The Hill Articles: May 10, 2021

Turkish demonstrators protest Israeli violence on Palestinians Former CEO Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia GOP gubernatorial convention Mexico City marchers on Mother’s Day demand authorities find missing children Michigan to end remote work after reaching 55 percent vaccination rate NTSB says driver moved to front seat in Tesla just before deadly crash Highly contagious Brazilian COVID-19 variant discovered in Florida Ford recalls more than 660,000 Explorers NBC won’t air Golden Globes over diversity dustup First NASA craft to retrieve asteroid sample heading back toward Earth California drought emergency expanded to most of the state NY Times endorses Garcia in crowded mayoral race Caitlyn Jenner says election was not ‘stolen,’ calls Biden ‘our president’ Manchin, Biden huddle amid talk of breaking up $4T package Jennifer Garner to travel to West Virginia with Jill Biden Police search for motive in Colorado birthday party shooting Families call for UN probe into police violence against Black Americans Whether it’s Facebook, YouTube, Tik Tok or Twitter — GLAAD says all social media is unsafe for LGBTQ+ users DC deserves a governor Overnight Energy: 5 takeaways from the Colonial Pipeline attack | Colonial aims to ‘substantially’ restore pipeline operations by end of week | Three questions about Biden’s conservation goals The Memo: Outrage rises among liberals over Israel Capitol Police watchdog calls for boosting countersurveillance 5 takeaways from attack on Colonial Pipeline Biden needs to counter Russia and China to secure our digital future Biden administration revives health care protections for transgender people Overnight Health Care: FDA authorizes Pfizer vaccine for adolescents | Biden administration reverses limits on LGBTQ health protections FAA to pursue fines against two more difficult air travelers Hillicon Valley: Colonial Pipeline attack underscores US energy’s vulnerabilities | Biden leading ‘whole-of-government’ response to hack | Attorneys general urge Facebook to scrap Instagram for kids On The Money: Biden says workers can’t turn down job and get benefits | Treasury launches state and local aid | Businesses jump into vax push Overnight Defense: US fires 30 warning shots at Iranian boats | Kabul attack heightens fears of Afghan women’s fates | Democratic Party leaders push Biden on rejoining Iran deal Zaid Jilani compares UK’s Conservative Party to the US Republican Party Novavax to apply for FDA emergency use authorization in third quarter Think tank exec: Iranians won’t talk further until US rejoins nuclear deal Variants and vaccines: What’s in store for America this summer? What America’s Thinking: May 10, 2021 New COVID-19 infections in US fall past September lows Senators ask airlines to offer cash refunds for unused flight credits Endangered wolves to be housed at Ted Turner ranch in New Mexico Top female GOP senator compares Cheney ousting to ‘cancel culture’ Kemp signs bill repealing citizen’s arrest law after Ahmaud Arbery shooting The Biden administration’s domestic approach to foreign policy Poll: 76 percent likely to get a booster shot if needed Former AFL-CIO official tapped to lead Labor Department division Navy fires 30 warning shots after Iranian boats harass US ships FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents Kinzinger plotted to oust McCarthy after Jan. 6 attack Kabul attack spurs fears over fate of Afghan women as US exits Grassley criticizes Biden’s proposal to provide IRS with $80B If we don’t address transmission, we’ll be chasing variants forever First openly transgender bishop elected by Evangelical Lutherans Farms’ air pollution contributes to almost 18K deaths in US annually: study Free crawfish offered with vaccines at event in New Orleans Sen. Murphy calls for Yemen’s Houthis to accept ceasefire following trip to Middle East Mother of teen killed in Seattle’s autonomous protest zone sues city Housing is critical infrastructure — federal spending must prioritize it Beachgoer stumbles on rarely seen deep-sea creature known as footballfish ‘Saturday Night Live’ blasted for cultural appropriation Netanyahu: Hamas will pay ‘heavy price’ for rocket fire on Jerusalem Zero new COVID-19 deaths reported in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland Senate to vote on bill aimed at countering China’s influence this month Portland to close mass vaccination site in June DeSantis to hold Newsmax town hall Death by firing squad in South Carolina is the wrong answer to the wrong question Talladega to let people drive on track if they get vaccinated or tested Romney: Removing Cheney from House leadership will cost GOP election votes Tom Cruise returns Golden Globes in protest: report Rescue of Texas’s famous Alamo is stalled over fight to tell history of slavery, Indigenous land Fatal drug overdoses up 30 percent in Washington state, data shows Why Americans are so angry at each other — and how you can break the cycle 9 children among 20 dead in Israeli airstrike after rocket attack McCarthy schedules vote to oust Cheney for Wednesday General Motors will train its employees to learn about EVs The Fed does a quiet about-face on inflation NBC won’t air next year’s Golden Globes amid diversity controversy Major unions support Clarke to lead DOJ civil rights division Utah county GOP censures Romney over Trump impeachment vote CBO: Deficit through April hits $1.9 trillion Man hangs on for dear life as high winds shatter glass bridge 300 feet in the air WHO chief: Global COVID-19 cases, deaths plateauing but at ‘unacceptably high’ level Oregon police failed to punish off-duty officer vandalizing Black Lives Matter flag: report COVID-19 vaccination center set up just outside ‘Dracula’ castle Biden leading ‘whole of government’ response to Colonial Pipeline attack WHO warns India COVID strain is a ‘variant of concern’ Retired Army colonel launches primary challenge against Cheney A path for business out of the China forced labor dilemma Prosecutor says Black driver who was handcuffed, arrested should not have been stopped DeSantis signs bill banning gun regulations by local governments Biden: Workers can’t turn down job and get benefits Priests across Germany bless gay couples in break from Pope Pipeline hackers say they want money, not mayhem California scores staggering $75B budget surplus Biden to talk vaccination strategy with bipartisan governors House conservatives take aim at Schumer-led bipartisan China bill The Equality Act hurts the Black Church Former Texas GOP lawmaker challenging Abbott in primary Seth Rogen has no plans to work with James Franco again following sexual misconduct allegations Will the Biden administration pay any price and bear any burden? Boris Johnson announces new lifting of COVID-19 restrictions 9 states with some of the strictest rules on releasing body cam videos Bottom line China to partition Mount Everest amid rising coronavirus cases in Nepal White House downplays any supply challenge from pipeline attack Pentagon considers ending massive computing contract: report Starbucks may quit Facebook because of hateful comments from users, report says Biden’s start left, then move center strategy Scarlett Johansson slams Golden Globes amid racism, sexism accusations Woman who bravely spoke out against tech firm sponsors bill to help others do it too With roughly 2 percent of Japan vaccinated, pressure to cancel Olympics intensifies GAO report finds maternal mortality rates higher in rural, underserved areas Hosts of ‘Fox & Friends’ describe feeling of ‘relief’ after vaccinations DC to lift most coronavirus restrictions on May 21 Colonial aims to ‘substantially’ restore pipeline operations by end of week  Top Hispanic group: Biden’s first 100 days a ‘down payment on real progress’ Treasury opens applications for $350 billion state and local aid program The American Families Plan comes with a marriage penalty House Republicans press Biden Education secretary on reopening outreach New mutation of Brazilian COVID-19 variant reported in Florida Teen Vogue names new editor-in-chief FBI confirms DarkSide ransomware group behind pipeline hack California man bought Lamborghini, luxury cars with PPP loan, prosecutors say Chipotle raising pay, resulting in $15 average hourly wage The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – Biden reverses Trump limits on transgender protections Utah should open its doors to economic opportunity Pipeline shutdown prompts gas price fears Colonial Pipeline attack underscores US energy’s vulnerability CNN legal analyst joins DOJ’s national security division Lafayette Square opens for first time post-Trump Researchers test in mice how to make cancer cells better absorb toxic drugs Elon Musk was not the first ‘SNL’ host with Asperger’s Statistics don’t support removing commanders from military justice Watch live: House committee holds hearing on Capitol attack Publix offering walk-in vaccinations in seven states Trump amplifies attacks on Cheney ahead of key vote Trump on Kentucky Derby winner: ‘This is emblematic of what is happening to our country’ Newsmax launches show with ex-Trump adviser Steve Cortes Amid high-profile divorce, Melinda Gates shares Mother’s Day message about ‘resilience’ BioNTech CEO: Patent waivers are not needed Novavax reports promising early study of combined COVID-19, flu vaccine Hamas fires rockets toward Jerusalem and southern Israel NASA blasts China as out-of-control rocket crashes near Maldives Businesses beware: The ghost of Hong Kong should be a warning Biden to go one-on-one with Manchin Biden HHS secretary argued to keep Trump-era refugee cap: report Dow Jones reaches 35,000 for first time Kinzinger says he warned McCarthy his words would lead to violence on Jan. 6 Biden to appear on MSNBC before town hall on vaccines Extremely rare calico lobster rescued from restaurant Keeping fintech’s promise: A modest proposal Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on the economy Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey to debut special on mental health on Apple TV Sarah Silverman urges Congress to pass voting bill: ‘What kind of politician wants to keep people from voting?’ Bipartisan attorneys general urge Facebook to scrap planned Instagram for kids UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to OK hugging in lockdown rollback Police Taser an escaped zebra in Tennessee Famous trainer blames ‘cancel culture’ in Kentucky Derby winner’s drug scandal America departs Afghanistan as China arrives Democratic Party leaders urge Biden to rejoin Iran deal, lift Trump’s ‘bad-faith sanctions’ Rising: May 10, 2021 Biden to tap former AFL-CIO trade official to lead Labor Department division: report Michelle Obama: ‘You wanna hang out with us? Get your vaccine’ Vice Media worth $3 billion: report Amazon blocks 10B listings in crackdown on counterfeits Elon Musk will pay for next lunar mission with cryptocurrency Gov candidate Caitlyn Jenner favors border wall but says immigrants should have path to citizenship Watch live: Rep. Kinzinger discusses future of GOP Symone Sanders ‘hurt’ at being passed over for press secretary: report Hundreds of COVID-19 victims’ bodies remain in refrigerated trucks in New York Hunter shoots hiker he mistook for a turkey The SHIPYARD Act is table stakes in the competition with China Young, diverse voters fueled Biden victory over Trump Democrats want $8B to electrify US Postal Service deliveries Ex-NFL football player saves man from truck engulfed in flames Watch live: White House press briefing Biden hits 63 percent approval rating in new AP poll Tiger roams streets of Houston Distortions in census numbers give a boost to Team Trump DeSantis signs bill raising smoking, vaping age in Florida to 21 Judge rules woman must choose her Confederate flag or her biracial child Republican says ’embarrassing’ Arizona recount ‘makes us look like idiots’ Wildfires force evacuations, burn thousands of acres in Arizona Biden administration reverses limits on transgender health protections White House says Biden won’t ‘underestimate Trump’ if he runs in 2024 Woman finds 100k bees inside her house — twice Exclusive: Pro-Biden group launches family reunification campaign There will be no new immigration law under Biden, unless he changes course China knocks US for urging WHO to invite Taiwan to meeting Missing Navalny doctor found after three days No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t impact fertility — here’s the science Barr threatened to resign over Trump attempts to fire Wray: report China fires back after NASA criticism of rocket debris reentry Hundreds of Palestinians hurt in clash at Jerusalem holy site Jen Psaki says the quiet part out loud about Joe Biden Enhance presentations in the classroom or at work with incredible savings on this software Plan your dream vacation on a budget with the best deals on flights Stacey Abrams says she ‘absolutely’ hopes to be president one day McConnell: $800B infrastructure package acceptable Will Republicans let the US compete with China? Gas prices set to rise after pipeline cyberattack A man with intellectual disability is on death row — give him his day in court The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Infrastructure, Cheney ouster on deck as Congress returns This week: Congressional leaders to meet with Biden amid GOP reckoning Juan Williams: Tim Scott should become a Democrat Capitol Police watchdog back in spotlight amid security concerns Biden’s relationship with top House Republican is frosty