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The Hill Articles: July 1, 2019
July 1
Ocasio-Cortez says ‘humane’ shelters have space following visits to border facilities
Schumer: Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader ‘one of the worst few days’ in American diplomacy
Tim Ryan responds to Facebook border patrol group: ‘This is not a F—ING joke’
Trump says he would leave ‘strong intelligence’ in Afghanistan
Nike cancels ‘Betsy Ross flag’ sneaker after Kaepernick speaks out: report
Hundreds of scholars urge Holocaust Memorial Museum to stop rejecting border camp comparisons
US proposes $4B in new EU tariffs
Attorneys ask for charges to be dropped against Alabama woman who miscarried after being shot: report
Attorneys for Roy Moore accuser say he ‘likely failed’ polygraph test
Democratic lawmakers pay tense visit to Texas migrant facility
Top GOP lawmakers allege House Democrats are less effective
TSA chief says staffers deployed to southern border won’t significantly impact July 4 travel
On The Money: What’s next after Trump, Xi trade truce | Trump says new talks have ‘already begun’ | US breaks record for longest economic expansion | Trump signs bipartisan IRS reform bill
ICE detainee dies in Texas hospital
Hillicon Valley: Facebook facility evacuated after sarin scare | Warren, Jayapal question FCC over industry influence | 2020 Dems take on election security | Border Patrol to investigate Facebook group with racist, sexist posts
The fight for a fair census is not over
Overnight Energy: Democrats to vote on 2020 climate debate | Green groups sue to stop Keystone XL construction | States sue EPA for tougher rules on asbestos
Democrats seek solution in fight over 2020 climate debate
Sarah Sanders hits Ocasio-Cortez over criticism of Ivanka Trump’s G-20 appearance
Harris hops past Biden in early race for Black Caucus support
Mixing 5G and weather satellites could skew forecasts of next major storm
Trump: Trade talks with China have ‘already begun’
Ex-Trump official: Iran trying to ‘blackmail’ international community by exceeding uranium limit
Trump looking ‘very strongly’ at delaying census
Overnight Defense: Iran exceeds uranium stockpile limit | Trump warns Iran is ‘playing with fire’ | Trump’s Korea strategy brings high risks for 2020 | Trump getting tanks for Fourth of July event
Innovation is key to winning the global great power competition
Overnight Health Care: Panel of judges set for ObamaCare case | Trump officials delay ‘conscience protection’ rule | Theranos founder to go on trial for fraud next summer
Yang meets donor requirement for third and fourth debates
Center for American Progress selling ThinkProgress
Trump says immigration raids will happen after July 4
Trump: Iran ‘playing with fire’ by exceeding uranium stockpile limit
Trump signs bipartisan IRS reform bill
Trump says there will be military tanks at Fourth of July event
How Congress can make housing affordable again
Trade truce puts focus on next steps in US-China talks
White House aide Mercedes Schlapp leaving to join Trump campaign
Venus Williams ousted by 15-year-old American in 1st round of Wimbledon
EPA’s backward accounting protects polluters, not the people
Facebook facility evacuated after sarin scare
Massive Iowa book club planning to read all 2020 Democrats’ books ahead of caucus
Harris jumps to 2nd place in post-debate poll
Turkey stockpiling US weapons parts, ahead of possible sanctions: report
GOP senator presses Instagram, Facebook over alleged bias in content recommendations
Medicare can save millions on lab tests by creating panel codes
Tufts to remove murals that do not depict people of color
Lesser-known Democrats attack each other in 2020 race
Minimum wage hike takes effect in cities and states across US
Border crossing shut down after ‘large and unruly group’ forms in Mexico
Trump predicted to lose reelection in model that forecasted Democratic takeover of House
John Roberts shows the nation he can steer the Supreme Court ship
White House warns Iran over breach of enriched uranium limit
Harris surges past Warren to claim third place in post-debate poll
Paris bans nearly 3 million vehicles during weekdays in effort to crack down on pollution
Ocasio-Cortez says officials at migrant detention facility were telling women to drink out of toilets
2020 Democrat Andrew Yang sends well-wishes to Andy Ngo: ‘Journalists should be safe to report on a protest’
Gohmert calls Mueller an ‘anal opening’ ahead of testimony
Former Sanders aides launch consulting firm
Celebs fake audition for movie ‘Mueller Report’ for Tom Steyer’s pro-impeachment group
What America’s Thinking: July 1, 2019
Pennsylvania state official launches Democratic challenge to GOP rep in district carried by Trump
Dozens of protesters arrested outside New Jersey ICE detention center
De Blasio’s son pens op-ed about ‘the fear’ of police
Green groups sue to stop Keystone XL construction
Girl says she slept on the floor at Border Patrol facility and others were ‘locked up’ for crying
Border Patrol to investigate agent Facebook group with racist, sexist posts
Some good advice for Democrats to ignore in 2020
Judge says Duncan Hunter’s personal relationships can be evidence in corruption trial
Macron’s office ‘didn’t anticipate the reaction’ after sharing Ivanka Trump video clip
Poll: Few have heard of Trump’s July 4 speech, and those who have disapprove
Ocasio-Cortez condemns ‘violent culture’ of CBP following report of secret Facebook group
Cummings announces expansion of Oversight panel’s White House personal email probe, citing stonewalling
Sanders: Look at ‘totality’ of candidate instead of focusing on age
States sue EPA for tougher regulation of asbestos
Army specialist comes out to military as gay during live broadcast of Pride parade
New study suggests Trump’s 2016 poll numbers rose after increased Russian troll farm tweets
Kamala Harris praises Illinois for legalizing marijuana
Remembering Jahi McMath, the person who died twice
Virginia’s happy end to unlawful happy hour restrictions
New York attorney general fires back at Trump: ‘No one is above the law’
Lil Nas X appears to come out as gay during Pride Month
S&P 500 hits record high following G-20 trade progress
Bottom Line
Congress needs to repeal the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force
That busing question to Biden could come back to haunt Harris
Former RNC chair Michael Steele: Harris exchange with Biden may hurt her support in black community
Without diplomacy, the world’s major powers risk a renewed nuclear arms race
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle promote environmental activists: ‘There is a ticking clock to protect our planet’
Harvard faces backlash for naming former Michigan Gov. Snyder as research fellow
Hong Kong police forcibly remove protesters from legislative chambers
Holocaust survivor who offered to tour Auschwitz with Ocasio-Cortez calls for her to ‘be removed from Congress’
The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump takes gamble on North Korea
Harris, Warren are biggest debate winners, confidence in Biden drops: poll
Trump: Cuomo using New York attorney general as ‘bludgeoning tool’ against me
Clean power plan repeal shows strengths — and limits — of policy analysis
Rhode Island diocese lists Catholic officials ‘credibly’ accused of sexual abuse
Progressive group names the six 2020 Dems they’re considering for endorsement
ProPublica uncovers Facebook group for Border Patrol agents filled with derogatory posts targeting migrants, lawmakers
Latin America needs more tech in government to counter graft
Trump praises NJ legislators for not passing ‘millionaire’s tax’
Kim Kardashian changes name of ‘Kimono’ shapewear brand after accusations of cultural appropriation
Steve Harvey to cover college costs for 8 students at alma mater
Harris defends confronting Biden on busing at debate: ‘We must speak the truth’
Miss Tennessee crowns first African American pageant winner
Reason for optimism in Trump’s ‘Prosper Africa’ policy
Warren, Jayapal question FCC over industry’s influence
Former US attorney announces Senate bid in Kansas
Bernie Sanders shares doctored video showing him scaring Trump at rally
The billionaire exemption
Former Bolton aide pushes back on report of nuclear freeze with North Korea
Russia offers to swap prisoners with US: report
US breaks record for longest economic expansion
Health care needs transparency, and President Trump is making progress
Joint US, South Korean command gave Trump personalized golf jacket
Parkland survivor Emma González to Madonna: ‘This is NOT the correct way to talk about gun violence’
Mexican city wakes up to 3 feet of ice following freak hailstorm
Time for Trump to stop whining and start leading on Central America
Blogger assaulted by Antifa, New Press Sec. roughed up
Panel: Harris Birtherism, Buttigieg fundraising explosion
Nuclear monitor confirms Iran exceeds uranium stockpile limit
Tim Ryan calls for mental health counselor in every school as part of education plan
First black female senator defends Biden from Harris: ‘For her to take that tack is sad’
Lawyers say border officials barred them from visiting ‘sickest’ children at migrant facility
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to face trial on fraud charges next July
Advice for Biden on busing
Oregon passes bill providing free postage for election ballots
Man who claims he survived Santa Fe high school shooting exposed as fraud
The debates exposed a weakness in Biden
Michael Steele on how Trump will fare in 2020
Former NSC chief discusses Trump’s nuclear policies
Trump N. Korea talks, Trump caves to Huawei
Megan Rapinoe says USWNT ready to ‘block out’ distractions around White House controversy
UN loophole on terror financing is an urgent wake-up call: The world deserves answers
#UnwantedIvanka trends after Ivanka Trump’s G-20 appearance
Warren Buffett to donate $3.6 billion of stock to Gates Foundation, other charities
Agents feared riots over poor conditions at border station: report
Gender politics and the 2020 Democratic primary: A test case in lessons learned?
Trump continues push for tanks on National Mall for July Fourth event: report
Rising: July 1, 2019
Medicare for All won’t deliver what Democrats promise
California gun owners splurge on ammo as new background check law takes effect
It’s time for Trump to put a little pressure on Kim — and on John Bolton
Iranian media reports country has exceeded nuclear fuel limit
Bolton pushes back on North Korea negotiations report
‘Moneyball’ approach to closing the $2 trillion infrastructure finance gap
Student says candidate made inappropriate comments at youth summit: ‘He was telling us we should keep our legs closed’
Russia to tow controversial nuclear power station to Arctic: report
Tucker Carlson defends Trump’s praise for North Korea’s Kim: Leadership means ‘killing people’
Hong Kong protests escalate on anniversary of handoff to China
South Korea: Birds sparked border alert one day after Trump visit
75 years of Bretton Woods: Time for a change
Buttigieg raises $24.8 million, tripling haul in previous quarter
The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump touts handshake with Kim, tariff freeze with Xi
Democratic debates kick off Iowa summer sprint
Front-runner Biden faces skepticism in Iowa
Trump raises 2020 stakes by elevating North Korea, China on agenda
Juan Williams: Race-baiting Trump pushes everyone toward extremes