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Deal of the art: White House grapples with ethics of Hunter Biden's pricey paintings; Biden to address U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as the Taliban makes gains; The White House gender pay gap (or not) explained ; The death of Ashli Babbitt offers the purest distillation of Donald Trump's view of justice; U.S. concern about security situation in Haiti had been rising; Biden shifts to pitching his American Families Plan, emphasizing Democratic priorities; Judge David Tatel's lack of eyesight never defined him, but his blindness is woven into the culture of the influential appeals court in D.C.; 2021 has already been a very bad year for mass shootings; Millions of Syrian civilians at grave risk if U.S., Russia fail to strike deal on U.N. aid deliveries; Trump's GOP embraces big government to combat Big Tech, critical race theory and coronavirus restrictions ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Trump charged Secret Service nearly $10,200 in May for agents' rooms The bill came atop earlier charges during the former president's stay at his Florida resort, before he moved north. By David Fahrenthold ●  Read more »   Deal of the art: White House grapples with ethics of Hunter Biden's pricey paintings As Hunter Biden launches a career selling his art, the White House helps set the rules in response to ethical concerns. But it's a tricky task in a field where value is subjective and secrecy is common. By Matt Viser ●  Read more »   Biden to address U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as the Taliban makes gains The president's remarks are expected to be his most extensive since formally announcing a commitment to withdrawing nearly all troops by Sept. 11. By John Wagner ●  Read more »   The White House gender pay gap (or not) explained The White House used average pay for a statistic, but the result was even better when it was recalculated for median pay. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The death of Ashli Babbitt offers the purest distillation of Donald Trump's view of justice She was an ally, so her death was a tragedy to Trump. Civil rights protesters, though, deserved to be shot and mauled. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   U.S. concern about security situation in Haiti had been rising Lawmakers had urged the Biden administration to change U.S. policy after President Jovenel Moïse's plans to hold elections and a referendum on a new constitution. By Karen DeYoung ●  Read more »   Biden shifts to pitching his American Families Plan, emphasizing Democratic priorities Biden touted initiatives Wednesday in Illinois that are not part of the infrastructure framework agreement he and a bipartisan group of negotiators announced last month. By Cleve Wootson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Judge David Tatel's lack of eyesight never defined him, but his blindness is woven into the culture of the influential appeals court in D.C. Tatel's plan to step back from the federal bench winds down the career of a leading, liberal-leaning voice that has shaped laws affecting voting rights, the environment, Internet regulations and press freedoms. By Ann Marimow ●  Read more »   2021 has already been a very bad year for mass shootings Data from the Gun Violence Archive puts the year's mass-shooting death toll at nearly 50 percent more than at the same point in 2016, the previous high. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Millions of Syrian civilians at grave risk if U.S., Russia fail to strike deal on U.N. aid deliveries The Biden administration has described the cross-border aid issue as an example of the kind of cooperation it wants from Russia as it seeks a path toward longer-term strategic accords. By Kareem Fahim and Karen DeYoung ●  Read more »   Trump's GOP embraces big government to combat Big Tech, critical race theory and coronavirus restrictions The party opposed to big government and restrictions on private businesses inches ever closer to Big Brother. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  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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