The Hill Articles: October 24, 2019

Charles Barkley: ‘Vice President Pence needs to shut the hell up’ Democrats say whistleblower deposition no longer central to impeachment investigation: report DeVos earns Education Dept. $100,000 fine after preliminary injunction violation Trump plans to appeal House subpoena for financial records to Supreme Court Hundreds of artists pledge to boycott Amazon in ‘No Music for ICE’ letter Justice Dept. to launch criminal investigation into its own Russia probe: report White House weighing options that would keep 500 troops in Syria: report Overnight Defense: Top general briefs GOP senators on Syria plan | Senators ‘encouraged’ by briefing | Pence huddles with Republican allies on Syria | Trump nominee sidesteps questions on arms treaties Sanders to release health records by end of year Overnight Health Care — Presented by Partnership for America’s Health Care Future — Warren faces tough choices on ‘Medicare for All’ funding | Dems demand answers on Tom Price’s charter flights | Medicaid expansion nears 2020 ballot in Oklahoma Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll raises double standard over president, Rep. Hill Katie Hill attorneys send cease and desist to Daily Mail over nude photos Warren faces tough choices on funding ‘Medicare for All’ William Barr is on the right side of history Ocasio-Cortez calls out GOP lawmakers asking to be arrested, citing privilege How the 2019 impeachment proceedings defy our democracy Saagar Enjeti dismisses Buttigieg over policies: He ‘really is a neoliberal shapeshifter’ Krystal Ball rips Yang: ‘Freedom dividend will not deliver without the freedom to have good health care’ ‘Apprentice’ contestant says new documents support Trump assault allegations What the Democrats should have learned from the special counsel Reporter posts heated phone call with Kellyanne Conway Advocates submit signatures to get Medicaid expansion on Oklahoma ballot in 2020 Hillicon Valley: Senators seek national security review of TikTok | TikTok denies claims of Chinese government influence | CNN chief rips Facebook policy on political ads | Dem questions DHS’ handling of personal data Overnight Energy: Interior sees rise in revenue from drilling on public lands | Officials propose easing pesticide rule for farms | Trump prepares to formally leave Paris climate deal Democrats ask appropriators to block funding for USDA move Astros fire assistant GM after ‘inappropriate’ comments to female reporters Trump awards Medal of Freedom to racing industry icon Roger Penske On The Money: Trump puts fresh pressure on Fed over rates | White House reportedly delayed Ukraine trade decision | Pence hammers NBA over China controversy Warren’s new education plan hurts students Trump says he plans to attend game five of World Series Revenue from drilling on public lands increased by a third last year TikTok denies allegations of Chinese government influence Anita Hill: ‘I am ready to hold Joe Biden accountable’ District of Columbia reports first death from vaping disease Sanders releases plan to legalize marijuana, ensure ex-convicts benefit from it Bruce Springsteen: Trump ‘doesn’t have a grasp’ on what being American means CNN’s Zucker says he has no plans to resign, despite Trump tweet House passes bill aimed at reducing rape kit backlog White House delayed Ukraine trade decision amid aid hold-up: report Bannon returns from exile to wage impeachment battle for Trump Ethics to investigate Guam delegate over alleged sexual relationship with staff member Ex-campaign official on 2020 speculation: Clinton ‘has to put this to bed’ Trump administration rule to shrink exclusion boundaries near pesticide applications West Virginia shines a spotlight on absurdities of tariff bailout program Census projects slower population growth, more diversity in coming decades N.J. seeks to revoke liquor license for one of Trump’s golf clubs Sanders campaign hits Biden over ‘reversal’ on super PACs Cornyn seeks to clarify remarks about ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Kurds, US troop removal Biden campaign signals openness to super PACs as tool to defeat Trump GOP senators briefed on administration Syria plan Investigation finds Colorado Catholic priests allegedly abused at least 166 children over decades Missing from 2020: A real Midwest jobs strategy Fox News correspondent defends news division after Zucker criticism: ‘Their work speaks for itself’ Purple sea urchins wreaking havoc on the west coast Ocasio-Cortez, Mooney spar on Twitter over closed-door impeachment hearings Female lawmakers make bipartisan push for more women in politics at All In Together gala City of Albuquerque sends Trump campaign $211,000 bill for rally, asks him to ‘pay our taxpayers back’ Senate confirms Trump judicial pick labeled ‘not qualified’ by American Bar Association Graham suggests White House putting impeachment ‘messaging team’ together CNN president calls out Facebook over ‘absolutely ludicrous’ policy on political ads South Dakota drops pipeline protest laws after lawsuit Fox News analyst: Republicans are protesting their own impeachment inquiry rules Senate GOP introduces resolution condemning House impeachment inquiry Pence huddles with GOP allies on Syria Sanders calls for more justices like Sotomayor, Ginsburg after Buttigieg says he’d like to see more like Kennedy Watch live: Graham introduces resolution condemning impeachment inquiry Nearly half of Americans think Democrats have moved too far to the left: poll Congress needs better child care policy for low income Americans Texas investigating parental dispute into whether 7-year-old is transgender White House urges federal agencies to cancel subscriptions to NYT, WaPost CNN’s Zucker ‘very open’ to talking to former Fox News anchor Shep Smith Former UN ambassador: Republicans have made a ‘devil’s bargain’ to accept Trump Jimmy Carter leaves the hospital to recover from fall at home NYPD, de Blasio contradict Trump lawyer: President would be charged if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue Anita Hill: Trump co-opting ‘lynching’ language is ‘ludicrous and insulting’ Why isn’t Trump serious about fixing NAFTA? NH Warren campaign office broken into Large majority says they are following impeachment inquiry closely: poll O’Rourke unveils plan to combat opioid epidemic House Homeland Security Committee subpoenas security officials for testimony on terrorism Russian Facebook operatives sacrificing followers to stay undetected Meghan McCain calls GOP impeachment protest ‘publicity stunt politics’ We cannot allow FERC to ignore our climate crisis What America’s Thinking: October 24, 2019 Boris Johnson pushes for general election in December amid Brexit talks The Uighurs, China, and the lucrative hypocrisy of LeBron James and the NBA Lawmakers come together to honor Cummings: ‘One of the greats in our country’s history’ Minnesota lieutenant governor, Native Americans to protest Washington Redskins ‘racist’ name RNC spokeswoman: Trump fundraising haul driven by small-dollar donations Former officer fired in death of Eric Garner sues NYPD to be reinstated In California, a third-world solution to a first-world problem Longest-serving state legislative leader to retire U.S., South Korea launch new technology partnership Tim Ryan drops out of 2020 presidential race The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Nareit — White House cheers Republicans for storming impeachment hearing Pompeo hints State Dept. will comply with order to release Giuliani communications Pompeo to reporter in Kansas: ‘The whole predicate of your question is insane’ Trump campaign trolls Biden by purchasing his Latino voter website No, Ken Blackwell, sanctuary city policies aren’t a threat to anyone Syria says Turkish forces, allies attacked government troops, Kurds Secret Service interviewed Eminem about Trump-threatening lyrics High school cross-country runner disqualified for wearing hijab Pence accuses NBA of ‘acting like a wholly owned subsidiary’ of China GOP’s Meadows offers tribute to Elijah Cummings Trump Education Department official to run for Senate, call for student debt forgiveness: report Make Congress interesting again Conservatives send message to Trump: Don’t dump Mulvaney Nuclear command nominee sidesteps questions on arms control treaties Republican Florida governor endorses bill allowing college athletes to earn money Drudge faces conservative pushback after mocking Trump’s Colorado wall comment Long-delayed resolution condemning Armenian genocide may finally reach House floor Warren beats Buttigieg; Biden in fourth in new Iowa poll Poll: Warren leads Sanders by 4 points in California Schumer, Cotton request TikTok security assessment Pence to appear at Virginia rally for Republican candidates in state McConnell backs resolution condemning House impeachment inquiry MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch: ‘Pathetic’ Republicans who stormed closed hearing are ‘boring, nerdy-looking white guys’ Senate Democrats demand answers on payment for Tom Price’s charter flights House Republican defends protest of closed-door hearing Clarence Thomas: There’s a ‘different sets of rules’ for criticizing me because I’m conservative Withdrawal of troops must not end US involvement with Syria Panel: Yang for Biden’s VP? Trump thanks House GOP ‘for being tough’ after lawmakers storm impeachment hearing Panel: Pete still failing with black voters, ready for Hillary? Iswari Natarajan shares the story of igniting her student’s passion for STEM Jimmy Dore talks impeachment, Bernie debate bias Saddled with debt, DNC gets trounced in fundraising TYT’s Jonathan Larsen: Police Chief firing scandal could engulf Mayor Pete GOP congressman dodges questions about quid pro quo allegations Trump: Fed will be ‘derelict in its duties if it doesn’t lower the Rate’ Krystal Ball: Why Andrew Yang is wrong on Medicare For All; Saagar Enjeti exposes “Poll-tested Pete” corporate pivot Klobuchar qualifies for November debate Democrats call on FTC to investigate security of Amazon servers following Capital One breach North Carolina police apologize for stuffed black dreadlock-wearing monkey in back of patrol car Whistleblower exposed much more than Trump’s self-dealing Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Dole call for national unity at Heroes and History Makers event Gaetz defends Democratic colleague Katie Hill over leaked photo Watch live: Lawmakers to honor Cummings at Capitol memorial service White House defends Trump’s ‘human scum’ remark Twitter shares plunge after weak third-quarter report, forecast Ocasio-Cortez on public life: ‘Sometimes I just want to be a human being’ China says it will buy $20B in agriculture products in year one with new US deal: report Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez donate year’s worth of food to Tennessee elementary school Doctors have a problem with Warren’s costly health-care plan White House: Trump ‘happy’ to see GOP storm impeachment hearing Daschle, Lott defend Senate’s ability to hold ‘fair, nonpartisan presidential impeachment trial’ Giuliani seeking defense attorney: report Rolling blackouts sweep through Northern California, could hit southern part of state Buttigieg releases plan to build power for women Quid pro quo in Ukraine? No, not yet 39 people found dead in UK identified as Chinese nationals Senate Democrat urges review of DHS’s handling of personal information Russian judge orders ex-Marine to be detained through December on espionage charges National Archives launches investigation into Wilbur Ross’s private email use Democrats’ clashes with Trump must not imperil trade with Mexico and Canada Rising: October 24, 2019 Three-quarters say they’re concerned by situation in Syria: poll NY governor signs law restricting nonprofits from endorsing, opposing candidates Gaetz calls Democrats ‘angry pack of rabid hyenas’ after storming impeachment hearing Pentagon chief rips Turkey over ‘unwarranted’ Syria invasion Capitalism on trial: Profit is a good thing — except to the political left Rep. Elijah Cummings to lie in state in Capitol Ukraine’s president discussed Trump pressure weeks before July call: reports Americans deserve protection from foreign-sponsored hacking Warren opens up 7-point lead over Biden nationally: poll Major League Baseball reviewing umpire’s reported tweet threatening civil war if Trump’s impeached Rep. Katie Hill admits to relationship with campaign staffer amid ethics probe Trump says remark about Colorado border wall was made ‘kiddingly’ The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Better Medicare Alliance – GOP snags mic with impeachment protest Climate change is top priority for young voters: study GOP senators frustrated with Romney jabs at Trump Democratic handwringing hits new highs over 2020 Independents warm to impeachment Pelosi, Democrats send message on foreign policy with high-profile trip Trump allies mull how to quickly quash impeachment articles