The Hill Articles: August 2, 2020

Oldest US department store chain Lord & Taylor files for bankruptcy Campaigns accuse California AG of slanted descriptions of ballot initiatives Oklahoma City Thunder players kneel during anthem despite threat from GOP state lawmaker Microsoft moving forward with talks to buy TikTok after conversation with Trump Controversial Trump nominee placed in senior role after nomination hearing canceled University of Lynchburg alumni want school to sever ties with Liberty, remove Falwell Sr.’s name from facility Kosovo prime minister tests positive for coronavirus GOP scrambles to fend off Kobach in Kansas primary What the pandemic taught us about the homeless — and what we shouldn’t forget Deutsche Bank launches investigation into longtime banker of Trump, Kushner Pac-12 football players threaten to opt out over coronavirus, other concerns 2020 Democratic Party platform endorses Trump’s NASA moon program Trump calls for death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber after appeals court vacated death sentence How Donald Trump can raise his political game against Joe Biden Author Fredrik DeBoer calls for rethinking the push to prioritize college NASA astronauts in SpaceX capsule splash down to earth Portland protesters clash with law enforcement for first time since federal presence diminished We are failing with COVID, let’s not fail on mental health   Trump, new legal guru meet at White House GOP lawmaker: Democratic Party ‘used to be more moderate’ Clyburn: Trump doesn’t plan to leave the White House $1,200 may be enough in Mitch McConnell’s hometown of Louisville, but not in most US cities Texas governor skipping Republican convention Meadows: Election will be held on November third Florida surpasses record for most COVID-19 deaths in single week White House not optimistic on near-term stimulus deal Pompeo: Trump taking action on Chinese software firms ‘in coming days’ Disaster declared in Australian state to fight coronavirus spread Don’t let Trump distract us from the real threat of his presidency State polling problematic — again Abrams: Trump ‘doing his best to undermine our confidence’ in voting system India reports 55K new coronavirus cases Sunday shows – Stimulus debate dominates President Trump should think twice about pulling troops from Germany Filmmakers behind ‘The Con’ discuss similarities between 2008 financial crisis and today Bass: ‘Lesson learned’ on 2016 Castro comments Biden up 4 points in North Carolina, 1 point in Georgia: poll The ‘pitcher of warm spit’ — Veepstakes and the fate of Mike Pence Clyburn responds to Trump attack: ‘I simply laid out the facts. The president has his opinions’ White House testing czar: ‘I can’t recommend’ hydroxychloroquine Meadows: ‘I’m not optimistic there will be a solution in the very near term’ on coronavirus package We need to appreciate the National Guard now more than ever On The Trail: The first signs of a post-Trump GOP GOP governor: ‘It’s not helpful for the president to think out loud’ about delaying election Ghosts of the 70s: ‘Fear City,’ assumptions about crime and defunding police MLB commissioner: ‘No reason to quit now’ Clyburn rips GOP proposal to give businesses tax deductions, scale back unemployment in stimulus package Navarro: ‘Don’t fall for’ message from TikTok lobbyists, ‘puppet CEO’ Fox’s Wallace presses Trump adviser on whether campaign would accept foreign assistance Birx says COVID-19 outbreak not under control because ‘people are on the move’ Certainty for hospitals and uncertainty for health insurers Mnuchin on $600 unemployment benefit: We can’t be ‘paying people more to stay home’ Pelosi: Slowing coronavirus spread necessary before reopening schools The choice: A healer or a heel Duckworth on whether ‘sizable’ amount of Trump supporters are racist: ‘Of course not’ 75 years of nuclear terror Nevada lawmakers pass ban on chokeholds 7 Marines, sailor presumed dead after California incident Trump: ‘Fake News’ not reporting ‘big China Virus breakouts all over the World’ 4 reasons why Trump can’t be written off — yet Democrats go big on diversity with new House recruits Pompeo: ‘No valid reason’ for Hong Kong election delay Trump challenges Fauci over comments on coronavirus surges: ‘Wrong!’ Experts fear political pressure on COVID-19 vaccine Trump economic adviser calls for ‘no more lockdowns,’ ‘no more shutting down businesses’ amid COVID-19 surge Stimulus impasse threatens both economy and Trump