The Hill Articles: September 6, 2018

Over 200 protesters arrested during Kavanaugh hearings Trump: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was ridiculed by the ‘fake news’ Trump thanks North Korea’s Kim for promise to denuclearize during his tenure No NFL players visibly kneel during season opener Trump slams anonymous NYT op-ed at rally: ‘Is it treason?’ Bernstein: Congress should hold hearings on Trump’s fitness for office Trump: Dems ‘losing’ by going hard on Kavanaugh Booker releases new batches of ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh documents Trump blasts Tester at Montana rally: ‘He loves the swamp’ Disney votes in deal with union for $15 an hour minimum wage Carper fends off progressive challenger in Delaware primary Overnight Defense: Officials rush to deny writing anonymous op-ed | Lawmakers offer measure on naming NATO headquarters after McCain | US, India sign deal on sharing intel Major hotels to give workers panic buttons to prevent sexual harassment Giuliani: Obstruction questions from Mueller are a ‘no-go’ Feds delay demand for North Carolina to give voting records to ICE Bruce Ohr’s efforts to secretly reshape the Trump probe started earlier in summer ’16 Bolton, Wray deny writing anonymous NYT op-ed Centrist Dems defend tough tactics at Kavanaugh hearing US envoy: There’s evidence Syrian government preparing chemical weapons in Idlib Trump to campaign for GOP Senate candidate in Missouri next week US, allies back British charges of Russian intel officers in nerve agent attack Overnight Health Care: Kavanaugh questioned if Roe v. Wade was ‘settled law’ in leaked email | Senate to vote next week on opioid package | Officials seek to jail migrant children indefinitely | HHS chief, lawmakers meet over drug prices House panels set up to probe indicted GOP Reps. Collins, Hunter Russia warns US of possible Syria attack in area with US troops: report Psychiatrist: Trump admin officials contacted me because president was ‘scaring’ them Kavanaugh refuses to say if he would recuse himself from Trump, Mueller cases Federal prosecutors probing whether Weinstein committed wire fraud: report Watch live: Trump holds rally in Montana Poll: Dem, GOP candidates for Georgia governor dead even Senate to vote next week on opioid package Whole Foods workers begin attempt to unionize GOP candidate for Kansas House seat charged with election fraud US fighter jets intercept Russian nuclear bombers near Alaska: report On The Money: GOP shrugs off Trump shutdown threat | Trump warns Japan ties could sour over trade | US businesses add 163k workers in August | House GOP huddles on ‘tax cut 2.0’ US, India sign new deal on military collaboration, sharing intel Hillicon Valley: Twitter bans Alex Jones | Feds charge North Korean programmer with Sony hack | New push for paper ballots | ManTech wins massive DHS cyber contract | Chamber calls for federal privacy standard | EU signs off on Apple-Shazam deal House Republicans huddle on ‘tax cuts 2.0’ Ohio officer suspended after using Taser to wake up student Poll: Blackburn, Bredesen locked in tight Senate race in Tennessee Treasury’s mortgage reforms reminiscent of pre-crisis mentality Far-right Brazil presidential candidate stabbed during campaign event US sanctions allies of Syria’s Assad amid fears over Idlib attack Overnight Energy: Trump pick to lead mining regulator withdraws | Watchdog questions ethics of $43,000 in Zinke concert tickets | House votes to ease natural gas exports We need a comprehensive strategy to counter China’s increasingly aggressive rise California fire agency requests $234M from state for firefighting budget Cuomo snags endorsement from New York’s Daily News Ann Coulter: Booker and Harris ‘competing for Most Hysterical Woman’ at Kavanaugh hearing 12 passengers on two American Airlines flights report flu-like symptoms Trump: Japan ties could sour when ‘I tell them how much they have to pay’ Warren calls for 25th Amendment to be invoked against Trump Trump allies want Congress to find anonymous op-ed author Rubio’s wrong: Don’t send the Marines into Venezuela Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, InfoWars CBS negotiating exit of CEO Les Moonves: reports Interior watchdog: Concert park gave Zinke $43,000 in annual tickets Clarence Thomas’ wife hired ex-Turning Point USA staffer who once said ‘I hate blacks’: report Booker releases new Kavanaugh documents not cleared for public Morning Consult reporter: Young people are moving away from ‘pro-life, ‘pro-choice’ labels Trump health chief meets with GOP lawmakers on lowering drug prices Emergency management is having a #MeToo moment Hill.TV poll: Republicans divided over abortion Pew study: 44 percent of young adults deleted Facebook app in past year Chamber of Commerce calls for Congress to block state privacy laws Trump nominee for mine regulator withdraws Former CNN contributor Scottie Nell Hughes to join RT America New federal proposals are already hurting immigrant children — long-term costs could be worse Carlsberg to replace plastic rings with glue beer packaging to reduce plastic waste Berkeley study sparks debate over effects of minimum wage increases Black teen detained by police after being falsely accused of robbing grandmother Democrats up the ante in Kavanaugh hearings Omarosa says she thinks anonymous op-ed came from Pence’s office Demonstrators take over Grassley’s office to protest Kavanaugh Morning Consult poll: Nike favorability down after Kaepernick campaign Actor Burt Reynolds dead at age 82 ‘Frozen’ actor rips pro-Trump banner from Broadway theatergoer Flake rebuts Trump: Anonymous op-ed author did not commit ‘treason’ 9 million reasons to get a trade deal done with Canada Lawmakers introduce resolution to back naming NATO headquarters after McCain McConnell recesses Senate amid Kavanaugh hearings Public opinion analyst: Abortion views have remained steady because of ‘ambivalence’ ICE arrests and removals continue to surge under Trump Bannon blasts coverage of McCain funeral: ‘This was the High Holy Days’ GOP shrugs off Trump shutdown threat US businesses add 163k workers in August Trump’s golf cart rentals cost taxpayers more than $300K: TMZ Missouri college to remove uniforms containing Nike logo over Kaepernick deal Rand Paul: Trump should use lie-detector tests to find anonymous op-ed author  Blind evangelical support for Trump is theological malpractice Obama to enter midterm ring with ‘pointed’ criticism of Trump Atlanta mayor signs order to stop accepting ICE detainees at city jail Bush lawyer fires back at Booker ‘histrionics’ over public documents Wisconsin Dem touts Kaepernick, accuses Trump of not knowing words to anthem USDA sued for allegedly blocking info on experiments that killed 3,000 cats If a conservative Facebook is such a good idea, why hasn’t it happened? GOP mocks Booker’s ‘Spartacus’ moment Dems urge Mattis to reject using $450M for border wall Police search home of couple accused of stealing money from homeless veteran Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to new city Will gerrymandering play role in which party controls Congress? Pelosi: Trump’s reaction to op-ed a ‘manifestation of his instability’ John Kerry: Anonymous NYT op-ed means ‘we don’t really have a president’ House Republicans ask Trump to declassify Carter Page surveillance docs Man who punched Unite the Right organizer fined $1 by jury The UAW rejects the suggestion that protecting the environment is bad for the economy US must respond to increasing 5G global competition Hill.TV poll: Most Americans support limited abortion rights NY attorney general subpoenas every Catholic diocese in statewide sex abuse probe: report EU regulators clear Apple to buy Shazam US business calls on Trump to avoid imposing $200B in tariffs on Chinese products Kavanaugh will be a fair-minded judge who is likely to vote on the side of the law California legislators move to tighten gun laws Right-wing sites flooding Sweden with misleading info about upcoming election: report Anonymous author of NYT op-ed has ‘patriotic duty’ to come forward, says Buck Sexton House Republicans continue push for questioning over environmentalist’s foreign ties What America’s Thinking: September 6, 2018 Here are the administration officials who have denied they wrote the anonymous NYT op-ed Melania Trump accuses anonymous op-ed writer of ‘sabotaging’ US A conservative climate plan liberals can love Senate Dems want DOJ review of Giuliani’s work for foreign entities Congressional Black Caucus says Kavanaugh would weaken Voting Rights Act protections Ryan: Anonymous author of NYT op-ed ‘living in dishonesty’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Booker releases ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh documents | Anonymous attack shocks White House | Officials rush to deny writing op-ed Impending ‘Battle of the Bases’ will make governing afterward difficult — no matter who wins Blue Cross of Tennessee to stop covering OxyContin in effort to fight opioid crisis Eric Trump shoots down UFO sighting at Trump Turnberry DOJ charges North Korean national in Sony, WannaCry attacks NY Times op-ed ‘screams Republican elite’ who ‘sold their soul,’ says conservative White House reporter Spicer: People at White House are ‘burnt out’ White House slams media for ‘obsession’ with ‘anonymous coward’ Trump Cabinet officials rush to distance themselves from anonymous op-ed GOP rep: Parties ‘have to come together’ on climate change Barclays official: Trump impeachment wouldn’t crash stock market How to make election predictions in sea of American political discontent Beto O’Rourke spokesman says texts encouraging illegal voting were not sent by campaign How to reinstate earmarks responsibly without political considerations Military families face employment obstacles due to lifestyle, says military spouse, CEO of advocacy group Resurfaced video shows Trump using ‘retarded’ despite denial Hirono tweets ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh documents Medicare-for-all: Too costly and for too little care Booker releases ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh documents Son of Boston police captain sentenced to 20 years in prison for terrorist plot Nike doesn’t care if you hate Kaepernick — you’re not its target Trump administration moves to end limits on detaining migrant children Three killed in shooting at Cincinnati bank Dems plan resolution to withdraw US forces from Yemen civil war Nielsen denies she’s behind anonymous New York Times op-ed EX-CNN bureau chief: NYT op-ed shows government is in a ‘deep crisis’ Republicans: Dems threatening move to end Kavanaugh hearing early Ford recalling millions of trucks over fire concerns in seat-belt system Kavanaugh questioned if Roe v. Wade was ‘settled law’ in leaked email Dem strategist: Anonymous op-ed author ‘brave,’ but sets ‘dangerous precedent’ GOP congressman dined with Belgian politician known for anti-Muslim views With Trump administration’s denial of passports to Latinos in South Texas, ‘Birtherism’ is back Baltic countries demand Walmart stop selling Soviet-style apparel April Ryan suggests White House treats her worse because she’s a black woman Almost one-third say Trump broke the law during campaign: Gallup DOJ to announce charges against North Korean in Sony hack: reports Two-third of Republicans say search engines are biased to favor liberals Booker says he will release committee confidential documents NAFTA needs a tune-up, not a major overhaul ‘Senior’ official doesn’t mean anonymous NYT writer is close to Trump Top intel chief Coats denies being author of anonymous NYT op-ed Black police group defends Kaepernick, rips others boycotting Nike Bodycam video shows officer talking to 11-year-old after tasering her Spicer: On-camera briefings have become ‘grandstanding’ opportunity for reporters China vows retaliation to new US tariffs There aren’t enough doctors to go around Unemployment claims fall to 49-year low Kimmel jokes Pence is behind anonymous op-ed bashing Trump Tucker Carlson on NYT op-ed: We have ‘a pretty good idea’ who wrote it Giuliani: Trump team has responded to Mueller’s latest interview offer DOJ demands North Carolina voting records be given to immigration authorities Defending the Constitution is Job No. 1 for Brett Kavanaugh An urgent fight against a killer disease Homeland Security awards massive cyber contract to ManTech Live coverage: Trump court pick returns for final day of questioning Melania refused to appear on TV with Trump after ‘Access Hollywood’ tape: Woodward book Kamala Harris asks Kavanaugh if ‘both sides’ were to blame in Charlottesville 73 demonstrators charged on second day of Kavanaugh hearing Bob Woodward’s sad failure Kerry: US facing a ‘genuine constitutional crisis’ Photographer cropped inauguration photos to make crowd look larger after Trump intervention: report Brennan: ‘I see all the warning signs of a looming disaster,’ as does anonymous op-ed author Trump carried handwritten list of suspected leakers: report If teens aren’t reading, it might be what and how we ask them to read Pence spokesman denies vice president is behind anonymous op-ed Republicans mull new punishments for dissident lawmakers Kavanaugh declines to answer question on whether he’s talked about Mueller probe with people at Trump’s attorney’s firm South Korea: North wants to denuclearize before end of Trump’s first term Rising: September 6, 2018 Trump hits the ‘deep state,’ the ‘left’ and the media in wake of anonymous op-ed Bipartisan support for LNG export certainty Kavanaugh thoroughly understands the role of impartiality in America’s judicial system Trump thanks North Korea’s Kim for ‘unwavering faith’ in him India strikes down ban on gay sex Regulating tech companies is the right conversation, Trump is the wrong messenger The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by Better Medicare Alliance — Steady Kavanaugh proves to be a tough target for Democrats Left fed up with Schumer’s Supreme Court playbook Doubts shadow GOP push for tax cuts 2.0 Left looks to Delaware for next win over establishment Renewed talk of reviving earmarks down the road