The Hill Articles: October 21, 2018

Five takeaways from Gillum and DeSantis’s first debate Hurricane heading toward Mexico strengthens to Category 4 GOP warns economy will tank if Dems win Gorbachev calls Trump’s withdrawal from arms treaty ‘a mistake’ Sanders thanks Iowa voters for giving momentum to progressive agenda Live coverage: Gillum clashes with DeSantis in Florida debate Ex-lawmaker urges Americans to publicly confront officials Pastor tears into evangelicals for supporting Trump due to abortion stance Migrant caravan expands to 5,000 Group sues Houston Public Library over ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ Manchin wrestles with progressive backlash in West Virginia Lawmakers press Trump to keep Mattis Iraq’s opportunity to reconcile LGBTQ groups to rally in response to NYT report on Trump’s gender policy proposal Merkel says Germany should halt arms exports to Saudi Arabia O’Rourke on calling Cruz ‘Lyin’ Ted’: ‘That wasn’t the best phrase for me to use’ Erdoğan: Turkey to announce findings of Khashoggi investigation on Tuesday Miami Herald endorses Gillum for governor Khashoggi editor: Washington Post will urge US officials ‘to do more’ on Saudi Arabia Capitol Hill needs Thomas Paine memorial Trump should tackle our overvalued dollar next Avenatti: Trump’s response to the Saudis is an ‘outrage’ Lawmakers point fingers at Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi’s death How the United States can remain a world leader in agriculture Los Angeles mayor says he will make decision about 2020 by end of year Here’s what a one-seat Republican majority would look like Carl Bernstein: Trump ‘uses lying and untruth as a basic method’ Trump approval jumps ahead of Obama’s midterm approval rating Golden State Warriors’ Steve Kerr: I support Kaepernick ‘100 percent’ DHS to ‘closely monitor’ caravan of migrants headed for US border Arizona Senate candidate doubles down attacking opponent over Taliban comments Saudi foreign minister offers ‘condolences’ to Khashoggi family American leadership on this United Nations body will connect the world Schiff predicts Trump will accept Saudi denials of involvement in Khashoggi’s death Dems zero in on Trump’s alleged conflicts of interest Jordan will not renew portions of peace treaty with Israel GOP senator on potential additional tax cuts: ‘We can’t go further into debt’ GOP senator: If crown prince involved in Khashoggi killing, removal should be ‘explored’ Russian official: Trump withdrawal from arms control treaty form of ‘blackmail’ Photosynthesis is one-third of the answer to mitigating climate change Arizona newspaper backs Democrat in dead heat Senate race Cruz: Trump isn’t friend or foe, he is ‘the president’ Schiff suggests Trump has ‘financial motives’ that influence Saudi Arabia policy O’Rourke declines to respond to Trump attacks: There’s enough ‘bitterness, name-calling, partisanship’ Former Trump ambassador to Mexico pens op-ed detailing ‘extreme’ chaos under Trump Mnuchin: ‘Premature to comment on sanctions’ against Saudi Arabia In midst of political violence, America greatly needs unity Rand Paul: Saudi explanation of Khashoggi’s death ‘insulting’ Durbin calls for expulsion of Saudi ambassador in response to Khashoggi’s death Democrats hold 9-point lead over Republicans in battle for House: poll Corker calls for ‘collective’ response from Western countries if Saudi crown prince found responsible in Khashoggi’s death Coming soon to a military base near us: China Trump: ‘I would love’ if Saudi crown prince wasn’t responsible in Khashoggi killing Migrant caravan continues journey toward US Publicized drug prices will be meaningless to the average consumer Thousands march against ‘Trump of the Tropics’ presidential candidate in Brazil Trump administration considering narrowing legal definition of gender: report Resilient regulation can help end the tech-consumer stalemate Dem senator calls for ban on Saudi Arabian oil imports Scottish leader pulls out of BBC conference over Bannon invitation Trump official defends planned visit to Saudi Arabia Gorka echoes conservative criticism of Khashoggi in defense of Trump A nuclear October surprise? Democrats slide in battle for Senate