The Hill Articles: August 18, 2019

Steyer to leave campaign trail for jury duty Trump: Purchasing Greenland ‘strategically’ interesting Trump privately floated possibility of imposing naval blockade against Venezuela: report World Jewish Congress condemns Tlaib for suggesting boycott of Bill Maher’s show F-bombs away: Why lawmakers are cursing now more than ever Seized Iranian tanker leaves Gibraltar ‘Maus’ author says he pulled Marvel essay over pressure to scrap anti-Trump reference Tim Ryan jokes he’s having ‘dance-off’ with Andrew Yang The US shouldn’t make Cameroonians on the border wait in vain Trump says he spoke with Apple’s Tim Cook about tariffs, Samsung Trump slams Fox News over recent polling Former Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco dies at 76 UK government documents warn of post-Brexit disruptions to food, drug supplies Obama’s high school basketball jersey sells for $120,000 at auction Florida man arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting A lesson of the Trump, Tlaib, Omar, Netanyahu affair Pelosi warns Mnuchin to stop ‘illegal’ $4.3B cut to foreign aid Trump calls Juan Williams ‘pathetic,’ ‘always nasty and wrong’ Mark Halperin inks book deal Iran labels US deal to set up Syrian safe zone ‘provocative and worrisome’ Dirty little wars and the law: Did Osama bin Laden win? Current and former prosecutors respond to Barr’s ‘concerning’ comments on progressive DAs Cruz: New York Times ‘destroying itself’ with Trump ‘hatred’ Republicans plot comeback in New Jersey Top Trump official was part of group that called undocumented immigrants ‘invaders’: report Can we do business with Kim Jong Un? Leadership analysis might give clues Russian defense minister: ‘We won’t do anything’ in Europe unless US places missiles there White House spokesman: Scaramucci ‘trying to profit’ from Trump’s name Scaramucci asks left to create ‘off-ramp’ for Trump officials, compares it to ‘trying to deprogram people from a cult’ Top immigration aide experienced ‘jolt of electricity to my soul’ when Trump announced campaign New green card restrictions likely would’ve excluded Trump and Cuccinelli’s ancestors Bernie Sanders unveils criminal justice reform plan aiming to curb prison population White House offers reassurances amid recession fears as 2020 candidates sound alarm Gibraltar refuses Trump administration request to seize Iranian tanker Ohio man charged in threats to Jewish community center Acting now to protect our land and our farmers Sunday shows – Recession fears dominate President Trump is right: Mainstream media ‘do a very good job’ Buttigieg says voting for Trump is ‘at best’ looking the other way on racism Yang: Universal basic income will free up the resources for Americans to ‘work even harder’ Possible GOP challenger says Trump doesn’t deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat Tlaib suggests boycotting Maher show after he calls anti-Israel boycott movement ‘bulls— purity test’ O’Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has ‘golden opportunity’ on gun reforms Objections to Trump’s new immigration rule wildly exaggerated Support for free trade hits all-time high: poll Gillibrand: Rosy economic outlook not ‘reflected in everyday, kitchen-table issues families are facing’ Bullock: Putting Cuccinelli in charge of immigration ‘like putting Putin in charge of election security’ Buttigieg: We ‘probably are’ on cusp of recession White House trade adviser predicts ‘with certainty’ a strong economy through 2020 Kudlow: Trump ‘wants to take a look’ at buying Greenland Dick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report Joe Biden faces an uncertain path White House trade adviser says Chinese tariffs are not hurting US Kudlow: ‘There’s no recession on the horizon’ Longtime Ottawa mayor comes out as gay, saying ‘better late than never’ South Korea holds the key to the Indo-Pacific Trump again lashes out at NY Times, claims it’s going on a ‘racism witch hunt’ 13 arrested, 6 injured in Portland clashes Latest pro-democracy rally draws tens of thousands in Hong Kong Steve King says ‘left-wing media’ and GOP leadership owe him apology after rape, incest comments Red-light cameras undermine rule of law Bernie Sanders vows to go to ‘war with white nationalism and racism’ as president Trump abortion rule could hit rural communities hard 63 killed in blast at Afghan wedding as Taliban, US negotiate troop withdrawal Lewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, ‘I’m going to win’ The Illinois EpiPen law isn’t ‘huge’ like the headlines are claiming The Memo: Trump pushes back amid signs of economic slowdown Chris Wallace becomes Trump era’s ‘equal opportunity inquisitor’