The Hill Articles: November 30, 2023

Mediators scrambling for Israel-Hamas truce extension, as hostages-for-prisoners swaps get harder Newsom to DeSantis: ‘When are you going to drop out’ and give Haley a shot at beating Trump? Former marine pleads guilty to firebombing Planned Parenthood DeSantis, Newsom clash in testy Fox News debate: Recap BLM slams advocate’s Trump endorsement as ‘publicity stunt’ Pentagon says Osprey crew still missing after Japan crash Sparks fly as DeSantis, Newsom hit each other over COVID-19 policies DeSantis: Newsom’s father-in-law told me he moved to Florida from California Judge blocks Montana law banning TikTok Dean Phillips, Florida Democrats clash over absence on primary ballot  Republicans rip Biden’s broadband policy at FCC hearing  Dave Chappelle makes appearance at Capitol Trump spokesperson: DeSantis ‘so desperate for attention’ he’s debating ‘Grade A loser’ Gavin Newsom  Penguin Random House, authors sue Iowa education administrators over book ban Mother of shot Palestinian student: ‘No doubt’ it was a targeted hate crime Jan. 6 rioter claims he was ‘manipulated,’ requests early release Former Trump Bedminster club employee files sexual harassment suit, ‘pressured’ to sign NDA Novo Nordisk takes legal action over copycat Ozempic medication Fauci to testify before Congress for first time since exit Key Fed gauge shows inflation cooling Biden remembers Kissinger’s ‘fierce intellect’ despite strong disagreements Defense bill faces hurdles in Congress Draft EPA rule would require removal of lead drinking water pipes  Gaetz says Santos expulsion push will do ‘grave damage to this institution’ University of California professors condemn school system president’s viewpoint on Middle East conflicts Whistleblower report alleges shoddy medical care for detained migrants What Musk, Netanyahu got out of their meeting Greene yanks second vote on Mayorkas impeachment resolution Rep Donalds says he’d be Trump’s vice president: ‘Who wouldn’t?’ House passes bill to permanently freeze $6B in Iranian funds Biden, first lady participate in National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony: Watch live Republicans storm out of hearing over subpoenas Molinaro rips Santos: He ‘manufactured his entire life to defraud voters’ Megyn Kelly, Roseanne Barr, Adam Carolla among stars of The Daily Wire’s first animated series Rubio pushes back on activists: Israel should ‘destroy every element of Hamas’ Caregiving is not only a labor of love — it is labor. It is work.   Buttigieg fires back at Speaker Johnson over criticism of job performance Newsom-DeSantis debate adds twist to 2024 Texas AG Paxton suing Pfizer for attempted censorship, ‘misrepresenting’ COVID-19 vaccination LaLota: Santos has been afforded ‘much more process than a person in his shoes deserved’ Judge won’t bar Biden administration from cutting down Texas razor wire on border Santos describes congressional tenure as ‘brave’ on eve of expulsion vote CDC director: Chinese respiratory virus spike not a cause for alarm Ford lost $1.7B in profits due to UAW strike, company estimates Suicides by firearm in US reached record high in 2022: CDC Biden must provide bold leadership on climate change. The world is watching You need up to $15,000 more just to live like you did in 2021, analysis finds Three US cities make list of most expensive in world Cook Political Report shifts Montana Senate race toward GOP The Rock’s appearance on Rogan is proof that ‘cancel culture’ lost Trump’s Georgia co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro meeting with investigators in other states Rand Paul uses Heimlich maneuver on Ernst during Senate GOP lunch Russia’s Supreme Court bans gay rights movement, declaring it ‘extremist’ Restoring key tax provisions for energy development is critical to America’s future Meta sues FTC over child data dispute, claiming ‘unconstitutional authority’ 5 things to watch in the DeSantis-Newsom debate on Fox Employers’ return-to-office schemes may come with legal pitfalls Hungary won’t support ‘premature proposal’ to admit Ukraine into EU, official says Trump to attend town hall with Hannity in Iowa ahead of GOP debate What’s your life worth? It depends on your passport Watchdog launches probe into FBI headquarters selection process Biden administration no longer communicating with Meta about foreign election interference Most Americans support cease-fires in Middle East, Ukraine wars: Poll Good guys with guns save lives. Don’t believe the hype. Record-shattering 1,380 businesses take part in annual corporate equality index White House holds press briefing: Watch live The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Santos’s fiery farewell tour ahead of Friday’s expulsion vote  Trump widens lead over DeSantis in new national poll What is the future for Gaza?  200 Republicans press for language in funding bill to bar Biden EV rule Hamas releases 2 more hostages Las Vegas man indicted over threats to Jewish senator Senate GOP stages hearing walkout to protest Supreme Court-related subpoenas  Rising: November 30, 2023 Puerto Rico deserves statehood now Mother and son linked to Pelosi Jan. 6 laptop theft sentenced Reported young Trump movie ‘The Apprentice’ begins to take shape with Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong Democrats introducing bill regulating mechanisms of rapid-firing weapons 3 reasons big GOP donors might pick Haley over Trump  Trump gag order reinstated in New York civil fraud trial Fauci to appear before House pandemic panel Japan suspends its Osprey flights after fatal US Air Force crash Key inflation measure drops ahead of Fed’s last meeting of the year X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses Musk telling advertisers to ‘go f‑‑‑ yourself’  Santos reiterates he won’t resign: ‘This is bullying’ Protect the women who protect us: Close military health gaps Meta shuts down thousands of fake Facebook accounts spreading polarizing political content Northern lights: More than 20 states have a chance at seeing the auroras Thursday Mehdi Hasan’s show canceled by MSNBC as part of weekend shakeup Burchett backs Hunter Biden public hearing: ‘I don’t care if he wants to sit in the bathtub and do it’ Nations reach deal on ‘loss and damage’ fund at Dubai climate summit Ben Rhodes labels Kissinger a hypocrite Biden campaign points Latino voters toward Trump’s ObamaCare threat Transforming lung cancer care: A call to increase access to life-saving screening  House lawmakers accuse UN Women of disregarding Hamas attack ‘Twitter Files’ authors testify before House Judiciary Committee: Watch live Palestinian Vermont shooting victim: ‘I’m not safe in America’ Trump targets wife of New York judge overseeing civil fraud trial Trump rips Wall Street Journal over editorial on ObamaCare stance When civilians pay the ultimate price in war  Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Supreme Court ethics probe: Watch live UN says 2023 will be hottest year on record Despite congressional concerns, AI use rises in the health care industry George Santos and the politics of chutzpah Trump to hold private fundraiser during next GOP primary debate How to watch DeSantis-Newsom debate McCarthy cursed Trump during call after ouster as Speaker: Report Sending Israel more aid now is a lose-lose proposition US ambassador condemns fatal Jerusalem shooting Haley in first ad calls for new president with ‘moral clarity’ Trump knocks Dimon for supporting Haley To avert climate disaster, we need firm commitments on cutting methane at COP28 Half of adults in new poll support Israel’s action in Gaza, 45 percent disapprove Defiant Santos announces effort to oust colleague ahead of his own likely expulsion George Santos holds press conference ahead of third expulsion vote: Watch live The ‘American Dream’ is not about getting rich Gaza truce extended by another day Man arrested after protesters try to confront Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at Michigan event Science-poor Congress needs more than Google searches for tech legislation Europe’s populist ghosts are coming for Biden 2034 Winter Olympics could come to US: Salt Lake City named ‘preferred host’ Morning Report — Haley captures momentum, but can she catch Trump?  EPA proposes requiring lead water pipes to be replaced in 10 years Defense bill, passed 62 years in a row, faces partisan minefields in Senate, House Pressure grows on Tuberville to find way around getting rolled by GOP Hunter Biden’s public hearing request creates GOP divisions Biden campaign gets much-needed jolt amid Trump’s ObamaCare threats Musk’s Israel visit highlights tech mogul’s erratic global influence How foreign wars are distracting the US from its biggest threat GDP, corporate profits soar as Biden calls out companies for ‘price gouging’ Haley gains momentum in bid to be GOP’s Trump alternative Fears rise on campuses after attack on Palestinian college students