The Hill Articles: April 11, 2024

Tlaib, Bush form joint fundraising committee ahead of Bush’s primary Third South Dakota tribal nation bans Noem from reservation Senate Democrats issue subpoena in Supreme Court ethics probe Chlamydia vaccine shows promising results in early-stage trial Republican Colorado state lawmaker apologizes for leaving loaded gun in state Capitol’s bathroom House GOP ‘musical chairs’ underway on powerful spending committee Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in ‘level of corruption that we’ve just never seen’ with foreign relations House panel tees up vote on revised FISA reauthorization JD Vance says Trump hasn’t mentioned possible VP role to him CISA confirms Russia-linked hackers tapped into correspondence between federal agencies, Microsoft FDA head pushes for mandated lead testing by food manufacturers COVID vaccines not linked to cardiac death in young people: CDC study Bankman-Fried appeals fraud conviction, 25-year sentence Interior cuts costs for wind, solar on public lands Japan PM: US must overcome ‘self-doubt’ of global role Johnson shifts from FISA critic to champion as Speaker Maryland lawmakers introduce bill requiring feds to pay 100 percent of Baltimore bridge repair Grover Norquist presses for bipartisan tax deal despite Senate GOP pushback Trump hush money trial looms Biden administration cuts costs for wind and solar energy on public lands Maine Republican blames mass shooting on law expanding abortion access Dershowitz: O.J. Simpson put America’s legal system on trial US general says Russian army has grown by 15 percent since pre-Ukraine war Instagram updates policy on nudity in direct messages  Mpox not going away any time soon Murphy backs Alsobrooks in Maryland Democratic Senate primary Evening Report — House looks for FISA Plan B Top US military officer visits Israel amid fears of Iranian attack US emissions increased 1 percent from 2021-2022 but fell 17 percent from 2005 levels: EPA Abortion laws by state, explained 43 Senate Republicans write to Schumer to demand Mayorkas trial Jesse Tyler Ferguson lends starry support to nonprofit theater funding bill at Capitol Pelosi pushes for independent commission to examine World Central Kitchen strike Ex-Trump intel chief makes case for more Ukraine aid: ‘Not the time for political games’ FBI director: ‘We need much more from Mexico’ on fentanyl trafficking Jeffries: Democrats won’t help Johnson break FISA impasse Why China’s economic woes should raise concern for the West  CDC warns measles outbreak threatening US elimination status Top lawmakers urge caution in approving more flights between US, China  Former FBI deputy director: Trump ‘absolutely wrong’ on FISA claims Poll: Majority of Floridians think 6-week abortion ban is too strict Biden administration expected to expand two California national monuments Newsom requests federal disaster funds as chinook salmon season faces likely closure More than 1,500 firearms found by TSA at US airports so far in 2024 Rising: April 11, 2024 Menendez bribery trial will be separated from wife’s  Trump, Johnson to tout bill to prevent noncitizen voting: Report 3 reasons Biden won’t close the border Arizona abortion ruling piles onto losing issue for GOP Assange’s wife says Biden comments a ‘good sign’ Tester confronts Mayorkas over border: ‘You need to step up’ NPR editor’s tell-all confirms what we already knew about the media CDC investigates possible fake Botox injections  Life of OJ Simpson: NFL legend, criminal defendant Transgender Florida teacher can use preferred pronouns at work, federal judge rules Drug shortages worst since tracking began in 2001 House leadership eyes FISA Plan B after failed floor vote FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before House: Watch live After climate tipping points, change will come slowly, then all at once Harvard reinstates mandatory SAT scores for applicants Fifty Years of the Congressional Budget Act White House holds press briefing: Watch live Trump’s hush money case seems like small potatoes. It’s not Small business optimism at lowest point since 2012: Survey Biden’s new student debt relief plan estimated to cost $84B: Penn analysis Trump campaign calls for additional, ‘much earlier’ debates FBI chief to share concerns of organized attack in US after Russia massacre Warren hammers student loan servicer MOHELA at hearing: ‘Truly shocking’ Wisconsin high court justice’s retirement may threaten liberal majority  12:30 Report — GOP drama unfolds over surveillance bill School absenteeism has soared, Congress must act on plans to address the issue Navalny memoir, described as ‘final letter to the world,’ planned for October Japan’s Kishida pleads with US to overcome ‘self-doubt’ of global role Move our pandemic, cybersecurity strategies from ‘panic and neglect’ to ‘prepare and prevent’   Support among Latinos for border wall ticks up: Survey Oklahoma Republican announces run for Financial Services chair  On abortion, Republicans want to change the subject — but Trump won’t let them OJ Simpson dies at 76, family says Salt Lake City, Florida cities have hottest jobs market: Analysis Harvard, 12 other schools get failing grades on ADL campus antisemitism evaluation Prosecutor assigned to probe Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Trump election interference case The Postmodern Revolution — and why it provides the key to Biden’s reelection  O.J. Simpson, ex-NFL star acquitted in ‘trial of the century,’ dies: family GOP China panel chair: US should focus on winning competition not just ‘managing’ it Producer prices come in softer than consumer prices in March The world needs a Five Eyes to fight modern slavery Instagram automatically blurring nudity in direct messages to teens  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses joint session of Congress: Watch live  First senior Biden official says famine has begun in Gaza  Robotaxi Cruise vehicles are making a return — but they won’t be autonomous Rutgers Islamic center vandalism investigated as ‘bias crime’ Rarely-seen ‘species of concern’ captured on West Virginia trail cam Good policy made the US a carbon-removal leader. Will it last? Here are the happiest cities in the U.S., according to new report Musk says House has launched inquiry over X-Brazil battle Senate votes to overturn Biden highway emissions rule, with support from red-state Democrats Is there any hope for Congress?  Tennessee Senate approves measure allowing K-12 teachers to carry concealed guns  Southeast, Ohio River Valley face tornado, flooding threat from severe storms Trump knocks NPR after editor accuses network of bias Biden campaign launches ad blitz in Arizona following abortion ruling With US cities struggling, San Francisco has actually become a shining model of recovery CNN legal analyst says he would ‘beg’ Trump not to testify in hush money case The GOP’s states’ rights smokescreen is cover for a national abortion ban Biden losing support among Black voters in swing states: Survey  The US is failing infants exposed to drugs and alcohol Disney threatens lifetime ban for those who lie during Disability Access registration Possible tornado hits Louisiana, police describe ‘unbelievable’ damage Bolton says he will write in Dick Cheney for president again this year  ‘No ordinary time’ — the world is at war, and no one will lead Ben Crump signs 7-figure deal to write fiction novel of Black civil rights attorney Morning Report — Biden boosts Japan ties, with China in mind The Memo: Democratic dissent over Israel grows, deepening Biden’s dilemma Arizona abortion ruling creates new dangers for Republicans Walls close in on Netanyahu over Rafah invasion  Senate Democrats ‘baffled’ by calls for Sotomayor to step aside Trump faces do-or-die moment with hush money trial Bottom Line: JPMorgan Chase hires several former members of Congress Elevated mpox cases spur efforts to avoid summer spread US showcases anti-China alliance with Japan/Philippines summit Biden administration puts $830M to helping protect infrastructure from climate-fueled extreme weather Biden administration eliminating ‘gun-show loophole,’ expanding gun background checks