The Hill Articles: December 21, 2023

Menendez blocks 2 Senate confirmations over ‘lack of responsiveness’ from administration Recordings reportedly show Trump pressuring Michigan canvassers to not certify 2020 vote: Detroit News Manchin launches new political organization, listening tour French President Macron criticizes ‘manhunt’ of Gérard Depardieu Gingrich suggests 14th Amendment doesn’t apply today Jamal Khashoggi’s widow granted political asylum in US  Raskin: Trump can’t hold office again under 14th Amendment California law that would ban firearms in most public places blocked Jamie Raskin: Supreme Court must reject Trump’s immunity claims CDC urges nursing home vaccinations Trump requests delay in E. Jean Carroll civil trial to consider other legal options EPA to propose new pesticide rule Orlando newspaper publishes spread of 673 books banned in Florida county in 2023 Speaker Johnson presses Biden to take executive action on the border FTC looks to expand online privacy protections for kids New Hampshire man indicted after allegedly threatening to kill 3 presidential candidates House Republican calls Colorado ruling the ‘worst case of judicial activism I’ve ever seen’ Biden economic adviser says US Steel sale deserves ‘serious scrutiny’ Moderate Dem says it ‘makes sense’ to leave Trump ballot question to courts DeSantis claims no ‘phonier politician than Tricky Nikki’ in latest attack ad How to avoid holiday travel nightmares Former Marine Paul Whelan feels abandoned in Russia: ‘It’s my life that’s draining away’ Hungarian prime minister agrees to meet with Zelensky amid tensions Evening Report — DNC, RNC spar over fundraising figures Pulitzer Prize winners join AI copyright lawsuit Biden campaign in year-end memo argues democracy on the line in 2024 In light of court ruling, EPA to propose allowing most uses of pesticide linked to developmental delays in children Trump’s legal woes thrust Supreme Court into 2024 chaos  Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner visit Israel to meet with leaders, families of hostages Honda recalling 2.5M vehicles at risk of stalling White Christmas? Most of US can keep dreaming  Schiff holds 9-point lead in California Senate race: Poll Defunct social media app Parler planning 2024 comeback Yellen backs ‘Bidenomics’ amid dim economic polls NYC council votes to ban solitary confinement in city jails Biden sending Blinken, Mayorkas to Mexico in effort to curb illegal border crossings Racial profiling and unjust deportation at the border must not spread nationwide 90 percent in Gaza eating less than 1 meal a day: World Food Program At least 15 people killed in Prague university shooting Cook Political Report shifts Michigan, Nevada toward GOP amid Biden’s weak polling Ukraine moves to legalize medical marijuana to help treat trauma of war The Navy needs a ‘Yorktown Plan’ for submarines to defeat China Sen. Warner: Congressional failure to pass Ukraine aid ‘tremendous gift’ to Putin CDC: No clear relationship between antivirals and COVID ‘rebound’ infection Five years on, Congress must build on the First Step Act successes Speaker Johnson urges Biden to take executive action on the border House Democrat mocks Kellyanne Conway’s anti-liberal Jan. 6 ridicule What the Colorado Trump ruling means for 2024 Buttigieg offers tips on flight delays and cancelations during holiday travel Five potential next steps for the hostage situation in Gaza  In-N-Out adds first new items to menu since 2018 Jordan expands probe into Smith’s handling of Trump cases Half of states will see a hotter-than-normal start to 2024. Will your region be spared? DeSantis says Trump indictments ‘sucked out’ oxygen from GOP primary FTC proposes expanded online protections for kids Haley can derail Trump in New Hampshire Trump: ‘I’m not an insurrectionist’ Rising: December 21, 2023 Clarence Thomas raised concerns about salary in 2000: Reports Giuliani files for bankruptcy after staggering $148M verdict FDA approves first ever DNA test to help screen for risk of opioid use disorder Plagiarism charges against Harvard’s president throws school into more investigations 12:30 Report — Congress returning in 2024 with plenty of leftovers It’s not too late to defeat Vladimir Putin — but we must act now Fetterman: Political right, left both ‘wishing that I die’ How Biden can formalize his promises to safeguard human rights White House holds press briefing as holidays approach: Watch live Jack Smith urges Supreme Court for ‘definitive resolution’ on Trump’s Jan. 6 immunity Johnson says family ties to slavery don’t reflect work toward ‘colorblind society’ ‘Bidenomics’ is a flop – and America knows it  George Conway suggests Trump shouldn’t be able to appeal Colorado decision: ‘He lost, it’s over’ Comer calls on Pentagon for Osprey information after fatal crash How Biden’s diplomacy fueled Venezuela’s imperialistic pretensions Exploitative photos of children found in AI training data Democrats say new cash-on-hand record set Michael Cohen: Trump ‘knows exactly what he’s saying’ with ‘poisoning the blood’ comments Gingrich says Colorado ruling on Trump risks ‘truly disastrous’ confrontation Charles Barkley blasts Trump for ‘pseudo-racist rhetoric’  GOP attacks ‘Bidenomics’: It ‘ruined Christmas’ Cruise passengers return to South Carolina, find cars totaled from flooding Barr says Colorado decision helps Trump: ‘He feeds on grievances’ The invisible enemy in Ukraine? Superbugs   Holiday air travel expected to be busiest on Thursday, next Friday and New Year’s Day: TSA Mariah Carey helps Biden ‘ring in the holiday season’ with White House visit Freed Americans return home from Venezuela Northern Gaza without functioning hospital: WHO Joint Chiefs chair speaks to Chinese counterpart after months of silence It would be a dangerous mistake to reward violence with statehood Texas charters first migrant flight to Chicago Raskin predicts Supreme Court will allow Trump to be on Colorado ballot Haley now trailing Trump by 14 points in New Hampshire poll The cruelty and futility of Israel’s starvation blockade on Gaza Can we untangle 2024’s tangled web?  The grifter defense: The Bidens move to embrace influence peddling with a twist Private equity is buying up health care, but the real problem is why doctors are selling DeSantis dismisses Ramaswamy call to withdraw from Colorado ballot after Trump ruling COVID, flu, RSV or strep? How to know which you have Venezuela’s dictator seeks to launch a Putin-style war against Guyana Passenger hid 17 bullets in baby diaper at New York airport ‘Heartbroken, empty’: Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage speaks out Hamas: Dead men tunneling ‘Humpty Kareem’: NBA legend gives update after fall Morning Report — Colorado’s Trump ruling throws 2024 off balance  McConnell, Thune silence on Colorado decision sparks fire from Trump Jr. GOP impeachment strategy bets big on bribery allegations  Dems wade cautiously into Trump Colorado case Trump 14th Amendment ruling roils 2024 race Colorado court’s Trump decision risks blunting Haley momentum Bottom Line: Delayed disclosure for Burning Man permit work