The Hill Articles: August 1, 2021

Officials investigate how rare Sumatran tigers in Indonesia caught COVID-19 READ: The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission launches investigation into country’s housing crisis Senators introduce bipartisan infrastructure bill in rare Sunday session Taliban push closer to front lines of two major Afghanistan cities Nearly 400 migrants pulled off overcrowded wooden boat near Tunisia Dolly Parton invested royalties from Whitney Houston song into Black community in Nashville Florida breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record with more than 10,200 patients Gosar’s siblings pen op-ed urging for his resignation: ‘You are immune to shame’ Up next in the culture wars: Adding women to the draft Wildfires in Turkey prompt tourists, villagers to flee beach destinations ​​10 people shot in New York City in alleged gang attack Beyond the pandemic, another major health threat to older Americans looms Chinese Canadian pop star detained over rape allegation Two Olympians propose sharing gold medals after tying in men’s high jump Body of Massachusetts woman found near Arizona hiking trail Researchers paint bleak picture of forest fires beyond 2030 Kim’s sister rips US-South Korea drills Zoom settles user privacy case for $85M Myanmar military leader declares himself prime minister, promises elections in 2023 The Better Care Better Jobs Act would allow people like me to thrive Olympic sprinter says she will not return to Belarus US blames Iran for attack on oil tanker off Oman Atlanta-area judge enacts countywide eviction moratorium CDC’s Walensky is the wrong media messenger on COVID-19  Lollapalooza drops rapper DaBaby after homophobic remarks US military: Oil tanker was attacked by drone off Oman Delta variant fears could slow labor market recovery, Kashkari says Manchin on reported boos at Democratic luncheon: ‘I heard a lot of nos’ Schumer: Democrats ‘on track’ to pass bipartisan deal, $3.5T budget Biden has historic opportunity to cut pollution with new clean cars rule Ocasio-Cortez: ‘More than enough’ votes to prevent infrastructure from passing without reconciliation bill NHL investigating after wife says Evander Kane bet on his own games Fauci: US unlikely to return to lockdowns Get guidance on workouts and nutrition with these low-cost training apps Ohio governor says vaccine lottery was successful Latest surge may be tipping point for unvaccinated, NIH director says The time is right to restructure student debt As China targets Uyghurs worldwide, democracies must prevent Interpol abuse Manchin: ‘I can’t really guarantee anybody’ reconciliation package will pass Sunday shows – Delta variant, infrastructure dominate A new kind of hero? Last week’s emotional TV may be a sign Fauci: Amount of virus in breakthrough delta cases ‘almost identical’ to unvaccinated Kinzinger supports Jan. 6 panel subpoenas for Republicans, including McCarthy The billionaires’ space race is just the beginning Wisconsin GOP quietly prepares Ron Johnson backup plans Ocasio-Cortez: Democrats can’t blame GOP for end of eviction moratorium Oklahoma GOP fundraising off vaccinations, yellow stars Buttigieg on federal union pushback to vaccine mandate: ‘This is about protecting lives’ ‘Freedom-loving’ conservatives stoked latest round of infection and death Manchin ‘can’t imagine’ supporting change to filibuster for voting rights Fauci says ‘things are going to get worse’ as delta variant pushes surge White House adviser asks landlords to seek rental assistance before evicting tenants Have our enemies found a way to defeat the United States? South Carolina governor accuses health experts of ‘hyperbole’ Collins says negotiators are ‘just about finished’ with infrastructure bill McCarthy jokes it’ll be hard not to ‘hit’ Pelosi with gavel if he is Speaker NIH director: Mask guidance is ‘mostly about protecting the unvaccinated’ Biden’s plan for immigration is as porous as the border NIH director says wearing masks in schools is ‘sacrifice worth making’ Choose from a variety of discounted lamps to light up any room Memo to President Biden: Take your vaccination campaign to Alabama Internet personality Hayes Grier arrested after violent robbery Hundreds of staffers at two San Francisco hospitals test positive for COVID-19 Bipartisan infrastructure win shows Democrats must continue working across the aisle ‘The land is us’ — Tribal activist turns from Keystone XL to Line 3 Simone Biles takes herself out of fifth Olympic event Peter Thiel flexes financial muscle ahead of 2022 How to turn the tide on vaccine hesitancy: Apply an algorithm that actually works Rouhani says Iran ‘did not tell part of the truth’ during his time in office Biden’s electric cars goals can be achieved, say experts Eviction ban expires, putting renters at jeopardy Optimism grows that infrastructure deal will get to Biden’s desk New mask guidelines trigger backlash The Supreme Court and blind partisanship ended the illusion of independent agencies Missed debt ceiling deadline kicks off high-stakes fight