Tipsheet — Biden tries to flip the script on taxes

View in your browser     Biden tries to flip the script on taxes By Niall Stanage   President Biden’s plan to increase taxes on wealthy Americans is reigniting one of the fiercest divides in politics — how much should the government do, and who should foot the bill? The president faces a fierce battle to get his infrastructure plan enacted, and he can’t depend on unified backing even from his own party. Biden this week will propose a massive boost to social infrastructure spending on things such as paid leave, childcare and tuition-free community college. Read the full story here     Biden takes careful approach to police reform By Morgan Chalfant and Brett Samuels   President Biden is keeping his distance from police reform legislation negotiations on Capitol Hill, using his bully pulpit to publicly demand action on reform but leaving the legislating to lawmakers. Read the full story here     GOP, Democrats grapple with post-Chauvin trial world By Julia Manchester   Republicans and Democrats are grappling with how to move forward on issues of race and policing after the Derek Chauvin trial, a watershed national moment that will almost certainly play a role in the 2022 midterms. Read the full story here     NC sheriff to ask court to release footage of Andrew Brown shooting By Jordan Williams   A North Carolina sheriff will ask a court to release body camera footage of the police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City. Read the full story here       Video shows officer who fatally shot man armed with butcher knives By Jordan Williams   Video released by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department on Saturday shows an officer fatally shooting a man armed with butcher knives. Read the full story here     Virginia man shot by deputy who gave him ride home earlier in the day By Jordan Williams   A man in Virginia was shot by the same sheriff's deputy who had given him a ride home earlier in the day. Read the full story here     States resume administering J&J vaccine after pause By Lexi Lonas   Multiple states said they will resume administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after federal health authorities agreed on Friday that the benefits outweigh the risks. Read the full story here     Krishnamoorthi calls on Biden to release AstraZeneca vaccine stores to ailing countries By Jordan Williams   Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) on Saturday evening called on the Biden Administration to release its supply of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to countries experiencing a surge in coronavirus infections. Read the full story here     Biden recognizes Armenian genocide By Morgan Chalfant   President Biden on Saturday formally declared that the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago was “genocide,” a move that is likely to exacerbate tensions with Turkey. Read the full story here     Biden's Armenian genocide recognition ramps up US-Turkey tensions By Laura Kelly   President Biden's decision to recognize the Armenian genocide is being welcomed by the community and its supporters as a long-overdue step in standing up for human rights, though the move carries with it risks to the U.S. relationship with Turkey. Read the full story here     It's time to come together to end white supremacist violence By Katrina Mulligan and Brette Steele   OPINION | Violent white supremacists currently pose the single most lethal threat to American security — more than any hostile nation or foreign terrorist. A resurgence of white supremacist ideology has spread at an alarming pace over the past four years. The consequences have been deadly. Read the full story here     The difficult realities of lethal force By Jonathan Turley   OPINION | The shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, has produced a torrent of objections to how police respond to armed suspects. Some, like MSNBC host Joy Reid, simply declare that the use of lethal force to stop a knife attack is “murder.” “The View” co-host Joy Behar thinks officers who come upon someone about to knife another person should shoot into the air, as a warning. President Biden has long maintained that police officers should shoot armed suspects in the leg. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Americans give Biden mostly positive marks for first 100 days, Post-ABC poll finds By Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin   President Biden and his major initiatives win majority support, but voters are skeptical about his handling of immigration at the southern border, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Border lawmakers see different answers to immigration questions By Joshua Jamerson in Hebbronville, Texas, and Eliza Collins in Columbus, N.M.   Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell of New Mexico and Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas represent districts facing a surge in border crossings, and their differing approaches showcase the crosscurrents roiling many border districts. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Democrat Troy Carter wins New Orleans-based US House seat By Melinda Deslatte   Democrat Troy Carter won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana’s vacant U.S. House seat, defeating his state Senate colleague and ending an acrimonious, intraparty clash that divided politicians across New Orleans. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Republicans target voter access in Texas cities, but not rural areas By Nick Corasaniti   In Houston, election officials found creative ways to help a struggling and diverse work force vote in a pandemic. Record turnout resulted. Now the G.O.P. is targeting those very measures. Read the full story here     Reuters: PM Modi says India shaken by coronavirus ‘storm,’ US readies help By Sanjeev Miglani and Sudarshan Varadhan   India set a new global record of the most number of COVID-19 infections in a day, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged all citizens to be vaccinated and exercise caution, saying the “storm” of infections had shaken the country. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2020 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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