The Hill Articles: April 28, 2022

British Virgin Islands premier arrested on US drug charges White House correspondents’ dinner festivities kick off with tech- and media-focused event Jan. 6 panel announces eight hearings to be held in June DOJ sues ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort over foreign accounts Deputy White House communications director to depart James Corden to leave late-night show in 2023 This week’s must-watch moments on Capitol Hill Zelensky: Russian missile strike on Kyiv speaks to Moscow’s efforts ‘to humiliate the UN’ Kansas lawmakers uphold governor’s veto of trans sports ban Hillicon Valley — US cyber official spotlights midterms’ security On The Money — GDP declines even as demand holds strong Here are the 10 Republicans who voted ‘no’ on the Ukraine lend-lease bill NAACP sues South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice over ‘barbaric’ detention conditions Blinken says US would ‘strongly support’ Swedish, Finnish NATO memberships Health Care — Moderna seeks FDA nod for young kids’ vaccine Volatility of oil market shows now’s the time to move away from fossil fuels, sustainability leaders say Engine manufacturers want cleaner trucks Equilibrium/Sustainability — Unchecked emissions could destroy marine life Cyber agency director says election security a top priority ahead of midterms Chief appropriators meet to begin annual spending talks Energy & Environment — 16 states sue Postal Service over truck order Price calls US a ‘key enabler’ of Ukraine’s success against Russia Defense & National Security – Biden asks Congress for $33B for Ukraine funding Lawmakers on left, right explain ‘no’ votes on Russia-Ukraine bill DeSantis’s office denies Disney move will up Floridians’ taxes Canada lifting blood donation ban on sexually active gay, bisexual men Latest GDP numbers bungle Biden’s messaging on economy Some notable Twitter users mull leaving Musk-led platform Mayorkas fields onslaught of GOP attacks over border The reckoning of Remain in Mexico and its impact on human trafficking Hoyer cites Cawthorn incident in letter to House sergeant-at-arms over Capitol safety Anxiety builds as Missouri lawmakers weigh restrictions on gender-affirming care How Trump’s legal mischief landed him in contempt of court Biden endorses proposal to direct seized Russian assets to support Ukraine House sends Ukraine military aid lend-lease bill to Biden’s desk Democrat admits ‘unparliamentary language’ after criticism of Greene Global food insecurity: Why Putin’s battle for Ukrainian farmland is so dangerous Josh Hawley, Charlie Kirk to stump for Vance in Ohio More than a million smokers may quit if US bans menthol cigarettes, study finds Servers at correspondents’ dinner not approached about testing, vaccination requirements, union says Birx book: First meeting with Trump lasted 30 seconds before he flipped on Fox News Russia suspended from World Tourism Organization over invasion of Ukraine California AG to investigate fossil fuel firms for plastic pollution To compete with China, we have to fulfill our obligations to the United Nations GOP state group advertises Biden-themed gas canisters What we know about whether and when to mask on planes Eli Lilly reports weight losses topping 20 percent with new anti-obesity drug Biden touts small business boom at White House meeting McConnell overestimated number of GOP senators who’d vote to convict Trump: book Liberty University sued for allegedly failing to investigate student assault Red tape reform is the key to building again Ukraine says Russia fired missiles on Kyiv as UN chief was visiting Russian troops making ‘slow and uneven’ progress in eastern Ukraine, US official says Ukraine files first war-crimes charges against Russia, alleging mistreatment of civilians in Bucha Corporate PAC donations to election objectors surpass $12 million NATO chief says Finland, Sweden could join quite quickly Sanders: Democrats’ strategy for handling Manchin, Sinema an ‘absolute political failure’ McDonald’s loses $100 million in food, other inventory following Russian invasion UK delays post-Brexit border checks until end of 2023 US support of global religious freedom must go beyond rhetoric Judge rules candidate can’t use ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ nickname on ballot The latest on Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard Impaired driving is on the rise since the pandemic; here’s how to reverse the trend Watch Live: White House news briefing UK defense chief: Russia could become ‘cancerous’ growth in Ukraine Texas rancher offers Elon Musk free land for Twitter headquarters Orange juice over milk? Tropicana creates ‘first cereal made for OJ’ Texas challenges Biden rule to speed processing of asylum claims Virtual meetings might be more comfortable, but they produce fewer ideas, study finds DHS disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers Nike names building after Serena Williams Democrat says GOP looking for ‘Fox News spots’ at Mayorkas hearing Only the voters stand between America’s democratic experiment and an authoritarian GOP In comments from Kyiv, UN chief says war is ‘evil’ ‘Ask me nicely’: Trump demanded loyalty from governors for help, says book Russian navy deploys trained dolphins to guard base: satellite images Biden energy chief voices ‘deep concern’ about tariff impact on US solar goals Republicans are weaponizing antitrust in culture war — Democrats shouldn’t let them Watch Live: Biden meets with small-business owners Russia blocking evacuations from Ukrainian steel plant, official says Capitol Police sergeant says he’s reliving Jan. 6 as visitors return DOJ urges court to reconsider dismissal of DC’s Amazon antitrust case Here’s where US money is flowing in Ukraine The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Biden’s Russian sanctions get poetic UK: Despite ’embarrassing losses,’ Russian fleet can still strike Ukrainian targets Manchin-Murkowski meeting could be the start of a bipartisan energy bargain Global forest loss kept rising in 2021 Twitter reports increase in users for latest quarter Brennan: Putin will threaten West after collapse of Ukraine invasion plan FDA proposes ban on menthol in cigarettes, cigars GOP-led states ask Supreme Court to block key Biden climate accounting measure Georgia’s president calls Rand Paul ‘Russian line’ on NATO, Ukraine ‘quite laughable’ Watch Live: Blinken testifies on State Department budget request The next COVID mandate? Focus less on masks and more on those behind them More than half of transgender students in colleges or vocational programs report poor mental health Democrats ask TSA to crack down on guns after Cawthorn incident To cut gas costs, Democrats to focus on oil company ‘price gouging’ ESPN’s Sage Steele sues network, Disney Biden praises media coverage in Ukraine Probe finds Medicare Advantage plans deny needed care to tens of thousands Biden ‘taking a hard look’ at some student debt forgiveness Congress needs to support EPA’s environmental protection infrastructure Comedy described as ‘superpower’ that could help DC George Will points to Hawley while arguing senators should be barred from presidency Informant in federal probe into Trump Deutsche Bank relationship found dead McCarthy-aligned group books $125M in ad space for GOP push to reclaim House Manchin says he never seriously considered joining Senate GOP caucus  Can Biden get away with not enforcing the immigration law? Greene offers bill to abolish Section 230  Biden bashes Rick Scott plan in response to GDP decline Majority concerned about Russia’s influence on midterms: poll Biden seeks over $30B in Ukraine assistance from Congress Democrats cannot blow their marijuana midterm opportunity States, environmental groups sue USPS over gas-powered trucks Former Manhattan prosecutor alleges Trump tried to undermine integrity of office Manchin said he’d caucus with GOP if Thune were Senate leader: book Conservative Catholic group calls Greene a ‘disgrace’ over comments about church Biden didn’t want a Democrat civil war — but that’s just what he got Watch Live: Pelosi holds weekly press conference Rising: April 28, 2022 Watch Live: Pelosi, Schumer lead Democratic press conference on lowering gas prices Watch Live: Mayorkas testifies before House panel on southern border Watch Live: Biden delivers remarks on Ukraine A hard landing for the global economy Murkowski says she may lose to ‘rubber-stamp Republican’ Garland does the Bidens no favor by dodging a special counsel appointment US GDP falls in first quarter as surging imports knock down growth Trump said he’d be in White House instead of Mar-a-Lago if it weren’t for McConnell: book What a Republican-led healthy future looks like UN secretary-general: Putin meeting ‘very useful’ Fauci clarifies: US out of ‘acute component of pandemic phase’ Biden announces legislative proposals to crack down on Russian oligarchs Glimmers of hope for Democrats North American boreal forest fires could emit huge amounts of greenhouse gases, study finds Putin warns of ‘lightning fast’ response if any nation intervenes in Ukraine war Fewer Americans rating personal finances positively as prices rise: poll US, partner countries launch declaration to promote free, open internet Public interest technology must be for everyone The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden, Congress mull mounting economic woes Warren introducing legislation to address civilian harm from military operations Biden’s planned ban on menthol cigarettes divides Black Americans First-time homebuyers sidelined by higher mortgage rates Nation hears mixed messages on pandemic Dismal polls have Dems split over how hard to push Biden agenda Climate change could spark next pandemic, study finds