The Hill Articles: August 25, 2024

Deadly mosquito virus puts Massachusetts towns on high alert Trump raises questions about participating in ABC debate: ‘Stay tuned’ Speaker Johnson says Democrats’ ‘sugar high’ won’t last Michigan judge overrules decision to block Cornel West from state’s ballot Harris-Walz co-chair: ‘We really think that we have a chance to win Georgia’ RFK Jr.’s sister blasts him for ‘inexplicable effort’ to ‘set fire to my father’s memory’ RFK Jr. praises MAGA as recalling ‘a nation brimming with vitality’ McMaster says Trump needs a ‘competent team’ around him House GOP shifts firepower from Biden to Harris and Walz Graham sidesteps question on whether Trump should attend Jan. 6 award gala Lara Trump on DNC: ‘They’re attempting to run on hating Donald Trump’  Jake Sullivan heads to Canada on national security trip Booker defends Democrats, Harris amid backlash for lack of Palestinian speaker at convention Ron Johnson: Secret Service, FBI ‘basically dragging their feet’ on Trump assassination attempt investigation The political gender gap of Gen Z: A new era of divergence Cotton criticizes GOP speakers at Democratic convention: ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome is a real thing’ Pat Ryan says ‘no doubt’ Harris on top of ticket boosts Democrats’ chance at House majority Washington must sanction the businesses backing Maduro in Venezuela Rep. Summer Lee says Democrats ‘missed an opportunity’ to give voice to Palestinians Ukraine’s gains in Russia could lead to renewed US bipartisanship on Israel DNC official says RFK Jr.’s endorsement ‘changes nothing about the race’ Walz extinguishes Democratic doubts with convention performance The risks that could push our debt-riddled economy over the edge Kari Lake calls RFK Jr. ‘a perfect addition to our movement’ Israeli ambassador says US posture in Middle East played role in ‘deterring’ Iran Sanders on Harris: ‘I intend to do everything that I can to see that she wins’  Warren on Trump-Vance pledge to veto abortion ban: ‘American women are not stupid’ The New York Times gives up on local New York politics Colorado governor pushes back on reports Harris changed policy positions If you had COVID recently, when should you get the new booster? Vance says he’s ‘thrilled’ to have support from ‘Kennedy Democrats’ RFK Jr.: ‘No commitments’ to serving in Trump administration following endorsement NASA can save its VIPER rover with private-sector help Trump claims Fox News called him to interview after Harris’s convention speech: ‘I’m the Ratings Machine’ See the 2025 ‘Best Value Colleges’ in America: study Man claiming responsibility for fatal knife attack in Germany turns himself in to police Are Republicans or Democrats more committed to reducing child poverty? Harris leading Trump by 7 points: Poll Unusual La Niña may be forming in the Atlantic: ‘almost unprecedented’ With Trump on the decline, the GOP should follow Nikki Haley’s lead  Israel launches series of airstrikes against Lebanon Gingrich says Biden likely blames exit from race on Obamas: ‘He didn’t want to go’ Gingrich critiques Bill Clinton’s DNC speech: It ‘didn’t have the fire’ More inflation: A looming strike threatens to drive supply down and prices up Harris raised $82M during convention, $540M since announcing candidacy Alaska Republicans unite to defeat Peltola Democrats brace for GOP attacks on Harris Election deniers in key states are newly empowered in 2024 Health experts warn against COVID complacency in schools amid surge