The Hill Articles: December 20, 2019

Maxine Waters warns if Senate doesn’t remove Trump, he’ll ‘invite Putin to the White House’ Trump signs $1.4 trillion spending package, averting shutdown Customs and Border Protection officials cleared of wrongdoing in death of two migrant children Claire McCaskill: Young girls ‘are now aspiring’ to be like Warren, Klobuchar after debate Twenty-five Jewish lawmakers ask Trump to fire Stephen Miller over ‘white nationalist’ comments Federal judge rejects bid to kill Keystone pipeline lawsuits Flake pens op-ed telling Senate Republicans to ‘put country over party’ in Senate trial Booker releases list of campaign bundlers Trump signs defense bill creating Space Force Stephen Miller floated plan to embed ICE agents in refugee agency: report Teacher placed on leave after allegedly telling students she wants to bring back slavery: report Yang campaign raises $750K since debate Hillicon Valley: Facebook, Twitter remove fake pro-Trump accounts | FCC, DOJ make case for T-Mobile-Sprint merger | Facebook to run first Super Bowl ad Klobuchar raises more than $1M in online donations since debate Bipartisanship leads to passage of legislation providing critical funding for minority institutions AP: Trump adviser vows aggressive action on poll watching in 2020 White House threatened to veto funding bill if Ukraine aid requirement was included Pete Buttigieg won the last debate, but can he actually beat Joe Biden? Jane Lynch scolds Warren for ‘wine caves’ criticism: ‘Class warfare is ugly’ Overnight Health Care — Presented by Rare Access Action Project — ObamaCare sign-ups for 2020 hold steady at 8.3M people | New Trump rule will require separate bills for abortion services | FDA approves first-ever Ebola prevention vaccine Buttigieg after debate: ‘No woman should ever have to apologize’ for anger House bill seeking price controls on drugs would cause millions to die Meadows deputy chief of staff to run for congressional seat On The Money: Trump says plans ‘being arranged’ to sign initial China trade deal | Trump talks with Bolsonaro after surprise tariffs | 2020 Dems divided over Trump, Pelosi trade deal Overnight Defense: Trump poised to sign defense policy bill | Defense highlights from the Democratic debate | Top general denies ‘coordinated lie’ on Afghanistan Bloomberg names ex-Philadelphia mayor Nutter as national campaign chair Overnight Energy: 14 states sue EPA over rollback of Obama water rule | DOE to block another lightbulb efficiency rule | Greens cheer climate questions at Dem debate Trump asks supporters to donate to Van Drew Krystal Ball praises Yang for calling out party on impeachment Bearded man behind debate moderator goes viral as #debatedaddy Mine company worked closely with Alaska governor to push for restriction rollback: report FISA court investigating FBI warrant applications The prescription drug approval process is broken, but we have a plan to fix it DOE announces another lightbulb efficiency rollback Trump talks trade with Brazil’s Bolsonaro after threat of tariffs MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to move to weekends, host two-hour program Congress can finish more work fast Love it or hate it (you probably hate it), ‘Cats’ has become a cultural phenomenon Facebook, Twitter remove accounts tied to inauthentic pro-Trump network De Niro: Trump needs to be ‘confronted and humiliated’ Yang describes solution for climate relocation: ‘move to higher ground’ Saagar Enjeti: Buttigieg shouldn’t be taken seriously as top-tier candidate Afghanistan Papers are both shocking yet unsurprising How can facial recognition be racially biased? Health officials find more evidence linking vitamin E oil to vaping illness Police: Iowa woman said she hit teen with car because she was ‘a Mexican’ US Steel closing mill, laying off 1,500 Detroit workers Sanders campaign raised over $1 million on debate day The White House crusade to kill food assistance Sarah Sanders apologizes after tweeting about Joe Biden’s stutter Poll: 69 percent of Americans say they are watching impeachment closely George Conway’s new nickname for Trump starts trend: ‘IMPOTUS’ What America’s Thinking: December 20, 2019 ObamaCare sign-ups for 2020 hold largely steady at 8.3M people Hillary Clinton defends Dingell as ‘everything that Trump is not’ Confidence in the Max aircraft will be restored before confidence in Boeing Investigation finds no racist intent behind OK hand signals at Army-Navy game Facebook to advertise in the Super Bowl for the first time Europe deepens energy dependence on Russia White House considers arguing that Trump wasn’t impeached: reports House chairwoman backs interest rate cap on payday loans The Guardian: Canadian police were prepared to shoot indigenous protesters protecting land from pipeline EPA pursues stricter regulation of formaldehyde amid House subpoena Kevin Costner to introduce, endorse Pete Buttigieg in Iowa town hall Frozen II and climate change should be hot topics at the dinner table DNC raises thresholds for January debate Chris Wallace: Pelosi’s impeachment ‘gambit’ on Senate trial aims to create divide between McConnell, Trump Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 4 14 states sue EPA over rollback of Obama-era water rule Congress grants military members partial victory, but Feres Doctrine survives Dutch supreme court upholds watershed ruling requiring climate action Weinstein sued by ex-model, claims abuse when she was 16 The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by UANI — Sparks fly at last Democratic debate of the year Ivanka Trump says father is ‘energized’ by impeachment fight Can we stop killing polar bears while they still roam the top of the world? Utah student says fired teacher who criticized his gay parents ‘should have made better choices’ Conservative commentator: Buttigieg’s debate performance shows he can survive the hot seat Modernize our skies to improve passenger safety and national security Why do men choose to give gifts, while women choose to ask for forgiveness? YouTube celebrities spark $20 million donation for 20 million trees Twitter removes 88K accounts tied to Saudi Arabia There is no Plan B on climate change DOJ, FCC argue in favor of T-Mobile-Sprint merger Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff pushes back on Afghanistan reports Georgia restores 22,000 voter registrations after purge Food poisoning outbreak linked to hard-boiled eggs Prince Philip hospitalized as precautionary measure USMCA: A bipartisan victory for our economy Sanders, Klobuchar got more speaking time than rivals during December debate Why Donald Trump will win 2020 Report shows New York state inmates charged $50 million annually Trump says signing of China trade deal ‘being arranged’ Is the proliferation of Emotional Support Animals making you anxious? Trump campaign official says it raised $10 million in 48 hours after impeachment vote Senate removes ‘white nationalist’ from measure to screen military enlistees: report France fines Google $167 million over anti-competitive behavior History will not be kind to Trump and Republicans on impeachment Rising: December 20, 2019 The Hill’s Campaign Report: Buttigieg becomes top target at December debate Former ’60 Minutes’ reporter Lara Logan files $25M lawsuit against New York Media High schoolers go to school dressed as Ku Klux Klan members for “Spirit Day” Six ways we were blind to screaming red flags about government surveillance Christianity Today editor defends calling for Trump’s removal Boeing launches first Starliner test flight Colbert presents ‘Once Upon Impeachment’ as new ‘animated classic’ Miss Texas 2019 is the first beauty pageant contestant to rock an Afro on stage American diplomat’s wife to be charged in fatal UK crash From high crimes to misdemeanors ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak says he’ll remain on the show 2 or 3 more years Wawa says data breach included customer credit card numbers Bannon says Trump should have witnesses at Senate impeachment trial Notre Dame Cathedral to be closed on Christmas for the first time in centuries Impact of the Afghanistan Papers on veterans New Jersey governor signs bill allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses California Gov. Newsom defends ‘wine caves’ after debate mention Evangelical Trump supporters bash Christianity Today for calling for removal from office Federal prosecutor looking into Brennan’s role in Russian interference findings: report Work requirements are social safety net’s bridge to dignity Biochemist Camille Schrier crowned Miss America FDA approves first-ever Ebola prevention vaccine States should learn from business subsidy disappointments and end corporate welfare Image of 15 black medical students posing at Louisiana plantation goes viral Trump attacks Christianity Today over bruising editorial Oklahoma officer gets 10 years in fatal shooting of unarmed man US watching North Korea closely for possible ‘Christmas surprise’ missile launch The Hill’s Morning Report — Impeachment face-off; Dems go after Buttigieg in debate Democrats hope to focus public’s attention on McConnell in impeachment battle Trump’s Dingell insults disrupt GOP unity amid impeachment Five takeaways from the Democratic debate