The Hill Articles: August 22, 2019

Major League Baseball bars playing in Venezuela Cheerleading league faces backlash after asking students to sell raffle tickets for a semi-automatic rifle Trump to return to North Carolina to stump for special election candidate ‘Queer Eye’ star blasts ‘Dancing with the Stars’ for including Sean Spicer Ambassador to Denmark appeared in film featured on ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Trump says Spicer will ‘do great’ on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Michigan high school being built with places to hide in case of shooting Flemish politicians jokingly offer Trump Wallonia in exchange for 1 euro Pentagon identifies two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan The road not taken: Another FBI failure involving the Clintons surfaces Macron calls Amazon rain forest fires an ‘international crisis’ to discuss at G-7 summit Federal judge approves DHS request to force feed immigrant detainee on hunger strike All eyes on Fed chairman as recession fears ramp up Armenian American woman insists on completing citizenship ceremony despite labor pains Democratic strategist praises Inslee for elevating issue of climate change Hillicon Valley: YouTube disables 200+ accounts over Hong Kong misinformation | Lawmakers sound alarm over Chinese influence efforts | DHS cyber agency details priorities | State AGs get tough on robocalls | DOJ busts online scammers Trump awards Medal of Freedom to NBA legend Bob Cousy Republicans face critical test of integrity on drug price controls DHS cyber agency to prioritize election security, Chinese threats GOP Oversight report says Interior head met with group tied to former clients Correctional officers subpoenaed in Epstein investigation: report Justice Department sent white nationalist content to immigration court employees: report White House allies on president’s wild week: ‘It is typical Trump’ Murphy says White House still interested in improving background checks Nadler asks other House chairs to provide records that would help panel in making impeachment decision Washington state quits federal family planning program over Trump abortion rules YouTube disables over 200 accounts amid protests in Hong Kong Democratic senator and top Trump immigration official argue over asylum claims on Twitter House Democrat presses Pompeo over price of Trump’s scrapped Denmark trip Democrats press FBI, DHS on response to white supremacist violence Trump officials propose easing privacy rules to improve addiction treatment Kasich creates nonprofit to guide opioid settlement to hospitals A better way to run the Federal Bureau of Prisons Mississippi professor, who went to Georgetown Prep with Brett Kavanaugh, sues HuffPost Ex-Trump campaign aide Rick Gates testifies against former Obama counsel Gregory Craig Trump approval rating dips among women Epstein suicide highlights staffing crisis in US prisons and jails New York Times editor deletes and apologizes for past ‘offensive’ tweets Michigan city declines to renew contract with ICE to hold detainees Trump administration to award service medals to troops deployed at border Puerto Ricans joke online about what it would be like to be part of Denmark Catholic priest arrested for allegedly using church donations on Grindr dates CDC reports more than 150 cases of possible vaping-linked lung disease Karamo Brown defends ‘Dancing with The Stars’ co-star Sean Spicer ABC chose a debate moderator who hates Trump US offer to Turkey on Patriot system has expired Arizona to offer discounted college tuition to undocumented high school graduates EU exploring $100B investment fund to counter US, China tech giants: report Inslee tweets Onion story joking about his withdrawal from presidential race GOP group pitches T-shirts featuring Greenland as part of America Trump, UK’s Boris Johnson to meet on sidelines of G-7 summit Most Jews don’t vote for Trump because we don’t share his values Gabbard, Steyer inch toward making third Democratic debate Trailer shows first look at Annette Bening as Dianne Feinstein Trump golf club members who quit over his presidency say they’re still waiting to get deposits back Yang hits coverage of Trump’s shifting proposals: ‘This is the reality TV show’ Acting DHS chief’s top aide resigns amid White House tensions: report Students retreating from politics as campuses become progressive playgrounds Justice charges 80 in massive online fraud case linked to Nigerian defendants DNC votes down climate-focused debate Gillibrand unveils mental health plan Titanic rapidly decaying in ocean, could disappear entirely in decades Offshore wind energy can help achieve energy dominance — if given the chance Pentagon expresses ‘concern and disappointment’ over axed South Korea-Japan intelligence sharing pact Florida teen faces felony charge after allegedly threatening to conduct a school shooting State attorneys general, telecom companies band together on sweeping anti-robocall effort French zoo blasts ‘stupidity and disrespect’ of visitors who scratched names into rhino’s back GOP Louisiana governor candidate says there are only 2 genders and ‘that’s the truth’ in new campaign ad No, it is not racist to question birthright citizenship US Hispanic journalist group rescinds invite for Fox News to be conference co-sponsor White House won’t move forward with billions in foreign aid cuts Combat deaths in Afghanistan reach a five-year high Germany to boost iodine stockpile in case of nuclear incident Overstock CEO resigns after comments about ‘deep state,’ Russia investigation Prominent MIT director resigns in protest over university’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein Illinois passes law raising teachers’ minimum salary to $40,000 Texas governor meets with tech firms to discuss combating extremism Former GOP Rep. Jason Lewis says he’ll challenge Tina Smith in Minnesota Celebrities, Rick Perry duped by viral Instagram hoax Walmart will reopen El Paso store, include memorial for victims of mass shooting Fires in the Amazon, the planet at risk USCIS chief Cuccinelli blames Paul Ryan for immigration inaction The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Democratic field narrows with Inslee exit Gabby Giffords participating in gun violence town hall in El Paso following mass shooting Japan and European Union to keep ivory markets open  Michigan GOP sues to stop independent commission redrawing districts Obamas reportedly buying Martha’s Vineyard mansion Delta apologizes after family complained autistic passenger not allowed to change seats Watchdog: White House staffer, ex-GSA official had sex on agency’s rooftop Inslee seeking third term as governor after ending presidential bid Trump joked about trading Puerto Rico for Greenland: New York Times Manufacturing measurement shows contraction for first time since 2009 Top adviser defends Sanders support for inmate voting: ‘Everybody should have a right to vote’ America’s colleges and universities are aggressively addressing foreign threats Facebook shutters dozens of accounts tied to Myanmar’s military Dick’s reports increased earnings amid push to reduce gun offerings Bolsonaro accuses critics of setting fires in the Amazon to hurt his image Hong Kong police charge two men in attack on pro-democracy protesters at train station Israel should resist Trump’s efforts to politicize support 2020 candidates have the chance to embrace smarter education policies Sarah Huckabee Sanders becomes Fox News contributor Nepal banning single-use plastics in Everest region to counter trash problem US joins countries in agreeing to regulate giraffe trade Mayor de Blasio, the small business killer South Korea to exit intelligence-sharing pact with Japan Prime minister: Iranian supertanker sought by US not headed to Greece Captain who rescued migrants at sea rejects award from Paris The US-Iranian scuffle over a ship is a sideshow to events in the Gulf Panel discusses Mayor Pete’s white crowd in a historically black neighborhood Panel: Sanders’ climate change plan Yale report: University failed to stop professor accused of sexually assaulting students for decades South Korea: US, North Korea to resume nuclear talks ‘soon’ Economist Richard Wolff on why a recession is imminent NAACP: Explanatory markers around Atlanta Confederate monuments a ‘profound disappointment’ Border Patrol vaccine policy is seemingly crafted to spread the flu Iranian president: ‘Our enemies do not accept logic’ Intercept Journalist: Schumer’s failed recruitment strategies open up the window to progressives Bernie Sanders Adviser talks criminal justice reform proposal, ‘Medicare for All’ plan Krystal Ball: Elites have chosen Warren as The One; Lauren Claffey: Is AOC wrong about the Electoral College? Inslee to announce bid for third term as Washington governor: report Trump has 62 percent disapproval rating in new AP poll 70 mayors sign letter opposing Trump proposal that would restrict access to food stamps Poll shows Biden, Warren tied with Trump in Arizona ‘China will not sit idly by’ if US sells fighters to Taiwan, official says Rising: August 22, 2019 Giuliani says he discussed Biden with Ukrainian official O’Rourke eyes expanding workers’ rights in ’21st Century Labor Contract’ Former Danish leader fires back at Trump over defense spending comments Commitment to work for a new Puerto Rico Cleveland police officer accused of trying to kidnap 12-year-old girl, urinating on her Joe Walsh ‘strongly, strongly considering’ a primary challenge to Trump Like previous mass shootings, El Paso and Dayton policy momentum is fading GOP senator says he suggested Greenland purchase to Trump, met with Danish ambassador Sanders puts out massive plan to fight climate change Seniors deserve access to Health Savings Accounts McConnell rejects Democrats’ ‘radical movement’ to abolish filibuster The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump touts new immigration policy, backtracks on tax cuts Hickenlooper announces Senate bid Texas ransomware attacks deliver wake-up call to cities Congress pumps brakes on Interior push to relocate Bureau of Land Management Lawmakers sound alarm on China’s disinformation campaign in Hong Kong Soaring deficits could put Trump in a corner if there’s a recession Rising Warren faces uphill climb with black voters