The Hill Articles: November 8, 2019

Nunes demands Schiff testify behind closed doors in Trump impeachment inquiry GOP senator defends calling Pelosi ‘dumb’: ‘What I said was accurate’ Southwest, American Airlines delay return of Boeing 737 MAX Chris Hayes and his audience troll Trump: ‘Yes, Read the Transcript!’ Biden brushes off Bloomberg challenge: ‘I’m pretty far ahead’ Instagram to begin hiding ‘likes’ in US next week: report DeVos forgives 1,500 student loans amid federal lawsuit Ex-LAPD chief named Chicago’s interim police superintendent Florida deputy fired after grabbing middle-schooler by her headscarf Trump administration unveils new plan for notifying public on 2020 election interference LGBTQ+ representation on TV hits historic high NSC official testified there was ‘no doubt’ Trump pushed quid pro quo The Green New Deal: How will it play in international climate negotiations? Overnight Health Care: CDC links vitamin E oil to vaping illnesses | White House calls Pelosi drug price plan ‘unworkable’ | Dem offers bill for state-based ‘Medicare for All’ Trump lawyers to appeal tax return decision to Supreme Court next week How class determines who can get pregnant Hillicon Valley: Facebook to remove mentions of potential whistleblower’s name | House Dems demand FCC action over leak of location data | Dem presses regulators to secure health care data Bloomberg officially files to run in Alabama presidential primary Congress must take action on affordable housing legislation Overnight Defense: New transcripts tie Mulvaney to quid pro quo effort | Mulvaney defies House subpoena | Trump rails against public impeachment hearings Krystal Ball praises former McConnell aide’s historic win in Kentucky ‘Climate strike’ is the word of the year Saagar Enjeti: Bloomberg 2020 bid would ‘all but ensure a Bernie Sanders victory’ Steyer challenges Bloomberg to support wealth tax before entering Democratic primary Former UN ambassador predicts Trump won’t be impeached Tide, Tigers and Trump: President hopes for home-field advantage in Alabama Jane Fonda participates in DC climate change protest for 5th straight week Deep engagement is a two-way street Senator criticizes HHS for not investigating exposure of millions of medical images Democrats aim to impeach Trump by Christmas Overnight Energy: Fight between EPA watchdog, agency lawyers heats up | Top EPA official under investigation over document destruction | DOJ issues subpoenas to automakers in California emissions pact Giuliani associates urged Ukraine’s prior president to open Biden probe in exchange for state visit: report CBS employee fired for allegedly leaking Robach hot mic clip denies she leaked the tape India removes overseas citizenship of journalist critical of Modi Trump launches effort to boost support among black voters New transcripts tie Mulvaney to quid pro quo effort Lyme disease is getting worse. But a new vaccine is on the way. The tax proposals by Elizabeth Warren are simply not realistic On The Money: Trump rules out total rollback of Chinese tariffs | Buttigieg unveils $1T child care, college, housing plan | Global billionaires’ wealth falls for first time since 2015 Democrats demand FCC act over leak of phone location data Facebook, YouTube to remove ‘any and all’ mention of potential whistleblower’s name Mozilla hits Google, Facebook for ‘microtargeting’ political ads Schiff told Gaetz to ‘absent yourself’ in fiery exchange: impeachment transcript Bannon testifies that Trump campaign saw Stone as link to WikiLeaks Bolton’s lawyer says his client knows about ‘many relevant meetings on Ukraine’ Democratic strategist ‘remarkably unimpressed’ by potential Bloomberg 2020 bid New brain scans show no gender difference in math performance Interior suggests ex-client of department head for major contract How climate change is bruising the French wine industry Breaking the cycle of adverse childhood experiences and the culture of silence After 11 days at sea, more than 100 migrants to be resettled Kentucky Senate president: Bevin should concede if recanvass confirms results Can brain stimulation therapies fight opioid addiction? Warren ‘open to suspending deportations’ to force immigration reform Stone’s lawyer clashes with key witness ‘Anonymous’ gets media frenzy without pesky scrutiny for new book Bloomberg threatens to shake up 2020 primary Donald Trump Jr. writes about Trump family ‘sacrifices’ during trip to Arlington National Cemetery: book Bolton attorney ‘dismayed’ over lack of subpoena Comedy group swaps Trump Jr. book jacket with fake title: ‘Daddy, Please Love Me’ Health officials identify likely culprit in vaping health crisis Lowe’s and Home Depot address ‘forever chemicals’ in carpets Oklahoma prisoner release highlights the failed ‘drug war’ New Delhi blanketed in toxic smog, again Senate talks on stalled Violence Against Women Act reauthorization unravel Ex-Trump Russia expert told lawmakers she’s gotten death threats CDC links vitamin E oil to vaping deaths, illnesses Poll: 62 percent of independents say they are following the impeachment inquiry closely Chris Wallace: Impeachment hearings ‘an utterly polarized, utterly partisan exercise’ House Republicans add Jordan to Intel panel for impeachment probe What America’s Thinking: November 8, 2019 Brexit’s dark shadow over the UK economy Eleven GOP senators sign open letter backing Sessions’s comeback bid READ: Transcript of testimony by Trump security official Alexander Vindman READ: Transcript of testimony by former Trump Russia adviser Fiona Hill Pompeo to speak in South Carolina on Veterans Day Top Trump official questions FDA tobacco oversight as vaping ban looms Believe it! The District is a national model for health coverage Obama’s former chief economist advising Buttigieg Klobuchar on Bloomberg bid: We don’t need anyone coming in and telling us we ‘aren’t good enough’ Senators introduce bill to create ‘parity’ among broadband programs The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump says Dems shouldn’t hold public hearings Democrats release transcripts from Hill, Vindman depositions in impeachment probe Justice Democrats official denies that progressives struggle with electability Harris swipes at Trump on Russia: ‘Always nice to spend time with supporters on the campaign trail’ What Berlin Wall propaganda can teach us about freedom DOJ issues subpoenas to automakers in California emissions pact: report Trump to host Bulgarian prime minister at the White House Top EPA official under investigation in document destruction Adapting to climate change could mean shrinking power grids New $40 million library opens to outcry about accessibility Daylight saving time’s toll on your health White House says Pelosi plan to lower drug prices ‘unworkable’ An unfair ‘bar’ to judicial nominees Trump says he’s open to releasing memo of another Ukraine call Trump mocks Bloomberg as ‘little Michael,’ predicts he won’t do well in 2020 race The Hill’s Campaign Report: Bloomberg looks to upend Democratic race Bipartisan leadership will reduce emissions more quickly than Paris accord Yang on potential Bloomberg 2020 entrance: ‘It’s probably going to change the price of advertising’ Progressive House Democrat unveils bill to allow state-based ‘Medicare for All’ Trump rules out total rollback of Chinese tariffs Mulvaney defies House subpoena, cites immunity ‘one minute’ before deposition EPA watchdog hits back at agency’s legal reasoning in dodging investigations Trump rails against impeachment: ‘They shouldn’t be having public hearings’ Trump says he’s considering attending Russia’s May Day parade Hill editor-in-chief: Hunter Biden investigation only a ‘matter of time’ Cruise company announces it will be carbon neutral by 2020 30 years after Berlin Wall, we need fewer — not more — barriers Supreme Court hears case with crucial impact on water pollution regulation Trump: ‘We’ll have to see’ on endorsing Sessions’s Senate bid Panel: Yang’s new ad buy, Kamala’s cringy video Opera singer Plácido Domingo pulls out of Tokyo Olympics events Panel: The true reason Michael Bloomberg is running Matt Stoller: Reckoning with Obama’s ‘catastrophic response’ to financial crisis Alexandra Rojas: Inside Justice Democrats strategy to remake the Democratic party Hill’s Editor-in-Chief: Bernie Sanders playing to win with 30 million dollar ad buy Krystal Ball calls out SJWs for their silence on historic black election Saagar Enjeti: Sorry Michael Bloomberg, but all you’re doing is helping Bernie Sanders House to take up voting rights, government funding this month Was it okay for Don Jr. to out the whistleblower? Facebook fights Massachusetts AG on turning over app records North Carolina updates historical marker to call 1898 violence a ‘coup’ instead of ‘race riot’ Biden campaign rolls out endorsements from half a dozen Iowa mayors We need solutions for children fleeing violence in Central America, the current system is failing Rising: November 8, 2019 The death of Cupcake McKinney should spur us to action Megyn Kelly teases interview with woman reportedly fired after leak of hot mic Epstein video Near-crash in simulator prompted delays in Boeing Max return: report Sears, Kmart to close third of remaining stores Ukraine whistleblower under fire — Where are the first responders? Referee claims he told Jordan about Ohio State doctor’s misconduct Actually, ‘Medicare for All’ is the only affordable option Poll: Most primary voters in battleground states prefer moderate Democratic nominee The curious timeline for taking down Trump Pompeo in Berlin speech stresses democracies must work together: ‘Doing it alone is impossible’ Maryland county becomes first in US to ban discrimination based on natural hairstyle Global billionaires’ wealth falls for first time since 2015 Reckless and perplexing: Trump yet again destroys bipartisan consensus Glitch sends thousands of outdated, mysterious texts The weird contraption that could help save our oceans Half of UK residents say country may not exist in current form in a decade: poll Student death fuels more protests in Hong Kong US Congress can help reverse alarming climate trends in Mexico Ivanka Trump: Whistleblower identity ‘not particularly relevant’ Buttigieg unveils $1 trillion child care, college, housing plan Learning the lessons of the fall of the Berlin Wall Governance matters: The West could learn from leaders in Africa and Asia The Hill’s Morning Report — Bloomberg news shakes up 2020 race Trump encounters GOP resistance to investigating Hunter Biden Progressive freshmen jump into leadership PAC fundraising Trump’s 2016 team sounds alarm as Democrats make gains