The Hill Articles: February 22, 2021

Families of Pensacola naval station shooting victims sue Saudi Arabia US B-1 bombers arrive in Norway in historic first Fauci: US political divide over masks led to half a million COVID-19 deaths TikTok users spread conspiracy that Texas snow was manufactured by the government Biden rolls back Trump’s tougher citizenship test North Dakota House passes bill forbidding mandatory mask wearing NASA rover transmits first sounds ever recorded on Mars Debate heats up over vaccinating more people with just one dose Georgia bishop says state GOP’s elections bill is an ‘attempt to suppress the Black vote’ Black actor to voice Dr. Hibbert on ‘The Simpsons’ for the first time Trump closer to legal jeopardy after court ruling on tax returns Image of Deb Haaland projected onto Interior Dept building calling for her confirmation Canada calls China’s treatment of Uighurs ‘genocide’ over Trudeau’s objections The problem with a one-size-fits-all federal minimum wage hike Graham, Trump huddle to talk GOP’s 2022 strategy Wife of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Virginia on international drug trafficking charges Throwing money at Central America will not curb illegal migration Texas attorney general and wife went to Utah amid winter storm crisis Overnight Defense: Rockets land in Iraq’s Green Zone in third attack in week | US ‘outraged’ at attacks but won’t ‘lash out’ Overnight Health Care: US surpasses half a million COVID deaths | House panel advances Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 aid bill | Johnson & Johnson ready to provide doses for 20M Americans by end of March Biden mourns 500,000 American lives lost to coronavirus Arkansas state Senate approves bill banning all abortions unless mother’s life is threatened A 21st century economy needs a 21st century grid Independent probe faults police, paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain On The Money: Neera Tanden’s nomination in peril after three GOP noes | Trump rages after SCOTUS rules on financial records CPAC disinvites speaker over ‘reprehensible views’ Officers set for grilling over mob attack Garland seeks to draw sharp contrast with Trump-era DOJ Hillicon Valley: Google lifting ban on political ads | DHS taking steps on cybersecurity | Controversy over TV ‘misinformation rumor mills’ Watch live: Biden remarks on lives lost to COVID-19 How a pastor in South Carolina is fighting environmental racism with a sustainable water farm Rural America booms as young workers leave the cities behind IRS extends tax-filing deadline for Texas over winter storms OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Haaland to say fossil fuels will ‘play a major role,’ but climate must be addressed |  Biden administration supports court’s restrictions for biofuel exemptions | Republican senators take aim at Paris agreement with new legislation White House: Weather-delayed COVID-19 vaccine shipments will be delivered by midweek 75-year-old protester files lawsuit against Buffalo Rush Limbaugh’s wife planning a virtual memorial service for him DHS announces new measures to boost nation’s cybersecurity Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland chokes up about his family fleeing anti-Semitism, persecution Going big on COVID-19 relief will help protect financial stability Tanden’s path to confirmation looks increasingly untenable Virginia to become the first Southern state to abolish death penalty Johnson & Johnson ready to provide doses for 20M Americans by end of March US ‘outraged’ at Iraq rocket attacks, but won’t ‘lash out,’ State Department says Asian Pacific American Caucus urges senators to confirm Tanden Removing extremists from the military will take more than surveys DeSantis easily defeats Rubio, Scott in hypothetical presidential primary: poll San Francisco school board pauses plan to rename high schools Schumer sets up confirmation blitz in Senate More than half a million dead of COVID-19 in US Biden administrations supports court’s restrictions for biofuel exemptions GameStop shares rise 13 percent after Keith Gill doubles stake Chief of Cherokee Nation says it’s time Jeep stop using tribe’s name Testing international travelers for COVID-19 is a bad idea 11 GOP senators slam Biden pick for health secretary: ‘No meaningful experience’ The collective grief we must face How Biden can leave a legacy as the ‘Early Education’ president Khamenei: ‘Iran will not yield to pressure’ may increase uranium enrichment to 60 percent New York City movie theaters can reopen at 25 percent capacity Cancer survivor to be the youngest American in space, first with prosthetic body part It’s not too late to fix this part of the COVID-19 crisis Former RNC chair to Republicans looking for new Trump party: ‘There’s the door’ Lawmakers propose draft bill to create Capitol riot commission Democrats sought to impeach conservative populism instead of Trump FDA recommends shorter trials for updated coronavirus vaccines Japanese prime minister appoints ‘minister of loneliness’ to Cabinet House panel advances Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 aid bill Family alleges Navy veteran died after police knelt on his neck Bipartisan Biden to America’s rescue Apple helps COVID-19 testing company boost production by 4,000 percent New York Rangers: Russian star targeted for support of Navalny, denies assault allegation Democrat resigns from Oregon legislature before expulsion vote following harassment allegations Haaland: Fossil fuels will ‘play a major role,’ but climate must be addressed Trump lashes out after Supreme Court decision on his financial records Florida official tells offices to disregard DeSantis order to lower flags in Limbaugh’s honor Garland commits to combatting systemic racism Clinics are opening around the country to treat a potential ‘second pandemic’: Long COVID-19 Questions the FDA must ask drug makers as it considers full COVID-19 vaccine approval Durbin: Garland likely to get confirmation vote next week Why Merrick Garland deserves to become the new attorney general Poll: Majority satisfied with coronavirus vaccine rollout in their area Virginia lawmakers send death penalty ban to governor, who plans to sign it Biden to order flags to half staff to mark 500K virus deaths Republican senators take aim at Paris agreement with new legislation March For Our Lives calls on Biden to dedicate $1B to tackle gun violence, appoint director Meghan McCain calls for Biden to remove Fauci West Virginia GOP introduces bill seeking to prohibit ‘divisive acts’ in schools, workforce New Jersey governor signs bills legalizing marijuana Obama, Springsteen launch eight-episode podcast What America’s Thinking: February 22, 2021 Economist makes the case for federal jobs guarantee New York assemblyman: ‘Follow the money’ on Cuomo and nursing home industry Man charged with spying for Russia in Sweden Texas Republican criticizes Cruz for Cancun trip: ‘When a crisis hits my state, I’m there’ New York Times names new team of White House reporters Biden announces policy changes to target COVID-19 aid to smallest businesses Pelosi holds moment of silence as US approaches 500,000 COVID-19 deaths Garland pledges to prioritize domestic terrorism battle Christie’s becomes first major auction house to sell cryptocurrency-based artwork Watch live: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing as US approaches 500,000 deaths Building an effective 9/11 commission for the Capitol riots National Spelling Bee returning with limited, mostly virtual format States paying billions in fraudulent unemployment claims Texas Democrats blame pandemic for 2020 electoral disappointment NRCC narrowly outraised DCCC in January as corporate PACs halted giving Fauci admits ‘we’ve done worse than almost any other country’ on COVID-19 The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – Supreme Court’s blow to Trump New York’s deadly nursing home scandal: Politics overruled science Supreme Court turns down Stormy Daniels’s defamation suit against Trump Malcolm X’s family says newly released letter proves FBI conspired with NYPD in his murder Biden administration won’t use Trump-era citizenship test Creative industries coalition urges Biden to strengthen copyright protections John Durham’s endgame: Don’t expect criminal charges Watchdog questions legality of using cellphone data without warrants House Democrats demand answers on TV ‘misinformation rumor mills’ Boris Johnson sets target for UK’s full economic reopening in June Yellen: $1,400 stimulus payments would help people in ‘pockets of misery’ The death of political self-awareness Malcolm X family releases letter they say shows NYPD, FBI conspired in assassination US women’s soccer team stands for national anthem, is ‘ready to move into next the phase’ of fighting for racial justice California governor extends all-mail voting through a potential recall Judge rejects Biden request for delay in Trump environmental rollback case Garland says he has not discussed Hunter Biden case with president Prince Harry, Meghan Markle donate money to Texas women’s shelter 21-year-old teacher is youngest woman ever to row alone across the Atlantic Ocean Watch live: Biden makes announcement on small-business aid Biden’s immigration bill could wreck his majority, but Democrats have opportunity to do the right thing Google lifting ban on political ads instituted after Capitol riots Supreme Court to hear challenge on family planning program Phoenix police say parents found 5,000 fentanyl pills inside stuffed toy Hugh Hewitt says Senate should confirm Tanden Romney will oppose Tanden’s nomination to lead OMB Loeffler leaves door open to 2022 rematch against Warnock Reparations: A Black existential crisis and supremacy for liberal whites Rising: February 22, 2021 Indiana State Prison inmate attacks guards leaving 1 dead House Democrats urge Biden to make his pick for acting FCC chair permanent Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump ‘public charge’ rule The smart way out of the Middle East Jim Carrey says he’s ending political art work Italian ambassador to Congo killed in convoy attack Supreme Court won’t review Pennsylvania GOP election lawsuits Watch live: White House holds press briefing Why America would not survive a real first strike cyberattack today Watch live: House budget panel holds markup of coronavirus relief bill Supreme Court declines to shield Trump’s tax returns from Manhattan DA Markets slump ahead of Powell testimony White House expresses support for Tanden after Collins announces opposition America’s immigration policy reform: Polemics, idealism and slogans Fauci: ‘Possible’ Americans will need to wear masks into 2022 Disney admits its ‘Muppets’ shows contain ‘negative depictions of cultures’ The risk of China appeasement — redux Officer on Capitol riot: ‘Is this America? They beat police officers with Blue Lives Matter flags’ Watch live: Merrick Garland confirmation hearing Biden’s infrastructure plan needs input from cities and regions Six Flags planning to open all amusement, water parks for 2021 season Kroger warns pharmacy customers’ personal data may have been stolen in hack UN chief labels white supremacy a ‘transnational threat’ Accomplish tasks more quickly with this discounted subscription to speed-reading software N95 Masks For Sale Now – Comfortable, Safe, and NIOSH-approved The SUNSET provision for old regulations will improve agency accountability Texas governor blocks power companies from disconnecting service over nonpayment LIVE COVERAGE: Senate set to consider Garland for AG Dominion targets MyPillow’s Mike Lindell with $1.3B defamation suit Biden administration must settle unwinnable WTO cases over steel and aluminum tariffs NIH director: Mask politicalization may have cost ‘tens of thousands’ of lives in US China calls for restoration of dialogue with US Boeing recommends airlines ground 777s with type of engine that blew apart Why the White House faith office matters UK’s Johnson announcing plan to ease virus restriction Collins to vote against Biden OMB nominee Neera Tanden The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by The AIDS Institute – COVID-19 rescue bill a unity test for Dems This week: House to vote on Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill Juan Williams: The GOP is a party without ideas Biden passes one-month mark with less than half a Cabinet GOP not worried about voting against popular relief bill Teachers are leaving schools due to stress — and many say they won’t be back next year Biden readies changes to PPP to prioritize small, minority-owned businesses Major trade union endorses McAuliffe in Virginia governor’s race