The Hill Articles: February 13, 2020

CDC director says coronavirus could stay in US through this year and beyond: CNN Gayle King accepts Snoop Dogg apology, says it was never her intention to add to pain over Bryant’s death Yang: NYC should implement universal basic income Warren hits Bloomberg on resurfaced ‘redlining’ comments Majority of voters say Hunter Biden’s job at Burisma was ‘inappropriate’: poll Alabama legislator offers bill requiring men get vasectomies at 50 in response to anti-abortion laws Hillicon Valley: US hits Huawei with new charges | Judge orders Pentagon to halt ‘war cloud’ work amid Amazon challenge | IRS removes guidance on Fortnite game currency NASA astronaut reunites with dog after breaking record for longest space mission by a woman Trump says his ‘life would’ve been a lot easier’ if he picked Barr over Sessions Overnight Health Care: Nevada union won’t endorse before caucuses after ‘Medicare for All’ scrap | McConnell tees up votes on two abortion bills | CDC confirms 15th US coronavirus case Trump reveals he would vote for a gay presidential candidate Overnight Defense: Senate votes to rein in Trump war powers on Iran | Pentagon shifting $3.8B to border wall | US, Taliban negotiate seven-day ‘reduction in violence’ While Klobuchar surges, Warren flounders McConnell: Trump ‘ought to listen to’ Barr’s advice on DOJ tweets Federal judge pushes back against Trump criticism of handling of Roger Stone case On The Money: Republicans expect Trump to pull controversial Fed nominee | Inside Judy Shelton’s confirmation hearing | Trump extends emergency declaration at border Sanders faces rare union opposition in Nevada over ‘Medicare for All’ Sanders calls online harassment ‘unacceptable’ after allegations from Culinary Union Carville fires back at Sanders for ‘hack’ slam: ‘At least I’m not a communist’ Overnight Energy: Green group sues Trump over major environmental rollback | New fuel efficiency standard could take months to complete | Trump unveils picks for EPA, Energy deputies Completion of Trump fuel efficiency standard changes could be far off: report Poll: 66 percent of Americans say coronavirus will not impact personal life, despite growing anxiety worldwide Impeachment demonstrates dire need for term limits Trump administration delays Huawei penalty for a fourth time Trump says Romney should have voted the same way on both impeachment articles ‘if it was just the religion’ Watchdog sues for records of Boeing’s communications with Trump’s Transportation Department The Hill’s Campaign Report: Rising Klobuchar, Buttigieg face test in diverse states Democrats criticize FCC for not taking action against DC station broadcasting Russian disinformation Senate Democrats introduce legislation to change impeachment trial rules John Bolton defends John Kelly after Trump criticism Oklahoma moves forward with ban on conversion therapy UK’s misguided decision on Huawei — Five Eyes Minus One Former law clerk testifies she feared reporting sexual harassment to court system Earth had the hottest January ever recorded School robotics competition judge in NY banned after making anti-Semitic remark Trump extends emergency declaration at border Nevada Democratic Party to use Google custom calculator to tally caucus results Democratic senators ask FDA to ban device used to shock disabled students Ocasio-Cortez blasts Trump as ‘corrupt’ for blocking Global Entry for New Yorkers Students hold March For Our Lives demonstration in McConnell’s office to call for stricter gun legislation New York AG calls out Trump for telling Cuomo to stop lawsuits: ‘I file lawsuits, not the governor’ Panel: Is it really all over for Joe Biden? Panel: Will stop and frisk hurt Bloomberg? Minnesota debates whether to ban discrimination over hairstyles Wendell Potter dismantles Pete Buttigieg’s attacks on M4A TNR Writer debunks media narratives about Bernie California school changes its name to Michelle Obama Elementary Sam Seder: Inside the room when Chris Matthews lost it about Bernie Sanders New Poll: Half of all college students back Bernie Sanders Barr: Trump’s tweets make it ‘impossible for me to do my job’ The best wildlife photo of the year is a surprising — and funny — viral sensation Nevada’s Culinary Workers Union won’t endorse before caucuses Saagar Enjeti: Identity politics fails in 2020 as class warriors rise Krystal Ball: Elizabeth Warren’s cynical attacks on Bernie Sanders are exactly why her campaign failed Krystal and Saagar: Iowa chair resigns over concerns of cronyism or conspiracy MTA warns wearing hazmat suits on subway ‘ain’t funny’ after coronavirus prank Too little, too late in Syria, where Turkey undermined the rebellion IRS removes guidance on Fortnite game currency: report Wells Fargo announces end to mandatory arbitration for employee sexual assault claims Top Armed Services Republican: Pentagon using $3.8B on border wall ‘requires Congress to take action’ McConnell says secretary for the majority to retire from Senate What makes people happier than money? Yale and Oxford scientists have the answer ACLU to ask federal court to block Trump’s border wall funding transfers DSCC endorses McGrath in race against McConnell Judge overturns agreement on lightning rod Confederate monument Silent Sam WATCH: Racist chant erupts during California high school basketball game Why are men more susceptible to the coronavirus than women? Republicans expect Trump to withdraw controversial Fed nominee Energy leading way to tomorrow’s quantum internet Harris, Castro introduce resolution condemning Trump aide Stephen Miller Trump announces nominations of deputy chiefs for EPA, Energy Department Sanders holds commanding edge among Democrats in Latino donations: study Green group sues Trump over major environmental rollback Trump floats halt to officials listening in on calls with foreign leaders Democrats: The road to kumbaya Biden on Graham’s push for investigation: ‘I don’t know what happened’ to him McConnell tees up votes on two abortion bills Trump administration requests another Supreme Court stay on injunction against public charge rule Latino high school student says teacher told her ‘go back to your country’ Judge orders Pentagon to halt cloud-computing work amid Amazon challenge Poll: Sanders hits 50 percent support among college students Conservative women’s group rolls out new GOP endorsements for 2020 The 8 Republicans who voted to curb Trump’s Iran war powers Menendez calls for ‘Marie Yovanovitch bill’ to protect foreign service employees Bloomberg is the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump Progressive prosecutors hit back at Barr criticism McCarthy says Trump did not interfere in Roger Stone case Las Vegas newspaper endorses Biden and Klobuchar, scorches ‘non-starter’ Sanders Senate votes to rein in Trump’s power to attack Iran LA County district attorney announces dismissal of 66K marijuana convictions Trump takes shot at Cuomo’s brother ahead of Oval Office meeting Syria is not a lost cause for the US — but it is getting close Pelosi: Democrats ‘calm, cool and collected’ amid contentious primary Coronavirus may incubate for longer than we thought–which means quarantines may have been too short US prosecutors bring new charges against China’s Huawei Pentagon transferring $3.8 billion to border wall Scaramucci thanks John Kelly for speaking up against Trump MIT researchers find vulnerabilities in voting app used in multiple states Buttigieg builds up staff in Super Tuesday states Michelle Obama opens up about accepting her body despite criticism from men Sanders builds double-digit national lead: poll Ocasio-Cortez to appear as guest judge on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ West Virginia governor pushes back on racism accusations after ‘thugs’ comment Biden defends Buttigieg from ‘depravity of this administration’ Should the world intervene when a country refuses disaster relief? What America’s Thinking: February 13, 2020 Deepwater Horizon spill larger than previously believed: study Huge glacier collapses the same week Antarctica has its hottest day ever Democrats press Trump official for answers on ObamaCare replacement plan Coalition plan seeks to cut carbon emissions in half by 2035 Trump’s former personal assistant to oversee White House personnel office Bloomberg builds momentum on Capitol Hill with new endorsements Sanders calls James Carville ‘a political hack’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump, Bloomberg trade insults on Twitter Fix the WTO Appellate Body while we can Ex-NHL star Jeremy Roenick won’t return to NBC Sports after suspension for inappropriate comments NOAA says January was the hottest in recorded history Trump makes trip to RNC, campaign offices Health care activist: Buttigieg plan ‘preserves the status quo to a large extent’ Huge spike in coronavirus cases after China broadens diagnosis of the disease Small businesses prefer Trump — but not as much as you might think ‘Majority Report’ host on Nevada dispute: ‘It’s politics’ Judiciary Democrats to Graham: Investigate political interference after Stone case GOP lawmaker accuses California public pension fund of investing in blacklisted Chinese companies Pelosi on Trump weighing in on Stone sentencing: ‘This is an abuse of power’ Trump pick for Fed seat takes bipartisan fire US service member killed in non-combat incident in Afghanistan Sanders tweets support for Nevada Culinary Union days after health plan criticism John Kelly says media ‘is not the enemy of the people’ New Hampshire Democratic primary did what it was supposed to do Fox’s Napolitano: Roger Stone ‘absolutely entitled’ to new trial after juror’s tweets revealed Trump lashes out over Kelly criticism: ‘He misses the action’ House passes bill paving way for ERA ratification Pompeo to testify on Iran in February US Hispanics say pathway to citizenship is top policy priority Jessie Liu resigns after nomination for Treasury post withdrawn: report Natalie Portman feuds with Rose McGowan over Oscars dress and women directors Trump’s ‘two steps forward, one step backward’ strategy with China Kaepernick writing memoir detailing decision to ‘risk his career’ kneeling for anthem Rising: February 13, 2020 US confirms 15th case of coronavirus House Democrats’ immigration bill would use tax dollars to import crime to America Esper: US, Taliban near seven-day ‘reduction in violence’ deal CDC confirms 15th US case of coronavirus Krystal Ball knocks the media’s outrageous coverage of Bernie’s New Hampshire win Senior black Democrats urge party chairman to take responsibility for Iowa Hope Hicks to return to White House Watch live: Pelosi holds weekly press conference Roger Waters tears into Trump, calls him a ‘mass destroyer’ and ‘tyrant’ We need to prevent food waste at school Bloomberg to Trump: New Yorkers ‘laugh at you & call you a carnival barking clown’ Hill.TV’s Saagar Enjeti tribute to Andrew Yang Officials to let some passengers on quarantined cruise move to housing on shore Investigators looking into ties between top UK banker and Jeffrey Epstein Major pop rock band announces it will only play gender-balanced festivals Officials stress Tokyo Olympics will happen, despite coronavirus outbreak in China Lawsuit accuses former Kansas professor of using disabled patients in sex research How impeachment damaged US foreign policy Bloomberg campaign teams up with ‘Meme 2020’ to flood Instagram with sponsored content Australian fires declared ‘contained’ after devastating season California elementary school to be named after Michelle Obama Sudan settles with families of USS Cole victims Majority not confident in US elections: Gallup GOP senators offering bill to cement business provision in Trump tax law Booker, Cornyn introduce bill to fund school nutrition programs The state of the Democratic primary: Heading to a brokered convention?   Trump: Bloomberg reminds me of Jeb Bush YouTube removes video of Rand Paul reading alleged whistleblower’s name on Senate floor McClatchy, nation’s second-largest newspaper company, files for bankruptcy Lawmakers with first-hand experience using food stamps call on Trump not to cut program New Hampshire primary turnout is a boost to Democrats Manchin not ruling out endorsing Trump reelection Migrant women freeze to death in California mountains Kelly pushes back on Trump characterization of migrants in campaign announcement: ‘They’re overwhelmingly good people’ China reports 254 new coronavirus deaths as infections spike Trump campaign, pro-Trump groups raise over $60 million in January Revisiting a declaration of black political independence Chuck Todd: ‘I don’t understand how Bernie is considered a front-runner’ after New Hampshire primary Bloomberg: Stop and frisk comments in 2015 ‘not the way that I think’ DHS gives New York the red light for state’s green light law John Kelly praises Vindman: He ‘did exactly what we teach them to do’ Bannon says Trump now understands how to use presidential power: ‘The pearl-clutchers better get used to it’ The Hill’s Morning Report – Sanders surge triggers Dem angst New website helps the deaf participate in voting process Abortion wars flare up in Congress As many as eight GOP senators expected to vote to curb Trump’s power to attack Iran Senate Democrats queasy over Sanders as nominee Buttigieg, Klobuchar face uphill battle in pivot to diverse states Gillibrand proposes creating new digital privacy agency