The Hill Articles: July 6, 2021

Over 535 charged six months after Jan. 6 riot: DOJ After back and forth, summer Olympics likely to be televised with limited spectators Elsa expected to become hurricane upon landfall US imposes air travel restriction to Belarus after arrest of opposition journalist Man vaccinated against COVID-19 in hospital with delta variant Elsa regains hurricane status as it heads to Florida Gaetz associate seeks sentencing delay, still cooperating with prosecutors Britney Spears’ longtime attorney in conservatorship case resigns UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor ‘disappointed’ Nikole Hannah-Jones no longer joining faculty Pennsylvania dentist and Trump associate accused of groping patient Eric Adams wins New York City mayoral primary TikTok names longtime Microsoft worker as top US lawyer DeSantis says Elsa likely to become Category 1 hurricane before hitting Florida Biden appeals for unity six months after Capitol riot On The Money: McConnell vows ‘hell of a fight’ over Biden infrastructure plan | Democrats raise concerns with bipartisan bill Jill Biden to attend national spelling bee finals Black Louisiana state lawmakers ask DOJ to investigate state police Overnight Energy: White House deflects blame on rising gas prices | Florida braces for hurricanes after Surfside | Company behind Keystone XL seeks $15B in damages from US NYC comptroller sues de Blasio over coronavirus emergency purchasing powers Overnight Defense: JEDI axed | Pentagon defends Bagram exit | Military justice reform coming soon Blinken meets Uyghur Muslims previously detained in Chinese camps Locals say Bitcoin is threatening a beautiful New York lake, company disagrees RNC says contractor breached in hack, GOP data secure Sha’Carri Richardson left off Olympic team after marijuana test How climate change is destroying delicate beauty of dragonflies Researchers warn ‘killing spree’ is wiping out wolves in Wisconsin Xi distorts history while laying out his vision for China’s future Hillicon Valley: Biden to confront cyberattacks following Kaseya attack | JEDI contract axed | Tech giants warn Hong Kong Surfside condo collapse death toll climbs to 36 Glenn Greenwald: “Professional jealousy” keeps media “silent on Assange” Masked white supremacists marching on Philadelphia City Hall retreated when confronted by onlookers Risks rise as vaccination gap with Trump counties grows wider Gray wolf population declines without protections Overnight Health Care: White House signals new COVID-19 strategy as delta variant spreads | McConnell urges vaccinations | Maryland says all COVID-19 deaths last month were among unvaccinated EPA employees allege changes to assessments that downplayed chemical risks Florida braces for hurricanes, with Surfside on its mind Equilibrium/Sustainability — Presented by NextEra Energy — Dry hot American summer: Changing climate strains sleep-away camps How plastic undermines eco-friendly efforts like composting Zaid Jilani on social media posts generating engagement: ‘Negative stuff really, really works’ Pentagon defends Bagram exit after reports Afghan commander was left in the dark Gabriel Shipton says brother Julian Assange has been ‘crushed from the inside out’ The delta variant is spiking in these four US states Pentagon to allow Midshipman Cameron Kinley to pursue NFL career It’s the ‘Summer of Election Policy’ — here’s what we must do before fall The Road to Zero Emission Trucks: Manufacturing Biden to meet with federal agencies to address ransomware concerns this week The Future of Human Connectivity COVID-19 pandemic may be winding down but Americans are still sick and dying Lebanon’s prime minister warns of ‘social explosion’ in call for aid Trump discussed pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: book Weisselberg spotted going back to work at Trump Tower Elon Musk says his Starship can ‘chomp up’ space junk Cuomo declares ‘state emergency’ on gun violence in New York Edwin Edwards in hospice care at Louisiana home UN rights chief: Situation in Myanmar a ‘multi-dimensional human rights catastrophe’ Nikole Hannah-Jones rejects tenure offer at UNC; plans on teaching at Howard University Sustained economic growth needs congressional regulatory reform White House signals new COVID-19 strategy as delta variant spreads Mary Trump: Ivanka ‘much less likely to stay loyal’ to father than Weisselberg Dan Bongino to present five-part Fox series on people ‘canceled’ Exclusive: Democrat García will not back reconciliation without immigration Ohio court rejects appeal from ex-officer who killed Tamir Rice US urges Iran to avoid ‘provocative’ steps amid new uranium enrichment British health secretary says infections expected to double in next two weeks CDC fighting to keep COVID-19 regulations in place on cruise ships McConnell vows ‘hell of a fight’ over Biden infrastructure plan Increasing number of crashes involving Tesla’s Autopilot system alarms critics The federal government’s responsibility to resolve the environmental injustice of redlining White House announces new rules for labeling meat ‘product of USA’ China’s Xi rips calls for ‘technological blockades’ Sydney lockdown extended for another week Gas prices projected to increase up to 20 cents over summer Some RNC staffers did not vote for Trump in 2020, book claims Harvard returning Chief Standing Bear’s tomahawk after decades in museum Newly discovered 51k-year-old carved bone may be world’s oldest piece of art Pompeo to headline South Carolina Republican Party’s annual fundraiser Pope Francis eats breakfast, takes walk after surgery Bruce Springsteen’s daughter makes Olympic equestrian team White House deflects blame on rising gas prices Germany lifts pandemic ban on travelers from UK, Portugal McConnell pushes COVID-19 vaccines amid delta variant worries 14-year-old sentenced to juvenile detention over carjacking of Uber Eats driver in DC Iran notifies nuclear watchdog of uranium enrichment plans Slain golf pro came across crime in progress, police say Jen Psaki: Professional gaslighter on defunding the police Mo Brooks seeks dismissal of lawsuit, says he was acting as federal employee on Jan. 6 Tropical Storm Elsa takes aim at Florida Keys Israel and South Korea agree to first-of-its-kind vaccine exchange Get $70 savings on this air fryer that lets you cut out calories without sacrificing flavor Former Belarus presidential contender sentenced to 14 years in prison Record heatwave hits Finland’s Arctic Lapland Austin man charged in Capitol insurrection dead after motorcycle collision Infrastructure spending should be consensus-driven Saudi deputy defense minister meeting with Biden officials Scarborough hosts critical race theory debate on ‘Morning Joe’ Rep. Andy Kim donates Jan. 6 suit to Smithsonian Coronavirus infections surging in immigration facilities Watch live: Biden discusses COVID-19 response, vaccination program Taliban shows off weapons, military hardware seized from Afghan forces QAnon influencers received press credentials to Trump rally: report Billionaire Richard Branson ready to beat Jeff Bezos to space Biden’s capital gains tax increase is more unproductive misdirection With delta variant surging, Republican governors urge vaccine-resistant residents to get shots Iran says damage was limited in sabotage attack at nuclear site Multiyear study finds Iceland cut work hours with no loss of productivity Grizzly kills camper in Montana 100 protesters show up at home of man whose racist rant at neighbor went viral ESPN replaces Rachel Nichols as sideline reporter for NBA Finals Consumers — not banks — should control access to personal financial data Britney Spears’s manager resigns amid conservatorship drama Maryland says 100 percent of COVID-19 deaths last month were among unvaccinated Kinzinger says he suspects some lawmakers knew what was going to happen on Jan. 6 Problem Solvers Caucus backs bipartisan infrastructure deal Up to 1,500 companies compromised by ransomware attack on Kaseya One-third of GOP candidates have embraced Trump election claims: report Pentagon axes multibillion-dollar JEDI cloud-computing contract The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Surfside search continues as Tropical Storm Elsa hits Your yoga top could soon measure how well you are moving America’s global leadership in human-centered AI can’t come from industry alone US military: Afghan withdrawal ‘more than 90 percent’ done Nikki Fried’s campaign says she raised nearly $813K in first month running for Florida governor USWNT team hit with false claims that members turned away from flag Megyn Kelly: NBC job not ‘intellectually stimulating’ Olympics: Unanswered questions about serious COVID-19 risks What America’s Thinking: July 6, 2021 Hackers reportedly lower ransom demand to restore data to $50M One dose of psilocybin improved neural connections lost in depression, study says Academic who mocked China’s Xi says Twitter account was restricted Watch Live: White House press briefing New study makes the case for more US free trade deals Conservatives rip NPR over Declaration of Independence disclaimer Petition to let Sha’Carri Richardson run in Olympics gets 450k signatures COVID-19 cases up in nearly half of US states: analysis Four more bodies found in Surfside condo collapse Top Democrat leads bipartisan trip to Middle East Canada loosening pandemic travel restrictions Neuroscientists warn advertisers are trying to ‘weaponize sleep’ by plugging into your dreams The rise of a generation of censors: Law schools the latest battlement over free speech Poll: Voters split 50-50 on Biden’s ability to address rise in homicides Biden to highlight path forward on vaccinations after missing July 4 goal Lobbying firms with GOP ties join forces Megyn Kelly to host daily SiriusXM talk show Indian government in court filing says Twitter no longer has liability protections for user-generated content Plane crashes with 28 people aboard in Russia Bob Dole, Pat Roberts endorse Kansas AG Derek Schmidt for governor 9 arrested in Hong Kong bombing plot Some students thrived learning from home — they deserve a permanent model Rising: July 6, 2021 Group of scientists argues COVID-19 lab theory without evidence Ta-Nehisi Coates to join Howard University faculty Elon Musk calls to ‘Free Britney’ amid pop star’s fight against conservatorship Pfizer vaccine less effective against delta variant Bottom line Lankford on GOP chairman supporting his primary opponent: ‘Unheard of’ America now has a ‘One China, One Taiwan’ policy: TIFA and TIPA will strengthen it Democratic strategist Joe Trippi to join Lincoln Project Top GOP health policy adviser to run for California controller Iraqi militia leader vows retaliation for deaths in US strike US lawyer jailed in scuffle with Hong Kong police officer Biden’s high-wire political challenge: Deliver infrastructure and please the base More than 150 people fatally shot over Fourth of July weekend Former Fox executive rips network over ‘false’ Trump claims ESPN anchor apologizes on-air after firestorm over leaked ‘diversity’ comments NASA’s Mars helicopter breaks records in challenging, nerve-wracking flight 125 COVID-19 cases linked to Texas church summer camp This lifetime security package keeps online passwords and records safe for less than $30 Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, exposed to COVID-19 at Wimbledon Biden administration seeks reversal for deported veterans Record-smashing heat wave kills almost 100 people in Oregon ‘Program Integrity’ is an Orwellian attack on Social Security beneficiaries Five women banned from Tokyo Olympics events Six months later, law enforcement still searching for 300 Capitol riot suspects Capitol Police opening field offices to investigate threats to members of Congress Nikole Hannah-Jones rejects UNC tenure offer for position at Howard University Nichols apologizes for comments about colleague, ESPN diversity efforts Fourth of July weekend saw more mass shootings than any other weekend this year: report DNC launches organizing program ahead of midterms US Catholic bishops and the making of a fiasco Man who allegedly fired at news crew killed by Texas police US left Bagram Airfield at night, didn’t inform Afghan commander: report Feehery: Independence Day Supreme Court: Schools must teach the value of free speech The Hill’s Morning Report – 2024 GOPers goal: Tread carefully, don’t upset Trump GOP 2024 hopefuls face challenge: Not upsetting Trump