The Hill Articles: September 2, 2020

Kenosha mayor lifts curfew citing several ‘peaceful’ nights MSNBC’s Joy Reid concedes ‘framing’ of Muslim comments ‘didn’t work’ Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and family test positive for COVID-19 DHS plans expansion of biometrics, increased use of DNA for immigration DC police officer fatally shoots man in Southeast Karen Pence stumps for GOP SC congressional candidate The Forest Service’s rule changes undercut its once-proud mission Conway says even more ‘hidden, undercover’ Trump voters will help him win reelection Barr says cases of Floyd, Blake not ‘interchangeable’ Disrupting the presidential debates Viral photo of girls using Taco Bell WiFi to do homework highlights ‘digital divide’ Trump calls for review to cut funding to cities with ‘lawless’ protests Christine Lagarde’s deflation problem Video shows police put hood over Black man, pressed him to pavement before asphyxiation death Masks for all children aren’t needed or ethical Democrats hold lead in Arizona, North Carolina Senate races: poll Trump encourages North Carolina residents to test system by voting twice On The Money: Deficit to reach record $3.3 trillion | Senate Democrats push to overturn Trump’s payroll-tax deferral | Private sector adds 428K workers in August as job growth slows Hillicon Valley: Democrats demand answers over Russian interference bulletin | Google Cloud wins defense contract for cancer research | Cyberattack disrupts virtual classes Fox News poll finds Biden ahead of Trump in three battleground states Ice in Bering Sea has hit lowest level in thousands of years, study says DHS cyber agency issues order boosting cybersecurity vulnerability reporting Coronavirus antibodies could last for at least four months, study says Romney says Trump’s protest tweets ‘clearly intended to further inflame racial tensions’ A warning to Democrats: Small business owners are getting angry — very angry Biden to meet with family of Jacob Blake in Kenosha Polls show national lead for Biden, hope for Trump in battlegrounds Overnight Defense: US sanctions ICC prosecutor amid probe of alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan | Senators urge Pentagon to keep Stars and Stripes running LGBTQ advocates notch legal win in fight against Trump health care rule See David Blaine float thousands of feet into the air holding 52 helium balloons Barr likens mail-in voting to ‘playing with fire’ in testy interview with CNN’s Blitzer John Boyega takes on Star Wars, Black Lives Matter on the cover of GQ Both women and democracy have the foundation to thrive in Belarus The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden weighs in on police shootings | Who’s moderating the debates | Trump trails in post-convention polls Overnight Health Care: Fauci pans ‘unacceptably high’ level of cases | CDC asks states to have vaccine sites ready by Nov. 1 | Steroid drugs reduce deaths in severely ill patients Nebraska man’s city council argument to rename boneless chicken wings goes viral OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Major drilling projects among dozens fast-tracked after Trump order | UN discrimination committee questions impact of US Arctic drilling on Indigenous people | Democratic lawmakers demand climate questions in presidential debates CAIR says it met with NBC execs after Joy Reid segment Payments to public lands counties are crucial during the coronavirus economic crisis Democrats demand answers on report DHS withheld Russian election interference intelligence Trump and Biden will both visit Pennsylvania site on anniversary of 9/11 Former Italian PM Berlusconi tests positive for coronavirus Democrats seek clarity on payroll tax deferral for federal workers Amtrak furloughing 2,000 workers amid drop in travel Canada’s chief medical officer suggests wearing mask during sex with new partners Regulating marijuana sales does not lead to rising youth substance abuse Democratic lawmakers demand climate questions in presidential debates Engineers say privately funded border wall is poorly constructed and set to fail: report Biden calls for live fact-checking at debates with Trump GOP lawmaker: Systemic racism doesn’t exist and there’s ‘more to the story’ of Floyd’s death Biden holds 8-point lead over Trump after conventions: CNN poll Pelosi claims she was ‘set up’ by San Francisco salon 11,000 sign petition to remove Franklin Graham as charity’s CEO after convention prayer Census analysis warns of ‘serious errors’ due to shortened schedule Appeals court rules NSA’s bulk phone data collection illegal Smoke from California wildfires could remain despite containment To fight climate change, strand fossil fuel assets, not workers UN discrimination committee questions impact of US Arctic drilling on Indigenous people Senators call on Pentagon to reinstate funding for Stars and Stripes newspaper Pompeo: State Department review found GOP convention speech lawful Alyssa Milano to launch web series on election security Poll: Trump cuts Biden lead to 6 points post-convention Sierra Club endorses Collins’ competitor Gideon Karlie Kloss, a Kushner relative, to appear at Biden campaign event COVID-19 is leading cause of law enforcement deaths this year: analysis Respect the will of the people of Puerto Rico The Intercept’s Ryan Grim reacts to Markey primary victory Iowa State University backs off plan to have 25,000 fans at football opener Democrat-linked law firm sues to keep Kanye West off Virginia ballot What America’s Thinking: September 2, 2020 Portland man charged over allegedly assaulting federal officers with vehicle Social Security trust fund to run out by 2031: CBO Trump campaign aide discusses strategy around TV ads Much ado about news Trump visits swing-state North Carolina on 75th anniversary of WWII’s end Biden extends lead over Trump to double digits in post-convention poll Senate Democrats raise concerns over ability of US overseas voters to cast ballots Ady Barkan says edited Scalise video has ‘ominous lessons’ for election Pompeo carves out new US alliance system in Middle East Tropical Storm Nana shaping up to form a hurricane ‘Get off Twitter’: Biden berates Trump over coronavirus, school reopenings Student radio station threatens to halt programming until university removes manager McConnell uncertain over stimulus deal Colorado attorney general asks DOT to investigate Frontier More than 1,000 gather at Colorado racetrack to protest governor’s coronavirus orders Trump administration imposes sanctions on ICC prosecutor investigating alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan 1 in 20 older Americans say they regularly smoke marijuana: survey Why we are killing our planet Jonathan Mann’s human rights blueprint for global health must guide COVID-19 response First coronavirus death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as Midwest becomes new US epicenter Biden opens up 10-point lead over Trump in new Quinnipiac Poll 25 missing and endangered kids rescued in Ohio over two weeks Deficit to reach record $3.3 trillion: CBO CDC asks states to have vaccine sites ready by Nov. 1 Facebook removes GOP lawmaker’s post for inciting violence Civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent family of man fatally shot by LA police The Future of Education Georgia accused of wrongfully purging nearly 200,000 from voter rolls: report Organizer of Trump boat parades in Florida facing charge of threatening neighbor Would the United States military intervene in the election results? Weekly jobless claims expected to drop on new methodology Biden: Officer who shot Jacob Blake should be charged Trump campaign says it ‘can’t ignore’ Biden-Harris major fundraising haul in appeal to supporters Major drilling projects among dozens fast-tracked after Trump order Mississippi commission picks state flag to place on ballot Repatriated ISIS fighter pleads guilty to terrorism charge, prosecutors say Private sector adds 428K workers in August as job growth slows: ADP Virtual classes for Miami-Dade school district disrupted by cyberattack First coronavirus death occurs linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota COVID-19 proves how dangerously we misjudged China Senate GOP campaign arm invokes law-and-order message in new ad The Hill’s 12:30 Report: First Kennedy to lose a Massachusetts election White House calls poisoning of Putin critic ‘completely reprehensible’ Prince Harry and Meghan sign Netflix production deal ‘The soul’ versus ‘law and order’ Trump adds to lead in Georgia: poll Fauci: US has ‘unacceptably high’ level of COVID-19 cases going into fall Senate Democrats take step toward vote on overturning Trump’s payroll-tax deferral Over 1 million ballots delivered to voters late during primaries, Postal Service watchdog finds Former DHS official says Trump ‘throwing fuel on the fire’ of far-right extremism California Assembly Speaker apologizes after denying legislator on maternity leave proxy vote The 2020 stage is set: character, chaos and the Marx Brothers Watch live: Trump designates first American World War II Heritage City Jill Biden slams Betsy DeVos: ‘She didn’t have a strategy’ for reopening schools Top Democratic super PAC head slams Google for ‘censoring’ advertising Watch live: Biden discusses school reopenings United Airlines to cut over 16,000 jobs in October White House and Deborah Birx warn colleges not to send coronavirus-infected students home Moderators announced for presidential debates FBI investigating ‘guy in a jetpack’ near planes at LAX Biden campaign, DNC raise record $364.5 million in August The Democrats’ cries of a threatened democracy ring hollow Steroids found to improve survival rates of severely ill coronavirus patients Pompeo announces restrictions on Chinese diplomats in US Lara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida NFL QB Kirk Cousins on contracting coronavirus: ‘If I die, I die’ Hidden Trump voters could have big November impact The pandemic is changing our grocery shopping habits in surprising ways Over 35,000 sign petition for Chadwick Boseman statue to replace Confederate memorial in his hometown Sarah Sanders memoir reportedly says Trump joked she should hook up with Kim Jong Un Buttigieg launches his own podcast Biden to visit Kenosha on Thursday Top Fed official: US economy will need sustained support Steroid drugs reduce deaths in severely ill COVID-19 patients, study finds Monmouth poll: Trump, Biden statistically tied in Pennsylvania Dissecting physical versus social distancing Germany says Kremlin critic was poisoned with same nerve agent used in UK attack Spanish-language Trump ad slams Biden on economy Portland mayor says he is moving after rioters target his home Microsoft releases new technology to combat manipulated media Satisfaction with safety at job drops to lowest level in almost 20 years amid pandemic South Korea’s world-class national police force is not geared to catching the North’s spies Rising: September 2, 2020 McEnany blasts DC task force recommendations to remove or contextualize monuments Thailand goes 100 days without locally transmitted COVID-19 case HHS: Ventilator stockpile is full Why we are leading national efforts on coronavirus and criminal justice Support for Black Lives Matter dips 9 points since June: poll Top Republican accuses Twitter of ‘mismanagement’ of security, employees ‘Creation is groaning’: Pope Francis makes emotional appeal for the environment Perceptions of white-Black relations lowest since 2001: Gallup Stock surge continues into September Ernst says she’s ‘skeptical’ about coronavirus death count It’s time to focus on the needs of minority veterans Watch live: Pompeo news briefing DC committee recommends removing names of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Francis Scott Key from city buildings DHS withheld bulletin warning of Russian planned attack on Biden’s mental health: report Biden condemns rioting in new ad Conservative commentator Margaret Hoover says she will ‘quite likely’ vote for Biden Google Cloud awarded defense contract for cancer research Why one independent is endorsing Trump’s reelection Kenosha business owner accuses Trump of using destroyed store for political gain Biden lead narrows 5 points since June: survey The time for HELP is now: Senate should pass bill to expedite recovery following natural disasters End the violent ‘protests’ now — you’re only ensuring Trump’s reelection 81 Nobel laureates endorse Biden’s White House bid Jacob Blake’s father says family has been threatened Trump on Markey win: Even a Kennedy ‘isn’t safe in the new Radical Left Democrat Party’ Number of youth voters ‘definitely’ voting jumps to 77 percent: poll The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Markey defeats Kennedy; Trump lauds America’s enforcers in Wisconsin McConnell seeks to protect vulnerable Republicans with COVID-19 vote Republicans spend big in Alaska — against Republicans Business groups increasingly worried about death of filibuster Biden to tear into Trump over coronavirus, school reopenings in Delaware remarks New poll shows Trump’s tough path to reelection