The Hill Articles: December 3, 2019

Top Democrat: ‘Obstruction of justice’ is ‘too clear not to include’ in impeachment probe Former US intel official says Trump would often push back in briefings Yang campaign contacts FBI over death threats in New Hampshire Powerful House panel to hold ‘Medicare for All’ hearing next week Schiff says investigators seeking to identify who Giuliani spoke to on unlisted ‘-1’ number Warren hits Bloomberg, Steyer: They have ‘been allowed to buy their way’ into 2020 race Trump administration to introduce plan cutting food stamps for 750,000 people House GOP leader defends Nunes: He ‘has a right to talk to anybody’ Pussy Riot to launch North American tour raising funds for Planned Parenthood Trump: I think about climate change ‘all the time’ Trump targets drug protections to save trade deal Republicans raise concerns over Trump pardoning service members Hillicon Valley: Dueling bills set stage for privacy debate | Google co-founders step down from parent company | Advocates rally for self-driving car bill | Elon Musk defamation trial begins | Lawsuit accuses TikTok of sharing data with China House votes to sanction Chinese officials over treatment of Uighurs Collins opposes Trump’s district court pick Yang celebrates opening of new campaign office with shots of whipped cream Overnight Defense: Trump clashes with Macron at NATO summit | House impeachment report says Trump abused power | Top Dem scolds military leaders on Trump intervention in war crimes cases House Intelligence Committee advances impeachment report Lobbying world Harris to Trump: ‘I’ll see you at your trial’ House passes resolution disapproving of Russia being included in future G7 summits Texas lawmaker announces retirement after saying primary opponents are running because they’re ‘Asian’ Mellman: The ‘lane theory’ is the wrong lane to be in No, security alliances are not sacred commitments Trump on Harris dropping out of race: ‘We will miss you Kamala!’ Webb: Billionaires for office The Memo: Will impeachment hurt Democrats or Trump? NASA finds crashed Indian moon lander with help from amateur space enthusiast On The Money: Stocks tumble on Trump China trade remarks | Trump says deal could come after 2020 | Why Wall Street freaked | Trump loses appeal over Deutsche Bank subpoena US agriculture needs the WTO’s Appellate Body Overnight Health Care — Presented by Johnson & Johnson — Senate panel approves Trump FDA pick | Biden downplays Dem enthusiasm around ‘Medicare for All’ | Trump officials unveil program for free HIV prevention drugs for uninsured Overnight Energy: Critics call EPA air guidance ‘an industry dream’ | New Energy secretary says Trump wants to boost coal | EPA looks to speed approval of disputed industry pollution permits Trump runs dangerous and chaotic approach toward nuclear weapons Latest EPA guidance weakens air protections in favor of industry, critics say Klobuchar campaign plans to double field offices in Iowa Advocates rally on Capitol Hill for self-driving car legislation Senate cyber caucus to hold briefing this week on ransomware attacks Jaden Smith uses nonprofit to bring fourth water filtration system to Flint Krystal Ball: 2020 race is starting to narrow to Sanders, Biden This isn’t your Founding Fathers’ impeachment Saagar Enjeti: ‘Consequences for corporate media are finally starting’ Graham says he’s ‘1,000 percent confident’ Russia, not Ukraine, hacked DNC House leaders: Trump administration asking South Korea to pay more for US troops ‘a needless wedge’ Phone records detail extent of Giuliani, White House contacts Trump campaign congratulates Gabbard on Harris dropping out Former health insurance executive praises Sanders, Warren ‘Medicare for All’ plans Elon Musk begins trial in defamation lawsuit over ‘pedo guy’ tweet Lev Parnas’s attorney calls out Nunes for not recusing himself during impeachment hearings House Republicans on Judiciary strategize ahead of Wednesday’s impeachment hearing Progressives cite racism, sexism in Harris exit: Women of color ‘get twice the scrutiny’ Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down from parent company Poll: 51 percent of Florida voters disapprove of Trump Ousted Chicago police chief says he ‘had a lapse of judgment’ Buttigieg unveils plan to close health care disparities Should Congress be concerned about California’s data privacy law? George Soros, Charles Koch foundations help launch pro-peace think tank Nunes files defamation suit against CNN over Ukraine story Castro invokes ‘Baby Yoda’ in tweet supporting early primaries in more diverse states Reducing maternal mortality in rural America Isakson talks up bipartisanship in Senate farewell speech Salvadoran migrant sent from U.S. to Guatemala under asylum deal Majority of Republicans says media treats elected officials fairly Jonathan Van Ness makes history as the new cover star of Cosmopolitan UK This is how to hold a corrupt president accountable Biden: Majority of Democratic enthusiasm isn’t around ‘Medicare for All’ Technology detecting faulty power grids could prevent wildfires McConnell: Senate could pass partisan rules package for impeachment trial Key GOP senator: Spending ‘understanding’ needed within days to meet deadline Beyond the myth of Sunni-Shia wars in the Middle East Gabbard on Harris leaving race: ‘I respect her sincere desire to serve the American people’ White House: Intel impeachment report ‘reads like the ramblings of a basement blogger’ Castro slams media for holding Harris to ‘different standard’ Don’t count out Michael Bloomberg — his unconventional strategy might work New Energy secretary: Trump has directed agency to find ‘different ways to utilize coal’ Sanders’s Massachusetts state director ‘moves on’ from campaign Buttigieg responds to Biden’s accusation he ‘stole’ health care proposal Oprah to produce documentary focused on sexual assault: report Hillary Clinton tweets support after Harris exits 2020 race: ‘Fighting for what you believe in is always worth it’ 2020 Democrats thank Harris for friendship, candidacy after senator drops out Bidens confirm ‘we still love each other’ after finger biting goes viral Putting patients first: Protecting Americans from surprise medical bills Read: House Intelligence Committee impeachment report Harris to supporters: ‘I’m not a billionaire. I can’t fund my own campaign’ House Intelligence report says Trump abused power Former border patrol janitor creates art exhibit out of items confiscated from migrants Kamala Harris’s husband tweets photo of couple after she drops White House bid: ‘I’ve got you’ Duncan Hunter pleads guilty after changing plea Biden on Harris dropping out of race: ‘I have mixed emotions about it’ Bloomberg announces criminal justice proposals aimed at cutting incarceration rates in half ‘Queer Eye’ star Jonathan Van Ness gets first non-female solo cover of Cosmopolitan UK in 35 years When the military should tell the president no The water wars of the West are moving to the East Coast 11-year-old makes history as first black lead in NYC Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ Romney: ‘No evidence’ Ukraine meddled in 2016 election Yang calls opioid crisis a ‘disease of capitalism run amok’ Trump’s FDA nominee approved by Senate panel Kamala Harris drops out of presidential race EPA proposes rule to speed up disputed industry pollution permits No one wins with pro-abortion litmus test Report: Trump UK ambassador fired deputy for mentioning Obama in speech What America’s Thinking: December 3, 2019 Poll: Biden holds his lead nationally Texas state GOP lawmaker suggests primary opponents are running because they’re ‘Asian’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump, Macron clash at NATO summit Gaetz: ‘Governor Kemp announces the funeral time & location for his political career’ Fox’s Napolitano: Trump loses the ‘unfair’ argument by not participating in hearings Plan to lift roadless rule in Alaska’s Tongass national forest threatens economy CNN’s Bianna Golodryga: ‘Rumblings’ from Democrats on censuring Trump instead of impeachment Botham Jean’s brother earns award for viral embrace of Amber Guyger during ex-Dallas police officer’s sentencing White House rips media’s ‘annual holiday tradition’ of criticizing Melania Trump Young Turks founder: Past remarks on women were attempt ‘to be a stupid, politically incorrect Republican’ Republicans must not abandon originalism of the Constitution Top State Department official tells senators he has not seen evidence of Ukrainian interference Survey: 37 percent of Americans plan to skip flu vaccine this season Officer, armed student injured in incident at Wisconsin high school Montana residents push BP’s Arco to clean up their backyards Panel: Will Bloomberg take out Mayor Pete Panel: Is Warren falling out of the top tier Yang says he would create safe opioid injection sites across the country Qualcomm’s Angela Baker: How to ensure equal access to 5G technology Former health insurance executive speaks out against industry influence on M4A How economic inequality is literally killing people Is this Andrew Yang’s most radical policy? Krystal Ball: Race narrows to Biden v. Bernie as Warren plummets How two innovative farmers are reducing food waste and carbon footprints Trump officials unveil program for free HIV prevention drugs for uninsured Saagar Enjeti: Corporate media melts down as bias utterly exposed Trump vs. 130 years of civil service Krystal and Saagar: Washington Post finally catches up with Rising, Impeachment update Dow falls on Trump remarks about Chinese trade deal Trump says Canada ‘slightly delinquent’ at NATO meeting Democrats likely to gain seats under new North Carolina maps Graham: Barr has ‘every confidence in the world’ in Horowitz Warren plan proposes predictable schedules for part-time workers Former Ukraine official says country knew of military aid freeze in July Trump says US will host next year’s G-7 summit at Camp David California student’s lawsuit accuses TikTok of sharing data with China We need to balance energy and climate needs to keep our planet livable Michelle Obama to donate $500K to Girls Opportunity Alliance Fund Mayor accuses de Blasio of dumping New York’s homeless in Newark UN special investigator: World has ‘failed’ in its duty to bring Khashoggi killers to justice Appeals court rules Deutsche Bank must turn over Trump financial records to House Trump clarifies US support for Iranian protesters after confusion over previous comment Top Armed Services Democrat scolds military leaders on Trump’s intervention in war crimes cases Ceremonies for National Christmas Tree, Capitol Christmas tree coming this week Oversight Subcommittee to question FDA tobacco director over status of Trump’s vaping ban Senate panel to vote on Turkey sanctions next week What Congress can’t get, the people can: Trump documents are damning and there are more to come Trump, Macron hold tense meeting: ‘Would you like some nice ISIS fighters? I can give them to you’ Biden retains lead in national poll US students stagnant in math and reading scores over last decade: exam California Rep. Bera touts Biden’s health care plan in 2020 endorsement Rising: December 3, 2019 Analysis: Trump solar tariffs cost 62K US jobs Americans look to Ronald Reagan for his principles of foreign policy Finland’s prime minister resigns after losing support from ally How to turn household trash into jet fuel Huawei to move research center to Canada over US sanctions Report: Trump considered banning Huawei from US banks US citizen on FBI Most Wanted list faces new terrorism charges US Navy issues massive $22 billion order for nuclear submarines It’s time for our presidential candidates to address the needs of caregivers Georgia GOP submits only Trump’s name for primary Rosenstein, Sessions discussed firing Comey in late 2016 or early 2017: FBI notes Steyer qualifies for December Democratic debate Biden lashes out at Buttigieg over health care proposal: ‘He stole it’ Four ousted Google workers to file charges with federal labor board Study: Racial disparities narrow in US prisons NATO’s gloomy anniversary Feinstein endorses Christy Smith for Katie Hill’s former House seat Trump says he’ll be ‘disappointed’ if IG report goes against him Iranian state TV: ‘Rioters’ shot and killed in multiple cities Pro-Trump group targets Democrats with ‘End the Witch Hunt’ campaign DHS proposes face scans for all travelers leaving or entering US: report Biden on enthusiasm for Warren in Iowa: ‘Give me a break’ Experts warn past decade probably hottest on record Why NATO is worth preserving for US, Europe — and even Russia  Teen activist Greta Thunberg sails into Lisbon for climate talks North Korea: US will choose what ‘Christmas gift’ it wants France warns of retaliation after Trump administration tariff threat Trump resurrects ‘Rocket Man’ nickname for North Korean leader Trump suggests Iran is killing ‘thousands and thousands of people’ in protests Trump: Democrats’ impeachment ‘performance’ is ‘unpatriotic’ Bipartisan lawmakers introduce amendment affirming US commitment to military aid to Israel Booker unveils $100B plan to invest in historically black colleges The Hill’s Morning Report – Intel panel readies to hand off impeachment baton Trump says no deadline for China trade deal The best arts and education movies and shows to stream in December Impeachment puts spotlight on Georgia Republican eyeing Senate Pressure grows on House GOP leaders to hold line ahead of impeachment trial GOP set for all-out battle over Michigan Senate seat Advocates hopeful dueling privacy bills can bridge partisan divide Defense lobbyist on Congress, NDAA: ‘Every year is different’ GivingTuesday expands its reach Trump says he will meet with British leader Boris Johnson, vows to ‘stay out’ of UK elections Trump calls Macron comments on NATO ‘insulting’ and ‘nasty’