Thursday's Headlines: Biden’s strategy of pessimism ekes out a few gains with Putin June 17, 2021 Congress overwhelmingly votes to make Juneteenth a federal holiday Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors. (Peter Klaunzer/AP) Biden's strategy of pessimism ekes out a few gains with Putin With expectations set low and pushed even lower by the talks' ending earlier than expected, President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from the meetings with a pleasant surprise: incremental progress on a handful of issues. By John Hudson ● Read more » Congress overwhelmingly votes to make Juneteenth a federal holiday By Mike DeBonis ● Read more » 'Pure insanity': How Trump and his allies pressed Justice Dept. to help overturn election By Matt Zapotosky, Rosalind S. Helderman, Amy Gardner and Karoun Demirjian ● Read more » Black professors push a major university to diversify and confront racism By Nick Anderson ● Read more » Bipartisan infrastructure pitch gains steam in Senate By Seung Min Kim and Tony Romm ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Today's WorldView: The delta variant adds a speed bump to the pandemic escape route By Adam Taylor ● Read more » Republicans parroted Putin's propaganda. Now Putin parrots Republican propaganda. Opinion ● Opinion by Dana Milbank ● Read more » Biden offered Putin the benefit of the doubt. He should know better. Opinion ● Opinion by the Editorial Board ● Read more » Biden to Putin: Stability, sure. But democracy matters. Opinion ● Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr. ● Read more » A New York school district confronts hatred in its yearbook — if not its mascot name Opinion ● Opinion by Kate Cohen ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Could the Southern Baptists be tiptoeing away from Trump? Opinion ● Opinion by Karen Tumulty ● Read more » The delta variant is a rising threat in the U.S. We have to redouble vaccination efforts. Opinion ● Opinion by Ashish K. Jha ● Read more » More News Texas Gov. Greg Abbott puts $250 million down payment on a border wall By Arelis R. Hernández ● Read more » China launches first astronauts to its new space station, as race with U.S. heats up By Michael E. Miller ● Read more » Earth currently traps an 'unprecedented' amount of heat, NASA says By Tik Root ● Read more » Justice Dept. drops John Bolton book lawsuit, won't charge ex-security aide who became Trump's scathing critic By Spencer S. Hsu and Josh Dawsey ● Read more » Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game 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 » Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Today's Headlines | Privacy Policy | Help You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. ©2021 The Washington Post | 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 Related Keyword: Share
