The Hill Articles: January 17, 2019

News photographer saves drowning woman during storm Report: Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress about Moscow tower plans MLK national park will reopen amid shutdown after Delta Air Lines grant Trump officials discussed ‘deterrent effect’ of prosecuting migrant parents: report Study finds twice as many asteroids striking Earth as dinosaur era Activist who met with GOP lawmakers also promotes ‘black violence’ gene: report DC train system losing $400k per day during government shutdown New Jersey to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour Mnuchin refuses to testify at hearing on shutdown impacts Senate Republicans eye rules change to speed Trump nominees AeroMexico offers new ‘DNA Discounts’ in viral ad campaign Netflix to keep controversial ‘Bird Box’ footage despite criticism Overnight Defense: Trump unveils new missile defense plan | Dems express alarm | Shutdown hits Day 27 | Trump cancels Pelosi foreign trip | Senators offer bill to prevent NATO withdrawal Model who claimed to have recordings revealing Trump-Russia ties detained in Moscow: report California cook files complaint saying she was fired for speaking Spanish Attorney accuses Trump of trying to intimidate Cohen ahead of congressional testimony Hillicon Valley: Facebook purges more fake accounts from Russia | Amazon shareholders look to block facial recognition tech sales to police | ACLU sues for records on social media surveillance | Tim Cook says FTC should let consumers delete their data Alabama church hands out $16,500 worth of groceries to families on furlough Ohio sold $75k in medical marijuana on first day of legal sales Ex-interpreter for US troops in Afghanistan released from ICE custody Overnight Energy: House Dem to offer measure backing Paris climate deal | Former Federal Reserve chiefs call for carbon tax | Watchdog urges agencies to update climate guidance Veteran underemployment — it’s a minefield here at home Top Judiciary Republican sees potential for bipartisan agreement on cyber issues Is Chechnya Putin’s blueprint for Syria? McConnell blocks bill to reopen most of government Overnight Health Care: Thousands more migrant children may have been separated | Senate rejects bill to permanently ban federal funds for abortion | Women’s March to lobby for ‘Medicare for All’ Local newspaper apologizes for demanding woman’s obituary remove anti-Trump line Trump cancels delegation’s trip to Davos amid shutdown Trump administration to appeal ruling against 2020 census citizenship question On The Money: Shutdown Day 27 | Trump fires back at Pelosi by canceling her foreign travel | Dems blast ‘petty’ move | Trump also cancels delegation to Davos | House votes to disapprove of Trump lifting Russia sanction Financial system can forge bipartisanship in Congress New Yorker cover shows Trump ‘walled in’ amid shutdown talks Bipartisan senators reintroduce bill to prevent Trump from withdrawing from NATO Kaine to force Senate to hold rare Saturday session amid shutdown Red Sox manager says he plans to visit White House Women’s March plans ‘Medicare for All’ day of lobbying in DC Senate rejects government-wide ban on abortion funding Acting AG Whitaker’s wife defends him in lengthy email to journalist Alfred Newman, one of the last Navajo code talkers, dies at 94 Losing the fight against corruption and narco-trafficking in Guatemala Dems express alarm at Trump missile defense plans Court rejects FCC request to delay net neutrality case The battle of energy-economic narratives is tainting the Green New Deal Democrat responds to being told ‘go back to Puerto Rico’ on House floor Pence to critics of wife’s new job: ‘Attacking Christian education is deeply offensive’ Rosie O’Donnell: Trump will be arrested before the 2020 election CNN’s Acosta: ‘Childish’ Trump postponed Pelosi trip abroad over shutdown Congress must act now to save NATO from Trump Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin early-voting restrictions Trump bucked orthodoxy on China, and it just might work Law firm tied to Manafort’s Ukraine lobbying will register as foreign agent Dershowitz to The Atlantic: Do not violate Constitution to safeguard it Chicago officers acquitted of attempted cover up in Laquan McDonald shooting ACLU sues federal agencies in attempt to obtain social media surveillance records Trump campaign fundraises off Pelosi’s call to postpone State of the Union Dem senators debate whether to retweet Cardi B video criticizing Trump over shutdown Ocasio-Cortez: ‘At what point is Fox News obligated to not lie?’ GOP lawmaker accuses Dems of ’empowering’ anti-Semitism Koch network focuses on DACA-for-border deal Scientific findings have the potential to change the way abortion is viewed Graham criticizes Trump canceling Pelosi trip as ‘inappropriate’ Pollster says Americans tend to feel better about their own city, state than entire country GOP pollster says last minute enthusiasm saved Republicans in some midterm races Dow jumps after report that US mulling lifting China tariffs Mark Kelly considering Senate bid as Arizona Dems circle McSally Virginia legislator openly carries her gun on state Senate floor CNN airs montage of Trump saying there was ‘no collusion’ with Russia after Giuliani comments A blueprint for 21st century policing Kasich fundraising off CNN job amid 2020 speculation GoFundMe: Federal workers have launched more than 1,500 crowdfunding campaigns during shutdown Trump announces new missile defense plan, chastises allies on spending Nuclear energy can’t meet challenge of addressing climate change, says former regulator A cautionary tale on internet freedom carve-outs Group aiming to draft Beto O’Rourke unveils first 2020 video House Dem to offer measure backing Paris climate deal GOP pollster says some Republicans view Trump’s Syria withdrawal as ‘surrender’ to Russia Trump fires back at Pelosi, cancels her foreign travel GOP lawmaker pushes to derail Tlaib from leading delegation to West Bank How 5G will enable augmented and virtual reality Dems offer bill to provide loans to federal employees affected by shutdown Prince Philip involved in car crash, not injured ‘Huge percentage’ of voters who supported US presence in Syria say it should be maintained, GOP pollster says Watchdog group: Trump had over 1,400 conflicts of interest in first two years House chairman calls for Mnuchin to testify on shutdown’s economic effects Democrats will push to retake vote on funding government after chaos on the floor Trump’s Medicare rule change threatens to reignite AIDS epidemic Tim Cook: FTC should let users delete their data ‘on demand, freely, easily’ Congress sends bill renewing anti-terrorism program to Trump Moonves to fight CBS for $120M severance Amazon shareholders push to halt facial recognition contracts with police Steve King’s primary challenger raises more than $100k in first 10 days of campaign Macron: US ‘retreat from Syria’ won’t change mission to eradicate ISIS State Dept. asks employees to return to work amid shutdown Lack of HUD funding is impacting seniors and those with disabilities Brexit chaos makes for great drama, a frightening future LGBT group sends John Oliver book about gay Pence bunny to school where Karen Pence teaches Tulsi Gabbard apologizes for past LGBT remarks in new video House votes 362-53 to disapprove Trump lifting of sanctions on Russian companies Ocasio-Cortez’s first House floor speech becomes C-SPAN’s most-viewed Twitter video YouTube suspends ads on Islamophobic UK activist Tommy Robinson’s videos: reports DeVos recovering from broken pelvis, hip socket after bicycle accident Why Joe Biden (or any moderate) cannot be nominated What America’s Thinking: January 17, 2019 House rejects GOP measure to pay workers but not open government Federal Reserve study finds student loan debt is keeping young people from buying homes Poll: Most Americans want US troops in Syria GOP’s Crenshaw would debate Ocasio-Cortez: I’d ask questions ‘you wish journalists would ask’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Day 27 of the shutdown | Cohen reportedly paid company to rig online polls, boost his own image | Atlantic publishes ‘Impeach Donald Trump’ cover story GOP Rep. Tom Marino resigns from Congress Government shutdown has hidden costs, long-term consequences Ilhan Omar defends 2012 tweet: ‘I don’t know how my comments would be offensive to Jewish Americans’ Giuliani now says he has ‘no knowledge’ of Trump campaign colluding with Russia House Republicans call for moving State of the Union to Senate chamber Louis CK jokes about past sexual misconduct Former teacher says accountability in LA charter school system is lacking amid teachers’ strike Unemployment claims in Wisconsin up nearly 18 percent since shutdown began: report CNN anchors challenge Dem on claim that Graham ‘is somehow compromised’ Trump silent on State of Union threat but hits Pelosi over border wall LA teachers strike to preserve their ruinous monopoly Former Federal Reserve chairs, economists, back carbon tax Trump offers condolences in first public comments on Syria attack Black student sues after allegedly told she was ‘too dark’ for dance team Why William Barr must promise to make the Mueller report public Pelosi: Trump ‘very silent’ on postponing State of Union Jury awards hotel dishwasher $21 million after finding employer violated her religious rights Gillibrand to attend Women’s March Iowa after announcing 2020 bid Ex-regulatory official says nuclear power industry ‘warps’ views about safety of technology China’s Uighur abuse augurs poorly for world Ex-Michelle Obama aide says O’Rourke’s road trip is a ‘listening tour’ in form of a travel blog Ex-RNC chair rips GOP senators for allowing Trump to lift Russia sanctions: ‘It’s all collusion’ McCarthy, allies retaliate against Freedom Caucus leader Schumer recruiting top-notch candidate for McCain Senate seat Howard Dean to CNN: All Dem candidates qualified to be president except Tulsi Gabbard 
Lawsuit claims nooses, ‘whites-only’ signs displayed at Ohio GM plant The downside of Michael Cohen’s testifying publicly Gary Cohn criticizes the shutdown: ‘Completely wrong’ Watch live: Trump participates in the Missile Defense Review announcement Watchdog: Thousands more migrant children separated from parents than previously known Trump lashes out at Schumer: So funny to watch him ‘groveling’ Jane Fonda: ‘We need a wall’ between the White House and Mueller probe GOP can’t excommunicate King and ignore Trump playing to white supremacy and racism Barack Obama wishes Michelle a happy birthday: ‘You’re one of a kind’ US ‘alarmed’ by reports of security forces targeting, beating activists in Zimbabwe Kamala Harris says her New Year’s resolution is to ‘cook more’ Generation Z may be most liberal demographic yet World Health Organization orders internal investigation into alleged racism, misconduct Harris to oppose Trump’s attorney general nominee Poll: Trump approval falls amid weeks-long shutdown Former nuclear regulatory official Gregory Jaczko says nuclear power is too expensive and potentially dangerous Panel: Trump approval rating dips amid shutdown Los Angeles teacher speaks out about strike 5 myths about William Barr As wall shutdown continues, Hill.TV’s Buck Sexton reports from the border Jewish-American news publication The Forward ending print edition, cutting staff 40 percent ISIS claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Syria Iran says newscaster detained in US has ‘done nothing but journalism’ Cohen on poll rigging report: ‘What I did was at the direction of and for the sole benefit of’ Trump Juan Williams on Fox: Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter are ‘running this government’ LA teacher says lack of student services galvanized teachers strike Human Rights Watch sees growing resistance to autocrats Cybersecurity of our nuclear systems needs to be a top priority GOP rep: ‘Rand Paul is giving the president bad advice’ on Afghanistan and Syria China ‘not worried in the slightest’ about concern over Canadian’s death sentence Rand Paul suggests holding State of the Union in Senate Chinese trade ministry announces talks in Washington TSA: Screener absentee rate slowing, still double last year Iowa newspaper apologizes for endorsing Steve King, calls for resignation Researchers identify malware that can dismantle cloud security protections Over 12,000 Belgian students skip school for climate protest Former ICE chief tells Fox News: Nancy Pelosi is ‘disgusting’ Why all presidential nominees should release their tax returns Trump 2020 campaign manager hits George Conway: ‘Think how bad of a husband you have to be’ Most NH voters would back ‘unity ticket’ in 2020: poll William Barr’s only ‘flaw’ is that he was nominated by Trump Howard Dean looking for a ‘younger, newer’ Democratic nominee in 2020 The Atlantic calls for Trump impeachment in new cover story Cohen hired firm to rig polls, only paid part of bill with bag of cash: report What drives migrant caravans? Violence, impunity and social media Rising: January 17, 2019 Most voters won’t support Trump in 2020: PBS/NPR poll NY Times prints special section featuring women of the 116th Congress Facebook takes down anti-NATO pages linked to Russia We need action on personal cybersecurity The Hill’s Morning Report — Shutdown fallout — economic distress Ocasio-Cortez, freshmen poised to take on Wall Street IRS shutdown plan fails to quell worries States scramble to fill void left by federal shutdown Speculation swirls over candidates to succeed Rosenstein Not your ‘grandfather’s’ campaign: 2020 Dems look to stand out in crowded race Security firm identifies cyberattacks on West African financial groups