PRESENTED BY CROPLIFE AMERICA | | | Nope, take your time. We won't bug you. We'll give you your privacy.: | | | Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) are spearheading gun reform negotiations on Capitol Hill, hoping to find a modest deal that would satisfy at least 60 senators. The areas with some wiggle room: Incentivizing states to expand background checks and introduce red flag laws. What about raising the minimum age to purchase a semiautomatic weapon?: Eh, that seems pretty unlikely. How gun reform advocates have adjusted their goals, via The Hill's Niall Stanage | ➤ WHERE DO THE NEGOTIATIONS STAND?: | "Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the lead Republican negotiator, on Monday said negotiators are 'hovering above the target' but haven't nailed down anything. Cornyn said negotiators need at least another week to resolve their differences and urged Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who has warned he will only give negotiators a short period of time to reach a deal, not to rush anything to the floor." More on the expected time frame, via The Hill's Alexander Bolton | ➤ 'GOP SENATORS SURPRISINGLY BULLISH ON PROSPECTS FOR A BIPARTISAN GUN DEAL': | ➤ TIDBIT — BIDEN AND MURPHY ARE CHATTING: | Reuters's Steve Holland tweeted, "per WH official: This morning, President Biden will meet with Senator Chris Murphy (CT) to discuss ongoing negotiations in the Senate on gun reform." | | | IT'S TUESDAY. I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here. | A Republican lawmaker said he supports gun control. Now he's not running for reelection: | Via The Hill's Emily Brooks, "Political observers' reaction to Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) abruptly abandoning his reelection bid over backlash to his support for gun control measures could be summarized in one word: Wow." Why this is getting attention: "Questions are circulating about what his being pushed out of Congress could mean for gun control efforts and negotiations in the wake of recent massacres and whether hardening in the Republican Party around the issue leaves any room for compromise."
Keep in mind about Jacobs: His district surrounds Buffalo, N.Y., where a self-described white supremacist killed 10 Black people in a grocery store a few weeks ago. What this means for the gun debate | | | | | Content from our sponsor: CropLife America | | | | What do we know about the hearing?: | | | "Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) on Tuesday said the House Jan. 6 select committee's first hearing will show how much former President Trump was involved with the events that led to the Capitol riot." Cohen told CNN: "We're going to see how much Trump was involved. Trump ran this show. He ran it from the time he lost the election in November and he did it with his son, or sons, and all of his henchmen up there." What to expect | ➤ FOX NEWS WON'T AIR THURSDAY'S PRIME-TIME HEARING: | Instead: "Fox News Media said hosts on the air as the proceedings are taking place will 'cover the hearings as news warrants,' before anchor and chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream will anchor a two-hour live special focusing on the hearings starting at 11 p.m." Most networks and cable news channels are airing the hearing | ➤ 'JAN. 6 HEARINGS GIVE DEMOCRATS A CHANCE TO RECAST MIDTERM MESSAGE': | | | It may feel eerily quiet, but listen very closely: | | | "The White House is quietly preparing for a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, a consequential decision expected to come this month that will create immediate pressure to respond and take action." Privately: "Members of the administration have held listening sessions with state officials, advocacy groups and other stakeholders on abortion rights regarding the legal barriers to abortion already in place in certain states."
And publicly: "President Biden has been largely mum on the issue of abortion in the weeks since he expressed outrage at the Supreme Court draft ruling nixing Roe, which leaked at the start of May. [Vice President] Harris, meanwhile, has become one of the administration's leading voices on the subject."
How the administration is preparing, via The Hill's Morgan Chalfant and Alex Gangitano
| | | California, New Jersey, Iowa, Montana, Mississippi, New Mexico and South Dakota — you're up!: | | | | | Closing the Gaps in Health Insurance, Wednesday, June 8 at 1 p.m. ET A record number of Americans are insured yet many remain vulnerable to significant medical expenses, including high premiums, out-of-pocket costs and prior authorization burdens. The Hill sits down with Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) and more to discuss closing the gaps in health insurance. RSVP today. | | | Cases to date: 84.6 million Death toll: 1,003,925 Current hospitalizations: 15,251 | | Shots administered: 589 million Fully vaccinated: 66.7 percent CDC data here. | | |  Notable tweets | | | © AP/Invision/Willy Sanjuan | | | | | Content from our sponsor: CropLife America | | | | The House and Senate are in. President Biden is in Washington, D.C. Vice President Harris is in Los Angeles. - 10 a.m.: Biden received the President's Daily Brief.
- 11:30 a.m.: Two Senate votes. The Senate's agenda today.
- 4 p.m.: Three Senate confirmation votes.
- 5:15 p.m.: Harris hosts a women's leadership roundtable to discuss economic empowerment in northern Central America.
- 6:30 p.m.: First and last votes in the House. The House's agenda today
- 7 p.m.: Harris hosts a roundtable with business executives to discuss an invest in northern Central America.
- 1 p.m. Wednesday: The Hill is hosting a virtual event, "Closing the Gaps in Health Insurance." Featured speakers: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C) and Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.). Details and how to RSVP.
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6:20 p.m.: Harris delivers remarks at the "In Her Hands" launch to promote women's economic empowerment in northern Central America. Livestream | | | Today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day! | | | To quote our queen Lizzo, it's about damn time: | Apple announced major updates to its texting platform, iMessage. Users will soon be able to edit and unsend messages — and mark messages as unread. More changes to Apple products, via The Verge's Richard Lawler. | | | 1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 | © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. | | | |
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