The Hill Articles: April 20, 2023

U.S. News & World Report delays law, medical school rankings amid inquiries from schools McDaniel announces California will host second GOP debate for 2024  Conservative radio host Larry Elder joins GOP presidential race with 2024 bid 18 state AGs press Biden administration for recall on theft-prone Hyundai, Kia cars Second UAP Senate hearing highlighted the need for better data Pentagon prepares to evacuate US embassy staff in Sudan 1 in 3 US households utilized Biden administration’s free at-home COVID tests: CDC Key provisions of GOP’s debt limit bill Fourth Marine recruit dies at Parris Island boot camp in two years Trump draws anti-abortion group’s ire Full-service abortion clinic opens in Wyoming amid attacks, legal battles GOP leaders scrambling to unite skeptical Republicans behind debt limit bill Biden reportedly prepping for 2024 announcement next week Texas man fired at police before surrendering to FBI for Jan. 6 charges: officials LGBTQ rights groups sue Tennessee over ban on youth gender-affirming care GOP lawmakers urge Biden to stop sending ‘unrestrained’ aid, weapons to Ukraine US lawmakers push to counter Chinese cyberattacks Earth change: The next big thing Biden announces $1B toward Green Climate Fund Marshall introduces vote of no confidence resolution for Mayorkas Pence: ‘I fully support efforts to take the abortion pill off the market’ Lawmakers face opportunities with 2023 farm bill Patty Murray becomes first woman to cast 10,000 votes in Senate history DeSantis signs bill ending unanimous death penalty requirement after Parkland verdict backlash Guns apprehended at airport checkpoints rise in first quarter of 2023: TSA Chief Justice John Roberts summoned to Capitol Hill Don’t let ChatGPT chatter overshadow earlier tech harms and biases EPA proposes to ban most uses of toxic paint remover Lobbying firms start strong after record $4-billion haul in 2022 Charges against Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting being dropped, according to attorneys ‘White House Plumbers’ star Justin Theroux pays a visit to the real thing How immigration reform will impact the 2024 race Biden administration takes first step to protect more than 100 million acres of forest Harris on mass shootings: It’s ‘pitiful’ that Congress can’t ‘stand up to the NRA’ House GOP leaders distance from national abortion ban The racial wealth gap won’t budge: There’s a tax for that It’s finally happening. Twitter users bid farewell to blue checkmarks Cheat sheet: What’s in Republicans’ sweeping 320-page debt limit proposal Trump endorsements put DeSantis on defense Biden’s new executive order will improve federal policymaking — here’s how Amazon unveils counterfeit-tracking initiative Ocasio-Cortez, Markey reintroduce Green New Deal resolution: ‘We need bold big climate action’ Insurers say free preventive care will continue while lawsuit is appealed Beyoncé to donate $2M from Renaissance tour to students, small businesses Leading anti-abortion group calls Trump’s position unacceptable Harris: ‘One day I’m going to write a cookbook’ Biden’s other pro-choice policy: the EPA’s market-based plan to clean up American cars Greene vs Green: silencing sparks round of GOP infighting Lawmakers introduce bill to counter Chinese cyber threats against Taiwan Rising: April 20, 2023 Pentagon prepping for potential evacuation of US embassy staff from Sudan Raskin shares health update: ‘Chemotherapy has extinguished the cancer cells’ Elephant seals nap while they dive, study finds, shedding new light on sleep The Feinstein fault line threatens to upend Senate comity South Florida facing gas shortage after storms, floods Advocacy groups teaming up for Supreme Court accountability campaign Labor nominee Julie Su defends record as key Senate Democrats remain undecided ‘Ransom demands’: White House blasts McCarthy’s debt limit plan on manufacturing The Economic Snapshot: CEO Summit Search suspended for three American sailors missing off Mexican coast Mortgage rates rise for the first time in more than a month Watch live: White House press briefing Are economic and political tides turning away from America and toward China? North Carolina state senator wants Disney World to move to the Tar Heel State ‘Resupply is not an option’: Lawmakers wargame Chinese invasion of Taiwan Moderna, IBM partnering to incorporate AI, quantum computing in mRNA development Miami mayor ‘close’ to decision on 2024 GOP presidential bid Energy Department making $3B available for rooftop solar installations Pentagon transfers detainee to Algeria, leaving 30 at Guantanamo The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Thomas’s ethics questions stir GOP unease Republican voters back states’ right to determine cannabis use  Judiciary Democrats advance first judicial nominees during Feinstein absence  Officials in Florida mistakenly send early-morning emergency alert to devices statewide Dan Bongino parts ways with Fox News Durbin asks Roberts to testify in Congress amid Thomas controversy Ban on gender-affirming care for youth signed into law in North Dakota Biden nominee would be most senior woman ever at Department of Veterans Affairs Former GOP Washington Senate challenger launches new policy-focused nonprofit Solar-powered warehouse rooftops could power nearly 19.4M US homes: report My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5M over debunked 2020 election data Senior DHS border official put on leave amid reports of security violation: reports Former Rep. Crowley registers as TikTok lobbyist George Santos on running for reelection: ‘I have a clean conscience’ Manchin slams Biden for ‘deficiency of leadership,’ applauds McCarthy debt plan  Man accused of shooting 6 year-old in NC arrested BuzzFeed News shutting down Home sales fell in March, plunged 22 percent over the past year: analysis IRS supervisor: Biden administration mishandling Hunter Biden investigation Republican representing DeSantis’s former Florida district endorses Trump Twitter moving forward with plans to remove thousands of legacy verification check marks Hispanic Caucus PAC jumping into race to replace Cicilline in Rhode Island At least 193 suspected of being involved in terrorism have crossed the Southern border SpaceX’s Starship explodes after launch of test flight — but that wasn’t unexpected House Republicans pass bill to ban transgender women, girls from school sports teams Michelle Obama: ‘We’ve been married for 30 years,’ and 20 of them were ‘great’ The bank crisis is the latest argument to expand Postal Service banking Yellen calls for better relations with China amid tensions Will TSA stop you for marijuana in your luggage? Federal appeals court delays deposition of ex-Manhattan prosecutor in Trump probe Watch live: Julie Su confirmation hearing for Secretary of Labor Trump touts endorsements from Florida lawmakers US-China relations are in flux, but don’t call it ‘decoupling’ Michelle Obama on mistaken-address shootings: ‘I hope and pray that at some point enough becomes enough’ CDC backs new booster shot for people 65 and older, immunocompromised Trump may stay away from rape trial to ease NYC traffic jams, lawyer says Watch live: Buttigieg testifies on Transportation budget request before House panel Christie: ‘I don’t believe that Republican voters penalize people who criticize Trump’ Pro-life movement is the dog that caught the car Where recreational marijuana is – and isn’t – legal in 2023 Washington state lawmakers pass ban on semi-automatic rifles NATO chief visiting Ukraine for first time since Russia invaded 2 dead after strong storms move through central US, thousands without power Bipartisan Senate committee targets drug industry intermediaries Six faces of the GOP’s toxic brand Nearly 1,500 book bans implemented in the first half of this school year: analysis Watch live: SpaceX attempts Starship launch More in new poll say Trump broke law in case in Georgia than New York Hijacked AI assistants can now hack your data Biden’s ‘escalation’ paralysis on winning the Ukraine war California Home Depot employee shot, killed trying to stop suspected shoplifter: police Bear spray ‘missed’ during TSA screening caused evacuation in part of Nashville Airport: officials T. rex skeleton sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction, less than expected Carnival bans cruise passengers over video of fishy behavior: ‘They will not be cruising on Carnival again’ The Hill’s Morning Report — SCOTUS delays abortion pill ruling; GOP unveils debt limit plan ‘Blueprint to devastate hard-working American families:’ White House bashes House GOP proposal Here are the Biden judges stalled in the Senate amid Feinstein’s absence  Julie Su stares down rocky road to Labor secretary Democratic governors draw contrast with GOP on abortion Thomas’s ethics issues stir GOP unease Leaks stir GOP outrage over US troops at embassy in Ukraine Corporate America seeks to unravel FTC noncompete ban Recession already here for many Americans as buying power, credit, social net shrinks Biden to announce climate assistance funds in meeting with world leaders Bipartisan bill aims to incentivize water conservation in drought-prone farmlands of US West Five takeaways from the Fox News-Dominion settlement