The Hill Articles: April 15, 2022

Five takeaways from last quarter’s fundraising Video of Las Vegas conservative CCW event showing racist comments sparks outrage, responses from attending candidates Driving Tomorrow: EVs and AVs Future of Jobs Summit Future of Defense Summit Abbott ends stepped-up inspections of trucks at border that snarled trade Future of Education Summit Health Care — Feds OK breathing test for COVID-19 On The Money — Partial student loan forgiveness ‘still on the table’ Energy & Environment — Biden to hold new, shrunken oil lease sale 62 percent of South Sudan will face food insecurity, UN says Over 1,000 scientists from around the world take to the streets in week-long climate protests Hillicon Valley — Twitter’s counterattack against Musk Defense & National Security — Russia lashes out over West arming Ukraine An industry leader says EPA needs more funding Photos of the Week: Extinction Rebellion, NYC subway shooting and lemurs The ‘jealous minority’ is the latest myth stoking American racism Abbott border inspections threaten fresh produce supply in US Trump endorses Vance in Ohio GOP Senate primary Massachusetts parents file lawsuit against school officials over gender identity policy Biden’s plan is a sensible path for bipartisan antitrust reform Bidens report $610K in income, Harris and husband report $1.65M Democrats, GOP rake in massive first-quarter fundraising hauls Biden administration announces new oil, gas lease sales, royalty hike Lessons learned in Louisiana’s disaster recovery can aid Ukraine’s recovery North Korean group stole more than $600M in Axie Infinity hack, FBI says Fed’s industrial output gauge reaches 101-year high Jailed Kremlin critic: ‘Don’t believe it’ when people say ‘no one protests against the war in Russia’ Congress must find a path forward on COVID-19 relief funding The pandemic drove a sharp dip in greenhouse gas emissions, EPA says Ukrainian defense minister quips sunken Russian warship ‘a worthy diving site’ Did Trump ‘entrap’ the Jan. 6 rioters? Vance accused Trump, GOP of ‘antagonizing Black voters’ in 2016 Democrats aim to expand maternal health care, midwifery coverage Is free speech at-risk on today’s college campuses? Ohio GOP leaders press Trump to not endorse JD Vance Ukraine has used facial recognition tech to notify hundreds of Russian families of dead soldiers: report Pentagon backs Ukraine’s claim it hit Russian warship with two missiles US should forge deeper partnership with Uruguay Trump-era EPA chief Scott Pruitt files to run for Senate in Oklahoma FDA now able to regulate e-cigarettes that use synthetic nicotine Wind power overtook coal, nuclear for first time on March 29 Iowa Supreme Court rules Finkenauer can appear on primary ballot Biden’s climate change war is reaching a dangerously familiar ‘choke point’ Mental illness may raise risk of breakthrough COVID-19, study says South Carolina bill would ban gender-affirming care for trans and nonbinary minors Russia announces expulsion of 18 EU diplomats Try Putin? What Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal would advise the world Psaki: Biden executive action on canceling some student debt ‘still on the table’ Fox’s John Roberts, network defend Peter Doocy after Psaki comment Twitter adopts poison pill to prevent Elon Musk takeover New bipartisan trade act could revolutionize the global economy Finland ‘highly likely’ to join NATO, minister says Florida state senator: DeSantis redistricting map ‘overtly racist’ San Francisco paper says Feinstein should resign if she is mentally unfit New York honors ‘frontline heroes’ from subway shooting The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Elon Musk ruffles feathers with Twitter bid Feinstein defends record after report about being unfit to serve in Senate COVID’s child crisis John Legend issues endorsements in half a dozen DA races across the country Zelensky says world should prepare for Russia to use nuclear weapons New York green lights massive renewable energy projects to cut fossil fuel reliance Russian-language service of Moscow Times blocked by government, news outlet says Why reform a lending law that we may not need at all? These are the greenest states of 2022, according to WalletHub NJ governor orders review of new sex ed standards amid backlash Five grocery items with big price jumps amid high inflation A Connected & Sustainable Society How could the debate over trans women in sports impact the midterms? Spending more and more for less and less at the Pentagon Anti-war activists project giant Ukrainian flag on Russian Embassy in DC New Jersey will soon kick off recreational marijuana sales Ukraine attorney general reports almost 200 children dead, more than 350 injured Russia has used long-range bombers in Mariupol, Ukraine says Biden climate adviser pushes back on departure rumors America is failing our returning citizens Moody’s warns Russia at risk of defaulting Johnson raises $7.1 million in first quarter Teen charged with hate crime in attack on Sikh man New texts show two GOP lawmakers offered advice to Trump’s team on challenging election The Biden administration must do more to meet Ukraine’s urgent military needs White House Easter Egg Roll to focus on schools Most Americans think Supreme Court process more politics than substance: poll Think globally and act locally for upcoming Earth Day Rising: April 15, 2022 Author says Ohio school district banned unicorn book ahead of reading Graham leads US delegation to Taiwan DHS offers temporary protected status to Cameroonians in US Too much, too quickly from the SEC Federal judge rules Abrams cannot use committee to raise unlimited funds Putin and his generals must be tried for war crimes, even in absentia Russia says it hit Kyiv missile plant, pledges more strikes on Ukrainian capital Sanctions against Russia won’t threaten the dollar’s primacy Russian leadership was highly unpopular before Ukraine invasion: Gallup Russia sends formal letter warning US to stop arming Ukraine: report Biden to nominate Michael Barr as Fed’s top banking regulator Why did Putin invade Ukraine now? Consistent, comparable disclosure sits at the heart of our global financial system Congressional Hispanic staffers ask for pay hike in open letter Donald Trump’s ‘Nixon strategy’ could pay off in 2024 The Hill’s Morning Report – Russia plots next move amid setbacks Vulnerable Democrats buck Biden on Trump-era immigration fight The Memo: Democrats hope Trump will save them from midterm disaster Gyms, restaurants, music venues among those seeking billions in pandemic relief What does Elon Musk stand to gain from Twitter offer? Immigration politics bedevil Democrats ahead of planned border easing Here’s all the weapons the US is sending to Ukraine