The Hill Articles: July 22, 2019

July 22
Fox’s Ingraham: ‘Good riddance’ to fired officers who said Ocasio-Cortez should be shot Trump met with Nunes to discuss potential replacements for Dan Coats: report Teen migrant separated from family to be laid to rest after suicide Gillibrand says she doesn’t regret calling for Franken to resign House lawmakers introduce bill to help those struggling with student debt O’Rourke calls Trump event ‘almost an impromptu Nuremberg rally’ after ‘send her back’ chants Study: Increasing police forces’ diversity does not reduce racial disparity in shootings Ex-Ohio judge dragged from court after being ordered to be taken into custody The Memo: Trump’s risky bid for attention Trump lashes out at media after border criticism DOJ tells Mueller to limit testimony to his public report Volvo recalls 500K cars over engine part What America’s Thinking: July 22, 2019 Feehery: Borders and walls Press: The new Southern Strategy Conservative former NFL player says Trump met with him to discuss ‘black America’ New Trump asylum restrictions face first legal test Detroit mayor endorses Biden Overnight Health Care: Trump official knocks public option | House drug pricing bill coming in September | HHS holds off on enforcing new family planning rules | FDA launches anti-vaping ads Bottom Line Hickenlooper asks Ivanka Trump for 2020 support Davis: Advice to House Democrats — Mueller is right to stick to the facts; don’t ask him to imitate Starr and Comey Hillicon Valley: Equifax to pay up to $700M over data breach | Settlement invites criticism from lawmakers | Microsoft settles bribery case | Election security to take back seat at Mueller testimony Giuliani: Anything new during Mueller’s testimony would be ‘highly questionable’ On The Money: Trump, Congress reach two-year budget, debt limit deal | What we know | Deal gets pushback from conservatives | Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement | Warren warns another ‘crash’ is coming Rashida Tlaib: Minimum wage should be $20 an hour, not $15 Overnight Defense: Iran’s spy claim adds to tensions with US | Trump, lawmakers get two-year budget deal | Trump claims he could win Afghan war in a week Louisiana police officer fired after saying on Facebook that Ocasio-Cortez ‘needs a round’ House Oversight schedules Thursday vote to hold Kellyanne Conway in contempt Appeals court rules against Trump administration on indefinite detention of asylum-seekers Equifax breach settlement sparks criticism Trump stands to win big as the Democrats turn off moderates Judge rules against oil companies to keep climate liability case in Rhode Island Trump, Democrats clinch two-year budget deal GOP strategist backtracks after falsely claiming Fox News won’t show Mueller testimony Georgia state lawmaker defends allegation white man told her to ‘go back’ Ditching fossil fuels can tackle affordable housing and climate change Kamala Harris poses with Katy Perry, Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande at fundraiser Pentagon funding request reveals classified Black Hawk mission over DC Almost half of Americans say criticizing America is unpatriotic, poll finds Shepard Smith to Puerto Rico governor: Voters ‘no longer trust you and your leadership’ Public banking can fund green investment Overnight Energy: Senators push back on EPA’s new FOIA rule | Agency digs in on rule change | Watchdog expands ethics probe of former EPA air chief Iran’s spy claims raise tensions another notch with Trump Pelosi aide: Major bill to lower drug prices coming in September How Mueller deputy Andrew Weissmann’s offer to an oligarch could boomerang on DOJ Members of polygamist group plead guilty to energy scam Bipartisan senators fight ‘political considerations’ in EPA’s new FOIA rule Trump takes hit from conservative commentators on border wall Mexico won’t discuss ‘safe third country’ agreement with US Louisiana police officer placed on leave after saying Ocasio-Cortez ‘needs a round’ in Facebook post Lawmakers should not turn the Mueller testimony into a circus Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face charges over Las Vegas rape allegation Top German CEO: Trump becoming ‘the face of racism and exclusion’ Investigation finds dozens of Alaska police officers were hired despite disqualifying past criminal convictions No more food fights: The case for issue-specific presidential primary debates Sarah Sanders attended Republican governors retreat amid gubernatorial speculation: report India pushes back against Trump offer to mediate Kashmir dispute Wildfires and public lands aren’t America’s only forestry problem Trump discusses Iran, Afghanistan, Hong Kong in marathon press event Democratic lawmaker: ‘I love America even though at times she didn’t love me back’ Tennessee police say they were joking about ‘meth-gators’ Giuliani: Biden not ‘smart enough’ to be president Trade, health care fuel K Street boom Politician targeted by Puerto Rican governor responds: ‘This is an attack on all women’ Harris unveils plan to revamp infrastructure, ensure access to clean water Record number of states considered marijuana legalization in 2019 Study: Immigrants and their kids founded nearly half of Fortune 500 companies New York becomes first state to ban declawing of cats Effective overseas inspections are key to ensuring drug quality Trump changes tune, says he ‘might’ watch part of Mueller testimony Trump store sells more than 140,000 plastic straws in dig at ‘liberal paper straws’ Trump claims ‘no racial tension’ caused by attacks on Democratic lawmakers Puerto Ricans block major highway in protest of governor Trump Jr., Guilfoyle raise $2.5 million on California swing for Trump campaign UK to increase military presence in Gulf amid tensions with Iran Using the VA Mission Act to justify raising federal spending levels is bad for veterans and taxpayers Trump says he could win Afghan war in a week but doesn’t ‘want to kill 10 million people’ Tlaib: I’m not going anywhere ‘until I impeach this president’ Majority of independents oppose Trump reelection, undecided on 2020 Democrats: poll Actors’ union to work with ‘intimacy coordinators’ to set standards for sex scenes Human rights: Trump’s trump card against China and North Korea Chinese investment in US plummets 90 percent amid Trump trade war Democratic senator slams DeVos: ‘I think we should send her back’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump targets Mueller ahead of testimony Panama becomes first Central American country to ban single-use plastic bags Watchdog probing more ethics investigations into EPA’s former air chief: report Macy’s pulls dinner plates after accusations they promote eating disorders ACLU promises lawsuit over expedited immigrant removal expansion Pence to push new NAFTA deal in visit to Iowa Miss Michigan defends controversial tweets that cost her title Trump health official bashes public option as no better than ‘Medicare for All’ Americans must fight frightful despotism of gerrymandering Giuliani warns Epstein case could ‘implicate a lot of people’ Greta Thunberg receives Normandy’s Freedom Prize, donates prize money to climate groups Former state House candidate says she made up story about removing 77 bullets from Pulse shooting victims GOP group defends Mueller ahead of testimony Microsoft settles anti-bribery case for over $25 million Trump pays respects to late Justice Stevens at Supreme Court The big Democratic gamble: North or South? Chelsea Clinton announces birth of third child Al Franken says he ‘absolutely’ regrets resigning Ukrainian officials and Giuliani are sharing back-channel campaign information: report Trump attacks the ‘Squad’ as ‘Racist group of troublemakers’ We must keep our promise to mine workers Trump considering hosting G-7 at Trump National Doral resort: report Oregon TV station pulls story about comedian who said he was punched over anti-Trump joke Pelosi, Mnuchin reach ‘near-final agreement’ on budget, debt ceiling Golfer credits Trump’s advice for winning PGA event Trump to host second state dinner during visit from Australian leader Will Democrats be up to the task of publicly interviewing Mueller? Trump admin to expand expedited immigrant removal authority Pro-democracy protesters attacked at Hong Kong train station Wendy Davis launches bid for Congress in Texas Warren warns another ‘economic crash’ is coming Contested NC House race in dead heat: internal poll A question for Robert Mueller Steyer calls on Pelosi to cancel six-week ‘vacation’ for Congress Panel: Bernie calls out Biden on Medicare for All Trump Jr.’s book, ‘Triggered,’ to be published in November Panel: 2020 is Progressives V. Biden India successfully launches rocket to the moon Celebrating Bob Dole’s 96th Birthday Youtuber Michael Brooks on why Bernie is different from Warren Trump calls Iran claim that it arrested CIA spies ‘totally false’ In Europe, anti-Semitism is back, from the masses to their leaders Giuliani lays out Trump’s strategy against Mueller Krystal Ball: “Thank God for the Squad” , Saagar Enjeti: China messed with Top Gun Schiff: US ‘not ready’ to battle foreign election interference in 2020 New Zealand to ban foreign visitors from buying guns Trump renews Mueller attacks days before testimony Rep. Haaland says Trump’s ‘go back’ remarks ‘perplexing and wrongheaded’ to Native Americans A sad day for agriculture: Unnecessarily moving USDA research arm Trump blasts ‘bonkers’ media spewing ‘Radical Left Democrat views’ Progressive mayor launches primary challenge to top Ways and Means Democrat Costa Rica blames tainted alcohol in mysterious deaths Venezuelan jet ‘aggressively shadowed’ Navy aircraft: Pentagon ‘Medicare for All’: The hype v. Maryland’s reality Leaked documents show Huawei helped North Korea build wireless network: report Cuomo rips power company over NYC blackouts: ‘Should have been better prepared’ Report: Ross ‘tends to fall asleep’ in Commerce meetings Rising: July 22, 2019 High stakes for Trump and Pakistan’s Khan: Afghanistan, India, nukes and money Turkey threatens US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria ahead of talks Iran says it has arrested 17 CIA spies, sentences some to death It’s time to shine a spotlight on the taxes struggling performers pay UN nuclear watchdog chief dies Equifax to pay up to $700 million to feds, states in 2017 data breach settlement Don’t let budget talks threaten Medicare Part D The Hill’s Morning Report — Mueller Time: Dems, GOP ready questions for high-stakes testimony This week: Mueller dominates chaotic week on Capitol Hill Juan Williams: Trump fans the flames of white grievance Judd Gregg: Wherefore art thou, GOP? Key numbers to know for Mueller’s testimony Courts become turbocharged battleground in Trump era