The Hill Articles: February 9, 2020

Joaquin Phoenix makes impassioned plea for animal rights in Oscars speech Obamas-produced film ‘American Factory’ wins best documentary Oscar Natalie Portman attends Oscars in outfit featuring names of snubbed female filmmakers Steve Martin jokes Oscars will be blunder-free because they’re using ‘new Iowa caucus app’ Brad Pitt quips he has more time to give Oscars speech than John Bolton had to testify Sanders campaign to request partial Iowa recanvass Trump under pressure to renew last nuke treaty with Russia Black teen who refused to cut his dreadlocks attends Oscars with creators of ‘Hair Love’ film US to spend up to $66M in efforts to counter coronavirus: health officials Buttigieg takes delegate lead in Iowa after updated results released Trump to request 6 percent domestic cuts in $4.8 trillion budget In New Hampshire, high anxiety about beating Trump Is dumping Donald Trump for Democrats worth a recession? Sergeants’ union says NYPD is ‘declaring war’ on de Blasio Moderates battle for edge in crowded lane ahead of New Hampshire Gabbard calls on DNC chairman to step down after Iowa ‘debacle’ Gary Sinise honored with Patriot Award from Congressional Medal of Honor Society for efforts supporting veterans US ambassador to Israel cautions against unilateral West Bank annexation Rush Limbaugh medal an insult to Latinos, immigrants What the Republican victory lap means for the Democratic Party Trump hits top analyst Larry Sabato: He ‘never came close to understanding the Trump voter’ Toll in Thai solder’s rampage increases to 29 dead, 57 wounded DHS chief: Restrictions on New Yorkers have ‘nothing to do with illegal aliens receiving drivers licenses’ Trump predicts GOP will win back Jones’s Alabama Senate seat after impeachment vote Man arrested outside White House allegedly told police he wanted to kill president Snoop Dogg: I didn’t threaten Gayle King, but she ‘was very disrespectful towards Kobe Bryant’ Buttigieg leans into mayoral record as rivals go on the attack Buttigieg targeting seven Super Tuesday states with ad campaign Celebrating and expanding upon five years of the ABLE  Act Biden jokingly calls woman at campaign event ‘a lying dog-faced pony soldier’ Trump to ask for $2B for border wall 2 officers wounded in attacks targeting New York police Prosecutors suggest delay in Flynn sentencing Fox’s Pirro rips Romney: ‘Dream of endearing yourself to the Trump-hating left is a joke’ New Qatari prime minister means new opportunities ‘Saturday Night Live’ targets Democratic front-runners Chinese health officials label new coronavirus NCP The Iowa caucus debacle plays right into Trump’s ‘swamp’ narrative Democrats ramp up attacks on opponents in final pitch before New Hampshire Outgoing lawmaker laments ‘way more hate in this business’ Chinese ambassador on Cotton coronavirus comments: ‘It’s very harmful to stir up’ unsubstantiated rumors Trump steps up pitch to black voters The road to strategic arms talks with China begins by extending New START Sanders’s New Hampshire lead holds in new CNN poll Graham backs Vindman firing: ‘People in his chain of command have been suspicious of him regarding his political point of view’ Enough about Bloomberg’s sushi: Why did New Yorkers elect him three times? Sunday shows – 2020 Democrats make closing arguments in New Hampshire Graham vows to approach Hunter Biden probe with caution: ‘I’m not going to be the Republican Christopher Steele’ Buttigieg: ‘I didn’t set out to be the gay president’ CBS News chief condemns ‘reprehensible’ threats made against Gayle King Are airlines botching their response to coronavirus emergency? Sanders: We released ‘substantive’ part of all medical records Warren dismisses need to win New Hampshire: ‘It’s going to be a long campaign’ Campaign finance: Inmates running the asylum? DNC chairman says he’s ‘absolutely not’ considering resigning Biden says Sanders nomination would create ‘uphill climb’ for other Democrats on ballot Buttigieg rips Biden attack ad: Small communities ‘frustrated’ with being made into a ‘punchline’ Biden asks: What has Buttigieg done? Sanders: ‘Obviously I am not a communist,’ but maybe Trump ‘doesn’t know the difference’ How the world’s biggest tech companies regulation-proofed themselves Buttigieg responds to Sanders ‘billionaire’ attacks: ‘Bernie’s pretty rich and I would happily accept a contribution from him’ Sanders: ‘Not my impression’ DNC was trying to hurt campaign Buttigieg: Biden is right that I’m no Barack Obama, but ‘neither is he’ Biden defends performance in Iowa, cites support from African Americans Sanders says campaign will highlight billionaire Buttigieg donors ahead of New Hampshire primary America’s bitter divide is the true existential threat Lawmakers frustrated with lack of emergency funds for coronavirus Man arrested in possible targeting of Trump volunteers Poll: Sanders, Buttigieg top 2020 Democrats in New Hampshire What it cost to kill Soleimani Five things to watch for at this year’s Oscars Two US service members killed in insider attack in Afghanistan Five things to watch in Trump’s budget proposal Trump ramps up attacks on ‘puppet’ Joe Manchin over impeachment vote Dershowitz: ‘Schumer and Pelosi have to go’ Impeachment fallout threatens to upend battle for Senate