Tipsheet: Progressives want to tighten screws beyond Manchin and Sinema

View in your browser     Progressives want to tighten screws beyond Manchin and Sinema BY HANNA TRUDO   Progressives say pressure on Democratic centrists over ending the filibuster needs to move beyond Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). Manchin and Sinema have earned headlines — and barbs from the grassroots — by putting brakes on filibuster reform and, in Manchin’s case, by opposing sweeping voting rights legislation. But some on the left see the pair of liberal antagonists as giving cover to other moderates who are in the way, but who have not yet come to the surface with all the attention on the two most visible holdouts. Read the full story here     Simmering Democratic tensions show signs of boiling over BY MIKE LILLIS   Fights over the filibuster. Tensions over Israel. Bickering over police funding. And grumbling over immigration policy. Read the full story here     Biden tries to erase Trump's 'America First' on world stage BY ALEX GANGITANO   President Biden is seeking to erase former President Trump’s America First agenda from the international stage during his inaugural trip abroad for the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in England this week. Read the full story here     DOJ to probe Trump-era subpoenas of lawmaker records BY REBECCA BEITSCH AND SCOTT WONG   The Justice Department's internal watchdog will investigate the secret seizure of data from Democratic lawmakers and reporters during leak investigations initiated under the Trump administration. Read the full story here       Pentagon to redirect $2.2B in border wall funds back to military projects BY ELLEN MITCHELL AND RAFAEL BERNAL   The Pentagon will restore $2.2 billion to military construction projects that were stripped by the Trump administration to pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Defense Department announced Friday.   Read the full story here     Vaccinated lawmakers no longer required to wear masks on House floor BY CRISTINA MARCOS   Lawmakers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer be required to wear masks in the House chamber, Democratic leaders announced Friday. Read the full story here     House unveils antitrust package to rein in tech giants BY REBECCA KLAR   A House antitrust panel on Friday unveiled a bipartisan agenda made up of five bills that would give regulators greater authority to rein in the power of tech giants. Read the full story here     YouTube suspends Ron Johnson for 7 days BY TAL AXELROD   YouTube suspended Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) from posting videos on the platform for one week over his remarks touting unproven treatments for COVID-19. Read the full story here     Putin says he's optimistic about working with Biden ahead of planned meeting BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO   Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed optimism in working with President Biden ahead of their planned summit next week, saying he believed the sitting president would not make any “impulse-based movements.”  Read the full story here     CDC to hold 'emergency meeting' on heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccines BY JORDAN WILLIAMS   An advisory panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold an emergency meeting on June 18 to discuss rare reports of heart inflammation after doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Read the full story here     Biden must up the ante to get what he wants from Putin` BY AVRAHAM SHAMA   OPINION l This is no time to play nice with Putin. The soft attitude and sanctions of the past have not stopped Russia’s cyberspace attacks on the U.S. It’s time for Biden to up the ante.  Read the full story here     Why the Democrats need Joe Manchin BY QUARDRICOS BERNARD DRISKELL   OPINION l Democrats need to focus on winning in 2022 and 2023. The berating of Manchin will not help, but working with him seems like a winning strategy. Read the full story here     CNN: At least 13 people were injured in a shooting in downtown Austin, authorities say BY ALTA SPELLS At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: ‘Time is running out’ — Democrats split over Biden’s relentless focus on infrastructure BY SEAN SULLIVAN AND PAUL KANE President Biden’s relentless focus on passing an infrastructure bill is increasingly dividing his party, as many Democrats fear that the drawn-out negotiations could derail the rest of Biden’s agenda and imperil what they see as the urgent need to protect voting rights. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Biden to urge G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China BY JONATHAN LEMIRE, AAMER MADHANI AND JILL LAWLESS   CARBIS BAY, England — The United States plans to push democratic allies on Saturday to publicly call out China for forced labor practices as the Group of Seven leaders gather at a summit where they will also unveil an infrastructure plan meant to compete with Beijing’s efforts in the developing world. Read the full story here     Reuters: Apple tightens rules after Justice Department targeted U.S. lawmakers BY STEPHEN NELLIS Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Friday said it has tightened some of its rules for responding to legal requests after the U.S. Justice Department during Donald Trump's presidency subpoenaed it for information on Democratic lawmakers. Read the full story here     The New York Times: ‘Take the ship’ — Conservatives aim to commandeer Southern Baptists BY RUTH GRAHAM AND ELIZABETH DIAS   The insurgents, some adopting a pirate motif, believe that the denomination has drifted too far to the left on issues of race, gender and the strict authority of the Bible. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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