The Hill Articles: April 26, 2024

Trump slams RFK Jr. in latest social media rant: ‘Wasted protest vote’ RFK Jr. threatens to challenge TikTok ban: It’s just a ‘smoke screen’ White House rips ‘dangerous, appalling statements’ from Columbia protest leader Freight train derails, catches fire near New Mexico-Arizona border causing road closures Paramedic sentenced to 4 years of probation for Elijah McClain’s death Former Meta official releases documentary on Oct. 7 attack Power plant rule expected to speed shift away from coal Former GOP rep who voted to impeach Trump drops Michigan Senate bid White House throws cold water on menthol ban Karl Rove: Biden-Trump debate would be ‘most important’ one since 1980 US has another batch of weapons headed to Ukraine Evening Report — Biden makes case for second term in rare live interview White House bolsters transgender health protections, rolls back Trump admin rule State responses to student protests fall along red vs. blue lines Trump’s potential plan for Fed raises alarms John Dean: Trump’s offer to testify in hush money trial just ‘bravado for his base’ Handcuffed Black man told police, ‘I can’t breathe,’ before he died Inflation picks up AI takes center stage at correspondents’ weekend TGAIFriday Lunch Americans largely split on support for Ukraine aid as Congress passes deal: Survey Maine House leader threatens to go winner-take-all if Nebraska does Splashy testimony dominates first week of Trump’s hush money trial Aaron Sorkin says he blames Facebook for Jan. 6, has movie in the works More than 250 musicians call for concert ticketing reform Head of Federal Student Aid steps down after chaotic FAFSA season Biden campaign invokes Taylor Swift to knock Trump: ‘The smallest man who ever lived’ Forecasting pioneer: ‘A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to lose’ Pentagon announces $6B for long-term Ukraine weapons contracts Clock ticking on landmark AI bills We need an AIPAC for Ukraine It’s time for Europe to ground Iran Air NFL commissioner wants to put Super Bowl on Presidents Day weekend Biden administration pushes back plan to ban menthol cigarettes Generative AI is generating astronomical profits by trampling authors and publishers Columbia protest leader: ‘Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists’ DNC slams Noem over ‘horrifying’ story about shooting her family’s dog Ronan Farrow sees ‘commonality’ between Weinstein, Trump cases The government can help people in need —and the Social Security Administration just proved it   King Charles to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis  The misguided laws contributing to America’s rural health crisis NY lawmakers propose conditioning federal funding on monitoring of antisemitism Adam Schiff’s bags stolen from parked car before San Francisco dinner party Bird flu virus traces found in 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk: FDA Rising: April 26, 2024 How wishful thinking from the West enabled Russian authoritarianism CDC describes how unlicensed ‘vampire facial’ treatment infected women with HIV 12:30 Report — Trump returns to ‘freezing’ courtroom as defense finishes David Pecker cross-examination Should US manufacturing policy embrace job restoration or retraining?  Raskin: Supreme Court should be moved ‘over to the RNC headquarters’ Former D.C. police officer on Trump support of Jan. 6 rioters: ‘He’s a sick individual’ Defense secretary, Joint Chiefs chair host news conference: Watch live Blinken: China seeks to ‘influence and arguably interfere’ with US elections Security theater instead of safety: New York’s militarized subway checkpoints are a political scam  ByteDance says it won’t sell TikTok business in US  Kristi Noem describes killing dog after bad hunting trip in new book Biden says he’s ‘happy’ to debate Trump The anti-DEI EDUCATE Act has no place in 21st-century medicine How to prep for a layoff you know is coming White House Correspondents’ weekend kicks off with celebration of LGBTQ community There’s nothing woke about ruling against sleep deprivation in prison Trump laments missing Melania’s birthday for hush money trial: ‘It would be nice to be with her’ Biden tells Howard Stern about feelings of suicide after first wife’s death US no longer viewed as most influential global power in Africa: Survey Poppy Harlow leaving CNN US pulling troops from Chad, Niger Granting waivers on Iranian oil only emboldens the ayatollahs Biden must bring the fight to the battleground states Trump says courthouse being kept too cold ‘on purpose’  A slam dunk for women’s sports: Caitlin Clark could be a game-changer for the WNBA  Pelosi address disrupted by pro-Palestinian protestors at Oxford Union 17 states sue over rule entitling workers to some abortion accommodations Biden campaign hits Trump on ‘boring’ football comments ahead of NFL draft Why Putin needs Trump to win  Biden approval rating mired at historic low: Gallup US investigating Tesla recall of 2M+ vehicles over Autopilot safeguards In Pa., Republicans are launching a much-needed early-absentee vote program Inflation ticked higher in March as incomes, spending rose Emhoff calls Jewish leaders at Columbia University as protests spread to other schools The ranked-choice voting fad is finally ending With Biden’s rewrite of Title IX, women’s equality is a thing of the past  Blinken meets with China’s Xi as differences grow A Pentagon budget of $1 trillion is looming. Here’s how to stop it Biden’s NLRB bows down to Big Labor A possible new DeSantis vs. Trump battle, this time for ‘DeFuture’ of Florida Morning Report — Trump’s push for legal delays is working Alito reignites fetal rights debate in Idaho abortion case Escalating Myanmar crisis rare opportunity for US-China cooperation GOP’s inclusion of TikTok ban is secret weapon against Biden Melania Trump unlikely to have heavy presence on campaign trail Pro-Palestinian student protests highlight lessons learned from past demonstrations Several K Street giants kick off 2024 with record revenues Biden vs. GOP: Tax fight heats up ahead of election