The Hill Articles: December 9, 2023

At least 6 dead after tornado rips through Tennessee towns John Whitmire defeats Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston mayor’s race Tucker Carlson launches new subscription site Biden begins Hollywood fundraising tour Cheney nixed from 2020 White House holiday party following anti-Trump statement Stefanik celebrates UPenn president’s resignation after targeting university heads Biden admin uses emergency authority to approve tank shells sale to Israel UPenn board of trustees chair resigns following university president’s departure Santos, Goldman trade barbs over expelled lawmaker’s Cameo earnings New York AG suggests Trump experts helped push her fraud case forward Maine lawmakers press harder for independent Army probe of Lewiston shooting Florida school district adding 4-day weekends to combat chronic absences Trump campaign slams Casey DeSantis’s push for out-of-state help in Iowa DeSantis seeks to seize momentum from strong debate Pregnant Texas woman granted abortion calls legal fight ‘overwhelming’ UPenn president Magill resigns in wake of antisemitism controversy Shohei Ohtani signing with Los Angeles Dodgers Five things to know about the Texas abortion fight Sunday shows preview: War in Gaza passes 2-month mark; Iowa caucuses inch closer Israeli PM Netanyahu lauds US decision to veto UN cease-fire resolution Sending a powerful message of bipartisanship at COP28 Haley in Iowa makes case against a second Trump presidency: ‘Chaos follows him’ Storm expected to hit East Coast bringing heavy rain, wind, snow When a college abruptly closes, what happens to its students? Restricting asylum would make the border less secure ACLU to represent NRA in NY free speech challenge Ukraine’s first lady pleads for aid: ‘If the world gets tired, they will simply let us die’ Ukraine denounces upcoming Russian election on occupied territory as ‘null and void’ Will America fail the Peter Singer test in Ukraine? White House reups Biden’s pledge not to pardon son if convicted: ‘Nothing has changed’ Musk considering reinstating Alex Jones on X Most voters under 30 say economy is biggest issue as 2024 nears: poll Senators grapple with aftershocks of Tuberville blockade Elon Musk declares war on Disney and Bob Iger New York Democrat claims Comer’s investigation into Bidens is ‘house of cards’ Hunter Biden attorney cries foul over client’s new charges: ‘Where’s the fairness?’ Solving homelessness requires more than just housing With Hunter’s indictment, Democrats face a moment of maddening truth Trump declares Ramaswamy winner of the fourth GOP debate: ‘Because he thinks I’m great’ Trump lawyer says he will take stand in fraud trial regardless of gag order Biden’s hepatitis C initiative needs help from the private market Biden job approval hits new low, Trump takes lead in hypothetical 2024 matchup: WSJ poll Sen. Vance sends letter slamming Ohio State University DEI efforts, calling it ‘racial hatred’ CDC issues travel advisory for Mexico, citing ‘Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever’ UN decries Gaza as a ‘spiraling humanitarian nightmare’ as cease-fire resolution fails Texas Supreme Court pauses ruling allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion Risk Factors: Chinese companies are exploiting American capital markets An unseen tragedy of war 5 takeaways on McCarthy’s exit from Congress Ukraine stalemate shifts war in Putin’s favor  5 takeaways from the latest indictment of Hunter Biden Haley looks to rebound after lukewarm debate reception