The Hill Articles: July 5, 2020

Eight people believed dead after two planes collide in Idaho Health Reimagined: The Future of Healthcare Broadway star Nick Cordero dies at 41 after fight with coronavirus Vanessa Guillén’s family says Army has identified her remains Foreign cyber criminals take aim at Americans working from home Americans leave large cities for suburban areas and rural towns Iran confirms fire-damaged building was centrifuge facility Trump second-term plans remain a mystery to GOP 7 men arrested after allegedly harassing Black family on Oregon beach USMCA needs the WTO even more than NAFTA did 2 Washington Nationals players test positive for COVID-19 Third Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd’s death released from jail on bond Why we need a little skepticism, and more evidence, on Russian bounties Two people paint over Black Lives Matter mural in California Energy companies cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline Trump to hold outdoor rally in New Hampshire on Saturday Matt Taibbi slams bestseller ‘White Fragility’ as corporate vision on racism NASA, China and the UAE are scheduled to send missions to Mars in July 121 University of Washington students test positive for coronavirus Hundreds of scientists write letter to WHO arguing coronavirus is airborne: NYT Rocket launched toward Green Zone in Baghdad injures child Eighty-eight years of debt pieties British health minister says most people have ‘acted responsibly’ as pubs reopen Ohio town offers to take unwanted statues from other cities Mayors blame federal, state officials for mixed messaging as coronavirus cases surge Defense chief says Israel not ‘necessarily’ behind all incidents at Iranian nuclear facilities Vladimir Putin becomes Russia’s president for life Maryland governor: ‘Baltimore City leaders need to regain control of their own streets’ Armed Black protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia ‘Mobs’ come in several forms, and all disrupt rational discourse WHO records new single-day high in global coronavirus cases Ernst says Trump should sign defense policy bill with military base renaming provision Susan Rice: Trump picks Putin over troops ‘even when it comes to the blood of American service members’ Democrats’ demonstrable leftist turn hurts Israel and US security Russian bounties revive Trump-GOP foreign policy divide Bolton: Trump’s time watching TV versus in the Oval Office ‘would be a very interesting statistic’ Sunday shows – FDA commissioner declines to confirm Trump claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are ‘harmless’ New Jersey governor: ‘We went through hell. We cannot afford to go through hell again’ Gottlieb: ‘The total number of deaths is going to start going up again’ Trump sealed his own fate Miami-Dade mayor: Residents ‘kind of let their guard down’ during reopening Republican governor on Mount Rushmore event: ‘There should have been face coverings’ Houston mayor: Hospitals will be overwhelmed ‘if we don’t get our hands around this virus quickly’ Domestic violence is a public health problem that governors should address Duckworth says Trump’s Mt. Rushmore speech showed ‘his priorities are all wrong’ Phoenix mayor: ‘We opened way too early in Arizona’ FDA commissioner says he can’t predict when vaccine will be ready after Trump’s timeline claims Does Donald Trump even want a second term? Top Houston-area official: ‘We’ve got to fundamentally rethink strategy’ in dealing with coronavirus Senate Democrat: Russian bounties intel ‘the type of information that has to be seized by the president’ Austin mayor: Trump’s ‘ambiguous’ messaging ‘makes me angry’ The racist suffocation of environmental justice Miami mayor says city ‘breaking record after record after record’ of coronavirus cases Public health expert: ‘Mixed messaging’ on masks, social distancing contributed to ‘perilous moment’ for US FDA commissioner declines to confirm Trump claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are ‘harmless’ Labor secretary: ‘I believe we can continue to reopen our workplaces safely’ Back to the future: In January 2021 America needs to rejoin the world and start leading again 2 dead, 8 hurt in South Carolina nightclub shooting A commonsense solution for health care coverage in the wake of the pandemic Kansas governor calls on GOP county chair to remove cartoon comparing mask order to Holocaust Gianforte halts in-person campaigning after wife, running mate attend event with Guilfoyle Lobbying battle brewing over access to COVID-19 vaccine IRS, taxpayers face obstacles ahead of July 15 filing deadline Seattle protester dies after being hit by car on closed highway Susan Rice sees stock rise in Biden VP race Former NYPD commissioner: De Blasio has ‘sapped the strength of the department’ Democrats fear US already lost COVID-19 battle