The Hill Articles: May 20, 2019

Fox’s Brit Hume fires back at Trump’s criticism of the channel Anti-US trade war song going viral in China Nadler threatens to hold McGahn in contempt for skipping hearing Jeff Daniels blasts ‘cowardice’ of Senate Republicans against Trump Alabama newspapers dedicate Sunday editions to essays by women on abortion ban House Freedom Caucus votes to condemn Amash’s impeachment comments Alabama Public Television won’t air ‘Arthur’ episode with gay wedding Retired admiral who led raid that killed bin Laden cautions Trump on pardoning servicemen Trump jokingly suggests serving as many as five terms Trump hits Fox News after Buttigieg town hall: ‘What is going on with Fox?’ Barr says he’s working to protect presidency, not Trump Tensions swirl around Iran as administration to brief Congress Steve Bullock puts Citizens United decision at center of presidential push Trump pauses Pennsylvania rally multiple times as attendees require medical attention Amash storm hits Capitol Hill Ohio middle school students under investigation after claiming to put urine, semen in teachers’ food Trump: Foreign countries want Biden in office so they can continue ‘ripping off’ the US McGahn rejects House subpoena to appear EPA to implement change reducing number of predicted deaths from air pollution: report Overnight Health Care — Presented by PCMA — McConnell, Kaine offer bill to raise tobacco buying age to 21 | Measles outbreak spreads to 24 states | Pro-ObamaCare group launches ad blitz to protect Dems GOP senator warns Trump, Mulvaney against ‘draconian’ budget cuts Press: Justin Amash breaks ranks with party Bottom Line Feehery: A whole new season of ‘Game of Thrones’ On The Money: Judge upholds House subpoena for Trump financial records | Trump vows to appeal ruling by ‘Obama-appointed judge’ | Canada, Mexico lift retaliatory tariffs on US | IRS audit rate falls Top House Dem calls to launch impeachment inquiry if McGahn skips testimony Overnight Energy: Warren wants Dems to hold climate-focused debate | Klobuchar joins candidates rejecting fossil fuel money | 2020 contender Bennet offers climate plan Kobach gave list of demands to White House for ‘immigration czar’ job: report O’Rourke says he would ‘absolutely’ do Fox News town hall House Oversight Committee requests information on reported Trump plan to send TSA employees to border Overnight Defense: Iran tensions swirl as officials prepare to brief Congress | Trump threatens war would be ‘end of Iran’ | Graham tells Trump to ‘stand firm’ | Budget talks begin Dying on the track: Horse racing is at a crossroads Cohen says Trump attorney told him to say Trump Tower talks ended earlier than they did Watch live: Trump holds campaign rally in Pennsylvania Trump hits Amash after congressman doubles down on impeachment talk Trump blasts ‘Obama-appointed judge’ over ruling on financial records Senators say they’ve reached deal on Puerto Rico aid Delaying approval of new trade deal hurts American workers, families and the economy Hillicon Valley: FCC Republicans backing T-Mobile, Sprint merger | Tech giants to testify on election security | GOP senator offers ‘Do Not Track’ bill | Researchers find coordinated anti-Trump campaign on Instagram Americans are done buying into Democratic spin on immigration Nadler blasts White House for ordering McGahn not to testify: The ‘latest act of obstruction’ Cohen told lawmakers that Trump lawyer Sekulow instructed him to lie about Moscow tower project: report Pence will travel to Canada to rally support for new NAFTA Teen pleads guilty to stealing rare lemur from California zoo Microsoft, other business leaders head to Capitol Hill in support of carbon tax Fix the climate with smaller families Gillibrand ‘very unhappy’ with ‘Game of Thrones’ finale Judge upholds House panel subpoena for Trump financial records AP: UN health agency staff flying business class against rules Tensions swirl around Iran as administration to brief Congress Watchdog: DeVos used personal emails for work in ‘limited’ cases GOP senator calls for resolution of trade dispute: ‘Farmers and ranchers are hurting’ Colombian immigrant graduates from college with her daughter Whole Foods to stop offering plastic straws Institutional racism in health care Ohio governor calls to eliminate statute of limitations for sex crimes after OSU doctor abuse report McConnell, Kaine introduce bill to raise tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21 Jamal Simmons praises billionaire’s pledge to pay off Morehouse student loans Gillibrand endorses DC statehood: Democracy doesn’t mean ‘for some of us’ Warren backs calls for climate focused debate Alabama governor doesn’t anticipate tourism backlash over abortion law White House tells McGahn to defy House subpoena READ: White House letter defying subpoena for McGahn’s testimony Taxing college scholarships: A travesty to low-income and middle-class students Buttigieg Fox News town hall attracts 1.1 million viewers DOJ reveals name of ex-US attorney accused of sexual misconduct after BuzzFeed lawsuit Iranian production of enriched uranium quadruples: reports New York bill would outlaw texting while crossing the street Billboard welcomes people to Colorado, ‘Where you can get a safe, legal abortion’ Mercury rollback is a direct threat to our children’s health Pork prices to climb as African swine fever kills up to 200 million of China’s pigs Dem Sen. Markey faces potential primary challenge in Massachusetts More than 4 in 10 now say socialism would be good for US: poll The CARD Act turns 10: Changes have kept money in consumers’ pockets Amash doubles down on Trump and impeachment Pollster says Amash’s Mueller comments unlikely to have big impact on GOP Sweden takes step toward seeking Assange extradition We can curb potential pandemics by investing in prevention tactics Pollster says partisans are most concerned with Mueller report Poll: Fewer than half of voters say Mueller should testify Trump preparing to tell McGahn to defy House subpoena: report Sanders blasts ‘schoolyard bully’ Trump on Iran Prince Charles to meet with Trump during UK state visit: report IRS audit rate down in fiscal 2018 Are teachers to blame for the worker shortage? New York Times reporter: Warren’s anti-Fox News argument ‘tiptoes dangerously close to deplorables’ Lightfoot takes office as Chicago’s first black woman mayor Researchers find coordinated anti-Trump campaign on Instagram Dem senator: Many Republicans ‘privately expressed concerns’ about Mueller findings De Niro: Imprisoning Trump would make America great again Klobuchar becomes 13th Democratic candidate to pledge not to accept fossil fuel money Columbine school shooting survivor found dead at 37 Supreme Court won’t take up UPS bid to raise Postal Service prices Ending the Cyprus arms embargo will increase tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean New York GOP chairman to step down, take role with Trump campaign’s finance team Cruz slams Jim Carrey’s ‘vicious, angry’ painting of Alabama governor after abortion ban Teen dies in Border Patrol custody, marking 5th death of migrant child since December ‘Sesame Street’ introduces character in foster care Ex-Dem candidate in Georgia says GOP will face ‘comeuppance’ over abortion law Congress can bring the government into the age of artificial intelligence What America’s Thinking: May 20, 2019 Measles outbreak spreads to 24 states Canada, Mexico lift tariffs on US goods after Trump scraps steel, aluminum levies Biden, Sanders tied atop new Iowa poll The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Amash under fire after impeachment tweets Obama cybersecurity official: It’s ‘a problem’ that former colleague now lobbies for Huawei Inslee says he needs 5,000 donors to qualify for 2020 Democratic debates Morgan Stanley analysis says new China tariffs would lead to recession: report Indigenous-led movement to stop fossil fuels Nike, Adidas among 170 footwear companies urging Trump not to raise tariffs What to know about Robert F. Smith, the billionaire paying off Morehouse grads’ student loans Supreme Court declines to hear case on businesses’ political contributions British politician Nigel Farage hit with milkshake New rule exposes the regulatory watchdog that wasn’t Congress: Support legislation to defend Medicare home health  Blanket ban on facial-recognition tool makes us all less safe Google, Facebook and Twitter to testify at election security hearing Champion sprinter comes out as gay after India strikes down ban Chicago police looking for man suspected of leaving ‘Molotov cocktail’ at synagogue Louisiana is creating a drug-price revolution Graham says Bolton briefed him on Iran, tells Trump to ‘stand firm’ Democratic House campaign arm says it raised $7.85 million in April Supreme Court tosses out ruling allowing lawsuits against drug manufacturer CNN announces four more town halls featuring 2020 Dems Former Georgia candidate ‘seriously considering’ 2020 Senate bid Ex-counterintelligence official calls for US to work closer with allies on 5G Fox’s Kilmeade slams Buttigieg for criticism of network hosts during town hall John Oliver torches Meghan McCain over Seth Meyers dust-up Billionaire vows to pay off Morehouse College students’ education loans Eiffel Tower evacuated, closed after intruder attempts to scale it Panelists debate significance of Amash claiming Trump committed ‘impeachable offenses’ China says US has ‘extravagant expectations’ for trade deal A crisis with Iran need not lead to a war Crowley, Daschle named to international cannabis board Nome mayor Richard Beneville says climate change has increased opportunities for Alaska Former counter-terrorism official Nate Snyder on importance of securing 5G technology Ex-Georgia candidate Sarah Riggs Amico discusses state’s new abortion law Trump and Amash feud over ‘impeachable’ offenses First-gen college graduate who was asked if he was an ‘illegal’ goes viral Ford to cut 7,000 salaried jobs, slashing workforce by 10 percent Al Jazeera journalists suspended after posting anti-Semitic video about Holocaust Ann Coulter: Four myths the media and politicians tell you about our border crisis Alaska mayor calls for more tourism with Russia Supreme Court sides with Native American hunter as Gorsuch joins liberals Trump: Bernie Sanders is ‘history’ NYC education officials to sue over ‘an environment which is hostile toward whites’ Alaska mayor says he’s trying to encourage climate change adaptation through economy, infrastructure Bennet latest 2020 candidate to unveil climate plan Pro-ObamaCare group launches ad campaign to protect 20 House Dems Central America can thrive by catching the new digital wave Steve Kroft bids farewell to ’60 Minutes’ after 30 seasons Schwarzenegger won’t press charges against man who kicked him at event Huawei responds to Google, Android ban Transgender woman previously attacked in viral video found dead Scarborough calls Buttigieg ‘the future of the Democratic Party’ Don’t recycle another myth to justify a war with Iran GOP senator announces bill to block companies from tracking online activity ‘Game of Thrones’ fans spot on-screen water bottle in series finale Ocasio-Cortez: College students shouldn’t need donation from billionaire to afford college Trump reelection launch planned for June: report FCC Republicans give green light to T-Mobile-Sprint merger Federal disaster funding doesn’t have to be an emergency   2 arrested after viral video shows man urinating on memorial of deceased boy Harris unveils plan to close gender pay gap Rising: May 20, 2019 Pro-Trump GOP state rep announces Amash primary challenge in Michigan Let Texas be Texas: A solution for our polarized nation The slippery slope of trying to curb ‘extremist’ speech South Bend newspaper highlights Buttigieg’s absences in recent months Trump: ‘Corrupt and deranged’ mainstream media won’t cover ‘REAL Russia Hoax’ Democrats should seize the day with trade agreement Trump rips ‘failing New York Times’ over report about bank staff’s concerns of ‘suspicious activity’: ‘WRONG!’ Trump touts farmers’ access to Mexico, Canada: ‘Please make sure that you are treated fairly’ Trump highlights column saying his adversaries have lost momentum The Hill’s Morning Report – Immigration, health care headline Trump second-term agenda This week: Democrats, White House set for infrastructure, budget talks Juan Williams: The new abnormal Judd Gregg: The dangers of the Bolton Doctrine The Memo: Trump second-term agenda begins to emerge