The Hill Articles: June 3, 2019

Ayanna Pressley launches leadership PAC Head of anti-abortion group promises to spend $41M during 2020 election cycle Gillibrand defends calling for Franken to resign after Buttigieg comments Migrant children forced to wait in vans overnight to be reunited with families: Report Man who threw boy from Mall of America balcony sentenced to 19 years Clyburn walks back comments about impeachment DOJ fires back at allegations over GOP strategist’s role in census citizenship question Hollywood producer launches campaign to to raise millions to fight anti-abortion laws Transportation Department seeks to crack down on pipeline protests: report 58 GOP lawmakers vote against disaster aid bill Gephardt questions Buttigieg at town hall in reverse of ’04 campaign GOP divided over how to stop Trump’s trade wars Senate passes bill to deny entry for individuals who meddle in US elections Buttigieg on Franken resignation process: ‘I would not have applied that pressure’ until we knew more Buttigieg: I would have to ‘think twice’ about giving ‘strategic advice to Nancy Pelosi’ Trump Organization accused of evading taxes in Panama Bottom line Gillibrand says Fox News commentators have ‘deeply distorted’ issues surrounding abortion Buttigieg jokes about getting Pence’s vote: ‘There’s hope for everybody’ Press: Mueller must be called to testify Overnight Defense: Details on House defense bill | Bill won’t make military sexual harassment a standalone crime | Lawmakers look to improve military housing | Bill blocks early retirement of aircraft carrier Hillicon Valley: House Judiciary opens antitrust probe of tech giants | Senate to receive election security briefing | Quest Diagnostics breach exposes data on 11.9 million patients | House sets hearing on ‘deepfakes’ House approves much-delayed $19.1B disaster aid bill Hillary Clinton’s Russia collusion IOU: The answers she owes America Feehery: Defining Joe Biden Senate rejects Rand Paul’s balanced budget proposal Artificial intelligence needs guardrails Overnight Health Care: Anti-abortion Democrats take heat from party | More states sue Purdue over opioid epidemic | 1 in 4 in poll say high costs led them to skip medical care House to hold Barr contempt vote over Mueller report next week Smoothie King temporarily closes two NC stores after racist notes on receipts On The Money: Trump digs in on tariff threat against Mexico | House passes much-delayed disaster aid bill | House Judiciary launches antitrust probe of tech giants | House to vote on first ‘minibus’ spending bill next week Disaster relief: What can be done better next time Donald Trump earns presidential image through successful policy Judge rejects House Democrats’ attempt to block Trump use of military funds for border wall Clarence Thomas has ‘no idea’ where retirement rumors come from Florida Democrat condemns protester who threw a drink at GOP lawmaker Overnight Energy: EPA head accuses media of not reporting agency’s achievements | Leaked FDA study finds cancer-linked chemicals in food supply | Wheeler calls Flint water ‘safe to drink’ AMCA details security steps taken in aftermath of Quest Diagnostics data breach House Judiciary launches antitrust investigation into tech giants Buttigieg supports allowing abortion clinic to temporarily operate in South Bend without license Pomp, protests mark Trump UK state visit De Blasio knocks Trump: I consider any comparison to London Mayor Sadiq Khan a compliment Disaster funding politics — Why Americans hate Congress Will corporations decide what information the public gets? Authorities seize ex-Michigan governor’s phone in Flint water investigation EPA head says water in Flint ‘safe to drink’ GOP lawmaker defends blocking disaster relief vote during recess Alabama Methodist church to host screening of ‘Arthur’ gay wedding episode Trump, Queen Elizabeth toast to historic US-UK relationship at state banquet Schumer calls for background check vote after Virginia shooting House Oversight to hold contempt votes on Barr, Ross over census citizenship question Pastor defends prayer for Trump, says aim was not to endorse policies West Virginia Senate passes education bill that says public worker strikes are unlawful EPA head says media ‘does a disservice’ by not promoting agency’s achievements Sanders slams ‘anti-Semitic article’ about his wealth California man pleads guilty to anti-Semitic plot against synagogue, churches Leaked FDA study finds milk, meat, produce contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ Protecting our elections must be bipartisan priority for lawmakers Fed official says bank may need to cut rates in 2019 House to vote on first ‘minibus’ spending bill next week Key Mueller figure George Nader charged with transporting child porn YouTube’s algorithm creates playlists of videos containing partially clothed children: report Jimmy Carter gets tenure at Emory University Director Ava DuVernay: Trump contributed to ‘environment’ around 1994 crime bill Schumer says McConnell has agreed to Senate briefing on election security House panel would block deployment of low-yield nukes US aircraft carrier yet to enter Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran: report DOJ gets jurisdiction for potential Apple investigation: report Connecticut House sends nation’s most generous family leave policy to governor Anti-Trump activists project image of USS John McCain hat in London Camilla Parker Bowles’s wink during Trump visit goes viral Gillibrand campaign selling ‘not very polite’ merchandise after spat with Fox News anchor Judiciary Democrats announce series of hearings on Mueller report Manufacturing index slumps to lowest level of Trump’s presidency Trump: Mexico ‘should immediately stop’ people, drugs from crossing border FBI probing company suspected of pocketing federal disaster aid funds for personal use Historically black Louisiana churches receive $2.6M to rebuild after fires Caster Semenya allowed to compete after Swiss court suspends testosterone ruling CNN reporter responds to Trump’s suggestion of AT&T boycott: ‘Completely norm-shattering’ Trump: Russia says it has removed ‘most of their people’ from Venezuela Trump bashes ‘Fake News,’ says he has only seen ‘crowds of well wishers’ in UK Jobs of the future require buy-in at the local level Buttigieg weighs in on religion in politics, reveals his pop culture hot take Pride-themed turban goes viral online UN ratings find no countries on track to achieve gender equality by 2030 How to fish without disrupting the food web YouTube star sentenced to jail after toothpaste-filled Oreo prank Sexual harassment victim advocate in NY to launch primary challenge against longtime House Democrat Louisiana lawmakers opt against setting minimum age for marriage For youth in foster care, mentors matter Texas 7-year-old raises $22,000 for construction of Trump’s border wall Performance-based probation funding is more effective Supreme Court rejects Trump request to fast track decision on DACA case Virginia Beach official: Suspected gunman’s resignation email was ‘unremarkable’ Former ambassador says it would take Mexico ‘several years’ to stem influx of migrants at US border State Department rips China on Tiananmen Square anniversary: Hopes of a more open, tolerant society ‘have been dashed’ Mexico seeks diplomatic solution to avoid Trump tariffs House panel seeks to prevent Trump from retiring aircraft carrier early Jay-Z becomes hip-hop’s first billionaire: Forbes Poll: 1 in 4 Americans say cost led to skipping medical care WaPo reporter hits White House for lack of media briefings: Press room is ‘abandoned’ Is Joe Biden the Walter Mondale of the 2020 presidential candidates? What America’s Thinking: June 3, 2019 Man who impersonated Saudi prince sent to prison on $8 million fraud charge Biden maintains 19-point lead over Sanders in new poll Hickenlooper calls ‘Medicare for All’, Green New Deal ‘massive government expansions’ Why will FEMA spend as much in past 2 years as the previous 37? Here’s how disaster aid works Buttigieg reveals who he thinks could play him in a movie NRA fires back at Gillibrand for changing stance on gun rights: ‘She’ll say anything’ Senate Democrats ask DOJ about any White House involvement in T-Mobile-Sprint merger review The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump feuds with London mayor ahead of meeting Queen Analysis of police officers’ Facebook accounts finds hundreds of violent, racist posts Progressive activist says it’s Trump’s dream to see Dems argue over socialism Does money matter in education? Supreme Court charts course for Blackbeard’s pirate ship Valerie Jarrett: ‘Our country is ready for a female president’ Bette Midler roasted after sharing fake Trump quote on GOP voters being ‘dumbest’ Activists project Trump vs. Obama approval ratings on Tower of London during state visit Ashley Judd hoping Gillibrand qualifies for debates: ‘Her voice needs to be there’ House defense bill doesn’t include Pentagon proposal to make sexual harassment stand-alone military crime Activist says US must have ‘realistic appraisal’ of China Supreme Court rejects anti-Muslim group’s challenge to DC Metro ads ban Former US ambassador slams Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico Warriors coach Steve Kerr wears ‘Vote For Our Lives’ shirt, speaks out against Virginia Beach shooting Democrats have 23 candidates but just one issue: Electability Apple reportedly plans to get rid of iTunes Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg to donate book proceeds to charity Panelist debate Trump’s UK state visit, California Dems boo Hickenlooper Federal decision on rail staffing sends clear sign to state and federal lawmakers Irish filmmaker Phelim McAleer talks cancellation of new play Executive director Marion Smith marks Tienanmen Square anniversary Former Ambassador talks implications of Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico Trump’s and Amash’s separate wars against consensus Haley to target abortion-rights advocates who ‘demand conformity’: ‘That is not real feminism’ Nature preserve blames guests throwing human food for otter’s death Activist: It’s important to talk about Tiananmen Square because human rights abuses still take place in China GOP women’s super PAC blasts ‘out of touch’ candidate in NC runoff Fox News gains newfound influence in 2020 politics Outside group knocks McConnell over health care in TV ad Ginsburg sides with conservative justices in ruling over prison sentence Supreme Court declines chance to review insider trading prosecutions Conservative filmmaker alleges play based on Strzok-Page dropped because of ‘politically biased’ theater Congress must invest properly in the Development Finance Corporation Chao sought government resources to arrange China travel for family members: report Quest Diagnostics says personal data of almost 12 million customers has been breached Chipotle says Mexico tariffs could cost the company $15 million Man accused of creating fake Pelosi video plans to sue Daily Beast Google, Amazon shares fall after news of antitrust scrutiny Fox News guest holds up photo of John McCain in case ‘the president’s watching’ Newseum daily headline display goes dark to honor journalists killed on the job UK teen mowed giant penis into a field for Trump to see as he landed in London House Intelligence panel to examine ‘deepfake’ videos in June Robert Mueller’s parting shot: 10 questions I’d like to ask London mayor fires back at ‘far-right’ Trump for calling him a ‘stone cold loser’ Queen Elizabeth gives Trump a first edition of Churchill’s ‘The Second World War’ Labour MPs expected to participate in anti-Trump protest It’s tempting to look away from Syria, but that’d be reckless Tapper presses 2020 Democrat Seth Moulton over ‘cop out’ on Biden’s Iraq War vote Supreme Court rules against Obama-era provision on Medicare reimbursements Julián Castro eyes policing reform with ‘People First’ plan House Dems propose 3.1 percent pay hike for federal workers FAA warns of new problem with Boeing 737s’ wing parts Kushner on whether he’d contact FBI if Russians ask for another meeting: ‘I don’t know’ In its Russia investigation, the government behaved like a bully China issues warning to students, academics on studying in the US amid trade war Top British lawmaker: ‘We should not be rolling out the red carpet’ for Trump Jeremy Corbyn says Trump London protest a chance to ‘stand in solidarity’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ star: ‘We’re a heck of a lot closer’ to Gilead ‘than we were in season one’ London pub renamed The Trump Arms for president’s visit Top Trump economist says departure is not related to Mexico tariff threat Kushner says he never discussed security clearance with Trump ‘Ike’s Soldiers’ — Remember D-Day, those who served, and why Rising: June 3, 2019 North Korean official reappears days after reported hard labor sentence Making waves together at Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2020 hopeful Delaney fires back at Ocasio-Cortez after health care slam A worst-case-scenario president: Why we need constitutional literacy in America Obama gets standing ovation at NBA Finals Game 2 Sephora to briefly close all US stores for diversity training after racial incident Russia orders Tinder to turn over data to intelligence agencies Diplomacy, not tariffs, will quell the border crisis Trump meets Queen Elizabeth to kick off UK visit London museum interested in acquiring Trump baby blimp: report Trump rips CNN upon arrival in London: ‘Why doesn’t owner @ATT do something? Trump defends tariffs on Chinese goods: ‘No visible increase in costs or inflation’ How to advance European security against Russia Mexico begins immigration talks amid Trump tariff threat Trump slams London Mayor Sadiq Khan as a ‘stone cold loser’ ahead of state visit to UK California lawmakers haven’t learned their lesson on rent control The Hill’s Morning Report – 2020 Dems, progressives preview anti-Biden offensive This week: House set to pass disaster aid after setbacks Juan Williams: How Trump should watch the Democratic debates Trump makes state visit amid UK political turmoil Judd Gregg: And the threat is… Key House panel faces pivotal week on Trump