The Hill Articles: October 17, 2021

Nevada governor Sisolak injured in car accident, released from hospital Prince William’s Earthshot Prize awards almost $7 million to environmental innovators  Robert Gates says ‘extreme polarization’ is the greatest threat to US democracy Manchin lays down demands for child tax credit: report Opposition candidate headed to victory in Cape Verde presidential election Cassidy says he won’t vote for Trump if he runs in 2024 DC’s Metro pulls half of its rail cars over safety compliance problem Schiff says holding Bannon in criminal contempt ‘a way of getting people’s attention’ Statue of Robert E. Lee removed from Dallas park now on display at golf course Abrams targets Black churchgoers during campaign stops for McAuliffe in Virginia Pentagon, State Department square off on Afghanistan accountability Teen arrested for shooting at football game that wounded five Myanmar’s junta will be excluded from regional summit Support for governors sliding in states without vaccine mandates: survey Conservative wins Hungary opposition race as anti-Orbán parties unite Passengers failed to intervene as woman was raped on train: authorities Thousands protest against Bukele in El Salvador as grievances mount Arbery murder trial set to begin this week US should call out Nigeria’s horrendous religious freedom record Democrats want to bolster working women, but face tortuous choices Germany’s Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel with coalition talks Former Republican Rep. Dan Benishek dies at 69 Coast Guard boarded container ship suspected in California oil spill It’s time to check antibodies and take the guesswork out of this pandemic Buttigieg says delay in climate action will cost lives amid reports of Manchin roadblock Top teachers union rolls out ad in support of McAuliffe in Virginia UAE reports steep drop in COVID-19 cases as world fair begins ‘400 Mawozo’ gang believed to have kidnapped Christian missionaries in Haiti One dead, multiple injured in shooting during homecoming event at Louisiana university Days off for Chicago police curtailed amid vaccine mandate showdown UN envoy says Syria, opposition agree to draft new constitution The unseemly side of small wars British government considering police protection in wake of lawmaker’s killing Two Americans detained by police in Greece for protesting Beijing Olympics Senators ask Biden administration to fund program that helps people pay heating bills ESPN reporter leaving company over vaccine requirements Replace Kamala Harris with William Shatner to get kids excited about space exploration Sen. Ron Johnson hoping for Democratic ‘gridlock’ on reconciliation package Father of man held as suspect in British lawmakers’ stabbing says he is ‘traumatized’ Dave Chappelle refuses to be cancelled Virginia race looms as dark cloud over Biden’s agenda  Fauci says FDA data shows J&J vaccine should have been two shots ‘Slow moving coup’ — journalists need to do a better job than comedians Denver Art Museum to return artifacts to Cambodia after Pandora Papers expose links to indicted art dealer WaPo columnist: Biden’s support for progressive priorities a ‘mistake’ U.S., Canadian war ships sail through Taiwan Strait Sunday shows – Buttigieg warns supply chain issues could stretch to next year Arkansas governor backs employer vaccine mandates Bill Kristol: Buttigieg entitled to call Tucker Carlson a ‘repulsive bigot’ Vaccine ‘resisters’ are a real problem Former President Clinton discharged from hospital GOP governor: Re-litigating 2020 ‘recipe for disaster’ in midterms Fauci thinks people will have flexibility to mix and match vaccines Buttigieg says supply chain troubles could last into next year Sinema’s no Manchin, no McCain and no maverick Paid family leave is ‘not a vacation,’ Buttigieg says Fauci on why he’s polarizing: ‘Sometimes the truth becomes inconvenient for some people’ The root of Joe Biden’s troubles Kinzinger defends not supporting voting rights act: ‘Democrats have to quit playing politics’ Fauci doesn’t think politics got in way of FDA booster approvals Fauci says unvaccinated create danger of fifth COVID-19 wave Fauci calls Abbott’s ban on vaccine mandates ‘unfortunate’ Buttigieg: ‘I’m not going to apologize to Tucker Carlson’ Fauci says Americans can enjoy holidays with family if fully vaccinated It’s official: Biden’s performance is hurting Democrats’ electoral prospects What do African Americans owe America? ‘Saturday Night Live’ pokes fun at NFL amid Gruden scandal Melbourne to lift world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown Vanessa Bryant compelled to take psychiatric exam ahead of trial over leaked photos of Kobe helicopter crash Republicans’ mantra should have been ‘Stop the Spread’ Stop handing out free money (and other ideas for getting the economy back on track) Biden struggles to rein in Saudi Arabia amid human rights concerns 13-year-old Alabama boy shot and killed after bullets fly through bedroom Ron Johnson slams DOJ’s investigation of schools, saying it unfairly targets parents The Memo: Conservatives change their tune on big government AQ Khan’s death doesn’t stop the threat of nuclear proliferation GOP’s embrace of Trump’s false claims creates new perils