The Hill Articles: February 24, 2020

Trump suggests Sotomayor, Ginsburg should have to recuse themselves on ‘Trump related’ cases Sanders says idea he can’t work with Republicans is ‘total nonsense’ Sanders defends Castro comments in wake of backlash from some Democrats Sanders releases list of how to pay for his proposals Klobuchar releases medical report that says she’s in ‘very good health’ CDC tells Americans to avoid unessential travel to South Korea amid coronavirus outbreak Oregon state Republicans leave Capitol to deny vote on climate bill Coronavirus threatens joint US-South Korea military exercises: reports JPMorgan Chase to stop loans for fossil fuel drilling in the Arctic Candidates face pressure to exit presidential race Schumer on Trump intel shakeup: ‘Disgrace,’ ‘closer to a banana republic’ GOP casts Sanders as 2020 boogeyman Buttigieg proposes undoing SALT deduction cap White House asking Congress for $2.5 billion to fight coronavirus Republicans push for reducing regulatory costs to tackle affordable housing crisis Hillicon Valley: Agencies play catch-up over TikTok security concerns | Senate Dems seek sanctions on Russia over new election meddling | Pentagon unveils AI principles The South Carolina Democratic primary will be decided by black women Chris Matthews apologizes to Sanders for comparing victory to Nazi invasion: ‘I was wrong’ Bottom Line Bloomberg called Warren ‘scary,’ knocked Obama’s first term in leaked audio Coronavirus and what needs to be done to get in front of global pandemics Overnight Defense: Trump in India announces $3B defense deal | US military dependent in South Korea tests positive for coronavirus | Groups press Congress to restore ‘balance’ on national security powers Do Trump and Sanders hate America? Senate Democrats urge Trump administration to impose sanctions on Russia for election interference Village People say fans want them to ban Trump from playing their music, but defend it as legal Biden to Vanessa Bryant: ‘I’m keeping you in my prayers today’ Stocks sink as coronavirus spreads New Biden South Carolina ad accuses Sanders of not supporting Obama Poll: Biden’s lead narrows to 4 points over Sanders in South Carolina Trump trails Democratic challengers among Catholic voters: poll Liberals are now starting to think Donald Trump will win once more Facebook investigated potential pro-Sanders misinformation: report Head of Nevada Democrats says it’s time to consider scrapping caucuses Overnight Health Care — Presented by American Health Care Association — White House to request emergency coronavirus funds | Trump backs off plan to house virus patients in Alabama | Court sides with Trump in family planning case On The Money: Dow drops over 1,000 points on coronavirus fears | Trump asserts outbreak ‘under control’ as stocks plunge | White House to seek emergency funds | Housing advocates decry Trump budget cuts Harvey Weinstein was convicted of 3rd degree rape. Here’s what that means. Collins: Trump pick doesn’t have experience to serve as director of national intelligence Sanders under fire from Democrats over praise for Castro regime The Hill’s Campaign Report: Democrats reckon with Sanders’s rise Howard Stern: Trump ‘loves Bloomberg’ Overnight Energy: Fight over pipeline that would cross Appalachian Trail hits Supreme Court | Security experts warn of ‘catastrophic’ climate threats | G-20 statement talks climate despite US reluctance Progressive Democrat confronts Rep. Cuellar at parade, calls for him to debate her: report Trump asserts coronavirus ‘under control’ as stocks plunge Agencies play catch-up over security concerns with TikTok An inclusive democracy Demands DC statehood Want to live longer? Yale School of Medicine has surprising new secret to longevity Poll: Biden holds 15-point lead in South Carolina House panel says key witness isn’t cooperating in probe into Yovanovitch surveillance Pentagon outlines new principles for use of AI Cruz targets California governor over housing ‘prescriptions’ Pro-Sanders group resurfaces footage of Bloomberg praising Harvey Weinstein Dow Jones drops 1,031 points on coronavirus fears Sanders comes under attack for Castro comments Klobuchar campaign to focus on smaller states Why was a wall built in India just before President Trump arrived? The empire strikes back at the Empire State Shaq drops ‘motherf—er’ at Kobe Bryant memorial Jordan at Bryant tribute quips that new crying meme is on its way Pennsylvania Democrat says US Attorney’s Office should prioritize opioids rather than ‘Russian propaganda’ from Giuliani Bipartisan groups push Congress to ‘restore the balance of national security powers’ Florida Democratic Party condemns dictatorships in wake of Sanders’s Castro comments Poll: Majorities of Democrats, independents say US spends ‘too little’ on education, health care GOP councilman in Arizona suspends congressional bid after heroin overdose Putin’s constitutional changes eschew the West and borrow from China Weinstein’s Los Angeles prosecution to proceed after New York sentencing Advisor: Sanders could beat Trump in Texas Bloomberg rips Sanders over Castro comments Liberal author Matt Stoller: Iowa caucus screw-up was ‘Boeing 737 Max of the Democratic Party’ Video surfaces of Bloomberg saying father and son who died of heroin overdoses were ‘not a good family’ DC sniper’s case withdrawn from Supreme Court A record-breaking heat wave changed Antarctica in 9 days What coronavirus teaches us for preventing the next big bio threat Glenn Greenwald: Interference from the national intelligence community is more dangerous than whatever Putin may be trying online Jack Black endorses Elizabeth Warren Vanessa Bryant pays emotional tribute to Kobe: ‘Family came first to him’ Trump administration mulls expelling Chinese journalists after WSJ reporters banned: report Justice Thomas rues missed opportunity to curtail government power Biden faces do-or-die primary in South Carolina Democrats view Sanders as having best shot to defeat Trump: poll New trends bolster chance of successful deployment of carbon capture and storage Why being alone is actually good for you Car crashes into crowd at German carnival, officials not ruling out attack Why Bernie Sanders is electable Beyoncé performs at Kobe Bryant memorial Florida Democrat likens Sanders’s Cuba remarks to Trump’s Charlottesville response Justices grapple with $8 billion pipeline that would cross Appalachian Trail Kobe Bryant’s widow files wrongful death suit against helicopter company Federal appeals court sides with Trump administration in family planning case Senate Majority PAC launches first statewide TV ad for Democrat running against Ernst Climate change gets mention in G-20 statement Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to staging hate crime attack Fashion designer criticized over bedazzled Kobe Bryant jerseys Purdue Pharma launches $23.8 million ad campaign on filing opioid claims against company Immigrants who seek opportunity should comply with longstanding American values Florida Democrat: Sanders’s Castro comments ‘ill-informed & insulting’ What America’s Thinking: February 24, 2020 Supreme Court weighs in on fate of the Appalachian Trail Karl Rove: ‘Long way to go’ for Sanders to capture nomination: ‘The field is splintered’ Bloomberg camp blames Sanders after Chicago office vandalized with ‘oligarch’ graffiti The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Sanders’s momentum puts Democrats on edge Space Adventures proposes an orbital cruise on the SpaceX Dragon Poll: Biden, Sanders tied in Texas, followed by Warren Ashley Judd says Harvey Weinstein victims ‘walked through traumatic hell’ Coronavirus has ‘pandemic potential,’ WHO officials say 20,000 expected at Los Angeles memorial for Kobe Bryant The battle lines are drawn — and freedom is the prize White House to request emergency coronavirus funds Harvey Weinstein convicted on two of five charges Bloomberg postpones CNN townhall for debate prep First coronavirus case confirmed in Iraq Greta Thunberg book details childhood struggle with autism The fateful Republican Party gamble Announcer calls names of rival girls’ basketball team ‘disgusting’. He’s removed at halftime. University choir sparks questions over who can sing black spirituals Schumer confirms spending $8K on cheesecake in 10 years: ‘Guilty as charged’ Katherine Johnson, ‘hidden figure’ at NASA during 1960s space race, dies at 101 Tim Scott: Sanders would be toughest challenger for Trump Roe v. Wade soon could become a right on paper only Rising: February 24, 2020 Bomb threats target 19 Jewish centers across the country House Freedom Caucus chairman endorses Collins’s Georgia Senate bid US military dependent in South Korea tests positive for coronavirus Supreme Court to hear Philadelphia fight over same-sex foster parents US lawyer argues Assange put people’s lives at risk Paul Krugman: ‘Bloomberg is not evil, but he shouldn’t be in this race’ Coronavirus death toll rises by 150 in China President Trump’s assault on checks and balances: Five acts in four weeks Iranian lawmaker claims coronavirus has killed 50 in city of Qom Markets plunge amid coronavirus fears 5 dead from coronavirus in Italy, 200 infected How do you design a building for people who can’t hear? Poll: Klobuchar leads in Minnesota, followed by Sanders and Warren Support for nursing is good for the nation’s health Trump backs off plan to house coronavirus patients in Alabama after GOP objections Report warns climate change could become ‘catastrophic’ global, national security threat Poll: Three-quarters of Americans support the Equal Rights Amendment I’ll sit out this presidential election because of the yahoos running Warren Buffett says he would back Bloomberg but jokes ‘another billionaire supporting him’ doesn’t look good 6 in 10 say incumbent congressional rep deserves reelection: poll 22 studies agree: ‘Medicare for All’ saves money Biden proposes $640B housing plan Sanders, Bloomberg push past Biden in New York: poll Scarborough questions whether Warren, Klobuchar should drop out ‘to help consolidate efforts’ against Sanders Democrats’ Obama-to-Sanders shift on charter schooling If we’re serious about saving the Earth, we have to start listening to native elders Sanders unveils plan for government-funded child care, pre-K Trumps tour Taj Mahal to cap off first day in India Sanders’s victory in Nevada was big and broad Sanders: ‘Unfair to simply say everything is bad’ in Cuba under Castro It’s time for the Supreme Court to treat all speech equally The Hill’s Morning Report – Sanders steamrolls to South Carolina primary, Super Tuesday Trump receives warm welcome in India, announces $3 billion defense deal This week: House to vote on legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime Juan Williams: Black votes matter Congress set for clash over surveillance reforms