The Hill Articles: May 31, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez returns to bartending in support of tipped workers: ‘Still got it!’ FDA holds its first hearing on regulating CBD Justice Dept preparing to launch antitrust investigation into Google: report Trade wars have cost stock market $5 trillion: Deutsche Bank analysis De Blasio blames staff after he misses 9/11 memorial unveiling ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli sues company he founded for $30 million Dollar stores warn they will have to raise prices over tariffs Costco warns ‘prices will go up’ due to new tariffs 2020 Dems react to Virginia shooting: ‘We must act’ Storm chaser proposes to boyfriend in front of Kansas tornado Virginia lawmakers respond to shooting: ‘My heart breaks for … our entire commonwealth’ Beto O’Rourke spoke with Hillary Clinton about his 2020 campaign Italy revoking lease for monastery that Stephen Bannon wanted for far-right training academy On The Money: Trump antagonizes both parties on trade | Surprise tariffs may derail new NAFTA | Business groups blast move | Mexico fires back at ‘unfair’ tariffs Steve Harvey reveals dream ‘Family Feud’ match-up: The Trumps vs the Obamas Trump says he was surprised by Meghan Markle’s ‘nasty’ comments California Democrats to hold presidential forum in November Philippines President Duterte says he ‘cured’ himself of being gay Overnight Health Care: Missouri abortion clinic will remain open | Utah proposes new cap on Medicaid spending | FDA regulators want more information on CBD products Trump says UK’s Boris Johnson would be an ‘excellent’ prime minister llinois state lawmaker uses eggs to demonstrate ‘your brain on drugs’ Philanthropy can save democracy Hillicon Valley: Mueller remarks put spotlight on election security bills | US to ask visa applicants for social media info | Tech blasts Trump tariffs on Mexico Why television will be essential to the 2020 election Twelve dead, gunman killed in Virginia Beach shooting Scottie Pippen adds 5-year-old girl to lawsuit against her parents: report Tlaib slams ‘lack of outrage’ about overcrowding at Border Patrol facility To secure America’s space launch capabilities, we must stay the course Biden launches digital campaign targeting teachers New York theater companies to hold 24-hour live reading of Mueller report Prosecutors release Flynn voicemail transcript that Mueller reviewed in obstruction probe Overnight Energy: Trump allows use of ethanol gas in summer | Move to benefit farmers | Britain goes two weeks without using coal | EPA watchdog hands Pruitt probe findings to Congress Trump antagonizes both parties on trade Trump launching 2020 campaign on June 18 with Florida rally Businesses rally against proposal to block robocalls Miss India contest criticized after photo depicts fair-skinned contestants Trump’s surprise trade strategy threatens new NAFTA Russia cut gay scenes from Elton John biopic: report Majority of Americans do not approve of Trump trade policies: poll Trump to award Medal of Freedom to economist Arthur Laffer Georgia police officer indicted for beating homeless woman after initially being cleared CNN’s Don Lemon: ‘Extremely shortsighted’ if NY Times barring reporters from my show Dershowitz: Supreme Court could overrule an unconstitutional impeachment CDC changes to pneumonia vaccine could hurt older Americans Mexico fires back at Trump’s ‘unfair’ tariff threat Illinois sends legal recreational marijuana bill to governor’s desk Fox News commentator: Republicans who don’t support Trump’s tariffs ‘should go jump off a cliff’ Colorado officially bans gay conversion therapy Inslee hammers Trump in new immigration platform Obama calls out US gun laws in speech: They ‘don’t make much sense’ Trump recognizes Pride Month Overnight Defense: Shanahan vows military won’t be ‘politicized’ amid USS McCain controversy | House panel to start work on defense bill | Pentagon hits one year since last on-camera briefing Breadwinning moms say ‘thank you’ to Kamala Harris ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ actress slams ‘disgusting’ abortion bans Poll: Majority oppose Trump impeachment, but most Democrats support it Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $300 million in talc cancer case NCAA conference lifts ban on alcohol sales in stadiums 20 percent of Americans can’t define ‘socialism’ even as it’s become the focus of 2020 Nadler: You can’t impeach president if voters won’t support it Michigan doctor lauded for work on opioid crisis accused of overprescribing drugs Missouri abortion clinic will remain open BlackBerry ending its messenger service Friday Utah proposes new cap on Medicaid spending Poll: Majority support law allowing transgender people to use bathrooms that align with their identity Net worth of Americans aged 18 to 35 has dropped 34 percent since 1996: study Putting families first in our foster care system Schiff requests briefings from intel chiefs on Barr ‘spying’ probe Poll: Nearly half of Americans say Supreme Court should uphold Roe v. Wade Authorities remove 136 dogs from California home CNN’s Alisyn Camerota stumps spelling bee champs with her first name Should private companies be drafted in the cyber war? Ex-W.Va. official who made racist Michelle Obama remark sentenced to prison South Carolina activist petitions to rename street honoring Confederate general after Obama California governor says state will welcome women seeking abortions Gallup editor-in-chief: Democratic socialist parties in Europe have popularized the political philosophy Pentagon goes full year without on-camera briefing from top spokesperson Poll: Biden leads 2020 Dem field by 19 points Are presidential politics behind these trade war farm subsidies? SECURE Act will give Main Street workers needed security What America’s Thinking: May 31, 2019 Meteorologist says there’s ‘no doubt’ climate change impacts tornadoes Gallup editor: Most Americans want government to lead on protecting environment DHS watchdog finds ‘dangerous overcrowding’ at Texas Border Patrol facility The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump rattles markets with Mexico tariffs Mexico tariffs will deal a blow to Trump’s reelection chances Bennet: Sanders is ‘wrong to propose’ ‘Medicare for All’ IRS releases new draft tax withholding form Bannon, Kobach unveil half a mile of crowdfunded border wall Trump’s approval rating hits highest point in two years Former public school teacher says unions are becoming ‘what they used to fight’ Modi fans nationalist flames, cruises to victory in Indian elections Britain goes two weeks without burning coal for first time since Industrial Revolution Democratic lawmaker: ‘The only thing I can get on TV to talk about’ is impeachment Kasich on 2020: ‘There is no path right now for me’ China to establish ‘unreliable entity list’ of foreign companies US business groups slam Trump’s new tariff threat against Mexico Trump administration to ask most US visa applicants for social media information Trump trade adviser says Mexico exports ‘illegal aliens’ Giving AG Barr declassification authority is a needed ray of sunshine Expert says women without marriage or kids are ‘happiest population subgroup’ Zuckerberg’s security chief placed on leave amid sexual misconduct, harassment allegations Shanahan: China’s militarization of South China Sea ‘excessive’ Car bomb injures four US service members, kills several Afghan civilians Charlamagne tha God compares Warren to Rachel Dolezal over Native American ancestry claims Drilling down on the delusion that impeachment is a good idea GOP strategist: Uber policy banning riders with low ratings will incentivize people to more civil Researcher says there is gender divide on college campuses over free speech, diversity O’Reilly says Trump called him to complain about Mueller China warns Canada against siding with US in trade war Barr brushes off critics of his reputation: ‘Everyone dies’ UN investigator: Assange would face ‘show trial’ in US News industry struggles to meet its challenges and find new talent     Geraldo Rivera: Comey, Clapper, Brennan should be ‘quaking’ in their boots over Barr investigation Trump defends tariffs: ‘Mexico has taken advantage of the United States for decades’ Pompeo warns Germany against using Huawei technology Researcher says students want free speech, diversity to be considered on college campuses Trump to allow use of ethanol gas in move to benefit farmers Buck Sexton: Trump’s Mexican standoff Spelling Bee ends in unprecedented tie Pentagon chief says military will not ‘become politicized’ amid USS McCain questions Panelists debate whether media is biased in favor of Biden, Sanders Advocate Rebecca Friedrichs warns against curriculum changes on sex education Research director Evette Alexander breaks down new study Meteorologist Quincy Vagell explains climate pattern fueling tornadoes Warren unveils new plan to allow presidents to be indicted Navy SEAL charged with war crimes and considered for pardon by Trump released Howling at the moon does not change basic Mueller findings Arizona governor on Trump’s Mexico tariffs: National security should be ‘above commerce’ Philippines ships 69 containers of trash back to Canada in recycling dispute Top tech lobbying group calls Mexico tariffs ‘potentially devastating’ Schiff decries ‘epidemic of cowardice’ in GOP Court fast-tracks Trump appeal over Democrat subpoenas for bank records Surprise poll shows Liberal Democrats ahead in UK Stocks sink after Trump announces tariffs on Mexico Shadow removals: How safety plans allow CPS to avoid judicial oversight New York Times reinforces policy prohibiting reporters from appearing on cable shows like Maddow Half of Americans consider abortion morally wrong: Gallup Heineken pulls support from baseball team over Ocasio-Cortez video Kimmel presses Pelosi on Trump impeachment: ‘Why not?’ NOAA: Do not wait until the next hurricane hits to take action Rising: May 31, 2019 Pompeo on possible North Korean execution: ‘We’re doing our best to check it out’ Elton John ‘ashamed’ of Great Britain over Brexit Could Russia swing the next presidential election? Democrats should pay attention to Europe’s ‘green wave’ Scripps National Spelling Bee crowns 8 co-champions Smollett case was closed weeks before being dismissed: report Trump to face thousands of protesters during UK visit Rare earth minerals are a powerful arrow in China’s quiver Barr: FBI approached to create group to ‘make sure we’re totally prepared for the upcoming elections’ Ocasio-Cortez: Housing should be legislated as a human right Barr defends use of ‘spying’ to describe Trump campaign probe Report: Hundreds of migrant children held longer than legally allowed by Border Patrol SpaceX world-wide internet plan could launch private vs public space race Helping veterans who suffer from substance use or mental health disorders The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump turns the page back to Mueller probe Sanders banking on Iowa win to surge past Biden The Memo: Trump’s anti-Mueller rage is for real Inside the DNC’s plan to defeat Trump Biden courts LGBTQ voters