The Hill Articles: February 21, 2019

Indiana lawmakers approve watered-down hate crimes bill Advocacy group says trans woman was killed after US deported her back to El Salvador Oregon set to become first state with mandatory rent controls to address skyrocketing housing costs Satirical site promotes Snopes factchecking its stories Video of Ocasio-Cortez being lovingly attacked by a dog goes viral after #NationalLoveYourPetDay Kamala Harris: Trump administration ‘targeting’ California for political purposes Harry Reid says he won’t make 2020 endorsement until after Nevada caucus NATO study experimented with using social media to influence soldiers Dem lawmaker inspires social media users to share selfies in their glasses Schiff urges GOP colleagues to share private concerns about Trump publicly US-China trade talks draw criticism for lack of women in pictures Overnight Defense: Trump to leave 200 troops in Syria | Trump, Kim plan one-on-one meeting | Pentagon asks DHS to justify moving funds for border wall Ex-Trump aide: Can’t imagine Mueller not giving House a ‘roadmap’ to impeachment Nike sells out of Kaepernick jersey just hours after its release Trump to leave 200 US troops in Syria as ‘peacekeeping’ force Maryland gov says he’s not interested in ‘kamikaze mission’ to defeat Trump Overnight Health Care — Presented by National Taxpayers Union — Top Dems call for end to Medicaid work rules | Chamber launching ad blitz against Trump drug plan | Google offers help to dispose of opioids Gillibrand to appear on Fox News Monday night Time for Congress to reform civil asset forfeiture after court ruling Harris on Smollett: ‘I’m sad, frustrated, and disappointed’ Los Angeles sees first snow in years Pentagon asks DHS to justify moving funds for Trump’s border wall White House braces for Mueller report NJ Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns Rep. Bobby Rush unloads on Smollett over ‘devious,’ ‘disgraceful’ actions Trump, Erdogan hold phone call ahead of US-Turkey military meeting On The Money: Senate Dems to introduce resolution blocking Trump emergency declaration | Banks made $28 billion in extra profits thanks to GOP tax law | IRS analyst charged with leaking Cohen’s financial records Acting Defense chief calls Graham an ‘ally’ after tense exchange EPA knows this pesticide is dangerous, so why did it reverse the ban? Trump campaign manager links Nike factories to Duke basketball star’s injury Hillicon Valley: Trump pushes to speed up 5G rollout | Judge hits Roger Stone with full gag order | Google ends forced arbitration | Advertisers leave YouTube after report on pedophile ring Climate hedgehogs and foxes Overnight Energy: Trump ends talks with California on car emissions | Dems face tough vote on Green New Deal | Climate PAC backing Inslee in possible 2020 run Chamber launches ad blitz against Trump drug-pricing proposal GOP lawmaker comes out against Trump’s emergency declaration Rosenstein: My time at DOJ is ‘coming to an end’ Another New York condo votes to remove ‘Trump’ from name IRS analyst charged with leaking Cohen’s financial records to Avenatti Dem candidate: New NC election a ‘great step forward for democracy’ Google to allow employees to sue over discrimination, harassment Lawyer for border landowners fears they may lose homes to wall Renewable energy is not the political wedge it once was Democratic senator floats subpoena for Mueller report Manafort to be sentenced for bank, tax fraud in Virginia on March 8 Warner questions health care groups on cybersecurity Miley Cyrus: Trump is a ‘completely racist, sexist, hateful a–hole’ Trump administration to end program providing work permits to spouses of certain immigrants Agencies reduce grazing fees for federal land Oakland teachers begin strike over litany of issues 4 ways Hillary looms over the 2020 race US banks made $28 billion in extra profits thanks to GOP tax bill Alabama newspaper editor won’t apologize for writing editorial saying KKK should ‘ride again’ Coast Guard lieutenant accused of planning domestic terrorism denied bail Hillary Clinton met with Biden, Klobuchar to talk 2020: report Inviting Kim Jong Un to Washington Judge imposes full gag order on Roger Stone North Carolina board calls for new election in contested House race Lara Logan is right about media bias Las Vegas sees snow twice in one week after decade without accumulation Roger Stone asks judge for forgiveness Judge sets Jussie Smollett’s bail at $100,000 Judge rules federal prosecutors broke law in Jeffrey Epstein case Jon Stewart to appear on Fox News to push for ‘Never Forget The Heroes’ 9/11 responders act Ex-NFL star gets pre-approval for medical marijuana dispensary in Michigan Trump endorses Cornyn for reelection as O’Rourke mulls challenge Park ranger who was furloughed in NY during shutdown wins lottery Woman who exposed self reenacting Virginia state seal to be released from jail AOC’s green deal isn’t new — it’s been a flop in Germany Sanders campaign announces two women co-chairs after sexual harassment allegations Tennessee governor says he regrets wearing Confederate uniform at college frat party Officials to hold hearing after inspectors find unsanitary conditions at migrant detention facility Warren, Harris back reparations for black Americans affected by slavery Over 1 million tons of dredged sludge to be dumped in Great Barrier Reef Park Archives investigation finds no ‘secret’ Pruitt calendars existed El Paso County, pro-immigrant group sue Trump over emergency declaration Purdue exec agreed to hide OxyContin strength from doctors: report Minutes show a much more upbeat Fed on the economy than markets are New climate PAC will back Inslee for president Poll: 33% of Kentucky voters approve of McConnell Pollsters says majority worldwide thinks economy is biased toward wealthy GOP candidate calls for new election in North Carolina House race Ex-GOP lawmaker joins marijuana trade group Senate Dems to introduce resolution blocking Trump’s emergency declaration Top Dems call for end to Medicaid work rules after 18,000 lose coverage in Arkansas Harris asked about Smollett case after dining with Al Sharpton in NYC Sadly, Puerto Rico recovery plan favors the affluent over the poor Pollster says more candidates will start refusing PAC money MSNBC does not cover Smollett hoax charges on Wednesday prime-time shows House to vote on background check bills next week Measles outbreak in Washington has cost state at least $1M Pollster calls Trump emergency declaration a ‘personal emergency’ What if US is laying credibility trap for Beijing on Taiwan? Pollster says campaign finance reform is a bipartisan issue At least 245 migrant children separated from parents at border since June Syrian family who fled to Canada to escape war suffers loss of all 7 children in house fire Cohen to testify before Senate Intel on Tuesday Pope Francis offers 21-point plan to counter sexual abuse by clergy Colorado legislature sends bill to governor that would favor popular vote over Electoral College Effort to pass Equal Rights Amendment fails in Virginia Roseanne Barr calls Ocasio-Cortez ‘Farrakhan loving,’ ‘bug-eyed bitch’ Most Americans think Trump emergency declaration will be struck down in court: poll The FDA crackdown on dietary supplements is inadequate Ann Coulter: All hate crimes are hoaxes Is Putin attacking Sanders, Harris and Warren to help Trump? What America’s Thinking: February 21, 2019 GOP strategist says Mueller’s report should be made available to the public Crowley joins coalition to pass Trump’s new NAFTA Venezuela closes border with Brazil Joe Scarborough: ‘Trump is encouraging’ domestic terrorists Former acting director of ICE says border wall not ‘moral issue’ but ‘important tool’ Obama goes viral after sporting black bomber jacket with ’44’ on sleeve at basketball game The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump jumps on Smollett charges We need to get serious about firearm removal Trump administration ends talks with California over car emissions rule Dems demand briefing, intel on North Korea nuclear talks Fox on Smollett after arrest: ‘We are considering our options’ The big environmental threat no one is talking about Five takeaways from McCabe’s allegations against Trump George H.W. Bush service dog Sully meets pilot he was named after 
Couple charged with stealing over $1M from church to pay for vacations, personal expenses The limits of Russo-Israeli cooperation Google launches effort to fight opioid epidemic Trump, Kim plan one-on-one meeting in Vietnam Bernie Sanders fundraising off Trump: ‘He’s scared. And he should be’ Dem rep: Sanders should register as a Democrat Jordan says Oversight should be more focused on McCabe, Rosenstein ahead of Cohen testimony Tucker Carlson says telling Dutch historian to go ‘f— yourself’ was ‘heartfelt’ Candidates take note: Congressional Democrats figured out how to beat Trump Trump reacts to Smollett charges: ‘What about MAGA’ Covington Catholic lawyer ‘looking very carefully’ at Bill Maher over ‘defamatory’ statements Alabama coffee shop owner says man yelled pro-Nazi slogans at customers Pence going to Colombia to demand Maduro step down ‘Ranch girl’ from Gillibrand campaign event says companies have reached out to her for sponsorship deals Could Robert Mueller actually be investigating Ukrainian collusion? Chicago police head announcing Smollett charges: I wish gun violence got this much attention Australia declares climate change-threatened rodent officially extinct Chicago police: Jussie Smollett staged attack ‘because he was dissatisfied with his salary’ Hanna Kinney talks about her viral ranch dressing request at Gillibrand campaign stop McConnell recommending US ambassador to Canada as new UN ambassador Panel discussion: Actor Jussie Smollett arrested for making false hate crime report Vatican convenes first summit on sexual abuse Here are several law enforcement takes on the Jussie Smollett case — none of them ‘hot’ Video shows man attacking attorney in court after getting 47-year sentence GOP Rep Jim Jordan reacts to recent revelations about former FBI officials Public Citizen attorney discusses new lawsuit against Trump’s national emergency declaration Ex-GOP congressional candidate charged with wire fraud, violating election law Former ICE chief John Sandweg says immigrants crossing southern border are much more likely to apply for asylum than before European Commission chief ‘not very optimistic’ about Brexit deal Tucker Carlson: Robin Roberts ‘colluded’ with Jussie Smollett ‘to perpetuate his hoax’ Privacy groups accuse Facebook of deceiving children into spending parents’ money DOJ reportedly preparing for final Mueller report Catholic news editor says Vatican summit shows global effort to combat sexual abuse in churches Trump’s national emergency: The writing was on the wall White House interns forced to sign non-disclosure agreements: report Activist who exposed breast outside Virginia Capitol at first ordered held without bond George Conway tweets poll asking if Trump or NYT is more credible Oregon considering statewide ban of single-use plastic bags US Embassy asks Moscow to allow visit to jailed American investor Warren’s national child care proposal has an ObamaCare problem Booker wins 2020 endorsement of every New Jersey Democrat in Congress FEMA: Trump never issued order to cut off wildfire aid to Californians West Virginia teachers end strike after opposed charter school bill was killed Trump wants 5G ‘and even 6G’ in US as soon as possible Pope promises ‘concrete’ actions on sex abuse Who’s who of the Trump-Russia collusion collapse red carpet Critics say migrant families still being separated at border Rising: February 21, 2019 Pompeo: US will not share information with countries using Huawei systems New Mexico’s House approves automatic voter registration Senate investigators want to question Russia-based businessman tied to Trump: report This is what leadership looks like Unleash the untapped talent of rural entrepreneurs Sanders says he’s leaning towards selecting a woman for VP if he’s 2020 Dem nominee Obama wishes injured Duke player Zion Williamson ‘a speedy recovery’ Pompeo says he’s ‘ruled out’ 2020 Kansas Senate run Broad outline of US China trade deal emerging: report Artificial intelligence helps salespeople get back to what they do best — selling Cher calls Pelosi ‘true icon’ as Speaker receives VH1 award Putin: ‘OK’ if US wants another Cuban missile crisis Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Wack’ billboards show power built in fighting dark money, anti-worker policies Jussie Smollett in custody, accused of faking attack Obama political arm to merge with Holder-run group Tax brown energy or subsidize green? The choice is easy The Hill’s Morning Report – What to watch for as Mueller’s probe winds down Dems face challenges to beating Trump in court Steve King spins GOP punishment into political weapon Trump seeks new momentum with pivot to foreign policy Dems face tough vote on Green New Deal Why Omar’s views are dangerous