The Hill Articles: November 9, 2018

Ex-White House counsel interviewed Whitaker about joining Trump’s legal team: report Flake slams Trump for doubting Arizona vote count: No evidence of ‘electoral corruption’ Comey talked about sensitive FBI matters on personal email: report US to stop refueling Saudi planes in Yemen April Ryan responds to Trump calling her a ‘loser’: ‘We are not weak’ 9 dead as California wildfire becomes most destructive in history Border apprehensions for October hit highest number in Trump presidency Dozens of mail-in ballots sitting in Miami distribution center: report Sinema widens lead over McSally in Arizona Senate race The changing face of security is one you no longer see Flake: Whitaker shouldn’t oversee Mueller probe National Association of Black Journalists rips into Trump for treatment of black women reporters Election Countdown: Arizona Senate race still too close to call | Florida vote tally fight heats up | Trump calls for Abrams to ‘move on’ Texas Dem: Migrant caravan is headed toward California Nelson releases video: ‘Rick Scott is trying to stop all the votes from being counted’ Is Emmanuel Macron the one to restore the liberal world order? Florida prepares for bitter legal fight over votes Kasich rips ‘fear mongering’ about migrant caravan On The Money: Dems mark Trump tax returns as key part of agenda | Waters defends planned probe of Trump finances after GOP backlash | Reports: Trump mulls replacing Commerce chief Ross by end of year California wildfire reaches Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s estate: report Bustos launches bid to head House Dems’ campaign arm Fox Business’ Trish Regan, April Ryan clash over Trump’s treatment of press Here we are: a nation divided by statues FBI investigating Florida company Trump’s acting AG was involved in: report Rosenstein calls Whitaker ‘superb’ choice for acting AG: report Overnight Health Care: How Republicans who voted against ObamaCare repeal fared in midterms | Cummings may call in drug companies | FDA to ban sale of flavored e-cigarettes: report Trump knocks Macron in tweet moments after landing in Paris Amazon, PayPal cut ties with Proud Boys Flake not ruling out 2020 run against Trump Collins reiterates call for legislation to protect Mueller investigation José Andrés offers Ocasio-Cortez a place to stay in DC Trump criticizes vote count in Arizona Biden cheers Florida, Georgia, Arizona recounts: ‘Count them transparently’ Wisconsin GOP tries to hamstring new Dem governor’s powers Palm Beach judge orders elections official to turn over ballots in legal win for Scott Ashton Kutcher to Ivanka Trump: ‘Plead with your dad’ about gun control Republican CEO says GOP must win back support of female suburban voters Overnight Energy: US, Canada react negatively to Keystone pipeline block | Trump calls ruling a ‘disgrace’ | Interior officers nabbed 4,000 immigrants crossing US-Mexico border California shooting suspect posted to social media around time of attack: reports Hillicon Valley: Trump claims Florida voter fraud | NSA official says China breaking espionage deal | Sprint accused of throttling Skype | Project Veritas under fire in Texas Overnight Defense: Pentagon’s No. 3 resigns | Pompeo presses Beijing on South China Sea | North Korea ‘wasn’t ready’ for talks, Haley says Workers won in this election Merkel warns against anti-Semitism on 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht Christmas commercial about orangutan banned in UK for being political How Steve King turned his back on states’ rights for Big Ag Voter turnout in Latino-heavy areas boosts optimism for 2020 We all must speak up to protect our national monuments Jemele Hill: I was removed from Florida voter rolls because I tweeted about moving Florida law enforcement agency says it is not investigating county election officials Canada ‘disappointed’ with court ruling blocking Keystone XL Race for Appropriations ranking member heats up At least 5 dead in California wildfire An extraordinary thing happened in Tennessee’s midterms Why do Blue States keep voting for Republican governors? Groups sue Trump over order blocking asylum claims Pompeo presses Beijing on South China Sea policies Ice Cube blasts Trump White House in new song: ‘They treat it like a trap house’ Kentucky hasn’t seen major change in coal jobs since Trump’s election Senate Dems discussing lawsuit challenging Whitaker appointment Pipe bomb suspect indicted on charges of using weapons of mass destruction The countdown toward a reckoning for Pittsburgh is ticking Dem-led House can return sanity to nuclear weapons debate Trump accuses Broward County of ‘getting ready to do a number’ on him in 2016 Trump mulls replacing Commerce chief Ross by end of year: reports Trump could use leak investigations to impede House oversight McConnell says farm bill to include provision legalizing hemp Political polarization the critical threat to US, foreign policy experts say Bernie Sanders: Republicans across US are ‘trying to suppress the vote’ Trump played key role in coordinating hush money payments to Daniels, McDougal: report Republicans want immigrants ‘loyal’ to US, says pollster Birthright citizenship key reason for U.S. success in immigrant assimilation, says pollster Waters defends planned probe of Trump finances after GOP backlash 57 percent say a child born to parent with a temporary visa in the US should be a citizen GOP protesters chant ‘lock her up’ about Florida county election chief 10 years after Mumbai attacks, where are they now? Ocasio-Cortez rips Fox News for cracking ‘jokes’ about her finances: It shows what they really think of working-class people What America’s Thinking: November 9, 2018 Rising Extra: Conservative David Limbaugh discusses rise of Christianity The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by the Counter Extremism Project — Trump threatens to pull more press credentials | Said he hasn’t spoken to Whitaker | Thousand Oaks victims named | Man who survived Las Vegas shooting killed in Thousand Oaks | 18-year Sprint has been throttling Skype, researchers say McConnell says legislation protecting Mueller not necessary Trump blasts Flake for pushing measure to protect Mueller Regardless of how children enter our country we have a moral obligation to protect them How Republicans who voted against ObamaCare repeal fared in midterms Ojeda hits back at Trump: I will gladly be your ‘stone cold crazy wacko’ Pentagon’s No. 3 official resigns after less than 9 months on the job Interior Dept. apprehends 4,000 immigrants at US border in 6 months Swalwell offers his ‘thought’ and ‘prayer’ in wake of California shooting GOP nerves on edge after Sinema takes lead over McSally Ex-Dem lawmaker: My vote in Florida wasn’t counted due to signature issues Billionaire investor: Capitalism is not working for most people J.K. Rowling responds to Sanders with George Orwell ‘1984’ quote Having lost the House, Trump will resort to the ‘pen and the tweet’ Geraldo Rivera mocks ‘old school Democratic Party machinery’ in Florida vote Dem strategist says ‘a lot is up in the air’ with House leadership fight Schumer questions Trump on legality of acting AG pick Exit poll: More native Texans voted for O’Rourke than Cruz Michelle Obama to return to ‘Ellen’ as book tour begins Pro-Israel organizations should finally seek payback against Iran deal Dems Caravan’s absurd lawsuit against Trump treads dangerous territory Trump pressures Abrams to give up in Georgia Kimmel: Sanders should be fired for tweeting ‘doctored’ footage of Acosta incident Nelson campaign to sue to extend deadline for vote counting Supreme Court: Ginsburg discharged from hospital, ‘doing well’ Avenatti lists the three things he thinks will doom any 2020 Dem Voters are hungry for reform: Congress must deliver CNN’s Acosta in Paris to cover Trump visit Producer stresses importance of leaving politics out of soldiers’ recovery Trump rips reporter for ‘stupid question’ on Mueller probe Former federal prosecutor discusses what Jeff Sessions firing means for Russia probe Trump slams Florida vote count as prospects for recount grow Former FBI official says Mueller is ‘ready to indict some folks’ Rising Panel: Mattie Duppler and Delvone Michael Actor Jeffrey Wright discusses new documentary ‘We Are Not Done Yet’ Hospital fires Mississippi man who wore shirt with noose, Confederate flag while voting: report White House faces controversy after releasing video of CNN correspondent critics say is doctored With Matthew Whitaker playing Roy Cohn, DOJ could be Trump’s personal law firm 98-year-old Army veteran becomes first woman named to Wall of Heroes After mid-terms, a record number of women will be serving in Congress Trump says ‘no’ to firing Ryan Zinke Florida governor’s race faces recount Richard Ojeda responds to Trump calling him ‘stone-cold crazy wacko’ Mark Warner calls on Congress to protect Robert Mueller, says new Attorney General should recuse himself White House issues new rule limiting asylum seekers Trump: George Conway is ‘just trying to get publicity for himself’ Trump: Keystone XL court ruling ‘a disgrace’ Ex-Bush strategist: Count all the votes in Florida, don’t repeat mistakes of 2000 Warner ‘disappointed’ in how Trump replaced Sessions Trump calls April Ryan a ‘loser,’ threatens to revoke more press credentials Steve King accuses Weekly Standard of trying to ‘advance a Leftist agenda’ Scarborough: GOP trying to stop vote count in Florida is ‘third-world country stuff’ Setting caps on political spending strikes at the heart of free speech Remove Whitaker, protect Mueller, defend democracy Cindy McCain rips Arizona GOP over mail-in ballots lawsuit: ‘I am one of those mail in ballots’ GOP pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson to host new program on Sirius XM Trump defends choice for acting AG, but also says he doesn’t know him Seniors are big winners in House elections Calif. shooter used high-capacity magazine that voters outlawed, but ban was blocked by lawsuit Ratifying Kigali Amendment is all pain, no gain Trump has signed proclamation curbing asylum Fox News host presses Graham on remark about ‘holy hell’ if Trump fired Sessions Gillum responds to Scott lawsuit: ‘Counting votes isn’t partisan — it’s democracy’ Warner expresses concerns over potential future election meddling On his way out, Sessions limits Justice’s use of consent decrees For progress on big issues, learn to love the other side Approving new NAFTA a no-brainer for new Congress Michelle Obama on marriage counseling: ‘We get help with our marriage when we need it’ Gillibrand will give 2020 bid ‘long, hard thought of consideration’ Michelle Obama reveals she had miscarriage 20 years ago, used IVF to conceive children Rising: November 9, 2018 NYT editorial board: Trump, Congress must tackle gun control Don’t rob ‘Opportunity Zones’ of their full potential Migrant caravan to leave Mexico City for US border Jimmy Kimmel presents bubble for Ruth Bader Ginsburg: We must protect her ‘at any cost’ Haley: North Korea postponed talks with US because ‘they weren’t ready’ How will the 2018 midterms affect NASA space policy? Nephew says Ginsburg ‘up and working’ after being hospitalized with rib fractures Lobbyists should act more like advocates (and vice versa) The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump heads to Paris as attorney general controversy intensifies Battle looms over funding for Trump’s border wall Warren? Biden? Sanders? Dems have different answers on 2020 after 2018 Pelosi critics lose momentum in battle over her ascension Dems mark Trump tax returns as key part of agenda