The Hill Articles: July 9, 2020

Trump on Kanye West’s presidential run: ‘He is always going to be for us’ Marie Yovanovitch on Vindman retirement: He ‘deserved better than this. Our country deserved better than this’ Texas backtracks on collecting overpaid unemployment benefits Trump says Biden has been ‘brainwashed’: ‘He’s been taken over by the radical left’ Breonna Taylor’s home was ‘soft target’ with minimal threats, police recordings show Trump says he’ll wear mask during upcoming trip to Walter Reed Latino group ‘Mi Familia Vota’ launches $10M voter turnout campaign targeting swing states Sources say DeSantis undercutting fundraising for Republican National Convention because of personal dispute: report Hanging death of Black man in California ruled a suicide by police after investigation Court orders release of footage from same-sex marriage ruling that struck down ban Wyoming to test all inmates, corrections officials for coronavirus In Russian bounty debate, once again this administration lacks intelligence Overnight Defense: Top general says military must take ‘hard look’ at Confederate symbols on installations | Milley vows to ‘get to bottom’ of Russia bounty intel | Woman to join Green Berets for first time Biden to review Trump move pulling troops from Germany if elected, aide says Duckworth says Trump, Carlson questioning her patriotism to distract from president’s ‘failure to lead our nation’ House climate plan needs global and national security context Bolivia’s interim president tests positive for COVID-19 Arizona governor issues executive order limiting indoor dining to 50 percent Coronavirus unveils the digital divide in our education system GOP senators voice confidence over uphill Senate battle On The Money: Supreme Court upholds NY prosecutors’ access to Trump’s tax returns, rebuffs Congress | Trump complains of ‘political prosecution’ | Biden rebukes Trump, rolls out jobs plan OVERNIGHT ENERGY: WH pushed for ‘correction’ to Weather Service tweet contradicting Trump in ‘Sharpiegate’ incident, watchdog says | Supreme Court rules that large swath of Oklahoma belongs to Native American tribe House chairman asks CDC director to testify on reopening schools during pandemic Georgia cities break from Gov. Brian Kemp, mandate face masks Voting can seem irrational — but you should do it anyway Bust of Confederate general, KKK grand wizard to be removed from Tennessee capitol WH pushed for ‘correction’ to Weather Service tweet contradicting Trump in ‘Sharpiegate’ incident, watchdog says  Richmond officials say Arthur Ashe’s family want his statue to come down, fearing retribution Clarence Thomas’s wife criticized her town’s ‘Black Lives Matter’ banner: report Meatpacking workers file civil rights complaint over alleged coronavirus discrimination Trump to visit Georgia next week Glee actress Naya Rivera presumed dead: local officials Barr says Black Lives Matter ‘distorting the debate’ Overnight Health Care: Fauci says hard-hit states should be ‘pausing’ reopening | Florida records record number of coronavirus deaths | Redfield says keeping schools closed poses greater health threat to children than reopening Trump, Johnson and Netanyahu: Western nationalism’s embattled icons Official says Feds took Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s bedsheets, clothes to prevent hurting herself Five takeaways from Supreme Court’s rulings on Trump tax returns Barr: Don’t defund police, invest in them Hillicon Valley: Pressure mounts on Facebook to rein in hate speech | UK, Australia launch joint investigation into facial recognition firm | Amazon removing Redskins merchandise from site TSA adds new coronavirus screening protections following whistleblower complaint Kentucky to mandate masks in public amid ‘explosion’ of coronavirus The robbing of a wildlife refuge in Nevada Poll: Plurality of voters prefer rolling back reopening amid COVID-19 surge Starbucks to require customers at company-owned stores to wear masks beginning July 15 What America’s Thinking: July 9, 2020 Ex-Sanders campaign manager talks unity efforts with Biden backers Starbucks will require all customers to wear masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 California to sue over new Trump student visa restrictions Supreme Court rulings reignite Trump oversight wars in Congress Big Ten moves to conference-only model for all fall sports The Hill’s Campaign Report: Florida’s coronavirus surge raises questions about GOP convention Wearing a mask could cut your risk of coronavirus infection by 65 percent Nadler: Barr dealings with Berman came ‘awfully close to bribery’ Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to limit further expansion of 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force House panel advances bill banning construction on bases with Confederate names SEIU endorses Biden, will run 40-state voter turnout effort Mississippi governor to require masks in 13 counties, put limits on businesses EPA proposes tighter emissions standards for industrial boilers after court order Congress must act to prevent a full-blown housing crisis Online retailer removes Swastika necklace after backlash Top general vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of Russia bounty intel CDC director: Keeping schools closed poses greater health threat to children than reopening More people could die from coronavirus-related hunger than from the disease, anti-poverty group warns UC Berkley sees outbreak in coronavirus cases linked to fraternity parties ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural in Chicago suburb vandalized to read ‘All Lives Matter’ Biden strikes populist tone in blistering rebuke of Trump, Wall Street READ: Ousted Manhattan US Attorney Berman testifies Barr ‘repeatedly urged’ him to resign Trump calls New York City ‘hellhole’ after court upholds subpoena from city prosecutors COVID-19 doesn’t have to turn prison time into a death sentence Bakker, Swaggart among televangelists and religious organizations that received PPP loans Top general: US military needs to take ‘hard look’ at Confederate symbols Trump supporters that plan to gather at Selena statue threatened with legal action Professor Eddie Glaude on how nation can learn from James Baldwin Connecting the brain to the rest of the body Judge asks appeals court to reconsider decision ordering him to dismiss Flynn charges WATCH LIVE: The Hill’s Health Reimagined summit featuring CDC director Robert Redfield and others Ford employees ask company to stop making police cruisers When private schools lose funding, low-income kids lose too Fauci: Partisanship in US has made it harder to suppress coronavirus Detentions of migrants at southwest border rise 40 percent in June Google announces first U.S. operations center in Mississippi Member of White House press corps tests positive for COVID-19 GOP lawmaker: Refusal to wear masks is ‘tragic’ Trump planning Texas fundraiser amid coronavirus spike Senate GOP hedges on attending Trump’s convention amid coronavirus uptick Michael Cohen taken back into police custody Dallas schools superintendent casts doubt on high school football this year Corporate America: Put your money where your mouth is on racial equality Azar points to ‘individual responsibility’ as answer to mounting outbreaks UK, Australia launch joint investigation of facial recognition firm DOJ: Tuesday prison start date for Stone ‘reasonable’ Former NY Rep. Claudia Tenney to face Anthony Brindisi in House rematch No charges for officer seen kicking seated protester in Pennsylvania Man who plotted London Gay Pride attack gets life prison sentence How one Philadelphia sports team is honoring Black lives taken by police Joe Biden presidency will bring disaster for the Supreme Court Stacey Abrams to join Instagram Live conversation on gerrymandering, voting rights Texas Republicans sue Houston mayor over canceled convention Study adds to evidence women could pass coronavirus to fetus DC to become first to restore voting rights to incarcerated felons Census workers prepare to go door-knocking in pandemic Pelosi on Baltimore’s Columbus statue: ‘If the community doesn’t want the statue, the statue shouldn’t be there’ Powell takes on Trump over Confederate flag Little Rock lawmakers pass first Arkansas hate crime law Coronavirus, refundable tax credits and the poverty line Watch live: Trump signs executive order Woman to join Green Berets for first time in US military history House Democrats push for resuming aid to Palestinians in spending bill Emotional WHO director calls for unity amid ‘lack of leadership and solidarity’ in fight against pandemic Mnuchin: Next stimulus bill must cap jobless benefits at 100 percent of previous income House panel approves bill funding WHO, paring back abortion restrictions Watch live: Biden unveils jobs plan Watch live: California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds coronavirus press briefing WHO reverses, says COVID-19 can be airborne indoors Don’t let COVID-19 destroy Alzheimer’s research Fox News’s Napolitano calls SCOTUS tax rulings a defeat for Trump WATCH LIVE: The Hill’s Health Reimagined summit featuring HHS Secretary Alex Azar Florida records record number of coronavirus deaths The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump wins by losing in the Supreme Court Pelosi says House won’t cave to Senate on worker COVID-19 protections Republicans considering an outdoor stadium for Florida convention: report In rueful praise of Elena Kagan: The ‘Little Sisters’ ruling Doctors Without Borders sounding alarm about El Salvador Police say body of missing Seoul mayor has been found Trump administration sanctions Chinese officials over human rights abuses Watch live: White House press secretary McEnany holds a press briefing New ICE regulations for international students prompt Harvard, MIT to sue DeVos urges school districts to ‘think creatively’ about reopening amid coronavirus To protect children during COVID-19, we must reach vulnerable families early I am not your POC Missouri summer camp reports 82 coronavirus cases McCarthy calls NY requests for Trump tax returns political Sixth GOP senator unlikely to attend Republican convention Fauci says hard-hit states should be ‘pausing’ the reopening process WHO sets up independent panel to assess global coronavirus response Biased policing of Black men in US is a ‘widespread phenomenon,’ Barr says Democrat in top Texas House race raises $950,000 in second quarter Voice of America not extending foreign journalists’ visas: report New Jersey Rep. Gottheimer wins House primary Watch live: House hearing with Pentagon officials on role of military during protests Unnecessary catastrophe facing US hospitals and health care heroes New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell wins Democratic primary More than 100 Democrats press Trump to extend jobless benefits Germany seizes server hosting leaked US police files Trump complains of ‘political prosecution’ after SCOTUS rulings on financial records Thailand’s cabinet approves same-sex unions that would allow adoptions Loeffler doubles down against BLM, calls movement ‘anti-Semitic’ amid continued WNBA blowback Deporting students hurts America Manhattan DA: Trump tax return ruling a ‘tremendous victory’ for justice system WATCH LIVE: The Hill’s Health Reimagined summit featuring Anthony Fauci Hong Kong faces third COVID-19 wave Fauci says states with coronavirus spikes ‘should seriously look at shutting down’ Jill Biden promises if Biden’s elected ‘no more Betsy DeVos’ At least 66 vehicle attacks have been reported since May protests began Supreme Court rules that large swath of Oklahoma belongs to Indian reservation Florida Democratic Party returning federal coronavirus aid CDC won’t revise school opening guidelines after Trump criticism READ: Trump v. Mazars Supreme Court ruling If small businesses are suffering so much, why is $130 billion in Paycheck Protection money still available? Rising: July 9, 2020 Hospital at center of outbreak in Italy reports no new cases Bed Bath & Beyond to permanently close 200 stores READ: Trump v. Vance Supreme Court ruling Supreme Court upholds NY prosecutors’ access to Trump’s tax returns, rebuffs Congress Watch live: Pelosi news briefing FBI investigating Chinese media tycoon linked to Bannon: report Former Sanders aides premier pro-Biden ad aimed at Hispanic voters in swing states McCarthy challenger rakes in $360,000 in second quarter Nasdaq sets another record high as tech stocks rally The truth about lockdowns 8 minutes, 46 seconds of silence marks MLS return China cancels nearly all 2020 international sports events Leave the Secret Service in Homeland Security ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to call out worker inequality Watch live: McCarthy news briefing Joy Reid named host of new MSNBC weeknight show 26 Mississippi legislators test positive for COVID-19 after outbreak tied to state Capitol Time for a Democratic reckoning on race  Seoul mayor reported missing, search launched NYPD retirements surge over 400 percent amid tensions with mayor Jobless claims fall, even as states reimpose restrictions It’s not over: These 5 steps could lead to a Trump victory Federal agents going to Kansas City following surge in violence White House: Trump given 45 more days to file financial disclosure Three questions for US defense leaders Some in Congress want to keep sending our troops to Afghanistan Jacksonville attorneys sue to block Republican National Convention Schiff to Vindman: ‘Right does not matter to Trump. But it matters to you’ The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump takes on CDC over schools Finger-pointing, gridlock spark frustration in Senate Hispanic Democrats build capital with big primary wins Business groups make nationwide push for masks The Memo: Upended 2020 puts Biden in driver’s seat Pandemic mars Trump’s GOP convention plans Biden to unveil $700B jobs plan in Pennsylvania Progressive group backs Democratic challenger to Sen. Risch Koch-backed group urges Senate to oppose ‘bailouts’ of states in new ads