The Hill Articles: January 5, 2020

Joaquin Phoenix calls on celebs to make sacrifices: ‘We don’t have to take private jets to Palm Springs’ Actress Michelle Williams touts importance of ‘a woman’s right to choose’ Patricia Arquette: US ‘on the brink of war’ ‘Fleabag’ creator Waller-Bridge gives shoutout to Obama at Golden Globes Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais to celebs: Don’t get political Jennifer Aniston shares call for action from Russell Crowe amid Australia fires Trump says he’ll sanction Iraq if US troops forced to leave Trump doubles down on threat to Iran cultural sites Impeachment battle lines harden ahead of pivotal week Border Patrol denies claims of order to detain Iranian Americans House Foreign Affairs panel fires back at Trump in tweet: ‘You’re not a dictator’ Trump administration tried to stop Iraqi parliament’s vote on expelling US troops: report President Trump puts all Americans at risk with scattered foreign policy Omar, Lee introduce House resolution preventing US military action against Iran not authorized by Congress Russia’s regions are in revolt Biden receives endorsements from three swing-district Democrats Turkey begins deploying military units to Libya: Erdoğan 1 service member, 2 contractors killed in al-Shabaab attack: Pentagon Trump warns of ‘disproportionate’ response if Iran strikes US targets Key Trump adviser predicts USMCA will pass Senate as early as Friday Thousands take to New York streets in solidarity after anti-Semitic attacks Venezuela’s Maduro launches takeover of country’s legislature The Trump tariffs keep working, to the consternation of many economists Sam Donaldson: Unlikely Trump is ‘wagging the dog’ with Iran strike GOP rep: Pelosi is leaving a ‘sad’ legacy Dozens arrested in Hong Kong protests targeting traders in China Austrian foreign ministry fighting ‘serious cyberattack’ GOP rep: Democrats changing their mind on impeachment trial rules It’s time to support the new tempo of service by America’s military reserve units Netanyahu corrects himself after calling Israel a ‘nuclear power’ Iran rolls back commitments to nuclear deal Notre Dame Cathedral’s ceilings may yet collapse, French official warns Chris Christie: Trump understands that Iran only responds to force 5 dead, dozens hurt in crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike Pompeo defends Soleimani strike as critics question intel, timing Graham mulls rule changes to start impeachment trial without articles US leads new wave of carbon capture and storage deployment Hezbollah leader says US forces will go home in coffins Government website altered to show pro-Iran message and photo of bloodied Trump in apparent hack: report Pompeo: US targeting ‘actual decision-makers’ in Iran instead of proxies Sanders leads in New Hampshire, in 3-way tie for first in Iowa: poll Five lessons Afghanistan teaches us about Iran US-led coalition fighting ISIS suspends operations New minimum wage increases will benefit 7 million workers Proposed changes to Title IX will not solve the problem of sexual assaults on college campuses Sunday shows – Pompeo makes rounds in defense of Soleimani strike Senate intel Democrat: Soleimani death could be ‘rallying force’ for anti-American activity Murphy on Iraqi expulsion vote: ‘You can already see the consequences to US security in the region’ after Soleimani killing Graham calls Iran ‘the cancer of the Middle East’ Rubio: Trump has shown ‘tremendous restraint’ on Iran Pompeo on Iran retaliation: There may be a little ‘noise’ Pompeo: Trump threat of Iran strikes ‘entirely consistent’ with message of de-escalation Schiff: I haven’t seen intelligence that ‘taking out’ Soleimani would ‘stop the plotting’ AI computing will enter the ‘land of humans’ in the 2020s: The promise and the peril Schumer: ‘We do not need this president either bumbling or impulsively getting us into a major war’ Buttigieg: No one believes Trump considered all ‘consequences’ of strike After Soleimani death, Kaepernick rips ‘American terrorist attacks against Black and Brown people’ Congress to clash over Trump’s war powers Warren: ‘Reasonable to ask’ about timing of Soleimani strike ahead of impeachment trial Pompeo says administration’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy on Iran is ‘absolutely’ working Senate Democrat: ‘We learned the hard way in the Iraq War’ that administrations can ‘manipulate’ intel Iraq’s parliament votes to expel US military The Democrats’ strategy conundrum: a ‘movement’ or a coalition? Pompeo on Trump threat to strike Iranian cultural targets: ‘We’ll behave lawfully’ Pompeo: ‘We are confident that the Iraqi people want the United States to continue to be there’ Pelosi’s impeachment tactics are pursuit of power for its own sake Al-Shabaab attacks military base used by US in Kenya Khamenei adviser says Iran will target US ‘military sites’ Public health advocates outraged by Trump’s limited vaping ban Iranian foreign minister to Trump: Targeting cultural sites is a war crime Iranian official labels Trump a ‘terrorist in a suit’ Why the Wisconsin special election could decide the 2020 presidential election Urban America likely to gain clout after Census Trump touts US military strength in warning to Iran Thousands of mourners turn out as Soleimani is returned to Iran Democrats’ worries grow as ObamaCare court fight drags on Kudlow predicts 3 percent GDP growth in 2020 The Memo: Iran crisis reverberates for Trump, Democrats