The Hill Articles: July 14, 2021

Officials warn heat wave could kill nearly all young endangered salmon in Sacramento River Britney Spears thanks fans after judge rules in favor of lawyer request Britney Spears tells court she wants her father to be charged with conservatorship abuse Top generals feared Trump would attempt coup after election: book Former Oklahoma City Thunder employee pleads guilty to illegal demonstration during Capitol riot Bernice King hits GOP: ‘Beyond insulting’ to misuse MLK’s teachings to oppose critical race theory Most Oregon heat wave victims were elderly, had no central AC DACA recipients losing jobs as pandemic paperwork backlog leads to expired permits Vaccinated former E! correspondent contracts COVID-19: ‘Don’t let your guard down’ Alabama military base orders troops to show vaccination proof amid increased COVID-19 cases Bob Baffert’s suspension nullified after judge finds NY racing association acted unconstitutionally Lindsey Graham backs Chick-fil-A after Notre Dame students protest food chain on campus Johnson & Johnson recalling 5 sunscreen products due to discovery of cancer-causing chemical New study finds alcohol caused nearly 750k cancer cases last year Company suspends sales of ‘fun’ gun encased in Legos Arizona’s Maricopa County approves $3M for new vote-counting machines On The Money: Democrats reach deal on $3.5T target | Biden rallies Democrats: ‘We’re going to get this done’ Liberal lawmakers praise Senate Democratic budget deal Meghan Markle announces animated Netflix series focused on 12-year-old girl inspired by historical women These 2 things need to change for America to attract more tourists Democrats confident their plans are coming together Miniature Statue of Liberty replica unveiled in DC Beto O’Rourke, Willie Nelson financially back Texas Democrats in elections bill fight Democrats own the environment that has led to surging crime rates DOJ says FBI made ‘fundamental errors’ in Larry Nassar sex abuse case Power outage at Denver airport causes delays COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths: The unnecessary cost of vaccine hesitancy Ted Cruz accuses Democrats of proposing ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ voting legislation WNBA’s Candace Parker will be first female basketball player on cover of NBA 2K What we know so far about the $3.5 trillion budget deal DeWine bans Ohio universities, schools from mandating COVID-19 vaccines Hillicon Valley: Facebook petitions for FTC chair’s recusal in antitrust case | Olivia Rodrigo teams with White House to push for vaccines on social media | Twitter removing ‘Fleets’ function in August Judge rules Britney Spears can choose her own attorney in conservatorship case Britney Spears supporters hold ‘Free Britney’ rally at Lincoln Memorial Overnight Defense: US to evacuate Afghan allies at end of July | Biden meets with final top US commander in Afghanistan | Weapons buyer nominee withdraws amid IG probe US railroads offer lessons on the perils of regulation as a substitute for ‘competition’ Overnight Health Care: Senate budget deal to provide new funding for Medicare, Medicaid, ObamaCare | More than 2 million sign up during ObamaCare special enrollment period | US drug overdose deaths rose to record last year South Africa deploying thousands of soldiers to quell looting, arson Pitbull calls Cuban protests a ‘world event,’ demands action Overnight Energy: Democrats reach budget deal including climate priorities | Europe planning to cut emissions 55 percent by 2030 | Army Corps nominee pledges not to politicize DAPL environmental review Equilibrium/ Sustainability — Senate Democrats want a new weed deal Biden meets with general who stepped down as commander in Afghanistan Oversight Democrats launch investigation into GOP Arizona election audit Time for EPA to come clean on PFAS Matt Gaetz cheered for insulting Jamie Spears at ‘Free Britney’ rally in LA New study finds design of US cities is magnifying extreme heat waves Destroying natural sacred places goes against our faith — and makes no financial sense Moderate Democrats call for 9/11-style panel to probe COVID-19 origins The Biden administration and Tunisia: Off to a good start Child dies in home elevator accident just after regulator pushes company for fix Watch live: Crowds gather outside Britney Spears courthouse hearing in LA Senate committee advances bipartisan energy infrastructure bill  Congress must step up to fund the Howard University Hospital renovation Top House Democrat presses Senate to take up watchdog bill Lawmakers introduce bill allowing higher ethanol blend in gasoline after ruling Biden nominee to be top Pentagon weapons buyer withdraws amid IG probe Europe unveils historic climate change plan to cut emissions 55 percent this decade South Carolina hospital fires five employees for refusing coronavirus vaccine 8 vaccinated health care workers get COVID-19 at pool party in Las Vegas: report Watch live: Blinken delivers Bastille Day remarks from DC Watchdog faults FBI response to Larry Nassar abuse allegations MLB donating $150M to increase Black participation in baseball Misreading Afghan ethnic conflicts cost two decades and trillions of dollars Death toll rises to 96 in Florida condo collapse Young black bear in hospital tree lured down with jelly donuts, sardines Select committee on Capitol attack to hear police testimony July 27 Poll: 60 percent say they think government is holding back info on UFOs Senate budget deal to provide new funding for Medicare, Medicaid, ObamaCare Capitol rioter who rappelled from Senate balcony agrees to cooperate with prosecutors Prince Charles: Industrial farming ruining the world About 1 in 4 unvaccinated young adults will ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ not get a COVID-19 shot, study says Spanish court rules initial stay-at-home pandemic order unconstitutional It’s time for the federal government to adopt an open-access community dashboard Andrew Brown Jr.’s family files $30M civil rights lawsuit Manchin signals support for immigration in budget deal Tourists fined for touching endangered seal in Hawaii The young Americans in Juliana case have a right to trial in open court Judge says that man who engaged neighbor in racist rant poses ‘a high risk of danger to the community’ Manchin raises concerns over inflation, climate agenda at Biden lunch 600 tons of dead fish wash up on Florida shores due to toxic red tide Athletes will put on own medals at Tokyo Olympics GOP senators urge Biden to keep Trump-era border restrictions Coastal communities saw record-setting high-tide flooding in past year: NOAA Eight ways Biden’s ‘promoting competition’ executive order helps small businesses PETA, Courtney Stodden to hold annual veggie dog giveaway next week Ohio hospital transplants kidney to wrong patient Bezos donates $200M to Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Gunshot detection firm ShotSpotter expands with new DC office Half of people who wanted to ‘wait and see’ earlier this year now vaccinated, research says New poll shows how to overcome vaccine resistance Tennessee to stop outreach to teens about all vaccines NFL’s Richard Sherman booked in domestic violence case Most in new poll approve of Biden administration’s ‘door-to-door’ vaccine awareness plan Reconciliation package to include several climate priorities left out of bipartisan framework Initial hospital costs for gun injuries tops $1B per year: GAO report Florida Gov DeSantis attacks Fauci with T-shirts, beer koozies The unprecedented nature of Cubans’ cry for change Twitter seeing more government requests to remove journalists’ content: report Taliban takes border post with Pakistan Shuttered oil refinery files for bankruptcy after DOJ complaint Biden rallies Democrats: ‘We’re going to get this done’ French protest health passports Michigan GOP executive director quits under pressure from Trump allies WHO warns of ‘catastrophic’ coronavirus surge in Middle East Pence urges Biden to get tough on China amid ’emerging cold war’ Obama to adapt memoir ‘Dreams From My Father’ for young readers Biden, Democrats plot path on trillions in spending Mo Brooks’s Jan. 6 defense raises questions about official immunity and DOJ strategy Parts of Amazon now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb: study Corporate giants call on Congress to pass voting rights measure Netherlands reimposing work-at-home guidelines as COVID-19 cases soar Mnuchin dodges CNBC questions on whether Trump lying over election Raging wildfire is now twice the size of Portland George Floyd mural reportedly destroyed by lightning bolt Texas Democrat tweets picture of breakfast to Fox News: ‘You should pay me’ Stacey Abrams-founded group launches voting rights campaign UK banning soccer fans with history of online racist abuse CEOs made 299 times the salary of what the median employee received: analysis Nearly a year after John Lewis’ death, voting rights remain in peril Gore warns of ‘yawning gap’ between long-term climate goals and near-term action plans Watch live: Biden meets with governors, mayors on infrastructure Twitter removing ‘Fleets’ function in August Anti-vaxxers gain power on right, triggering new fears Pence: Biden should call for 2022 Olympics to be moved out of Beijing Branson: I’d be delighted to go to Bezos space launch if invited MLB All-Star Game bombs in ratings again. Here’s why Drug overdose deaths hit all-time high in US Cuba reporter says country ‘can’t do business’ internationally due to US sanctions Senate Democrats unveil bill to decriminalize marijuana Amazon employees quit over sale of book that frames LGBT identities as mental illness Simple majorities in Congress can stop voter suppression Democratic senator: Reconciliation package to include clean electricity standard Facebook to dole out $1 billion to creators into 2022 New report says Facebook fired 52 employees caught spying on users’ inboxes These are the five least vaccinated states in the US right now McConnell: Biden voting rights speech ‘utter nonsense’ Key GOP lawmaker backs Powell for another term as Fed chief Rand Paul introducing measure to repeal public transportation mask mandates Civil rights attorney who represented Floyd family running for Texas AG Olivia Rodrigo makes surprise appearance at White House briefing Haley slams ‘culture wars’ on campaign with Youngkin in Northern Virginia Senate Republicans attack circuit court pick over voting rights advocacy Democrats seek investigation into wealthy Americans’ tax-avoidance strategies The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – Dems reach $3.5 trillion deal on infrastructure Tasty snack or healthy snack? 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Unclutter your email inbox with this lifetime subscription for 83% off Well intentioned lawmakers risk weakening existing digital security protections Rouhani warns Iran could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels Number of nonwhite Democratic Senate staffers ticks up from 2020 Richard Trumka Jr. nominated to seat on consumer agency Russia presses Afghan government to negotiate with Taliban Cheney hoping for GOP members of Jan. 6 panel who are ‘committed to upholding the rule of law’ Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized in search for cause of chronic hiccups Elon Musk is building the first solar-powered town in the US Unsealed documents detail Trump and Biden efforts on reporter records More than 2 million sign up during ObamaCare special enrollment period The GAO at 100 Key centrist Tester will vote to proceed to $3.5T budget deal Olivia Rodrigo visits White House for COVID-19 vaccine push Cape Cod restaurant closes for ‘day of kindness’ after customers’ rude behavior GOP’s Thune warns $3.5T deal ‘complicates’ bipartisan infrastructure bill Geraldo Rivera rips unvaccinated nursing home workers: ‘No Vaccine, no work’ Mj Rodriguez on historic Emmy nomination: ‘I felt seen’ McConnell blasts $3.5T budget deal Schumer, Senate Democrats unveil new bill to decriminalize marijuana China’s centenary address recalls Stalin’s declaration of Cold War Army Corps nominee pledges not to politicize DAPL environmental review Hazardous products found for sale after agency ended import inspections amid COVID-19 US to evacuate Afghans who assisted US military Five more suspects identified in assassination of Haiti’s president Amazon donating land to Northern Virginia county for affordable housing Appeals court deals another blow to landlords on eviction freeze What America’s Thinking: July 14, 2021 Instagram star plunges to her death taking waterfall selfie Tokyo’s COVID-19 cases near six-month high nine days from Olympics Remembering the Carter era — and what it tells us about today Pro-Cuban protesters block Miami expressway Olivia Rodrigo is teaming up with the White House to boost vaccinations among young people Newsmax issues statement in favor of vaccines after host says they’re ‘against nature’ Maine shifting recycling costs to companies Delta reports first profit since start of pandemic Migrant deaths on sea crossings to Europe double, UN says Death toll climbs to 210 in February Texas cold snap Teen who allegedly crumpled up ‘back the blue’ sign charged with hate crime Manchin ‘open’ to $3.5 trillion Democratic budget deal US drug overdose deaths rose to record 93,000 last year Watch live: White House press briefing Law enforcement misconduct: Holding the right defendants liable Rising: July 14, 2021 1 person killed amid protests in Cuba Sydney lockdown extended amid COVID-19 outbreak Biden administration inviting UN racism, human rights envoys to visit US Watch live: Fed chair Powell delivers monetary policy report We need a better defense — and tougher offense — to combat Russia’s hacks Powell: Inflation likely to remain high before fading later this year George W. Bush: Afghanistan withdrawal consequences will be ‘unbelievably bad’ Italy banning cruise ships from Venice Facebook petitions for FTC chair’s recusal in antitrust case DeSantis selling ‘Don’t Fauci My Florida’ koozies McCarthy raises $43.6 million in first half of 2021 Olympic refugee team official tests positive for COVID-19, delaying arrival Minnesota officials push for targeted small business grants Power your iPhone with this sleek wireless charging pad that’s 40% off White House and Congress would be wise to heed Cotton’s Navy report Europe planning to cut emissions 55 percent by 2030 ‘Cultural appropriation,’ ‘deplatform’ and ‘zaddy’: Dictionary.com adds more than 300 new words Black Americans’ confidence in police recovers post-Floyd: Gallup Discrepancy between New York’s COVID-19 death count and federal numbers widens: AP analysis Wild video shows thousands of fish being dropped into lake by airplane A plan to address the growing orphaned wells crisis Olympians will put medals around own necks to fight COVID-19 spread Webb: Rebellion not revolution Mellman: I’m OK, but you’re not Pope Francis back at Vatican after intestinal surgery COVID-19 cases double since late June Budowsky: Texas Mr. and Ms. Smiths come to Washington for democracy Petition to ban racists from soccer games for life gets more than a million signatures London keeping mask mandate on public transport: mayor Senate Democrats unveiling push to legalize marijuana at federal level US COVID-19 cases have doubled over the last three weeks Ken Starr waged ‘scorched-earth’ campaign to drop federal case against Epstein: book The US should make a stand in Lebanon to push back against Iran’s ambitions Partisan splits seen in new poll on withdrawal from Afghanistan How to make good colleges want low-income students Energy Dept. seeks to cut cost of energy storage, boost renewables Former staffer of Bob McDonnell launches challenge against Spanberger in Virginia The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Goldman Sachs – Voting rights will be on ’22, ’24 ballots The Memo: On voting, public has a more nuanced view than partisans Biden takes big break from habit of avoiding Trump talk Pfizer sparks thorny debate over COVID-19 booster shots Massive flight delays, cancellations prompt finger-pointing Translating presence into power Harris emerges as main GOP foil on campaign trail Biden foreign policy team scrambles to address Latin American crises GOP leans into racial issues ahead of midterms Labor, environment groups push Congress for ‘bold’ manufacturing investments Lobbying world House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of midterms