Tipsheet : Grassley pressured to run as Democrats set sights on Iowa

View in your browser     Grassley pressured to run as Democrats set sights on Iowa By Max Greenwood   Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is under increasing pressure to run for reelection as Democrats look to turn around their recent struggles in Iowa next year. Republicans have publicly and privately encouraged the 87-year-old Grassley to mount one more campaign, seeing his candidacy as a sure-fire way to lock down the Iowa Senate seat. The party is also eager to avoid another retirement after five of its incumbent senators announced that they will not run for reelection in 2022. Read the full story here     Republicans focus tax hike opposition on capital gains change By Naomi Jagoda   Republicans waging war against President Biden's proposed tax increases are increasingly focusing their opposition on one floated change to capital gains. Read the full story here     Biden on hecklers: 'This is not a Trump rally. Let 'em holler' By Caroline Vakil   During a stump rally for gubernatorial nominee and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), President Biden sought to brush off several hecklers who interrupted his speech, saying, “This is not a Trump rally. Let 'em holler. No one’s paying attention.” Read the full story here     US athletes chant 'Dr. Biden' as first lady cheers swimmers By Caroline Vakil   Athletes on the U.S. swimming team chanted first lady Jill Biden's name as she sat in attendance for their competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Read the full story here       Team USA gets no medals to open Summer Olympics for first time in decades By Celine Castronuovo   Team USA athletes suffered multiple upset losses in the first official day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, the first time in decades the U.S. has walked away with no medals on Day 1 of the Summer Games. Read the full story here     China criticizes NBC for not showing Taiwan, South China Sea in Olympic map By Lexi Lonas   China is criticizing NBC Universal for not showing Taiwan and the South China Sea in a map of China the network displayed during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Read the full story here     Trump hails Arizona Senate for audit at Phoenix rally, slams governor By Jordan Williams   Former President Trump on Saturday hailed the Arizona state Senate for its ongoing audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County during a rally in Phoenix, while taking shots at Gov. Doug Ducey (R). Read the full story here     Arizona secretary of state to Trump before rally: 'Take your loss and accept it and move on' By Caroline Vakil   Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) said that her message to former President Trump before his visit on Saturday is to “take your loss and accept it and move on,” referring to the ongoing partisan audit of the 2020 election results. Read the full story here     Arkansas governor says it's 'disappointing' vaccinations have become 'political' By Caroline Vakil   Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) lamented that it was “disappointing” that politics played a role in whether or not people decided to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Read the full story here     Humans are the cause of most wildfires. Climate change will make that worse By Zack Budryk   Climate change is exacerbating wildfire dangers across the West, creating the perfect conditions for the main culprits to start damaging fires: human beings. Read the full story here     One step closer to ending the HIV epidemic for some, not all By Alphonso David   OPINION | In an important step forward to address long-standing issues of health equity, the Biden administration issued new guidance to group health plans and health insurance companies regarding coverage of pre-exposure prophylaxis, better known as PrEP. Specifically, plans and insurers must now cover the cost of the PrEP medications as well as the laboratory services and office visits necessary for proper medical management. Read the full story here     We have a moral obligation to learn Native American history By Ted Gover   OPINION | Recent announcements by Canadian First Nation Tribes — Tk’emlups te Secwepemc, Cowessess First Nation, Lower Kootenay Band and the Penelakut Tribe — of unmarked graves on the grounds of former Indian boarding schools where Indigenous children were mistreated understandably grabbed headlines and shocked many. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Why America isn’t getting the Jan. 6 investigation it needs By Lisa Lerer   Reaching any kind of national consensus about what happened that day now feels like as much of a fantasy as any false-flag conspiracy theory. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Bernie Sanders embraces deal maker role in Biden’s antipoverty push By Eliza Collins   Progressive senator helps pull Democrats to the left on policy; Republicans say shift could help GOP in midterms. Read the full story here     CNN: What happens if the Supreme Court throws out Roe v. Wade? By Zach Wolf   In some alternate universe, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg retired during the Obama presidency and Democrats were able to push through a successor to the conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Amid fire and floods, a moment of truth for climate action By Sarah Kaplan and Brady Dennis    Scientists have repeatedly warned that the planet remains on track to exceed a critical threshold for warming within a decade. Yet experts and activists also see a rare opportunity to change course — possibly the last chance before many effects become irreversible. Read the full story here     Reuters: US trade agency drops tariff threat against Vietnam over currency practices By David Lawder   The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Friday said it had determined that no tariff action against Vietnam was warranted after its central bank agreed with the U.S. Treasury not to manipulate its currency for an export advantage. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2021 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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