The Hill Articles: February 12, 2019

Howard Schultz, asked about racial bias, says he doesn’t ‘see color’ Schultz won’t say if he will sell all Starbucks shares if he becomes president Howard Schultz: Green New Deal is ‘not realistic’ Sarah Sanders cites El Chapo in push for border security Booker: I will be ‘looking to women first’ for potential running mate Pence rips Omar’s ‘inadequate’ apology for tweets criticized as anti-Semitic Police: Florida yoga studio shooter had a ‘hatred toward women’ Schumer urging ex-congressional candidate Amy McGrath to run against McConnell New Mexico House speaker rejects impeachment push against governor over border troop decision Midwest Dems hinge 2020 runs on winning back Rust Belt Will Trump sign the border deal? Here’s what we know Hundreds of teen reporters document breadth of teen gun violence deaths in year after Parkland Obama wishes NBA legend Bill Russell happy birthday Chuck E. Cheese’s denies YouTuber conspiracy theory Gillibrand on female 2020 candidates: People will get ‘more comfortable with women as leaders’ Historic black church pays off loans of Howard University students FBI investigating fire at Planned Parenthood clinic as possible hate crime Klobuchar: ‘I don’t remember’ conversation with Reid over alleged staff mistreatment Klobuchar raises $1 million online after announcing White House bid Klobuchar on Green New Deal: ‘I see it as aspirational’ Disney Channel airs first character to ever say ‘I’m gay’ Overnight Defense: Top commander calls second Kim summit ‘positive sign’ | Pentagon unveils AI strategy | GOP chair floats Venezuela intervention to block Russia Trump rally comment on getting a dog came after Lara Trump pushed for him to adopt: report Los Angeles passes law requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose NRA ties Lobbying world Webb: Presidential hopefuls underline Democrats’ strong leftward drift Key GOP senator pitches Trump: Funding deal a ‘down payment’ on wall Historian claims Tucker Carlson called him ‘an a–hole’ after recording interview Hillicon Valley: House panel takes on election security | DOJ watchdog eyes employee texts | Senate Dems urge regulators to block T-Mobile, Sprint deal | ‘Romance scams’ cost victims $143M in 2018 Trump touts deal as providing $23B for border security BuzzFeed News employees plan to unionize after layoffs Clarence Thomas has had a lasting impact on black history in America Gillibrand offers to ‘sit down’ with Trump to discuss family leave GOP leader presses Trump to agree to border deal On The Money: Lawmakers wait for Trump verdict on border deal | Trump touts deal as offering $23B for security | McConnell presses Trump to sign off | National debt tops $22T | Watchdog details IRS shutdown woes It’s time to end unnecessary wars Warner, Burr split on committee findings on collusion Wisconsin becomes 20th state to join climate alliance designed to uphold Paris accord Utah House votes to remove slavery exemption from state constitution Ivanka Trump to meet with GOP senators to discuss paid family leave legislation In Space Force debate, the military’s space experts are missing in action Fairfax accuser to appear on sexual assault panel at Stanford Trump raises fracking, abortion in meeting with Cuomo Apple frustrated publishers with plan to keep half of revenue from proposed news service: report Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by America’s 340B Hospitals — Powerful House committee turns to drug pricing | Utah governor defies voters on Medicaid expansion | Dems want answers on controversial new opioid Senate poised to confirm Trump’s attorney general pick Overnight Energy: McConnell to set up vote on Green New Deal | US crude production to hit record | EPA estimates show increase in methane The verdict is in: Trump’s tariffs are working ‘bigly’ Man files discrimination lawsuit after being rejected from job over medical marijuana use More teens defy parents, get vaccinated amid measles outbreak Senate votes to extend key funding mechanism for parks Senate Intel chairman: No ‘goodwill’ left for Michael Cohen McCarthy praises California governor for abandoning ‘train to nowhere’ Ohio lawmakers reintroduce ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill US crude oil production expected to hit records this year and next Pentagon unveils AI strategy to compete with Russia, China Court tosses challenge to EPA’s exclusion of certain scientists from advisory boards Debt surpasses $22 trillion for first time CNN’s Brooke Baldwin tears up reading mother’s letter to Parkland victim David Hogg: GOP’s plan to deal with climate change is ‘thoughts and prayers’ O’Rourke gets boost from battle with Trump 40 years later, Iran needs another revolution Feminine hygiene products to be available to House lawmakers using congressional funds White supremacist gang members charged in RICO case Dispensary offers discounted weed to striking teachers in Denver Cruz urges Senate to pass bill to make ‘El Chapo,’ drug lords pay for border wall Bill outlawing ‘upskirting’ in the UK receives royal assent Greedy tort bar tarts up the CREATES Act Women sue Yale to gender-integrate fraternities Dem pollster says voters will be more concerned about election security in 2020 Green New Deal is good economics Dem chair asks FDA for documents on powerful new opioid Aviation groups push bill that would fund FAA during shutdown Dem pollster predicts public will warm to new progressive proposals Rep. Steve King pushes GOP to reinstate his committee assignments Is a presidential appointment worth the risk? Dem pollster says 2020 candidates will face a number of progressive litmus tests Finding the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your political junkie GOP senators introduce bill to end pensions for retiring lawmakers Klobuchar scheduled for interview on Fox News Tuesday night GOP Iowa lawmaker proposes decriminalizing psychedelic drugs for medical use California Gov. Newsom takes aim at Trump — and his predecessor’s legacy GOP pollster says Dems are relitigating 2016 election with investigations of Trump Rapper 21 Savage released on bond Don’t get excited about Democratic candidates — 2020 is up for grabs North Carolina names first black woman to lead state supreme court 7 million Americans behind on auto loan payments, New York Fed says Zeldin slams Omar for ‘lack of empathy’ in her apology White House Correspondents’ Association condemns ‘violent attack’ on cameraman at Trump rally Ocasio-Cortez on Omar: Unlike Trump, she ‘demonstrated a capacity’ to apologize McConnell: Trump should sign funding deal House Judiciary chairman hires top lawyers for Trump probes Trump to meet with nuclear reps with eye on sharing technology internationally: report Tennessee bill would charge pregnant women who use illegal drugs China ‘greatest long-term strategic threat,’ to US, top Pacific commander warns Americans continue their march to low-tax states McConnell to set up vote on Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’ US Conference of Mayors defends El Paso mayor after Trump said he was ‘full of crap’ about barrier Record health care spending driven by rising prices, not increased services: study Wyden calls on Apple, Google to remove Saudi app allowing men to limit women’s travel Biden eulogizes Dingell: ‘Dignity was how John walked. Dignity was how John talked’ Feds: ‘Romance scams’ cost victims $143 million in 2018 Biden jokes John Dingell knew to avoid being caught on a hot mic Public split on how much Congress should investigate President Trump What to do about Hungary’s cozy relationship with Moscow Pittsburgh mayor says cities need to be ‘inclusive’ to be considered 5G smart cities Coulter calls border agreement Trump’s ‘Yellow New Deal’ Louisiana police department apologizes for ‘inappropriate and offensive’ 1993 blackface photo EPA greenhouse gas estimates show increase in methane Politics is affecting dating and intimacy, expert says GOP lawmaker says Congress needs ‘millennial’ mindset on tech Manchin to vote for Trump’s attorney general pick Dem lawmaker wants to hear Trump’s views on how 5G could affect border wall Dems urge regulators to reject T-Mobile, Sprint merger Trump open to extending trade talks with China Anti-vax and anti-abortion movements are filled with misinformation What America’s Thinking: February 12, 2019 Why Democrats are pushing for a new nuclear policy GOP senator: Trump thinks funding deal is ‘thin gruel’ ‘El Chapo’ found guilty on all charges The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Kidney Care Partners — Lawmakers wait for Trump’s next move on border deal Ocasio-Cortez moves sticky notes from supporters to inside office Chicago police say phone records in Jussie Smollett case ‘limited and heavily redacted’ New law set to turn up financial pressure on Bashar Assad Trump calls on Omar to resign over remarks condemned as anti-Semitic BBC asks White House to review media security after cameraman shoved at Trump rally Trump plots Independence Day parade Bad weather stops Pelosi, lawmakers from attending Dingell funeral service GOP lawmaker introduces bill to stop revolving door Trump criticizes border wall deal: ‘Can’t say I’m happy’ Why an obstruction case against Donald Trump will most likely fail Sherrod Brown: Trump’s new NAFTA will face strong Dem opposition More newspapers drop comic strip over hidden ‘go f— yourself’ aimed to Trump Northam says he’s restored voting rights of 10,000 former felons Ocasio-Cortez leads immigration rally outside White House Conservative commentary writer says wall will not solve asylum issue at border Poll: Dems, GOP united by love of ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Walking Dead’ Clinton on GOP promoting Trump ‘stronger together’ quote: Now copy my policies too Schumer: Trump should sign deal to prevent shutdown McCarthy says Dems gave into Trump on border wall Top commander: Second Trump, Kim summit a ‘positive sign,’ but North Korea still a threat Maduro calls Trump white supremacist, says KKK ‘rules the White House’ Here’s why De Blasio’s wrongheaded tenant protection proposal is dead on arrival 
Trump Jr. tells young conservatives: Don’t get ‘indoctrinated by these loser teachers’ pushing socialism Israeli advocate says one-state solution would lead to ‘destruction’ of Jewish state Watchdog issues recommendations on saving all texts sent from DOJ-issued devices El Paso fire department says Trump’s crowd size claims were false Drug pricing reforms will disrupt cancer care for millions White House ‘not sure’ if Trump will back spending deal Colbert crowd boos when John Oliver suggests Trump could win second term No short-term China deal can address the systemic issues IRS faces severe challenges because of shutdown, says report US-led coalition says it struck Syrian mosque used by ISIS Lou Dobbs cautions Candace Owens: ‘Anybody who brings up Hitler loses’ Katie Couric writing memoir slated for 2021 release GOP chairman: US military may have to intervene in Venezuela if Russia does Dems have ‘tough decisions’ to make on Israel stance, advocate says Arctic Russian region declares emergency as polar bears overrun area Harrison Ford takes swipe at Trump, calls out leaders who ‘deny or denigrate science’ Trump’s pick will get World Bank back to doing its job: Fighting poverty Ex-Clinton press secretary: O’Rourke’s post-2018 moves ‘weird’ Solar jobs fall amid Trump tariffs History Makers: Women and the 116th Congress Trump rips fact-checkers: ‘Some of the most dishonest people in media’ Google and Apple are offering an app for Saudis to track and control women Poll: Majority of Americans trust Mueller over Trump Julie Spira discusses new book about the politicization of dating American trophy hunter paid $110K to kill rare mountain goat in Pakistan: reports Panel: Both sides await further details on the border standoff CNN host: ‘Crazy talk’ to say Trump could stand up to Hannity Our last chance to save the Gulf Former AIPAC official says Rep. Ilhan Omar’s actions will speak louder than her words of apology How House Democrats are ramping up Trump investigations Poll: Biden leads 2020 Dem race, followed by Sanders and Harris Sherrod Brown asks Trump to stop media attacks after BBC cameraman shoved Border Patrol agents say more assistance needed to process arrested illegal immigrants Study: North Korea produced nuclear fuel during denuclearization talks with US What’s in the border deal and what are its prospects of passing? Trump: ‘Phony’ if I were to get a White House dog Our health depends on the passage of an achievable Green New Deal Tlaib: ‘People hear you differently’ when you’re a woman of color and a ‘first’ in Congress Look to the states for a new vision for a new year In Virginia, due process should count more than blind team support Trump on millennials preferring socialism: ‘They’re young, idealistic’ Mark Kelly launches Senate bid in Arizona Butterfly sanctuary asks for restraining order to block wall construction De Blasio headed to New Hampshire amid 2020 speculation Rising: February 12, 2019 Immigration deal needs moderate Democrats; silence will be their peril Ocasio-Cortez swipes back at Trump over Green New Deal BBC cameraman shoved at Trump rally in El Paso Trump’s USDA threatens food security for hard-working Americans Sean Hannity blasts ‘garbage’ funding compromise Carbon tax ‘dividends’ open a Pandora’s box of problems The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by the American Academy of HIV Medicine – All eyes on Trump after lawmakers reach spending deal Dems seeking path to Senate majority zero-in on Sun Belt The Memo: Smaller tax refunds hold dangers for Trump, GOP Ex-lawmakers face new scrutiny over lobbying Democratic donors stuck in shopping phase of primary