The Hill Articles: July 16, 2020

Amash confirms he won’t seek reelection Chicago mayor to White House press secretary: ‘Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth’ California man charged for allegedly pulling gun on person near Black Lives Matter mural Hillsdale College to hold in-person graduation ceremony despite objections from officials Governors urge Trump to delay changes to hospital COVID-19 reporting Missouri spending $15M in coronavirus relief funds on boosting tourism Pentagon mulling plan to ban Confederate flag without mentioning it by name: report Democrats instructing lawmakers, delegates to skip national convention Florida temporarily shutters emergency operations center after 12 employees contract COVID-19 Latest ‘Into the Dark’ Hulu film depicts a presidential nightmare Illinois governor files lawsuit backing mask order for students The cost and benefits of filling the federal appeals court vacancies Vaccine scientist predicts US is weeks away from every American knowing ‘seriously ill’ coronavirus patient Meadows says Fauci wrong to compare coronavirus to 1918 pandemic Mary Trump claims she’s heard Trump use racist, anti-Semitic slurs: He’s ‘virulently racist’ How Republicans can embrace environmentalism and win Preventing a public health crisis from turning into a homelessness crisis Feinstein proposes withholding COVID-19 relief from states without mask mandates New York cancels September bar exam Overnight Defense: Space Force chooses 2,410 airmen to join ranks | Fire aboard Navy ship extinguished | Congress backs push for national cyber czar Hillicon Valley: Lawmakers zero in on Twitter after massive hack | US, UK, Canada allege Russian hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine researchers | Top EU court rules data transfer deal with the US is illegal Taking steps to protect and grow business in the state of Michigan GOP lawmaker raises concern over lobbyist gaining unauthorized access to online hearing platform McEnany argues science backs White House position on schools CDC extends no-sail order for cruise ships Georgia governor sues Atlanta mayor over mask mandate On The Money: Weekly jobless claims tick down, but remain above 1 million | Blacks, Hispanics less likely to receive stimulus checks quickly | Growing number of retailers requiring masks nationwide 15 women allege harassment, abuse by ex-employees at Redskins Park DHS gives federal agencies 24 hours to patch critical Microsoft Windows vulnerability Overnight Health Care: Administration restores some CDC data amid outcry | Masks win political momentum despite GOP holdouts | New record for deaths in Florida The conservative case for paid family leave Georgia mayors to defy Kemp ban on mask mandates Masks win political momentum despite GOP holdouts The Supreme Court expects a lot from state prosecutors Trump health officials to recommend against retesting COVID-19 patients Lawmakers zero in on Twitter following massive hack White House: Trump thinks payroll tax cut ‘must’ be part of next COVID-19 relief package Navy puts out fires aboard USS Bonhomme Richard after four days of fighting blaze Scaramucci fundraising for the Lincoln Project: I hope Trump is ‘humiliated’ in November OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Court strikes down Trump administration’s methane rollback | Energy regulators uphold compensation for rooftop solar energy producers | Democrats target Confederate monuments in spending bill A tax credit for healthy workplaces Poll: Biden leads Trump on ‘economic inequality,’ trails on ‘growing the economy’ Vatican’s new guidance on sexual abuse investigations emphasizes involving police The Hill’s Campaign Report: Trump campaign resets amid rough patch Fauci says he doesn’t regret advising against masks early on in the coronavirus pandemic Miami Archdiocese urges police to investigate decapitation of Jesus statue as hate crime House to vote on creation of Smithsonian Latino museum US must rise to today’s challenges and keep fundamental rights alive Meeting on masks in Utah is adjourned when residents pack room without masks on Goya fury underscores Biden need to attract Latino support ViacomCBS to have employees work from home until 2021 72 NFL players have tested positive for COVID-19 FCC votes to make ‘988’ new suicide hotline number Ethics panel finds Massachusetts Democrat didn’t violate rules Broken treaties with Native Americans not fixed by Supreme Court ruling Arkansas governor issues statewide mask mandate Stocks break winning streak on persistent unemployment White House accuses GOP governor of ‘revisionist history’ over op-ed criticizing Trump What America’s Thinking: July 16, 2020 Energy regulators uphold compensation for rooftop solar energy producers Colorado governor issues statewide mask mandate South Sudan’s fragile independence is falling apart Pompeo attacks media, monument protests in speech on human rights Louisiana man arrested after allegedly running car into officer who asked him to wear mask at Walmart 20,000 attend NASCAR race in likely largest sports event since pandemic began: report LA County reports its highest rate of coronavirus hospitalizations Debt fatigue, not coronavirus, is destroying America Nearly 1,000 coronavirus cases in California linked to daycare centers Trump ‘will remain on Twitter’ after platform hack, McEnany says The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: HHS Secretary Azar says US plans to have tens of millions of vaccine doses this fall; Kremlin allegedly trying to hack vaccine research Trump’s new campaign manager brings ties to GOP establishment Coronavirus Report: The Hill’s Steve Clemons interviews Alex Azar YouTube star ‘Funky Academic’ says schools need to ‘decentralize’ amid coronavirus Study: Enhanced benefits helped boost spending by those unemployed in the pandemic Democratic NC Congressional candidate Davis expresses optimism about election Hawley calls for civil rights probe of prosecutor investigating gun-wielding St. Louis couple Space Force chooses 2,410 airmen to join ranks Act now to help wounded veterans at home Bipartisan bill introduced to require TSA to take temperature checks Hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit to patients with mild COVID-19, study finds Trump administration restores some COVID-19 hospitalization data to CDC website North Atlantic right whales listed as ‘critically endangered’ — one step below extinction Kernel of hope in building democratic institutions in Libya Supreme Court declines to reinstate vote of nearly 1 million Florida felons Barr says US is too reliant on Chinese commerce More than 100 lawmakers urge IRS to resolve stimulus payment issues Washington can afford no more spending for coronavirus relief Watch live: Trump discusses deregulation New York restaurants face new coronavirus restrictions, penalties New York City to provide child care to supplement partial school reopening plans Economics professor Richard Wolff warns housing crash would be worse than Great Depression Spurs coach Gregg Popovich calls Texas leaders ‘cowards’ over handling of coronavirus GOP lawmakers demand Twitter brief Congress on hack Blue Dog Democrats call for stronger oversight on COVID-19 spending US bans surgical glove imports from top maker over forced labor concerns GOP senator: Hispanics show ‘less consistent adherence’ to social distancing, mask-wearing Pelosi urges Trump to tap emergency powers to meet medical equipment, testing needs Fear not: ‘Deep State’ lies undermine federal bureaucracy truths Poll: More than 60 percent of voters say they trust Fauci, don’t trust Trump on coronavirus FBI investigating Twitter hack Coronavirus risk may not depend on blood type, pair of studies finds California churches sue governor over singing ban Florida sets record-high daily coronavirus death count Target, CVS to join growing number of retailers requiring masks nationwide Former officer gets four-year sentence after making homeless man lick urinal Less than 1 percent of elected officials are LGBTQ+: report Democrats propose $350 billion in aid for minority communities in next COVID-19 bill Democrats blow past GOP incumbents in Q2 fundraising Game show host retweeted by Trump deletes his account after announcing his son has coronavirus The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Facebook — Republicans rejigger summer convention plans Americans want evidence and data to drive COVID decisions — they don’t believe it’s happening Florida records highest daily number of coronavirus deaths DHS head knocks ‘failed response’ to ‘rampant’ violence in Portland Prison population down 8 percent since pandemic began Thousands of Americans hoping to shop, sightsee in Canada turned away at border Why America needs a national innovation plan right now Chinese employees at state-run firm ‘pre-test’ potential coronavirus vaccine Oil-producing countries strike deal to increase production Coronavirus will continue to ‘hopscotch’ across the US if not contained, former CDC official says Our national forests need protection — and Congress can help Manhattan DA accuses Trump of trying to stall tax return subpoena Mary Trump’s book sells 950,000 copies in preorders alone Chris Cuomo blasts Trump over photo with Goya products: ‘In the middle of a pandemic, they’re selling beans’ Court strikes down Trump administration’s methane rollback DCCC adds six candidates to program aimed at flipping GOP-held seats UPDATED: McCarthy postpones press conference America has to count on more than prayer in the case of close election Scientists ask for volunteers to be infected with coronavirus to speed vaccine development Maskless protesters pack Utah County Commission meeting set to discuss masks in schools Watch live: White House press briefing Ocasio-Cortez urges New York governor to back tax on billionaires Grocery store worker reportedly used pepper spray on customer who refused to wear mask, became confrontational Watch live: Pelosi press conference Our most urgent cure: National service Rising: July 16, 2020 USA Today adds note to Navarro op-ed knocking Fauci: Did not meet fact-checking standards Report shows 21 percent increase in LGBTQ elected officials June retail sales jump 7.5 percent, beating expectations Savannah mayor hits Kemp for overriding local mask mandates: He ‘does not give a damn about us’ Delta CEO: Airline has ‘real shot’ of avoiding layoffs because 20 percent of workforce voluntarily retired Warnock campaign boasts confidence heading into Georgia Senate race Foreign students still in danger of losing visas, despite settlement Mary Trump says she plans to vote for Biden US, UK, Canada allege Russia trying to hack COVID-19 vaccine researchers Stocks sag on jobless claims IG report finds Trump health official broke rules with communications contracts Desiree Tims outraises longtime GOP Rep. Michael Turner by more than $300K in second quarter Teachers’ unions balk at reopening schools, hurting country and Trump Former military leaders push to extend ban on offshore drilling in Florida gulf Florida lawmaker says state is doing ‘just fine’ amid coronavirus surge ‘Made in America’ won’t be as simple as it sounds Michelle Obama to debut podcast on Spotify Maryland’s GOP governor: ‘Why didn’t Trump help my state with coronavirus testing?’ Republicans scale back convention in Jacksonville due to coronavirus concerns Weekly jobless claims tick down, but remain above 1 million As ADA anniversary nears, lawmakers express concern about changes to captioned telephone service Arizona to bring in 600 out-of-state nurses to battle coronavirus China: US using ‘gangster logic’ in Hong Kong response Top EU court rules data transfer deal with US is invalid NPR ratings plummet as commuters work from home Planned Parenthood unleashes digital ad blitz against Susan Collins Democratic group plans to send 13 million hand-written postcards to voters in swing states It’s not too late to correct our greatest foreign policy mistake: Assisting China’s rise Kanye West files for presidential ballot in Oklahoma amid uncertainty Hundreds of millions in India back in lockdown as virus cases surge Supreme Court clears way for second federal execution Liberty University files $10M defamation suit against NY Times: ‘Bigoted bunch of liars’ White House defends Trump over Atlanta mayor’s mask accusations Chuck Todd: ‘There is no editorial view’ on any MSNBC daytime newscast The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Argentum – Mask mandates, restrictions issued as COVID-19 spreads Democrats target Confederate monuments in spending bill Congress backs push for national cyber czar Public health groups denounce new Trump move sidelining CDC House Republican introduces bill to provide tax credit to businesses for PPE Democrats may bring DHS bill to House floor Experts warn Trump treatment of international students hurts U.S. Blacks, Hispanics less likely to receive stimulus checks quickly: study