Politics A.M.: Biden announces door-to-door outreach, outlines other strategies to boost vaccinations

Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home; Trump friend and golfing partner charged with misdemeanor indecent assault; Vaccines door-to-door: Immunization push goes granular as delta variant looms; A third of White conservatives refuse to get vaccinated — a refusal shown in polling and the real world; Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams projected as winner of New York's Democratic mayoral primary; Biden heading to Illinois to pitch plan to boost spending on education, child care and health care; The White House's slipshod claim that Republicans are defunding the police; Weeks after Holocaust Museum visit, Rep. Greene makes new Nazi-era comparison in opposing vaccination push; Virginia 'Bible study' group was cover for violent militia plans, prosecutors say; The Trailer: Primaries in disarray? Bribes to end the electoral college? Reader questions, answered. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Biden announces door-to-door outreach, outlines other strategies to boost vaccinations The president spoke about the path forward on fighting the coronavirus at a time when unvaccinated people account for 99 percent of U.S. covid deaths. By Felicia Sonmez, Eugene Scott and John Wagner ●  Read more »   Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home An official says Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence By Evens Sanon and DÁnica Coto | AP ●  Read more »   Trump friend and golfing partner charged with misdemeanor indecent assault Police allege Albert Hazzouri Jr., a dentist, groped a patient after a procedure. By David Fahrenthold ●  Read more »   Vaccines door-to-door: Immunization push goes granular as delta variant looms Biden on Tuesday took an urgent tone in the face of the highly contagious delta variant and potential infection spikes in the fall. Mass vaccination sites are closing, replaced by a push to weave vaccines into Americans' daily destinations, from office to pharmacy to sports events. By Cleve Wootson and Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A third of White conservatives refuse to get vaccinated — a refusal shown in polling and the real world A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows the same divide as the vaccine data. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams projected as winner of New York's Democratic mayoral primary Adams led since Election Day, but his margin narrowed as ranked-choice voting re-allotted the votes of losing candidates. By Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »   Biden heading to Illinois to pitch plan to boost spending on education, child care and health care The president will try to sell the American Families Plan in a conservative area of a liberal state. The White House is angling to pass a bill with the support of only Democrats. By John Wagner ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The White House's slipshod claim that Republicans are defunding the police President Biden isn't trying to defund the police, and Republicans in Congress were not doing so either. Here's a guide to the White House spin. Analysis ●  By Salvador Rizzo ●  Read more »   Weeks after Holocaust Museum visit, Rep. Greene makes new Nazi-era comparison in opposing vaccination push The Georgia Republican used the phrase "medical brown shirts" in describing officials and volunteers encouraging all Americans to get vaccinated. By Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   Virginia 'Bible study' group was cover for violent militia plans, prosecutors say At the time of his arrest, defendant Fi Duong had several guns, including an AK-47, and the material to make 50 molotov cocktails, court documents say. By Rachel Weiner and Spencer Hsu ●  Read more »   The Trailer: Primaries in disarray? Bribes to end the electoral college? Reader questions, answered. It's been a while since we opened the newsletter up to questions. Readers had quite a few of them. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  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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