The Hill Articles: June 10, 2019

Pence says it was ‘right decision’ to prohibit flying LGBT rainbow flag outside US embassies Amash exits House Freedom Caucus in wake of Trump impeachment stance Analysis says Google made $4.7B from news sites last year Iowa Poll: Most likely caucus goers wish several or most candidates would drop out Delay of new trade deal harms America’s digital advantage New York Times to stop publishing political cartoons Airline passenger accidentally opening emergency exit causes 7-hour flight delay Alabama gov signs bill requiring child sex offenders to undergo chemical castration Overnight Health Care: Democratic leaders ‘unlikely’ to allow vote on reversing Hyde Amendment | South Carolina seeks Medicaid work requirements | Protesters demand AMA back ‘Medicare for All’ Senate health panel to move forward on package to lower health costs next week House Democrats pull legislation that would give lawmakers raise Senate GOP, White House to meet on avoiding October shutdown Bottom line Gun seller that stocked up anticipating 2016 Clinton victory files Chapter 11: report Judge issues another order to keep Missouri’s last abortion clinic open Kim Jong Un’s slain half-brother had met with CIA: report Feehery: Pelosi’s dangerous impeachment game Press: How ‘Nervous Nancy’ trumped Trump House Homeland Security panel to hold hearings on DHS’s use of biometric information in wake of CBP breach Democrats begin Mueller hearings with Watergate-era witness Vatican rejects idea that people can ‘choose one’s gender’ Tensions between Democrats, Justice cool for a day Republicans warn Cuccinelli won’t get confirmed by GOP Senate Overnight Defense: Inside the $733B House defense policy bill | Senators take new tack to challenge Saudi arms sales | Raytheon, United Technologies to merge House passes bill to establish DHS cyber ‘first responder’ teams Hillicon Valley: News industry cheers scrutiny on Big Tech | Border Patrol says traveler photos stolen in data breach | Democratic FCC commish pushes industry on blocking robocalls | Justices to hear Comcast discrimination case Democrat offers measure to prevent lawmakers from sleeping in their offices Success with Mexico tariff threat proves it was not used to distract Cummings sets contempt votes for Barr, Ross for Wednesday Democratic strategist says Republicans are turning immigration debate into ‘political football’ Overnight Energy: Trump appoints Social Security watchdog to also oversee Interior | Critics question EPA guidance on pipelines | Battle over science roils EPA House Democrats appeal order against them in Trump border wall lawsuit On The Money: House Democrats pull bill giving lawmakers raise | Senate GOP, White House to meet on avoiding October shutdown | Trump threatens tariffs if Xi skips G-20 | Trump hits Chamber over trade | House passes IRS bill without ‘Free File’ program Canada bans whale, dolphin captivity Watergate figure John Dean earns laughter for responses to GOP lawmakers EPA issues guidance critics say would limit state’s authorities over pipeline projects Throwing more money at the Pentagon won’t make us more secure Meghan McCain: ‘I feel slighted as a conservative’ by Biden flip-flop on Hyde Amendment State: Pompeo believes ‘only the American flag should be flown’ at embassies Bipartisan senators push new bill to improve foreign lobbying disclosures Trump: ‘John Dean’s been a loser for many years’ Top voting machine manufacturer urges Congress to make paper records required 180 companies condemn state abortion restrictions in New York Times ad South Carolina seeks Trump admin permission for Medicaid work requirements Alec Baldwin backtracks on possibly playing Trump again RNC spokeswoman rips Democrats over John Dean testimony on Mueller report GOP senator: Cuccinelli couldn’t win Senate confirmation CBP says photos of US travelers, license plate images were stolen in data breach House Democrats push to raise intern pay to $15 per hour Tariffs are too blunt a tool for migrant talks with Mexico Acting DHS inspector general retires, deputy to fill role Texas raises age to purchase tobacco to 21 Kylie Jenner scolded for throwing ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ dress-up party Pepe the Frog creator, Infowars settle copyright lawsuit Over 100 activist groups urge McConnell to take up net neutrality bill in the Senate Castro introduces plan to combat lead poisoning after Flint visit New York introduces state bill decriminalizing sex work House passes bipartisan IRS reform bill without ‘Free File’ provision We don’t need more reasons to reject heritable genome modification Conservative columnist George Will: ‘I’m for as much immigration as the economy can take’ Paul Ryan laments ‘unfinished business’ of immigration reform Hundreds march in Houston to honor memory of Maleah Davis Justice gives Congress new details on ‘spying’ probe A global solution to the problem of missing persons Democratic leaders ‘unlikely’ to allow vote on reversing Hyde Amendment Regulator requests phone companies to offer robocall blocking for free House to take up second package of spending bills Steyer group targeting 12 congressional Democrats over impeachment Biden camp blasts ‘baseless lies’ about his health Mexico to advance regional asylum agreement if Trump migration deal fails Google search tool mistakenly labels Mueller report as ‘fiction’ The devil is in the device, not the platform Helicopter crash-lands on building in Midtown Manhattan, killing one person Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus officially joins Navy 2020 Dems pick walkout songs at annual Iowa celebration Congress must flex legislative muscle to take back authority Group sues for docs on Elaine Chao’s communications with family company Pelosi, Trudeau place bet on NBA finals Ex-BuzzFeed bureau chief says Google, Facebook are ‘crippling’ news industry Poll: Voters evenly split on using tariffs to bring about immigration changes Trump hints at action over French wine tariffs Fox’s Napolitano rips Democrats for having John Dean testify: ‘It’s indefensible’ Measles found in two more states as outbreak grows to 1,022 cases Democratic debate lottery to be held at NBC’s 30 Rock Obama sends best wishes to David Ortiz after shooting: ‘Get well soon, Papi’ Klobuchar accuses Trump of treating farmers like ‘poker chips’ at his ‘bankrupt casinos’ America should let Europe build its own military What America’s Thinking: June 10, 2019 Proposed bipartisan kidney legislation takes on kidney disease epidemic in America The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by MAPRx – Nadler gets breakthrough deal with DOJ on Mueller docs MSNBC host presses GOP lawmaker on why he didn’t read Mueller report Gillibrand hits donor benchmark to cement place on first debate stage The US should ask more of the African Development Bank before considering a capital increase Pollster says conservative, liberal states are both ‘overreaching’ on abortion Armed Services chairman dismisses Republican criticisms of $733B defense bill Nadler reaches deal with Justice on Mueller documents on eve of contempt vote Tiny Bahrain must balance Gulf state sentiments over US peace plan 9-year-old boy pays off entire school lunch debt for his class after saving his allowance John Dean to testify Mueller report allegations ‘strikingly like Watergate’ Kellyanne Conway blasts Watergate witness testimony: Democrats ‘picking their lawyers from TV now’ White House to award Medal of Honor to first living recipient from Iraq War Cuccinelli named acting head of Citizenship and Immigration Services Conservative groups tell Congress: ‘We oppose any carbon tax’ Ana Navarro: Biden’s lack of energy is giving me ‘Jeb Bush acid reflux’ Michelle Obama to lead female celebrity dodgeball team in ‘Late Late Show’ face-off Four ways to reduce the threat of small drones Watch live: Watergate figure John Dean testifies on Mueller report Trudeau announces Canadian ban of single-use plastics as early as 2021 Pollster: Trump has ‘a lot of work to do’ for 2020 reelection campaign Impeachment will reelect Trump Huntsman expected to leave ambassador post ahead of potential governor run: report Oklahoma man’s Pride truck goes viral: ‘Not all country boys are bigots’ Americans care more about age than sexual orientation of presidential hopefuls: poll Supreme Court rejects challenges to gun silencer law Trump appoints Social Security Administration watchdog to also oversee Interior It’s time to gang up on China Actress makes history as first Tony Award winner in a wheelchair Top German official calls for de-escalating US-Iran tensions Trump: Big tech companies ‘discriminate against me’ Supreme Court to hear racial discrimination case against Comcast HBO cancels ‘Vice News Tonight’ Improving access to mental health services is key to reversing US life expectancy decline Global tech giants cut communications with Huawei: report Trump: New China tariffs will take effect immediately if Xi skips G-20 Trump and Macron’s friendship tree has died Panelists debate Mexico deal, 2020 Dem candidates Pollster Lee Miringoff talks fight over abortion fights Congress really needs to hold President Trump accountable Longtime congressional reporter John Stanton talks ‘Save Journalism Project’ Author George Will talks state of conservatism in Trump era 2020 Democrats gather in Iowa Supreme Court declines to take up Guantanamo Bay detainee’s case Juul offers $7.5 million grant to sponsor vaping research Axelrod mocks Biden’s ‘Best Friends Day’ tweet to Obama: ‘This is a joke, right?’ United Technologies, Raytheon agree to merger creating aerospace-defense giant Remember ‘Never Forget 9/11’? Demand that Congress care for the responders who answered the call Trump slams Chamber of Commerce over tariff opposition New Yorkers prefer Gillibrand to de Blasio for president Sapling given to Trump by Macron died: report Dialogue, international diplomacy might avoid catastrophe in Sudan Hong Kong pressing forward with extradition bill despite massive protests Rising: June 10, 2019 David Ortiz shot in Dominican Republic ambush Grants for projects favored by McConnell raise ethical questions for Elaine Chao: report Chinese exports rise amid tariffs, imports drop most in three years Our love-hate relationship with ‘Big Tech’ Bryan Cranston dedicates Tony Award to journalists: ‘The media is not the enemy of the people’ Trump’s acting budget chief pushes for delay in Huawei ban It’s time to restore America’s patent system Iranian foreign minister: ‘Whoever starts a war with us will not be the one who finishes it’ GOP group urges Republicans to speak out on obstruction claims against Trump in new ad Starbucks to test reusable cups at London airport NRA board members received payments amid excessive spending allegations: report Poll: Socialism gaining in popularity Iowa Democrats focusing on abortion, climate change and guns: poll Public interest litigation is under attack in California House panel punts on Space Force Trump: Mexico doing more on illegal immigration than Democrats The Hill’s Morning Report – Democrats wonder: Can Nadler handle the Trump probe? This week: House Democrats escalate battle over Mueller report Juan Williams: Cloud of illegitimacy hangs over Trump Judd Gregg: Delaware, a province of California Criticism punctuates Nadler’s leadership of Trump probe Democrats hope some presidential candidates drop out — and run for Senate  House defense bill sets stage for contentious nuclear debate House panel seeks to block Pentagon funds for border wall