Tipsheet: Trump is diminished, but hasn't faded

View in your browser     The Memo: Trump is diminished, but hasn't faded By Niall Stanage   Tuesday marks six months since former President Trump left the White House. Back then, Trump helicoptered off the South Lawn having become the only president in history to be twice impeached. The tumult of the Jan. 6 insurrection was still reverberating. Where he stands now is a more complicated question Read the full story here     Biden's silence on filibuster strains Democrats' patience By Hanna Trudo and Amie Parnes   President Biden gave an impassioned speech this week on democracy and protecting the right to vote, but Democratic strategists and activists say it's something he failed to mention — namely filibuster reform — that could cost him. Read the full story here     Biden calls court's DACA decision 'deeply disappointing,' vows to appeal it By Celine Castronuovo   President Biden on Saturday condemned a federal judge’s decision the day before to block new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying that the ruling was “deeply disappointing” and that the Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to appeal it. Read the full story here     Biden calls on Congress to pass voting rights bills on anniversary of John Lewis's death By Lauren Vella   President Biden on Saturday called on Congress to pass two pieces of voting rights legislation on the one-year anniversary of Rep. John Lewis's (D-Ga.) death. Read the full story here       At least four injured in shooting outside of Washington Nationals stadium By Jordan Williams   At least four people have been injured in a shooting outside of Washington Nationals Park in D.C. Saturday night, according to law enforcement. Read the full story here     Three Texas Democrats who fled state to DC test positive for COVID-19 By Jordan Williams   Three Texas House Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., to block the passage of a sweeping elections overhaul bill have tested positive for COVID-19. Read the full story here     Former surgeon general says CDC guidance on masks 'premature' and 'wrong' By Jordan Williams   Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidance lifting mask recommendations for fully vaccinated Americans was “premature” and “wrong.” Read the full story here     Facebook pushes back against White House criticism, says it's 'looking for scapegoats' By Celine Castronuovo   Facebook has levied additional criticism against President Biden and top administration officials over remarks that social media companies are not doing enough to combat coronavirus vaccine misinformation, accusing the White House of “looking for scapegoats for missing their vaccine goals.” Read the full story here     Cuba, Haiti pose major challenges for Florida Democrats By Max Greenwood and Laura Kelly   Two crises in the Caribbean are emerging as a difficult test for Florida Democrats ahead of the 2022 elections. Read the full story here     Passport backlog threatens to upend travel plans for millions of Americans By Laura Kelly and Alex Gangitano   Millions of Americans hoping to renew their passports and travel abroad this summer could see their plans dashed by a massive backlog caused by staffing shortages at the State Department. Read the full story here     Jan 6 insurrection has evolved into a racist relapse By Phillipe Copeland   OPINION | The year since the murder of George Floyd has been described as a “racial reckoning.” But the “racial reckoning” appears to have become a racist relapse. Forces organized against antiracism are striking back. Basic freedoms are being undermined, racist violence is rising, and propaganda machines are running full steam ahead. Read the full story here     First responders shouldn't have to tackle tigers By Carole Baskin and Carney Anne Nasser   OPINION | The award-winning documentary film, “The Conservation Game,” for which our work served as subjects, showcases how people have been able to purchase tigers and other big cats, as well as other exotic animals, at auctions. It also shows how some celebrity “conservationists” — figures seen routinely on television and thus trusted to educate us about endangered species — have allegedly misrepresented where they obtained their “ambassador” animals or where those creatures end up when, after a few months, they are too big and too dangerous to exploit further. Read the full story here     CNN: Fauci says polio would still exist in the US if the 'false information' currently being spread existed decades ago By Ben Tinker and Alaa Elassar   If the health misinformation currently spreading regarding coronavirus vaccines existed during the days of polio, it would have never been eradicated, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said Saturday. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: GOP governor’s vaccination tour reveals depths of distrust By Andrew DeMillo   Free lottery tickets for those who get vaccinated had few takers. Free hunting and fishing licenses didn’t change many minds either. And this being red-state Arkansas, mandatory vaccinations are off the table. Read the full story here     Reuters: US tech companies disappointed with DACA ruling, urge Congress to act By Kanishka Singh   Some U.S. tech companies expressed disappointment with a ruling by a federal judge that blocked new applications to a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from deportation. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Guantánamo prosecutors ask to strike information gained from torture By Carol Rosenberg   The prosecutors’ use of information from a brutal interrogation had troubled Biden administration lawyers and was a source of tension with the chief prosecutor at Guantánamo Bay, who will retire soon. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: US envoys face daunting mission in Kabul with little military backup By Missy Ryan, Karen DeYoung and Dan Lamothe   As American military forces depart Afghanistan, the U.S. diplomats and aid workers who remain behind, bunkered at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, will encounter significant and dangerous challenges, current and former officials say. 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 ©2021 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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