The Hill Articles: December 20, 2022

READ: House panel’s reports on Trump tax returns Musk says he will resign as Twitter CEO once he finds replacement  Former aide saw Trump tearing up documents, per Jan. 6 panel deposition   White House previews 2023 economic priorities: child care, housing prices, workforce training Congress aims to label Russia ‘Aggressor State’ instead of state sponsor of terrorism What Congress’s spending bill includes for energy, sustainability Arizona judge allows attorney general candidate’s election challenge to go to trial  Democrats vote to release six years of Trump’s tax returns Health Care — Spending bill tackles Medicaid, pandemic response  Biden’s border crisis: Title 42 is a distraction, not the solution New Hampshire Democrats step up criticism of new primary proposal   Energy & Environment — USPS to purchase all-electric fleet starting 2026  Governing Twitter via polls: Musk’s latest tech innovation On The Money — Here’s what’s in the $1.7 trillion funding bill Sinema looks to lead bipartisan border trip to see ‘broken’ system Jan. 6 panel set to release final recommendations Hillicon Valley — Big Tech bills left out of spending package Equilibrium/Sustainability — Arctic storm system kicks off transcontinental trip Four RNC finance chairs back McDaniel in leadership race Biden administration asks chief justice to allow Title 42 to end Defense & National Security — Ukraine to get $45B under final omnibus Lawmakers race to finish year’s work before winter storm  Much of the US will experience the coldest Christmas in decades  House GOP urges members to vote against government funding bill Brady warns Trump tax return precedent could extend to Supreme Court justices The conservative case for a routine US-Africa summit Senate GOP pans ‘immaturity’ by House Republicans with omnibus threat Zelensky planning to visit US Capitol in person on Wednesday FDA center struggling to regulate tobacco products, review finds Global climate goal ‘gasping for breath,’ UN chief says  Brace for arctic blast: Maps show how cold it will get across US Your eco-friendly choices may feel good, but they also play a role in political polarization Can the West create a NAFO that’s built to last beyond Ukraine? CVS, Walgreens limiting sales of child pain medication amid high demand DEA says it seized more than 379M deadly fentanyl doses this year McConnell ‘pulling’ for McCarthy to become Speaker, despite disagreements  Many women need mental health services, yet don’t receive them: report Campaign Report — Trump’s rough week Voters across party lines want action on saving species Pentagon seeks to reassure after Air Force grounds entire B-2 bomber fleet Lowest average wage workers are willing to accept reaches new heights: New York Fed survey Spending bill would revamp pandemic response, Medicaid funding Child tax credit expansion not included in omnibus package Michelle Obama on how she convinced Malia, Sasha to not get inked New York panel finalizes ‘nation-leading’ climate blueprint Pelosi urges Democrats to support massive spending bill: ‘Urgent and necessary’ Jeffries taps DelBene to lead House Democrats’ campaign arm As the flu surges, Congress must act Number of children, teens killed rose sharply in pandemic’s first year: study Congress creates loophole to give West Point football star a shot at NFL draft Virginia Democrat urges DEA, FDA to act on shortage of ADHD drugs Spending package won’t include ‘Dreamer’ protections The US needs a Vaccines for Children program for adults Watch live: House Ways and Means Committee meets to discuss releasing Trump’s tax returns This Santa’s wish list includes a kidney transplant Scammers draining SNAP accounts of all benefits, officials warn Republicans hail 2 percent cut to IRS appropriation in omnibus Greene and Boebert trade public barbs over McCarthy, ‘space lasers’ British Airways flights scheduled for departure from US delayed over technical issue Biden in newly surfaced video declares Iran talks ‘dead’ Jeffries says Republicans learned nothing from ‘historic’ midterm underperformance Big Tech bills left out of sweeping government spending bill Africa must heal itself — and not rely on America Six ISIS officials captured in commando raids Congress on track for largest increase to maximum Pell Grant award in more than a decade ‘Do Not Drive’: Chrysler, Dodge owners urged to repair vehicles following another airbag-related fatality The rich and powerful: What’s the state of oligarchs in 2022? Watergate prosecutor expects Trump to face federal, state charges 34 states ask Biden administration to go further on toughening flight cancellation regulations Biden administration to publish hospital ownership data for first time Musk: Only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to vote on platforms policy polls Oregon, Washington state panels approve transition to zero-emission vehicles Bottom line The telehealth cliff: Congress must act now to ensure access to mental health, SUD Care   Biden to meet with leaders of Mexico and Canada in Mexico City next month New USPS vehicles to be all electric by 2026 Half of US adults feel antisemitism has increased in recent years: poll More economists say recession likely next year: poll Republicans to investigate Russian environmental influence peddling that the media dismiss Final funding bill includes $45B for Ukraine Court rules White House can’t force contractors to guarantee workers have COVID vaccinations Wells Fargo settles CFPB allegations for $3.7B Musk says US has been harmed by having Warren as senator A lesson for DeSantis on the perils of peaking early Americans can tolerate less than 4 hours with family on holidays, survey finds California cities dominate list of happiest in US: study Biden administration finalizes rule cutting truck pollution  Rising: December 20, 2022 House GOP bloc threatens to ‘thwart’ legislative priorities of GOP senators who vote for omnibus Omnibus includes $2.5M for residential security for senators 10 states saw pay raises; only 1 outpaced inflation Kissinger’s ‘realism’ matches Biden’s policy, but not Putin’s reality TikTok ban on government phones included in federal funding bill Negotiators add Electoral Count Act reforms to year-end government funding package What made the cut in Congress’s 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion funding bill — and what didn’t 3M will phase out its ‘forever chemical’ production by 2025 TikTok planning to add reasoning for recommended videos Facing recession and political pressure, the Fed will move inflation goalposts Zelensky makes surprise visit to besieged eastern city of Bakhmut Feehery: A huge Christmas gift to the left  White House budget chief calls for Congress to send funding bill to Biden’s desk Standing with Russia, or staying silent, protects genocide Press: Time to shake up the Supreme Court   Rand Paul endorses Electoral Count Act reform Whether, when and how the war in Ukraine will end Read the full 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion government funding bill released by Congress Magnitude 6.4 earthquake knocks out power for thousands in Northern California Good riddance to proxy voting in the House Congressional negotiators roll out sweeping $1.7 trillion funding bill  Will Europe be mastered by history in 2023? The Hill’s Morning Report — Jan. 6 panel: Trump should be criminally charged Many Senate Republicans aren’t protecting Trump after Jan. 6 panel’s nod to criminal charges How Trump is likely to be haunted by Jan. 6 panel long after its exit After years of fighting for it, Democrats may release Trump tax return information What to know about the Democratic ‘firehouse primary’ in Virginia’s special House race