The Hill Articles: May 2, 2021

Man arrested in string of attacks on NYC synagogues Blinken: The US doesn’t have ‘the luxury of not dealing with China’ Judge rules South Carolina restaurant manager owes more than $500K to worker he enslaved 11 injured when restaurant deck collapses in Tennessee Manchin: When protesters first entered Capitol ‘my intention was to stay and fight’ UK sends 1,000 ventilators to India, pledges more assistance Colorado extends mask mandate, loosens restrictions for vaccinated DNC raises $15.4 million online in Biden’s first 100 days English Premier League match postponed after protesting fans storm field GOP wrestles with role of culture wars in party’s future Republicans must push back as Democrats seek to pass bills without recorded votes Biden offers well wishes on Orthodox Easter, notes progress in coronavirus fight Five things to know about the coronavirus relief laws ahead of Tax Day Police say body found in lagoon was Puerto Rican boxer’s lover Biden’s poor TV ratings against Trump is exactly what this administration wants Separate shootings kill Palestinian woman, injure two Israelis in West Bank Tanker fire in Kabul kills 7, injures 14 Three dead, two dozen hospitalized after vessel overturns off San Diego Texas city votes to ban abortion, likely prompting legal fight In pursuit of equity: Thurgood Marshall got it right Afghan troops could face ‘bad possible outcomes,’ US commander says Judge rules Columbus police can’t use tear gas or rubber bullets against peaceful protesters Security forces open fire on protesters in Myanmar, killing eight Climate action supporters: The fossil fuel industry is not your friend Gottlieb predicts 10M kids would get inoculated before fall if Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is authorized Biden cites Afghan troop drawdown on 10-year anniversary of bin Laden killing Hillary Clinton: Biden less ‘constrained’ than Clinton and Obama due to prior administration China’s debt-trap diplomacy Sanders knocks James Carville: ‘I don’t think he’s terribly relevant to what happens in Congress right now’ Six more Olympic torch staffers diagnosed with COVID-19 Biden adviser on schools reopening in the fall: ‘We can’t look in a crystal ball’ Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake had service weapon stolen Sanders: Drug companies should give up rights to COVID-19 vaccines Republicans hammer Biden on infrastructure while administration defends plan GOP’s Wright, Ellzey advance to runoff in Texas special election Defeating COVID locally means addressing vaccine hesitancy globally Yellen: Asking if tax increases will hurt economy ‘not the right question’ How Caitlyn Jenner could reshape the future of the Republican party Scientists say Indian officials ignored warnings about new variant sweeping nation: report Richard Hanania weighs in on ‘woke capital’ Will Biden’s NASA win the space race with China? Collins: Republican Party is not led by one person Sunday shows – Biden economic agenda dominates McAuliffe rising again in Virginia Sen. Tim Scott ‘hopeful’ on police reform Portman: Pre-K, community college not ‘typically’ a government responsibility Almost two-third optimistic with nation’s future: poll State Department denies reports of prisoner swap with Iran SpaceX’s Elon Musk has become the coolest capitalist of them all GOP ramps up attacks on Biden’s border wall freeze Adviser says Biden wants GOP support for infrastructure if ‘possible’ Why Biden’s COVID relief package may have changed everything Barrasso likens Biden’s infrastructure plan to ‘addiction to spending’ Yellen: ‘Safest’ thing to do is make sure infrastructure plan is paid for Cindy McCain: Arizona election audit is ‘ludicrous’ GOP senator: Two sides ‘far apart’ on infrastructure compromise Fires, smoke, floods, droughts, storms, heat: America needs a climate resilience strategy Sen. Susan Collins pushes back on 28 percent corporate tax rate Biden economic adviser frames infrastructure plan as necessary investment Biden’s spending plans: Good PR, but bad politics and policy Schumer demands restoration of 24-hour New York subway service Harris, Pelosi backing Newsom amid recall effort How the United States can pass Civics 101 Oregon rep. accused of allowing protestors into Capitol charged with misdemeanors Elon Musk asks Twitter for skit ideas ahead of ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance India sees fourth straight day of COVID-19 deaths above 3,000 Pay what you want for over 70 hours of training on the Adobe Creative Cloud States now flush with cash after depths of pandemic Goodbye to the 1980s — at least for how we define climate normals 2 dead in Wisconsin casino shooting Is the US headed toward a new housing bubble? SpaceX capsule returns four astronauts from space in first night splashdown since 1968 ‘Trump effect’ propels Hollywood’s political hopefuls Save $30 and eliminate bacteria with this UV sanitizing water bottle Fauci vs. Rogan: White House works to stomp out misinformation