The Hill Articles: February 8, 2019

Kaine calls for Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax to resign White House begins search for person who leaked president’s schedule: report Former senior FBI official calls Whitaker hearing ‘disgraceful’ Virginia Legislative Black Caucus calls on Fairfax to step down Les Moonves launches new company after ouster from CBS GM offering $25K reward for info on ‘whites-only’ signs, nooses found at plant Duke University board asks Fairfax to step down after rape allegation Hundreds show up for funeral of Holocaust survivor after fears only handful would attend Virginia Dems call on Fairfax to resign following sexual assault allegations O’Rourke to headline counter-Trump rally at border Trump touts Kim summit: North Korea will become economic ‘rocket’ 60K immigration court hearings were delayed during government shutdown White House blasts Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal: ‘Central planning disaster’ Virginia delegate plans to introduce articles of impeachment unless Fairfax resigns Virginia lawmakers call for Fairfax to resign after woman accuses him of rape Lyft providing free rides to black history museums during Black History Month Nunes accuses Schiff of secret coordination with anti-Trump researcher National Enquirer lawyer accused of threatening Bezos worked at Amazon for years Booker, Gillibrand, Warren call on Fairfax to resign after rape allegation White House doctor says Trump in ‘very good health’ Texas butterfly sanctuary plans to file emergency restraining order over border wall Americans have $1 trillion problem Five takeaways from acting AG’s fiery House hearing McAuliffe calls for Fairfax’s resignation after second sexual assault allegation Dems can negotiate and avoid another shutdown by reframing and adding issues Virginia scandals pit Democrats against themselves and their message Former Klobuchar staffers complain of mistreatment, temper: report The US says it’s close to defeating ‘Islamic State’ – is the military ready to face its civilian casualty demons?  Overnight Health Care — Presented by PCMA — Lawmakers pay tribute to John Dingell’s legacy on health care | White House denies officials are sabotaging ObamaCare | FDA wants meeting with Juul, Altria execs on youth vaping Mueller says limited gag order appropriate in Stone case Second woman accuses Va. lieutenant gov of sexual assault Dingell dictates op-ed to his wife before death: ‘My last words for America’ Overnight Defense: US envoy eyes Taliban peace deal by July | Taliban reluctant to offer ceasefire | Report says Pentagon planning to leave Syria by April Small-business owners hurt by shutdown must blame themselves Bezos’s head-on challenge of National Enquirer is right call Mueller looking into $1 million loan to Manafort after FBI raid Mississippi lieutenant governor was in fraternity that hosted racist party: report Northam tells top staff he won’t resign: report Early IRS statistics point to smaller average refund size this year Overnight Energy: EPA enforcement numbers at historic low | Dems push resolution to back Paris climate agreement | Top lawmaker demands Interior nominee’s schedules Hillicon Valley: Feds looking into Bezos claims about National Enquirer | Amazon reconsidering New York City HQ2 move | Sprint sues AT&T over 5G marketing claims US envoy hopes for Afghan peace deal by July On The Money: Negotiators discussing border funding lower than Trump’s demand | Amazon reconsiders HQ2 move to New York City | Early IRS numbers point to smaller average refunds How to seal the Green New Deal Activists launch GoFundMe to pay HBCU students to look for ‘racist’ photos in Virginia lawmakers’ yearbooks Real border solutions to avoid a second shutdown Election analyst says Trump does not need 50 percent of the vote to win in 2020 EPA polluter enforcement hit historic lows in 2018 Trump inaugural committee spent $175k per day for event space at Trump hotel: report Fourth man found guilty in beating of black man at Charlottesville rally Candace Owens: ‘If Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well — OK, fine’ Warren looks to move past ancestry controversy with 2020 announcement Trump’s ‘culture that cherishes innocent life’ hurts many abroad Jayapal questions Whitaker over ‘horror’ of immigrant family separations 
Chris Wallace: ‘Rich’ for GOP to rail against Dem oversight after repeated Obama-era investigations Election analyst says State of the Union, end of shutdown boosted Trump approval Trump offers condolences, orders flags at half-staff to honor Dingell The Founding Fathers believed in a wealth tax Trump campaign spent nearly $100K of donor money on law firm representing Kushner Texas bill aims to stop companies from throttling internet during disasters House lawmakers introduce resolution to support Paris climate agreement Top Judiciary Republican to Swalwell: ‘Stop running for president’ Instagram changes rules on self-harm postings after suicide Dem lawmaker says Trump administration has kicked ethics standards ‘to the curb’ Intelligence chiefs should be commended, despite Trump’s attacks on them Election analyst says Dems will fall in line with any 2020 nominee the party elects Judiciary Dem asks Whitaker: ‘How the heck did you become the head of the Department of Justice?’ Pollster says appeal of women candidates to woman voters is overestimated Forests must stand tall in any Green New Deal Joe Kennedy to endorse Warren during campaign announcement President Trump’s approval rating rises after State of the Union address McCarthy says Omar, Tlaib’s comments on Israel worse than Steve King Acting AG Whitaker: ‘Deeply concerning’ how CNN found out about Stone raid Senate’s 30-hour per nominee fake debate rule hobbles departments, agencies, and district courts Bipartisan House group heads to Camp David retreat It’s finally time to pass universal background checks What America’s Thinking: February 8, 2019 Former McCain chief of staff says he will not run for Senate in Arizona in 2020 McCabe accuses Trump of acting like mob boss in new book: report Federal prosecutors investigating Enquirer on Bezos: report McCabe: Rosenstein wrote Comey memo under duress GOP analyst says Biden could be Dems’ best shot at getting blue collar voters back Leaders from both parties pay tribute to Dingell’s life on House floor Dem senator introduces S. 420 bill that would legalize marijuana Moon mission could solidify Israel as Silicon Valley of the Middle East The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Whitaker clashes with Dems at combative hearing Amazon reconsiders bringing HQ2 to New York amid pushback: report Democrat to acting AG: ‘We are not joking here’ White House report: Administration not sabotaging ObamaCare Boehner to lead new lobbying group for cannabis Roger Stone tried to induce ‘heart attacks and strokes’ on Corsi: lawsuit More than 100 undocumented immigrants worked at Trump’s Bedminster resort during construction: report Mitch McConnell has shown the nation his version of power grab Dem lawmaker calls for investigation of Fairfax over assault allegations Military family advocate says servicewomen struggle to obtain services like child care Hannity decries Green New Deal as ‘economically guaranteed-to-be-devastating’ Just repeating claims on deregulation doesn’t make them true Lawmakers haggling over border dollars much lower than Trump’s demand Close friend of Virginia Gov. Northam: ‘He’s not leaving’ despite rolling controversy Farrow: National Enquirer company tried to blackmail me on Trump reporting Trump imposes travel ban on high-ranking Venezuelan officials Senate to hold hearing on potential privacy bill Social progress depends on diverse voices; some in Congress want to silence them Trump plan a big step forward in lowering drug costs GoFundMe group reaches fundraising goal to bring ‘Trump baby’ blimp to El Paso Scarborough: Right-wing media should stop ‘obsessing’ about AOC, ‘it is Nancy Pelosi’s party’ US military to leave Syria by April: report Cuomo challenges GOP lawmaker on gun violence: ‘You guys have never done a damn thing’ Taraji P. Henson: Female voters ‘just want respect’ Remembering baseball legend Frank Robinson and former Rep. John Dingell Survey of military families highlights financial stresses Trump’s warning to Congress on investigations overshadows his call for unity Panel: Will Joe Biden run for president? What would happen if he did? Trump evangelical adviser says they had disagreements over DACA, Charlottesville Trump religious adviser discusses why white evangelicals love the president Geraldo Rivera clashes with ‘Fox & Friends’ co-host over Green New Deal Rep. Brenda Lawrence talks what Dems hope to uncover in Trump investigations Trump’s acting attorney general tells Democrat his time is up in testy hearing House Democrats open investigation of Trump associates’ influence at VA Ocasio-Cortez hits at ‘Fox & Friends’ hosts: ‘I actually care about my community’ Top Dem demands schedule details from Interior nominee Kids in climate lawsuit ask to block fossil fuel production on federal land Surveillance footage of Stone arrest aired by Sinclair A feeding frenzy for race grievance predators Illinois Senate passes bill raising minimum wage to $15 Evangelicals care more about Trump’s policies than his personality, says pastor Sprint sues AT&T over ‘5G’ claims Meghan McCain: I wish ‘unwelcome’ Ivanka and Jared had not attended my father’s funeral National Enquirer publisher believes it ‘acted lawfully’ with Bezos USCIS child marriage report: Laws that do not value girls are baked into our system Manafort met with Ukrainian business partner in 2018: report The end of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan? Descendants from last US slave ship organize Alabama get-together Ivanka Trump: ‘Zero concern’ about Mueller investigation Slick Super Bowl commercial insufficient to boost journalism’s image Don’t extend the electric vehicle tax credit; repeal it Majority backs tougher gun laws, but don’t think lawmakers will act: poll Citing Virginia race scandals, Dem vows vote to impeach Trump Iran supreme leader: ‘Death to America’ aimed at leaders, not citizens We need to fix our broken asylum system Rising: February 8, 2019 Whitaker takes grilling from House lawmakers Kellyanne Conway: ‘I was assaulted at a restaurant’ by an ‘unhinged’ woman Pakistan playing central role in US-Taliban peace talks: report Trump whiffs on World Bank president selection Reporter: Bezos investigator believes ‘government entity’ may have obtained texts Why New York may come to regret its overreach on abortion The Hill’s Morning Report — Lawmakers: We are closing on a deal Lawmakers divided over how to end shutdowns for good ‘Smart wall’ sparks privacy fears on border Dems wary of killing off filibuster Biden’s votes, words on Iraq become hurdle in 2020