The Hill Articles: December 7, 2022

Jan. 6 panel eyeing Dec. 21 to release final report, chairman says New Democrat Coalition calls for immediate action to protect pathway to citizenship for Dreamers Putin acknowledges war in Ukraine ‘could be a lengthy process’ New York AG says sexual harassment claims against chief of staff were substantiated  Preventing US weapons from escaping Ukraine is a challenge Defense & National Security — Defense policy bill inches toward finish line Energy & Environment — Manchin charts next steps on permitting reform House delays action on defense bill as Black Caucus presses for voting rights Health Care — White House says repealing military vaccine mandate a ‘mistake’ Equilibrium/Sustainability — Deliberate burning shielded historic Southwest, study finds A key climate metric gets an overdue update On The Money — Is the housing recession upon us? Lawmakers face closing window to pass landmark bipartisan marijuana bill Restore the enhanced Child Tax Credit to improve health and educational outcomes Hillicon Valley — News competition bill dropped after tech pushback Democrats shouldn’t celebrate for long Watch live: Biden attends annual vigil for victims of gun violence Bruised Republicans point fingers after failure to capture Senate Indiana sues TikTok over data security, targeting children with mature content Can big data save the ocean? VA staffing up to deal with backlog of vets seeking toxin exposure treatment FDA gives priority review to Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults Conservatives ramp up pressure on McConnell to block spending bill Biden administration to appeal ruling striking Title 42, pledges new regulation from CDC Texas governor bans use of TikTok in state agencies NAACP calls for Supreme Court to ‘uphold the integrity’ of elections Tobacco companies now required to display signs at retail locations stating health effects of smoking Will we see the full Jan. 6 record? Ex-Capitol Police chief’s book raises questions Ocasio-Cortez under investigation by House Ethics Committee Advocates hopeful about getting expanded child tax credit over lame-duck finish line Democrats’ expanded Senate majority boosts Harris Musk lashes out at SF mayor over investigation into Twitter’s makeshift bedrooms for employees West Coast’s first offshore wind sale tops $750M Hawley: Section 230 liability shield ‘allows platforms to escape any real accountability’  Tech leaders laud consumer AI benefits Apple rolls out more encryption of iCloud data Trump hosts Mar-a-Lago event with prominent QAnon, Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Gosar tweets, then deletes, support for Trump’s Constitution termination statement Midterms sent message to deliver for women or ignore them at our peril US, UK ink deal aimed at bolstering gas cooperation Campaign Report — GOP blame-game begins after Walker loss Sanders eyeing Yemen war powers resolution vote ‘hopefully next week’ The pathway to slashing industrial emissions Remote employee engagement has increased since 2020, report suggests ‘Circular bioeconomy’ could transform plastics sector, study finds White House calls it ‘mistake’ to repeal troop vaccine mandate, won’t say if Biden would veto defense bill Bipartisan senators advance measure to support Iranian protesters The Memo: Trump suffers double blow with Walker defeat, courtroom loss The G20 membership needs a drastic demographic edit Energy Department rule would cut government building emissions 90 percent Items with classified markings found in Trump storage unit: reports Two new drugs could fight COVID-19 Business, investors call for clearer regulations around nature Activist investors blast BlackRock’s ‘hypocrisy’ on sustainability, call for CEO ouster Pragmatic ‘Main Street’ House GOP caucus urges colleagues to support McCarthy for Speaker Supreme Court signals interest in middle path in major election law clash Putin: Russian nuclear weapons a ‘factor of deterrence’ in Ukraine war Arkansas town elects youngest Black mayor in US McCarthy critic ups opposition, says he ‘doesn’t have the ability to serve as speaker’ Wordle beats out election results, Ukraine as most-searched term on Google in 2022 Two women allege AirTags made it easier for them to be stalked, harassed Historic gay bar designated as New York City landmark Rick Scott defends ‘good, quality’ Senate candidates following Georgia runoff loss DOJ watchdog finds series of ‘failures’ by prison officials before Whitey Bulger death Lidl recalls Advent calendar due to possible salmonella contamination ‘Indict me too’: Will Cryptome’s call to be charged kill the case against WikiLeaks’ Assange? Watch live: White House press briefing Manchin pitches permitting reform as NDAA amendment Manhattan prosecutor: Even with Trump Org conviction, investigation is ‘ongoing’ Border Patrol agent dies in ATV accident while on duty The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Dems’ Senate victory lap How Trump’s human trafficking efforts failed immigrant survivors Four ways Warnock’s win helps Biden Schumer: Abortion ruling and Jan. 6 hearings helped Democrats expand Senate majority As demographics change, now what? Key Democrats ask State, Defense for records on Kushner family business Biden administration signs off on $425M in arms sales to Taiwan Emhoff on combating antisemitism: ‘I refuse to be afraid’ RNC chief on criticism of early voting: ‘We need to stop that’ GOP Georgia lieutenant governor: Every Republican ‘ought to hold Donald Trump accountable’ for Warnock win Major cloud, email hosting provider blames ransomware attack for outage Biden’s latest student loan payment extension is unlawful Ann Romney reveals who she thinks should play Mitt in the biopic Pandemic saw record drug deaths among pregnant women TSA officials find dog in passenger’s bag at Wisconsin airport Rising: December 7, 2022 Trump certainly has had ‘a great fall’ Democrats express ‘deep concern’ about reported Twitter suppression of protests in China NAACP, Black-led political groups cheer Warnock win US did not encourage or enable Ukraine to strike inside Russia, Blinken says News competition measure left out of defense spending bill after tech pushback Federal memo warned of attacks on power plants Trump lawyers searched properties for classified material: report Fox’s Laura Ingraham after Herschel Walker’s Georgia loss: ‘I’m pissed’ at GOP Republicans divided over Trump hosting Ye, ‘associates’ at Mar-a-Lago: survey An equity-focused CDC can address racial disparities in health and life Violent ‘bank jugging’ robberies on the rise, California police warn No more Canada nice: Ottawa gets tough with Beijing Watch live: Schumer holds press conference celebrating Warnock victory NY Times union warns of walkout on Thursday China announces rollback of COVID-19 restrictions following protests Youngkin moves toward reimbursements for ‘unjust’ COVID-19 fines in Virginia Oregon to appeal ruling placing new gun law on hold South Sudan’s future as a state and nation lies with ordinary people Most say they would pay more for products from companies with reputations for doing good: Gallup Jerome Powell’s choice: More misery or less misery Zeldin says he will not challenge McDaniel for RNC chair Did Herschel Walker just end Trump’s presidential hopes? Zelensky named Time magazine Person of the Year These cities saw the greatest productivity growth in the last 15 years: report A ‘pay gap’ tells us nothing about discrimination against Latinas San Francisco supervisors halt plan to allow police robots to use lethal force Democrats had a reason for choosing South Carolina Biden: Georgia voters ‘rejected Ultra MAGAism’ in reelecting Warnock Budowsky: Joe Biden seeks ‘Morning in America’ Why we should end the creation of race-based voting districts The Hill’s Morning Report — Georgia Senate victory caps strong midterms for Dems House panel wants answers from Bankman-Fried on FTX GOP smells blood with wounded Trump   The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2022 Economists: A US housing recession has already arrived North Carolina attack underscores vulnerability of power grid Biden’s South Carolina move reignites tensions with Sanders camp Five races to watch in 2023 House panel wants answers from Bankman-Fried on FTX collapse Lobbying world Senators urge Agriculture secretary to help Western states in ’22-year mega-drought’