The Hill Articles: August 11, 2019

Norway mosque attack suspect inspired by El Paso shooting: report John Legend holds surprise performance for survivors and victims’ families of Dayton shooting Pentagon identifies Marine killed in Iraq Scaramucci: GOP may need to replace Trump for 2020 Epstein victims plan to sue his estate: lawyers Newark officials to hand out bottled water to residents amid concern over lead levels Nearly 100 anti-ICE protesters arrested after shutting down highway in Manhattan Why Democrats demonizing Trump supporters destroys accurate polls Candidates scramble to qualify for third debate as deadline nears Congress must act on measure putting tighter regulation on private equity firms Trump hits MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch over new TV show Prison guards in Epstein’s unit were working heavy overtime: AP Biden pens NYT op-ed calling for bringing back assault weapons ban Schumer proposes bill to regulate body armor Former acting solicitor general: ‘Literally unfathomable’ that Trump would retweet conspiracy theory about Epstein death Memo to Mayor Pete: The minimum wage for entrepreneurs is zero dollars North Korea: Kim oversaw tests of new weapon O’Rourke defends White House bid: I can meet Trump ‘from a place that no one else can’ Bolton to press UK on stronger response to Iran, Huawei: report Escaped Tennessee convict has been captured: authorities Instead of investing money into police departments, let’s put it toward communities Afghan president says nation’s fate can’t be decided by ‘friends, nemeses or neighbors’ Muslims, Israeli police clash at holy site in Jerusalem Congress must address gender gap in nominations to military service academies Ukraine rips Putin’s visit to pro-Kremlin motorcycle club in Crimea Russia warns Google to stop promoting ‘illegal mass events’ on YouTube GOP governor vetoes New Hampshire bill to create independent redistricting commission Consoler in Chief like Biden is the perfect antidote to a Divider in Chief like Trump US infrastructure damage from storms, flooding totaled $1.2B in first six months of year: analysis Democrats blast Trump’s Epstein conspiracy theory retweet as Conway defends the president O’Rourke joins list of supporters of federal gun licensing When US education policy limits a veterans’ ability to get an education Washington Post lists name of every mass shooting victim since 1966 as part of special section Gillibrand calls for ‘full investigation’ into Epstein’s death Epstein was not monitored before death: report Sunday shows – Trump’s Epstein conspiracy theory retweet grabs spotlight Sanders: Trump doesn’t ‘want to see somebody get shot’ but ‘creates the climate for it’ China’s worst fears: Hong Kong, Taiwan and any other democracy Immigration officials defend Mississippi ICE raids as part of larger investigation Scalise: Trump no more responsible for El Paso than ‘Bernie Sanders is for my shooting’ Bloomberg: Next generation of Democrats needs to ‘earn their spurs’ Bloomberg: McConnell may allow gun reform vote to boost reelection chances What just happened? The rise of interest in artificial intelligence Jake Tapper calls out Trump for sharing ‘deranged’ and ‘insane’ conspiracy theory about Epstein death In defense of the gatekeepers: Network news is still important Health care fight among 2020 Democrats shifts to taxes Gore touts economic benefit for US in taking on ‘brunt’ of dealing with climate change Booker: Trump using same tactics, language as Russians with Epstein conspiracy theory retweet Tim Ryan: ‘White supremacists think that Donald trump is a white supremacist’ O’Rourke says Trump’s behavior during El Paso visit shows ‘how sick this guy is’ Joe Biden needs to watch out for Elizabeth Warren as she picks up O’Rourke: Trump ‘changing the conversation’ with retweet of Epstein conspiracy theory Conway downplays Trump’s Epstein retweet: ‘I think the president just wants everything to be investigated’ Conway: Republican concerns about gun reform ‘all reconcilable’ The road from Jerusalem to Riyadh still runs through Ramallah Harris: Russian election interference exposed race as nation’s ‘Achilles heel’ Harris: Immigration raids part of ‘campaign of terror’ that will result in ‘flawed’ census Harris: Trump ‘betrayed a lot of people’ with trade policies Biden faces challenge from Warren in Iowa Trump is ‘triaging’ Afghanistan Scaramucci fires back at Trump: He will turn ‘on everyone’ and then ‘entire country’ Lobbyists race to cash in on cannabis boom O’Rourke: El Paso bore brunt of ‘hatred’ and ‘racism’ perpetrated by Trump US fencing medalist kneels on podium during national anthem at Pan Am Games The future of American terrorism Gun control activists set to flex muscle in battle for Senate Andrew Yang breaks down in tears while addressing gun violence at town hall Climate report makes agri-business a target Trump administration mulls decertifying immigration judges’ union Steve Bannon: ‘President Trump is not a racist’ Hoekstra emerges as favorite for top intelligence post The Memo: Trump’s gun pledge met with skepticism