The Hill Articles: March 20, 2019

Hickenlooper questions why female 2020 Dems aren’t being asked if they’d pick a man as vice president Hickenlooper says he’d suspend death penalty as president Hickenlooper: Trump ‘should be ashamed of himself’ for white nationalism comments following New Zealand shooting Arizona withdraws from controversial voter check program Progressive group MoveOn asks 2020 Dems to skip AIPAC McCain Institute counters Trump criticisms with fact sheet about senator New Zealand bans sale of semi-automatic guns, assault rifles Ocasio-Cortez takes aim at Laura Ingraham, Fox guest for mocking pronunciation of her name Azar, Gottlieb pen op-ed warning of regulatory crackdown on e-cigarettes Arkansas Senate approves measure banning abortion of fetuses diagnosed with Down syndrome Lou Dobbs criticizes Republicans ‘undercutting’ Trump on ‘nasty remarks about John McCain’ Schwarzenegger tells Trump to ‘listen to the first lady’ before attacking McCain Scarborough compares Buttigieg to Obama Charles Kushner writes op-ed defending son Jared, family business Gillum launches voter-registration campaign Overnight Health Care: Trump officials sued over Medicaid work requirements in New Hampshire | Analysis contradicts HHS claims on Arkansas Medicaid changes | Azar signals HHS won’t back down on e-cigs Republicans defend McCain amid Trump attacks London mayor warns of global implications of 2020 election: Next US president ‘can’t be Trump’ West Virginia assistant principal loses job after after allegedly telling trans student ‘you freak me out’ As Russia collusion fades, Ukrainian plot to help Clinton emerges Pete Buttigieg hits Trump over McCain criticisms Menstrual hygiene products are a right, not a privilege George W. Bush scores his first hole-in-one Hillicon Valley: EU hits Google with $1.7 billion antitrust fine | GOP steps up attack over tech bias claims | Dems ask FTC for budget wishlist | Justices punt on Google privacy settlement Maine House passes bill to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day How to solve climate change? There are a thousand answers Overnight Defense: Pentagon chief under investigation over Boeing ties | Trump uses visual aids to tout progress against ISIS | Pentagon, Amnesty International spar over civilian drone deaths Unsealed documents shed new light on depth of the Cohen probe Former Florida spa owner defends Trump, pushes back on Dems Former White House staffer Hope Hicks to cooperate with Dems’ probe into Trump Fox News’s Cavuto knocks GOP lawmakers for not condemning Trump attacks Cuomo drops pot legalization from New York state budget Katie Couric shares she went on a blind date with Cory Booker US should sanction Hezbollah-controlled govts. to counter attack tunnels in Lebanon Overnight Energy: Judge halts drilling on Wyoming public lands over climate change | Dems demand details on Interior’s offshore drilling plans | Trump mocks wind power Graham: Trump’s attacks on McCain ‘hurt him more’ than senator’s legacy House leaders need to modernize Congress for the sake of America Obama fundraiser tells friends he is leaning toward Beto O’Rourke: report FBI joins criminal probe of Boeing 737 Max certification: report Senate panel to hold hearing on airline safety after Boeing crashes 4 in 5 Americans say they support net neutrality: poll American Bar Association says US immigration courts facing an ‘existential crisis’ On The Money: Trump warns China tariffs could stay for ‘substantial period of time’ | Fed keeps rates steady amid global slowdown | Trump faces political risks in fight over GM plant Pelosi: House vote on Trump veto could help court cases Florida bill would make it illegal to abandon dogs during natural disasters Texas House passes bill legalizing lemonade stands run by children Houston ‘Drag Queen Story Time’ organizers shut down event amid controversy Dem senators demand offshore drilling info before Bernhardt confirmation hearing Food as social justice at the border Gillum: Beto O’Rourke ‘enjoys a set of privileges’ other candidates don’t Fox’s Shep Smith calls out Trump for attacking ‘dead war hero’ John McCain Dem apologizes to constituents for Omar’s remarks AT&T CEO says he got robocall during onstage interview Cleveland sergeant accused of contacting 2,300 women on city computers J.J. Abrams, Shonda Rhimes to host Kamala Harris fundraiser Warren, Klobuchar call on FTC to curtail use of non-compete clauses Gillibrand shows off ‘just trying to get some ranch’ t-shirt Trump mocks wind power: ‘When the wind doesn’t blow, just turn off the television’ Pentagon watchdog probing whether acting chief boosted Boeing RNC says it raised $14.6 million in February Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Jamie Dimon after CEO dismisses Green New Deal New Zealand gang vows to stand guard outside mosque after shootings Trump may be blind to foreign aid’s merits, but we must not be Trump blasts McCain, bemoans not getting ‘thank you’ for funeral Ariana Grande fans can register to vote at her US concerts University of Missouri police officer fired after blackface picture resurfaces Devin Nunes ‘cow’ parody account overtakes Nunes in Twitter followers Kentucky governor says he exposed his nine children to chickenpox Pollster says ‘it’s certainly not looking good’ for Trump ahead of 2020 Congress should take action to stop unfair taxation of the digital economy Conservatives criticize NYU’s hiring of controversial former fact-checker as teacher Maryland set to increase minimum wage to $15 over governor’s opposition Pentagon agrees to set up McSally’s military sexual assault task force WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks on manufacturing and the military at last US tank plant Trump administration sued over Medicaid work requirements in New Hampshire Pollster: For Trump, ‘it’s been all about the base’ We can address the link between fiscal and physical health in cities Dems ask FTC if it needs more money to protect privacy Omar controversy has not shifted Jews away from Dem Party, left-leaning Jewish advocate says Trump’s approval rating stable at 45 percent Jay-Z, School House Rock, Neil Diamond among recordings being archived in Library of Congress GOP senator: Trump’s criticism of McCain ‘deplorable’ Dem presidential hopeful Yang agrees to interview with Ben Shapiro over anti-circumcision stance Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner treat reporters during Jewish holiday of Purim The next step for justice reform: Ending the ban on federal Pell Grants for eligible students behind bars Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will cause overall health-care costs to rise Cindy McCain tweets violent message from ‘kind and loving’ critic of her husband Trump doesn’t share values of Jewish community, says Dem Jewish advocate California to pull National Guard troops from border to fight wildfires McConnell calls McCain a ‘rare patriot’ and ‘American hero’ after Trump criticism Oklahoma sheriff and deputies resign en masse over jail conditions Toxic chemicals are now in our bloodstream — will EPA finally set limits? Judge temporarily halts drilling on Wyoming public lands over climate change Fed keeps rates unchanged as global economy slows NYC official accuses Kushner Cos. of illegally operating buildings without certification Jewish voters share Dem values, says left-leaning Jewish advocate Auschwitz tells people to stop taking photos on train tracks Republican strategist predicts his 2020 Dem primary final four Trump uses visual aids to show ISIS territory ‘will be gone by tonight’ MSNBC’s Hayes on Nunes’s Twitter lawsuit: US ‘almost literally founded on mocking political leaders’ Kellyanne Conway defends Trump: Husband isn’t a psychiatrist Big Tech is not the enemy, Sen. Warren Trump: China tariffs will remain for ‘substantial period of time’ even with deal What America’s Thinking: March 20, 2019 Citizens lose when partisans play politics with the federal judiciary Meghan McCain: My father would find it ‘hilarious’ Trump is ‘jealous of him’ GoFundMe bans donations for controversial cancer treatments Head of top hedge fund association to step down Ford to build driverless cars in Michigan Trump says public can see Mueller report Economic confidence among CEOs drops for fourth straight quarter Chicago mayor race mirrors national push for more women in office, says columnist Trump: George Conway ‘a whack job’ Top Ukrainian official accuses Putin of ‘blackmail’ ahead of country’s election The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump feuds heat up Thomas asks question for second time in a decade at Supreme Court Dershowitz: Nunes ‘has no case at all’ against Twitter Kamala Harris: Voters want president who can prosecute ‘the case’ against Trump Poll: 60 percent have some confidence in fairness of Mueller probe Omar slams U.S. war in Iraq on anniversary of invasion Supreme Court punts Google privacy settlement questions to lower court Robert Kraft will not accept plea deal offered by prosecutors: report Judges increase Bosnian Serb war criminal’s sentence to life on appeal Republicans need solutions on environment too Roseanne Barr knocks ABC in return to comedy stage: ‘I ain’t dead’ Inslee: We want world to know ‘there is still intelligent life in the US’ Trump to host Netanyahu at White House O’Rourke raised $6.1 million from over 128,000 donors on campaign’s first day McCain campaign aide: He would be ‘very happy’ to see Trump ‘still pissed off at him’ Connecticut woman sues Harvard over early images of African slaves Pentagon denies report that U.S. airstrikes in Somalia killed 14 civilians Kellyanne Conway: ‘I think my gender helps me with the president’ Losing 5G fight with China would be a disaster for US Analysis: Data contradicts HHS claims on Arkansas Medicaid work requirements Schumer to introduce bill naming Senate office building after McCain amid Trump uproar White House economic advisory council acknowledges interns in a funny way Panel: Current 2020 Democratic field front runners Kentucky governor signs bill banning abortions on basis of race, sex, disability Ex-CIA director blasts Trump over ‘temper tantrums’ Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington talks historic mayoral runoff Ukrainian prosecutor says U.S. officials asked him not to prosecute criminal offenses Red dresses displayed around American Indian museum to memorialize missing, murdered native women Republican strategist Ford O’Connell discusses Sanders 2020 campaign 2020 Dems are rethinking U.S. political structure Don’t enact a law that diminishes the incentive for generic companies to challenge patents The importance of moderate voters Clinton cites 24th Amendment in response to bill that would require felons to pay fees before voting Acting Pentagon chief says he hasn’t ‘walked through’ Space Force proposal with skeptical Dem chairman Danish legislator told she’s ‘not welcome’ in Parliament after bringing baby to work Booker opens up about relationship with Rosario Dawson Poll: Sanders, Biden tied for first as O’Rourke gains among Dem voters Poll: Biden leads Trump by 10 points in head-to-head matchup Senior Ukrainian official says he’s opened probe into US election interference The Supreme Court will likely approve Trump’s wall Advocacy group: 70 percent of US produce retains pesticide residues after being washed O’Rourke on Israeli-Palestinian conflict: ‘We don’t have the best negotiating partners on either side’ Disney closes $71B deal to acquire Fox assets Top Ukrainian justice official says US ambassador gave him a do not prosecute list Rubio to introduce legislation to keep Supreme Court at 9 seats Anderson Cooper blasts Trump over McCain attacks: ‘He’s punching a person who is dead’ The Christchurch massacre was another internet-enabled atrocity Nexstar to sell 19 stations for $1.32B to clear way for Tribune purchase Poll: Large majority says college admissions unfairly favor wealthy, well-connected EPA head says climate change threat ’50-75 years out’ Dem lawmaker: Trump’s language on immigrants ‘same type of propaganda that we heard in the 1920s’ against Jews Suspect in New Zealand terror attacks planned third shooting: official Lion Air voice recorder reveals pilots’ frantic struggle to control plane: report O’Rourke: ‘I think we can win Texas’ in 2020 67 likely mumps cases reported at Temple University The Trump economy keeps roaring ahead Clyburn: Trump and family ‘greatest threats to democracy’ in lifetime Arizona woman behind popular YouTube channel accused of abusing adopted children House Dems haul in record donations for February Pompeo presses for resolution to Gulf dispute Kamala Harris says she is open to abolishing Electoral College Rising: March 20, 2019 Conway to Trump: ‘You. Are. Nuts.’ Rising: March 20, 2019 Risk-averse Republicans are failing the republic Trump takes increased control over North Korea nuke talks: report Steve King asked if white society is superior: ‘I don’t have an answer for that’ GOP senator to publicly call out Trump for McCain attacks Solving climate change the American way New Zealanders turning over firearms after mass shooting Trump: ‘Jealous’ George Conway is ‘husband from hell!’ Without a digitally savvy board, your company is falling behind Kit Harington: ‘Game of Thrones’ is ending with ‘Joffrey as the president’ of the US Global leaders nudging Biden to enter 2020 race: report EU fines Google $1.7B over advertising agreements Effective debt collection helps the student loan landscape Trump eyes Mueller report as political opportunity: report Meghan McCain quotes father after latest Trump attack The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump, Dems put manufacturing sector in 2020 spotlight Biden’s challenge: Satisfying the left Senate GOP poised to go ‘nuclear’ on Trump picks Trump officials take bold steps on Medicaid Trump faces political risks in fight over GM plant Election scandal looms over House race in NC