The Hill Articles: October 26, 2019

October 26
Comey: Mueller ‘didn’t succeed in his mission because there was inadequate transparency’ Judge blocks suspension of Maine student over rape awareness note During deposition, official says he made several efforts to advocate for Marie Yovanovitch Bolton looms large as impeachment inquiry accelerates WSJ: Sondland told the House that Trump’s Ukraine pressure was a quid pro quo Giuliani associate used small town in Ukraine to gain influence with American figures: report Schiff says committees are making ‘rapid progress’ in impeachment probe Facebook Green New Deal ad tests Ocasio-Cortez’s concerns about the platform Grisham: John Kelly ill-equipped to work with ‘the genius of our great president’ Ocasio-Cortez blasts Facebook’s ad decisions, calling them ‘increasingly disturbing’ Giuliani, indicted associate, attended baseball games together on trip: CNN Truth and competence clearly terrify Donald Trump State Dept. official broached Pompeo’s role in Ukraine in new testimony The real horror this Halloween is the FDA’s drug approval process Lawmakers express concern to DOJ over training involving ‘stabbing, burning and shooting’ animals John Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea Amazon Catholic bishops call for church to allow married men to be ordained Russia-Turkey deal increases chances of ethnic cleansing McConnell blasts impeachment inquiry as ‘kangaroo court’ in fundraising pitch Trump told Mattis to ‘screw Amazon’ out of Defense contract: book Russia calls increased US military presence in Syrian oil fields ‘banditry’ Company with ties to Trump’s brother awarded $33 million government contract: report State ‘certificate of need’ laws need to go US sanctions Zimbabwe state security minister over human rights abuses Top Democrat: Court ruling ‘wipes out’ GOP claim of ‘fake’ impeachment Harris reverses course, attends South Carolina justice forum The return of socialism is about the political divide Kelly says he warned Trump against hiring ‘yes man’ to avoid impeachment Feud by Alabama Democrats threatens Doug Jones’s reelection Ex-GOP lawmaker on Graham, Gaetz’s defense of Trump: ‘They look like fools’ UN hypocrisy on human rights continues Kansas City Star to Pompeo: ‘Focus on your day job’ or launch Senate bid Trump denies WaPost story that he is ‘concerned with the impeachment scam’ Watch live: 2020 Democrats speak at criminal justice forum Nats owner says Trump has ‘every right’ to come to World Series game Sunday Trump rages against ‘garbage’ Ukraine probe ahead of latest witness deposition Michael Moore praises O’Rourke on gun reform Venezuela’s infiltration of the UN Human Rights Council 900 children test positive for HIV in Pakistani city Buttigieg releases plan to reform criminal justice system Maher: The Clintons need to ‘go away’ for 2020 election Mark Zuckerberg deserves praise for his noble stand on free speech Harris hits back at Trump: ‘My whole life I’ve fought for justice and for the people’ Trump rips Kamala Harris’s decision to skip forum Americans suffer from weekly burnout, but some employers don’t care US, China ‘close’ on some parts of trade deal US restores trade benefit to Ukraine after delay The business case for employer to employee engagement Trump lashes out at Pelosi, slams San Francisco district as ‘very bad and dangerous’ Trump critic José Andrés to throw first pitch at Nats game Butina deported to Russia after release from prison Our national experiment in R&D for clean energy just turned 10 Vulnerable Republicans balk at Trump-backed drug pricing bill 100 days to Iowa: Uncertainty reigns over fluid race