The Hill Articles: May 7, 2019

DOJ threatens executive privilege over Mueller report if Dems carry out contempt vote Trump touts ‘BIG FIREWORKS’ returning to Mt. Rushmore for July 4 Trump taps ex-State spokeswoman Heather Nauert to help oversee White House fellowships Third parent pleads guilty in college admissions scandal ‘Seinfeld’ star Jason Alexander jabs Ted Cruz with ‘George Costanza’-inspired insult McConnell eyes end-of-month deadline as disaster aid hits new ‘obstacles’ Virginia special prosecutor indicts former GOP campaign staffer R.I. school district under fire after saying students who owe lunch money will only get jelly sandwich Nadler threatens McGahn with contempt over failure to turn over documents McConnell: Dems have ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ amid Barr fight Court says Trump can continue policy requiring asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico Overnight Defense — Presented by Huntington Ingalls Industries — Pompeo visits Iraq amid Iran tensions | Central Command offers more details on carrier, bomber deployments | Shanahan calls for Maduro to step down | Dems unveil 2020 spending plan Republican senators give Pence an earful on trade San Francisco bans cashless stores ‘Liquid Death’ water startup by ex-Netflix creative director raises $1.6 million Trump, Senate GOP discuss effort to overhaul legal immigration NYT: Tax papers suggest Trump had $1 billion in business losses over a decade Mueller didn’t want Comey memos released out of fear Trump, others would change stories Webb: When to fight Lobbying World Mellman: A populist revolt? Dems want Justice IG to investigate Barr Overnight Energy: Interior chief says climate response falls on Congress | Bernhardt insists officials will complete offshore drilling plans | Judge rules EPA must enforce Obama landfill pollution rules Trump Interior chief says climate change response falls on Congress David Ortiz backs Red Sox boycotting White House visit: ‘I’m an immigrant’ Overnight Health Care: Trump wants HHS to help Florida with drug imports | Graham calls inaction on drug prices ‘unacceptable’ | Abortion battles heat up with Kavanaugh on Supreme Court Kushner plan keeps legal immigration levels neutral Air Force veteran sues VA hospital over Bible display Nadler says panel is still planning vote to hold Barr in contempt How baby Sussex changes Mother’s Day Obama’s post-White House memoir not expected to be published this year: report Senate border hearing must analyze the true humanitarian crisis Lawsuits claimed Amazon fired pregnant warehouse workers who asked for more bathroom breaks: report On The Money: Stocks sink on Trump tariff threat | GOP caught off guard by new trade turmoil | Federal deficit grew 38 percent this fiscal year | Banks avoid taking position in Trump, Dem subpoena fight Steele’s stunning pre-FISA confession: Informant needed to air Trump dirt before election Parents outraged after California teacher diagnosed with cancer forced to pay sub’s wages while on leave House Intel panel threatens ‘compulsory’ action to force DOJ to produce Mueller files Hillicon Valley: Dem bill would fine credit agencies for breaches | Facebook’s Sandberg meets senators on privacy | Baltimore hit with ransomware attack | Dems demand NSA update on surveillance program Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg meets with senators on privacy Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen says in tapes he helped Falwell Jr. handle racy photos: report Interior chief says offshore drilling plan not ‘indefinitely sidelined’ Trump juggles crises in Iran, North Korea, Venezuela Before we can save liberalism, we must first know what it is Biden responds after woman at rally yells ‘you can hug and kiss me anytime’ Trump, Dems escalate battles over investigations Acting Pentagon chief calls for Maduro to step down in Venezuela American innovators deserve protection from foreign freeloaders Pompeo visits Baghdad amid escalating tensions with Iran Rethinking arms control should include China Dem lawmaker wears firefighter jacket at Met Gala to tout support for 9/11 bill Students at Arizona high school walk out in protest of border agents apprehending undocumented peer 1 dead, several others injured in school shooting in Denver suburb US asylum officers ordered to take tougher stance on persecution claims: report House Dems encouraging members to appear on Fox News US deployment a response to Iran moving ballistic missiles by boat: report Federal deficit grew 38 percent in first 7 months of fiscal year: CBO Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites should let people have their say — even the jerks Banks say they take no position in Trump lawsuit over congressional subpoenas New York Senate expected to pass bill allowing lawmakers to see Trump’s state tax returns Treasury lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who turned against Maduro Study: Tomato prices could soar under new tariff on Mexican imports Biden fundraiser: ‘It’s clear that Donald Trump fears Joe’ Activist in Norway says CIA warned him of potential threat from Saudi Arabia US to send military hospital ship to region as Venezuela crisis grows Health care workers to picket outside Biden fundraiser Congress can take these key steps after passing landmark climate bill Baltimore hit by ransomware attack Michigan Lt. Governor jokes that broken gavel was inspired by Thor in ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Public evenly split on legitimacy of Dem probes into Trump’s finances Kim Kardashian West helped free 17 inmates in 90 days under new campaign: report 2020 Dems take to Twitter to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day CDC says most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable House Democrats threaten salaries of Trump officials who block interviews Sean Duffy, Rachel Campos-Duffy expecting their ninth child Ex-GOP Sen. Kirk registers to lobby US sending B-52s to Middle East as part of Iran response Trump campaign disavows ‘dishonest’ fundraising groups Arizona state Senate votes to declare porn a public health crisis State Department appeals in case of gay couple’s son denied citizenship Planned Parenthood: ‘We do not condone’ state lawmaker approaching anti-abortion protesters  Insider info on the state of the stock market New Jersey high school yearbook adviser sues district over pro-Trump photos dispute Schumer: McConnell’s ‘case closed’ speech ‘a disgrace’ O’Rourke, Castro call for Sandra Bland case to be reopened Trump should send migrants to Guantanamo GOP pollster says divide on Mueller report demonstrates ‘tribalism’ White supremacists interrupt Arkansas Holocaust remembrance event Denver bookstore giving away free print copies of Mueller report Dems propose fining credit agencies for data breaches McConnell fundraising off ‘case closed’ speech Democrats must focus on kitchen-table issues to win the White House List of former federal prosecutors accusing Trump of obstruction nears 700 ‘Good Morning America’ labels Regina Hall ‘Tiffany Haddish’ Pelosi defends working with Trump on infrastructure plan Pollster says lack of trust in government ‘symptomatic of a larger global issue’ Taking the surprise out of surprise billing Powell told Congress Fed is preparing for economic ‘damage’ from climate change White House plan called for NASA to simulate asteroid collision with US Nuclear should complement wind and solar — not compete Warren supporters resurface 2004 interview where she predicted housing crisis Warren reads part of Mueller report into congressional record Auschwitz condemns Redbubble for selling pillows, mini skirts with concentration camp photos Nurse who ran London marathon in scrubs awarded world record after backlash Pollster: Mueller report publication had little effect on public opinion TurboTax, H&R Block sued for allegedly hiding free filing service from low-income taxpayers Barr and Mueller did their duty — Congress can’t shirk its own Apple, Google remove dating apps FTC said could expose children to predators 2020 Dems would benefit from running as outsiders, says GOP pollster Donny Deutsch new MSNBC show finishes second in cable news debut Louisiana lawmakers advance ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill Warren makes pitch to black voters with policy roadmap Baltimore TV anchor ousted after question about African American female mayors Colleges need to have skin in the game to tackle student loan debt What America’s Thinking: May 7, 2019 Graham: Doing nothing on drug prices ‘unacceptable’ Tennessee Speaker’s top aide resigns over sexually explicit texts: report Bipartisan pair of senators urges Barr to defend ObamaCare in court Dave Chappelle to receive Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize Meghan and Prince Harry’s baby won’t alter the US-UK ‘special relationship’ UK plans to take part in European elections as it struggles to reach Brexit deal DJ Carnage says mental health has been stigmatized in music industry Polish activist held by police for depicting Catholic icon with LGBT rainbow Melania Trump expands mission of ‘Be Best’ on its one-year anniversary The Hill’s 12:30 Report: White House plays hardball over McGahn subpoena With little popular interest in impeachment, Americans may be all Trumped out Trump’s tax returns wouldn’t be ‘silver bullet’ for Dems, says conservative financial expert America’s wireless strategy: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it HBO removes misplaced coffee cup from ‘Game of Thrones’ scene Jill Biden says it’s ‘time to move on’ from husband’s role in Anita Hill hearings Dow falls more than 400 points after Trump’s latest tariff threat House Dems unveil plan for allocating $1.3T in spending ‘New state’ delusion: A Greater Gaza would be as bad as it sounds McConnell suggests Obama ’emboldened’ Russia’s election interference Pelosi: ‘Trump is goading us to impeach him’ Buttigieg: ‘Can’t imagine’ God sent Trump to the White House Harris 2020 campaign launches ‘Camp Kamala’ to train young volunteers READ: The White House letter ordering McGahn to defy House subpoena Church memberships are down, but people are still doing religious things White House orders McGahn to defy House subpoena Pamela Anderson visits Julian Assange in prison, says he’s innocent Trump shows he still doesn’t grasp who bears the brunt of tariffs Ex-Trump adviser says GOP needs a better health-care message for 2020 Bartender accused of serving intoxicated gunman before 2017 Texas mass shooting NYC corrections officers performed illegal strip searches on visitors: report Law & Crime founder Abrams on Court TV relaunch: ‘No value to a modern audience’ Man sentenced to prison for trying to bribe ICE officer to deport his wife DJ Carnage wants to use platform to raise awareness around immigration issues Stone associate to ask Supreme Court to take up challenge to Mueller’s appointment Consumer bureau proposes rule to curb debt collector harassment Schumer: McConnell trying to ‘whitewash’ Mueller report findings Obama Netflix deal could revolutionize the ‘second act’ in Washington Liberal group urges passage of New York bill allowing Congress access to Trump’s state tax returns Georgia governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban into law Group ‘caravans’ to Canada for cheaper insulin Dem senators ask NSA for public update on mass phone data collection program Top EU official: ‘A mistake’ to have not interfered with Brexit campaign Ex-Trump adviser says president needs to campaign as outsider in 2020 McConnell says ‘case closed’ on Mueller Trump directs health chief to work on allowing Florida to import cheaper drugs Andrew Yang vows to use PowerPoint for State of Union address Gillibrand sets litmus test: I will only nominate judges who back Roe v. Wade Panel: Hundreds of former prosecutors say Trump would be charged with obstruction if he weren’t president Republican senators to huddle with Trump on immigration DJ Carnage talks inspiration behind new music Pennsylvania lawmaker offers $100 to anyone identifying anti-abortion protesters Nearly 40 percent of species worldwide face extinction — unless we reverse wildlife crisis Conway rips into Hillary Clinton for suggesting ‘election stolen’ Foreign affairs expert Gordon Chang weights in on China’s increasing militarization New video surfaces in Sandra Bland arrest prompting demands investigation be reopened Ex-Trump advisor Jason Miller talks 2020 race Watch live: Trump joins first lady for ‘Be Best’ event Top of the radar: Climate change could be top issue for 2020 Dems FBI director says he wouldn’t use ‘spying’ to describe investigations Economists quit Trump admin after their studies showed tariffs hurt US farmers: report US refused to sign Arctic agreement over climate change wording: report ACLU slams Trump for Behenna pardon: He ‘should prevent war crimes, not endorse’ them Pompeo abruptly cancels Berlin visit Democrats are shirking their duty and giving Donald Trump victory Trump to host Hungary’s Orbán at White House next week Judge rules EPA must enforce Obama-era landfill pollution regs Poll: Large majority says kids should get measles vaccine even if parents object Former Trump adviser says she was ‘thrown under the bus’ by administration James Comey is in trouble and he knows it Biden leads 2020 Democratic field by 21 points Giuliani downplays possibility of Trump invoking executive privilege McConnell to declare ‘case closed’ on Mueller report Strategic misalignment and the risk of war with Iran John Kelly had to break up argument between US trade officials: report Rising: May 7, 2019 White House officials: Trump was joking about adding 2 years to his term Charting a policy course for America’s artificial intelligence future Dems label Senate ‘McConnell’s legislative graveyard’ US Navy plans to boost submarine spending to $5 billion by 2024 Recent recession talk was much ado about nothing De Blasio: ‘Not the week’ to announce presidential run Trump’s comments on late-term abortions are wildly misleading and false Clinton lawyer: Mueller’s failure to draw conclusion on obstruction a ‘massive dereliction’ of duty Pence to offer Venezuela’s military new incentives to turn against Maduro: report Green New Deal for farming: Address climate crisis and revitalize food system Top Chinese official plays down trade tensions with US Biden tops Trump by 5 points in Arizona: poll Russia’s attacks on our democratic systems call for diverse countermeasures The Hill’s Morning Report – Can Barr and House Dems avert contempt clash? The muscle for digital payment Dem candidates complicate Pelosi’s handling of impeachment Tech faces tough choices on rural broadband Fight over Trump’s new NAFTA hits key stretch Trump pulls out rug from GOP on trade Liberals attack Biden, seeking to blunt his momentum Abortion battles heat up with Kavanaugh on Supreme Court