The Hill Articles: December 4, 2019

Gabbard moves to New Hampshire ahead of primary Pennsylvania lawmaker charged with stealing from nonprofit for the mentally ill Sanders to join youth climate strikers in Iowa Biden hammers Trump over video of world leaders mocking him LGBTQ advocates slam Buttigieg for past history with Salvation Army US sailor kills two, self in Pearl Harbor shooting Iran building hidden arsenal of short-range ballistic missiles in Iraq: report Maryland school district officials adopt calendar that gives off Muslim holiday Trump returns to impeachment fight after NATO clash Trump’s legal team huddles with Senate Republicans Three legal scholars say Trump should be impeached; one thinks otherwise GOP lawmaker introduces bill to make it mandatory for students to say Pledge of Allegiance in Arizona Viral video shows British people shocked as they guess costs of US health care Minnesota sues Juul over rise in youth vaping TikTok admits it hid disabled users’ videos Hillicon Valley: House passes anti-robocall bill | Senators inch forward on privacy legislation | Trump escalates fight over tech tax | Illinois families sue TikTok | Senators get classified briefing on ransomware On The Money: Falling impeachment support raises pressure for Dems on trade | Trump escalates fight over tech tax | Biden eyes minimum tax for corporations | Fed’s top regulator under pressure over Dodd-Frank rules Report: Barr attorney can’t provide evidence Trump was set up by DOJ Budowsky: Chief Justice Roberts can rescue democracy Overnight Health Care — Presented by Johnson & Johnson — Virginia moves to suspend Medicaid work rules | Powerful House panel sets ‘Medicare for All’ hearing | Hospitals sue over Trump price rule | FDA official grilled on vaping policy Why American civil servants matter Harris posts video asking baby if she’ll run for president one day George Conway calls out Melania Trump after she criticizes impeachment witness: ‘You’re amplifying what was a nothingburger reference’ Arrest made after historic DC synagogue vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti Senators want FERC to protect critical infrastructure from Huawei threats Senate confirms Trump pick labeled ‘not qualified’ by American Bar Association Democrats debate scope of impeachment charges 20 women sue Lyft alleging sexual assault California recovers $23M from auto parts makers’ in bid rigging settlement Independent film is in jeopardy, but Congress can help Random House to publish Trump impeachment report Impeachment witness apologizes for mentioning Barron Trump in hearing Natural gas: Is it a bridge or roadblock? Senators sound alarm on dangers of ransomware attacks after briefing Overnight Energy: Top Dem warns BLM move could bring lawsuits | Economists worry new EPA analysis will undermine air protections | EU expects to miss targets on greenhouse gases Schumer briefs Democrats on impeachment trial ‘mechanics’ Tennessee governor says he won’t stop planned execution CDC: More than 100 have been infected by E. coli outbreak WaPo critic on House Dining Room: ‘One of the sorriest dining experiences in Washington’ Illinois families sue TikTok, parent company over data practices Krystal Ball: What Harris’s exit means for the other 2020 candidates Syracuse University adds cameras, additional security following anti-Semitic incidents Overnight Defense: Trump cancels presser, cuts short NATO trip | Viral video catches leaders appearing to gossip about Trump | Dem witnesses say Trump committed impeachable offenses | Trump reportedly mulling more troops in Middle East LAPD officer place on leave after allegedly violating corpse OPEC meetings may provide economic answers — or just more questions Trump mulls sending additional 14,000 troops to Middle East: report FDA official dodges question on future of Trump administration’s vaping flavors ban Extreme weather is now the biggest cause of people worldwide being forced out of their homes Saagar Enjeti unpacks why Kamala Harris’s campaign didn’t work US cryptocurrency expert charged with helping North Koreans evade sanctions Judiciary Republican asks impeachment witnesses if they voted for Trump Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to allow new parents to advance tax credits Melania Trump says impeachment witness ‘should be ashamed’ for mentioning son As impeachment consumes Congress, small businesses suffer Jayapal pushes back on Gaetz’s questioning of impeachment witness donations to Democrats ‘Granite Express’ flight to take staffers, journalists to NH after Iowa caucuses Senators inch forward on federal privacy bill Space race is on: US can’t afford congressional inaction in this critical economic sector Gaetz clashes with Stanford professor: ‘It makes you look mean’ Conservative Dan Bongino launches alternative to the Drudge Report Poll: 46 percent of voters say Trump’s Ukraine dealings constitute impeachable offense What are not criteria for impeachment? Fed’s top regulator takes heat from both parties A$AP Rocky blocked from performing in Swedish prison where he was held What America’s Thinking: December 4, 2019 White House calls Democratic witness’s mentioning of president’s youngest son ‘classless’ Newsom jokes after Harris drops 2020 bid ahead of his Iowa campaign events for her: ‘I want a reimbursement!’ Jimmy Carter released from hospital Germany expels two Russian diplomats following slaying in Berlin How jittery investors would respond if Trump doesn’t reach a trade deal with China Trayvon Martin’s family lawyer fires back at George Zimmerman over ‘unfounded and reckless lawsuit’ Fox News’s Greg Gutfield: ‘Screw’ Kamala Harris for ‘blaming the American public’ in failed 2020 bid Alaska reports first vaping-related injury The Knot and Pinterest will no longer promote plantation wedding venues BMW warns owners to stop driving older models over air bag concerns Biden on whether he would consider Harris as a running mate: ‘Of course I would’ GOP member urges Graham to subpoena Schiff, Biden phone records Poll: 2020 general election remains wide open Snow, sand, Marxists and Mexicans: Our transcontinental cartel problem How many kids have smartphones? Even more than you think. Instagram to begin asking new users for their birthdays Virginia moves to suspend Medicaid work requirements National Cathedral installs plaque honoring Matthew Shepard Rubio on Chris Pratt water bottle story: ‘I too was caught with a single use plastic water bottle’ Trump is wise to fear a socialist opponent House passes anti-robocall bill Democrat calls for investigation of possible ‘inappropriate influence’ by Trump in border wall contract House Dem: Moving BLM out of DC could result in lawsuits, decrease in diversity Al Green calls for including Trump’s ‘racism’ in impeachment articles Economists warn EPA analysis will undermine agency’s air protections Judge temporarily halts construction of a private border wall in Texas Boris Johnson is under pressure to stand up to Trump on climate change Mnuchin raises concerns over global talks on taxing digital economy Advocacy group: Naturalized citizens could swing battleground states in 2020 US, Sudan to exchange ambassadors for first time in decades GOP lawmaker: ‘Amazing’ Democrats would ask if Founding Fathers would back Trump impeachment Teamsters to host presidential forum with six 2020 Democrats Bevin says he lost because liberals are ‘good at harvesting votes’ in urban areas US Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy switches allegiance, joins Great Britain’s team George Zimmerman suing family of Trayvon Martin and others for $100 million Peloton ‘disappointed’ that some viewers ‘misinterpreted’ bike ad Senate should reject district court nominee Pitlyk over past surrogacy, IVF comments Washington state Democrat announces retirement 14 states ask Supreme Court to let Trump resume federal executions Hoyer on impeachment: ‘This is not driven by polls’ Republicans disavow GOP candidate who said ‘we should hang’ Omar Clinton still ‘disappointed’ Sanders held off on endorsing her in 2016 NC rep explores Tillis primary challenge Giuliani meets with fired Ukrainian prosecutor who pushed Biden, 2016 claims: report Video of Princess Anne shrugging as Queen greets Trump goes viral Progressives’ campaign strategy: Willful ignorance Trump legal team gears up for Senate impeachment trial in meeting with GOP senators Graham knocks Macron’s ‘cavalier’ comments about European ISIS fighters The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Impeachment fight shifts to House Judiciary Panel: Joe Biden goes from ‘No Malarkey’ tour to NYC fundraiser Democrats play footage of Trump during impeachment hearing to ask witnesses about obstruction Panel: Will Tulsi, Yang make the debate stage? Will immigrant voters swing the election? Trita Parsi: Iran protest update, new threat to the war machine Hill Reporter: Media’s Kamala Harris, Beto O’Rourke wishcasting fail Krystal Ball: Which neoliberal will drop out next? Saagar Enjeti: White feminists blame racism, sexism for Kamala Harris’ failure Krystal and Saagar: Disgusting pedophile reveals bipartisan elite corruption Booker notes ‘anger’ over more billionaires than black candidates in 2020 race Nice guy Joe Biden should retire from presidential race Bloomberg putting tens of millions behind new national ad campaign Pelosi to Democrats: ‘Are you ready?’ GOP lawmakers, Trump campaign rip ‘liberal law professors’ testifying in impeachment hearing Conservatives skewer Trudeau after Trump calls him ‘two-faced’ Fire alarm goes off at White House Top Pentagon official warns of possible Iranian aggression against US forces Democratic counsel outlines three potential articles of impeachment Republicans need to face reality with hypocrisy on impeachment Nunes accuses Democrats of promoting ‘conspiracy theories’ Iran expert: Trump’s foreign policy approach aimed at instigating ‘unrest’ Biden planning minimum tax to prevent corporations from paying zero taxes: report Republican impeachment witness: ‘Even my dog seems mad’ about impeachment Fox’s Napolitano says obstruction ‘easiest’ impeachment offense for Democrats The Christmas tree industry sees rebound driven by millennials Trump caught on hot mic criticizing media, talking about ‘two-faced’ Trudeau Trump’s Afghanistan negotiator travels to region to restart peace talks Impeachment witness ‘insulted’ by implication she did not read earlier testimony Loeffler plans to spend $20 million on Georgia Senate campaign Collins gives exasperated look during Nadler opening statement Trump asks if Democrats ‘love our country’ amid ongoing impeachment hearing Rep. Al Green blasts Judiciary Committee for lack of diversity in impeachment witnesses New Hampshire parochialism, not whiteness, bedevils Democrats Chris Pratt apologizes for posing with single use plastic bottle When will LGBTQ+ athletes be accepted in pro sports? Conservatives should note the Trump administration’s flippant federalism Rising: December 4, 2019 UK’s Johnson moving forward with digital tax after Trump targets French move Can art rewire our brains? Georgia governor bucks Trump with Senate seat appointment Russia: US visa delays for officials degrading ‘already uneasy relations’ Buttigieg wins endorsement from VoteVets group Tucson makes history with first Latina mayor Lessons of the Kamala Harris campaign Mueller witness linked to Trump charged in scheme to illegally funnel money to Clinton campaign Watch live: House Judiciary Committee holds first impeachment hearing Two dozen Baltimore officers charged with using excessive force on prisoners Trump cancels NATO press conference American health care has a new third rail Democratic witness: Trump’s obstruction ‘worse than the misconduct of any prior president’ Mark Ruffalo endorses Bernie Sanders, calling him ‘one of us’ GOP witness to say Trump impeachment would set a ‘dangerous precedent’ Watch live: Trump holds press conference at NATO State investigators: Improper inspections by California utility caused deadly wildfire The key impeachment hearings are before an appeals court, not the House Judiciary panel READ: Harvard law professor’s opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing READ: Law professor Michael Gerhardt testifies on impeachment READ: Pamela Karlan testimony Bishop of Buffalo resigns over handling of sex abuse cases Judiciary Democrat fearful Republicans will treat impeachment hearing like ‘game’ Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ Shifting impeachment process complaints can’t obscure underlying evidence Barr warns that communities that don’t show respect to law enforcement may not get police protection: report Giuliani defends White House calls after Intel report reveals contacts READ: Jonathan Turley testimony Hospital groups file lawsuit to stop Trump price transparency rule Trump meets with Erdoğan on sidelines of NATO summit How (and how not) to think about impeachment Nine years later, Americans evenly split on ObamaCare: Gallup Live coverage: Witnesses say Trump committed impeachable offenses North Korea’s Kim makes second visit to sacred mountain ahead of denuclearization deadline EU says it will probably miss greenhouse gas reduction target Who should oversee implementing the First Step Act? The Hill’s Morning Report – Dem impeachment report highlights phone records NATO leaders appear to gossip about Trump in viral clip The top 14 LGBTQ+ activists and icons to follow on social media Democrats hit gas on impeachment Trump escalates fight over tax on tech giants Falling impeachment support raises pressure for Democrats on trade Lawmakers press for ICE reforms after fake school report Push to investigate Bidens sets up potential for Senate turf war Lawmakers to watch during Wednesday’s impeachment hearing Trump meets with UK’s Johnson on sidelines of NATO gathering