Politics A.M.: Biden will give Putin a list of demands. The Russian president may ignore them.

Ransomware's suspected Russian roots point to a long detente between the Kremlin and hackers; As Israel's longest-serving leader, Netanyahu transformed his country — and left it more divided than ever; Biden's vow to limit ethics conflicts finds a test case: the Ricchetti brothers; NATO allies seek clarity on maintaining secure facilities in Afghanistan following troop withdrawal; Trump's Justice Department secretly sought data from Apple on former White House counsel McGahn; 'I didn't take an oath to defend Donald Trump': Rep. Tom Rice tests whether Republican voters will support a conservative who crossed Trump; Biden says U.S. has a 'sacred obligation' to its NATO allies as he arrives at summit; Temp checks, digital menus and 'touchless' mustard: The maddening persistence of 'hygiene theater'; Fact Checker: McAuliffe doubles down on false budget claim that has been fact-checked three times; G-7 takes stronger stand against China, at U.S. urging; Central American women are fleeing domestic violence amid a pandemic. Few find refuge in U.S.; Trump's shadow still looms over cloudy skies at G-7 summit ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $29.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images) Biden will give Putin a list of demands. The Russian president may ignore them. Biden's first face-to-face meeting as president with a geopolitical adversary will give him a chance to show he is tougher on Putin than Trump was. But the president has limited tools to persuade Russia to change its behavior. By Ashley Parker, Anne Gearan and Isabelle Khurshudyan ●  Read more »   Ransomware's suspected Russian roots point to a long detente between the Kremlin and hackers One apparent cybercrime rule still applies: Don't target Russia or its friends. By Isabelle Khurshudyan and Loveday Morris ●  Read more »   As Israel's longest-serving leader, Netanyahu transformed his country — and left it more divided than ever He reoriented the decades-old approach to peace and security, reshaped the economy and upended legal norms. By Steve Hendrix ●  Read more »   Biden's vow to limit ethics conflicts finds a test case: the Ricchetti brothers One is a senior adviser to Biden. The other is a lobbyist pressing for administration policies. By Michael Scherer and Sean Sullivan ●  Read more »   NATO allies seek clarity on maintaining secure facilities in Afghanistan following troop withdrawal U.S. partners have concerns about protecting embassies, medical facilities and the international airport. By Karen DeYoung ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's Justice Department secretly sought data from Apple on former White House counsel McGahn The notification to Donald McGahn on the February 2018 request came last month. It was not immediately clear what was being investigated. By Matt Zapotosky and Tom Hamburger ●  Read more »   'I didn't take an oath to defend Donald Trump': Rep. Tom Rice tests whether Republican voters will support a conservative who crossed Trump Rice (R-S.C.) is considered the most surprising of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former president Donald Trump because of his conservative record and reputation as a low-profile, loyal member of the party who represents a district Trump overwhelmingly won twice. By Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   Biden says U.S. has a 'sacred obligation' to its NATO allies as he arrives at summit President Biden and NATO allies are meeting at alliance headquarters in Brussels. By John Wagner ●  Read more »   Temp checks, digital menus and 'touchless' mustard: The maddening persistence of 'hygiene theater' As the covid death rate plummets in America and vaccinations soar, must the show go on? By Marc Fisher ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker: McAuliffe doubles down on false budget claim that has been fact-checked three times The former Virginia governor, who is seeking his old job again, earns Four Pinocchios. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   G-7 takes stronger stand against China, at U.S. urging The leaders said they would challenge Beijing's "non-market policies" and pushed for greater transparency on the origins of the coronavirus. By Karla Adam, Ashley Parker, Tyler Pager and John Hudson ●  Read more »   Central American women are fleeing domestic violence amid a pandemic. Few find refuge in U.S. Though President Biden quickly signed several executive orders to roll back some of President Donald Trump's most draconian policies, a number of other restrictive measures and rulings that directly affect domestic violence survivors remain in place. By Paulina Villegas ●  Read more »   Trump's shadow still looms over cloudy skies at G-7 summit Biden has been greeted with equal parts optimism and skepticism as the specter of Trump transforms from an active storm to a threatening cloud for many U.S. allies. By Ashley Parker and Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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