The Hill Articles: April 1, 2019

Trump slams Puerto Rico after disaster aid bill stalls Artist of image Steve King used to promote potential civil war may sue him for copyright infringement Kushner addresses security clearance after whistleblower raises concerns Trump predicts new health care law after 2020 Susan Rice defends Biden amid allegations of inappropriate behavior Biden’s former press secretary defends his behavior toward women amid allegations Virginia governor signs bill making animal cruelty a felony Feinstein defends Biden: He is ‘a warm, tactile person’ Joe Biden’s 2020 Ukrainian nightmare: A closed probe is revived Ocasio-Cortez, Cheney trade barbs over knowledge of the Constitution Colorado governor expected to sign ‘red flag’ gun bill Harris campaign says it raised $12 million in first quarter El Salvador’s president-elect trolls Fox News for ‘3 Mexican countries’ mistake Nebraska woman was surrogate for gay son’s child Dems ramp up subpoena threats Wisconsin couple allowed to keep pride flag after facing threats of eviction Crisis hits Biden as new allegation emerges R. Kelly attorney: Prosecutor was responding to ‘pressure’ from Avenatti Liberal think tank: Congress should request Trump’s tax returns Warren slams Trump over whistleblower claims on national security Fox Business host calls pope ‘weak on the border wall’ and ‘socialism’ Bottom line Klobuchar releases her tax returns Khashoggi children get compensation from Saudi government after father’s slaying: report 12-year-old Michigan kid goes viral fixing potholes Overnight Health Care: GOP lawmakers root against Trump in ObamaCare lawsuit | Measles cases this year already top 2018 total | Justices reject effort to block Planned Parenthood lawsuit Pelosi: Accusations against Biden don’t disqualify him Press: In defense of Joe Biden Feehery: The Trump health care pivot Nipsey Hussle planned to meet with city officials about gang violence day after fatal shooting Second Biden accuser: I came forward because I’m ‘disappointed in my party’ Disaster aid bill stalls amid Puerto Rico fight Trump offers rare praise of media on criminal justice reform House Dems fail to agree on budget resolution UK Parliament fails to agree on alternative to May’s Brexit plan Hillicon Valley: Google workers want Heritage president off AI council | Facebook cracks down on Indian political party’s pages | FBI failing to notify all cyber victims Mexico won’t block caravans from entering through Guatemala, top official says Buttigieg quickly officiates marriage of couple who wanted wedding before c-section delivery Mueller handed Democrats their next line of attack against Trump Lewis posts April Fools’ Day announcement that he’ll grow beard to stop being confused with Cummings Overnight Defense: Pentagon halts F-35 equipment deliveries to Turkey | Row over Turkey, Russia deal intensifies | Turkey dispute flares during NATO 70th anniversary | Officials detail Yemen strikes against al Qaeda On The Money: House Dems fail to agree on budget resolution | Disaster aid bill stalls amid fight over Puerto Rico | Klobuchar releases tax returns | What to watch for as 2020 Dems disclose returns We must support veterans and not politicize their education FAA says Boeing needs more time for software fix Nine White House officials of interest in Dem security clearance probe Buttigieg becomes first winner in fundraising primary Overnight Energy: Pompeo says Paris accord ‘didn’t change a thing’ | NC orders energy company to clean up coal ash ponds | Dem to offer bill on electric vehicle tax credits Pope Francis warns: ‘Those who build walls will become prisoners of the walls they put up’ Voluntary emissions reduction: How the US can stay in Paris Agreement Google: Biden, Buttigieg most-searched potential 2020 Dem contenders Rockefeller to end city-based climate change program and lay off staff Fred Malek: Rest in peace Dem pollster says speculation on Mueller report won’t die down unless it is entirely released Bernie Sanders spokeswoman: Americans are ‘tired of dealing with’ health care ‘uncertainty’ 2 Republican AGs urge appeals court to overturn ObamaCare ruling Pollster: Mueller report takes impeachment off the table Biden accuser Lucy Flores says she’d vote for him over Trump: ‘That’s not even a question’ Valerie Jarrett: No regrets that Obama attempted to compromise with GOP over health care DOJ watchdog: FBI not tracking whether all cyber crime victims were notified Watch live: Trump takes part in Prison Reform Summit Baltimore mayor taking leave of absence amid scandal over her children’s books US cancels shipments of F-35 equipment to Turkey Comey marks April Fools’ Day by announcing apparent 2020 run Manafort judge won’t face disciplinary action for comments during trial Pollster: Trump’s immigration agenda is only about reaching out to his GOP base The Hill, citing major reforms, will participate in this year’s White House correspondents’ dinner Los Angeles working with tech organization to remove marijuana convictions Dem pollster says Americans are ‘giving up’ on Trump’s border wall Trump mulls appointing ‘border czar’: report Congress should give felons the right to vote in federal elections Poll: Majority of Americans are comfortable with gay presidential candidate Pompeo: Paris climate accord ‘didn’t change a thing’ Congress may pass retirement reforms that are bipartisan. But they need to go further Get USMCA done to preserve over 30 years of prosperity NC regulators order Duke Energy to change coal ash storage O’Rourke says every member of his Cabinet would hold monthly town halls Fox News’s Napolitano: Trump winning ObamaCare fight would be ‘politically catastrophic’ for GOP Dems wrestle with budget decision Second woman claims Biden once touched her inappropriately Pompeo alerted Lebanon to covert Hezbollah missile factory: report Michelle Williams to highlight House Dems’ push for gender pay gap bill Why Congress must act now on Yemen Dem to offer bill to expand electric vehicle tax credit Davis says evidence shows Trump Jr. could be indicted Facebook adds feature explaining prioritized news feed posts Voters overwhelmingly want GOP to move on from border wall fight Health care professional says Hippo app has ‘transformed and disrupted’ prescription drug industry UK watchdog: Zuckerberg can show he’s serious about privacy by dropping appeal of fine Catholic priests in Poland burn Harry Potter books, call them sacrilegious Trump only hurts America by stifling high-skilled immigration Semi-naked climate protesters crash UK Parliament’s lower chamber GOP senator: ‘Every town is a border town’ until Trump closes southern border Ted Cruz suing FEC over reimbursement limits for personal loans to campaign Air pollution discriminates: One suburb forced a factory closure, others aren’t so lucky Sarah Palin: ‘I was kind of surprised to be publicly disinvited’ to McCain’s funeral ‘The View’ co-host Abby Huntsman on Biden accusations: Are we getting to a place where we can’t hug each other? Biden spokesperson criticizes ‘cottage industry of lies’ Kaiser Permanente paid Baltimore mayor more than $100K for her books as it sought city contract: report Trump raises pressure on Dems to back disaster aid bill threatened by Puerto Rico fight New European copyright rules: ‘Best efforts’ may render them inconsequential Sports doctor discusses spike in injuries among young athletes Ex-NSA staffers helped UAE spy on BBC host, Al Jazeera chairman: report Supreme Court sides with Planned Parenthood in declining to hear case We must stop the next great Latin American crisis before it’s too late What America’s Thinking: April 1, 2019 Central Command: Eight airstrikes conducted against al Qaeda in Yemen since Jan. 1 Bernie Sanders could do ‘better job’ of promoting policies to communities of color, says spokeswoman Maxine Waters on Jussie Smollett: ‘It’s the correct thing that the charges were dropped’ Can paid family medical leave help close the gender pay gap? The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Kidney Care Partners — Dems set stage for fight over security clearances US safety agency opens probes into Hyundai and Kia fires Resurrecting deliberative bodies Ex-ICE acting director: Shutting border will do ‘absolutely nothing to stop’ migrant flow Comedian leads Ukraine presidential race Combat veteran MJ Hegar talks app to help patients find lower prescriptions Press group files FOIA request for Mueller grand jury materials Cohen attorney Lanny Davis discusses implications of former Trump fixer’s congressional testimony Panel discussion: Will Biden’s launch get derailed by accusation? Sanders spokeswoman Briahna Joy Gray discusses healthcare and 2020 Democratic race Mayor of El Paso discusses situation at US-Mexico border Measles cases in first three months of this year already top 2018 total Border Patrol struggling with growing number of asylum seekers at southern border Africa must escape from being a prize for world powers CNN’s Navarro advises Biden: ‘Put your hands down’ and call your accusers Harris commemorates slain rapper Nipsey Hussle: ‘An inspiration’ Trump has better options to stop dangerous flood of asylum-seeking migrants NYPD investigating David Blaine for alleged sexual assault: report El Paso mayor: Border wall ‘is not the be-all end-all for border security’ Dem lawmaker calls for DeVos to resign, cites use of ‘racist research’ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s child could face lifetime of US tax liabilities: report Burger King to test out vegan ‘Impossible’ burgers Nielsen orders Border Patrol agent ‘surge’ amid migrant influx AP mocked for report saying Beto O’Rourke spoke at rally ‘in his native Spanish’ Congress must act to stop mass migration of illegal aliens Google workers push to remove Heritage president from AI council citing ‘anti-trans’ record Dem introducing constitutional amendment to abolish Electoral College Republicans loaded federal courts, now they want to give those life-term judges more power For America’s colleges and universities, campus carry requires collaborative leadership GOP lawmaker calls for answers on releases of undocumented immigrants Root of US immigration problem is in Washington, says El Paso mayor New Orleans mayor to apologize to Italian-Americans for 1891 lynchings White House staffer tells Oversight Committee of ‘grave’ concerns with security clearances Supreme Court rules man can be executed by lethal injection after claim it would cause ‘severe pain’ Fairfax accuser speaks out: ‘It was like I had just walked into a trap’ Ben Ray Luján to run for New Mexico Senate seat Court packing? Sophomores voting? These proposals are all about power US census to collect responses in Arabic, six other languages for the first time Dem Georgia lawmaker on heartbeat bill: Women will die ‘because of this law’ Ocasio-Cortez helps raise $50K in a few hours for House candidates Social media giants no longer can avoid moral compass Pregnant whale found dead with with nearly 50 pounds of plastic in its stomach Trump: Census would be ‘meaningless’ without citizenship question Japan announces next emperor reign will be known as ‘Reiwa era’ Brzezinski on Biden allegations: ‘I don’t think there is bad intent on his part at all’ Rising: April 1, 2019 House panel to vote Wednesday on authorizing subpoena for Mueller report Experts warn of avocado shortage, high prices if Trump closes the border: report Trump calls on Congress to ‘fix’ asylum, other immigration ‘loopholes’: ‘Get it done now!’ Facebook removes hundreds of pages connected to Indian opposition party ahead of vote Fox News’ ‘3 Mexican Countries’ gaffe perfectly sums up Trump’s policies Vietnamese woman pleads guilty to lesser charge in assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half brother China says US concerns about fentanyl controls ‘resolved’ after promise to Trump Trump prefers mocking asylum seekers over finding solutions Systemwide computer outages disrupt flights at multiple airlines Collins tells Barr to reverse course, defend ObamaCare National Enquirer pushes back on Bezos’s investigator, says girlfriend’s brother provided all materials Sanders leads poll of young Democrats by double digits Buttigieg says he raised $7M in first quarter To improve environmental protection, give states more skin in the game The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump vows to close US border with Mexico this week Bezos investigator claims Saudis hacked phone This week: Senate GOP prepares to change rules on Trump nominees Juan Williams: Trump allies warn of health care folly Judd Gregg: Francifying America GOP lawmakers root against Trump in court on ObamaCare