The Hill Articles: February 14, 2022

Create websites without writing code thanks to this discounted tool bundle Power through hundreds of business books with 20-minute summaries for $99.99 This Revolutionary Supplement Is The Fast, Easy, and Efficient Way To Get All Your Daily Nutrients McConnell calls out ‘maskless’ Super Bowl celebs as school mandates remain With Congress Committing Billions, It’s Time To Switch To Residential Solar US offers Ukraine $1 billion loan guarantee Postal reform bill hits Senate snag Ex-RNC chair pens open letter to McDaniel: You will regret censure of Cheney, Kinzinger State Department urges US citizens to leave Belarus amid Russian military buildup along border Senate passes bill to make former internment camp national historic site Rubio: White House records at Mar-a-Lago ‘not a crime, I don’t believe’ Body found after plane with eight on board crashes off Carolina coast Houston offers $30K reward for info on case of 9-year-old shot in road rage incident Trudeau invokes emergency powers to end trucker protests Overnight Defense & National Security — Ukraine’s warning sets off invasion rumors Senators eye Plan B amid Russia sanctions stalemate Idaho lawmakers to consider bill to keep source of lethal injections secret Prosecution in George Floyd civil rights trial rests its case Biden’s FDA pick clears key Senate hurdle Overnight Health Care — DC ending mask, vaccine mandates UK police commander responsible for current drug policy accused of using LSD, pot American unity is key to a Europe whole and free Ukraine expert: If there is no Russian invasion, Western credibility may be affected Sims creators say game expansion won’t be released in Russia because it promotes same-sex marriage Arrest made in series of Albuquerque stabbings linked to man on bicycle Only ‘one reliable host city’ will be left for Winter Olympics if global emissions are not curbed: study Overnight Energy & Environment — Southwest sees worst drought in a millennium On The Money — Biden’s inflation boogeymen Zoo encourages endangered monkeys to ‘get it on’ with Marvin Gaye hits Pentagon mulls new way to arm Ukrainians if Russia invades Hillicon Valley — Facebook sued over facial scans Why congressional Democrats should rethink their universal pre-k plan  Website that raised millions for ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests goes offline after possible hack Navy engineer pleads guilty in submarine spy case NFL running back Adrian Peterson arrested on felony domestic violence charge Five big questions after Canadian truckers cleared from US border bridge Hawley’s campaign selling mugs with Jan. 6 photo of senator College says students yelled racist remarks at Howard University women’s lacrosse team NFL spotlights Black musicians in Super Bowl halftime show while facing racial discrimination crisis Manchin would oppose second high court nominee right before 2024 election US Embassy in Kyiv destroying documents as drawdown underway Biden administration considering $1B loan guarantee to Ukraine Equilibrium/Sustainability — Stocks shaky amid Russia-Ukraine unrest Israeli leader makes historic visit to Bahrain SpaceX mega constellation raises concerns of increased satellite collisions Louisiana officials investigating methane plume seen from space New US citizen Kaillie Humphries wins gold at Olympics Ocasio-Cortez laments ‘sh– show’ of Congress Sha’Carri Richardson rips figure skater decision: ‘Only difference I see is I’m a black young lady’ Autopsy determines Brian Laundrie died of self-inflicted gunshot wound 3 killed in shooting at Texas sports bar Accounting firm retracts financial statements, cuts ties with Trump Org amid NY AG probe Anthony Weiner to make first cable news appearance since incarceration on Hannity Biden doubles down on a failed Yemen policy Trans swimmer Lia Thomas likely eligible to compete in NCAA championships Pakistan allowing India to deliver wheat to ease Afghan food shortages Lina Khan won’t solve inflation Biden, Johnson discuss threat of ‘protracted crisis’ if Russia invades Ukraine Bird flu found in Virginia, Kentucky Judge to throw out Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times Congress failed to pass voting rights legislation but we can still save our democracy Ohio mayor resigns after linking ice fishing to prostitution Pentagon chief heads to Eastern Europe amid possible Russian invasion of Ukraine Trio of women to host this year’s Oscars: report Howard University targeted by another bomb threat Arizona GOP Rep. David Schweikert agrees to FEC fine Hate crimes trial begins in Ahmaud Arbery killing With more jobs than jobless, the supply chain needs urgent repairs Interior Department announces reforms to Native American detention program White House director of broadcast media leaving for private sector Louisville police: Mayoral candidate targeted in shooting Bureau of Prisons trying to ‘run out the clock’ in delaying gender-affirming care to transgender inmate, attorneys say US Embassy in Kyiv closing amid threat of Russian invasion ‘Mattress Mack’ loses record $9.5M Super Bowl bet Ukrainian president declares ‘day of unity’ amid fears of Russian attack Buy-clean policies will revolutionize America’s economy Electric vehicles’ big Super Bowl win Electric vehicles may have been the real winners of Super Bowl LVI Microsoft reopening some offices this month Southwestern megadrought worst in 1,200 years: study Valentine’s Day poll: 86 percent of Americans believe in true love Dozens of chickens seized in alleged Dallas cockfighting operation George Washington University apologizes for tracking locations of students, faculty Crypto firm BlockFi settles with SEC, states for $100M over lending business Trump used Secret Service agent’s phone to call Melania Trump after Stormy Daniels report: CNN Kansas Democrats sue over Republican redistricting law Putin’s Ukraine gambit unites Western democracies he sought to divide Texas alleges Facebook’s facial recognition practices violated privacy protections Trump memo drafter claims executive privilege over 11,000 documents sought by Jan. 6 panel The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Dems urging Biden to hustle What is behind the ‘truckagedon’ blockades? Enes Kanter Freedom: The IOC ‘is in bed’ with Chinese government Water companies must step up on cybersecurity Watch live: White House holds press briefing Canada’s Trudeau to use emergency powers to end demonstrations: report Ontario lifting vaccine proof requirements Washington, DC, to end vaccine, mask mandates 36 percent in Texas poll think Biden didn’t win election legitimately More US fighter jets arrive in Poland Global teamwork saved the ozone layer — where’s the unity on climate change? World Bank relocating staff from Ukraine Trump says he could have ousted ‘atrocious’ Susan Collins in 2020 Durham alleges cyber analysts ‘exploited’ access to Trump White House server Top Russian diplomat calls for more talks amid escalating Ukraine crisis Whoopi Goldberg returns to ‘The View’ after suspension Should we still be expelling migrants under Title 42? Authorities order Rams fans to leave downtown LA after chaos at Super Bowl celebrations Parkland father climbs crane near White House to deliver gun violence message Incentives will not change the Taliban WATCH: Weekend stories you might have missed Black Broadway actor to make history playing ‘Wicked’s’ Glinda in full-time role Man who attacked police in Paris with knife killed, official says Five Super Bowl commercials making the most buzz More Americans dissatisfied with immigration level: Gallup The return of ‘sphere of influence politics’ Trump pushes back at those saying he’s lost grip on GOP Former Trump health adviser Deborah Birx to publish memoir QR code Super Bowl commercial causes crash for cryptocurrency app The new era of American aerospace  ATF urges people to give exes a ‘Valentine’s Day surprise’ by turning them in NBC’s Michele Tafoya leaving sports to help GOP governor candidate in Minnesota Online piracy is a scourge on American authors — Congress must intervene Jill Biden has students design Valentine’s Day hearts as White House decorations New Zealand’s Ardern: Anti-mandate protesters using ‘intimidation and harassment’ Stick with sanctions in Iran Union rates tick up among young workers Swastika found on window shade at US Embassy in Bulgaria: report Rising: February 14, 2022 Camilla tests positive for COVID-19 Poll finds Abbott with 10-point lead on Beto O’Rourke in Texas Sanders endorses Jessica Cisneros over sitting Democratic lawmaker Trevor Noah to host a returning WHCA dinner Make some policy love this Valentine’s Day Melania Trump’s ‘high teas’ under investigation in Florida Biden presses Congress on gun violence on Parkland anniversary Medals to be withheld from Russian figure skater until resolution of doping scandal Department of Education hiring two top communications officials amid outreach to disadvantaged communities The US can aid Afghans without boosting the Taliban Key US-Canada bridge reopens after arrests The Canadian truckers are ‘MAD’ New York Democrat Suraj Patel sets up rematch against Maloney Ukraine calls for meeting with Russia amid tensions Trump said Belichick ‘chickened out’ by deciding not to accept Presidential Medal of Freedom: book Josh Hammer and originalism’s entropy Russia says relations with US ‘lying on the floor’ No, plaintiff wins in the Harvard and UNC cases wouldn’t be undemocratic The Hill’s Morning Report – World poised for war This week: Confirmation fight over Biden’s FDA nominee comes to a head Juan Williams: GOP’s Trump fever begins to cool Josh Mandel tests Ohio’s appetite for red meat rhetoric The former Marine taking the fight to veteran suicide Anxious Democrats want Biden to speed up vetting for Supreme Court pick