Politics A.M.: Biden to host New Zealand’s PM, the Fed’s Powell and South Korea’s BTS

U.S. policymakers misjudged inflation threat until it was too late; Biden vows to 'continue to push' for gun laws after visiting Uvalde ; James Biden — presidential brother, family helper, political wild card; After Georgia losses, Trump sets sights on ousting Cheney in Wyoming; Along Ukraine's northern border with Russia, fears of a new invasion; Biden goes for the safer play on canceling student loan debt; DOJ has new tools to fight hate crime. But it's an uphill battle.; Biden prepares asylum overhaul at border, but court challenges loom; Ukraine war volunteers are coming home, reckoning with difficult fight ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks the next year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Biden to host New Zealand's PM, the Fed's Powell and South Korea's BTS The president has a parade of visitors coming to the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday. Each meeting has a different angle. By John Wagner and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   U.S. policymakers misjudged inflation threat until it was too late This timeline provides an overview of some of the key moments in the inflation story over the last year, and how it has bedeviled the leaders of the White House and Federal Reserve. By Mike Madden and Rachel Siegel ●  Read more »   Biden vows to 'continue to push' for gun laws after visiting Uvalde Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) said she will hold hearings on the massacre and push for gun legislation to move through Congress. By Ellen Nakashima and Paulina Villegas ●  Read more »   James Biden — presidential brother, family helper, political wild card President Biden's brother James is known in the family as the one who's always ready to help. But he also has a history of business dealings that resulted in recriminations and lawsuits. By Matt Viser ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   After Georgia losses, Trump sets sights on ousting Cheney in Wyoming Donald Trump bets one candidate can beat his toughest Republican critic in Congress. By David Weigel and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Along Ukraine's northern border with Russia, fears of a new invasion Having beaten back Russian troops, the border guards of Ukraine's Chernihiv region are watching warily as their adversaries again amass troops and equipment. Read more »   Biden goes for the safer play on canceling student loan debt Canceling $10,000 and excluding the highest earners, as Biden's plan does, appears to align with what a substantial majority of Americans want. It won't satisfy everyone, though, and the political consequences are yet to be determined. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   DOJ has new tools to fight hate crime. But it's an uphill battle. The Buffalo shooting highlighted the difficulty of preventing hate crimes in a nation still rife with ethnic tension exacerbated, many anti-hate crime groups say, by former president Donald Trump's racist rhetoric. Perspective ●  By Joe Davidson ●  Read more »   Biden prepares asylum overhaul at border, but court challenges loom The Biden administration next week will begin its overhauled process for screening migrants seeking humanitarian protection along the U.S. border. By Nick Miroff ●  Read more »   Ukraine war volunteers are coming home, reckoning with difficult fight Americans and other foreign fighters who've taken up arms against Russia describe glaring disparities between what they expected and what they've experienced. By Alex Horton, Razzan Nakhlawi and Souad Mekhennet ●  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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