The Hill Articles: July 16, 2019

Lawmakers put spotlight on youth homelessness White House pays tribute to late Justice Stevens Trump praises GOP unity in opposing resolution condemning tweets Lawmakers pay tribute to late Justice Stevens Former Texas judge leaves GOP over Trump Air and Space Museum projects Apollo 11 launch on Washington Monument Biden campaign hired former Bill Clinton, Obama speechwriter after first debate Philadelphia mayor: Trump would ‘go to hell’ if he had to go back to where he came from Former Justice John Paul Stevens dies at age 99 Obama surprises students in Obama Youth Jobs Corps US nuclear weapon locations in Europe accidentally exposed in NATO committee report House calls for investigation into whether Pentagon tried to weaponize ticks Republicans scramble to contain Trump fallout Trump’s pick to lead Pentagon glides through confirmation hearing CNN slammed for having white nationalist Richard Spencer on to talk about Trump’s tweets The four Republicans who voted to condemn Trump’s tweets House Democrat says he still gets told to ‘go back’ to China Overnight Energy: Trump officials gut DC staff for public lands agency to move West | Democrats slam EPA over scientific boards | Deepwater Horizon most litigated environmental issue of decade Overnight Health Care — Presented by PCMA — Planned Parenthood ousts its president | Harris releases drug pricing plan | House Dem drug plan delayed until after recess Trump taps Monica Crowley to be Treasury spokeswoman Immigration advocacy groups sue Trump administration over asylum restrictions Democrats, scientists slam Trump administration actions on scientific boards Schumer throws support behind bill to study reparations ACLU pushes forward with request to sanction Trump officials in citizenship question case Activist: Exclusion of domestic workers from federal labor laws ‘a legacy of slavery’ Overnight Defense: Highlights from Defense pick’s confirmation hearing | Esper spars with Warren over ethics | Sidesteps questions on Mattis vs. Trump | Trump says he won’t sell F-35s to Turkey Lobbying World Webb: Questions for Robert Mueller FBI’s spreadsheet puts a stake through the heart of Steele’s dossier Mellman: The strategy of Donald Trump’s racism Green files articles of impeachment against Trump, setting up floor vote Senate ratifies long-stalled tax treaty Trump officials gut DC staff as public lands agency preps to move out West House votes to condemn Trump for ‘racist comments’ On The Money: Senators unload on Facebook cryptocurrency | Tech giants on defensive at antitrust hearing | Democrats ask Labor Department to investigate Amazon warehouses Hillicon Valley: Senators unload on Facebook cryptocurrency plan | Trump vows to ‘take a look’ at Google’s ties to China | Google denies working with China’s military | Tech execs on defensive at antitrust hearing | Bill would bar business with Huawei Trump administration denies temporary immigrant status to Venezuelans in US How Trump suddenly brought Democrats together on a resolution condemning him A trade deal with China is only part of the solution Huggies puts fathers on diaper boxes for the first time ever Tech giants on defensive at antitrust hearing Google official denies allegations of ties to China Harris slams Trump over tweets about Democratic congresswomen: ‘He’s a coward’ Nurse practitioners are the solution to health care provider shortages DC news outlet pulls feature crediting Nazi rocket scientist for Apollo 11 moon landing House votes against striking Pelosi remarks from record Judge orders Flynn attorneys to court next month Robert De Niro nominated for Emmy for ‘SNL’ role playing Robert Mueller Kentucky racing billboard defaced to say ‘Trump 2020: America’s Day as the Racist’ Oregon GOP launches effort to recall Democratic governor Groups sue Trump admin over new asylum restrictions Green to file articles of impeachment against Trump on Tuesday night Epstein charges show Congress must act to protect children from abuse New Hampshire’s GOP governor to allow nonbinary gender option on state-issued licenses Iowa agency director asked to resign day after emailing Tupac lyrics to all 4,300 department employees: report GOP demands that Pelosi remarks be removed from record Former Michelle Obama aide calls for ‘honest conversation’ about immigration Six executives at nonprofit running shelters for migrant children made at least $1M in 2017 Pushing the tobacco age to 21 is good, but it’s not enough Planned Parenthood ousts Leana Wen as president White House abruptly cancels Trump meeting with GOP leaders German mayor of Trump’s grandfather’s hometown says seeing ‘homes of his ancestors might bring him back to earth’ Ocasio-Cortez accuses GOP leader of being ‘complicit in advancing racism in America’ Jewish group blocks entrances to ICE headquarters during protest Judge signs order permanently blocking citizenship question from 2020 census The right to a perfect job match New York raises legal age to buy tobacco, e-cigarettes Trump: Congresswomen can ‘go wherever they want’ Scaramucci says Trump is ‘turning into’ a racist Kellyanne Conway says she meant ‘no disrespect’ with question about reporter’s ethnicity Appeals court rules for Trump in fight over federal worker restrictions Senators unload on Facebook cryptocurrency at hearing R. Kelly ordered held without bail: report Trump circumvents Congress to destroy asylum protections Reporter presses McConnell on if it’s racist to tell his immigrant wife to ‘go back to her country’ Serena Williams, Mark Cuban invest in company working to end black maternal mortality Klobuchar fundraises for McConnell challenger: ‘Two Amys are better than one’ German defense minister elected EU Commission president Ex-NBA star John Salley to co-host PETA’s annual ‘Congressional Veggie Dog Lunch’ ‘Orange is the New Black’ author to Congress: Reform ‘patriarchal’ criminal justice system 82-year-old House Democrat asks ‘The Squad’ if he can join US should be the hero in the climate story Liz Cheney calls Ayanna Pressley’s comments at Netroots Nation ‘racist’ Duncan Hunter, Democratic opponent seek money advantage ahead of 2020 rematch Almost half of voters say elected officials shouldn’t be allowed to block Twitter followers Feinstein introduces bill to prohibit campaigns from using social media bots Capitol Police chief says threats against lawmakers increasing What America’s Thinking: July 16, 2019 Pro-impeachment Democrats wary of Al Green’s floor vote push Army recruiter calling himself ‘Colorado batman’ arrested for soliciting underage sex McConnell says Trump is not a racist, but calls for better rhetoric Alabama GOP senate candidate says ‘homosexual activities’ have ruined TV, country’s moral core Agriculture Department’s relocation of ERS and NIFA: A solution in search of a problem Merriam-Webster appears to jab Brit Hume for citing its first definition of racism to defend Trump Trump says US will not sell Turkey F-35s after Russian missile defense system purchase Durbin slams McConnell as Trump’s ‘greatest enabler’ Thousands of model rockets launched in honor of Apollo 11 anniversary Warren spars with Trump’s top Defense nominee over ethics Fighting the opioid epidemic: Congress can’t just pass laws, but must also push to enforce them Lawmakers request documents on DC councilman ethics investigation Colombian official urges more help for Venezuelan migrants House GOP presses members to oppose resolution condemning Trump remarks as racist Kellyanne Conway asks reporter ‘what’s your ethnicity’ while defending Trump’s ‘go back’ comments about minority lawmakers New photo of Trump with Kim Jong Un hung in the White House Democrats ask Labor Department to investigate Amazon warehouses IMF chief Christine Lagarde resigns Hoyer slams McCarthy’s defense of Trump tweets: ‘Baloney’ Bureau of Land Management to move headquarters from DC to Colorado Trump’s no racist — he’s an equal opportunity offender The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump digs in ahead of House vote to condemn tweet Senators press FTC over ‘woefully inadequate’ Facebook settlement Jack Dorsey maxes out donations to Tulsi Gabbard presidential bid Authorities say they’ve finally caught Chicago alligator ‘Chance the Snapper’ Trump maintains he’s not seeking regime change in Iran Top Democrat: Mass incarceration in US is ‘an embarrassment’ PBS premieres first nationally distributed kids’ show with Native American lead ‘High Noon,’ 30 years ago: Inspiration for the US-Central Europe relationship of tomorrow Judge finds Stone violated gag order, blocks him from using social media House Dems, Senate GOP build money edge to protect majorities Crowd breaks into laughter after Sanders asks whether big bank is ‘really sponsoring’ his interview with WaPo Deepwater Horizon most litigated environmental issue of past decade, report finds ‘Game of Thrones’ scores record-breaking 32 Emmy nominations Jeffries defends Democratic Caucus tweet slamming Ocasio-Cortez chief of staff Eric Garner’s mother on DOJ decision: ‘You killed my son and you won’t get away with it’ Ocasio-Cortez calls decision not to charge NYPD officer in Eric Garner’s death ‘injustice’ 2020 Democrats condemn decision not to charge officer in Eric Garner’s death Poll: Biden, Sanders and Warren lead 2020 Democrats in New Hampshire Trump campaign manager dismisses possible Sanford primary challenge House Republican leader: Congress should raise debt ceiling before August recess Julia Louis-Dreyfus, ‘Veep’ get Emmy nods for final season CNN, MSNBC say ‘racist’ more than 1,100 times regarding Trump ‘go back’ tweet since Sunday Trump says migrant detention centers are ‘not concentration camps’ Poll: Biden leads 2020 Democrats by 13 points, followed by Sanders, Warren and Harris Democratic chair: Medicare negotiating drug prices not moving before August Lawmakers introduce bill to block U.S. companies from doing business with Huawei The losing proposition of reparations House GOP leader says Trump’s tweets were not racist Abigail Disney says she went to Disneyland to see conditions of workers: ‘I was so livid’ Conway: Progressive congresswomen represent ‘dark underbelly in this country’ Ocasio-Cortez trashes Trump after he says he doesn’t have ‘a Racist bone in my body’ Sanders responds to Biden’s criticism of health care plan: ‘Of course he’s wrong’ Trump, Ocasio-Cortez make Time’s list of most influential on the internet Kellyanne Conway: ‘I totally disagree’ with husband’s op-ed calling Trump racist Democrat Sherrod Brown torches Facebook at hearing: They ‘broke journalism,’ ‘helped incite a genocide’ Scaramucci calls Trump tweets ‘racist and unacceptable’ Esper sidesteps question on whether he aligns more with Mattis or Trump Harris slams DOJ decision not to charge police in Eric Garner’s death Amazon offering shoppers $10 to track websites they visit Warren embraces Thiel label: ‘Good’ As tensions escalate, US must intensify pressure on Iran and the IAEA Jesse Jackson calls on Trump to pardon Rod Blagojevich Panel: Who defines what it mean to be American? House Democrat pushes for censuring Trump in closed-door meeting Panel: Beto sinks like a rock in fundraising Kavanaugh author: Why the Supreme Court will never be the same Ai-Jen Poo: Time for a domestic workers bill of rights How to disrupt for-profit migrant facilities Pentagon chief nominee: ‘We need to get back on the diplomatic channel’ with Iran CBC chair: I fear for the squad’s lives Bidencare Wrong On Everything, Wiping Out Student Debt Black Caucus leader calls Trump’s attacks on minority lawmakers ‘despicable’ Ocasio-Cortez rips Trump for bragging ‘about sexually assaulting women’ SC Republican Mark Sanford considering primary challenge to Trump Ann Coulter offers rare praise for Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Sanders slams decision not to charge officer who killed Eric Garner Calls for Ivy League universities to lose non-profit status Panel: Warren’s immigration plans Panel: Trump’s tweets under scrutiny Labor leader to Democrats: How you win us back Trump: I don’t have a racist bone in my body New Hampshire county commissioner quits GOP because of Trump Former Acting ICE Director: analyzing weekend ICE raids Obama detention policy a black scar. Trump administration is worse Hosts: Pelosi’s way has failed Biden jokes he’s ready for a pushup competition with Trump US military satellites are vulnerable to hacking — but Trump’s ‘Space Force’ could help fix that #ObamaWasBetterAt trends after Trump attacks on minority congresswomen Netflix pulls suicide scene from teen drama ’13 Reasons Why’ Feds will not charge officer who killed Eric Garner Ocasio-Cortez responds to fresh criticism from Trump Delays in immigration filings hurt US companies Biden says his presidency would not be ‘a third term of Obama’ Presidential historian: Trump now with Andrew Johnson as ‘most racist president in American history’ Man who lost his family on Boeing 737 Max says company executives should face criminal charges The peculiar priorities of Adam Schiff Cardi B says voters let Bernie Sanders down Biden knocks Trump on tweets about ‘smart as hell’ Ocasio-Cortez Beware the digital tax trap Iran: Negotiations possible on ballistic missiles if Trump lifts sanctions Schwarzenegger calls Trump attack on minority lawmakers ‘un-American’ and ‘crude’ Tennessee police warn flushing drugs could create ‘meth-gators’ Congress must take down Trump administration’s barriers to citizenship China: ‘Totally misleading’ for Trump to tie trade deal to slowing economy Trump says administration will ‘take a look’ after Thiel raises concerns about Google, China Rising: July 16, 2019 A $15 minimum wage is exactly what our economy needs Thiel calls Warren the most ‘dangerous’ Democratic candidate Marine Corps veteran denied entry to US for citizenship interview Trump: ‘Petrified’ Democrats afraid to take on progressive congresswomen North Korea warns US-South Korea drills threaten nuclear talks Why Trump’s bigoted tropes won’t work in 2020 Oregon to require schools to teach about Holocaust Harris vows to put ‘people over profit’ in prescription drug plan The buck stops here: How to restore accountability to the federal regulatory system The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by JUUL Labs – House to vote to condemn Trump tweet The Memo: Toxic 2020 is unavoidable conclusion from Trump tweets Fundraising numbers highlight growing divide in 2020 race GOP put on the back foot by Trump’s race storm Five things to watch for at Defense nominee’s confirmation hearing House poised to hold Barr, Ross in contempt Ocasio-Cortez top aide emerges as lightning rod amid Democratic feud Insurance lobby chief confronts storm over Medicare for All Critics slam $5 billion Facebook fine as weak Exclusive: Hawley targets higher ed monopolies with new legislation Liberal think tank: GOP paid parental leave proposals are too narrow