The Hill Articles: August 17, 2024

July border encounters dropped to lowest level in four years Rep. Robert Garcia on LGBTQ rights: ‘We’re in a really dangerous moment for the community’ Trump continues personal attacks against Harris: ‘I’m a better looking person’ GOP pollster Frank Luntz: Trump driving gender gap among voters with insults Ohio lawmaker: Vance ‘not good for Ohio’ and ‘not good for America’ Clinton-era Labor chief commends Harris for economic plan that will target big monopolies COVID-19’s summer surge shows no signs of slowing down Strengthen and expand Social Security as it turns 89  Sunday shows preview: Harris gains on Trump in key states ahead of DNC Watch live: Walz rallies in home state of Nebraska Watch live: Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania with focus on crime, rising prices Musk’s X shuts down Brazil operation after judge blasted for censorship Shooting reported near Air Force base in San Antonio Perdue chicken nuggets, tenders recalled over possible contamination Kamala Harris should adopt the Obama strategy on racial rhetoric O’Reilly pushes back on RFK Jr’s media criticism, calling his campaign ‘done’ Deepfakes in politics and society require more than one solution Harris campaign to spend $370M in ads after Labor Day George Santos to plead guilty to multiple charges in fraud case Monday Georgia replaces confederate monument with bronze statue of late Rep. John Lewis Israeli airstrike kills at least 18 as negotiators push for cease-fire in Gaza Supreme Court immunity fallout to crescendo in September Democrats still might invoke the 25th Amendment to make Harris president How conflict in Gaza could affect votes in swing states Family of Roger Fortson press for charges against officer involved in airman’s death What the heck is the Global Digital Compact and why is it so important? Carville says 2024 election comes down to ‘classy’ vs. ‘trashy’ Europe’s plot to regulate political speech in America Van Jones praises Harris’s economic agenda: ‘Thank goodness’ America’s mega-decade of sports is a powerhouse of diplomacy Can’t ‘picture’ things in your mind? You may have aphantasia and not even know it GOP lawmakers laud Supreme Court’s rejection of DOJ’s Title IX request Why Venezuela’s Maduro just won’t go Harris, Trump neck and neck in 4 critical swing states: Survey A quiet military coup in Bangladesh Sanders applauds Harris’s ‘strong, progressive’ economy agenda Walz amplifies Harris’s attacks on GOP weak spot: infertility treatment Penny Pritzker exits at pivotal moment for Ukraine’s recovery Harris puts North Carolina back in play