The Hill Articles: January 6, 2020

Trump offers Australian PM assistance in fighting widespread fires Facebook to issue rules banning deepfakes: report Trump administration officials begin drafting potential Iraq sanctions after Trump threat: report Pence to focus on US Iran policy in speech Lawsuit seeks to establish DC as venue for sex abuse accusations against Boy Scouts Sanders unloads on Biden as battle for Iowa intensifies Officials to kill thousands of camels in Australia as they drink too much water amid wildfires Rand Paul: Trump ‘got bad advice’ on killing of Soleimani At least 30 killed in Nigerian bridge blast: report Pentagon chief says US will ‘follow the laws of armed conflict’ after Trump’s Iran threats Trump risks nuclear crisis in Iran Bolton shakes up impeachment debate Former Trump FEMA pick resigns from agency Australia wildfires so extreme they’re creating fire thunderstorms, potential fire tornadoes: report McConnell has the votes to block Democrats’ witness demands in Trump impeachment trial Trump to hold campaign rally in Van Drew’s district Bottom Line Hillicon Valley: DHS warns of Iranian cyber threats | YouTube updates child content policy | California privacy law takes effect | Tech, cyber issues to watch in 2020 Trump strike torpedoes US-Iraq relationship Trump envoy to Venezuela: Maduro ‘weaker’ after attack on opposition lawmakers Time has come for agriculture labor reform Murkowski: Decision on impeachment witnesses should wait until after start of trial Alex Trebek to John Lewis: Let’s make 2020 the year we survive cancer Late GOP strategist’s daughter releases documents disputed in census lawsuit Overnight Defense: Washington returns to Iran crisis | Defense chief denies US troops leaving Iraq | House sets vote on Iran war powers | Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial Pompeo tells McConnell he’s not running for Senate Graham says he warned Trump against targeting Iranian culture sites Overnight Health Care: Supreme Court sets Friday deadline for ObamaCare responses | Democrats worry as court fight over health law drags on | Trump officials to appeal ruling striking down ‘conscience’ rule Trump remarks on striking cultural sites in Iran provoke outrage Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball warns Democrats from going with ‘safe choice’ Overnight Energy: Critics skeptical of EPA plans for tougher truck standards | Five environmental fights to watch in 2020 | Study finds shutdown of coal plants saved 26K lives Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020 Phoebe Waller-Bridge to auction off Golden Globes outfit for Australian fire relief Loeffler sworn in to Georgia seat US Africa Command identifies soldier killed in al-Shabaab attack in Kenya Trump Jr. displays gun magazine showing Hillary Clinton behind bars JetBlue plans to become first carbon neutral U.S. airline–in 2020 Critics skeptical of EPA plans for tougher truck standards Trump administration denies Iran’s top diplomat visa to attend UN meeting: report New EPA rule would crack down on truck emissions Artificial Intelligence can diagnose a brain tumor in just two minutes Defense secretary denies US troops leaving Iraq Supreme Court sets Friday deadline for responses in ObamaCare case Greta Thunberg dismisses Meat Loaf’s claims that she’s ‘brainwashed’: ‘It’s all about scientific facts’ Romney wants ‘to hear from John Bolton’ in impeachment trial The need for a stronger emphasis on mental health in upcoming election On The Money: Window opens for Senate to pass new NAFTA | Oil prices climb amid US-Iran tensions | IRS tax-filing season to begin Jan. 27 Lara Logan: Fox Nation docuseries ‘will be a journalism show, not an opinion show’ Former NFL player posts image suggesting Iran target White House in next strike Border Patrol begins pilot program to collect DNA from some migrants Esper’s chief of staff to depart at end of January New battery could keep your smartphone charged for five days Hill.TV’s Saagar Enjeti: Trump ‘would do very well to remember’ opposition to Middle East conflict Schumer: Senate must vote on resolution limiting Trump on Iran GOP lawmaker shares fake image of Obama meeting with Iran’s Rouhani Pompeo speaks with Ukrainian President Zelensky after canceled trip McConnell: Senate should stick with Clinton ‘precedent’ for Trump trial US ambassador to Afghanistan leaving post in ‘long-planned’ departure Setting the record straight on Trump’s regulatory reforms IRS announces tax-filing season start date of Jan. 27 Gabbard responds to criticism for wearing BJP scarf: ‘Somebody put something around my neck and snapped a picture’ Bloomberg’s campaign staff grows to 800 Impeachment and the significance of member oaths Trump administration to deport Mexican asylum-seekers to Guatemala: report DHS issues bulletin warning of potential Iranian cyberattack Activist group requests ethics probe of Graham’s impeachment comments Maxine Waters: Republicans ‘shielding’ Trump ‘going to be responsible for dragging us to war’ George Lopez’s spokesperson says he was joking about bounty on Trump Contrary to what the media reports, middle class Americans are surging Bannon: ‘We need the Republican establishment on board’ to reelect Trump First British astronaut Helen Sharman says ‘aliens exist’ Trump support among Republicans reaches all-time high in poll What America’s Thinking: January 6, 2019 YouTube rolls out new child content policy Poll: Majority say IG report revealed pattern of misjudgment by FBI Poll: 43 percent approve of Trump strike on Soleimani Joe Kennedy presses for war authorization repeal vote following Soleimani strike Rouhani points to US downing of Iranian airliner in response to Trump threat Mexican asylum seekers may be deported to Guatemala GOP senators introduce resolution to change rules, dismiss impeachment without articles Asia unsure about level of US commitment to the region US issues travel alert for Jerusalem, Israel, West Bank and Gaza Hikers find ‘The Ghost of Manzanar’: the man who left Japanese internment camp to paint Shuttering of coal plants has saved 26K lives in US: study Police searching for Walmart customer who released vial of bed bugs in store Judge Judy on endorsing Bloomberg: He has ‘experience in governance second only to the president’ Sharkskin is famously tough, but ocean acidification could do lethal damage Green says House shouldn’t hold impeachment articles indefinitely Pelosi on Bolton saying he’d testify: Trump, McConnell ‘have run out of excuses’ Trump disrupts, but may not have halted, Iran’s planned ‘Year of Iran’  Omar: Trump could provoke a war with Iran over lost revenue at his hotels Puerto Rico earthquake destroys iconic natural landmark Schumer: Refusing Bolton testimony would be ‘participating in a cover up’ Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA The Met: Targeting cultural sites ‘abhorrent to the collective values of our society’ Killing Soleimani: How Trump united Iran against America 2019 gun sale background checks highest since system launch in 1998 Trump meets with new Ukraine ambassador Marijuana policies: A call to shift from a criminal justice approach to a public health approach DHS to share citizenship data with Census Bureau in wake of court decision CNBC uses wrong photos for Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard Australian-based filmmaker: Climate change isn’t next generation’s problem The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump, Congress return to impeachment, Iran crises China, Russia, North Korea, Iran: Confronting the new axis of aggression and evil Election experts urge Trump, congressional leaders to end stalemate at FEC Schiff calls for open hearings on Trump’s Iran actions Ocasio-Cortez: ‘In any other country Joe Biden and I would not be in the same party’ Panel: Julian Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren, AOC comes for Joe Biden, Ricky Gervais wrecks Golden Globes SHOCK POLL shows Bernie Sanders leading in Iowa, New Hampshire Ryan Grim: If Bernie Sanders wins, this will be why Journalist recounts harrowing escape from Australia wildfires Zaid Jilani: Will anyone make Biden pay for his Iraq war vote? How can they count whales from space? Bolton willing to testify in Senate impeachment trial if subpoenaed Krystal and Saagar debate Soleimani strike supporter Krystal Ball: UNBELIEVABLE stat reveals why Bernie Sanders is more electable than Joe Biden Kate McKinnon speaks at the Golden Globes about being a gay teen Saagar Enjeti: How military industrial complex is duping us into Iran war Krystal and Saagar: new report raises new questions about Epstein’s death President Trump’s intelligence community security blanket Giuliani’s unofficial role allowed him to avoid White House disclosure rules: report What was the Sea Dragon rocket, and what would it have been used for? Avenatti extortion case to move forward A story for and by Egyptian Americans wins the first major film award of 2020 Weinstein arrives with walker for first day of sex crimes trial EU officials to hold emergency meeting on saving Iran deal Gingrich: Trump should send Pelosi, ‘brain-dead’ Democrats ‘thank you note’ for impeachment delay Lincoln Chafee files to run for president as a Libertarian Progressive journalist: Democrats don’t want to believe Sanders can beat Trump These Republicans could run on a Democratic ticket with Joe Biden Former Pennsylvania Rep. Fitzpatrick dead at 56 Meet the police dogs helping officers heal from PTSD US accuses Russia, China of blocking UN Security Council’s statement on embassy attack Kellyanne Conway accuses Trump critics of ‘hero worship’ for Soleimani Did Amazon’s record-setting holiday season damage the planet? Analysis: ObamaCare market stable and profitable despite loss of individual mandate Kellyanne Conway defends Trump threat to target Iranian cultural sites Former ‘Desperate Housewives’ star endorses Yang UN highlights treaties signed by US not to harm cultural heritage sites Does a Senate trial of President Trump need witnesses? Rising: January 6, 2020 New York State will spend $45 million to make religious schools and institutions safer Bloomberg on immigration, ‘no brainer’ pathway to citizenship Trump: Iran will ‘NEVER’ have a nuclear weapon A Montana coal-fired power plant is shuttering half its units Olympia becomes largest city in Pacific Northwest to offer free public transit The Trumpification of the federal courts Trump demands hasty end to impeachment, accusing Democrats of a ‘con’ Megyn Kelly criticizes Kaepernick for Iran tweet: ‘Because everything is racist. Everything.’ France warns US against digital tax retaliation Social and emotional learning boosts students with disabilities How tribal wisdom can help climate science Asian nations preparing to potentially evacuate workers amid US-Iran escalation Mysterious viral pneumonia infects dozens in China Graham challenger announces $3.5M fourth quarter haul Julián Castro endorses Warren in 2020 race Chelsea Clinton reaps $9 million from corporate board position Masked men attack major Indian university shouting nationalist phases Soleimani successor vows revenge for US strike The perils of a bipartisan presidential ticket Puerto Rico hit by magnitude 5.8 earthquake Awkwafina wins a Golden Globe and a place in history Oil prices keep climbing amid US-Iran tensions Teen killed, three others wounded in attack on American family in Mexico Police in Germany kill man who allegedly tried to attack them with knife Fears of ‘What’s next?’ will influence Iran’s — and the world’s — reactions Biden: Iran now in the ‘driver’s seat’ in Middle East Hundreds of thousands mourn Soleimani at funeral in Tehran Soleimani’s daughter warns of ‘dark day’ for US US assassinated an Iranian general — what comes next? Amy Kennedy announces bid for New Jersey congressional seat Top Democrats ask Trump to declassify war powers notification Pelosi: House to vote on resolution limiting Trump’s actions against Iran Deval Patrick rolls out six-figure ad buy in early states The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump confronts crisis with Iran, Iraq This week: House to vote on resolution limiting Trump on Iran after strike Trump faces dueling crises upon return to DC Judd Gregg: Impeach Pelosi and Schumer Biden builds primary strategy around general election Judge Judy rules in favor of Mike Bloomberg, will join him on campaign trail