The Hill Articles: April 27, 2019

Hamilton biographer gives WHCD speech on history of contentious relationship between press and presidents Five notable jabs and jokes cracked by historian Ron Chernow at the White House correspondents’ dinner Trump: Fox’s Napolitano asked me to pardon his friend, put him on Supreme Court Trump rails against political elites on Washington media’s big night Police identify shooter in California synagogue attack Hamilton biographer: Good thing he was an immigrant before the country was full Trump says he was called ‘the greatest hostage negotiator this country has ever had’ Trump explains Golan Heights decision: ‘This is very important strategically, heights’ WHCA president jabs AG Barr: I’m delivering whole speech not just a four page summary Mueller and Russia loom over BuzzFeed’s alternative WHCD party Trump promises to be ‘very happy’ if he gets six more years in office Trump jokingly fires Sarah Sanders at rally for being ‘too popular’ Trump: Smollett case is a ‘disgrace to our country’ Trump says Warren’s 2020 campaign is ‘finished’ 2020 Dems condemn bigotry, gun violence after synagogue shooting WHCD observes moment of silence for California synagogue shooting victims UK secretary says Trump ‘does not deserve the honor’ of state visit to Britain Watch: President Trump holds a rally in Wisconsin Proud dad Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrates son’s graduation from college Police: Driver accused of attempting to kill 8 was targeting Muslims London Marathon replacing thousands of plastic water bottles with biodegradable seaweed pouches Cutting discretionary spending is not enough to prevent debt crisis Trump offers condolences after California synagogue shootings Australia wants to kill millions of feral cats by airdropping poisonous sausages NRA convention rocked by leadership struggle Did Mueller peek at Trump’s tax returns? Iran’s foreign minister says U.S. must ‘prove that it’s serious’ ahead of prisoner swap negotiations Ex-Trump Cabinet heads’ lobbying gigs challenge ‘drain the swamp’ message Conway joins Atlantic soiree for White House correspondents’ weekend Democratic hopefuls could learn from Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg Man detained following shooting at California synagogue Trump Jr. rips New York Times over ‘flagrant anti-Semitism’ in cartoon Appeals court throws out lawsuit against Massachusetts assault weapons ban Direct care plans could alleviate problem of high deductible plans — if Congress would fix the law The Hill’s Salute to Freedom of the Press Rod Rosenstein, Jay Leno chat at correspondents’ weekend brunch AOC, Bernie Sanders confuse inequality with poverty CNN’s Smerconish presses Conway over Trump, Charlottesville: ‘It was not the perfect answer’ Let experts prioritize threats to nation’s critical infrastructure Trump congratulates 49ers pick Nick Bosa, who called Kaepernick a ‘clown’ Notre Dame can’t be more urgent than people without food and shelter Trump praises Lou Dobbs in WaPo profile: ‘He really gets the word out’ Trump ramps up attacks on media ahead of White House correspondents’ dinner NY Times Opinion apologizes for cartoon depicting anti-Semitic tropes FBI chief: Russia upping meddling efforts ahead of 2020, midterms a ‘dress rehearsal’ Federal ban on medical marijuana denies reality State Department urges US citizens to leave Sri Lanka Schumer jokes NY Times erred in crossword clue: ‘Chuck’ has ‘five letters!’ US citizen released from Venezuelan prison after 5 year detention Returning to the moon to gain soft political power NRA President Oliver North leaving gun rights group amid clash Biden campaign says it doesn’t want support from super PACs Prevention is a critical tool in the fight against addiction Maine officially replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day USMCA is a needed reprieve from Trump-induced uncertainty Dems raise prejudice concerns with pledges against male running mates Jane Goodall condemns viral video showing chimpanzee scrolling through social media Sam Donaldson slams Sarah Sanders: ‘She’s had a lifetime achievement Oscar for lying’ Former New Mexico congressman, Interior chief Manuel Luján Jr. dies at 90 Bill Maher hits Mueller after report: ‘Prosecutor Jesus’ didn’t leave adequate road map for impeachment Impeachment without conviction plays right into Trump’s hands Schiff: Only way to deal with Trump is to ‘vote his ass out of office’ Moulton: Sanders, Warren too liberal to beat Trump in 2020 Partygoers hit dance floor at UTA correspondents’ dinner bash Failure of local right-to-work measures unfortunate, unsurprising California restaurants add optional 1 percent surcharge to help combat climate change Colorado governor says he won’t sign bill that aims to increase vaccination rates without key changes Mayor Pete’s sexuality should not enter into political discussions 15 killed in police raid on suspected terrorists linked to Sri Lanka bombings Chasten Buttigieg emerges as Mayor Pete’s secret weapon The Hill, Washington celebrate the First Amendment in style