The Hill Articles: May 21, 2023

Greece’s conservatives win big in election In viral video, man says Tampa owes each Black resident $3M in reparations Tech CEO found dead under mysterious circumstances, family seeking answers 3 dead, 2 injured in Kansas City nightclub shooting Instagram experiences widespread outage Eric Adams asks for investigation into disputed story about homeless veterans being displaced by immigrants House avoids sacking George Santos: For good reason?  Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav gets heckled during commencement speech with chants of ‘pay your writers’ Germany investigating alleged poisoning of anti-Putin activists in Berlin: report School choice won big in states this year. Is the movement about to hit a wall? Drug price caps in Inflation Reduction Act exacerbating shortages, Gottlieb says Sunak says China is the ‘biggest challenge of our age to global security and prosperity’ Thune to endorse Tim Scott’s 2024 presidential bid Nunes says Durham report shows ‘total collapse of the justice system’ National security advisor says he ‘absolutely’ has faith in Secret Service after home intruder eluded detail Biden predicts thaw in relations with China after ‘silly’ spy balloon incident Texas militia member sentenced to almost 5 years in prison in Jan. 6 case How an 81-year-old fisherman’s quest could transform public riverbed access in Colorado Senate Democrat: Feinstein ‘deserves the opportunity to make a decision about her career’ A call to arms: Defending America’s soul in an age of extremism Sanders dismisses McCarthy remarks blaming him for breakdown in debt talks McCarthy: Republicans aren’t moving goalposts in debt negotiations Cruz, McCarthy say Biden bending to ‘radical left’ on debt talks How originalism supports affirmative action This brewery made tipping optional: Here’s why Senate Democrat calls potential for debt default a ‘manufactured crisis’ Cruz blames Democrats for ‘wild spending binge’ despite Trump increases The ballad of Jimmy Lai is the anthem of Hong Kong’s demise McCarthy says Biden call on debt limit ‘productive,’ leaders to meet Monday Cruz says Biden using 14th Amendment is ‘legally frivolous’ Miami mayor dodges question on if he’d run in 2024 alongside Trump Cooper calls North Carolina 12-week abortion bill ‘compromise between the right-wing and the radical right-wing’ Black conservatives want Tim Scott to ditch ‘colorblind’ messaging with 2024 bid Why is the medical community still ignoring long COVID? These 5 U.S. metros have the most debt, study finds New NASA mission will help improve extreme weather forecasts Moderate GOP lawmaker says there’s ‘wiggle room’ in debt default deadline The Senate must hunker down until the job is done on judicial confirmations Florida Republican spars with Chuck Todd over Trump stance on debt ceiling Yellen sidesteps question on which bills would go unpaid if US defaults on debt Rising: May 21, 2022 Yellen calls debt ceiling ‘constraint’ on nation’s ability to pay its bills House Budget chair: Biden ‘just making more excuses’ not to negotiate debt ceiling deal Senate Republican: ‘I don’t think Trump can win a general election’ Van Hollen: Lawmakers should move to ‘Plan B’ as debt ceiling talks stall National security adviser: US strength not undermined by Biden cutting Asia trip short Vast and SpaceX are heating up the growing commercial space station race What El Niño means for the 2023 hurricane season G7 calls on China to pressure Russia to end Ukraine war Zelensky: Russian forces do not occupy Bakhmut ‘as of today’ What causes those ‘unexplainable’ traffic jams? Coons: Default would confirm Chinese leader’s assessment that US political system is broken Bail reform, crime waves and the fake news about them  World’s worst air quality: This US city ranked in the top 5 Hank Green, popular YouTuber and TikTok creator, reveals cancer diagnosis Senate Democrat urges McCarthy to put ‘pin back in grenade’ on debt talks A tale of two AI futures  Biden announces new $375M military aid package for Ukraine during Zelensky meeting Graham on Durham’s Trump-FBI report: ‘It is done and it’s damning’ Biden says he thinks he has authority to use 14th Amendment on debt ceiling Biden calls on GOP to move from ‘extreme positions’ in debt talks DeSantis embraces national GOP strategy on energy issues like ESG, gas stoves 5 potential paths to a fusion energy breakthrough Five questions for DeSantis as he readies to take on Trump Watch live: Biden press conference in Japan