Tipsheet: Trump set to return to stage with Ohio rally

View in your browser     Trump set to return to stage with Ohio rally BY TAL AXELROD   Former President Trump is set to resume his signature campaign rallies Saturday with an appearance in Wellington, Ohio, reviving a tool that helped gin up astonishing levels of enthusiasm for his presidential campaigns. Read the full story here     Harris makes highly anticipated trip to border BY BRETT SAMUELS AND RAFAEL BERNAL   Vice President Harris on Friday made a closely watched trip to the southern border, where she met with border agents and young migrants and doubled down on the need to focus on the reason people are making the journey to the U.S. from Mexico and Central America. Read the full story here     Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for murder of George Floyd BY MARTY JOHNSON   Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison on Friday afternoon for the murder of George Floyd last May.  Read the full story here     GOP senators warn they could pull support for Biden deal BY JORDAIN CARNEY   Republican senators are warning that they could drop their support for a bipartisan infrastructure framework amid growing GOP fury over President Biden's plan to link it to a Democratic-only bill. Read the full story here       Department of Justice sues Georgia over voting law BY REBECCA BEITSCH   The Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgia over its controversial new law imposing a number of restrictions on voting, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday. Read the full story here     Police officer injured on Jan. 6 presses McCarthy during meeting BY SCOTT WONG   A D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who was badly injured during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol met with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) on Friday, and pressed the GOP leader on a number of controversies in his party related to the deadly insurrection. Read the full story here     Trump Organization, CFO Weisselberg could face charges in DA probe: report BY CAROLINE VAKIL   Attorneys have told former President Trump's lawyers that the Trump Organization and its CFO, Allen Weisselberg, could face charges as a result of the continuing probe by the Manhattan district attorney's office, according to a report in The New York Times. Read the full story here     Lawmakers, advocates demand details on Afghan evacuation plan BY REBECCA BEITSCH AND REBECCA KHEEL   President Biden’s plan to evacuate tens of thousands of Afghans who assisted U.S. military efforts in the country has left lawmakers and advocates with a number of unanswered questions as time dwindles amid the U.S. withdrawal. Read the full story here     House Ethics panel upholds $500 mask fines against GOP lawmakers BY CRISTINA MARCOS   The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it is upholding the $500 fines issued to a handful of GOP lawmakers who refused to comply with a requirement last month to wear masks on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story here     US intel report confirms more than 140 UFO sightings BY REBECCA KHEEL   The U.S. government has encountered more than 140 of what it calls unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), more commonly known as UFOs, according to an unclassified intelligence report released Friday. Read the full story here     A bipartisan Infrastructure package will do more good for America BY RICHARD GEPHARDT AND TOM DAVIS   OPINION l If Congress cannot come to a bipartisan agreement on infrastructure, how can we hope to break the gridlock on more contentious issues moving forward? Where will the trust and good will come from that’s needed to tackle policing, immigration, voting or the countless other issues where a reconciliation bill passed with 51 votes isn’t even an option? Read the full story here     Time for scientists to identify the unidentified in Pentagon's UFO report BY AVI LOEB   OPINION l Now is the time for more scientific projects aimed at clearing up the nature of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena — and should be open-minded to the possibility that science may one day reveal a reality that was previously considered as fiction. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Engineer warned of 'major structural damage' at Florida condo complex BY MIKE BAKER AND ANJALI SINGHVI A consultant in 2018 urged the managers to repair cracked columns and crumbling concrete. The work was finally about to get underway when the building collapsed. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Condo search grows dire with 159 still unaccounted for BY TERRY SPENCER The torturous wait for word of nearly 160 people unaccounted for after an oceanfront condominium building collapsed near Miami, killing at least four, is taking a toll on relatives who can do little but pray and hope their loved ones will somehow be found alive in an increasingly dire hunt for survivors. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: US Catholic bishops say there will be ‘no national policy on withholding Communion from politicians’ BY MICHELLE BOORSTEIN Days after a vote that triggered a tsunami of Catholic debate about Communion and politics, leading U.S. Catholic bishops working on an upcoming document about the sacrament are now de-emphasizing direct confrontation with President Biden or other Catholic politicians who support abortion rights. Read the full story here     Reuters: FDA adds warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots BY MARIA PONNEZHATH The U.S. drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer Inc./BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: New York and other northeast states see large drop in unemployment BY BRYAN MENA The labor-market recovery picked up momentum this spring in the Northeast, with New York, Connecticut and other nearby states posting sizable drops in unemployment last month. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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