The Hill Articles: January 17, 2020

January 17
National Archives says it altered Trump signs, other messages in Women’s March photo DOJ releases new tranche of Mueller witness documents Kansas City radio station signs deal to broadcast Russia state-owned media program Dems plan marathon prep for Senate trial, wary of Trump trying to ‘game’ the process Democratic lawmaker dismisses GOP lawsuit threat: ‘Take your letter and shove it’ Senate GOP mulls speeding up Trump impeachment trial Sanders to headline Iowa event amid impeachment trial House Democrats release second batch of Parnas materials American elections need to look like the future population of this country Trump warns of ‘attack’ on 2nd Amendment ahead of Virginia gun rights rally Overnight Health Care: Trump reportedly lashed out at health chief over polling | Justices to hear ObamaCare birth control case | Trump rolls back Michelle Obama school lunch rules 10 years later, Americans stand opposed to Citizens United Ron Reagan says his father ‘would have been embarrassed and ashamed’ of Trump Lawmaker calls for hearing into MLB cheating scandal Hillicon Valley: Biden calls for revoking tech legal shield | DHS chief ‘fully expects’ Russia to try to interfere in 2020 | Smaller companies testify against Big Tech ‘monopoly power’ Hill.TV’s Saagar Enjeti rips Sanders over handling of feud with Warren Former Rep. Chris Collins sentenced to 2 years in prison for insider trading On The Money — Presented by Wells Fargo — Sanders defends vote against USMCA | China sees weakest growth in 29 years | Warren praises IRS move on student loans Trump lashes out at health chief over polling: reports Republicans will pay on Election Day for politicizing Trump’s impeachment DNC announces new criteria for New Hampshire debate Trump warns Iran’s supreme leader to be ‘careful with his words’ Warren praises IRS move to expand tax relief for people with discharged student loans Overnight Defense: Book says Trump called military leaders ‘dopes and babies’ | House reinvites Pompeo for Iran hearing | Dems urge Esper to reject border wall funding request Relaunching the fight against medical errors Schwarzenegger says Green New Deal is ‘well intentioned’ but ‘bogus’ Trump chooses high-profile but controversial legal team Michigan governor urges Zuckerberg to enforce community guidelines after hate speech, threats surface Overnight Energy: Appeals court tosses kids’ climate suit | California sues Trump over fracking | Oversight finds EPA appointees slow-walked ethics obligations US airports begin screening passengers for Chinese coronavirus Bloomberg receives 45-day extension for public financial disclosure report with FEC Teachers sue Delta over plane’s fuel dump near school playground Poll: Most Canadian taxpayers don’t want to pay for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s security costs Pentagon to place new restrictions, monitoring on foreign military students Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball on Sanders-Warren feud: ‘Don’t play to the pundits, play to voters’ Drinking low-fat milk could slow down aging These are the most — and least — physically active states and territories in the US An economic bragging rights referee Can you freeze to death and be brought back to life? Fox’s Chris Wallace asks if Trump legal team filled with people who have their own axe to grind Men discussed opening fire at pro-gun rally in Richmond, say officials Number of Americans ‘alarmed’ by climate change tripled in last 5 years Poll: Overwhelming majority say news media making US more politically divided Appeals court denies Mississippi request to reconsider 15-week abortion ban Acting DHS secretary says he expects Russia to attempt to interfere in 2020 elections Kudlow says Trump ‘looking at’ reforming law on bribing foreign officials Why the chief justice must ensure a fair presidential impeachment trial What America’s Thinking: January 17, 2020 Supreme Court agrees to hear ‘faithless elector’ cases Supreme Court to take up Trump appeal in ObamaCare birth control case House panel reinvites Pompeo to deliver Iran testimony 39 children have died during the 2019-2020 flu season Congress should investigate the civilian casualties from US strikes Oversight finds EPA political appointees slow-walked ethics obligations Pompeo to investigate charges of surveillance against Yovanovitch Surprising brain scans show what reading and screen time can do to the brain Kudlow: Impeachment ‘could be an effort’ by Democrats to ‘obfuscate the economic progress’ Trump called top military brass ‘a bunch of dopes and babies’ in 2017: book Warren calls for Rick Perry’s resignation from pipeline company New Clean Water Rule needed for environmentally-friendly development Bloomberg’s congressional endorsers grow to three Kanye West is sharing the pulpit with anti-LGBTQ+ crusaders this weekend Baltimore unveils plaques for courthouse to be named after Elijah Cummings A More Perfect Union? Smaller companies testify against Big Tech’s ‘monopoly power’ Bloomberg wants all new cars to be electric by 2035 Poll: Sanders holds 5-point lead over Buttigieg in New Hampshire Appeals court tosses kids’ climate change lawsuit Trump to roll back Michelle Obama’s school lunch rules on vegetables, fruits Lara Trump mocks Biden: ‘Let’s get the words out Joe’ Undercover Houston officer shoots black man who says he was asking to wash car Iran banned from hosting international soccer matches: report Greta Thunberg warns world leaders ‘haven’t seen anything yet’ ahead of Davos protests Elon Musk is nearly halfway done with his Las Vegas loop California sues Trump administration over fracking Climate ‘religion’ is fueling Australia’s wildfires Australian PM called for crackdown on environmental protests just as massive fires broke out Panel: Obama breaks Andrew Yang’s heart Panel: Bernie Up, Warren down in post debate polls Advocate Jim Carroll: The best way we’ve seen to address the opioid crisis so far Bernie’s Iowa State Director gives reality check: Voters don’t care about political gossip Rep. Ro Khanna: You can’t claim you’re resisting President Trump and hand the Pentagon a blank check The Hill’s Editor-in-Chief: Will Hunter Biden be called to the stand? Brazilian cultural official fired after appearing to paraphrase Goebbels Saagar Enjeti: Screw unity, Bernie Sanders is weak for not attacking Elizabeth Warren CDC to begin airport screenings for cases of new Chinese virus Klobuchar on missing campaigning for impeachment: ‘I can do two things at once’ Sanders campaign co-chair calls for progressive unity amid senators’ fallout Senate Dems urge Esper to oppose shifting Pentagon money to border wall Why the US needs Russia and China to help change Iran’s behavior Buttigieg takes dig at Sanders working ‘for years’ in Washington Microsoft CEO warns economy ‘will fundamentally be in jeopardy’ without sustainability plans Chef goes from haute cuisine to creating affordable, nutritious school lunches El Bloombito parody account says Bloomberg reached out with proposal to work together The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump beefs up impeachment defense with Dershowitz, Starr Krystal Ball: The polls are in, Warren’s ploy backfires spectacularly Let’s prevent irreparable harm to an irreplaceable wilderness area Trump welcomes LSU to the White House: ‘Go Tigers’ Krystal and Saagar call out NYT for covering up for Joe Biden Sanders defends vote against USMCA: ‘Not a single damn mention’ of climate change How we can keep the world’s largest migrants safe Bill Kristol on McSally calling CNN reporter a liberal hack: ‘I guess I’m liberal’ Trump drug policy director touts first decline in overdose-related deaths in 30 years Bloomberg plan would make all new cars electric by 2035 Hong Kong-based airline apologizes for requiring passenger to take pregnancy test before flight Pompeo says he ‘never heard’ about any efforts to surveil Yovanovitch Gabbard defeats man in push-up contest at New Hampshire town hall Equal Rights Amendment will replace equality with enforced sameness Philadelphia professor accused of spending $185K in federal grants on strip clubs, iTunes Martin Luther King’s daughter will devote holiday to targeting voter suppression Monica Lewinksy after Ken Starr joins Trump impeachment team: ‘Are you f—ing kidding me?’ Biden calls for revoking key online legal protection Lawmakers call for FTC probe into top financial data aggregator The Hill’s Campaign Report: Sanders, Warren feud rattles Democrats Trump: Impeachment timing intended to hurt Sanders Knock the halos off government services Jared Kushner’s sister-in-law Karlie Kloss says she will vote against Trump in 2020 Ukrainian PM offers to resign after tapes surface of him criticizing country’s president Border patrol agents deny sick 6-year-old entry to the U.S.: report CNN analyst says GOP lawmaker ‘mansplained’ to her on-air 170 people ill in possible norovirus outbreak at Yosemite National Park Texas elementary school teacher charged with inappropriately touching two girls Russia’s shakeup has implications for Putin, Medvedev and the US Australia’s fires may release enough carbon to equal the country’s total yearly emissions Rising: January 17, 2020 Security for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago visits cost local taxpayers $13 million Have you read the most checked-out books from the New York Public Library? Trump to add Dershowitz, Ken Starr to impeachment defense team McSally dismisses calls to apologize to CNN’s Raju for ‘liberal hack’ comment: ‘Called it like it is’ First MLB full-time female coach hired by San Francisco Giants Florida GOP lawmakers submit late batch of anti-LGBTQ bills just ahead of 2020 deadline Biden’s new campaign ad features Obama speech praising him Energizing diplomacy with China Barack Obama shares birthday message to Michelle: ‘In every scene, you are my star’ Trump lashes out at Bloomberg over ads: ‘Vanity project for him to get into the game’ Judge: Referring to transgender people by chosen pronouns ‘courtesy,’ not law Flu closes entire school district in Illinois Bipartisan group of senators introduces legislation to boost state cybersecurity leadership Improving federal environmental impact assessments Gun rights group files emergency appeal on weapons ban at Virginia rally China sees weakest growth in 29 years amid trade war with US Bring on the brokered convention Iran supreme leader: Americans are ‘clowns’ who will ‘push poisonous dagger’ into Iranian backs Building comprehensive Homeland Security efforts Eminem releases surprise album, recreates Las Vegas shooting in video calling for changes to gun laws More than 8 in 10 black Americans describe Trump as racist: poll 100 years since Prohibition: Could it happen again? Biden gains endorsement from Alabama’s lone Democratic House rep The Hill’s Morning Report — President Trump on trial GOP threatens to weaponize impeachment witnesses amid standoff Trump trial poses toughest test yet for Roberts Biden could be winner in Warren-Sanders fight