The Hill Articles: February 19, 2019

Florida to ban dumping blood off beaches to lure sharks: report Trump nominates Jeffrey Rosen to replace Rosenstein at DOJ McCabe says ‘it’s possible’ Trump is a Russian asset Arkansas governor signs ‘trigger’ abortion ban bill Federal government shares terror watchlist with over 1000 private groups: report McCabe: Trump ‘undermining the role of law enforcement’ Wisconsin lawmaker refuses to cut hair until sign-language bill passes Iowa state Senate rejects anti-vaccine bills Sanders campaign reports raising $4M in less than a day Jack Abramoff targets Dems as part of new super PAC The Memo: Bernie Sanders’s WH launch sharpens ‘socialist’ question Gillibrand uses Trump Jr. tweet to fundraise Overnight Defense: Trump signs Space Force directive | Dems probe Trump officials’ dealings with Saudi Arabia | Trump feels ‘no rush’ in North Korea talks ACLU sues Trump over emergency declaration Oregon lawmakers seek to lower state voting age to 16 Mellman: Where are good faith and integrity? Roger Stone invokes gag order in new fundraiser Overnight Health Care — Presented by National Taxpayers Union — Trump, Dems open drug price talks | FDA warns against infusing young people’s blood | Facebook under scrutiny over health data | Harris says Medicare for all isn’t socialism Lobbying world Budowsky: Roberts Court faces its own state of emergency Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan: Trump ‘pretty weak in the general election’ Covington teenager sues Washington Post for $250M CNN Klobuchar Town Hall finishes third in cable news race behind Fox News, MSNBC Dems open new front against Trump Dems think they’re beating Trump in emergency declaration battle Alabama newspaper editor stripped of honor after calling for KKK to ‘clean out DC’ Dog reunited with family more than 3 months after California wildfire Hillicon Valley: Kremlin seeks more control over Russian internet | Huawei CEO denies links to Chinese government | Facebook accused of exposing health data | Harris calls for paper ballots | Twitter updates ad rules ahead of EU election Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from ex-Rep. Aaron Schock Overnight Energy: Justices take up major case on water rules | Dems probe administration’s dealings with Saudi Arabia | Greens sue EPA over toxic paint strippers Kamala Harris, 2020 candidates shouldn’t tow pot industry’s line Man charged with pulling gun on couple for wearing MAGA hats McKinsey agrees to pay $15M to settle bankruptcy abuse claims O’Rourke mulling another Senate run as well as presidential bid Harris: ‘Medicare for all’ is not socialism New Jersey gov signs bill doubling paid family leave time Steve King asks for Congressional Record correction over white supremacist quote Land conservation tax incentives should inspire charitable giving, not loopholes Online petition calls for US to sell Montana to Canada for $1 trillion Dems want info from IRS about new tax forms On The Money: Smaller tax refunds put GOP on defensive | Dems question IRS on new tax forms | Warren rolls out universal child care proposal | Illinois governor signs bill for $15 minimum wage Texas senator introduces bill to produce $1 coin honoring Bushes Dem pollster says cracks in GOP suburban support emerged in 2016 Russian hackers move within victims’ systems less than 19 minutes after entering, report finds DeSantis formally asks Trump to base Space Command in Florida Biden slams Trump immigration policies: ‘It’s about xenophobia’ GOP pollster says Trump must make 2020 challenger appear more unfavorable Environmental groups sue EPA in bid to ban toxic paint strippers Sanders hires veteran progressive operative to manage 2020 bid Now that government is funded, here is what workers want to see Trump: ‘I’m in no rush’ in negotiations with North Korea NYT reporter detained for seven hours, expelled from Egypt Mud from coal ash pit accidentally dumped into South Carolina river Kaiser medical school in Calif. to offer free tuition to first five classes of students Patients, health data experts accuse Facebook of exposing personal info GOP pollster says Michelle Obama one of Democrats’ best surrogates Meghan McCain: ‘Don’t underestimate’ Bernie Sanders Obama-nominated judge says lawsuit seeking to block presidential library can go forward Support for border wall ticks up in Iowa: poll Mark Harris consultant says he was not aware of alleged ballot-tampering scheme Latin America expert says Maduro, military heading towards a ‘showdown’ Trump: Bernie Sanders ‘missed his time’ for White House Majority of Marylanders in poll say Hogan should not run for president Leahy endorses Sanders for president White House spokeswoman leaving to join PR firm Green New Deal is a viable and necessary option Trump has publicly criticized Russia probe more than 1,100 times: NY Times Obama spends Presidents Day at Ayesha Curry’s San Francisco restaurant Trump denies report he asked top ally to oversee Cohen investigation Michelle Obama would be tied with Biden as frontrunner if she ran in 2020, poll shows Gillibrand campaign event interrupted by woman seeking ranch dressing Dems visit shelter for migrant children, call it ‘chilling’ Trump, Harris, Ocasio-Cortez, Charlie Kirk among Twitter’s most-engaged users Putting the ‘Trump tax cuts will pay for themselves’ myth to bed Ivanka must recalibrate her paid family leave plan to make it tenable Congressional aide arrested on pandering charges tied to prostitution raid World War II ‘kissing sailor’ statue spray-painted with ‘#MeToo’ FBI developed plan to save Russia evidence after Comey firing: report US troop drawdown in South Korea worth considering Trump wanted top ally in charge of Cohen probe: report The race to responsible artificial intelligence Trump administration combining Palestinian mission, Israeli embassy next month: report Progressive activist says Jussie Smollett case reflects the pace of the news cycle McCabe says he was interviewed by Mueller Thomas suggests Supreme Court should revisit landmark libel ruling Is marijuana legalization driving increases in violent crime? California man faces hate crime charges after attack on convenience store clerk he thought was Muslim Delaney: 2020 Dem primary a choice between socialism and a ‘more just’ form of capitalism Burberry apologizes for sweatshirt featuring ‘noose’ around model’s neck Illinois Gov. signs bill raising minimum wage to $15 What America’s Thinking: February 19, 2019 Dems launch investigation into Trump administration’s dealings with Saudi Arabia Trump’s China options dwindle as the deadline looms Latin America expert: Trump ‘is doing the right thing’ in Venezuela NY Times now free in all 1,200 California public libraries Acts of anti-Semitism rose 74 percent in France in 2018: report Hundreds of asylum-seekers detained in body bag factory: report The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Sanders set to shake up 2020 race Administration plans push to end criminalization of homosexuality worldwide Honda to shutter UK factory amid electric cars push Chinese, Iranian hackers escalate cyberattacks against US entities: report Ginsburg smiles, speaks in clear voice in return to Supreme Court bench USA Gymnastics names NBA executive Li Li Leung as new CEO CNN hires former DOJ spokesperson under Sessions as editor on 2020 campaign Conservative activist calls Sanders ‘elder statesman’ of Dem campaign Bernie Sanders: Campaign will have ‘strongest protocols’ to prevent harassment Klobuchar: ‘I am not for free four-year college for all’ Alan Dershowitz: Time to fill the gaping hole in the Constitution Huawei CEO denies ‘backdoor’ from Chinese government New York pediatricians make T-shirts to combat anti-vaccination movement Trump says he never told McCabe his wife was ‘a loser’ Twitter unveils ad transparency tools ahead of EU elections Former CBS correspondent calls media reliance on anonymous sources ‘absolute horses—‘ Cardi B: Jussie Smollett ‘f—ed up Black History Month’ Marc Short to return to White House as Pence’s chief of staff The US and UN are repeating Iraq-style mistakes in Somalia Sanders: ‘Not crazy’ about nixing the Senate filibuster Airlines to add gender options for nonbinary passengers Sanders campaign says it raised $1 million in less than 4 hours No socialized health care on my watch North Carolina GOP operative says she filled out ballots without voters’ permission FDA warns against infusing young people’s blood to fight aging Panel: Sanders’ presidential chances and McCabe’s latest allegations Conservative author Noah Rothman accuses progressives of opposing racial equality Author says social justice movement has created a new class of victims Harris on election security: ‘Russia can’t hack a piece of paper’ Lindsay Singleton discusses latest developments in Venezuela Warren rolls out universal child care proposal Trump promises to get border wall one way or another Who’s painting the country red? Must be Trump McCabe: No one in ‘Gang of Eight’ objected to FBI probe into Trump NY police investigating officer who allegedly told his team to shoot 50 Cent Kamala Harris: ‘I am not a democratic socialist’ Supreme Court tosses death sentence for Texas man Judge orders Stone to appear in court after he shared photo of her with crosshairs Culture author says social justice movement has ‘paralyzed’ victimization narratives Creator of #OscarsSoWhite to attend her first Academy Awards Saudi Arabia’s powerful prince tours Asia — with purpose Vietnamese barber giving free Trump-Kim haircuts to mark summit Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85 Chicago Cubs to partner with Muslim groups amid backlash to owner’s Islamophobic emails Texas mom says 7-year-old son called ‘little Hitler’ while raising money for border wall New Zealand planning new tax for US tech giants Nikki Haley slams media for Smollett coverage: ‘He played them all for fools’ Supreme Court to hear case that could restrict federal water rules New York budget disaster further fueling exodus from Empire State Sanders rips Schultz’s possible 2020 bid: Any billionaire can throw TV ads around and be credible Trump Jr. blasts Alec Baldwin: ‘Spare everyone your bulls—‘ Trump to direct creation of Space Force within the Air Force Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from Cosby accuser Stacey Abrams: ‘Real national emergency’ is voter suppression Alabama senator demands resignation of newspaper editor who called for return of KKK Cohen attorney says client will detail working for Trump: He uses ‘bigoted words’ Barr confirmation reveals shallowness of congressional commitment to justice reform Trump campaign: Sanders already won primary because every Dem ’embracing’ socialism Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court for oral arguments Trump rips ‘Open Border Democrats’ for lawsuit seeking to block emergency declaration West Virginia schools shutter as teachers begin strike Take the religion out of regulation Rising: February 19, 2019 Crowley, Shuster moving to K Street CEO of Time’s Up anti-harassment group steps down, cites ‘family concerns’ Top Chinese official heading to Washington for trade talks Trump working on labels for 2020 Dems: report The United States needs a career ambassador in Honduras Connecticut AG: Trump ‘breaking the law’ with emergency order Navy’s new ‘Age of the Mind’ initiative is critical to defense Sanders: 2020 campaign will spark ‘unprecedented’ grass-roots movement NYC to ban harassment, discrimination based on hairstyle How to prioritize climate action with workers, communities in mind Undecided North Carolina congressional race may be headed for redo Steve King urges supporters to pray for his committee assignments to be restored: report On Amazon, NY’s loss should be the heartland’s gain Majority disapproves of Trump’s national emergency declaration, NPR poll shows Migrant dies in Border Patrol custody within months of two child deaths Bernie Sanders says he will run for president again in 2020 The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump faces mounting challenges to emergency declaration House Dems release 2020 GOP ‘retirements to watch’ for The 10 Dems most likely to win the 2020 presidential nomination