The Hill Articles: September 5, 2018

North Korea to cooperate with US in nuclear talks: report Nike to air Kaepernick ad during ‘Thursday Night Football’: report Brothel owner who won Nevada GOP primary being investigated over sexual assault allegations Latino activist group to launch multimillion-dollar voter registration drive: report McConnell: Trump border wall fight will happen after midterms Man charged in Tibbetts’ death used alias at work: report Trump Jr. shares doctored Nike ad featuring President Trump instead of Colin Kaepernick Insurgency shakes up Democratic establishment NY Times op-ed editor describes process behind publishing anonymous Trump official’s op-ed Hillicon Valley: Twitter chief faces GOP anger over bias | DOJ convenes meeting on bias claims | Rubio clashes with Alex Jones | DHS chief urges lawmakers to pass cyber bill | Sanders bill takes aim at Amazon Trump demands NYT turn anonymous source over to government ‘for National Security purposes’ Dems switch tactics on second day of hearings Overnight Health Care: Judge presses ObamaCare supporters during arguments | Kavanaugh says Roe v. Wade has been ‘reaffirmed many times’ | Dems hold up opioids bill Twitter chief faces GOP anger over bias at hearing Judge urges FDA to expedite graphic label requirements Kavanaugh: Trump isn’t above the law Twitter’s Dorsey apologizes to McCain family for ‘unacceptable’ tweet Budowsky: Female GOP senators can destroy Roe v. Wade Fox News reporter is State Department’s top choice for anti-propaganda post: report Graham on anonymous NYT op-ed: It’s not treason, it’s ‘disloyal and cowardly’ Anonymous attack on Trump roils White House House Republicans confident there won’t be a government shutdown On The Money: Trump revives shutdown threat over border wall | Trump, Trudeau dig in on NAFTA talks | House GOP leaders plan ‘tax cut 2.0’ vote this month | Sanders bill targets Amazon Election Countdown: Fallout from Massachusetts stunner | In Delaware, Carper looks to avoid next progressive upset | Dem 2020 primary already in full swing | How a Dem ex-governor hopes to take red-state Tennessee | GOP challengers hit Dems over tax votes McCain’s former chief of staff considering Senate bid as Democrat Overnight Defense: Trump denies report he’s looking at Mattis replacements | Inhofe officially gets Armed Services gavel | Trump revives shutdown threat Armed Services chairman laments ‘fringe elements in politics’ Democrats hold up Senate opioids bill over ‘earmark’ for PhRMA-backed group The superdelegates rule makes sense for the Democratic Party How the president and Congress can help Americans achieve a secure retirement MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: Anonymous NYT op-ed describes ‘a coup’ White House says anonymous ‘coward’ behind NYT op-ed should resign Trump on 2020: ‘Nobody is going to come close to beating me’ The Mueller probe’s troubling reliance on journalists as sources Poll: Donnelly has narrow lead in Indiana Senate race Political analyst: O’Rourke will be on a national ticket if he wins in November Overnight Energy: Dem AGs sue Trump over bird protections | Costs for ex-EPA chief’s Italian trip higher than reported | Endangered Species Act critic hired to senior post Giuliani calls for Woodward to release tapes: ‘Let’s see what he has’ For our democracy’s sake, senators should seize the John McCain moment Trump blasts NYT after newspaper prints anonymous op-ed on internal ‘resistance’ Trump takes on Watergate reporters Conway’s husband retweets anonymous NYT op-ed blasting Trump Drudge labels official in anonymous NYT op-ed a White House ‘saboteur’ The Hill’s Reid Wilson: Americans continue to give personal data away to tech firms Political Analyst: Money is favoring Dems ahead of midterms Trump denies reports he’s weighing Mattis replacement Trump, Trudeau dig in as NAFTA talks resume Dem state attorneys general sue Trump admin for repealing bird protection policy Trump should look local to help shrink the skills gap Hill campaign reporter: GOP will use tech companies to fire up base ahead of midterms SNAP reforms in the farm bill can improve lives for Americans Trump to participate in 9/11 memorial ceremony in Pennsylvania The Hill’s Reid Wilson: Tech companies are nervous they’re becoming a scapegoat for the GOP Nike notched a marketing checkmate with Kaepernick choice Judge presses ObamaCare supporters during arguments on future of health law Conservatives blame McCarthy for Twitter getting before favorable committee House passes measure to identify, sanction hackers assisting in cyberattacks against US Trump again threatens shutdown Federal judge permanently blocks Texas fetal burial law WaPo columnist: White House discussing replacements if Mattis leaves Warner Bros., HBO to press staff diversity in all projects Political attacks are no match for Department of Justice’s integrity Stopping Kavanaugh would be worth Democrats losing the Senate, says Krystal Ball Senior administration official blasts Trump in anonymous NYT op-ed House to pay interns, following Senate’s lead Poll: Death estimates tied to Trump coal rule make it less popular Trump claims Woodward book timed to interfere with Kavanaugh hearings McConnell: No plan to try again on ObamaCare repeal soon When it comes to digital platforms, we’re frogs Argentina is running out of tools to lift its plunging currency Voters say social media sites are more biased than search engines: Hill.TV poll Schumer says ‘very few’ outstanding issues on opioids package Far-right activist interrupts Twitter hearing Trump: Mattis, Kelly ‘insulted’ by Woodward’s ‘work of fiction’ Bannon ’embraced’ being likened to Satan, filmmaker says Texas economic boom could swing state to the left, says GOP strategist Paraguay moves its Israel embassy out of Jerusalem after four months Lawmakers come down hard on Google for skipping Senate hearing Vanilla Ice among passengers quarantined after Dubai flight Prisoners striking for fair wages, humane conditions deserve support Trump says he never discussed assassinating Syria’s Assad Virginia judge rules candidate’s name must be removed from ballot due to fraud Activists pledge over $360K to Collins’s future opponent if she votes for Kavanaugh Pence praises Sessions after Trump criticism Kaepernick shares first Nike video ad Europe should learn from California’s carbon trading Reservists say government’s promise to protect their jobs often falls short Roy Moore sues Sacha Baron Cohen for defamation Washington’s facade of civility was buried with McCain Trump campaign manager: Woodward got ‘played’ by ‘under performing people’ Rubio scolds media for paying attention to Alex Jones CNN: Trump searching for Woodward sources in White House Planned Parenthood launches ‘largest ground game’ in its history Time to confirm Brett Kavanaugh and free the nation of regulations Democrats force Senate to adjourn to protest Kavanaugh Trump critics seize on Woodward book as administration officials push back Judge denies Manafort’s request to move DC trial to Virginia Sanders introduces Stop BEZOS Act to charge companies for welfare programs Conspiracy theorist with links to Roger Stone subpoenaed in Mueller probe: report 50 million daily reasons for delaying the Health Insurance Tax The abandoned American Former EPA chief’s Italy trip cost thousands more than previously reported Beto O’Rourke extols Ellen: ‘You are kindness, you are joy’ Trump: I could show you 100 photos of Mueller, Comey ‘hugging and kissing each other’ California lawmakers pass bill banning sale of cosmetics tested on animals Restoring our national parks would be a bipartisan win for Congress Trump: Catholic sexual abuse scandal ‘so sad to watch’ Senate swears in McCain successor Jon Kyl What America’s Thinking: September 5, 2018 Justice to convene meeting on whether social media companies are ‘intentionally stifling’ free speech Agriculture lobbyists are once again standing in the way of E-Verify Chuck Todd, Tucker Carlson turn up rhetoric in latest cable news tussle Victim’s father: ‘Stop weaponizing Parkland’ in Kavanaugh hearing Poll: Nelson and Scott tied in Florida Senate race Expert: Military employment law violations often take place at the federal level Rubio to Alex Jones: ‘Don’t touch me, man’ Inhofe officially chosen to succeed McCain as Armed Services chairman The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Kavanaugh in hot seat | Social media execs face grilling | Stunning upset in Massachusetts White House criticizes wage data compiled by federal agency Kavanaugh refuses to answer questions on Trump pardons Trump downplays his endorsement of losing candidate in Wyoming race Congress should invoke revised inherent contempt procedure in DOJ subpoena standoff Hillary Clinton: ‘Of course’ Kavanaugh will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade Judge rules Mueller probe can’t be discussed at second Manafort trial: report Dems must not confuse principle with politics on Brett Kavanaugh Here’s what we will and won’t hear from the Kavanaugh hearings House GOP leaders say ‘tax cuts 2.0’ vote will happen this month DHS secretary cites cyber ‘pandemic’ in call for Congress to pass stalled legislation It’s time for smoke-free congressional offices Alex Jones, Rubio trade insults, threats: ‘You are literally like a little gangster thug’ ‘House of Cards’ teases death of Kevin Spacey character with gravestone EPA expands Clean Air Act loopholes for coal plants LeBron James says he ‘stands with Nike’ amid criticism for Kaepernick ad Biographer criticizes Republicans for using Pat Tillman’s memory to attack Kaepernick Zinke hires Endangered Species Act critic for senior post What senators should ask Brett Kavanaugh Michelle Obama to headline voter registration events this month Ryan pushes back on Trump DOJ attack: ‘Justice should be blind’ Michael Moore: Trump ran for president because he was jealous of Gwen Stefani Alabama senator defends Sessions: Trump wouldn’t be president without the South US trade deficit increased the most since 2015 in July HHS should look into Azar’s close ties to the drug industry Colbert mocks Trump over Woodward book quote comparing him to ‘fifth- or sixth-grader’ DHS chief: US response to foreign cyberattacks should be ‘more than commensurate’ Trump accuses social media companies of interfering to help Clinton Kavanaugh: Roe v. Wade has been ‘reaffirmed many times’ Teachers union chief: There is a decline in education investment in red states State Department needs reform so it can lead from the front Michael Moore: Dems ‘need beloved figures running’ in 2020 Kim Kardashian West visits White House to talk prison reform Jet quarantined at JFK after 100 passengers fall ill on flight from Dubai ‘Fake news’ and the hunt for Nazis in America ACLU: Government plotted to surveil, disrupt Keystone XL protesters Senate Intel saves seat for McCain at hearing Man arrested after crashing truck into news channel’s office Monica Lewinsky to appear in Clinton impeachment docuseries America’s first chaplain and the humility that unites us 6 ways Democrats could lose their shot at winning the House majority Pompeo visits Pakistan to ‘reset’ relationship Alex Jones makes surprise appearance on Capitol Hill amid social media hearings Trump rips NFL, Nike in wake of Kaepernick ad Russia: Military action in Syria precisely targeted Kavanaugh’s views on executive power not ‘a predictor of what he would do from the bench,’ says former clerk Conservationists: Dozens of elephants killed in Botswana ‘poaching frenzy’ McCain’s successor on world stage must redefine US engagement Scarborough tears into Kavanaugh for not shaking hands with Parkland father Bill Cosby star on Hollywood Walk of Fame vandalized to say ‘serial rapist’ Trump says he doesn’t expect government shutdown before midterms Two Russians charged by UK in poisoning of ex-spy, daughter Chris Cuomo: Kavanaugh intentionally didn’t shake Parkland dad’s hand Live coverage: Social media execs face grilling on Capitol Hill Live coverage: Trump court pick on the hot seat in day two of hearing Obama to hit campaign trail in Ohio, California Kim Kardashian West turns to another convicted felon’s case: report Beware the ides of the African American woman Trump ‘baby blimp’ to fly over Ireland during president’s visit Bezos makes first major political contribution to super PAC promoting military veteran candidates: report At least 15 men who were at Ground Zero after 9/11 diagnosed with breast cancer: report Rising: September 5, 2018 Trump suggests changes to libel laws over Woodward book How Donald Trump still could win a Nobel Prize Avenatti: 2020 Dem presidential candidate must demand the Supreme Court add seats Trump knocks ‘Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd’: Press has been ‘fighting back’ since he announced campaign Cruz releases heavily edited ad depicting O’Rourke’s comments on flag burning Trump’s verdict on ‘flipping’ puts prosecutions at risk Progressive groups hit Schumer on efforts to block Kavanaugh nomination Video of Ayanna Pressley reacting to her upset victory in Massachusetts goes viral As Trump postures, a national nuclear abolition campaign moves forward The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by Better Medicare Alliance — Day Two: Kavanaugh to spar with hostile Democrats Tech mobilizes to boost election security Signs grow for Dem wave in House race Phil Bredesen wants to show a Dem can win in Tennessee Conservatives rattled by floated names for WH counsel position Dem primary in full swing — months before midterms GOP super PAC ad targets McGrath as ‘Pelosi liberal’ in Kentucky Poll: Majority want to keep ObamaCare protections for pre-existing conditions