The Hill Articles: September 9, 2018

Trump officials to announce closure of Palestine Liberation Organization office in DC: report Former Cruz spokesman: ‘It’s possible’ O’Rourke could win Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down as chairman in 2019 DeSantis spoke at events attended by popular right-wing figures Oregon burger chain changes policy after employees wear ‘Abolish ICE’ buttons Trump expected to soon declassify Carter Page, Bruce Ohr documents: report Les Moonves exits as head of CBS Texas lieutenant governor urged for Trump to visit to bolster Cruz: report Missouri college volleyball team replaces its Nike uniforms Charges against North Korea mark new phase in cyber crackdown Bannon: Trump is facing a ‘coup’ Congress can send the message that dog and cat meat trade is unacceptable Ford insists it won’t build Chinese-made car in US despite Trump tweet LGBTQ journalism group apologizes after host refers to attendees at event as ‘things and its’ Pipeline spills 8K gallons of fuel into Indiana river Louisiana mayor bans Nike purchases for recreation programs: memo  New Senate legislation would protect and serve veterans who consume marijuana Cruz: Dems want Texas to be like California with its ‘tofu and silicon and dyed hair’ Trump to cut $25M in aid for east Jerusalem hospitals: State Dept. Kaepernick praises Miami Dolphins for kneeling during national anthem Bipartisan consensus on our human frailty: The ADA Amendments Act 10 years later Sweden’s right and left neck-and-neck in hotly contested election Bannon wants to see sexual abuse tribunal instead of pope’s resignation CBS chief Les Moonves to leave network amid sexual misconduct allegations: CNN Woodward: Draft Trump tweet alarmed Pentagon officials Trump officials ramp up calls to probe op-ed author’s identity Venezuela blasts US over ‘intervention plans and support for military conspirators’ Letter reveals Vatican knew of allegations against McCarrick Perry to visit Moscow: Russian media De Blasio declines to endorse Nixon or Cuomo in NY governor race Young voters and voters of color are key to climate policy Three Miami Dolphins players protest during national anthem Kerry: Trump unable to govern because he ‘clearly doesn’t understand America’ Ohio Dem: ‘I’m not necessarily some soft yoga guy’ Bernstein: Trump presidency has been ‘teetering’ since the beginning with an ‘unstable president’ Six additional women accuse CBS chief Les Moonves of sexual misconduct: New Yorker Xi’s Africa speech points to a new Chinese world order Top NY Dem: Unelected White House ‘cabal’ seems to be working against Trump Booker placing staffers in Iowa: report Woodward: Anonymous op-ed ‘too vague’ for me Govs. Brown and Cuomo are false climate prophets Trump knocks NFL over first game’s ratings Top Dem: I’m sure Booker, Harris would agree we need more civility  Whistleblowers deserve respect — anonymous public officials do not Trump: Missing missiles in North Korean parade ‘big and very positive statement’ Durbin: GOP responded to anonymous NY Times op-ed with ‘silence of the lambs’ Dem boss: ‘Our democracy is on the ballot’ in November Conway: Leaks have gotten ‘much better’ The Kavanaugh nomination: A defining moment for the Senate, the court, and the country The enigma of the resistance op-ed Dem senator: ‘Absolutely no national security issues’ with anonymous op-ed Trump: Ford dropping plan to sell Chinese-made vehicle in the US over tariffs is ‘just the beginning’ Fixing postal pensions doesn’t need to cost taxpayers Sasse says odds of 2020 run are low Bob Woodward: ‘People better wake up to what’s going on’ in Oval Office Papadopoulos: My testimony could help demonstrate collusion between Trump campaign and Russia Roy Moore drops lawsuit over campaign ads against him Mattis-Trump relationship put to the test by Woodward book Anonymous op-ed to fuel Trump’s volatility, paranoia and hostility Papadopoulos: I don’t think I incriminated Trump Dem senator ‘not aware’ of legal basis for investigating op-ed author’s identity Sasse: I think about leaving the GOP ‘every morning when I wake up’ Democrats must reconcile party factions to raise blue wave odds Conway: It would be legitimate to investigate op-ed author for ‘criminal activity’ Pence: I would take lie detector test ‘in a heartbeat’ to prove I didn’t write op-ed A year after Equifax, be prepared for the next data breach Pence suggests there is legal basis for investigating identity of anonymous op-ed writer Attorney says Trump doesn’t believe Stormy Daniels hush-money deal is valid: report Pence ‘more than willing’ to sit down with Mueller Pence: I don’t have to ask my staffers if they wrote op-ed Pence: Trump a ‘tough,’ ‘demanding’ president who ‘wants things yesterday’ Will the US capitalize on its opportunity to stop data localization? Senate’s antics are a reminder of why colleges need to step up NFL won’t implement a new national anthem policy this season: report We must provide sustained funding proportional to the severity of the opioid epidemic Trump to send written answers under oath in defamation lawsuit from former ‘Apprentice’ contestant: report Trump detention move on immigrant families promises to draw court challenge Long-range missiles missing from North Korea anniversary parade Schumer: Kavanaugh will give Trump power to overreach RNC chairwoman: ‘Democrats have energy right now’ GOP turns its fire on Google