The Hill Articles: September 23, 2020

Trump admin sends 250K COVID-19 tests to 41 HBCUs: report Biden on Trump’s refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: ‘What country are we in?’ Romney: ‘Unthinkable and unacceptable’ to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests Rand Paul says he can’t judge ‘guilt or innocence’ in Breonna Taylor case Democratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch $6M in Spanish language ads in Florida The world’s largest conversation is calling for more global cooperation, not less FEC commissioner responds to Trump: ‘We do not “get rid of” ballots’ Harris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle Bipartisan lawmakers call for broadband expansion to eliminate inequities Biden: Protesters shouldn’t ‘sully’ Taylor’s legacy with violent demonstrations Ex-Florida GOP congresswoman under federal investigation: report Trump wishes Prince Harry ‘luck’ with Meghan Markle after remarks about voting in November: ‘Not a fan’ Club for Growth to spend $5 million in ads for Trump Supreme Court nominee Trump questions need for tougher FDA standards on coronavirus vaccine Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting posts $15,000 bail within hours of being booked Kentucky governor authorizes National Guard as protesters gather over Breonna Taylor grand jury decision Atlas contradicts Redfield on population susceptibility to coronavirus FEC flags McConnell campaign over suspected accounting errors Trump doesn’t comment on Taylor case, instead praises Kentucky AG as ‘a star’ Trump refuses to commit to peaceful transition of power Democrats call for declassifying election threats after briefing by Trump officials Trump’s mastery of business is Biden’s biggest obstacle Outrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Hillicon Valley: DOJ proposes tech liability shield reform to Congress | Treasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities | House Republican introduces bill to set standards for self-driving cars Amid coronavirus, the Great American Comeback is underway Overnight Defense: Stopgap spending measure awaits Senate vote | Trump nominates former Nunes aide for intelligence community watchdog | Trump extends ban on racial discrimination training to contractors, military Federal judge won’t rule before election on challenge over Wisconsin student ID requirements Pebble Mine CEO resigns over secretly recorded comments about government officials  The Memo: Trump’s strengths complicate election picture On The Money: House panel pulls Powell into partisan battles | New York considers hiking taxes on the rich | Treasury: Trump’s payroll tax deferral won’t hurt Social Security New York town board votes to keep town name Swastika Riskier Turkish adventurism may threaten Middle East and beyond Overnight Health Care: Health officials tell public to trust in science | Despair at CDC under Trump influence | A new vaccine phase 3 trial starts Trump nominates former Nunes aide to serve as intel community inspector general Governor reacts to Breonna Taylor grand jury: ‘Systematic racism exists’ in US, Kentucky Blockchain trade group names Mick Mulvaney to board Wells Fargo CEO issues apology after saying there was a ‘limited pool of Black talent’ America’s public schools are not ready for the COVID-19 vaccination debate Health officials tell public to trust in science Lawsuit against ‘Tiger King’s’ Carole Baskin seeks information into disappearance of former husband Citi announces $1 billion in new investments to address racial wealth gap CDC flags 1600 flights where person on board may have had COVID-19 Protests erupt after grand jury decision in Breonna Taylor case Missouri governor tests positive for COVID-19 Florida attorney general scrutinizing Bloomberg paying fines for felons to vote Nearly 40 Democratic senators call for climate change questions in debates The Hill’s Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day Treasury: Trump’s payroll tax deferral won’t hurt Social Security OVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to ‘anarchist’ cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right House advances bill aimed at imports tied to Uighur forced labor Maximum pressure is keeping US troops in Iraq and Syria Tesla network outage leaves owners unable to connect to vehicles House energy package sparks criticism from left and right Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden Black stars reimagine ‘Friends’ to get out the vote Presidential debate moderators should ask about Puerto Rico EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to ‘anarchist’ cities Democrats: Fed COVID-19 response enriched investors as workers fired Stocks fall after brief reprieve from tech-driven losing streak History professor: Democrats should work around SCOTUS like Abe Lincoln did As virus spreads, Netanyahu calls for strict lockdown in Israel Tokyo Olympics CEO proposes 14-day quarantine for training athletes Kentucky AG Cameron: ‘My heart breaks for the death of Miss Taylor’ Epstein podcast host says he affiliated with elites from ‘both sides of the aisle’ Poll: Trump approval on coronavirus ticks up to 45 percent as death toll exceeds 200,000 3 steps to safeguard our national security supply chain Dimon: Wealth tax ‘almost impossible to do’ Trump campaign adviser details ground game ahead of November Former Puerto Rico politician slaps Trump campaign with cease and desist over photo used in ad Penguin found dead on beach after swallowing face mask Fox News host says Kyle Rittenhouse was ‘innocent,’ ‘demonized’ Biden campaign slams ‘Trump’s use of anti-Semitic tropes’ It shouldn’t be so hard to find an in-network doctor Hunter killed by grizzly bear in Alaska park California to phase out sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035 Director defends voting PSA featuring pole dancers appealing to ‘Black male demographic’ WATCH LIVE: The Hill’s Work Redefined event — The New Workforce Why movie houses matter, now more than ever Judge orders Eric Trump to comply with New York AG’s subpoena before Election Day Woodward book trails Bolton, Mary Trump in first-week sales Missouri governor postpones travel after wife tests positive for coronavirus Supreme Court battle will have less effect in the election than you think MSBNC’s Joy Reid on Taylor indictment: ‘Stop expecting justice from this system’ and vote California fire becomes largest in state history Prosecutors drop charges against visiting Chinese scientist at University of Virginia How to create real change in the world Biden leads Trump by 10 points nationally in new pair of polls Poll: 48 percent say Supreme Court nomination ‘very important’ Civil rights attorney Ben Crump calls Breonna Taylor decision ‘outrageous and offensive’ These new emojis capture how 2020 is going so far MSNBC’s Deutsch compares Trump to Hitler, says president’s Jewish supporters ‘walking like a lemming off a cliff’ Economic inequality costs the average working person $42,000 annually California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 Feinstein ‘surprised and taken aback’ by suggestion she’s not up for Supreme Court fight New Year’s Eve in Times Square to be largely virtual amid pandemic Biden says he would bring DOJ Civil Rights Division into White House Mark Kelly: Arizona Senate race winner should be sworn in ‘promptly’ Reclaiming the American Dream Watch live: Trump holds press conference Senators introduce bipartisan bill to mandate digital apps disclose country of origin Criminal injustice towards autistic individuals and the regrettable necessity of labeling autism a disability Disney to delay ‘West Side Story’ a year over coronavirus concerns Woman charged with hate crime after throwing bottle at Black runner in NYC ‘More than 90 percent of the population remains susceptible’ to COVID-19, CDC director says Hoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal The conservative case for phasing out hydrofluorocarbons Internal Democratic poll shows tight race in contest to replace Amash Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death WATCH LIVE: The Hill’s Work Redefined event — Technology at Work What America’s Thinking: September 23, 2020 Trump privately blamed Black Americans for lacking initiative: report House panel pulls Powell into partisan battles over pandemic Congress must support Sudan’s transition AARP endorses Democrats’ measure to overturn Trump payroll tax deferral Watch live: Kentucky AG holds press conference after Breonna Taylor grand jury decision Chief justice honors Ginsburg: ‘When she spoke, people listened’ Treasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Trump says he’ll sign order aimed at protecting premature babies in appeal to religious voters Mike Tyson says he’ll vote for the first time this year Senate staff: No precedent for confirming Supreme Court nominee weeks before election Metropolitan Opera cancels 2020-21 season over coronavirus Study: Less than 1 percent of teachers, students infected since schools reopened Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court Letters between Trump, Nixon revealed for first time Fauci scolds Rand Paul during tense exchange at hearing The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Ginsburg lies in repose Joe Biden, the father of ‘Borking’ McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment Eric Trump uses misleading clip to blast Biden for using teleprompter Dogs that can detect coronavirus with nearly 100 percent accuracy are being deployed at a European airport Watch Live: Biden to hold discussion at the Black Economic Summit with NBA star Chris Paul Kate Schroder in Ohio among Democratic challengers squelching GOP hopes for the House House Republican introduces legislation to set standards for self-driving cars Hallmark to show Christmas movie with gay couple DOJ proposes tech liability shield reform to Congress Lawsuit accuses Facebook of enabling violence in Kenosha Amnesty International USA calls for halt on Chad Wolf nomination Obama shares phone number to find out how Americans are planning to vote Read Democrats’ report countering Republicans’ Biden investigation Trump announces new sanctions on Cuba Democrats’ troubling adventure in a ‘Wonderland’ without ‘rule of law’ Business Roundtable presses Congress for more COVID-19 stimulus CHC leaders urge Senate to oppose Chad Wolf nomination  Manchin defends Supreme Court candidate Barrett: ‘It’s awful to bring in religion’ Pelosi, Democrats unveil bills to rein in alleged White House abuses of power Nuns criticize Catholic group for giving Barr award for ‘Christlike behavior’ New poll finds a surprising 7 out of 10 voters favor strong government action to tackle climate change Florida Democrat asks FBI to investigate anti-Semitic, racist disinformation Trump, Biden running neck-and-neck in Georgia: poll Logging is not the solution to wildfires or climate change WATCH LIVE: The Hill’s Work Redefined event — Coronavirus and the Workplace Cruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Surgeon general: ‘The virus doesn’t care about your politics’ whether at Trump rally or protest Maryland’s GOP governor says Republicans shouldn’t rush SCOTUS vote before election Massachusetts elementary school student reportedly sent home after sneezing House passes bill banning race-based hairstyle discrimination Watch live: Trump honors of Bay of Pigs veterans The media’s misleading use of COVID-19 data The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine candidate begins huge final stage trials Rising: September 23, 2020 Hillary Clinton: Trump exercising ‘partisan power’ instead of honoring Ginsburg’s wishes Meghan Markle and Prince Harry call on voters to ‘reject hate speech’ and ‘misinformation’ Ex-NSC official alleges ‘unprecedented’ intervention by White House aides in Bolton book review Honolulu easing some virus restrictions CIA letting less intelligence on Russia reach Trump: report More than $6 million in DHS contracts awarded to firm of acting secretary’s wife: report Finland deploying dogs to detect COVID-19 at airport Judge Amy Coney Barrett for her intellect instead of Catholic faith Americans turn to everything from piñatas to cannabis to ease the stress of 2020 NFL legend Gale Sayers dead at 77 Uncle Ben’s rice has been renamed to eliminate racist imagery UN discovers new all-time cold reading for northern hemisphere set in 1991 Uncle Ben’s rice set to change name, logo Biden rolls out swing state ads looking to knock Trump on the economy Brand responds to Trump claim protesters throw tuna cans at police: ‘Eat em, don’t throw em’ The second wave’s economic challenge Cook Political Report shifts Colorado Senate race toward Democrat Watch live: Nomination hearing for acting DHS chief Chad Wolf Biden leads Trump across six battleground states: poll Trump to pay respects to Ginsburg at Supreme Court More than 100 of Ginsburg’s former law clerks to stand guard at casket at Supreme Court Coronavirus cases surge among young people in Wisconsin: ‘We are facing a new and dangerous phase’ Watch live: Fauci, CDC’s Redfield testify before Senate panel Cindy McCain: Trump allegedly calling war dead ‘losers’ was ‘pretty much’ last straw before Biden endorsement Joe Biden has long forgotten North Carolina: Today’s visit is too late Raiders-Saints ‘Monday Night Football’ telecast’s ratings up 31 percent from 2019 Watch live: Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court New ABC/WaPost poll finds Trump edging Biden in Arizona, Florida Fauci, Black Lives Matter founders included on Time’s 100 Most Influential People list US ranked sixth among countries most-accepting of migrants Federal prisoner who killed nurse executed Lukashenko sworn in for new term as president in Belarus amid protests Wisconsin governor declares emergency amid surge in infections Johnson & Johnson launches phase three trials for potential coronavirus vaccine A judicial win for executive privilege, not transparency Trump dismisses Cindy McCain’s endorsement of Biden Webb: Political Reality Check CNN’s Don Lemon: ‘Blow up the entire system’ remark taken out of context Mellman: The folly in questions people can’t answer The Hill’s Morning Report – Sponsored by Facebook – GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Top GOP senators say Hunter Biden’s work ‘cast a shadow’ over Obama Ukraine policy Budowsky: Bloomberg should match small donors, give $500M Read: Senate GOP’s controversial Biden report National Park Service allows for the killing of native elk to appease ranchers, angering conservationists Despair at CDC after Trump influence: ‘I have never seen morale this low’ New York considers hiking taxes for the rich to fill COVID-19 hole Democrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court How fast population growth made Arizona a swing state Business groups start gaming out a Biden administration It’s time to upgrade benefits Essential workers deserve essential wages Remote work poses state tax challenges Alarm grows over ‘naked ballot’ ruling in Pennsylvania Lobbying world