The Hill Articles: October 8, 2018

Trump, Kushner to meet with Kanye West at White House Pompeo calls on Saudi Arabia to back investigation into missing journalist Florida Dems call on state officials to extend voter registration deadline ahead of hurricane Five takeaways from the first Senate debate in Indiana Heitkamp says she was prepared to vote ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh until the hearing University president calls for controversial murals to be covered Minnesota teacher put on leave after ‘kill Kavanaugh’ tweet White House announces plan to expand ethanol use linked to increased pollution Walmart partnering with MGM for video-on-demand service Trump, Kavanaugh celebrate after brutal confirmation battle Overnight Health Care — Presented by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs — Ryan blasts Medicare for all | Senate Dems to force vote on ‘junk’ insurance plans | Ads hit Collins over Kavanaugh vote Billy Bush reflects on release of Trump ‘Access Hollywood’ tape two years later Google drops out of Pentagon cloud computing competition Live coverage: Donnelly, Braun clash in Indiana debate Hillicon Valley: Cyberattacks expose campaign security flaws | Google reveals bug that exposed 500,000 users | Facebook exec hosted Kavanaugh celebration | Apple denies China breach report On The Money: Wall Street hedges on Trump with donations to Dems | Deficit soars to $782B | American economists win Nobel Prize NYT: Rick Gates sought plans to use fake online identities in Trump’s 2016 campaign Overnight Defense — Presented by The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates — Pompeo trip ends with testy China visit | Touts ‘progress’ after Kim meeting | Trump ‘concerned’ about missing Saudi journalist Cut Melania some slack: First lady’s solo trip to Africa could be productive Watch live: Indiana Senate debate Emily’s List launches 7-figure Spanish ad campaign for Arizona Senate race Overnight Energy: Zinke extends mining ban near Yellowstone | UN report offers dire climate warning | Trump expected to lift ethanol restrictions Ryan: GOP base ‘activated’ and ‘animated’ by Kavanaugh fight Trump on Rosenstein: ‘Not making any changes’ Hacking nuclear weapons is a global threat Trump likes Taylor Swift ’25 percent less’ after Tennessee endorsement Trump ‘concerned’ about disappearance of Saudi journalist West Virginia councilman responds to Kavanaugh confirmation: ‘Get your coat hangers ready’ Senate Dems to force vote this week to overrule Trump ObamaCare change Election Countdown: Midterm fight heats up over Kavanaugh | McConnell sees energized base | Dems look to women to retake House | How suburban voters could decide control of Congress | Taylor Swift backs Tennessee Dems | Poll shows Cruz up 5 in Texas Ryan says ‘Medicare for all’ shows Democratic party has ‘gone off the rails’ Pharma won’t tell you that you can pay less for drugs — Sen. Collins is fighting to change that Army’s top civilian says service found $25B to cut and move internally Trump lowers refugee goal to 30,000, he must meet it Poll: Majority oppose Kavanaugh’s confirmation to Supreme Court GOP lawmaker suggests male Dem leaked Ford’s confidential letter Facebook executive hosted Kavanaugh confirmation celebration Don’t let the Fed scare us into a recession Second Skripal attack suspect identified as Russian military doctor in report Trump lawyer: Stormy Daniels book renders her lawsuit ‘moot’ Watch live: Trump participates in Kavanaugh swearing-in ceremony Alaska GOP weighs reprimanding Murkowski over Kavanaugh vote Group begins ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour to protest Trump tax law ahead of midterms Ford planning job cuts as part of reorganization plan ‘Minibus’ investments in early childhood are investments in our national defense Corker says US will ‘respond accordingly’ to countries targeting journalists amid columnist’s disappearance UK Uber drivers to stage 24-hour strike over pay and conditions 9.52 million acres of public lands are entirely inaccessible to Americans New ads target Collins for supporting Kavanaugh Watchdog calls for investigation into Haley flights Former Obama aides discuss new book ‘West Wingers’ McConnell: GOP senators were ‘literally under assault’ in days before Kavanaugh vote Affordable Care Act originally unpopular because Obama was branded with it, says pollster Robert Redford laments state of politics: ‘I feel out of place in the country I was born into’ House GOP’s move to repeal ObamaCare will hurt them in midterms, says Dem pollster Facebook unveils smart home device amid privacy concerns Trump has ‘good talk’ with Rosenstein Trump suggests Chicago implement ‘stop and frisk’ to curb violence Pollster says health-care concerns show voters are still insecure about finances despite growing economy Poll: 62 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana America’s defense forward swagger Google discloses software bug that exposed personal data of Google Plus users Poll shows Cruz up 5 points on O’Rourke in Texas Pollster says ‘difficult’ to imagine large number of people ever trusting media again Cruz laughs off ‘attack meme’ against him using band Kiss Republicans ‘fed a steady diet’ of anti-media rhetoric, pollster says J Street’s support for keeping nuclear deal intact empowers human rights abuse in Iran Dem ad accuses Heller of ‘lying’ about record on pre-existing conditions Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball says Democrats need ‘revolutionary’ leader following Kavanaugh confirmation The cost of not talking about death to dying patients What America’s Thinking: October 8, 2018 LGBT rights group claims Virginia middle school left transgender student alone during active shooter drill Human trafficking survivor describes forced labor ordeal in U.S. Florida State closing as hurricane approaches Australia prime minister won’t commit more money to global climate fund Cuomo: Driver in deadly limo crash did not have proper license The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Citi — Trump has no plans to fire Rosenstein | Kavanaugh fallout | Official swearing in today The risks and rewards of this conservative Supreme Court 45 percent say media coverage was biased against Kavanaugh Meghan McCain hails father with tears on return to ‘The View’ Zinke extends mining ban near Yellowstone Washington’s silent war against Hezbollah in Latin America Hillary and Bill Clinton going on tour together Sununu: Ford was ‘victim’ of Democratic Party Hope Hicks to become Fox chief communications officer Trump calls Kavanaugh allegations a ‘hoax that was set up by the Democrats’ Pope says devil trying to divide, attack the Catholic Church WTO must step in before US-China trade feud spirals out of control Trump’s top economic advisor Larry Kudlow says ‘economic boom is happening’ Watch live: Trump speaks at International Association of Chiefs of Police event Trump says he has no plans to fire Rosenstein Human trafficking victim discusses her escape Rising Panel: Igor Volsky and Amber Athey discuss the midterms and Taylor Swift’s announcement Cargo preference is a national security issue Foreign language app Duolingo adds indigenous languages to mark Columbus Day John Oliver begs Brazil not to elect ‘Trump of the Tropics’ Sen. Jeff Merkley discusses his attempt to block Kavanaugh’s confirmation via injunction Apple denies cybersecurity breach to Congress Brett Kavanaugh is officially a Supreme Court justice How Afghanistan became our continuing war Pelosi files FOIA request for records related to FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation Avenatti’s media honeymoon is over following Kavanaugh accuser backlash Progressive activist says Taylor Swift will energize voters Trump again makes no mention of indigenous peoples in Columbus Day proclamation ‘Own October’: Pelosi tells colleagues to organize, not agonize after Kavanaugh confirmation If China isn’t exploiting our electronics supply chain, it will Dem senator says Kavanaugh will be a justice ruling for the powerful, privileged Putin extends invite to Kim Jong Un for meeting in Russia NARAL to launch $1M ad campaign targeting GOP over Kavanaugh Cramer rebukes ‘Me Too:’ ‘You’re just supposed to believe somebody because they said it happened’ Barbara Bush, former first daughter, marries screenwriter Trigger warnings shouldn’t be a thing in the classroom or elsewhere Ben Shapiro slams Valerie Jarrett: Support for due process is not anti-women Merkley says White House refusal to turn over Kavanaugh documents a ‘violation’ of the separation of powers Dem lawmaker mocks conservative activist as a ‘mansplainer’ after criticism of Taylor Swift Inaccurate reporting on social inequality makes matters worse CNN analyst: Kavanaugh confirmation’s message to women is ‘you won’t be taken seriously’ Poll: College educated white women back Dems by 27 points in battleground districts Americans win Nobel Economic Prize for work on climate and tech innovation Trump economic adviser says if Dems support workers they’ll vote for new NAFTA plan CNN anchor calls Trump statement about Melania trip to Africa ‘absurd’ Kavanaugh lesson: Resist the ‘resistance’ or lose GOP satisfaction with government grows in new Gallup poll Turkey requests permission to search Saudi consulate for missing journalist Comedians take down video confronting Fox’s Kilmeade on NYC subway Trying to impeach Kavanaugh will only raise questions about Ford Florida candidates suspend campaigns as storm approaches Kudlow says best way to challenge Russia is US energy competition ‘Trump of the Tropics’ faces presidential runoff in Brazil Analysis exposes folly of Trump proposals Rosenstein to travel with Trump on Air Force One Poll: Dems have 4-point lead in battleground House districts The new NAFTA could thwart president’s promise to lower prescription drug costs Holder: Supreme Court’s legitimacy can be questioned after Kavanaugh confirmation Republicans must cut spending now Rising: October 8, 2018 Justice Kavanaugh keeps promise to hire all-female law clerk team: report Kamala Harris: Kavanaugh’s confirmation a ‘denial of justice’ for sexual assault survivors Pompeo, Chinese counterpart stress need for cooperation in sharp comments Kavanaugh must recuse himself in politically charged cases McConnell open to Supreme Court nomination in 2020 Limo crash victims included family, friends going to birthday party at brewery How much would you pay to protect an endangered species? The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by PhRMA — Kavanaugh fight electrifies base voters in stretch run to the midterms Judd Gregg: There’s more to trade than trade Juan Williams: The GOP can’t govern The lasting effect of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings Trump, China tensions spill into military sphere Suburban voters will decide control of Congress