The Hill Articles: October 9, 2018

Sears preparing potential bankruptcy filing: report Missouri judge rules officials can’t tell voters photo ID required to cast ballot University offering course on ‘Trumpaganda’ Grassley pledges to raise $3M for Collins after Kavanaugh fight Whitefish Energy won federal contracts after canceled deal with Puerto Rico Fiancée of missing Saudi journalist appeals to Trump for help Grassley says he wouldn’t consider a Supreme Court nomination in 2020 Overnight Defense — Presented by The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates — Haley shocks Washington with resignation | Turkish officials reportedly conclude Saudis killed journalist | Trump eyes second Kim summit after midterms Trump touts Kavanaugh confirmation at raucous Iowa rally Trump: ‘Dems will end ethanol’ Kavanaugh becomes new flashpoint in midterms defined by anger NYT: Turkish officials say Saudi leadership ordered killing of journalist GOP on timing of Haley’s announcement: ‘Unusual’ and ‘odd’ Trump rally crowd erupts with chants of ‘lock her up’ about Feinstein Webb: Liberalism then and now Mellman: When questions don’t mean what they say Overnight Health Care — Presented by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs — Senators face Wednesday vote on Trump health plans rule | Trump officials plan downtime for ObamaCare website | Lawmakers push for action on reducing maternal deaths Budowsky: Code red alert to Democrats Washington Post on missing Saudi journalist: ‘We demand to know the truth’ Procter & Gamble granted tariff exemption for razors Buck Sexton says Kavanaugh’s confirmation means ‘liberty won’ Murkowski brushes off GOP backlash: ‘I’m good with’ Kavanaugh vote Poll: Heller leads by 2 points in Nevada Senate race Trump says he wants to hold next Kim summit after midterms GOP senator wants Apple, Amazon to give briefing on reported Super Micro hack Trump: Five people on short list to replace Haley as UN ambassador Hillicon Valley: Exclusive: Audit cleared Google’s privacy practices despite security flaw | US weapon systems vulnerable to cyber attacks | Russian troll farm victim of arson attack | US telecom company finds ‘manipulated’ hardware AP: Migrant children may be adopted after parents are deported O’Rourke to appear solo in CNN town hall Supreme Court allows North Dakota to enforce voter ID laws Children are collateral damage in battle against illegal immigration Election Countdown: Big fundraising numbers in fight for Senate | Haley resigns in surprise move | Says she will back Trump in 2020 | Sanders hitting midterm trail | Collins becomes top Dem target | Takeaways from Indiana Senate debate Ivanka Trump shuts down speculation she will replace Haley On The Money: Trump wants Fed to slow down on rate hikes | IMF warns trade wars will hurt economic growth | Exxon putting money behind carbon tax Trump: Kanye West is ‘a smart guy’ Haley’s exit sends shockwaves through Washington Trump says he’ll review UN climate change report Bipartisan group of senators ask Trump to increase focus on maternal deaths Creatives’ livelihoods are under attack. Piracy is to blame. Overnight Energy: Trump will review UN climate report | EPA chief liked racist Obama meme | Supreme Court rejects appeal of Kavanaugh ruling on greenhouse gases | Exxon puts $1M behind carbon taxes Watchdog: Issues with IRS processing of improper political activity complaints The Kavanaugh fight is over — the fight for the judiciary is not Hannity: I’d ‘love’ for Palin to challenge Murkowski Trump: Fed moving too fast on interest rate hikes Anthony Weiner to be released from prison early Sanders: Trump inspires authoritarian leaders Trump dismisses talk of Graham joining Cabinet EU data regulator says GDPR fines coming by the end of the year: Reuters Poll: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan holds 20-point lead over Dem challenger Trump makes corporations great again, not Americans Watch live: Trump hosts rally in Iowa Avenatti proposes charity MMA fight with Trump Jr. New EPA chief liked racist Obama memes, retweeted conspiracy theorist GAO audit reveals cyber vulnerabilities in US weapons systems Trump: Ivanka would be ‘incredible’ at UN if not for accusations of nepotism De Blasio signs bill allowing third nonbinary gender on NYC birth certificates Older Americans more sympathetic to those accused of sexual harassment, poll finds Tennessee trooper taken off governor candidates’ security team after leaking Dem info to GOP campaign: report McConnell torches ‘far-left mob’ over Kavanaugh fight The case for a National Institute of Nutrition BrettKavanaugh.com lists resources for sexual assault survivors Women’s co-working network gives nod to Christine Blasey Ford at new space GOP has always been aggressive in trying to weaponize the system of judicial nominations Poll shows partisan divide over treatment of those accused of sexual harassment Oversight Dems call for probe into citizenship question on 2020 census Trump declares state of emergency in Florida ahead of Hurricane Michael Kavanaugh was least likely among possible Trump nominees to move court far to the right, says Dershowitz Allow technology and competition to solve America’s infrastructure problems ‘New NAFTA’ is full of old policies that wreaked havoc on American farmers McConnell: Dems ‘overplayed their hand’ on Kavanaugh New PAC launched to ‘encourage’ McAuliffe White House run Rand Paul on political climate: ‘I really worry that someone is going to be killed’ California DMV says 1,500 people wrongly registered to vote Netanyahu thanks Haley for ‘exposing hypocrisy’ at UN Michigan Dem ‘thrilled’ Trump Jr. campaigning for GOP Senate hopeful Poll: Republican DeWine has 3-point edge over Cordray in Ohio governor’s race Oregon governor race virtual dead heat: poll Major US telecom company discovers manipulated hardware: report Group recognized for efforts to thwart Nigerian email scams Virginia police release surveillance video from Jewish center vandalized with swastikas Meghan McCain explodes on air after website says she drank through dad’s cancer: ‘Screw you!’ Empathy and intelligence — a last opportunity for reconciliation Actress Dakota Johnson releases phone number, tells assault victims to ‘tell me your story’ Pollster: ‘Me Too’ movement has turned into a partisan issue Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in greenhouse gas case ruled on by Kavanaugh Turkey says it will search Saudi consulate for missing journalist Sponsors of immigrant children are getting arrested — we must protect them Disney CEO: I am not running for president IMF: US trade wars to slow global economic growth GOP anger over Kavanaugh’s treatment will dissipate, says pollster Rihanna: ‘You have 1 job today and that is to properly register to vote’ GOP senator suspects Schumer of being behind release of Ford letter Kavanaugh has quiet first day on the bench GOP senators praise Haley as ‘powerful’ and ‘unafraid’ We haven’t seen the last of Nikki Haley Rand Paul vows to force vote on Saudi arms sales over missing journalist Russian troll farm targeted in arson attack Mexico’s president-elect wants to rename USMCA in Spanish California diocese releases list of 34 priests ‘credibly accused’ of child sex abuse Nearly half say public treatment of those accused of sexual harassment has gone too far Susan Collins shows the eloquence of Margaret Chase Smith What America’s Thinking: October 9, 2018 Sinema announces raising nearly $7 million in third quarter READ: Nikki Haley’s resignation letter Poll: Dems lead GOP by 13 points on generic congressional ballot The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Citi — Haley resigns as UN ambassador | Will back Trump in 2020 | Kavanaugh hears first cases on high court Dershowitz: Impeaching Kavanaugh would be foolish, unconstitutional Exclusive: Audit cleared Google privacy practices despite security flaw Trump officials plan maintenance downtime for healthcare.gov during ObamaCare sign-ups Small Business Administration re-doubles efforts in outreach to Hispanic entrepreneurs Kavanaugh confirmation signals scary time for reporting sexual assault Alyssa Milano: Despite Kavanaugh confirmation, ‘I do have hope’ Media reporter says 25th Amendment discussed when news cycle slows down Political tribalism started in the 1990s, says NBC News political reporter Menendez: Concerned about ‘leadership vacuum’ following Haley departure CNN anchor: Trump ‘can claim his best week ever’ Trump weighing ‘three or four’ locations for second North Korea summit Ad mocks Cruz for making up with Trump: ‘If somebody called my wife a dog, I wouldn’t ‘be kissing their ass’ Christine Blasey Ford nominated for distinguished alumna award at alma mater Another Trump-Kim summit has both dangers and opportunities Clinton: You can’t be civil with a party that wants to destroy what you stand for US student detained in Israel over support of Palestinian-led boycott Typhus outbreak spreads across Los Angeles Author Steve Kornacki discusses new book ‘The Red and the Blue’ Rising Panel: Maggie Thompson and Eddie Scarry discuss Rosenstein’s future and violence in Chicago The Democratic backlash against celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti Kavanaugh hears case on felony law in first day on Supreme Court bench Alan Dershowitz discusses the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process Saudi journalist’s disappearance developing into diplomatic mess White House spokeswoman Kerri Kupec discusses administration’s successful Kavanaugh confirmation strategy Haley calls Jared Kushner Trump’s ‘hidden genius’ Justice Brett Kavanaugh starts first day on Supreme Court Lyft taps former Obama administration official to lead its policy team Haley says she’ll campaign for Trump in 2020 Voting systems not the only target in defending against cyberattacks on our elections Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN Uber to lobby for road tolling in Seattle White House suggests Avenatti helped confirm Kavanaugh C-SPAN caller to Donna Brazile: I hope all Republicans ‘burn in hell’ Russian influence growing at American expense Record number of Texans register to vote amid tight Senate race Watch live: Trump, Nikki Haley meet at White House amid resignation reports Exxon contributes $1 million to carbon tax campaign Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador: reports Gender quotas will give C-suites the motivation to change Susan Collins’s Kavanaugh vote sparks calls to boycott Maine products, tourism China cuts US gas imports in trade fight NRA spokesperson mocks Booker: Is he working with GOP to help increase voter turnout? South Korea: North’s Kim wants to host Pope Hillary Clinton draws contrast between sexual misconduct accusations against Trump, Bill Clinton Yandy launches Stormy Daniels-inspired Halloween costume Parody song mocking ‘scary time’ for men goes viral White House Kavanaugh spokeswoman says they never considered pulling nomination Money can’t buy happiness or elections, but it makes life easier CNN’s Toobin: It’s Trump’s ‘nature’ to not believe accusations of sexual assault Russian energy official: Tweets from US leaders roil international markets Avenatti hits back at Trump Jr. over Anthony Weiner insult: You’ll be indicted Sanders set for multistate midterm campaign trip with notable stops in Iowa, Nevada Trump website selling ‘Stand up for America’ jerseys in the wake of kneeling protests Supreme Court women will heal Justice Kavanaugh and country Lindsey Graham hits Dem senator: ‘The Hirono standard is horrific’ UN wants Turkey, Saudi Arabia to investigate disappearance of Washington Post columnist Stormy Daniels: Michael Cohen ‘looked happy and healthy’ in airport encounter Petition to impeach Kavanaugh tops 155,000 signatures Manufacturers are leaders in the green revolution For everyone’s safety, border agents must use body-worn cameras Lindsey Graham: ‘No interest’ in serving in Trump Cabinet Industry study pegs global value of Wi-Fi at $1.96T To curb dangers of media consumption, let’s reconsider copyright law Rising: October 9, 2018 Hillary Clinton: Kavanaugh swearing-in ‘further undermined the image and integrity of the court’ Florida rep: ‘We need to be evacuating’ as storm approaches Eva Longoria endorses O’Rourke in Texas Senate race Voter registration surges after Taylor Swift’s Instagram post NY rep mourns limo crash victims: ‘So much pain in a very small spot of the world’ Loneliness is an emerging public health threat The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by PhRMA — Trump heads to battleground Iowa, where GOP House members seek help This week: Rosenstein set to meet with House GOP Democrats won’t let Kavanaugh debate die The Memo: Sprint to midterms is on, as Kavanaugh furor reverberates Susan Collins becomes top 2020 target for Dems Trump expands anti-China effort Trump faces new decision on second most powerful court Former FBI lawyer: Plot to record, remove Trump not a joke