The Hill Articles: August 5, 2022

More than 1,400 US flights canceled Friday Pro-impeachment Republican Newhouse advances in Washington House primary Hillicon Valley — Twitter confirms a bug was exploited   Energy & Environment — Sinema says yes to climate, tax deal  Minnesota jury rules that pharmacist who denied woman morning after pill didn’t violate her rights Health Care — Senators prepare for reconciliation fight Alex Jones required to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents Inflation Reduction Act will make aging with dignity possible for more Americans Defense & National Security — Pentagon says no to DC’s National Guard request Hacker gained access to personal data following Twitter bug On The Money — How Senate Dems got Sinema’s support What’s the status of abortion bans across the country a month after Roe overturned? Democrats’ drug price-setting scheme would stifle innovation Reconciliation package includes $4B for Western drought resilience BA.5 becomes most prominent COVID strain in the U.S. – here are its symptoms Equilibrium/Sustainability — Oregonians mad homes labelled ‘high risk’ for wildfire Trump rallies in Wisconsin, where Republicans are embattled How the battle over the Democrats’ climate, tax and health bill will play out  Photos of the Week: Cycling crash, Ukraine rally and a squirrel As momentum shifts, can Democrats defy history? Nadler holds 9-point lead over Maloney in New York primary: poll French scientist admits to joke tweeting picture of chorizo, not ‘space telescope image’ NY mayor’s office blasts Abbott for bussing migrants to the city Democrats add stock buyback tax, scrap carried interest to win Sinema over North Carolina county putting AR-15s in every school for security Securing public safety without mass incarceration or deepening racial injustice House looks to take up climate, taxes, health care bill next Friday Biden on Griner case: ‘I’m hopeful. We’re working hard’ Watch live: CPAC Day 2 Freedom Caucus chair drags Cornyn at CPAC Texas for crafting gun bill Older age, smoking deemed most important risk factors for any type of cancer: study Federal judge rules that Georgia commission elections discriminate against Black voters GOP Senate candidate won’t back Trump in 2024: ‘I hope he doesn’t run’ Four years later, Medicare policy is still failing home infusion therapy patients Five of the most dramatic scenes from the Alex Jones trial Climate activism can’t leave out the built environment — it generates half of emissions Schumer defends dropping carried interest tax change to win over Sinema Biden takes victory lap on job numbers Pentagon denies DC’s request for National Guard to help with bussed migrants Politics in education isn’t helping students Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 9, including senior militant How advocates are tackling the massive challenge of textile waste Time to fish: Congress needs to direct a space junk clean-up mission Florida’s Board of Medicine considers restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, adults Watch live: Harris speaks to Latina state lawmakers on protecting reproductive rights RNC officially picks Milwaukee for 2024 convention Republicans vow ‘hell’ for Democrats over economic bill Rural Americans with early-onset Alzheimer’s less likely to see a specialist The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Biden’s week of political wins How abortion clinics can protect patients’ data from potentially being used against them Biden tests COVID-19 positive for seventh straight day Watch live: White House press briefing Hate speech, privacy and the personal lives of public officials Trump PAC pushing election fraud claims paid $60K to Melania Trump fashion designer How policies ‘protecting’ small restaurants from delivery apps are backfiring Biden to visit Kentucky in wake of deadly floods How plant-based beef helps climate change but hurts jobs Watch live: Biden signs two COVID-19 relief program fraud bills Fetterman holding first public campaign event since stroke Exposure to wildfire pollution contributes to negative health effects in children Former WWE star Glenn ‘Kane’ Jacobs wins second term as mayor in Tennessee county Fires put California’s forest offset program at risk of collapse The FTC works up a sweat over virtual-reality fitness market Rising: August 5, 2022 Jury visits Parkland school shooting scene in shooter’s death penalty case Texas woman charged with holding 17 immigrants hostage in home US Chamber applauds Sinema, attacks stock buyback tax Pelosi was right to go to Taiwan — China’s threats are hollow Rising health care costs, inflation lead Americans to skip or delay treatment Watch live: Senate GOP holds briefing to push back on Democratic spending Three die from injuries in DC lightning strike West Virginia man gets 3-year sentence for threats to Fauci, other officials Watch live: NASA holds a press briefing on the Artemis mission to the moon What’s the plan to counter Russia’s energy squeeze? Most people with opioid use disorder don’t have access to critical medications China halts climate, military cooperation with US over Pelosi visit Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says Kremlin ‘ready to discuss’ Griner prisoner swap Economy adds whopping 528K jobs in July, shatters expectations Whistleblowers are essential to Inflation Reduction Act climate efforts Far-right mayor wins GOP primary for Nashville US House seat China sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip: ‘Egregious provocation’ The one thing Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit achieved What happens if nobody claims the Mega Millions jackpot? Chinese ambassador called to White House amid tensions over Pelosi Taiwan visit Pelosi: US will ‘not allow’ China to isolate Taiwan Whistleblower legislation is especially urgent now The Hill’s Morning Report — Democrats on brink of budget bill win Kentucky expected to face enormous costs after devastating floods The Memo: Trump’s TV stars pose problems for the GOP AARP, Big Pharma locked in battle over drug pricing bill Black voters’ dissatisfaction could spell trouble for Democrats Climate change causing poorer fitness in children: study