Editor Franklin Foer Out at New Republic, Exec Editor Richard Just In?

There is recent precedent for the president’s party gaining House seats in unusual midterm elections, but it is still a long shot for Democrats.

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celebrations

What Biden Has Planned for His July 4 ‘Independence’ From COVID Party

By Matt Stieb

The U.S. probably won’t hit Biden’s goal to vaccinate 70 percent of adults by July 4, but that won’t keep him from throwing a party on the South Lawn.

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Biden and Putin Played Nice Today

By Nia Prater

The two leaders met following recent Russian meddling in American elections and U.S. condemnations of the Kremlin’s crackdowns.

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Could Trump Become Speaker of the House?

This bizarre scenario is technically possible, but fantasies about Trump returning to the White House via the Speakership are extremely far-fetched.

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infrastructure

Democrats Are Locked In a Staring Contest Over Infrastructure

By Eric Levitz

The question is whether liberals or moderates will blink first.

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nyc mayoral race

All the Endorsements in the NYC Mayoral Race

By Nia Prater

With the June 22 primary approaching, Democratic mayoral candidates are racking up endorsements from politicians, organizations, and celebrities.

8:00 a.m.

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Trump DOJ’s Secret Subpoenas and Data Seizures: What We Know

By Chas Danner

The Trump Justice Department went to unprecedented lengths to hunt down leakers, seizing records from reporters, Democrats, and a White House counsel.

7:00 a.m.

life after warming

California’s Last Fire Season Was a Historic Disaster. This One Could Be Worse.

By David Wallace-Wells

The conditions are already set for eclipsing recent records — which themselves would have been unthinkable not long ago.

12:05 a.m.

sports

A Second Marathon Is Coming to New York City

By Matt Stieb

After years of lobbying the city, a runner’s organization has secured the permits for the Brooklyn Marathon to be held in April 2022.

This Was the Biggest Challenge of Kevin Durant’s Career

games

By Will Leitch

Maybe he can quiet some of the haters after almost single-handedly defeating the Bucks in Game Five.

Democrats Move Ahead With Plan to Pass Rest of Biden Agenda

Whether or not an infrastructure deal is cut with Republicans.

Amazon Is Too Large to Sustain

business

By Sarah Jones

The company’s growth outpaces its ability to care for its workforce.

Trump Tried to Force DOJ to Back His 2020 Election Coup

Long after the 2020 election was decided, Trump relentlessly used all the mechanisms available to the executive branch to overturn his loss.

Ilhan Omar and Marjorie Taylor Greene Are Not Equivalent

false equivalence

It’s lazily convenient to lump these two “extremists” together. But there’s no comparison in what they’ve said and how they’ve dealt with criticism.

Life As You Knew It Is Coming Back to New York

covid-19

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

Cuomo lifts COVID restrictions on almost all businesses.

What We Know About the Dangerous COVID B.1.617.2 Delta Variant

explainer

By Chas Danner and Paola Rosa-Aquino

The more transmissible strain, originally discovered in India, has now spread to more than 60 countries. It could soon become dominant in the U.S.

Tali Farhadian Weinstein Donated $8.2 Million to Her Own Campaign

the city politic

By James D. Walsh

The Manhattan DA candidate’s personal contributions dwarf the millions she has raised from Wall Street mega-donors.

Why the CEO-Worker Pay Gap Is Wider Than Ever

pivot

By Intelligencer Staff

A clubby corporate atmosphere is a major contributing cause.

6/15/2021

Was anyone crying out for more fireworks?

Not to be outdone, Hearing reports that @NYGovCuomo is coordinating a fireworks display tonight in towns throughout New York State to celebrate milestone of hitting a 70% Covid vaccination rate.

Yesterday, @NYCMayor announced a ticker tape parade for essential workers July 7.

—@ZackFinkNews

With a Week to Go, Eric Adams Turns Fire on Kathryn Garcia

By Nia Prater

After slugging it out with Andrew Yang for No. 1, the frontrunner finds a new nemesis.

Virginia Is in for a Close, Expensive Governor’s Race

2021 elections

Terry McAuliffe has an edge, as Virginia has been trending blue. But the “businessman outsider” Glenn Youngkin has the money to keep it tight.

6/15/2021

Haaland is recommending that Biden reverse Trump’s massive rollback of federal land protections

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has advised President Biden to restore sweeping environmental protections to three major national monuments that had been stripped away by former President Donald J. Trump.

In a report sent to the White House earlier this month that has not been made public, Ms. Haaland recommended that Mr. Biden reinstate the original boundaries, which included millions of acres at Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante, two rugged and pristine expanses in Utah defined by red rock canyons, rich wildlife and archaeological treasures.

A spokeswoman for Gov. Spencer J. Cox of Utah confirmed Monday that Ms. Haaland had made the recommendations.

Haaland Wants to Restore Environmental Safeguards for Three National Monuments

—New York Times