The Hill Articles: November 20, 2021

Rittenhouse acquittal sparks protests in cities across the US Senators: US allies concerned Senate won’t pass annual defense bill Five Georgia police officers indicted for murder in asphyxiation of festival-goer Trump tells Navarro to ‘protect executive privilege’ in House COVID-19 probe Trump administration surgeon general predicts ‘winter surge’ in COVID-19 Officials identify convicted felon as suspect in accidental firearm discharge at Atlanta airport Chinese state TV employees post photos, videos of missing tennis star amid international concern Space Force general: ‘We’re not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians’ with hypersonic missiles Apple affirms employee right to discuss working conditions and pay Accidental firearm discharge at Atlanta airport security checkpoint grounds flights Jan. 6 panel may see leverage from Bannon prosecution Afghanistan study commission can show Americans what was done in their name US COVID-19 deaths in 2021 surpass last year’s toll Risch dismayed with fellow GOP senators’ blockade on Biden diplomatic picks Kids will love this deluxe 3D printer bundle — parents will love the Pre-Black Friday Doorbuster price Sunday shows preview: Boosters open to all US adults; House Dems pass spending plan on to Senate Colorado loosens restrictions on antibody treatment, holds off on mask mandate White House calls for investigation into missing Chinese tennis star’s sexual assault claims Texas Democrat Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson announces retirement at end of term Obama wishes Biden happy birthday Defense attorney in Arbery case describes treatment of his client as ‘public lynching’ The congressional debate over antitrust: It’s about time Fight in school parking lot ends with three students shot Two people in Calif. arrested after grabbing cash that flew out of armored truck ‘Field of Dreams,’ ‘Sandlot’ actor Art LaFleur dies at 78 Michigan issues new mask advisory as COVID-19 cases surge Infrastructure deal is proof that Congress can still do good, bipartisan work Democrats plow ahead as Manchin yo-yos Trump releasing ‘Our Journey Together’ photo book next month South Carolina launches contest for students to write vaccine jingle Drutman: Ranked choice voting ‘eliminates the spoiler effect’ Do Americans deserve the right to recall a president? Wife speaks out about ransom demands for American humanitarian worker held hostage in Africa Netherlands police open fire after COVID-19 protests turn violent Williams sisters’ biopic takes Hollywood on a conservative turn Biden mourns loss of transgender Americans who died by violence in 2021 The roots of inflation go far beyond the supply chain Well-known Afghan psychiatrist abducted, murdered Why you should call a veteran this weekend Photos of the Week: President Biden, Kenosha protests and a pardon for Peanut Butter Williams, Osaka and other tennis stars ask ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ Thousands protest impending COVID-19 lockdown in Vienna Unrequited rage: The demand for mob justice in the Rittenhouse trial More than half of Iran’s population is fully vaccinated: officials The two trials of Kyle Rittenhouse Haiti opens consulate in Mexico near Guatemalan border to help manage migration Build Back Better is a 21st century New Deal New EV company unveils $37,500 SUV with rotating screen California wildfires wiped out thousands of Earth’s largest trees Scientists name most important places on Earth we have to save to prevent climate apocalypse Brazil’s space agency reports most devastating rate of Amazon deforestation in more than a decade Protestors demonstrate in Australia’s Victoria State over pandemic bill What to make of the intelligence failure over the Steele Dossier? Rittenhouse defense attorney says he threw Tucker Carlson’s film crew ‘out of the room several times’ 2021 deadliest year for transgender people recorded Security assistance in Africa needs an industrial boost Rittenhouse after trial: ‘Self-defense is not illegal’ Democrats face strong headwinds as they map out midterm strategy Why would a fire union try to extinguish volunteers? Five takeaways: House passes Biden’s sweeping benefits bill