The Hill Articles: May 19, 2024

Sullivan presses Netanyahu for a more focused military campaign in Gaza Vance doubles down on praise for Viktor Orbán’s crackdown on universities in Hungary Biden on Trump’s next Supreme Court pick: ‘Do you think he’ll put anybody who has a brain?’ US to pull troops out of Niger by mid-September: Pentagon Elon Musk debuts Starlink satellite internet service in Indonesia Pope Francis denounces attempts to close southern border as ‘madness’ ‘We need it to be faster,’ says Ukraine’s ambassador about arms shipments Who is Ebrahim Raisi, the missing president of Iran? Several nations offer support, prayers to Iran in wake of president’s helicopter crash White House hits back at Stefanik after she blasts Biden in Israel Biden addresses NAACP in Detroit: Watch live Stefanik blasts Biden in speech to Israel’s Knesset Here are the 7 states most likely to flip in the Biden-Trump race Trump suggests he could be a 3-term president if he wins election Marco Rubio clashes with Kristen Welker over accepting the 2024 election results  Bezos’s Blue Origin sends first crew to edge of space since 2022 Julian Assange faces judgment day in years-long fight to stay out of US court The threat of Russian nationalism looms over Europe Maryland governor says ship that hit Baltimore bridge will be removed ‘within days’ Search and rescue efforts underway after helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi has ‘hard landing’  Farah Griffin: If Sotomayor flew upside-down flag GOP would call for her resignation We need a ‘national tutoring corps’ to fix gaps in our children’s education before college Diddy admits to assaulting Cassie in 2016 video, apologizes for ‘inexcusable’ actions Who’s afraid of cultivated meat? Why Florida should embrace, not ban it House Democrat says cutting federal funds for Harvard ‘needs to be on the table’ Trump ‘does not like to surround himself with yes people,’ says Ben Carson Ukraine ups pressure on US to allow strikes in Russia: ‘This is insane’ Biden taints Title IX with gender ideology; women, children, religious freedom hardest hit Arizona poll finds trouble for Biden vs. Trump Rubio predicts Trump ‘won’t get to sign’ federal abortion ban  Child care can cost twice as much as rent in these 11 states: See the numbers Ron Johnson says he doesn’t trust polls showing Biden beating Trump in Wisconsin Biden decries Gaza humanitarian crisis at Morehouse, winning applause Crockett offering ‘bleach blonde’ T-shirts following spat with Greene In the shadow of the college protests is a generation’s collective identity crisis  10,000 daily steps was a marketing ploy: Do you really need to hit it? Ron Johnson presses for Secret Service to push protest zone farther from GOP convention Stefanik, Fox News anchor spar over New York Times report questioning her support of Trump Crockett says she doesn’t regret comments hitting back at Greene Marijuana may soon be a Schedule III drug: What will change? Fetterman mocks Menendez ‘blaming your wife’ strategy  Trump attorney says Cohen ‘completely collapsed’ on stand in hush money case The West, or China? Serbia is courting all sides with its lithium business Fetterman responds to Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism: ‘That’s absurd’ Moon settlement concepts could open the door for our first lunar city GOP lawmaker proposes sanctions against Georgian officials over Russian-inspired law 20 killed in central Gaza airstrike 5 steps colleges should take after the Palestine protests  Biden delivers Morehouse College commencement address: Watch live Sullivan, Saudi crown prince discuss security agreement Raskin on upside-down flag at Alito home: ‘It’s a very clear conflict of interest’ The hypocrisy behind the GOP’s war on antisemitism Crockett to Greene: ‘Don’t come for me’ Former NATO leader says pro-Palestinian campus protesters should not ‘be applauded’ It’s a poll, not a crystal ball Trump’s hush money defense in question as criminal trial nears close Frustration with Netanyahu boils over on plans for Gaza after Hamas Why Biden’s China tariffs could hurt his climate agenda Marijuana rescheduling moves businesses into ‘uncharted territory’ Biden’s Morehouse speech exposes his 2024 political problems