The Hill Articles: October 10, 2018

Trump repeats claim without evidence that paid protesters disrupted his rallies Nobel Peace Prize winner pledges to give away prize winnings to sex crime victims Five takeaways from the final Tennessee Senate debate Apple CEO Tim Cook says company will donate to Hurricane Michael relief Ebola cases spike as nervous communities stop cooperating with health care workers Trump rails against Dems at Pennsylvania rally as Hurricane Michael batters Florida US intelligence says Saudi crown prince ordered detention of journalist Overnight Health Care — Presented by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs — Senate blocks Dem measure on short-term health plans | Trump signs bill banning drug price ‘gag clauses’ | DOJ approves Aetna-CVS merger | Juul ramps up lobbying GOP lawmaker: The economy is so good, ‘even Colin Kaepernick found a job’ Trump says he believes only polls ‘that have us up’ Watch live: Blackburn, Bredesen face off in Tennessee Senate debate Trump mocks ‘the rules of Me Too’ at Pennsylvania rally Live coverage: Blackburn, Bredesen clash in Tennessee Senate debate Trump talked with Sessions aide about serving as attorney general: report Overnight Defense — Presented by The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates — Missing journalist strains US-Saudi ties | Senators push Trump to open investigation | Trump speaks with Saudi officials | New questions over support for Saudi coalition in Yemen NAACP Legal Defense Fund asks Florida to take action against schools that ban dreadlocks, braids Hispanic Caucus chair rips request to fund Trump border wall On The Money: Trump says ‘Fed has gone crazy’ after stock drop | Dow down over 800 points | Tech rout, interest rate fears drive market slide Newsweek’s former parent company charged in $10M fraud scheme: report Bernie Sanders targets Facebook and Google on Kavanaugh GOP shrugs off dire study warning of global warming Hillicon Valley: Officials warn of Chinese influence efforts | Dow drops over 800 points | Tech stocks hit hard | Google appeals $5B EU fine | James Murdoch may be heading for Tesla | Most Americans worried about election security Trump repurposes rally crowd photo from CNN’s Acosta An imperfect storm: Professionalism and politics in disaster management Overnight Energy: Interior reprimands more than 1,500 for misconduct | EPA removes 22 Superfund sites from list | DOJ nominee on environment nears confirmation Conn. residents deserve to be heard as EPA seeks to roll back Clean Power Plan Trump after stock drop: ‘The Fed has gone crazy’ Poll: Cordray leads DeWine by 6 points in Ohio governor race Poll: Dems maintain double-digit leads in Minnesota Senate races Senators trigger law forcing Trump to probe Saudi journalist’s disappearance Trump invites reporter into Oval Office to talk about support for Kelly ‘Murphy Brown’ tackles #MeToo movement in next episode Reagan hologram revealed at presidential library in California Saudi Arabia must answer to Khashoggi allegations Poll: Less than half of US adults have strong confidence in higher education Election Countdown: Florida candidates face new test from hurricane | GOP optimistic about expanding Senate majority | Top-tier Dems start heading to Iowa | Bloomberg rejoins Dems | Trump heads to Pennsylvania rally Virginia Dem rips administration on Khashoggi GOP Senate candidate Hawley cancels event with controversial pastor Punishing solar customers for disrupting outdated electric model is wrong Watch live: Trump holds rally in Erie, Pennsylvania The antidote to today’s divided world: Meeting face-to-face Poll: Baldwin leads GOP challenger by double digits in Wisconsin Dem hopes for House majority run through Minnesota suburbs Graham: ‘Game changer’ if Saudis behind journalist’s disappearance GOP sees new hope to expand Senate majority US Chamber launches tax reform ads in top Senate races What a relief: North American farmers finally have a trade deal Ex-Obama aides reveal he had plan for if Clinton won and Trump rejected results USA Today defends running Trump’s ‘Medicare for All’ op-ed Poll: Lamb has double-digit lead in Pennsylvania House race Barbra Streisand takes on Trump in ‘Don’t Lie to Me’ music video Kamala Harris to campaign for first time in South Carolina Police: NY man planned to blow himself up in DC 53K voter registration applications on hold in Georgia: report Chinese intel officer extradited to US to face economic espionage charges China investment plan brings opportunities along with risks Corker: ‘Everything’ points to Saudi involvement in journalist’s disappearance Shipping companies want Congress to increase shipping truck size Dow drops more than 800 points amid tech rout, interest rate fears Rick Scott ‘scared to death’ for people who didn’t evacuate from Hurricane Michael More than 1,500 Interior employees removed or reprimanded for harassment, misconduct Comedian whose tweet sparked Maine boycott over Collins’s Kavanaugh vote says he was kidding Pollster says celebrity endorsements rarely have major impact on elections Author RL Stine: My horror stories are only ‘fantasy’ compared to politics Tennessee Dem promotes Taylor Swift endorsement: ‘Look what Marsha made her do’ Trump poised to sign bipartisan water infrastructure bill Truck with ‘Trump 2020’ stickers torched in bar parking lot Amazon assures Sanders worker pay won’t drop after ending bonuses, stock options Nearly two-thirds say they’ve seen no increase in take-home pay from GOP tax cuts: Gallup Taylor Swift’s endorsement won’t be a negative for Dems, says pollster Late GOP activist who sought Clinton emails was in contact with Flynn: report World Mental Health Day — let’s remember our veterans Meteorologist wears her toddler to work in support of working mothers Bannon: Timing of Nikki Haley’s departure ‘horrific’ Trump signs bills banning drug pricing ‘gag clauses’ Siblings plead guilty to attacking federal prosecutor in DC Trump: Haley is going to make ‘a lot of money’ Trump attending campaign rally despite hurricane McConnell looking at criminal justice reform after midterms Kavanaugh hearings woke up GOP, says Dem pollster Eric Holder: When Republicans go low, ‘we kick them’ Polls say Kavanaugh will play in Democrats favor Hurricane Michael makes landfall in Florida as Category 4 storm Murkowski dismisses Trump comments: I know Alaska better than he does UK’s top court: Refusing to make cake with ‘Support Gay Marriage’ slogan not discrimination Poll: Voters divided on Trump’s tax returns following NYT article Top White House economist ‘hopeful’ China’s woes lead to trade deal Alec Baldwin: ‘Ever since I played Trump, black people love me’ Congress has the chance to combat terrorist use of human shields James Murdoch seen as favorite to replace Musk as Tesla chair: report Hill.TV poll finds Dems hold 30-point lead over GOP among millennials Gays in the military reassures #MeToo movement that you don’t have to win to make progress Conservative author Heather Mac Donald talks new book ‘Diversity Delusion’ Biden to present George W. Bush, Laura Bush with Liberty Medal Kaepernick moves to trademark image of his face and hair Dems lead by 10 points among women on generic ballot Trump administration rigging the game, and your retirement fund could be the loser Scarborough predicts ‘Trump won’t seek reelection,’ Haley could run instead Rubio: Trump will be 2020 GOP nominee and win general election Study: Most Americans think both political correctness and hate speech are problems American Music Awards drops in ratings amid politics Feinstein calls ‘lock her up’ chants a ‘technique of division’ New York limo company operator taken into custody Georgia sees surge of absentee ballot requests from black voters: report Dems hold 6-point lead on generic ballot Senate Homeland chair vents Mueller probe is preventing panel from receiving oversight answers Civil service is stuck in the mid-20th century What America’s Thinking: October 10, 2018 Trump says he’s spoken with Saudi officials about missing journalist Schwarzenegger regrets calling political opponents ‘girly men’ GOP strategist says those who registered after Taylor Swift announcement may not vote The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Citi — House postpones Rosenstein meeting | Trump hits Dems over Medicare for all | Hurricane Michael nears landfall Senate defeats measure to overturn Trump expansion of non-ObamaCare plans Texas lawmaker: GOP facing funding disadvantage People have forgotten ‘facade’ of independent politicians, says GOP strategist ‘Me Too’ leaders thank Ford: ‘Your sacrifice was not made in vain’ Supreme Court divided over immigrant detention dispute Democrats are offering real change for the people Sanders blasts Trump’s attack on ‘Medicare for all’ as ‘full of lies’ Nikki in 2020: Don’t rule it out Rising Panel: Jesse Lee and Mattie Duppler discuss Nikki Haley and Taylor Swift National security leaders warn of Chinese efforts to sway American opinion Tropical storms expected to hit Florida Panhandle Senators demand answers on Trump administration backing of Saudi coalition in Yemen Nick Searcy discusses new film about former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell Schumer rips Trump ‘Medicare for all’ op-ed as ‘smears and sabotage’ America Energized: Texas congressman reacts to Trump’s new trade deal Passenger with emotional support squirrel escorted off jet Heitkamp rips Clinton for saying Dems can’t be civil with Republicans: ‘That’s ridiculous’ Author Timothy Snyder talks about his new book, “The Road to Unfreedom” Rep. Bill Flores discusses Republicans’ chances in midterm elections and policies he wants the party to push Minnesota GOP legislator yanks mic from female challenger during debate US sold $56B in weapons to other countries in 2018 McConnell: Next attorney general won’t come from Senate Justice Department approves $69B Aetna-CVS merger Conservatives shouldn’t be afraid to talk about climate change Election security groups warn of cyber vulnerabilities for emailed ballots Progressive strategist says GOP has inflicted ‘permanent damage’ with women on Kavanaugh confirmation Foreign policy expert Peter Rough discusses Nikki Haley’s tenure as United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN, what happens next? Lawmakers press Super Micro for answers on hacking concerns Calif. man ensnared in Mueller probe sentenced to 6 months in prison Kellyanne Conway goes after Hillary Clinton on ‘dangerous’ civility comments McCabe asked FBI lawyer for advice after Rosenstein suggested recording Trump: report Watch live: Trump participates in signing ceremony for drug prices bills Watch live: Trump participates in signing ceremony Why federal courts may become the next front in the battle to secure our elections Biden: I’m not running for president ‘at this point’ EPA removes 22 cleaned-up sites from Superfund list Trump administration condemns Venezuelan leader over death of opposition figure FBI chief: ‘Usual process was followed’ for Kavanaugh background investigation Haley’s moves to reform UN will be part of her legacy, says expert House panels postpone meeting with Rosenstein The art of war meets the art of the deal Melania Trump on ‘Me Too’ movement: ‘We need to have really hard evidence’ Chris Cuomo: Presumption of innocence didn’t apply to Kavanaugh because it wasn’t a court case White woman calls cops on black babysitter caring for two white kids Pope Francis: Having an abortion is like ‘hiring a hit man’ Understanding Joe Manchin Disappearance of Post journalist ‘major impediment’ to Trump-Saudi relationship, says expert Poll: Large majority of Americans concerned about election security Trump endorses Walker Stapleton in Colorado gubernatorial race South Korea mulls lifting sanctions against North: report Poll: 78 percent of workers say CEOs make too much GOP lawmaker to introduce bill to fully fund Trump’s border wall Conway attacks idea of ‘Medicare for all’ in swipe at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fox News/Roger Ailes movie dropped by production company: report Avenatti blasts Chuck Grassley: ‘Far too stupid’ to lead Judiciary Committee George W. Bush, Mitt Romney to visit Arizona to boost Martha McSally New film envisions pledge of loyalty to president China reportedly is weaponizing the technology supply chain Poll shows McSally gaining support over Sinema in Arizona Senate race McConnell: No one is going to beat Murkowski in Alaska Pence open to sending FBI team to Turkey to investigate missing Washington Post journalist Poll: Republican Kemp leads Dem Abrams by 2 points in Georgia governor race Cat-and-mouse game in South China Sea carries new risks Security firm uncovers new cyber group targeting government, military sectors in espionage campaign Google appeals EU’s $5 billion Android fine 15 Saudis identified in disappearance of Washington Post columnist Scarborough calls McConnell ‘snowflake,’ wonders what he thinks of ‘angry mobs’ at Trump rallies Donna Brazile responds to Bloomberg re-registering as Dem: ‘Welcome!’ Romney calls family separations ‘dark chapter’ in US history Poll: McCaskill, Hawley in dead heat in Missouri Senate race Cure for cancer would become more likely if FDA streamlined the drug approval process Gillum knocks Trump: We need a partner, not someone who throws ‘cheap political shots’ Alaska lawmakers must get serious about Jones Act repeal Rising: October 10, 2018 Researchers unveil tool to track disinformation on social media Government must not allow the importation of dangerous drugs Dems appear more fired up than Republicans over Kavanaugh nomination: poll Taylor Swift uses AMA acceptance speech to tell fans to ‘get out and vote’ Don Lemon shouts down CNN commentator on activist ‘mob’ definition: ‘Shut up!’ Christopher Steele breaks silence: We have a duty to ‘speak unpalatable truths to power’ Michael strengthens to Category 4 hurricane This Supreme Court immigration case could mean more family separations Trump rips Dems’ embrace of ‘Medicare for all’: ‘The centrist Democratic Party is dead’ Bloomberg re-registers as Democrat Google’s big return to China must not put citizens in harm’s way The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by PhRMA — Trump, Pence fan out to protect the Rust Belt Dems eye ambitious agenda if House flips Missing journalist strains US-Saudi relationship Top-tier Dems begin making way to Iowa Oil industry, green groups join to oppose Trump’s ethanol plan Juul boosts lobbying amid FDA scrutiny Dems to force health care vote weeks before Nov. midterms Democrats see hypocrisy in GOP attacks on ‘liberal mob’