The Hill Articles: December 12, 2019

Trump appears to set personal record for tweets in a day Judiciary Committee abruptly postpones vote on articles of impeachment NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke to depart in 2020 Conservative group hits White House with billboard ads: ‘What is Trump hiding?’ McConnell: I doubt any GOP senator will vote to impeach Trump Wall Street indexes skyrocket as Trump strikes trade deal with China: report McConnell says he’ll be in ‘total coordination’ with White House on impeachment trial strategy Photographer leaves Judiciary hearing after being accused of taking photos of member notes Memo reveals improper medical care by ICE led to deaths, surgery for child’s partial forehead removal GOP lawmaker urges members to halt ‘endless loop’ of talking points Democrat representing Pennsylvania district Trump carried plans to vote to impeach  Huckabee teases Hannity appearance, says he’ll explain why Trump is eligible for third term Trump considering skipping general election debates in 2020: report Saagar Enjeti says Buttigieg’s release of McKinsey client list shows he ‘caved to public pressure’ Overnight Defense: Watchdog to audit company’s border wall contract | Pentagon to step up vetting of foreign students after Pensacola | Report finds former defense official sexually harassed staffers McConnell, White House lawyer huddle on impeachment strategy Federal judge rules American Samoans are US citizens by birth Graham: People should be fired over surveillance report findings Local land use policies should increase affordable housing options for seniors Overnight Health Care — Presented by That’s Medicaid — House passes sweeping Pelosi bill to lower drug prices | Senate confirms Trump FDA pick | Trump officials approve Medicaid work requirements in South Carolina US, China reach limited trade deal ahead of tariff deadline PGA Golfer Tommy Gainey arrested in sex crime sting: report British pound jumps in value after Johnson projected to win UK election On The Money: Lawmakers strike spending deal | US, China reach limited trade deal ahead of tariff deadline | Lighthizer fails to quell GOP angst over new NAFTA UN chief warns unchecked climate change will mean ‘survival of the richest’ Why policymakers must birth the right culture for the Space Force Proposed bill restricts student athletes to sex assigned at birth Hillicon Valley: Twitter to start verifying 2020 primary candidates | FTC reportedly weighs injunction over Facebook apps | Bill would give DHS cyber unit subpoena powers | FCC moves to designate 988 as suicide-prevention hotline Bill Weld: As many as six GOP senators privately support convicting Trump Trump hosts pastor who says ‘Jews are going to hell’ at White House Hanukkah party Exit polls suggest Boris Johnson, conservatives headed to big victory Sanders endorses Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur for Katie Hill’s former House seat Let’s not lose this opportunity to permanently fund land and water conservation Bloomberg’s doctor releases ‘outstanding’ health report for 2020 candidate FTC weighing injunction over Facebook app interaction: report Biden hires Clinton, O’Rourke alum as campaign’s digital director Ilhan Omar responds to ‘Conservative Squad’: ‘Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ What’s it like to sleep overnight in Times Square? Allow 401(k) plans to invest in alternative assets Trump administration approves Medicaid work requirements in South Carolina World’s first fully electric commercial airplane makes successful test flight Thousands petition Hallmark Channel to ‘reject’ LGBTQ content Krystal Ball: Influx of billionaire cash in 2020 contest is ‘deeply corrosive’ to ‘civil society’ Trump challenger Bill Weld rules out 2020 independent bid Senate Republicans air complaints to Trump administration on trade deal Time’s Person of the Year is a strong voice for the entire planet MLB removing marijuana from list of banned substances Iowa to simplify one of most restrictive processes to restore felon voting rights in country Mongolian officials visited Mar-a-Lago before retroactively granting Trump Jr. rare hunting permit: report Lawmakers strike spending deal to avert shutdown Trump neck and neck with top 2020 Democrats in Wisconsin: poll Senate bill would give DHS cyber agency subpoena powers Lighthizer fails to quell GOP angst on trade deal Pentagon report reveals senior Defense official sexually harassed women on staff Trump tweet mocking Greta Thunberg sparks backlash Biz groups lament lost drug protections in trade deal Jeffries blasts Trump for attack on Thunberg at impeachment hearing Congress should keep the ADA in mind when setting assisted suicide policy Lawyer seeks judgement without a trial for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook case After a year of controversy, the Grammys vow to be more diverse What America’s Thinking: December 12, 2019 Poll: Voters name health care as top issue going into 2020 Houston Chronicle stops using Bloomberg News wire stories for campaign coverage Police announce New Jersey shooting was domestic terrorism What is that big US military for, anyhow? Pass USMCA Coalition drops stance on passing USMCA There will soon be a 911 for mental health emergencies Ten former NFL players charged in nationwide fraud case US military tests previously banned ballistic missile Doping epidemic will persist as long as we expect athletes to be superhuman Biden slams Trump for criticizing Greta Thunberg: ‘What kind of president bullies a teenager?’ Senate confirms Trump’s nominee to lead FDA FBI investigating NJ shooting as domestic terrorism House passes sweeping Pelosi bill to lower drug prices Europe gets its own green new deal Republicans and Democrats finally act like adults at negotiating table Pentagon watchdog to audit North Dakota company’s border wall contract Senate confirms Trump’s Russia ambassador Pentagon’s top Asia policy official to resign Clinton tweets impeachment website, encourages voters to ‘see the evidence for themselves’ Democrat calls Gaetz the ‘pot calling the kettle black’ after Hunter Biden drug-use comments An LGBTQ Hallmark Christmas story? House GOP lawmaker wants Senate to hold ‘authentic’ impeachment trial Pentagon to take bigger role in vetting foreign students after Pensacola shooting Campaign edits Time ‘Person of the Year’ cover to show Trump’s face on Thunberg’s body New shelter makes immigrating to the U.S. a little easier CEO group pushes Trump, Congress on paid family, medical leave Senate passes Armenian genocide resolution Building next generation interstate highways Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ hashtag trends after president goes after Greta Thunberg Fox’s Chris Wallace calls out Trump for the ‘most sustained assault on freedom of the press’ in US history The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by UANI — Sparks fly as House Judiciary debates impeachment articles Booker says he will not make December debate stage McCarthy: I don’t think there’s a need to whip the impeachment vote Documentary on John Lewis set for release next year ‘Privacy absolutism’ masks how consumers actually value their data GOP, Trump campaign rip CNN for coverage of Horowitz hearing ‘Survivor’ contestant accused of ‘inappropriate touching’ ejected from game over off-camera incident Appeals court sharply divided over emoluments lawsuit against Trump White House makes push for paid family leave and child care reform Twitter to start verifying candidates when they qualify for primary elections Trump is right to shake up NATO Yang: 2020 rivals in Senate should be able to campaign amid impeachment Democrat suggests Republicans took acting classes based on ability to ‘suspend disbelief’ Booker campaign signals willingness to open fundraisers to press Panel: Andrew Yang beats Joe Biden in ad dollars, Michelle Obama on GWB ‘our values are the same’ Panel: Elizabeth Warren’s grasp on nomination slips away Capitol Hill’s top lobbyists: Meet the people who are really running Washington Sanders’ Senior Advisor David Sirota: 2020 is Joe Biden centrism versus Bernie Sanders political revolution GOP lawmaker reacts to Democrats moving forward on impeachment Saagar Enjeti: The REAL problem with Pete Buttigieg’s McKinsey work Krystal Ball: Michael Bloomberg’s $100 million ad buy is class warfare Krystal and Saagar: Harvey Weinstein won’t pay a DIME to alleged victims Pelosi says leadership won’t pressure moderates to back impeachment Democrats object to Meadows passing note to Jordan from dais Democrats’ self-inflicted diversity vulnerability McConnell accuses Democrats of stonewalling funding talks with wall demands  Democrats set early state primary debates for 2020 Yang campaign charts path forward after qualifying for December debate Physicians arrested after protesting denial of flu shots to migrants in US custody Democratic lawmaker tears into DeVos: You’re ‘out to destroy public education’ Buttigieg riffs on Lizzo hit: ‘I am 100 percent that nominee’ FCC moves to designate 988 a national suicide-prevention hotline number This is why the House articles of impeachment are constitutional Warren to hit rivals Biden, Buttigieg in new speech Watch live: Pelosi holds news conference amid impeachment hearings Judiciary members battle over whether GOP treated fairly in impeachment hearings Gaetz: We didn’t impeach Obama even though ‘a lot of constituents’ think he abused his power Campaign official: People are ‘starting to notice that Bernie Sanders has a real shot’ Lithuanian airport erects Christmas Tree made from confiscated items Lawmakers clash on Trump, Clinton impeachment comparisons Two teen brothers from Chicago among New Zealand volcano victims #WallStreetPete trends after high-dollar Buttigieg fundraisers Democrats lash out at DeVos over proposed changes to loan forgiveness plan Mark Levin calls Trump ‘first Jewish president’ Rising: December 12, 2019 US must act as journalists continue to be jailed in record numbers Detroit’s population expected to be hardest to count in 2020 census: report How Greta Thunberg’s autism helped make her the world’s most important person for 2020 How can we find missing Native American women? Klobuchar praises Lizzo after Time names her ‘Entertainer of the Year’ Poll: Biden holds 20-point lead over Democrats in Texas Wealthy German family donates millions to Holocaust survivors Trump tweets US, China close to trade deal Former Kentucky governor pardoned convicted killer whose brother hosted campaign fundraiser: report Climate change is starving herds of reindeer in Sweden’s Arctic Jersey City officials debate if shooting was a hate crime Houston police chief stands by criticism of McConnell, Cruz, Cornyn: ‘This is not political’ NFL’s Goodell on Kaepernick: ‘We’ve moved on’ Welfare is killing the American dream Hawaii GOP cancels presidential preference poll, commits delegates to Trump California official offers proposal to house homeless on a cruise ship We cannot win a war without an objective North Korea accuses US of ‘hostile provocation’ in missile test criticism Watch live: House Judiciary Committee debates impeachment articles against Trump Home Depot execs say opioid crisis could be behind wave of store thefts Greta Thunberg adds ‘teen working on anger management’ to Twitter bio after Trump attack Pelosi, Ivanka Trump named to Forbes’s ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ Time to pass and celebrate the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal Prosecutors ask judge to revoke Giuliani associate Lev Parnas’s bail Protesters disrupt UN climate conference Trump knocks impeachment, media in early morning tweetstorm A ratified USMCA would be a Christmas gift of stability Chicago prosecutor moves to expunge over 1,000 low-level marijuana convictions Trump criticizes Greta Thunberg after ‘Person of the Year’ win: ‘Chill Greta, Chill!’ Congressional Hispanic Caucus campaign arm endorses two Texas Democrats What Big Tech is really doing to cut carbon Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board endorses the impeachment of President Trump Holder rips into William Barr: ‘He is unfit to lead the Justice Department’ Live coverage: House Judiciary to vote on impeachment after surprise delay McConnell to move to acquit Trump in Senate trial: report Kamala Harris dropped out, but let’s keep her mental health plan alive The Hill’s Morning Report – Sponsored by AdvaMed – House panel expected to approve impeachment articles Thursday Democrats seek leverage for Trump impeachment trial Democrats worried by Jeremy Corbyn’s UK rise amid anti-Semitism Democrats spend big to put Senate in play Warren, Buttigieg duke it out in sprint to 2020 The Memo: Pelosi-Trump trade deal provokes debate on left The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2019 Should disabled roles go to the disabled? Pence’s office denies Schiff request to declassify call with Ukrainian leader Warren’s wealth tax would raise less revenue than campaign estimates: study