The Hill Articles: May 29, 2022

US, Canada investigating strawberries linked to hepatitis A outbreak FBI investigating authenticity of 25 Basquiat paintings at Florida museum Abbott booed at Uvalde memorial site: ‘We need change’ Worries about coming ObamaCare premium spikes intensify EU leaders urge Putin to begin ‘direct dialogue’ with Zelensky for peace in Ukraine As summer begins, US COVID-19 cases six times higher than last year CNN’s Acosta tells NRA to ‘look into its soul’ to protect kids These three Democrat-led states are pushing ahead on gun control School counselors say students socially, emotionally frozen amid pandemic: NYT survey Zelensky visits frontlines as Ukraine pushes back in south Pentagon under pressure to protect abortion access Stampede injures 16 at New York’s Barclays Center after false alarm over active shooter Husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi charged with DUI in California White House officials, Senate Republicans decline Sunday news show appearances to talk Texas school shooting Garland urges public service in Harvard address: ‘Democracy is under threat’ Pelosi tells Brown University graduates to unite in deeply divided country Bidens meet families of Uvalde school shooting victims Why this inflation is different Former DHS counterterrorism chief: Law enforcement response to Texas school shooting a ‘failure’ WHO: 650 children diagnosed with severe hepatitis since April Officials weigh in on Senate talks to curb gun violence, but doubt lingers Another nuclear plant closes: Get ready for electricity shortages Mo Brooks: Testimony before Jan. 6 panel should be public, occur after Senate primary runoff Murphy says he sees more ‘Republican interest’ in talking about gun legislation DOJ launches review of police response to Texas school shooting Demings calls for investigation into police response to Texas school shooting Democrats need more than just money for key statehouse races GOP pitches hardening schools as Uvalde security failures emerge California archbishops abandon their flock — to play culture politics Bidens visit Texas to pay respects after school shooting Thousands of holiday weekend flights canceled Uvalde county commissioner says he wants FBI investigation into Texas school shooting response Excluding Taiwan from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is a mistake Gun control activist slams ‘pandering’ to extremist conservatives, liberals Better candidates may not be enough for Democrats to retain the Senate Kinzinger says he is ‘open to’ assault weapons ban after Uvalde shooting Booker ‘not that hopeful’ about potential federal gun reform legislation Teachers should not carry guns, despite alarming school shootings Kinzinger says raising the age to purchase guns to 21 a ‘no-brainer’ Texas GOP lawmaker won’t support stricter gun laws in wake of school shooting Murphy: Florida gun law passed after Parkland shooting a ‘signal of what’s possible’ Mo Brooks gets into fiery exchange with ‘Fox News Sunday’ host over 2020 election Trumpism versus Reaganism Durbin: ‘I sense a different feeling among my colleagues’ on gun reform Senate Democrat ‘hopeful’ Congress will pass bipartisan bill to address mass shootings The Boeing Commercial Crew Starliner: Third time’s the charm Texas Democrat says parent told student likely bled out waiting for police after school shooting Rep. Mo Brooks blames decline of ‘moral values’ for mass shootings US raises concerns over UN human rights chief’s visit to China What 2022’s primary results tell us about both parties Activist confronts Ted Cruz after senator’s NRA speech Gerrymandering, a legal form of vote stealing, more entrenched now than ever Zelensky: Conditions in Donbas ‘indescribably difficult’ Two common-sense proposals that would reduce school shootings significantly Why significant gun restrictions are unlikely to pass Congress Biden to host New Zealand leader at White House Sun Belt cities boom as major cities bleed population Biden to confront horrors of school shooting in Uvalde The pandemic broke welfare. Here’s how states can fix it Pervasive malaise may be the Democrats’ biggest midterm challenge