The Hill Articles: March 19, 2019

California Assembly Speaker pens fiery response to Pence Trump: Campaigning for popular vote ‘much easier’ than for electoral votes Ronald Reagan’s daughter laments Trump’s presidency: My father ‘would be horrified’ Trump administration to stop detaining some migrant families at border: report People who smoke high-intensity pot every day more likely to develop psychosis: study Kamala Harris poses with Mark Hamill ahead of Kimmel appearance Tyler Perry offers to pay rent for family of slain Georgia mother 4G SIM cards fly off the shelves in Cuba Nebraska lawmakers urge Trump to approve disaster funding Off-duty pilot saved Lion Air 737 day before fatal crash: report Lawsuit: National puppy laundering ring passed off puppy-mill dogs as rescue animals 8-year-old homeless chess champion’s family will move into apartment thanks to crowdfunding effort Mueller team asks court for delay, citing ‘press of other work’ Overnight Health Care: Survey finds 1 in 10 ration medicines to lower costs | Senate Dems call for hearing on Trump abortion rule | Trump health chief backs needle exchanges | Outgoing FDA chief keeps heat on e-cig maker GOP steps up attack over tech bias claims FDA approves drug for postpartum depression Italian politician who opposed making chickenpox vaccinations mandatory gets chickenpox Overnight Defense: Judge says Trump can’t implement transgender policy | Trump floats admitting Brazil to NATO | Mattis returning to Stanford Trump to meet with Caribbean leaders at Mar-a-Lago On The Money: Liberal groups pressure Dems over Trump’s tax returns | Top Trump economist says tax cuts powering economy | Trump Jr. slams Theresa May over Brexit delay | Watchdog warns of ‘rosy’ assumptions in Trump budget Romney knocks Trump over McCain criticism Biden tells supporters he’s planning to run for president: report Lobbying World Lobbying World Mellman: Islamophobia in America Budowsky: Biden or Beto: Where’s the beef? Gillibrand aide leaving amid questions over handling of sexual misconduct allegation Pavlich: A better higher education Former Broward County court clerk to challenge his ex-wife for position Trump, Saturday Night Live and why autocrats can’t take a joke Trump Jr. slams Brexit delay: ‘Theresa May should have taken my father’s advice’ NYPD arrest man who graffitied #LoveTrump in subway station Hillicon Valley: Nunes sues Twitter for $250 million | Trump links tech giants to ‘Radical Left Democrats’ | Facebook settles suits over ad discrimination | Dems want answers over spread of New Zealand shooting video Overnight Energy: California weighs banning cosmetics with cancer-causing chemicals | Oregon House approves 10-year fracking ban | Poll finds one third blame climate change for winter cold Trump health chief backs needle exchanges in anti-HIV strategy Stop asking parents to sacrifice Social Security benefits for paid family leave Native American inmates win right to keep long hair in Texas prison Former Fox News host O’Reilly to release new book: ‘The United States of Trump’ Pollster says rise of independents in US began around 1970 California legislators consider banning all cosmetics with cancer-causing chemicals Weld hammers Trump over McCain attacks: You’re a ‘national embarrassment’ GOP voters more enthusiastic than Dems about presidential race: poll White House agency credits ‘super heroes’ on list of interns European policy U-Turn deserves kudos Sanders hires liberal commentator who frequently criticized other 2020 Dems Public opinion analyst says there could be ‘small handful’ of Republicans willing to impeach Trump Homeland Security chairman requests briefing from tech companies after spread of New Zealand footage Judge says Trump cannot implement transgender military policy House lawmakers introduce bill in response to college admissions scandal The fear of colorectal cancer as a springboard for change Pollster says ‘surprised’ 37 percent of Republicans don’t oppose Trump pardoning ex-associates Illinois preschoolers were allegedly forced to stand naked in closet as punishment Super Tuesday bonanza raises stakes for Dems Pelosi joins other Dem leaders in support of Chicago Symphony Orchestra strikers US, Russia hold talks on situation in Venezuela A lesson from Louisiana: Saving coastal communities Parody account sued by Nunes explodes with new followers Biden leads CNN poll, but Harris, Sanders on the rise Watchdog: ‘Rosy economic assumptions’ permeate Trump’s budget proposal Pelosi on Trump impeachment: ‘You’re wasting your time’ without GOP buy-in California man charged with fraud after collecting $250,000 for Democratic candidates Nielsen calls for greater public-private collaboration on cyber threats Court: Stalking conviction sparked by social media posts violates free speech Trump nominates former Delta executive to lead FAA Woman sues Vanderbilt medical center for $25 million, claims doctors operated on wrong kidney ‘They are us’: How people of faith are responding to New Zealand massacre Dem lawmaker says Electoral College was ‘conceived in sin’ as way to perpetuate slavery Anderson Cooper signs two-book deal: report GOP rep to introduce constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court seats to 9 Survey: About 1 in 10 US adults rationing medicine in effort to lower costs Google announces new streaming game platform Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals to visit White House on Monday Transportation Dept requests formal audit of Boeing 737 Max certification ACA anniversary — let’s work to strengthen it, not throw it out Warren introduces petition to end the Electoral College Trump accuses Silicon Valley of colluding to silence conservatives George Conway responds to Trump calling him a loser: ‘Perfect example of the point I was making’ American professor becomes first woman to be awarded top prize for math Trump suggests admitting Brazil to NATO alliance Alan Dershowitz: In defense of Chelsea Clinton Immigrant dies in Border Patrol custody, 4th death in recent months Congressional job approval at two-year high: Gallup Facebook settles lawsuits alleging discriminatory ad practices Advocacy group director calls student debt a ‘crisis’ for economy Hill-HarrisX poll: 76 percent oppose Trump pardoning former campaign aides USC suspends registration for students who may be tied to bribery scheme Trump says he’s ‘very proud’ to hear Bolsonaro use the term ‘fake news’ Whatever happened to nuclear abolition? Virginia police officer recommended for termination over alleged ties to white supremacist group Trump dismisses court packing: ‘It will never happen’ German opposition politician calls for US ambassador to be expelled O’Rourke: Decisions on late-term abortions ‘best left to a woman and her doctor’ New report details O’Rourke’s prankish past Dem strategist says Donna Brazile is joining Fox News ‘for the money’ Playing the Green New Deal numbers game Florida prosecutors offer deal to drop charges against Robert Kraft: report Senate Dems petition Saudi king to release dissidents, US citizen Facebook says nobody reported New Zealand shooting livestream as it happened Michelle Obama on ‘Becoming’: ‘Sasha still hasn’t read it’ Florida committee approves bill requiring felons to pay court fees before voting Top Trump economist: Tax cuts powering economy despite global slowdown A Weld challenge to Trump would provide Republicans a clear choice CNN to host town hall with Cory Booker in South Carolina Further evidence that critics of Association Health Plans are wrong: Ask the CBO Egypt clamps down on ‘fake news’ with heavy fines, strict regulations O’Rourke sees ‘a lot of wisdom’ in abolishing Electoral College The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump steps up attacks on McCain Pence travels to Nebraska to survey flood damage History teaches that Nancy Pelosi is right about impeachment What America’s Thinking: March 19, 2019 Graham: Dems want to abolish Electoral College because they ‘want rural America to go away’ Drone footage shows devastation from cyclone in Mozambique Trump: ‘I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be’ Trump vows to look into Facebook move on Scavino Activist who climbed Statue of Liberty sentenced to 5 years probation Poll: Biden rises to 8-point lead over Sanders among Democratic primary voters Poll: Viewers split on the politics of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sanders names women to majority of top campaign posts Watch live: Trump participates in joint news conference with Brazil’s president New York prosecutors throw out Constitution to charge Manafort British National Portrait Gallery ends grant from manufacturer family connected to opioids Florida lawyer with autism says parents should understand ‘people on the spectrum have so many gifts’ Advocate says Trump administration’s new proposal would do ‘absolutely nothing’ to alleviate student debt Ocasio-Cortez calls out elite Stuyvesant High School for admitting only 7 black students Howard Schultz to be featured in Fox News town hall Pennsylvania GOP state lawmaker resigns after sexual assault accusation Fish from Ohio river that once caught fire now safe to eat ‘America First’ endangers American tech leadership Supreme Court sides with Trump in immigrant detention dispute Journalist says US ‘loves’ tyranny in foreign countries West Virginia sues Catholic diocese, alleging it knowingly employed pedophiles Seniors win big with Trump rebate rule  Scott Walker considering running for Wisconsin governor or Senate: report Liberal groups step up pressure on Dems to request Trump’s tax returns Jordan, Meadows backed by new ads from pro-Trump group: report Sherrod Brown on Trump pressuring GM: He ‘finally woke up’ Space diplomacy: A better way to combat China’s challenge Gillibrand defends her call for Franken to resign Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts vandalized with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti Orangutan blinded after being shot with air pellet gun over 70 times Oregon House approves 10-year fracking ban Trump praised George Conway’s legal skills in 2006 letter Rosenstein still working at DOJ despite plans to leave in mid-March C-SPAN celebrates 40th anniversary Mattis returning to Stanford months after Pentagon resignation Journalist says Bolsonaro could be a ‘good partner’ for Trump Attorney Haley Moss discusses being first autistic person sworn into Florida bar Panel discussion: Does Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against Twitter have a chance? Hateful words demand stronger response from Congress, President Trump Activist Cody Hounanian addresses Trump’s efforts to reform student debt Salem Media acquires conservative news site PJ Media Journalist Glenn Greenwald talks Brazil president’s meeting with Trump Millions affected by flooding in the Midwest Trump links Google, Facebook, Twitter to ‘Radical Left Democrats’ US-backed fighters capture ISIS militants suspected of killing American troops Paul Ryan joins board of Fox Corporation Personal responsibility is not enough to fix climate change Fox Business host: ‘No question’ white supremacists see Trump as ‘kind of on their side’ Myspace lost 12 years of music and pictures in server migration Andrew Yang draws crowd of 3,000 in San Francisco READ: The unsealed documents connected to Cohen raid Beck to Hannity: ‘We are officially at the end of the country as we know it’ if Trump loses in 2020 Embracing America also means embracing our multilingual diversity Artist creates 2-acre ‘Beto 2020’ crop circle in Texas One-third blame climate change for colder winter temperatures: Gallup Gillibrand: Aide who claimed sexual harassment was ‘believed’ Girl Scouts raise funds to get feminine hygiene locker installed in school bathrooms Top antitrust Dem calls on FTC to probe Facebook’s market dominance George Conway hits back at Trump: Just guaranteed millions will learn about ‘malignant narcissism’ Ocasio-Cortez accuses Trump of looking ‘other way’ on white supremacism Is there a Republican willing to go into ‘the wilderness’ like Churchill? Unsealed Cohen raid documents show FBI sought warrant for emails in July 2017 Rising: March 19, 2019 Reporters, lawyers say they were detained at border, asked opinions of Trump: report Dem candidates to participate in LGBTQ-focused forum in October The politics and practicalities of impeachment Trump fires back at George Conway, calling him a loser Netflix says it won’t join Apple TV’s upcoming video service Trump blasts ‘fake news media’ as ‘absolute enemy’ in latest attack on press President Moon may roll snake eyes on his big North Korea bet Boeing CEO vows ‘relentless commitment to make safe airplanes even safer’ State Department blocks reporters from Pompeo briefing with faith-based media: report Mulvaney poised to become permanent White House chief of staff: report There is never a good time for a trade war Federal government offering $1,000 to anyone adopting a wild horse Third person arrested in Dutch tram shooting Trump campaign manager: George Conway ‘jealous’ of Kellyanne Conway’s success New Zealand prime minister vows to never mention alleged mosque gunman’s name Another prosecutor leaves Mueller investigation in latest sign probe may be winding down Legalizing prostitution could end sex-trafficking investigations The Hill’s Morning Report – Dems contemplate big election and court reforms Trump to meet with Bolsonaro in boost to US-Brazil alliance The Memo: Rough road awaits any Trump rival in GOP primary Court-packing becomes new litmus test on left