The Hill Articles: May 5, 2024

May 5
Jeffries: Democrats ‘effectively’ in majority due to GOP ‘chaos, dysfunction’ ‘If Roe v. Wade can fall, anything can fall,’ says Jeffries in stressing importance of elections Kim Godwin out at ABC News Biden administration pauses ammunition shipment to Israel: Report Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to launch first crewed mission UCLA announces new campus safety office after violent protests White House: Trump Gestapo comment echoes ‘appalling rhetoric of fascists’ New York City prisons will halt use of body cameras after device caught fire CIA director to travel to Israel for more cease-fire and hostage talks USC protest encampment cleared by police Will abortion turn Florida from red to blue?  More Americans trust Trump on economy, inflation than Biden: Poll  Biden races clock on health regulations with eye on potential Trump return RNC lawyer Charlie Spies resigns just 2 months after taking the job Trump spotted at Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix NYC Mayor Eric Adams defends police response to campus protests Here’s how much the average American has in their retirement savings by age Ole Miss opens conduct investigation after counterprotesters taunted Black woman The prospects and perils of reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous controlled substance Khanna says Biden should visit college campuses amid protests RNC chair calls for party unity as Greene’s motion to vacate looms Stefanik on being potential running mate for Trump: ‘There’s a lot of names that are in the mix’ Democratic rep says Biden focused on ensuring ‘consequences are proportionate’ for student protesters Kant goes to college: independent thinking vs. the progressive herd Nurses faced with low pay, high cost of living. These cities are worst Ex-Purdue president says student protesters who break laws should be expelled and replaced Fetterman says college protests are ‘working against peace in Middle East’ Noem does not say whether she met Kim Jong Un amid criticism over book Biden’s environmental agenda is a dangerous path toward an energy crisis Rep. Good: Greene ‘not acting in the best interests of President Trump’ University of Florida president on response to protests: ‘You don’t get to take over the whole university’ Why does beer taste better cold? New research explains Sen. Kelly: Kari Lake’s rhetoric ‘could result in people getting hurt or killed’ Tim Scott says Trump did not raise VP possibility, expects decision within 60 days 1996 ad perfectly predicted today’s high cost-of-living. What it means for the next 30 years — and how to plan Landrieu on Sanders’s warning to Biden over college protests: ‘Comparing it to Vietnam is an overexaggeration’  Hope Hicks divulges being at center of Trump’s 2016 damage control  Could a national security deadline stop the US from sending bombs to Israel?  Burgum sidesteps question on political violence if Trump loses election Here’s who was with Trump at RNC’s spring meeting at Mar-a-Lago Are cicadas dangerous to your pets? Tim Scott dodges on accepting 2024 election results, says Trump will be president How using ‘high dominance’ rhetoric can help Biden beat Trump Voters see Trump as more effective on border: Poll Burgum says a Trump conviction would be a ‘travesty of justice’ Amazon, Walmart and others no longer sell weighted infant sleepwear over safety concerns The age of the solar sail is arriving sooner than expected Queen of Jordan: Time for US to use ‘political leverage’ to end war in Gaza The quantum computing race is on  ‘SNL’ highlights parents’ response to college protests in cold open ‘Free Palestine?’ Or just ‘Hate America’? Al Jazeera offices in Israel to close after unanimous vote by Netanyahu’s Cabinet Rand Paul slams Biden, McConnell for spending “borrowed” money on Ukraine aid Sunday marks 6 months until Election Day Pritzker, Johnson face test with Chicago convention GOP: Noem up in smoke; Scott, Burgum rise in Trump VP race Conservative courts poised to block new transgender student protections Nuclear waste at center of testy Nevada Senate race Less is more: The Supreme Court should not decide immunity ‘for the ages’