The Hill Articles: October 17, 2018

Protesters confront Cruz at airport over Kavanaugh vote Trump renews attacks against Tester over VA nominee on eve of Montana rally Trump submits 2017 federal income tax returns Corker: Trump administration ‘clamped down’ on Saudi intel, canceled briefing Reddit has dedicated ‘war room’ to fight Russian misinformation McCaskill calls on GOP opponent to appoint special prosecutor to look into undercover video Trudeau moves to expedite pardons for Canadians convicted of marijuana possession Secret Service: Agent who blocked reporter questioning Kushner reacted to ‘abrupt movement’ Dem congressional candidates raise over $1B in record haul Kushner and Saudi crown prince communicated informally on WhatsApp: report Khashoggi calls for freedom of expression in Middle East in final column before disappearance McGahn departs as White House counsel Hillicon Valley: Russia-linked hackers hit Eastern European companies | Twitter shares data on influence campaigns | Dems blast Trump over China interference claims | Saudi crisis tests Silicon Valley | Apple to let customers download their data Nevada brothel owner who died will remain on ballot Hurricane Michael death toll rises to 33 GOP Rep. Chris Collins raised $80 from within district after indictment Overnight Defense: Trump asks Turkey for evidence on missing journalist | Key Dem calls for international probe | Five things to know about ‘MBS’ | Air Force struggles to determine cost of hurricane damage to F-22 jets Woman who blocked black man from entering his own apartment defends her actions Junket justice: How special interests pay to schmooze DOJ and FBI officials Biden: I hope Dems don’t move to impeach Trump if they retake the House GOP leaders hesitant to challenge Trump on Saudi Arabia Mueller’s team asking Manafort about Roger Stone: report Biden: Trump administration ‘coddles autocrats and dictators’ Air Force struggles to determine cost of F-22 damage from hurricane Twitter says it won’t suspend Louis Farrakhan over tweet comparing Jews to termites Rosenstein says Mueller probe is ‘appropriate and independent’ Overnight Health Care — Presented by Purdue Pharma — Trump officials ratchet up fight over drug pricing | McConnell says Republicans could try again on ObamaCare repeal | Dems go on offense against GOP lawsuit Poll: Dem Donnelly has 4-point lead in Indiana Senate race Evangelical leader: Not worth risking ties with Saudi Arabia over missing journalist Manhattan condo building to remove ‘Trump Place’ name: report Congress: Observe domestic violence awareness month by enacting the Pet and Women Safety Act Washington Post to publish special Opinion page with new Khashoggi column On The Money: Treasury official charged with leaking info on ex-Trump advisers | Trump to seek 5 percent budget cut from Cabinet members | Mnuchin to decide by Thursday on attending Saudi conference Fetal tissue research is the victim of special interest politics Warren and Sanders question Amazon CEO over Whole Foods anti-union video Dem lawmaker to Saudis: Take your oil and shove it Cohen meets with investigators probing Trump’s family business: report O’Rourke targets Cruz with several attack ads a day after debate Election Countdown: O’Rourke goes on the attack | Takeaways from fiery second Texas Senate debate | Heitkamp apologizes for ad misidentifying abuse victims | Trump Jr. to rally for Manchin challenger | Rick Scott leaves trail to deal with hurricane damage Gillum holds razor-thin lead in Florida race Is it time to punish false accusers? Mnuchin to decide by Thursday whether to attend Saudi conference Overnight Energy: US greenhouse gas emissions fell in Trump’s first year | EPA delays decision on science rule | Trump scolds California over wildfires The trade war is hurting farmers, Americans must speak up for free trade Two Minnesota Republicans report attacks Public funds support proposal to remove Zuckerberg as Facebook chairman We can still dodge the worst of fossil fuel-driven climate change GOP pollster says polls didn’t pick up on movement in week before 2016 election Senate Dems ask Trump to disclose financial ties to Saudi Arabia Trump has ‘nationalized’ the midterms, says pollster Trump awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam vet for saving lives during Tet Offensive Texas students required to watch video on interacting with police in order to graduate high school Black kid wrongly accused of groping white woman: ‘I don’t forgive this woman, and she needs help’ Mexico warns migrant caravan to avoid deportation after Trump threat Can Uber go public at $120 billion? Why not? Campaign staffers sue Illinois Dem governor candidate over alleged racial discrimination FiveThirtyEight forecast has Dems picking up governor’s seats in November Cruz voices confidence about reelection after contentious Senate debate Five things to know about ‘MBS,’ Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Dem senator: ‘Shameful’ seeing Trump serve as ‘mouthpiece’ for Saudi leaders Fox’s Shep Smith questions letting ‘oil-rich’ Saudi Arabia investigate itself over missing journalist Trump says Pentagon will ask for $700 billion in next fiscal year request GOP pollster: Voter enthusiasm better predictor than generic ballot Honduran migrant caravan Trump called to be stopped grows to 4,000 EPA in talks with Volvo over faulty emissions part in trucks GOP senator: Not ‘appropriate’ for Mnuchin to go to Saudi conference Senate panel wants Hyundai, Kia to answer over reported engine fires Advertisers accuse Facebook of hiding false video metrics for over a year Republicans should prepare for Nancy Pelosi to wield the gavel Dem candidate announces Ben & Jerry’s flavor: Ammar-etto American Dream Midterms are a chance for polling industry to redeem itself, says pollster RNC rips Politico editor-in-chief over Trump tweet Ex-Florida police officers sentenced to prison over scheme to frame black teen Trump Jr. to campaign in West Virginia for Manchin challenger Record number of migrants illegally entering U.S. with children: report O’Rourke: I had to be aggressive in debate to fight ‘dishonest’ Cruz attacks The power of electing women at the state and local level Ellison accuses ex-wife of physical abuse, divorce records show: report President Trump’s job approval rating continues to hold steady in latest Hill.TV poll McConnell: GOP could try to repeal ObamaCare again after midterms ‘Fox Nation’ streaming service announces daily programming slate including Ingraham, Hannity Congress should work with Trump and not ‘cowboy’ on Saudi Arabia, says GOP senator California Air National Guard member killed in Ukrainian fighter jet crash Dems go on offense against GOP lawsuit on pre-existing conditions Trump: I have a ‘natural instinct for science’ when it comes to climate change Carbon taxes are finally poised to become a reality Trump administration doesn’t have ambassadors in Saudi Arabia or Turkey ‘The Conners’ premieres without Roseanne, draws 10.5M viewers Confidence in economy at highest level in more than decade: Gallup Bipartisanship can – and does – exist in Washington Trump: California ‘better get their act together’ on wildfires Video shows Chicago cop shooting unarmed black autistic teen Obama responds to several excuses people give for not voting in new video Charter schools’ ‘Uberization’ of teaching profession hurts kids too Apple launches feature giving US customers access to their data Woman dubbed ‘Golfcart Gail’ called police on black father at soccer game Los Tigres Del Norte to perform free concert for O’Rourke rally Top Armed Services Dem calls for international probe into missing Saudi journalist Heitkamp: Staffer no longer with campaign after ad naming abuse victims Hackers linked to Russia infect three companies in Ukraine, Poland: cybersecurity firm Scammers posted over a thousand fake Women’s March events on Facebook to sell T-shirts: report WHO says recent Ebola outbreak not a global emergency Canada: The land of the free, home of legal weed Boston-area man pleads guilty to mailing letters laced with white powder to Trump’s sons First-ever Ruth Bader Ginsburg museum exhibition opens in LA GOP senator: US should condemn Saudi Arabia ‘without blowing up the Middle East’ Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test sounds more like ‘identity theft’ Melania Trump meets with families affected by opioid withdrawal in newborns Saudis are good for Trump’s bottom line, says Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball Saudi consul’s home searched in journalist’s disappearance Why China would lose a cold war with America What America’s Thinking: October 17, 2018 Trump to request 5 percent cut from Cabinet members Treasury official charged with leaking info on ex-Trump advisers The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Trump requests Turkey’s evidence on missing journalist | Takeaways from Texas Senate debate | Key Mueller findings could be ready after midterms As drug crisis rages, US has forgotten to target kingpins Hungary ends funding for gender studies programs, calling them ‘an ideology’ Budget reconciliation is the key to building the border wall Trump’s threats to cut aid from Honduras is ‘not going to work,’ says Dem Heritage: Repealing GOP tax law would raise taxes in every district Trump: US requesting audio, video on missing Saudi journalist Pompeo: Saudis didn’t want to discuss ‘any of the facts’ in Khashoggi disappearance Poll: Dems have 5-point lead on generic House ballot Roberts stresses ‘independence from the political branches’ Trump: ‘I don’t call it tweeting. I call it social media’ Susan Collins and the mob mentality Watch live: President Trump presents the Medal of Honor Judge denies Manafort’s request to wear suit to court Greenhouse gas emissions dropped nearly 3 percent in Trump’s first year Taylor Swift makes push for early voting in midterms At least 17 killed in explosion, shooting at Crimea college: reports Trump Jr. slams GOP establishment: ‘They’re used to just losing’ Kennedy’s vision of America as ‘Nation of Immigrants’ still resonates Dems blast Trump for ‘conflating’ Chinese, Russian election interference claims EPA puts science ‘transparency’ rule on back burner Dem lawmaker says US should ‘immediately’ consider arms sanctions against Saudi Arabia Cancer care should not be tied to tariffs Ex-Trump strategist calls Beto O’Rourke a beta male UN Syria envoy to step down at end of November Donald Trump: The great disruptor US announces intent to withdraw from international postal rate system Warren on why she released DNA test: Trump, opponents ‘have made the same attack’ GOP senator: Most people have said things like ‘horseface’ Freed pastor describes his captivity in Turkey: ‘I declared every day God loves me’ Melania Trump’s plane lands safely after ‘mechanical problem’ Nevada brothel owner and Republican politician Dennis Hof passes away Anand Giridharadas discusses his new book ‘Winner Take All’ US sanctions hurt Russian company’s microchip advances: report Pelosi calls Trump’s desire for border wall a ‘manhood issue’ Panel discussion: Jennifer Holdsworth and Matt Braynard debate Texas Senate contest Michael Avenatti, please go away Iran: Trump knows getting oil exports to zero was ‘political bluff’ Gorka says US will take ‘requisite action’ on Saudi Arabia Dem senator: Trump accepts Saudi denials because he is ‘enamored’ with dictators Tesla secures land in China for first plant abroad $100M in Saudi money lands in US accounts as Pompeo landed in Riyadh: report Secret Service reviewing agent who blocked reporter’s questioning of Kushner Sebastian Gorka talks about his new book ‘Why We Fight’ Ryan signals support for sanctions if Saudis killed Khashoggi US steel workers to get wage hike amid Trump tariffs: report Twitter releases data on Iranian, Russian influence campaigns Rep. Adriano Espaillat calls for U.S. to ‘reexamine’ relationship with Saudi Arabia Donald Trump Jr. says GOP is battling complacency ahead of midterm elections Mike Pompeo meets with Turkish officials over disappearance of Saudi journalist Trump Jr. resurfaces report accusing Warren of cookbook plagiarism When it comes to knowledge of American history, we are a nation at risk Trump and Kellyanne Conway’s husband spar about columnist Roseanne fires back at show: ‘I ain’t dead, bitches’ Poll: GOP’s Blackburn holds slim lead in Tennessee Senate race Trump Jr. warns GOP ahead of midterms, ‘It could all go away tomorrow’ How to respond to Saudi Arabia after the Khashoggi disappearance Ryan on Trump’s ‘Horseface’ tweet: There’s no place for that type of language Trump lashes out at AP, calls headline ‘FAKE NEWS!’ Regulators free Prudential from stricter federal oversight Proposed rule on prescription drugs offers the wrong approach to seniors with complex medical conditions Cruz snaps at debate moderator in dramatic moment of Texas debate Support for stricter gun laws dips months after Parkland: poll Both parties have failed to protect our children Trump attacks O’Rourke: ‘Beto is a Flake’ Mika Brzezinski invokes 25th Amendment to oust Trump: ‘Might do something crazy in five minutes’ When international development met ‘America First’ Rising: October 17, 2018 Ex-Republican lawmaker: I left GOP over Trump ‘flirtations with misogyny’ and ‘race-baiting’ More than 1,100 people still missing after Hurricane Michael Pompeo moves to Turkey in search for answers on missing journalist Biden: ‘Totally legitimate’ to question age if he runs in 2020 Hundreds of absentee ballots rejected in Atlanta, prompting legal challenge Mueller to present key findings related to Russia probe after midterms: report Bipartisanship is a greater danger than political polarization The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs — GOP faces ‘green wave’ in final stretch to the midterms Dems damp down hopes for climate change agenda Conservatives fear Trump will cut immigration deal Meet the man poised to battle Dems from the White House Trump officials ratchet up drug pricing fight Silicon Valley tested by Saudi crisis The Memo: Trump chats up media ahead of midterms Credit union group to spend $1.8 million for vulnerable Dem, GOP incumbents Five takeaways from Cruz, O’Rourke debate showdown