The Hill Articles: July 12, 2020

Mexico surpasses Italy to become nation with fourth-most COVID-19 deaths Man completes 1,000-mile trek from Alabama to Minnesota for racial equality Davis: Supreme Court decision is bad news for Trump, good news for Vance Meadows trying to root out suspected White House leakers by feeding them info: Axios New York City reports zero COVID-19 deaths for first time since pandemic hit Appeals court rules first federal execution in 17 years can proceed Pressley hits DeVos over reopening schools: ‘I wouldn’t trust you to care for a house plant let alone my child’ Can Democrats dominate this fall? Teachers face off against Trump on school reopenings As the pandemic continues, where will all the children go? A monument for the world Almost 600K vote in Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries in protest against new security law ESPN suspends NBA reporter after profane email to Hawley: report Hedge fund wins auction for bankrupt McClatchy newspaper chain Trump says private border wall built by supporters ‘only done to make me look bad’ LeBron James won’t wear social justice jersey Biden wins Puerto Rico primary Tech CEO caught on video yelling at Asian American family resigns, enrolls in ‘anti-racist program’ Reporter Gabby Orr says Trump’s electoral map is shrinking In politics, as in baseball, it ain’t over till it’s over Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai test positive for coronavirus Chris Christie: I wouldn’t have commuted Roger Stone sentence Biden builds 5-point lead over Trump in Texas: poll An existential election Most voters in areas hardest hit by new coronavirus surges think states opened too quickly: poll More than a dozen sailors injured after fire breaks out on board US Navy ship Melania Trump posts video of herself wearing mask during stop at women’s center Biden leads Trump in Florida, tied in Arizona and Texas: poll Trump mulled selling Puerto Rico, former aide says Battle over reopening schools heats up Leaving World Health Organization marks major foreign policy blunder 2 police officers fatally shot in Texas House appropriators cut NASA’s moon landing funds; will Senate do better? Florida records more than 15,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, the highest single-day increase in any state Gottlieb says some states opened ‘too early’ Miami superintendent: ‘Conditions may be appropriate’ to reopen in six weeks if masks worn, social distancing practiced Graham says he will call Mueller to testify before Senate panel about Russia probe Phoenix mayor urges governor to issue statewide mask order, close some businesses Pelosi: Trump wearing a mask is ‘an admission’ that it can stop spread of coronavirus ICE reversal: part push to reopen schools, part hardline immigration policy Congress pulls punches on Russian bounties firestorm Sociologist Alex Wood says flexible scheduling creates ‘real nightmare’ for workers Surgeon general says U.S. can reverse coronavirus surge in a few weeks ‘if everyone does their part’ Sunday shows – Spotlight shifts to reopening schools Hogan: Republican Party needs to ‘find a way to appeal to more people’ We haven’t seen how low it can go US testing official: ‘Dr. Fauci is not 100 percent right’ Miami-Dade mayor: ‘It won’t be long’ before hospitals reach capacity News industry’s ‘bleeding leads’ good for business, bad for the country Coronavirus testing czar: US is in ‘much better place than we were in April’ Los Angeles County orders closure of garment manufacturer after 300 employees contract coronavirus Pelosi calls Trump’s decision to commute Roger Stone’s sentence ‘a threat to national security’ Johns Hopkins doctor: Issuing ‘ultimatum’ for schools to reopen is ‘wrong approach’ There’s a big blue wave coming Schiff: ‘Anyone who cares about the rule of law in this country is nauseated’ by Stone sentence commutation Pelosi says Trump administration is ‘messing with the health of our children’ Devos says CDC guidelines on schools reopening ‘meant to be flexible’ White House coronavirus testing czar says there’s no downside to wearing a mask Why are Artificial Intelligence systems biased? Chris Wallace presses DeVos on threats to withhold funding from schools that don’t reopen Trump flails as audience dwindles and ratings plummet Layered pandemics: Transnational organized crime rages in the time of COVID Trump defends golf outings: It’s my ‘exercise’ Congress under pressure to provide billions for school openings 2 dead, 2 injured in Washington state shooting Iran blames communication, missile battery alignment for shooting down Ukrainian jet ‘Live with it’ is the new GOP response to COVID — but no, we can’t do that Businesses plead for states to enforce mask mandates Trump lashes out at Toomey, Romney after Roger Stone clemency criticism Many Democrats want John Bolton’s testimony, but Pelosi stays mum The Fed’s response to COVID-19 through the lens of history Teachers union president casts doubt on schools reopening full-time COVID-19 surge pushes US toward deadly cliff