The Hill Articles: June 15, 2020

France backs off chokehold ban, moves to increase use of stun guns: report Watchdogs express concern to lawmakers about ability to oversee coronavirus relief funds Atlanta police department says 8 officers have resigned since June 1 Senate GOP seeks to restrict use of chokeholds in police reform bill Obama wishes country a ‘Happy Pride month’ after SCOTUS decision protecting LGBTQ rights Trump leads Biden by 1 point in Iowa: poll Obama to join Biden virtually for first joint fundraiser More than 100K sign petition to rename Edmund Pettus Bridge after John Lewis Whole high school baseball team in Iowa kneels during national anthem Ole Miss expected to relocate Confederate monument that stands at university entrance: report Atlanta mayor signing orders to reform police use of force Golden State killer suspect agrees to guilty plea to avoid death penalty: report COVID-19 patients with underlying health conditions are 12 times more likely to die: CDC Oversight Committee Democrats demand DHS, DOJ investigate white supremacist involvement in protests McConnell wants vote on police reform bill before July 4 Re-examining the delivery of high-value care through COVID-19 Congress: Don’t let safe elections fall victim to COVID-19 Pelosi mulls making masks mandatory at committee hearings Star Oklahoma State running back tears into coach photographed in One America News Network T-shirt Albuquerque will use social workers to respond to certain 911 calls instead of police Millions mistakenly raised for Black Lives Matter group not associated with movement OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court upholds permit for $8B pipeline under Appalachian Trail | Report finds NOAA ‘Sharpiegate’ statement ‘not based on science’ but political influence | EPA faces suit over plan to release genetically engineered mosquito Do not forget Lafayette Square on Election Day Overnight Health Care: FDA withdraws emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine | Surging coronavirus cases raise fears of new lockdowns | Trump on coronavirus: ‘If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any’ California Gov. Newsom has to fight the coronavirus and wildfire season at the same time Hillary Clinton endorses Eliot Engel CNN signs NFL star Malcolm Jenkins as contributor on social justice Bloomberg urges court to throw out lawsuit by former campaign staffers Senate GOP unlikely to bring up police reform bill before July 4 break Overnight Defense: Trump confirms plans to draw down in Germany | Senate panel backs funding to prep for nuclear test ‘if necessary’ | US military command in Korea bans Confederate flag Coronavirus is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Arizona, state representative says White House takes best action to handle Seattle autonomous zone Poll: 57 percent of voters support George Floyd protests What the SCOTUS decision means for LGBTQ+ students, educators Hillicon Valley: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos open to testifying before Congress | Former eBay staffers charged with aggressively cyberstalking couple behind critical newsletter | Senators call for making telehealth expansion permanent after COVID-19 Florida lawmakers press Interior on offshore drilling EPA faces suit over plan to release genetically engineered mosquitoes On The Money: Surging coronavirus cases fuel lockdown fears | Mnuchin says he’ll have bipartisan talks on PPP oversight | Fed launches emergency business lending program Few protesters test positive for COVID-19 in Minnesota, early data finds Gorsuch draws surprise, anger with LGBT decision What women want: Affordable, shoppable health care WNBA to play reduced season without fans starting in July Lawmakers warn of ‘electoral Chernobyl’ in November following Georgia election chaos Trump excoriates Inslee, Seattle mayor over autonomous zone Philadelphia court supervisor fired after being caught on video saying he doesn’t care about black lives Stocks rebound from morning dive over rising coronavirus cases Senate panel approves $10M to prepare for nuclear test ‘if necessary’ Trump confirms plan to cut US troops in Germany to 25,000 Supreme Court’s Title VII ruling is loss for originalism, separation of powers, diversity Trump to hold rally in Sessions’s hometown for opponent in Senate runoff: report Bipartisan senators call for making telehealth expansion permanent post-coronavirus Beyonce writes to Kentucky AG demanding justice for Breonna Taylor Trump on coronavirus: ‘If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any’ Don’t drink the economic recovery Kool-Aid Report finds NOAA ‘sharpiegate’ statement ‘not based on science’ but political influence Group targeting environmental racism relaunches amid disparities in coronavirus impact The Hill’s Campaign Report: Democrats seize on crises in battle for state legislatures Trump calls it ‘inappropriate’ for Bolton to write book NYPD getting rid of plainclothes anti-crime units Trump says ‘we live’ with SCOTUS decision on LGBTQ worker rights Bottom line WVU football player tests positive for coronavirus How we can protest for justice without spreading COVID-19 Business groups applaud Supreme Court ruling protecting LGBT people from job discrimination Texas Senate candidate swipes at Cruz feud with Ron Perlman: ‘I handle my own fights’ George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter becomes Disney stockholder thanks to Barbra Streisand Tampa Bay Times will stop publishing mug shot galleries Thomas Jefferson statue toppled in Oregon Black lawmakers rally behind Engel in primary fight What America’s Thinking: June 15, 2020 COVID-19, climate change, and the case for human rights Community demands answers after missing Florida protester is found dead Why it’s time to decriminalize rap music Surgeon General Jerome Adams says wearing masks will give Americans ‘more freedom’ Eyes on the prize: Testing to end the coronavirus lockdown Former Obama Ebola czar Ron Klain says White House’s bad decisions have put US behind many other nations on COVID-19; Fears of virus reemergence intensify Murkowski: Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling ‘long overdue’ Coronavirus Report: The Hill’s Steve Clemons interviews Ron Klain Top VOA editors resign as Trump-appointed director takes helm Oscars delaying 2021 ceremony until April due to pandemic Fed launches emergency business lending program Former eBay staffers charged with aggressively cyberstalking and harassing couple behind critical newsletter Surging coronavirus cases raise fears of new lockdowns Trump plans to announce police reform executive order Tuesday Democrats gain lead in three of Iowa’s four House districts: poll Is America up to the challenge of changing Middle Eastern alliances? Sunny Hostin responds to ABC exec’s alleged ‘racist’ remarks about her Missing Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin Salau among pair of women found slain in Florida Select Phoenix restaurants close again amid rising coronavirus cases Reporter Zaid Jilani on social views and party affiliations HuffPost reporter on Keith Ellison and defunding the police Trump administration blocks tribes from protecting their waters Walmart testing expansion of self-checkout in response to coronavirus pandemic The health risks of President Trump’s planned Tulsa rally explained Cowboys, Texans players test positive for coronavirus, report says Employers have critical role to prevent second wave of cases HBO launches digital pride featuring Janelle Monae, Todrick Hall and others Florida official who was pushed out creates her own database showing more coronavirus cases than state reports Jon Stewart calls Trump ‘a malevolent Mr. Magoo’ Trump administration to file lawsuit blocking John Bolton’s book: report Biden, DNC raised nearly $81 million in May Oil giant BP takes $17.5B writedown in response to coronavirus Steps Congress can take to empower economic recovery Black Lives Matter banner removed from US embassy in Seoul Planned Parenthood endorses Biden for president Val Demings: Trump requiring medical waivers is ‘good clue’ he shouldn’t hold rally House GOP lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 Restrictions on science not limited to Trump administration’s highest ranks: report Family members call for police reform, justice for Rayshard Brooks California surpasses 5,000 coronavirus deaths amid spike in cases During a time of uncertainty, Great American Outdoors Act deserves our support Katie Porter endorses Engel challenger Jamaal Bowman ABC News to air Bolton interview shortly before White House memoir release Trump to be interviewed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage Texas sees new spike in coronavirus hospitalizations The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Big win for LGBTQ community Seismic shifts on race leave Trump in the dust Watch live: Trump holds roundtable on seniors’ issues Alabama breaks single-day coronavirus record four straight days Supreme Court upholds permit for $8 billion pipeline under Appalachian Trail George Floyd, justice and equality through an autistic lens White House cancels press briefing Winston Churchill was many things — but ‘racist’ was not one of them Amazon’s Jeff Bezos open to testifying before Congress Mnuchin says he’ll have bipartisan discussions on oversight of PPP loans FDA withdraws emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine Police reform is possible — without the ideologues Ted Cruz challenges actor Ron Perlman to wrestle Jim Jordan after attack on Gaetz Trump campaign says it will give temperature checks, masks to rally attendees Watch live: Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds press briefing on coronavirus and protests Thousands sign petition to replace Confederate statues in Tennessee with Dolly Parton READ: Landmark SCOTUS decision on LGBT workplace rights Trump accuses media of trying to ‘shame’ him over holding Tulsa rally amid coronavirus More than 40K pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart, other stores recalled over possible E. coli contamination How Congress can end qualified immunity to provide civil justice Conservative climate group runs pro-environment ads on Fox News African Americans more likely to know someone who died of coronavirus, surveys show ‘The second wave has begun,’ Vanderbilt infectious disease expert warns about coronavirus spikes Supreme Court denies petition to hear ‘sanctuary’ case US Forces Korea bans public display of Confederate flag Black protester who carried injured white man wanted to avert ‘catastrophe’ CNN crew backed out of an area after a confrontation with protesters that one reporter said ‘got aggressive’ The World Health Organization’s truth-cleansing pandemic Rising: June 15, 2020 This shop in Kentucky is covering up hate, gang symbol tattoos for free Workers can’t be fired for being gay or transgender, Supreme Court rules Ben Carson: Trump will ‘get there’ on understanding players kneeling to protest Abrams on Rayshard Brooks killing: ‘It was murder’ International court v. Trump: A case of politics, not justice Lott, Breaux join lobbying shop Crossroads Strategies Dallas Fed president says economy hurt by systemic racism Gallup: Pride in the US falls to new low Chris Wallace to NY Times: ‘I don’t pull punches, I’m not playing favorites’ Stocks open down amid coronavirus concerns Supreme Court sidesteps new cases on gun rights, police protections Officials undercut Trump administration’s Lafayette Square claims: Washington Post Trump’s birthday marks best fundraising day for reelection campaign, RNC What George Floyd’s killing means for American Jews Masked woman suspected of burning down the Wendy’s that was the site of Rayshard Brooks’ homicide by police More black people than white die in police encounters involving tasers: report Trump niece plans tell-all book, says she leaked tax info There will be no ‘new normal’ Bobby Rush likens Chicago police union to KKK: ‘Racist body of criminal lawlessness’ UN human rights body to debate ‘systemic racism, police brutality’ in US ‘Gone with the Wind’ returning to HBO Max with ‘multiple historical contexts’ provided Nurses: Protesters are our patients. Stop attacking them Air Force pilot killed when fighter jet crashed in North Sea Engel picks up Clyburn, Schiff endorsements in reelection bid In the next COVID-19 bill, target innovation and entrepreneurship Beijing reinstates control measures as coronavirus cases rise US trade policy caught in a lobster trap Former US Marine sentenced on spying charges in Russia Tulsa newspaper: ‘Wrong time,’ ‘wrong place’ for Trump rally The First Amendment protects attorneys from compelled speech The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump, GOP on defense as nationwide protests continue This week: Lawmakers look to advance police reform bills Juan Williams: Trump paved road to racial unrest Skepticism looms over police reform deal