The Hill Articles: May 17, 2023

Texas Legislature bans gender-affirming care for minors New York progressives heckle Santos, argue with Greene on Capitol steps Mick Mulvaney says he doesn’t believe in June 1 deadline for debt ceiling Judge in abortion pill case asks if Mother’s Day is ‘celebrating illness’ Rick Scott on Disney-DeSantis feud: ‘Cooler heads have to prevail’ Nebraska set to follow North Carolina with 12-week abortion ban Democrats seek to force vote on debt limit How the debt crisis could affect your 401(k) Paul Ryan’s official Speaker portrait unveiled at the Capitol Montana becomes first state to ban TikTok Pentagon’s No. 3 to leave in July Proposed rule targets college programs that leave students with ‘unaffordable debt or insufficient earnings’ Data breach exposes congressional staff info Boebert defends husband amid divorce filing: ‘He didn’t “sick dogs” on the process server’ Push to link permitting reform, debt limit faces uphill climb House votes to send Santos expulsion resolution to Ethics Committee Apple to release more accessible features for users with visual, speech impairments Beware of flawed federalism  Spending negotiations taking shape China imposes $2M fine for stand-up’s joke seen as mocking the military NRA promptly sues Maryland over new gun control laws Bank executives dodge responsibility for collapses under congressional pressure  ‘Stop, stop’: GOP bashes Biden for taking off during debt showdown Archives: Every administration since Reagan has mishandled classified docs Appeals court shows openness to rolling back abortion pill access NAACP warns impact of debt ceiling impasse falls on Black Americans  Pentagon’s top policy official to step down in July Senators fight over source of US deficit as default looms Federal oversight: When regulatory burdens rise, charities suffer Meet the negotiators leading debt limit talks for Biden and McCarthy Senate Finance Committee reissues records requests to Crow over Thomas gifts West Coast bakes amid early season heat wave Democratic senators urge Biden to use 14th Amendment to raise debt limit 5 things to watch for as Biden heads to G-7 summit in Japan NYC officials downplay Prince Harry, Meghan ‘car chase’ Blinken will allow McCaul to view Afghanistan dissent cable after contempt threat Democrats call on Judiciary GOP to probe DeSantis’s election police Florida GOP legislators line up behind DeSantis ahead of likely 2024 bid Blinken condemns attack on US convoy in Nigeria Efforts to suppress the Gen Z vote are poking a bear China is using the World Bank as its piggybank Penguin Random House, PEN America sue Florida school district over book bans Combating China with economic deterrence   Newsom announces $60M plan to restore California’s Chinook salmon  Majority of U.S. Twitter users took a break from the platform in past year: poll Rubio warns China is trying to topple dollar’s global dominance  Musk defends attack on Soros: ‘Calm down people’ Stolen military medals returned but decades-long crime remains unsolved The hidden costs of abortion restrictions Overdose deaths plateaued in 2022, data show Boomers and millennials fight for homes as housing market cools Man indicted in slayings of four Idaho college students Planned Quad summit in Sydney won’t go ahead without Biden Ja Morant says he takes ‘full responsibility’ after second gun video on social media NORAD tracks Russian aircraft flying near Alaska Google to delete unused accounts Ohio high school senior wins state team track title all by herself EPA proposes crackdown on toxic coal waste at ‘legacy’ power plant sites Jim Jordan, Mike Turner threaten CIA subpoena in Hunter Biden letter inquiry US attorney resigning after watchdog investigation Latest border figures show 56 percent drop in encounters following lift of Title 42 Congressional employees exposed in transit benefit program breach Listen live: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals hears abortion pill case Pursuing nuclear weapons makes nations less, not more, secure Attorneys say IRS whistleblower being removed from Hunter Biden probe WATCH: Distressed dolphin calf rescued by off-duty deputy Black leaders push new resolution on reparations  DeSantis signs transgender bathroom bill, bans gender-affirming care, expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law Suspect in baseball bat attack on Connolly staffers facing federal charge The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Debt ceiling deal remains elusive as Biden heads to G-7 Watch live: Joint Economic Committee holds hearing on damage that would be done by a debt default Olympic figure skating champion Sarah Hughes files to run for Congress Biden signals willingness to compromise on work requirements Shell to use AI to boost deep sea oil output How a fully automated government could end the debt ceiling debate More than 1M tax returns flagged for potential identity fraud: IRS Russian computer breached DC Metro system: watchdog Why does thunder have different sounds? Rising: May 17, 2023 Florida New College students organize alternative graduation after DeSantis takeover Supreme Court leaves Illinois assault weapons ban in place CNN’s Kaitlan Collins moving to prime-time slot UN sees two in three chance world will temporarily reach temperature threshold soon Al Sharpton to deliver Jordan Neely eulogy amid partisan battle over Marine charged in his slaying Most in new poll say companies not meeting promises to fight racism Biden awards Medal of Valor to nine public safety officers Harry, Meghan accuse paparazzi of ‘near catastrophic’ car chase Texas Gov. Abbott asks governors to fight Biden asylum rules Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on preventing a default Trump taunts DeSantis over Craft’s loss in Kentucky GOP race: ‘Ron’s magic is GONE!’ Manchin pulls support for Biden energy nominee over appliance efficiency rules Trump boasts he ‘was able to kill Roe v. Wade,’ takes credit for state abortion bans Trump loses key player on Mar-a-Lago legal team Watch live: Postmaster General DeJoy testifies before House committee Xi Jinping is backing himself into a corner on Taiwan — where is China’s voice of reason? Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from sending asylum-seekers to nearby county Andrew Yang offers advice to Vivek Ramaswamy on White House bid Wonder drug? Newly FDA-approved menopause drug treats hot flashes in a different way Johnny Depp at Cannes Film Festival: ‘I have no further need for Hollywood’ Jeffries rallies Democrats behind effort to force debt ceiling vote  Watch live: Execs from collapsed banks testify before House panel 6 in 10 view AI as threat to humanity’s future: poll Republican primary winner mocks DeSantis: ‘Trump culture of winning is alive and well’ Biden’s fossil fuel turn is bad politics — and even worse science Depression rates hit new high in Gallup polling Do advances in AI risk a future of human incompetence? Musk: There’s a chance AI ‘goes wrong and destroys humanity’ Exclusive: Vance bill tightens safety standards for foreign-made gas cylinders Why Biden should end the debt limit farce once and for all DeSantis sees both endorsed candidates lose Mellman: Good poll, bad numbers, accurate conclusion Speaker McCarthy’s debt limit and foreign policy problem  Budowsky: Jimmy Carter: A great man, a good president, and a patriot The Hill’s Morning Report — No deal in sight Jittery Democrats worried about Biden debt ceiling concessions Effort to tie permitting reform to debt ceiling deal may slam into Senate hurdle GOP, Democrats ready blame game for debt ceiling failure Abortion pill fight comes to America’s most conservative appeals court  GOP pushes DeSantis to reset media strategy as Trump news dominates Pause on student loan payments about to end for millions Lobbying World: Toomey to Coinbase, Schrader to K Street How DeSantis benefited from Florida’s changing politics