The Hill Articles: April 10, 2022

Musk will not join Twitter’s board of directors Jussie Smollett once again claims innocence in new song after jail release Buffalo police officers cleared for pushing over 75-year-old protester Power restored across Puerto Rico after island-wide outage Zelensky on NATO: ‘No longer interested in their diplomacy’ NFL Hall of Famer apologizes for remarks on Dwayne Haskins death Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops Evacuations underway as battle looms in eastern Ukraine Russia’s war expected to cut Ukraine’s GDP by almost half: World Bank Putin to meet Austrian chancellor in first face-to-face with EU leader since war began Budget airlines canceled hundreds of flights this weekend Thousands rally in LA to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates The Memo: Bad economic news haunts Democrats ahead of midterms John Lennon’s son performs ‘Imagine’ for first time to benefit Ukraine Macron set to face off against far-right Le Pen in French presidential election Oil companies, Putin share blame for high gas prices: survey Zelensky expecting ‘many times more’ Russian weaponry in new wave of war US voices concerns about violence in El Salvador, restrictions on journalists Texas DA to dismiss murder charge against woman over self-induced abortion Fauci says it’s up to individuals to determine COVID-19 risks at events Two dead, 10 injured in Iowa night club shooting Elon Musk shares suggestions for Twitter Blue changes Sullivan: Appointment of new Russian general ‘consistent’ with conduct during war 5 things to know about liquefied natural gas and its role in the Ukraine crisis Petraeus fears more Ukrainian civilians will be targeted under new Russian general Average US gas price drops 10 cents to $4.27 per gallon White House Correspondents’ Association adds vaccine requirement to attend annual dinner NYC mayor tests positive for COVID-19 Gottlieb says Biden and Pelosi at White House ‘clearly was close contact’ As war rages in Ukraine, how much has the US learned from Vietnam? Christie: Cheney ‘wanted’ to get kicked out of GOP leadership COVID-19 placed science under attack — here’s how to save it Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns in days Hungary’s descent into autocracy is an alarm for global democracy Sullivan: US ‘will not hesitate’ to expel Russian diplomats Veteran actor says Will Smith must return Oscar Kyiv mayor: Hundreds of civilians killed ‘with no reason’ Bucha, Biden and the Washington news bubble Trudeau: Putin is ‘systematically targeting civilians’ and ‘deliberately committing’ war crimes Larry Summers on potential recession: ‘Nothing is inevitable or certain in economics’ Ketanji Brown Jackson’s originalism Athey: Speech isn’t free if it can’t be used to criticize powerful politicians Putin will be prosecuted for war crimes, Ukrainian ambassador says Sullivan: No trips to Kyiv planned for Biden Despite inflation worries, Democrats should provide relief to poor children Sullivan on Russian invasion of Ukraine: ‘We’ve seen scorched Earth warfare already’ Sullivan: US wants to see an ‘independent Ukraine’ and ‘a weakened and isolated Russia’ Almost 2 in 3 rate US economy as bad: poll Cheney says McCarthy failed to put ‘oath to the Constitution ahead of his own personal political gains’ A blueprint for boosting K-12 science education in the US Cheney rejects report of a dispute among Jan. 6 committee on criminal referral for Trump Ukraine won battle of Kyiv, official says America now embracing the ‘paranoid style’ Senate GOP vows to rein in Biden if they win majority McConnell: If Republicans retake Congress, ‘we’ll make sure Joe Biden is a moderate’ Cheney labels missile strike on Ukrainian train station as genocide Sullivan: New Russian general overseeing invasion will be ‘another author of crimes and brutality against Ukrainian civilians’ Space: An increasingly contested and congested frontier Sullivan: Intel indicates plan from ‘highest levels’ of Russian government to target civilians Psaki: Russia’s admission of heavy military losses ‘interesting’ What needs to happen for Hunter Biden to become a mainstream political issue? Elon Musk, free-speech absolutist, may be Trump’s Twitter ticket NATO chief: Alliance transforming to reflect ‘long-term consequences’ of Russian invasion Accusation of tax fraud in France is latest black eye for McKinsey Pope Francis calls for an Easter truce in Ukraine UK military intelligence: Russia seeking to bolster armed forces in response to losses Florida’s ‘Parental Rights in Education Act’ is unconstitutional, unnecessary, and bigoted Democrats seek to win over Ukrainian Americans by portraying GOP as soft on Russia Bipartisan group of lawmakers arrives in Poland Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan vows to fight on after Parliament ousts him Inflation emerges as key debate in defense spending French go to the polls in 1st round of presidential election Stadium politics rile states fighting over NFL teams Putin is morally and criminally responsible for atrocities in Ukraine The AP Interview: Zelensky seeks peace despite atrocities String of COVID cases hits DC as nationwide rise looms