The Hill Articles: July 18, 2021

Gloria Estefan says US should get involved in Cuba Klobuchar urges limits on protections for Big Tech Death toll climbs to over 180 in European flooding Appeals court sides with CDC on COVID-19 rules for cruise ships Number of Texas state Democrats to test positive for COVID-19 rises to 5 Ex-Sen. Jones rips Mo Brooks over ‘irony’ remark on Texas Democrats getting COVID-19 Texas Senate votes to nix teaching requirement calling white supremacy ‘morally wrong’ DC mayor, Nationals issue joint statement against gun violence Virginia PTA official resigns after ‘let them die’ comments Trollers take on LeBron James over new Space Jam film ‘She Rates Dogs’ co-host Mat George, 26, killed in hit-and-run Graham says he’d ‘leave town’ to stop $3.5T spending plan More evacuations ordered after California wildfire jumps highway Controversy equals cash for Greene, Gaetz Afghan ambassador, diplomats withdrawn from Islamabad Biden seeks to prove his skeptics wrong Jury awards fired Walmart employee with Down syndrome $125M Biden administration rips Iran over delay in prisoner exchange talks Tennis star Coco Gauff backs out of Tokyo Olympics after positive COVID-19 test There’s ‘something wrong with our bloody ships today’ Pope encourages audience to take a break from stresses of modern life Brazil’s Bolsonaro leaves hospital Military-grade spyware found on journalists’ and activists’ phones: report Stelter, Michael Wolff battle over book claims Trump assails rising crime day after shots heard at Nationals Park Refugee team OK’d for Olympics after positive COVID-19 test Afghanistan’s unfolding tragedy summons memories of Vietnam 1975 More than 1,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Arizona for fourth straight day 41 candidates on list for California recall election Devaluing American democracy US likely undercounting new COVID-19 cases fueled by delta variant, Gottlieb says Beat the summer heatwave with 15 highly-rated fans on sale this weekend OPEC agrees to boost oil supply amid price surge July’s extreme weather events highlight climate’s long shadow Author: ‘Asian Americans showed that critical race theory cannot be true’ Klobuchar: If Breyer is going to retire from Supreme Court, it should be sooner rather than later Missouri mayor says solution to COVID-19 surge is vaccination Sunday shows – Surgeon general in the spotlight as delta variant spreads Don’t mess around with Texas — just move back to California Surgeon general: No ‘value’ to locking people up over marijuana use Portman rips ‘arbitrary deadline of Wednesday’ on infrastructure Poll shows growing worries about delta variant NASA should beware of Critical Race Theory Feds step up pressure on social media over false COVID-19 claims Key Republican says no IRS pay-fors in infrastructure bill Senate Republican says he can’t vote to open debate on infrastructure bill before he sees text Surgeon general defends CDC lifting mask mandate LA County supervisor defends reimposing mask mandate: ‘It’s not punishment, it’s prevention’ Surgeon general: ‘We are still seeing a proliferation of misinformation online’ Removing Confederate statues remains a monumental challenge Surgeon general ‘concerned about what we’re seeing’ as COVID-19 cases surge Learn the piano with this six-course training bundle on sale for less than $20 Surgeon general: ‘I am worried about what is to come’ Why Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is a losing game UK’s Johnson reverses, will now quarantine after COVID-19 contact Why do we tolerate gender bias favoring women? Gaetz, Greene protest after third venue cancels event Slain president’s wife returns to Haiti Fauci: Smallpox wouldn’t have been eradicated with today’s ‘false information’ Hypocritical Psaki leads chilling effort to flag ‘misinformation’ Democrats seek to tackle climate change with import tax Harris wasn’t in close contact with Texas Democrats and won’t quarantine: aide Biden order to strengthen hand of small farmers in legal fights Courts crack down on the ‘Kraken’ lawyers Funding fight imperils National Guard ops The Memo: Trump is diminished but hasn’t faded