Politics A.M.: Far-right activist Ammon Bundy is running for Idaho governor, tapping an anti-establishment trend

New Yorkers vote in primaries for mayor after a race dominated by crime and coronavirus recovery; Senate Republicans block debate on elections bill, dealing blow to Democrats' voting rights push; Where Democratic senators stand on changing or eliminating the filibuster; Biden's plan to tackle rising homicides: Tighten gun regulations, bolster police; Democrats signal a shift toward accepting voter ID laws; Defense secretary backs removing sexual assault prosecutions from military justice system; So when is Trump going to turn on Gov. Ron DeSantis?; Biden has proposed a new agency to turbocharge medical treatments. But there's a fight over where it should live.; States across the country are dropping barriers to voting, widening a stark geographic divide in ballot access; White House chief of staff flubs tweet on Biden's child tax credit; Black leaders in Rhode Island divided over Sen. Whitehouse's family ties to exclusive club; Democrats, White House regroup on expanding voting access after GOP blocks bill ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Nathan Howard/Getty Images) Far-right activist Ammon Bundy is running for Idaho governor, tapping an anti-establishment trend The conservative figure held a rancher protest against the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada and led an armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. By Paulina Villegas ●  Read more »   New Yorkers vote in primaries for mayor after a race dominated by crime and coronavirus recovery Ranked choice voting is expected to delay the results; former cop Eric Adams and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang led in Democratic polls. By David Weigel and Jada Yuan ●  Read more »   Senate Republicans block debate on elections bill, dealing blow to Democrats' voting rights push Many lawmakers and liberal activists insist the fight is not over, but they face long odds as key Democrats remain unwilling to change Senate rules to advance voting legislation. By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   Where Democratic senators stand on changing or eliminating the filibuster An analysis of the positions where Democratic senators stand on changing or eliminating the filibuster By JM Rieger and Adrián Blanco ●  Read more »   Biden's plan to tackle rising homicides: Tighten gun regulations, bolster police The White House sees a political advantage in focusing on gun control as a way to stem the violence. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats signal a shift toward accepting voter ID laws Democrats and voting rights activists have long decried voter ID rules as thinly veiled tactics to suppress the vote. Now some leading voices are signaling they would accept such requirements as the price of broader voting rights measures. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   Defense secretary backs removing sexual assault prosecutions from military justice system "This is a leadership issue. And we will lead," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. By Dan Lamothe and Alex Horton ●  Read more »   So when is Trump going to turn on Gov. Ron DeSantis? DeSantis broke the cardinal rule of staying on Trump's good side: He beat him in a poll. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Biden has proposed a new agency to turbocharge medical treatments. But there's a fight over where it should live. Some don't want the Advance Research Projects Agency for Health to be based inside the National Institutes of Health. By Jacqueline Alemany ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   States across the country are dropping barriers to voting, widening a stark geographic divide in ballot access So far, 28 states have passed new laws this year that make it easier to vote, a striking countertrend to restrictions adopted by some GOP-controlled states. By Elise Viebeck ●  Read more »   White House chief of staff flubs tweet on Biden's child tax credit Ron Klain said every family with kids will get a tax credit, but some on the very high or low ends may be left out. Analysis ●  By Salvador Rizzo ●  Read more »   Black leaders in Rhode Island divided over Sen. Whitehouse's family ties to exclusive club Questions remained about whether the club's membership is all-White as the senator and the club have declined to provide details. By Eugene Scott and Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   Democrats, White House regroup on expanding voting access after GOP blocks bill Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) opposes the bill as it is now, but may still support a procedural step to start debating it. By Felicia Sonmez, Donna Cassata, Eugene Scott and Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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