The Hill Articles: March 18, 2019

Boeing will offer pilot training on 737 Max to address safety concerns Poll: 38 percent say Ocasio-Cortez ‘villain’ in New York losing Amazon HQ deal New Jersey legislature advances bill to legalize recreational marijuana Warren calls for abolishing Electoral College Warren: ‘White supremacists pose a threat to the United States like any other terrorist group’ Fewer black, Hispanic students offered enrollment at elite New York City high schools this year: report National Enquirer paid $200,000 for Bezos texts: report Santorum: Trump should ‘send emails to a therapist’ instead of tweeting Teen who threw egg at Australian lawmaker to donate GoFundMe money ‘for more eggs’ to mosque shooting victims Biden weighing an early announcement of running mate: report Deutsche Bank loaned over $2 billion to Trump: report Sam Smith identifies as gender nonbinary Nunes sues Twitter, users for more than $250M Poll: Biden leads among millennial voters Hillicon Valley: Social media faces scrutiny after New Zealand attacks | YouTube removed ‘tens of thousands’ of shooting videos | DHS chief warns of state-backed cyber threats | House Dems plan April vote on net neutrality Conway says reading accused mosque shooter’s manifesto ‘in its entirety’ will show he wasn’t inspired by Trump Trump donates $100K from salary to DHS Nadler ‘encouraged’ by response to Trump documents request Overnight Defense: Pentagon lists construction projects at risk from emergency declaration | Officials deny report on leaving 1,000 troops in Syria | Spy budget request nears $86B Man who allegedly killed mob boss flashes pro-Trump slogans on hand in court Cornyn shrugs off Trump criticism of ‘SNL’ On The Money: Trump presses GM, union to start talks over closed plant | Trump renews call to cut arts, PBS funding | Alan Krueger, former Obama economic adviser, dies at 58 | Americans expected to bet $8.5B on March Madness Republican senators who voted against Trump have no excuses Overnight Health Care: CDC pushes for expanding HIV testing, treatment | Dem group launches ads attacking Trump on Medicare, Medicaid cuts | Hospitals, insurers spar over surprise bills | O’Rourke under pressure from left on Medicare for all Trump administration requests nearly $86B for spy budget Overnight Energy: DC moves closer to climate lawsuit against Exxon | Dems call for ethics investigation into Interior officials | Inslee doubles down on climate in 2020 bid Dem senator wants Trump to extend immigration protections to Venezuelans ESPN apologizes after prematurely broadcasting women’s NCAA tournament bracket US can halt new wave of humanitarian suffering in Syria O’Rourke faces sharp backlash from left Pompeo jokes he’ll be secretary of State until Trump ‘tweets me out of office’ CNN poll: Trump’s disapproval rating slides to lowest of presidency How many justices should be on the Supreme Court? It’s been a battle before Strengthen labor union reporting requirements to expose corruption White House announces spring garden tour dates GOP senator disinvited to Republican event over vote against Trump’s emergency declaration Manchin says he won’t support LGBTQ protection bill as written Booker: Racists think Trump’s racist Drug development is failing because it’s too expensive and takes too long Pentagon sends Congress list of projects that could lose funds to Trump’s emergency declaration Dem lawmakers call for investigation into Interior officials over alleged ethics violations Baltimore mayor resigns from medical board amid scrutiny of business deals Putin signs bills outlawing ‘fake news’ New Zealand attack shows social media is part of the problem Dems concerned impeachment will make Trump ‘appear like a victim,’ says pollster CDC: Most new HIV infections come from those not receiving treatment Female economists report discrimination, sexual assault in survey House to take up gender pay gap, Violence Against Women Act Ex-Bush ethics chief calls for Steve King expulsion after he posted meme of potential civil war Watch live: Trump attends Greek Independence Day celebration Building the on-ramps to the ‘Good Jobs Superhighway’ Many Americans ‘just don’t care that much’ about Trump investigations, says pollster DC moves closer to climate lawsuit against Exxon Nearly 40 advocacy groups press lawmakers over NSA call records program Trio of NFL players intern on Capitol Hill as part of league program Man arrested for allegedly threatening worshipers at Phoenix mosque Is ‘soft law’ the solution for tech policy problems? Pollster says divide on social issues could play big role for 2020 Dems Pittsburgh synagogue, site of deadly attack, raising funds for victims of New Zealand mosque shootings Sanders fundraises off O’Rourke’s announcement that he pulled in $6.1M John Oliver blasts criticism of late night jokes: ‘Go f— yourself Jay Leno’ New Zealand students perform haka in tribute to mosque attack victims House Dems plan April vote on net neutrality bill Police investigate officer shown on video hitting woman during street brawl Trump renews call to pull arts, PBS funding Jelly Belly inventor launches cannabis-based candy company Washington must change the system that encourages high drug prices Dem strategist says South Carolina will be first ‘real test’ for O’Rourke Pollster says past Obama, Clinton views on same-sex marriage would be ‘disqualifying’ today Trump heard sermon on calling out hate speech at St. Patrick’s day church service Steve King deletes Facebook post asking who would win new US civil war Overwhelming majority of voters want final Mueller report released: poll Meghan McCain: Trump obsessed with my father because he ‘will never be a great man’ Top EU official: Breaking up tech firms should be ‘last resort’ Boeing debacle shows need to investigate Trump-era corruption John Legend: Trump needs to ‘apologize for demonizing Muslims’ Bottom Line Alan Krueger, former chief Obama economic adviser, dies at 58 Main suspect arrested in Netherlands tram shooting Dems request probe into spa owner suspected of trying to sell access to Trump Ending domestic and sexual violence should not be a partisan issue Smart guns are smart business Poll: Most Americans trust Mueller, Dems in Trump probes White House proposes limits on student loan borrowing as part of higher education reforms Striving for steady progress is key to lasting change in fight for mental health equity Pro-trade group: Cost of Trump tariffs hits $20B Brazil’s Bolsonaro visits CIA on first US trip after election Supreme Court won’t hear case of B&B owner who refused room to lesbian couple Filmmaker says movie about Mumbai attacks is ‘anti-extremist,’ not ‘anti-Islamic’ Dem group launches ads attacking Trump’s ‘hypocrisy on Medicare and Medicaid cuts’ What America’s Thinking: March 18, 2019 Pelosi has won — and she’s now the only one able to secure the border House Judiciary Committee plans hearing on white nationalism Nielsen warns US ‘not prepared’ for foreign cyberattacks YouTube removed ‘tens of thousands’ of videos after New Zealand shooting Supreme Court to consider state laws abolishing the insanity defense Filmmaker says new movie about Mumbai attacks is a ‘plea for peace’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump hits media over New Zealand coverage ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’: The private shame of racial disloyalty Unvaccinated student sues Kentucky health agency for banning him from school Booker vows to reverse ‘ridiculous’ transgender military ban if elected president France’s EU minister names her cat ‘Brexit’ because when she opens the door ‘he stays put’ Monica Lewinsky explains why she never changed her name Advocate says California move is part of ‘growing momentum’ against death penalty Delaware House passes bill to give state’s Electoral College votes to popular vote winner Mozambique president: Death toll from cyclone may exceed 1,000 Speaker of UK Parliament to block vote on May’s Brexit deal if it remains unchanged Fox News signs former DNC chair Donna Brazile as a contributor Congress, the administration, and kidney care community must further improve care for 30 million Americans GoFundMe for 8-year-old homeless chess champion doubles goal MSNBC’s Scarborough hits O’Rourke on his message: ‘It’s all goop’ Warren, Harris, Gillibrand back efforts to add justices to Supreme Court Islamic public affairs advocate says media covers white terrorists and Muslim terrorists differently Trump seizes on poll that shows half agree Mueller investigation is a ‘witch hunt’ Nielsen says ‘no manufactured crisis’ at border amid emergency declaration debate What you need to know about Trump’s proposed military budget Connecticut school employee resigns after video shows her spitting at black man Muslim public affairs advocate says tech firms have ‘responsibility’ to combat hate speech Judge orders public release of redacted Cohen raid documents What America needs to learn about North Korea: The game is over Supreme Court agrees to review if DC sniper should get a new sentence CNN’s Amanda Carpenter: Trump attacking McCain ‘to distract’ from ‘questions about the Russia investigation’ New Zealand’s largest gun show canceled days after mass shooting Kellyanne Conway says she doesn’t share husband’s concerns on Trump’s mental fitness New Zealand prime minister promises gun reform proposals within 10 days of attack Apollo, Lucy, and 50 years of progress — on the line Poll: Trump trails Biden, Sanders, Warren in Wisconsin match-ups Animal welfare advocates call on Putin to release orcas, belugas from ‘whale jail’ Tel Aviv adds ‘zombie lights’ for distracted pedestrians Hill.TV’s Judy Kurtz talks to stars of ‘Hotel Mumbai’ Panel: How should the media cover mass shootings? Advocate Robert Dunham discusses California’s death penalty moratorium Muslim Public Affairs Council official Hoda Hawa talks uptick in hate crimes What can internet companies do about radicalization on their platforms? Keith Ellison: Evidence points to Trump being ‘sympathetic’ to white nationalist point of view Facebook says lack of outlets has held up local news service Fewer men say sexual harassment in the workplace is major problem: Gallup Time to bank the unbanked legal marijuana industry in this nation Kentucky judge blocks fetal heartbeat law Trump: Media ‘working overtime to blame me’ for New Zealand attack Carson’s calendar includes trips to Florida on Fridays: report Objects in the economic mirror may not be what they appear Irish Catholic organization slams GOP for ‘defaming’ Irish Americans with ‘toxic’ tweet US-backed fighters move into last ISIS enclave in eastern Syria: report Trump calls Biden ‘low I.Q. individual’ after verbal slip Iranian president vows lawsuit over US sanctions Time for a Trump-Tsai conversation: The two presidents have much to discuss Rising: March 18, 2019 March Madness expected to generate $8.5 billion in bets: report GOP lawmaker tells party to ‘do better’ after O’Rourke St. Patrick’s Day post The retirement crisis is real O’Rourke talking to ex-DNC exec about campaign manager position: report Pence traveling to SC for Graham reelection launch Omar: Peace only achievable when we ‘apply our universal values to all nations’ Dead whale washed ashore with 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach Suspect in New Zealand massacre bought rifles online: report Trump presses GM, UAW to start talks now over closed Ohio plant Dutch officials considering terrorism motive after shooting in tram What if we tried to recruit immigrants? Conway’s husband suggests Trump has narcissistic personality disorder Sanders: I’ll do a better job explaining democratic socialism Federal prosecutors, officials looking into Boeing 737 Max: report Bush hosting naturalization ceremony: Immigration is a ‘blessing and a strength’ O’Rourke raises $6.1M on campaign’s first day, exceeding rivals Environmental regulations have become impossible to follow The Hill’s Morning Report – 2020 Dems grapple with race, gender and privilege Juan Williams: Don’t rule out impeaching Trump Trump keeps tight grip on GOP GOP moves to rein in president’s emergency powers