The Hill Articles: October 20, 2019

October 20
Romney confirms name of secret Twitter account: Pierre Delecto Zuckerberg launches public defense of Facebook as attacks mount Trump leaning toward keeping a couple hundred troops in eastern Syria: report Warren, Yang fight over automation divides experts Warren says making Israel aid conditional on settlement building is ‘on the table’ Graham: ‘Stupid’ for Trump to ask China to investigate Biden Turkey sanctions face possible wall in GOP Senate Warren says she will unveil plan to finance ‘Medicare for All’ Vulnerable senators hold the key to Trump’s fate Romney: Republicans don’t criticize Trump because they fear it will help Warren Vermont high school girls’ soccer team penalized for removing jerseys to reveal #EqualPay shirts FBI: Tourist deaths in Dominican Republic not caused by tainted alcohol Red states are the economic future Cher offers to pay legal fees for security guard fired for repeating racial slur Congress should strengthen laws outlawing domestic government propaganda GOP lawmaker: Trump administration ‘playing checkers’ in Syria while others are ‘playing chess’ Trump lashes out at Pelosi as she visits Jordan to discuss Syria Clinton trolls Trump with mock letter from JFK to Khrushchev Viral video shows Oregon high school coach disarming and hugging student with shotgun Hold the Brexit Champagne DOJ: McGahn, Trump Jr. did not testify before Mueller grand jury Authorities seize weapons from alleged neo-Nazi leader under ‘red flag’ law Thomas D’Alesandro III, brother of Nancy Pelosi, dies at 90 Trump-Graham relationship tested by week of public sparring Russia’s snub of Geneva Convention protocol sets dangerous precedent Indiana attorney general could lose law license over allegations of groping Three soldiers killed in training accident in Georgia 3 die in fire as Chile protests enter seventh day Marine Corps vet who served in Iraq faces deportation to El Salvador, where he left at age 3: report White House officials work to tamp down controversies after a tumultuous week Supporting a patient-focused solution for surprise medical billing Qantas completes 19-hour test flight from New York to Sydney Wall Street firm predicts stock market would rally if Trump resigned Sunday shows — Mulvaney seeks to tamp down firestorm over quid pro quo comments, Doral decision Trump’s aversion to alliances is making the world a more dangerous place Mulvaney says he thinks Trump knows people thought Doral decision looked ‘lousy’ Clothing company erects billboard of Marine Corps vet hogtying Trump in front of White House Hurd: No Ukrainian officials have told State Department ‘they felt like their arms were being twisted’ House Democrat pledges ‘there will be open hearings’ in impeachment inquiry Buttigieg says he wasn’t comfortable with Clinton attack on Gabbard Trump’s insult-comic act enters danger zone  Mulvaney defends decision to host G-7 at Doral: Trump ‘considers himself to be in the hospitality business’ Combatting fake news on social media will take a village Buttigieg: Trump undermining US credibility ‘is going to cost us for years and years’ Fox’s Wallace says ‘well-connected’ Republican told him there’s a 20 percent chance GOP will vote for impeachment Trump: ‘We have secured the Oil. Bringing soldiers home!’ Democratic senator: Pompeo ‘lives in a parallel alternate universe’ on Syria Mulvaney says he didn’t offer to resign over press conference Trump faces greater electoral challenge than impeachment Mulvaney seeks to correct quid pro quo remarks in withering interview with Fox’s Chris Wallace Pompeo on Mulvaney admission of quid pro quo: ‘I never saw that in the decisionmaking process’ Amash rips Trump over move to send troops from Syria to Iraq Turkey says soldier killed despite cease-fire in Syria Gadhafi’s ghost still haunts US policymakers Warren, Castro dismiss reversal on holding G-7 at Doral, saying it doesn’t change Trump’s ‘corruption’ Schumer calls for FDA to probe reports of contaminated baby food Is Trudeau on the verge of a shocking reversal of fortune? Ocasio-Cortez says endorsing Sanders early is ‘the most authentic decision’ she could make Defense chief says US troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq How Trump and Pelosi went from bad to worse