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'NATO stands together,' Biden says in show of unity ahead of meeting with Putin ; Senate confirms D.C. Circuit nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Merrick Garland; Bipartisan group of senators introduces $40 billion bill to close the digital divide; Former congressman Dana Rohrabacher says he protested outside the Capitol on Jan. 6; Liberals start to draw the line on infrastructure negotiations; Biden's domestic terrorism strategy details unprecedented focus on homegrown threats; Fact Checker: The misleading claim that Biden would raise taxes $28,000 per household; NATO expands focus to China, a win for Biden in his first trip to the battered alliance; Republican-commissioned hand recount of ballots in Arizona close to concluding; no results expected until later this summer; Biden, E.U. poised to eliminate aircraft trade dispute, but other Trump tariffs still stand in the way; Biden nominated as many minority women to be judges in four months as Trump had confirmed in four years ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $29.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing face masks to Holocaust, but stands by comparison of Democrats to Nazi party The Georgia Republican walked back one controversial statement but declined to apologize for another in which she compared the Democratic Party to the National Socialist German Workers' Party. By Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   'NATO stands together,' Biden says in show of unity ahead of meeting with Putin President Biden and NATO allies are meeting at alliance headquarters in Brussels. By John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz, Eugene Scott and Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   Senate confirms D.C. Circuit nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Merrick Garland Jackson is considered to be a contender for a future seat on the Supreme Court. By Ann Marimow ●  Read more »   Bipartisan group of senators introduces $40 billion bill to close the digital divide The legislation highlights growing support in both political parties to boost federal funding to bring more Americans online. By Cat Zakrzewski ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Former congressman Dana Rohrabacher says he protested outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 In an interview with a Maine newspaper, the onetime congressman from California confirmed he was outside the Capitol on the day of the insurrection but said he did not enter the building. By Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   Liberals start to draw the line on infrastructure negotiations President Biden has so far mostly negotiated on infrastructure with Republicans and moderate Democrats. But liberals want their say too – and don't want to let go of key Democratic agenda items. Analysis ●  By Peter Stevenson ●  Read more »   Biden's domestic terrorism strategy details unprecedented focus on homegrown threats New measures targeting the extreme right represent "a sea change in counterterrorism" after two decades battling Islamist militants. By Hannah Allam and Ellen Nakashima ●  Read more »   Fact Checker: The misleading claim that Biden would raise taxes $28,000 per household A House Republican lawmaker emailed constituents a mind-bending number for the cost of Biden's tax increases. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   NATO expands focus to China, a win for Biden in his first trip to the battered alliance NATO allies find Biden's approach a welcome change after Trump's threats and hostility. By Michael Birnbaum, Anne Gearan and Ashley Parker ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republican-commissioned hand recount of ballots in Arizona close to concluding; no results expected until later this summer Ballot review official says hand recount of ballots largely complete as of Monday. By Rosalind Helderman ●  Read more »   Biden, E.U. poised to eliminate aircraft trade dispute, but other Trump tariffs still stand in the way Biden is meeting with E.U. leaders in Brussels Tuesday, but Trump-era disputes won't be resolved immediately. By Michael Birnbaum, Anne Gearan and David Lynch ●  Read more »   Biden nominated as many minority women to be judges in four months as Trump had confirmed in four years Sixty five percent of the federal judges confirmed under Donald Trump were non-Hispanic White men. President Biden has launched an early effort to reverse that trend, nominating 11 diverse women to the federal bench. By Adrián Blanco ●  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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