Politics A.M.: ‘We don’t want you here’: Sen. Ron Johnson is booed at Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration

New book offers fresh details about chaos, conflicts inside Trump's pandemic response ; National security adviser Jake Sullivan says preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon is 'paramount priority' for United States; Joe Manchin, at the apex of his power, finds few allies in his quest for bipartisanship; Republicans, spurred by an unlikely figure, see political promise in targeting critical race theory; The push for LGBTQ civil rights stalls in the Senate as advocates search for Republican support; Risks and rewards: The summer that could define the Biden presidency; Garland tries to untangle the Trump legacy at the Justice Department; Biden, deeply Catholic president, finds himself at odds with many U.S. bishops; VA plans to offer gender-confirmation surgery to transgender veterans, reversing ban; Biden urges more Americans to get vaccinated but is silent on July 4 target; Vance Trimble, who won Pulitzer Prize by exposing congressional corruption, dies at 107 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Ebony Cox/AP) 'We don't want you here': Sen. Ron Johnson is booed at Milwaukee's Juneteenth celebration The Wisconsin Republican had originally objected to making Juneteenth a federal holiday, arguing against the cost of an additional day off for federal workers. He later relented. By Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   New book offers fresh details about chaos, conflicts inside Trump's pandemic response At one point, the president mused about repatriating infected Americans in Asia to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. By Dan Diamond ●  Read more »   National security adviser Jake Sullivan says preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon is 'paramount priority' for United States In appearances on the Sunday morning news shows, Sullivan also weighed in on the North Korean nuclear issue and Biden's meeting with Putin. By Felicia Sonmez, Marianna Sotomayor and Jeanne Whalen ●  Read more »   Joe Manchin, at the apex of his power, finds few allies in his quest for bipartisanship The senator from West Virginia has spent decades trying to bridge partisan divides, but many of his efforts are coming up short in today's Washington. By Annie Linskey and Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans, spurred by an unlikely figure, see political promise in targeting critical race theory Christopher Rufo, once a documentary filmmaker, has become a go-to activist for the GOP in a political fight over race. By Laura Meckler and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   The push for LGBTQ civil rights stalls in the Senate as advocates search for Republican support Hopes of passing a capstone expansion of rights, the Equality Act, have run aground amid GOP concerns about religious freedom and broader attacks on transgender rights. By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   Risks and rewards: The summer that could define the Biden presidency He faces big challenges and hard decisions on infrastructure, voting rights and the pandemic, testing liberals' loyalty and whether bipartisanship is possible. Analysis ●  By Dan Balz ●  Read more »   Garland tries to untangle the Trump legacy at the Justice Department The new attorney general has been criticized by some Democrats over recent legal decisions, but Garland insists he is plotting a straight course. By Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   Biden, deeply Catholic president, finds himself at odds with many U.S. bishops The president is an observant Catholic — regularly attending Mass, crossing himself and using rosary beads. He's also a liberal, and that's stirring up the Catholic bishops fighting cultural battles within the church. By Matt Viser ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   VA plans to offer gender-confirmation surgery to transgender veterans, reversing ban The secretary also announced that VA would change the name of the Veterans Health Administration's LGBT health program to the LGBTQ+ Health Program to reflect inclusiveness. By Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   Biden urges more Americans to get vaccinated but is silent on July 4 target The president touts 300 million shots in arms but sidesteps goal of getting one shot to at least 70 percent of adults by the holiday. By Sean Sullivan and Dan Diamond ●  Read more »   Vance Trimble, who won Pulitzer Prize by exposing congressional corruption, dies at 107 He unearthed nepotism and self-serving financial dealings in 1959 and later published best-selling biographies. By Matt Schudel ●  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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