The Hill Articles: April 5, 2019

Michelle Wolf: Trump ‘can’t handle being made fun of’ at WH Correspondents’ dinner Trump: ‘I don’t need a summit’ with Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras New York man arrested for allegedly making death threats against Omar Atlanta mayor invites drag queen to read to kids at city hall after library cancels ‘drag queen reading hour’ Rachel Dolezal agrees to plea deal on welfare fraud charges Texas House Speaker drops constitutional carry bill after gun rights activist shows up at his home Education Dept has stalled on approving debt relief for defrauded students Border fencing labeled first section of Trump’s wall was approved under Obama: report Roger Stone defends Trump’s attacks on Barbara Bush: ‘She’s dead and he’s president’ Mnuchin losing two top aides at Treasury: report Candace Owens to testify in congressional hearing on hate crimes and white nationalism Nurses pay bond for dad arrested after speeding to get daughter to the hospital Study finds bad diets kill more people than smoking globally Kamala Harris goes too far in her plan to improve public education One girl may have exposed up to 200 people to measles in a single ER visit: report Federal Judge to hear witness testimony in review of Aetna and CVS merger DOJ approval House Dems sue Trump over national emergency declaration GOP senator rips Dem rep seeking Trump taxes: ‘It must really suck to be that dumb’ Lawyers ask for release of journalist held by ICE on arrest anniversary Giving rights to a fetus would subtract rights from women Hillicon Valley — Presented by CTIA and America’s wireless industry — Lawmaker sees political payback in fight over ‘deepfakes’ measure | Tech giants to testify at hearing on ‘censorship’ claims | Google pulls the plug on AI council Wendy Davis thinking of running for Texas congressional seat China’s foreign energy investments can swing coal and climate future Federal judge sides with asylum seekers over detention periods Visiting border, Trump says he could close it in ‘a day’ Ocasio-Cortez: ‘I’m proud to be a bartender. Ain’t nothing wrong with that’ The flat truth on the yield curve and recessions Gaetz says he’s not running for Alabama Senate seat against Doug Jones Trump lawyer urges Treasury against releasing president’s tax returns until DOJ gives opinion Overnight Energy: Bipartisan Senate group seeks more funding for carbon capture technology | Dems want documents on Interior pick’s lobbying work | Officials push to produce more electric vehicle batteries in US Dem lawmaker sends Trump ‘memo’ of things that ‘do and don’t cause cancer’ University of Kansas to offer course on ‘Angry White Male’ Switzerland to represent US interests in Venezuela Congress: Pass legislation that invests in America’s water future Congress can finally ensure horses are not tortured for ribbons and prizes Biden walks into Trump’s punchline Suspects in Gerald Ford gravesite vandalism come forward On The Money — Presented by Job Creators Network — Trump lawyer urges Treasury to reject tax-return demand | How the fight is testing Mnuchin’s loyalty to Trump | Economy rebounds with 196K jobs in March | Trump calls on Fed to cut rates Policy analyst: Many low-income Americans don’t realize ACA gave them Medicaid coverage Trump admin imposes fresh sanctions targeting Cuba, Venezuelan oil industry US strategic thought and the passing of Andrew W. Marshall Over 1,000 bodies discovered in World War II-era mass grave in Belarus Overnight Defense: Lawmakers urge Trump not to veto Yemen resolution | Pentagon acknowledges civilian deaths in Somalia for first time | Pompeo ‘confident’ in third North Korea summit Biden accuser: I want him to take ownership of actions, apologize to Anita Hill National security: An industry where fair markets just don’t cut it Overnight Health Care: Oversight Republicans accuse Dems of partisan drug pricing probe | Democrats struggle to unite behind drug price plan | CDC investigating E. coli outbreak Bill Cosby agrees to settle lawsuits filed by 7 women Biden accuser slams joke on hugging: ‘It’s clear Joe Biden hasn’t reflected at all’ Bipartisan senators want ‘highest possible’ funding for carbon capture technology Motel 6 paying $12 million to settle lawsuit for sharing data on 80,000 guests with ICE Blame the law, not the lawyers Officials, automakers aim to produce more electric vehicle batteries in US: report Pompeo ‘confident’ there will be third North Korean summit New jobs report should allay fears of a hard-charging recession monster E. coli outbreak sickens 72 people in 5 states, CDC says Analyst says tensions among Dems will emerge after Trump leaves office No anti-Muslim bias at Supreme Court: Constitution, argued properly, protects all religions Protesters fly Trump ‘baby blimp’ at Mexico border ahead of Trump visit 2020 candidates will have to navigate Dem voters’ age divide, says analyst Trump ramps up rhetoric on media, calls press ‘the enemy of the people’ Bipartisan group asks DHS, ICE to halt deportations of Iraqi nationals Green new deal is an opportunity for GOP to retake climate debate Judge rules Weiner must register as sex offender Illinois bill would require sex education programs to emphasize consent CNN’s King on Biden: ‘He doesn’t get it,’ female accusers are ‘not going to find that funny’ Dem pollster says voters will have questions for Biden about allegations This is precisely the wrong time to cut and run from Central America Government watchdog opens probe into Trump official’s spending on GOP consultants Florida businessman convicted in $1 billion Medicare scheme Beyonce reportedly walked out of deal with Reebok over pitch team’s lack of diversity Biden: Allegations will change ‘how I campaign’ Valerie Plame hints at run for Congress O’Rourke compares Trump immigration comments to Nazi Germany Courts may be paying closer attention to regulators’ arbitrary analysis Supreme Court rejects bid from gun rights groups to delay bump stock ban Trump to address NRA conference in late April Small business owner says Trump tax cuts ‘directly’ benefitted employees Third judge blocks citizenship question from 2020 census What America’s Thinking: April 5, 2019 Trump says electrical workers will vote for him after Biden speech to union Oversight Republicans accuse Cummings of partisan drug pricing probe Ending assistance to Central America is morally shameful Facebook, Twitter and Google to testify at Senate hearing on tech ‘censorship’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Kidney Care Partners — Biden says he’s ‘not sorry’ for past actions Heinz introduces ‘kranch,’ ketchup and ranch dressing mixed together Biden: ‘I’m not sorry for anything that I have ever done’ Cookie maker Joseph Semprevivio says Trump’s tax cuts helped his business Holly Turner and Estuardo Rodriguez discuss Trump delaying border closure threat Former Border Patrol agent Jason Piccolo calls for both parties to embrace each other’s ideas Kyle Kondik discusses the 2020 presidential race Are Democrats doomed to be disappointed with Trump’s taxes? Federal appeals court ruling on grand juries could play role in Mueller report release Ex-border patrol agent says US isn’t stopping drug flow The deadly cost of failing infrastructure in historic Midwest floods Dems want documents on Bernhardt’s lobbying work Warren: GOP knows ‘if all the votes are counted, we’ll win every time’ Barr to testify before Congress Tuesday on budget request Ex-border patrol agent calls for more staff to combat drug flow, human trafficking Sanders backs bill creating reparations study commission Trump plotting tell-all book: report Trump’s Golan decision addresses the limits of land-for-peace Biden offers jokes about controversy in first public appearance Third visitor dies after falling at Grand Canyon in two weeks Poll: Voters say Biden’s conduct with women should not disqualify him Facebook struggling to deal with cybercrime on its platform, researchers say Mueller report is over, but authoritarian threat to our elections is not: How to fight it Border patrol agents have been donating items to migrants, says agent Poll: Most Americans hold negative views of social media US military admits two civilian deaths in Somalia airstrikes Watch Live: Biden speaks at electrical union conference States ask judge to stop construction of Trump border wall Genetically modified crops a hurdle in US-China trade talks: report Kids’ programming on TV is regulated — what about their digital devices? Brzezinski: Trump once gave me ‘unbelievably inappropriate hug’ Trump calls on Fed to cut interest rates Election analyst says Sanders could have more staying power than Biden in 2020 Don’t buy the buy-in: Why Medicare coverage for 50 and over will only make things worse Trump says law ‘100 percent’ on his side in tax return fight Will courts allow Congress to pass the bump stock buck? House members running for president in 2020 face uphill battle, says analyst Two US citizens among women’s rights activists detained in Saudi Arabia Warren to voice support for eliminating filibuster Trump to skip White House correspondents’ dinner again Lawmakers urge Trump not to veto Yemen resolution Oregon Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent Trump: ‘I don’t see Biden as a threat’ Trump rips ‘crazed and deranged’ Washington Post for getting his border plans wrong Was President Obama better for Russia than President Trump? Diamond and Silk to ‘Fox & Friends’: O’Rourke’s rhetoric ‘reminds me of a slave owner’ Meghan McCain: Viral video of McConnell tripping ‘just gross and heartless’ Scaramucci says Trump lies ‘because he thinks it’s fun’ Cher recounts hug with Joe Biden: ‘I was fine with it but that was my experience’ Sheriff on gun law: I’ll go to jail to protect the Constitution British police stationed outside Ecuador Embassy following WikiLeaks tweets Study: Most carbon dioxide in atmosphere in 3 million years The GOP is making Ocasio-Cortez more popular Rising: April 5, 2019 Trump accuses Dems of ‘inventing a coverup’ Economy rebounds with 196K jobs in March, unemployment holds at 3.8 percent Conservative court win in Wisconsin offers critical lessons As chairman of trade panel, Blumenauer can have a positive impact on tariff debate Biden to make first public appearance after inappropriate touching accusations North Carolina women’s basketball coach accused of racist remarks Can America return to the moon by 2024? Schultz on Biden accusations: ‘Why is this coming up now?’ Trump withdraws nomination to lead ICE Woman fired from job after confronting man in MAGA hat at Starbucks May asks for Brexit extension through June, EU could offer up to a year Hispanic Caucus asks for meeting with top immigration official The nation is ready for a ‘Third Bill of Rights’ The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump buys more time on Mexico and China Tax-return fight tests Mnuchin’s loyalty to Trump Dems face pressure from left to step up court fight on ‘blue slips’    Lawmaker alleges political payback in failed ‘deepfakes’ measure Dems struggle to unite behind drug price plan