The Hill Articles: August 11, 2020

Democrat calls on White House to withdraw ambassador to Belarus nominee Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum wins primary  TikTok collected data from mobile devices to track Android users: report Minnesota Rep. Pete Stauber glides to victory in GOP primary Peterson wins Minnesota House primary in crucial swing district McConnell warns control of Senate ‘could go either way’ in November Omar fends off primary challenge in Minnesota Wisconsin Rep. Ron Kind wins primary Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips wins primary Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer wins primary Scott Fitzgerald wins Wisconsin GOP primary to replace Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner NAACP seeks to boost Black voter turnout in six states Andrew Clyde wins Georgia GOP runoff to replace Doug Collins QAnon backer Marjorie Taylor Greene wins Georgia GOP runoff Fauci: ‘I seriously doubt’ Russia’s coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective Tina Smith wins Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota Biden touts Trump saying Harris would be ‘fine choice’ for VP pick Engel: IG report shows Pompeo’s ‘sham’ use of emergency declaration in arms sales Kamala Harris: The conventional (and predictable) pick all along Vermont Gov. Phil Scott wins primary Live primary results from Wisconsin Live primary results from Minnesota GOP leaders go into attack mode against Harris Biden wins Connecticut in final presidential primary of year Vermont Rep. Peter Welch easily wins primary Centrists, progressives rally around Harris pick for VP Interior memo scaling back bird protections is ‘contrary to law,’ court rules Administration’s asylum proposal takes aim at LGBTQ survivors DeSantis rules out 2024 White House run: ‘Total garbage’ Overnight Defense: Trump pushed to restore full National Guard funding | Watchdog faults Pompeo on civilian risk of Saudi arms sales Kamala Harris makes history — as a Westerner On The Money: McConnell says it’s time to restart coronavirus talks | New report finds majority of Americans support merger moratorium | Corporate bankruptcies on pace for 10-year high Kamala Harris: The right choice at the right time Hillicon Valley: Facebook removed over 22 million posts for hate speech in second quarter | Republicans introduce bill to defend universities against hackers targeting COVID-19 research | Facebook’s Sandberg backs Harris as VP pick Fox’s Cavuto fact-checks Trump camp claim that Harris called Biden racist: ‘She never did’ Three pros and three cons to Biden picking Harris House Democrats pressure Facebook oversight board to address racist, voter suppression content Maya Rudolph teases resuming ‘SNL’ impression of Harris after VP announcement Don’t cancel college football — America needs it Live primary results from Connecticut, Georgia and Vermont Live primary results from 5 states Most Latinos have not heard of the word ‘Latinx,’ poll finds Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg hails Harris’s VP nomination Overnight Health Care: Russia claims it has coronavirus vaccine amid skepticism | Trump announces deal with Moderna for vaccine doses | Most states facing shortage of ICU doctors: research Pence jabs at Harris after she’s picked as VP nominee Facebook removed over 22 million posts for hate speech in the second quarter The US electric grid — climate change’s least talked about victim Trump announces deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of potential vaccine Sarah Palin offers Harris advice: ‘Don’t get muzzled’ Trump says Harris was ‘my No. 1 pick’ for Biden’s VP California Democrats back Yang after he expresses disappointment over initial DNC lineup Judge rules postage requirement for mail ballots isn’t a poll tax Pac-12 joins Big 10 in postponing fall football season Poll: 15 percent of Democratic voters want to eliminate the filibuster The other crisis facing higher education Obama on Harris as VP: ‘Joe Biden nailed this decision’ OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Watchdog report raises new questions for top Interior lawyer | Senate Democrats ask Trump to withdraw controversial public lands nominee | Border wall water use threatens endangered species, environmentalists say Women on Biden’s rumored VP short list tweet support for choice of Harris Derecho winds rip through Midwest, cause mass power outages This 107-year-old woman had the ‘Spanish flu’ in 1918. Now, she’s survived COVID-19. Republicans introduce bill to defend universities conducting coronavirus research against hackers When it was a game ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ wins for 10th straight week as most-watched evening newscast The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden picks Harris as running mate Progressive Jewish group endorses Biden Lawmakers push Trump to restore full funding for National Guards responding to pandemic Joe Biden selects Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate, making history ‘Listening to experts is elitist’: Idaho lawmakers reconsider who makes school opening decisions Trump campaign blasts ‘phony’ Harris after Biden names her VP Navigating workers compensation and damage claims based on COVID-19 McSally: Democrats would make DC and Puerto Rico states if they win Senate Confirmed cases of coronavirus in U.S. children spiked by 90 percent in four weeks, bringing total to more than 380,000 Russian news agency pushed video of Portland protestors burning a Bible: report Keeping low-income college students from going hungry McConnell: Time to restart coronavirus talks Stocks reverse to close with losses after S&P approaches record high Biden picks Harris for VP Bipartisan senators ask congressional leadership to extend census deadline Donald Trump has done more for African Americans than we think Dog with coronavirus dies in North Carolina Justice Department releases new recommendations to prevent school shootings New report finds majority of Americans support merger moratorium RNC to livestream Trump’s nomination, allow limited group of reporters Poll: Gideon leads Collins by 8 points in Maine Senate race New York may be undercounting coronavirus deaths in nursing homes: AP ACLU sues Mississippi over mail-in voting laws What America’s Thinking: August 11, 2020 Private lawsuits are essential for defrauded shareholders Watch live: Trump press briefing New Mexico is still waiting for justice 75 years since the Manhattan Project Big Ten conference officially cancels fall football season due to coronavirus Watchdog calls for probe into Gohmert ‘disregarding public health guidance’ on COVID-19 GOP Finance chairman raises concerns about Trump push to make payroll-tax deferral permanent WHO urges postponing dental checkups during pandemic ‘White privilege’ is the biggest white lie of all New Florida Biden ad accuses Trump of raiding Social Security for coronavirus relief Unsolicited masks from China arriving in Florida mailboxes Corporate bankruptcies on pace for 10-year high Florida sees record-high death count from coronavirus Colorado police officer suspended after using fake name to post ‘kill them all’ comments about protesters Black Michigan teen jailed for missing schoolwork released from probation Bowman pauses endorsement of Alex Morse after allegations of inappropriate sexual relations Massie plans to donate plasma after testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies Cuomo calls on NYPD to ‘step up’ in enforcing coronavirus regulations at bars Pelosi on ‘disturbing situation’ in Hong Kong: ‘The world is watching’ Lujan Grisham earns praise but little traction as only Latina on Biden shortlist Biden leads Trump by 5 points in Wisconsin: poll Elijah McClain’s family files lawsuit against Colorado police, medical officials over his death Back-to-school: The approach Congress should support 100 students sent home from Mississippi high school after teacher shows COVID-19 symptoms CNBC’s Jim Cramer on ‘Chernobyl II’ Russian coronavirus vaccine: ‘I’m gonna pass’ Most states facing shortage of ICU doctors: research Republican convention attendees will be required to wear masks, contact tracing badges Wearing a neck gaiter may actually increase coronavirus transmission, study finds Supreme Court rightly allows the states to combat the coronavirus Study: Youths who vape, smoke over 5 times more likely to contract coronavirus Study shows most homemade masks help slow coronavirus droplets Appeals court appears wary of dropping Flynn charges Ryan Grim rejects claim that ‘insurgent’ Democratic movement is ‘inherently racist’ Poll: Tina Smith’s lead over probable GOP challenger within margin of error in Minnesota Senate race Connecticut Republican drops out of congressional race on primary day after arrest Border wall water use threatens endangered species, environmentalists say The myth of America’s unique COVID-19 failure Poll: Trump trails Biden by 3 points in Minnesota Trump: ‘Some people would say men are insulted by’ Biden promise to pick female VP Sometimes police — and the rest of us — need to accept risk Casey Mulligan on Trump’s successes, failures in pushing a populist agenda Phoenix breaks its record for most 110-degree days in a year Progressive congressional candidate responds to allegations of inappropriate relationships with students Watchdog clears Pompeo in arms sales, but faults him on risks to civilians Trump says he wants NFL to play, unless players kneel American technological leadership in an evolving world Republicans set sights on FBI chief as Russia probe investigations ramp up The Memo: Five ways Trump could come back Yang on Democratic convention: ‘I kind of expected to speak’ Lawmakers of color urge Democratic leadership to protect underserved communities in coronavirus talks Senate Democrats ask Trump to withdraw controversial public lands nominee The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Speculation over Biden’s running mate announcement More than 800 required to quarantine in Georgia school district that doesn’t require masks After trillions in tax cuts for the rich, Republicans refuse to help struggling Americans WHO: Half of the 100,000 daily coronavirus cases in the Americas come from the U.S. Biden builds out VP team ahead of running mate announcement Only Native American on death row asks President Trump for a pardon Indiana man charged with hate crime against Black neighbor for burning cross, displaying swastika Wisconsin state agency requires employees to wear masks while teleconferencing Kasich on decision to speak at Democratic convention: America needs to go in a different direction Man who claims to be KKK leader sentenced to six years for driving through Black Lives Matter protest Poll: Biden leads Trump by 10 points nationally Black VP politics and the case for Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer Trump: ‘George Washington would have had a hard time beating me’ pre-pandemic Ghislaine Maxwell attorneys ask for delay to unseal court documents due to ‘critical new information’ Eugene Robinson: US is ‘the s—hole country that nobody wants people from’ Equal access to tech can reduce poverty and increase diversity New York’s largest firms vow to hire 100,000 low-income residents, people of color Nearly 75 percent of US voters can vote by mail in 2020: NYT Meghan Markle plans to vote in November elections Michelle Obama urges Americans to vote early, by mail Biden has an ambitious climate plan, but it needs to do much more to decarbonize the transport sector 4 in 5 CEOs expect more widespread remote working after pandemic: poll CNN anchor: Trump’s possible Gettysburg acceptance speech ‘leaves you scratching your head’ Judge rules against Idaho’s ban on changing transgender birth certificates Trump on frayed relationship with China’s Xi: ‘I haven’t spoken to him in a long time’ Trump defends democracy in Hong Kong and Taiwan — while Xi awaits Biden Rising: August 11, 2020 Mountain West postponing fall sports Ex-NFL receiver Rep. Anthony Gonzalez: Big Ten skipping football season could be ‘catastrophic’ for athletes Robin Williams’s daughter hits Eric Trump after he shares clip of her father mocking Biden Azar on Russia vaccine claim: Point is to be ‘safe and effective’ MLB discusses using ‘bubble’ format for playoffs after coronavirus outbreaks: report Photo of crowded hallway at Georgia high school ‘disturbing,’ Fauci says What Biden needs to do to win 5 injured after gunfire erupted at warehouse party with up to 200 people in California S&P 500 nears record high as investors rally on vaccine hopes Hong Kong exports to US will need ‘made in China’ label, Trump administration says McSally gaining ground on Kelly in Arizona Senate race: poll Obamas, Clintons to headline Biden’s nominating convention Belarus opposition leader flees to Lithuania Newsom warns of ‘massive’ budget cuts if California implements Trump unemployment plan The FDA must clear the market of junk antibody tests without delay Lebanese officials warned stored ammonium nitrate could destroy Beirut: report Kansas could elect its first openly transgender lawmaker to state legislature this year Trump campaign hits Biden on taxes, immigration in new ad Seattle police chief resigning after council approves cuts to department Watchdog report raises new questions for top Interior lawyer For LGBTQ+ students of color, being safe at school means more than wearing a mask It’s time to leave Afghanistan Auckland locked down after New Zealand’s first local coronavirus cases in months Trump slams former intelligence officials to explain ‘reluctance to embrace’ agencies New poll shows tight presidential race in Georgia Outgoing NY Times CEO would be ‘surprised’ if newspaper still offered print version in 20 years Biden’s tax plan would undermine the coronavirus recovery Trump mulls banning return of US citizens suspected of contracting coronavirus: reports Davis: The Hall of Shame for GOP senators who remain silent on Donald Trump Ocasio-Cortez to speak at Democratic convention Will Pence choose partisanship over statesmanship in counting ballots? Feehery: Weak mayors destroy America’s great cities Putin claims Russia has developed first coronavirus vaccine Half of Americans in new poll say they know someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump to Democratic negotiators: ‘They know my phone number’ QAnon supporter in Georgia heads into tight GOP runoff Omar seeks to fend off late surge from primary challenger Democrats shy from leading court fight over Trump orders Lincoln Project expands GOP target list, winning Trump ire States scramble as low census response rates threaten political power Wisconsin looks to avoid repeat of chaotic April elections