The Hill Articles: May 7, 2024

Explosives will be used to help free Dali from Baltimore Key Bridge ‘Nobody seems interested’ in helping Giuliani with accounting duties in bankruptcy case, lawyers claim Ty Cobb slams Cannon for indefinitely postponing Trump trial DOJ to meet with families of Boeing victims as decision closes on if company violated prosecution deal Rep. Victoria Spartz fends off GOP primary challenger in Indiana As Israel chokes off Rafah, US scrambles to salvage cease-fire talks  Fetterman on support for Rafah capture: ‘I follow Israel on that’ Columbia Law backs its graduates after conservative judges said they won’t hire them Senate tries to limit turbulence ahead of FAA deadline Rafah crossing becomes flashpoint in Israel’s war on Hamas: 4 takeaways US repatriates 11 Americans, 6 Canadians from northeast Syria  Sen. Mike Braun wins GOP primary for Indiana governor Trump wins Indiana GOP primary Biden wins Indiana Democratic primary Federal judge: Alabama can’t stop abortion fund lawsuit   Kristi Noem cuts off dogged Fox Business host: ‘Enough Stuart’ U.S. financial system enables environmental crime  Final missing body recovered in Baltimore bridge collapse US soldier detained in Russia was on unsanctioned trip to meet girlfriend: Reports Revelations from the FDIC report on sexual harassment, toxic workplace Stormy Tuesday: 5 takeaways from a dramatic day at the Trump trial FDIC exposed in damning report Evening Report — Stormy day in court as star witness takes stand in Trump trial TikTok sues to stop potential US ban First House Democrat calls on FDIC chair to resign after sexual harassment report Legal scholars accuse Utah of failing to curb the Great Salt Lake’s decline Risque Stormy Daniels testimony creates uproar at Trump trial RFK Jr. pivots on gender-affirming care for minors, says treatment should be ‘deferred till adulthood’ Many US cities are eager to welcome migrants. We need to make it easier for them to do so. New York judge tosses abortion-related Equal Rights Amendment from state ballot Cannon indefinitely postpones Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents trial House passes bill to make it harder to regulate home appliance energy efficiency Panera to drop Charged Lemonade after multiple lawsuits Cross-examination of Stormy Daniels grows testy during Trump trial Renewables make up the lion’s share of new electric generation, federal agency finds Few college students list Middle East conflict as most important issue to them: Survey US completes building humanitarian pier off Gaza coast Mulvaney: We need more presidential debates, not fewer US snubs Putin’s swearing-in: Here’s who did show up Burchett shows off homemade longboard to AOC Stronger whistleblower laws can help prevent the next corporate fiasco Warren, Hawley introduce bill to boost airline competition Fani Willis refuses to testify before GOP-led Georgia panel White House: Sharing video of Ole Miss students mocking Black protester ‘beneath any elected official’ Israel’s capture, closure of Rafah border crossing raises humanitarian alarm  Greene softens threat to force vote on ousting Speaker Johnson What to watch for in today’s Indiana primaries Psaki: Biden’s challenge is Trump court cases ‘block out the sun’ Bipartisan lawmakers call for permanent ban on horse slaughter Instacart expanding into restaurant takeout US scrambles to salvage cease-fire talks as Israel chokes off Rafah Rising: May 7, 2024 DC mayor agrees to testify at House hearing on GW protests Chemicals in car interiors may cause cancer — and they’re required by US law: Study China is trying to undermine Western elections LockBit ransomware gang leader indicted Judge denies Trump move for hush money mistrial over Stormy Daniels testimony Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on a single policy solution on immigration: Poll FDIC chair apologizes to staff after probe finds toxic workplace culture White House holds daily press briefing: Watch live The energy shift is the economic race of the century. What will the US do to win? Democratic leader defends Cuellar: Charges ‘very different’ from Santos, Menendez Meta Oversight Board to review content with ‘from the river to the sea’  An important report to Congress says a lot about where our democracy is headed  RFK Jr. challenges Trump to debate at Libertarian Party convention Boy Scouts of America will rename itself Scouting America Speaker Johnson: ‘I intend to lead this conference in the future’ 2024 split screen: Biden condemns antisemitism as Trump watches Stormy Daniels testify Why the pro-Palestinian protests failed Speaker Johnson says conversations with Greene ‘not a negotiation’ Biden decries antisemitism, protests that forget ‘terror’ of Oct. 7 How much daylight will you have on the longest day of 2024? 12:30 Report — All eyes on Stormy Daniels testimony TikTok sues to block potential US ban Ukraine says it foiled Russian plot to kill Zelensky 62 percent of young adults wouldn’t live in state with abortion ban: Survey Rapper Macklemore blasts Biden over Gaza in new song with graphic video The role of campaign finance in our ‘rigged’ political system  Trump: Noem has had ‘a rough couple of days’ Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug gets FDA panel date after approval delay Nebraska Republican introduces resolution to censure Ilhan Omar Rooting antisemitism out of K-12 schools requires proven, bipartisan solutions Robinhood braces for SEC charges over crypto trading Cannon suspends key Mar-a-Lago deadline amid feud over evidence handling in Trump case California groundwater levels rose in 2023 for the first time in 4 years Noem pressed about Kim Jong Un story in testy interview: ‘I’m giving you my answer’ Biden gives remarks at Holocaust Remembrance ceremony amid campus unrest: Watch live FAA investigating Boeing 787 Dreamliner inspections Utah named best state in new rankings Tlaib calls for court to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israeli officials Most expect Trump to be convicted in hush money trial: Poll Biden will either toughen up on the border or lose reelection Slowing America’s migrant and drug crises starts with helping Guatemala MIT no longer requiring diversity statements from prospective faculty Federal investigators ask Tesla for information on Autopilot fix Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment Nikki Haley, we still have a ‘country to save’ — please file for write-in candidacy  Garland contempt vote scheduled for next week Conservative federal judges say they won’t hire Columbia graduates Feds close prison dubbed the ‘Rape Club,’ but accountability is needed Biden campaign hits Trump on anniversary of family separation policy at border Trump removes Truth Social post complaining about next hush money trial witness Kevin Spacey endorses RFK Jr. Have liberals forgotten that the government can’t fix everything?  First manned Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed over valve problem If Israel wants peace, it must break away from Netanyahu’s ‘Clean Break’ doctrine  The Supreme Court just quietly handed a huge win to veterans Israel takes control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing Matthews: How the president hides his policy agenda from the public  How serious are they? Colo. leftists sold out their climate commitments for a paltry $140M Congress should stop aviation regulators from holding back DC’s closest airport Morning Report — Will Israel and Hamas agree to a cease-fire? Here’s where the Biden-Trump race stands 6 months out from the election Trump tests Senate GOP leaders on election fraud claims Trump baffles allies with endorsement of long-shot Utah candidate Trump’s chaotic 2016 campaign crashes into 2024 bid Trump-Biden race gets nasty: When they go low, let’s get lower Biden faces key test over Israel’s military actions in Gaza Single women are more likely to own homes than single men. Why?   Tackling racial justice with the voice of experience How the US financial system helps shelter profits from environmental organized crime Trump looks to cut off oxygen to RFK Jr. Bottom Line: Planet Fitness lobbies up amid culture war controversy Biden looks to boost worker, consumer power as election looms White House announces new steps to counter antisemitism, including on college campuses Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge against proposed National Guard move to Space Force