The Hill Articles: June 28, 2020

Michelle Obama presents Beyoncé with Humanitarian Award at BET Awards: ‘You inspire all of us’ Houston hospitals stop reporting coronavirus-related data after reaching base ICU capacity: report Sacha Baron Cohen pranks right-wing event in Washington state Black Lives Matter as a national security imperative Intelligence suggests Russian bounties led to deaths of several US troops in Afghanistan: report Obama called Philonise Floyd before brother’s memorial service: NYT President Trump tries to cover his tracks by attacking the rule of law Trump to tap senior HUD official to run Office of Personnel Management: report Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate symbol from state flag The war on testing Choir of more than 100 people sings without masks at Pence event in Texas Progressives zero in on another House chairman in primary Overturning the ACA will make COVID-19 much worse Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 500,000 New Lincoln Project ad slams Trump over deaths of ‘Greatest Generation’ members from COVID-19 US envoy says UN arms embargo on Iran must be renewed Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy Biden’s record-setting tax increases will take your money — and your job Pence says leaders of Black Lives Matter movement have ‘radical left’ agenda Mississippi House passes bill to take Confederate symbol off state flag Pepsi joining Facebook advertising boycott: report Floor procedures tightened in pandemic’s wake How ’70s network TV can help you understand Election 2020 California governor orders bars in L.A., six other counties to close Navarro: Bolton set himself up as ‘White House warlord’ Cable networks pooling convention coverage to reduce number of employees US ambassador, Lebanon foreign minister to meet after Hezbollah comments Coronavirus aid should go directly to the people Rouhani: US sanctions, coronavirus combined for Iran’s hardest year Biden on Trump sharing video of protester shouting ‘white power’: He ‘has picked a side’ Airbnb CEO: ‘Travel will never, ever go back to the way it was’ Israel orders US-based Christian TV channel off the air Protesters march in silence over security laws in Hong Kong What James Van Allen got wrong about NASA’s International Space Station First Boeing 737 Max certification flight test set for Monday: report Starbucks becomes latest company to pause advertising on all social media platforms Tim Scott: Stalled police reform legislation a ‘crying shame’ GOP committee chair: ‘It would help’ if Trump would wear a mask occasionally Democratic officials, governors push for nationwide mask mandate as administration defends state-by-state approach EPA must consider COVID-19 when setting air pollutant standards Cities with Black police chiefs have lower instances of fatal police shootings, research shows Chicago police ask public for help after shootings kill 3 children Biden campaign says 36 percent of senior staff are people of color, Trump campaign has 25 percent Biden: Pence trip to Dallas ‘epitomizes the dismissive attitude’ administration has taken toward coronavirus pandemic Gottlieb: Concentration of new cases in younger patients ‘not likely to stay that way’ President Trump faces hurdles and opportunities after primary results Economist says US lacks leadership needed to successfully emerge from economic crisis Trump retweets, then deletes video that includes protester shouting ‘white power’ Trump predicts ‘big’ win in November, pointing to ‘silent majority’ Sunday shows – Coronavirus resurgence dominates Inslee: ‘Maddening’ to hear Pence ‘talk about how things are just hunky-dory’ Pence: ‘We want to defer to local officials’ on requiring masks Cuomo: Trump administration ‘in denial’ about coronavirus ‘problem’ Biden and BLM must set aside differences, focus on beating Trump Arkansas governor: States ‘can’t be putting restrictions on each other across the country’ Tim Scott says Trump should take down ‘offensive’ Twitter video of protester shouting ‘white power’ The Memo: Trump struggles for traction with 2020 message Bolton on Trump denying he was briefed on bounties on US troops: ‘Just another day at the office in the Trump White House’ Pelosi on reported bounties on US troops: ‘I don’t know what the Russians have on the president’ HHS secretary: ‘The window is closing’ to stop coronavirus spread DC delegate: Congress took up police reform due to ‘impatience in the streets’ Top GOP lawmaker calls for answers from White House after report on Russian bounties on US forces Are Trump supporters punking the polls? Activist: Stop vilifying protesters and try to understand why they are fighting Pelosi: Nationwide mask mandate ‘definitely long overdue’ Ex-CDC director: ‘No doubt’ coronavirus ‘has the upper hand’ Trump pushes back on Biden criticism: ‘Russia ate his and Obama’s lunch’ The blessing of Black men: Our lives, our voices, and our votes matter Rolling Stones threaten legal action over Trump campaign’s use of songs Lincoln Project hits Trump over reported bounties on US troops: ‘Silent, weak, controlled’ Coronavirus infections top 10 million globally Just because Democrats are paranoid about the election doesn’t mean there aren’t problems Trump denies he was briefed on reported bounties on US troops One dead, one injured after gunfire erupts at Louisville Breonna Taylor protest Spiking coronavirus cases threaten fragile recovery Trump economist says that voting for Biden is a ‘scary proposition’ Democrats optimistic about chances of winning Senate