominee must focus on issue other than Trump, says political scientist Trump tells April Ryan to ‘sit down’ at press conference GOP earns House victory in Minnesota Washington lawmakers to run for House Democrats’ campaign chief What America’s Thinking: November 7, 2018 Trump on Russia probe: ‘I could fire everybody right now’ but don’t want to stop it Retiring GOP lawmaker rips Trump over midterm criticism The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by the Counter Extremism Project — Trump says GOP defied midterm odds | Blames party’s losers for not embracing him | What to watch next after midterms | Leadership races begin Trump downplays potential turnover: ‘Everybody wants to work in this White House’ Political scientist says O’Rourke will play role in deciding 2020 candidate Make no mistake: Democrats are rising Tester wins third Senate term in Montana Trump says he has ‘solution’ to abortion debate Trump suggests he’ll weigh in on embattled Interior secretary’s future next week State elections reveal a deeply divided America Trump calls out GOP lawmakers who lost in midterms Trump asks Pence during press conference to be on 2020 ticket Facebook delays political ad transparency requirements in UK Trump to Acosta: CNN should be ‘ashamed’ of employing you Hillary Clinton celebrates women elected to Congress: ‘What a start this is’ Trump says he will refuse to release tax returns as long as they are under audit GOP Senate will limit Dems’ ability to erode Trump economy Midterms mark historic night for women, minorities Zuckerberg snubs British, Canadian lawmakers’ request for testimony on fake news Amnesty International: 10 men arrested in Tanzania on suspicion of being gay Panel: Biggest surprises from midterm elections Trump compliments Oprah’s hard work in Georgia governor race DeGette to challenge Clyburn for No. 3 Dem spot in House Trump boasts GOP defied midterm odds, knocks losers who didn’t ’embrace’ him Hill reporter Melanie Zanona on whether Nancy Pelosi will retain leadership of House Man who defended his 2 moms in gay marriage viral video wins Iowa Senate seat Melissa Harris-Perry says current slate of Dem presidential nominees look like ‘losers’ Trump and Pelosi set to collide as Democrats celebrate their power Melissa Harris-Perry discusses what 2018 elections may mean for 2020 Hill contributor Kristin Tate discusses big takeaways from midterm elections Rep. Jim Jordan says all politics are national The midterms’ mixed bag for both parties Top Judiciary Dem: Trump is about to ‘learn he’s not above the law’ Newly empowered House Dems eyeing Trump need to learn from Gingrich debacle AFL-CIO on Wisconsin governor race: ‘Scott Walker was a national disgrace’ Six ways to engage employees and avoid a Google-like walkout Florida voters approve amendment to end greyhound racing CNN’s Camerota battles with Conway over whether midterms were a loss for Trump Obama congratulates Dems on midterm wins Russia and Spain strike agreement for joint cybersecurity group: report GOP voters mobilized by mainstream media criticism of Trump, says conservative columnist Dems plan to bring in Mueller for televised hearings if Trump fires him: report McConnell says he will push for border wall funding Veteran political reporter sees potential for infighting among N.H. progressives ahead of 2020 With Democrats controlling the House, a bipartisan climate solution is possible EPA loosens air pollution permit requirements for some projects Operation Choke Point reveals true injustices of Obama’s Justice Department Nelson to pursue recount as Senate race remains too close to call Liz Cheney announces bid for GOP leadership Citizen with an asterisk  Democrat unseats GOP lawmaker Mike Bishop in Michigan Watch live: Trump holds press conference following midterms California rejects GOP backed effort to repeal gas tax Jordan says House GOP must prepare to defend Trump from Dems 5 ways Democrats can turn the House win into future success Democrat Ned Lamont wins Connecticut governor race Trump’s Iran sanctions attempt to solve a much bigger problem Russia says it would treat new sanctions as ‘illegal’ Americans less likely to say crime is a national problem: Gallup ‘Impact’ of black political wins is a myth Louisiana ends Jim Crow-era law, will now require unanimous juries for all felony convictions House GOP fight begins: Jordan challenges McCarthy GOP rep-elect mocked by ‘SNL’: It would ‘certainly help’ if Trump toned down the rhetoric Blue wave crashed into Trump tsunami, giving America exactly what it wants Stocks open with solid gains after Dems win House Colbert reaches for ‘emergency drink’ after announcing Cruz’s win over O’Rourke Midterms exposed Dems’ big weakness, but will GOP take advantage in 2020? Newly split Congress can unite on one big issue: infrastructure #Beto2020 trends as supporters call on O’Rourke to challenge Trump in 2020 Trump: Pelosi ‘deserves’ to be elected Speaker Kellyanne Conway on Dem investigations of Trump: ‘They can try’ Data, privacy and unfinished business of fighting fraud The strategy behind Erdogan’s ‘openness’ with journalists Top Dems quickly announce leadership intentions Trump warns Dems over potential investigations: ‘Two can play that game!’ Utah voters approve ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion for low-income adults Rising: November 7, 2018 Rising: November 7, 2018 Trump rips pundits for not giving him ‘proper credit’ for ‘great’ midterm New NAFTA’s sunset clause is a ticking time bomb Nevada voters approve automatic voter registration Kremlin sees no ‘bright prospects’ for normalizing relations with US Hannity: Most of media ‘absolutely clueless’ on Trump’s ‘massive win’ Trump plans news conference Wednesday morning to discuss midterm results Two Democrats become first Texas Latinas to serve in Congress Victimhood culture and traditional justice are on a collision course Trump: Candidates that did not embrace me can ‘say goodbye’ Tapper: If Trump thinks media is annoying, ‘wait till he meets a Democratic House’ with subpoena power Marijuana has economic benefits, but public health risks are undecided Stock futures rise as Dems take House The Hill’s Morning Report — Split decision: Dems take House, GOP retains Senate majority Dead brothel owner wins Nevada legislative seat Trump delivers for McConnell in Senate races Gianforte defeats Democrat for Montana’s at-large congressional seat GOP Rep. George Holding holds on to win reelection in North Carolina Women play pivotal role in delivering House to Dems Dem Susie Lee defeats Danny Tarkanian to retain Nevada House seat America’s urban-rural divide deepens Midterms: The winners and losers GOP Rep. Mike Bost wins reelection in Illinois Connecticut elects first black congresswoman Sisolak becomes first Dem to win Nevada governor race since 1994 Senate GOP beats expectations with expanded majority Don Young holds on to House seat in Alaska Ryan on midterms: ‘Tonight history has repeated itself’ The blue wave ran into Trump’s red wall Election fallout: What to watch for now Rosen defeats Heller in Nevada Senate race Democrat defeats GOP lawmaker Paulsen in Minnesota Five takeaways from a divisive midterm election No winner will be announced in Arizona Senate race on Tuesday night Horsford returns to House after winning Nevada race Dem defeats Scott Walker in Wisconsin governor’s race Idaho voters approve Medicaid expansion for low-income adults Dem Joe Cunningham turns Sanford open seat blue in South Carolina David Valadao wins reelection to House in California Trump supporters celebrate and party amid election returns Nebraska voters pass Medicaid expansion Abrams hints at possible recount in Georgia governor’s race GOP Rep. Don Bacon wins reelection in Nebraska DHS has ‘not seen’ successful cyberattack on midterm elections Four school principals win state office in Oklahoma Pompeo’s meeting with North Korean officials postponed GOP Rep. Rodney Davis wins reelection in Illinois Garcetti: ‘Dems need to be everywhere’ GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter wins reelection despite criminal charges Nunes defeats Dem challenger in California House race Will Hurd, Dem opponent locked in close battle for Texas swing seat Republican Noem wins South Dakota governor race Record number of women will be elected to House Republican wins Idaho governor’s race O’Rourke after loss to Cruz: ‘I am forever grateful’ Republicans pick up seat in Minnesota’s ‘Iron range’ Democrat Janet Mills wins governor race in Maine Trump calls Pelosi to congratulate her on House win Texas neurosurgeon leaves patient on the table to vote Iowa Gov. Reynolds fends off challenger to win reelection in tight race Republican John Carter holds off challenge from Dem combat veteran in Texas Ellison wins Minnesota attorney general race despite controversy Lanny Davis says House Dems will launch investigations into Trump administration Maxine Waters reelected to House seat in California Scott appears headed for victory in Florida Senate race Watkins keeps Kansas House seat in GOP hands Van Jones: ‘My heart has been restored’ by ‘rainbow wave’ McConnell thanks Trump as early results favor Senate GOP Washington state voters reject carbon tax Dem Kendra Horn wins Oklahoma seat in major upset Missouri becomes latest state to legalize medical marijuana Dem Angie Craig unseats Jason Lewis in Minnesota Colorado rejects new oil drilling restrictions Alabama, W.Va. voters approve anti-abortion amendments Republican Carol Miller holds off Democrat in West Virginia House race GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick secures reelection in Pennsylvania Democrat Jeff Van Drew wins in New Jersey district GOP Rep. Steve King wins reelection amid mounting criticism