The Hill Articles: March 7, 2019

Lewinsky criticizes Manafort sentences: I was threatened with 27 years Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon’s first tetanus case in almost 30 years: report Brennan calls light Manafort sentence ‘extraordinarily lenient’ in light of crimes committed GOP Texas lawmaker introduces bill mandating doctors try to save infants born after abortions Court rules asylum-seekers have right to appeal rejection in US Hickenlooper swipes at Trump in campaign launch: He’s ‘destroying our democracy’ First cousins who say they’re in love petition Utah to legally marry each other Overnight Defense: Pentagon asked to house up to 5,000 migrant children | Judge lifts last injunction against transgender ban | Senators voice anger over problems with military housing | General warns ISIS waiting to resurge Klobuchar: Manafort sentence shows ‘two systems of justice’ Cummings says he needs to examine Cohen’s testimony further amid GOP allegations of perjury Omar lauds House passage of anti-hate measure as ‘great progress’ Utah teacher facing discipline for making Catholic student remove Ash Wednesday mark Safety hazards remain at private military housing as Trump looks to pull construction funds for wall Federal judge throws out Stormy Daniels hush money suit against Trump Utah legislature passes bill legalizing sex outside of marriage Manafort sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison Manafort at sentencing hearing: I’m ‘humiliated and ashamed’ Overnight Health Care – Presented by Kidney Care Partners – Dems renew push to fund gun violence research at CDC | New uncertainty over vaping crackdown | Lawmakers spar over Medicare drug prices The 23 Republicans who voted against the anti-hate resolution On The Money: Dems inch closer to demanding Trump’s tax returns | Consumer chief pressed to undo Mulvaney’s work | IRS says average tax refund up $22 Criticism of Israeli policy is not anti-Semitism Pentagon reviewing Elon Musk’s federal security clearance Hillicon Valley: Senate panel accuses Equifax of neglecting cybersecurity | Huawei sues US | Facebook takes on anti-vax content | IBM chief, biz leaders back LGBTQ ‘Equality Act’ GOP lawmaker defends Trump during House debate on anti-hate resolution Group co-led by former Trump campaign adviser signs on with Steve King challenger Breaking down barriers for American military families Powell to appear on ’60 Minutes’ with Yellen, Bernanke Stacey Abrams beams up: New book embraces Trekkie fandom House passes anti-hate measure amid Dem tensions Ocasio-Cortez fundraises off claim that AIPAC is ‘coming after’ her, Omar, Tlaib New tax cuts may encourage companies to replace workers with machines Washington Post petitions court to open sealed, redacted records in Manafort case Free community college bill passes West Virginia legislature Mueller team warns Russia may try to use ‘sensitive’ documents in troll farm case against US IRS: Average tax refund up $22 compared to last year Rubio, Menendez file bill to provide Puerto Rico equal access to child tax credit Holder says next Dem president should consider packing courts Industrial wood burning is adding to climate change Michelle Obama’s high school will name $4.3M facility in her honor 3 more steps to make ‘First Step Act’ work Democrats tweak anti-hate resolution to include additional groups Tulsi Gabbard, Don Young introduce marijuana reform bill Halting the tragic decline of African-American homeownership Trump administration asks Pentagon to house up to 5,000 migrant children CIA to Alex Trebek after cancer diagnosis: ‘This is not final Jeopardy!’ Clyburn defends Holocaust comments Florida Senate votes to repeal ban on smokable medical marijuana Supreme Court justice warns Congress of security threats to lower courts Colorado police launch probe after video shows officers confronting black man cleaning his own property Bipartisan group of senators petitions Trump for Venezuelan immigration benefits Trump would take clean water enforcement back to the bad old days Progressive strategist says Dems shouldn’t be surprised at Trump’s base support Boeing CEO: China could buy US jets as part of trade deal Alito, Kagan oppose cameras in Supreme Court Patriots owner Robert Kraft won’t have to appear at arraignment hearing, lawyer says GOP pollster says Americans have grown accustomed to being monitored Progressive strategist says partisanship has tainted views on intel community Federal judge lifts last of injunctions against transgender military ban Progressive strategist on Trump and his base: ‘This moment shall pass’ Booker, Gabbard to make appearances with Colbert Progressive strategist urges Dems to be optimistic amid Trump administration Dems demand White House, DOJ records on AT&T-Time Warner merger Substitute teacher removed after telling 5th-grader to ‘go back to Mexico’: report Ocasio-Cortez: Backlash on Omar ‘came down a little too hard’ Two lawmakers just debated the merits of Nickelback on the House floor DeBlasio criticizes Omar over remarks on Israel Facebook unveils new plans to combat anti-vaccine content Top attorney to take leave of absence from law firm to focus on Judiciary’s Trump probe First Native American Congresswoman presides over House IRS and Congress should consider extending tax-filing season: paper Former Homeland Security official Paul Rosenzweig breaks down biggest cybersecurity threats faced in US Senate readies vote on Kavanaugh successor Former Texas GOP Rep. Ralph Hall dead at 95 Lawmakers propose bill to end fed agency’s deadly experiments on kittens Afterschool should not be on the federal budget cut list Artist calls Ocasio-Cortez superhero comic a ‘celebration’ of new Congress The people have rejected corporate welfare; now let’s make it illegal Poll: Most Americans satisfied with intelligence agencies’ surveillance authorities IBM chief, other business leaders push Congress to pass Equality Act Sheriff suspended after Parkland shooting sues to get job back GOP rep to introduce bill allowing NCAA athletes to profit from their likeness Chris Wallace on DNC debate decision: Left has ‘Fox derangement syndrome’ John Kelly: Trump’s border wall would be ‘waste of money’ House Dems renew push for funding gun violence research at CDC Gillibrand condemns Omar remarks, GOP ‘hypocrisy’ VA in-house healthcare is great; community care efforts have fallen flat so far Florida lawmakers advance bill requiring high schools to offer Bible class Anne Frank’s stepsister to meet with California teens who made Nazi salute around plastic cup swastika Any US-China trade deal should be taken with a grain of salt Pentagon IDs two soldiers killed in vehicle crash in Kuwait Tim Cook changes Twitter name after Trump calls him ‘Tim Apple’ Chelsea Manning ‘prepared to face the consequences’ of refusing to answer questions in Assange probe Obama: Paying the ‘max tax’ is ‘something that I insist upon’ READ: House resolution condemning anti-Semitism, bigotry Let’s build a bipartisan women’s rights agenda More than 800 students ordered to stay away from school amid measles outbreak in Washington Ocasio-Cortez mocks conservative columnist calling for boycott of Girl Scout cookies because she was a scout GOP strategist: DNC shows it wants to choose its nominee with Fox News debate ban Dozens of hospital workers may have been fired for allegedly viewing Jussie Smollett’s records: report Cohen files lawsuit against Trump Organization Together, we carry on the age-old struggle for justice for all What America’s Thinking: March 7, 2019 Four Kentucky school districts forced to close as teachers call out sick in protest South Carolina GOP lawmakers kill bill to extend voter registration Top general: ‘Political conditions’ in Afghanistan don’t merit withdrawal yet Dem strategist compares government monitoring journalists to Kafka IRS watchdog urges agency to provide more underpayment penalty relief GOP rep ‘disappointed’ by the number of Republican women in Congress Poll: Large majority opposes emergency declaration for border wall Pelosi defends Omar: ‘I feel confident’ she is not anti-Semitic Sherrod Brown says he will not run for president The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Dems aim to end anti-Semitism controversy with vote today Ilhan Omar’s dual loyalty charge was about more than anti-Semitism Dems knock McConnell for refusing vote on election reform bill Dem lawmaker: Why can’t resolution ‘singularly condemn’ anti-Semitism? Fewer than half of Americans say second Trump-Kim summit reduced North Korea nuclear threat: poll Robert Levinson’s captivity, now at 12 years, must end Fox’s Kurtz defends network’s news division after DNC debate rejection Texas state government says it won’t work with Airbnb over Israel policies Students at Ole Miss unanimously vote to remove Confederate statue from campus Trump and the art of (political) war Schiff introduces bill targeting Trump pardons Top Judiciary Republican: Pharmacy middlemen hurting every day Americans Tennessee state House passes ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban Border patrol official says ‘highly possible’ to see influx of Venezuelan migrants Senate panel accuses Equifax of neglecting cybersecurity ahead of 2017 breach Ex-federal judge: Facebook’s privacy move is effort to stay ahead of legal action Scarborough: Dems must condemn Omar to avoid being ‘left-leaning version of the party’ of Steve King, David Duke Watchdog organization calls for investigation into Kushner clearance The UK is staring into the Brexit abyss Over 1,000 Catholics urge school to reconsider ban on admitting children of same-sex couples Residents in a New Jersey town could face jail time for barking dogs Top general warns ISIS waiting to resurge Melania Trump celebrates the influence of women at awards ceremony Domino’s, manufacturers group join coalition to pass new North American trade deal GOP-controlled Senate committee to hold March 26 hearing on gun control Why Donald Trump (and just about everyone) is wrong on trade deficit State Dept. cancels award for journalist who criticized Trump: report UK Foreign Office removes job listing calling posts in Africa an ‘adventure’ Philadelphia becomes first major US city to ban cashless stores GOP leader needles Dems on anti-Semitism resolution Democrats may be headed for a contested convention H.R. 1 is for the politicians, not the people States with stricter gun control regulations have fewer mass shootings: study GOP senator Martha McSally comes forward about rape by superior officer Artist Josh Blaylock discusses his new Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comic book Eric Trump says his father would enjoy ‘easy victory’ over Joe Biden Panel discussion: Department of Homeland Security criticized for making list of U.S. activists and journalists Former federal judge Walter Kelley discusses Facebook, privacy laws, and anti-trust House to vote Thursday on anti-Semitism resolution Border Patrol Chief Brian Hastings talks latest stats at the southern border No question all forms of prejudice should be condemned in America Trade deficit soars amid China trade war Border Patrol official says caring for migrants’ medical needs pulls agents away from national security mission Harris receives endorsement from 6 home-state mayors Russia passes bill to criminalize insulting the state Trump: I did not break campaign finance laws Florida police officer found guilty, faces life in prison for fatal shooting of black man Human rights lawyer in Iran convicted for defending female protesters Georgia House committee approves ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill Bernie Sanders’s biggest appeal: He’s not a Democrat GOP senator: Some of Trump’s ‘strongest supporters’ are ‘troubled’ by emergency declaration CNN’s Santorum rips Dems for rejecting Fox as debate host: ‘What are they afraid of?’ We cannot allow China to set the standards and control the technology for 5G Rising: March 7, 2019 Kaine: ‘You’ll see Congress erupt’ if Trump starts issuing pardons Meghan McCain sends ‘love, prayers and support’ to Alex Trebek after cancer diagnosis Lou Dobbs: Trump White House has ‘lost its way’ ‘Medicare for all’ is an expensive wrecking ball UN: 11 million North Koreans undernourished North Korea airs glowing documentary of Trump-Kim summit Fighting addiction in America: Why we can never settle for the soft bigotry of low expectations Americans’ views of Biden dip since 2017, still high: Gallup What lessons can be salvaged from Alabama’s deadly tornado John Kelly says he probably would have worked for Hillary Clinton if asked New activity detected at North Korean missile plant: reports The women in white and the trails they blaze Foreign leaders gave Trump family over $140K in gifts in 2017: report Census Bureau quietly seeking immigrants’ legal status: report We could have less than 5 years to save the North Atlantic right whale The Hill’s Morning Report – Pelosi’s challenge: Getting Dems back on same page New cracks emerge in Dem unity Dems inch closer to demanding Trump’s tax returns K Street takes aim at Dem ethics reform bill Manafort faces first round of sentencing Schultz recruiting GOP insiders ahead of possible 2020 bid Ocean advocacy group urges crackdown on ‘seafood fraud’