The Hill Articles: February 26, 2020

Trump passes Pence a dangerous buck Idaho takes another step to ban transgender women from female teams World Bank, IMF considering ‘virtual’ meetings amid coronavirus scare: report DNC warns campaigns about cybersecurity after attempted scam Coronavirus cases in Italy hit 447 Saudi military students resume US flight training: report Ole Miss apologizes to black students arrested for protesting 50 years ago Overnight Health Care — Presented by American Health Care Association — Trump taps Pence to lead coronavirus response | Trump accuses Pelosi of trying to create panic | CDC confirms case of ‘unknown’ origin | Schumer wants $8.5 billion in emergency funds Trump nods at reputation as germaphobe during coronavirus briefing: ‘I try to bail out as much as possible’ after sneezes Trump defends lawsuit over NYT op-ed, calling it ‘beyond an opinion’ Biden looks to shore up lead in SC Hillicon Valley: Dems cancel surveillance vote after pushback to amendments | Facebook to ban certain coronavirus ads | Lawmakers grill online ticketing execs | Hacker accessed facial recognition company’s database Stone judge under pressure over calls for new trial Vulnerable Democrats brace for Sanders atop ticket Giuliani: Bloomberg ‘jeopardized’ stop and frisk by ‘overusing it’ CDC announces first US case of coronavirus with ‘unknown’ origin Bloomberg calls on Trump to implement firearm background checks Push for national popular vote movement gets boost from conservatives Smithsonian makes nearly 3 million images available online and free to use Trump accuses Pelosi of trying to create a panic on coronavirus Overnight Defense: Lawmakers tear into Pentagon over $3.8B for border wall | Dems offer bill to reverse Trump on wall funding | Senators urge UN to restore Iran sanctions We need increased research funding to understand eating disorders Overnight Energy: New Interior rule would limit scientific studies agency can consider | Panel battles over tree-planting bill | Trump to resume coal leases on public lands Trump addresses Milwaukee shooting: ‘Our hearts break for them and their loved ones’ Trump administration resuming coal leasing on public lands Trump names Pence to lead coronavirus response The Hill’s Campaign Report: Gloves off in South Carolina Giuliani asked for post-9/11 mayoral election to be canceled so he could stay in office: book On The Money: Coronavirus complicates Fed decision on rates | Schumer wants $8.5B in emergency virus funding | Dems offer bill to reverse Trump on military money for wall The first step on a long path to peace in Afghanistan Democrat: Lawmakers need to approach opioid crisis as ‘a chronic situation’ Does America finally have a deal to save the World Trade Organization? Obama demands pro-Trump group’s ad be pulled in South Carolina Hillicon Valley: Democrats cancel surveillance vote over pushback to amendments | Lawmakers grill Ticketmaster, StubHub execs over online ticketing Senators urge USDA to open up rural broadband funding Poll: Two-thirds of voters say billionaires should pay a wealth tax Liberal super PAC to launch ads slamming Trump’s coronavirus response Democratic mega-donor reaching out to Pelosi, Schumer in bid to stop Sanders: report Facebook to ban coronavirus ads that promise a ‘cure’ Ocasio-Cortez reads entire Green New Deal into congressional record Political appointees urged rollback of Deepwater Horizon-inspired safety regs over staff objections: report 6 ways the primary fight is toughening up Democrats for the fall general election Bloomberg called Social Security a ‘Ponzi scheme’ as mayor Orange County declaring local health emergency in response to coronavirus Panel battles over tree-planting legislation Democrats cancel surveillance vote over pushback to amendments Florida Republican introduces resolution condemning Sanders’s Castro remarks Lawmakers grill Ticketmaster, StubHub execs over online ticketing Astronomers have discovered Earth has new ‘mini-moon’ in its orbit Bolton’s lost leverage Democrats press World Bank chief on meeting with Ukrainian president amid Trump pressure Five people killed in Molson Coors shooting in Milwaukee Ocasio-Cortez meets with ‘Roma’ star to discuss workers’ rights Sanders, Biden tied in Texas ahead of Super Tuesday: poll Sanders blasts Trump for ‘failure of leadership on human rights’ after Indian anti-Muslim riots The American School for the Deaf apologizes for decades of alleged sexual, physical abuse Can Lysol or Clorox kill the coronavirus? Arizona Republic newspaper says it will no longer make endorsements In the West, wildlife crossings save lives and money Facebook to ban misleading coronavirus ads Asian caucus urges fellow lawmakers not to ‘perpetuate racist stereotypes’ amid coronavirus fears Warren pressures BlackRock to give details on sustainability plan Video shows officer arresting 6-year-old girl at school as she cries for help The Buttigieg immigration plan: Virtue and economy Trump to deliver remarks on coronavirus in White House briefing room Mark Hamill suggests Michelle Obama for Dems’ 2020 VP pick Louisiana GOP Rep. Abraham won’t seek reelection Former Laura Bush staffer decries Taliban’s treatment of women amid peace deal Utah sends permanent daylight saving time bill to governor’s desk Louisiana governor calls for white judge to resign after she admits texting the ‘n-word’ 15.8 million tune in to CBS, BET for SC Democratic debate Four arrested in conspiracy to intimidate journalists, activists: DOJ Bipartisan Senate resolution would urge UN to renew Iran arms embargo, travel restrictions Incarcerated women suffer harsher penalties than incarcerated men: report West should echo Prague’s Nemtsov remembrance Boston Globe endorses Trump’s GOP challenger Bill Weld New coronavirus case detected in US McCarthy: White House coronavirus funding request ‘a little low’ What to know about the coronavirus GAO report details challenges of implementing Trump tax law Woman set to pass Special Forces training to join Green Berets Watch live: Trump gives briefing on coronavirus DOJ creates section for denaturalization cases Girl Scout troops out hundreds of dollars after scammers use counterfeit cash to buy cookies Louisiana governor calls on judge to step down over using racial slurs There’s only one candidate for Democrats in Puerto Rico Ethics complaint filed against Nunes asks how he’s paying for lawsuits Netanyahu says he doesn’t want to weigh in on US election, but Sanders’s comments are ‘wrong’ New Interior rule would limit which scientific studies agency can consider House passes historic legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime Facial recognition company says hacker accessed database No exceptions when it comes to our kids’ health Trump campaign sues New York Times for libel over 2019 op-ed Gay teacher suspended after discussing sexual orientation wins big settlement, donating $10K to LGBTQ charity Trump campaign opening 15 community centers to reach black voters Amazon manager was told to search applicants’ social media for race, gender: lawsuit Starbucks is rolling out a plant-based breakfast sandwich Coronavirus exposes the great myth of Xi’s China Biden camp explains arrest claim, says he was ‘separated’ on trip to see Nelson Mandela Fashion designer Peter Nygard’s office raided in wake of sex trafficking allegations Israel’s Iran confrontation is pointing the way to the future of war EPA is conducting multiple criminal probes tied to ‘forever chemicals’ Intercept DC bureau chief: Booing of Sanders was ‘primal scream’ by donors Census Bureau inviting media outlets with Asian audiences to run promotional 2020 Census ads Do people think ill of Jeff Sessions merely based on the sound of his voice? Flight attendant who flew out of Los Angeles diagnosed with coronavirus ‘Harvey Weinstein could be one of the biggest serial rapists in history’: Rose McGowan 10 things we can all do about climate change Director Lee Daniels endorses Buttigieg Buttigieg surrogate: Nevada shows candidate can perform well in diverse states Trump administration freezes funding for study of hurricane barriers: report Trump administration to cut funds from health programs to pay for coronavirus response Sanders won’t take money from Bloomberg if he becomes nominee Bloomberg hits Trump in campaign ad on coronavirus Over 200 Native Americans sign letter urging Warren to retract ancestry claims Can your Apple Watch reduce your risk of stroke? Unchecked power at the border What America’s Thinking: February 26, 2020 The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump to speak on coronavirus as pressure mounts What Reagan and Chamberlain can teach Trump about Iran and North Korea Biden leads by 18 points in South Carolina: poll Watchdog group sues over information on Stephen Miller’s involvement in ‘public charge’ rule Rasmussen poll: Trump leads Sanders by 7 points in general election matchup Where the 2020 Democrats stand in Super Tuesday polls Former Hot Pockets exec sentenced to five months in prison for college admissions scam Coronavirus cases reported on every continent except Antarctica Supermodel Iman: For more diversity in Congress, change the ‘whole culture’ New third party may be the only answer to Sanders and radical Democrats Azar downplays chance Trump will appoint coronavirus czar Carville to MSNBC: Warren ‘hates Bloomberg more than she wants to win’ Health official says coronavirus vaccine will take ‘at least a year to a year and a half’ to develop Appeals court rules Trump administration can withhold grants from ‘sanctuary cities’ Red Sox quarantining pitcher from Taiwan Katie Hill to publish memoir ‘She Will Rise’ UK starts random coronavirus testing in effort to prevent spread Coronavirus fears hit the markets Democrats introduce bill to reverse Trump’s shift of military money toward wall BP withdraws from industry groups, citing climate disagreements Bipartisan Armed Services leaders tear into Pentagon over use of $3.8B for border wall BP withdraws from US lobby groups over climate policy differences Transgender woman murdered after using women’s restroom in Puerto Rico Judge clears way for nation’s first supervised safe-injection site in Philadelphia Why Mike Bloomberg has a shot Consumer bureau launches webpage on using tax refunds for savings Pelosi says she’d be comfortable with Sanders at top of ticket Brazil confirms first Latin American coronavirus case Scottish lawmakers pass bill to make sanitary products free for all women Echoes of Suez, 1956: Will China shove aside America? Rising: February 26, 2020 Ocasio-Cortez slams South Carolina presidential debate over climate change NLRB announces new rule making it harder to challenge franchises for labor-law violations ABC News suspends Emmy-winning correspondent after Project Veritas sting Why it’s now cool to eat ‘unpopular fish’ Seven more European countries report coronavirus cases How to clean up the mess we’ve made that’s orbiting the Earth To avoid November catastrophe, Democrats have to KO Sanders Schumer asks Justice Department to probe Grenell’s consulting work New Mexico governor warns sheriffs they must enforce new red flag gun law or resign New accuser emerges after Placido Domingo apology Clyburn endorses Biden ahead of South Carolina primary Why Bernie Sanders won the debate Wrongfully convicted man spent 23 years in prison, gets $1.5 million De Blasio slams Bloomberg on stop and frisk: He only apologized because he’s running for president Boston Globe endorses Warren after previously calling her a ‘divisive figure’ Second cruise ship turned away from multiple ports over possible coronavirus Georgina Bloomberg, Lara Trump unite for dog charity event Lessons from London: You can’t fix jihad Schumer requesting $8.5 billion in emergency funding on coronavirus Stone juror: Trump ‘attacking citizens for performing their civic duty’ Webb: Black country for Democrats Mellman: Should the majority rule? Watch live: HHS secretary testifies before House panel Chris Wallace ‘horrified’ by CNN’s Acosta’s conduct: ‘It’s not our job to one-up presidents’ Americans’ fears of foreign trade hits all-time low: Gallup Bernie Sanders’s wheezing, sputtering ‘juggernaut’ World markets drop for fifth day amid fears of virus spread Trump rips coronavirus coverage, to hold news conference 20 dead in riots in India, Modi calls for calm after clashes 2020 black vote is rightly up for grabs by the left and right Buttigieg cancels Florida events due to cold: campaign Israeli foreign minister rails against Sanders over ‘horrifying comment’ during debate Biden: Winning in South Carolina by 1 point is ‘enough’ Trump praises administration officials’ ‘great’ coronavirus response amid criticism Why Pearl Jam is wrong about the BOSS Act The Hill’s Morning Report – Sanders takes incoming during intense SC debate Coronavirus complicates Fed decision on rates Congress eyes killing controversial surveillance program Republicans root for Sanders nomination in battle for House Republican lobbying firms riding high despite uncertainty of 2020 race Winners and losers from the South Carolina debate