Evening Edition: Trump tells aides he backs new round of stimulus, but some in GOP disagree

As Trump plays down virus, GOP allies in hard-hit states are singing a different tune; Fauci says coronavirus task force was never told to slow down testing, seemingly contradicting Trump; Unlike U.S., other nations moving aggressively to contain flare-ups; Trump: Protesters will face 'serious force' if they establish autonomous zone near White House; Low-flying 'show of force': How officials used war-zone helicopter tactics to disperse crowd; In following Bubba Wallace, NASCAR rightly walked away from a despicable history; Her dog went missing amid the pandemic — and a neighborhood of strangers found a mission; A lackluster rally, a new book and SCOTUS decisions challenge the president ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     President Trump at his rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday. (Jabin Botsford/The Post) Trump tells aides he backs new round of stimulus, but some in GOP disagree President Trump has told aides he is largely supportive of sending Americans another round of stimulus checks, believing the payments will boost the economy and help his chances of reelection in November, according to three people aware of internal administration deliberations. By Jeff Stein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner ●  Read more »   As Trump plays down virus, GOP allies in hard-hit states are singing a different tune Govs. Greg Abbott (Tex.) and Ron DeSantis (Fla.) — the Republicans most familiar with and accountable for the problem — are urging more preventive steps and reckoning with a rise in cases. The Fix | Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Fauci says coronavirus task force was never told to slow down testing, seemingly contradicting Trump The nation's top infectious-disease specialist is scheduled to be joined before the House Energy and Commerce Committee by the heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Public Health Service. By John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Lena H. Sun and Laurie McGinley ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Unlike U.S., other nations moving aggressively to contain flare-ups The swell of responses to new outbreaks around the world stood in stark contrast to the U.S. approach. By Rick Noack ●  Read more »   Trump: Protesters will face 'serious force' if they establish autonomous zone near White House The comments came after a chaotic day of protest Monday during which people tried to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson and cordoned-off an area near the White House. By Marissa Lang, Fenit Nirappil and Justin Jouvenal ●  Read more »   Low-flying 'show of force': How officials used war-zone helicopter tactics to disperse crowd Two military helicopters roared over demonstrators in D.C. on June 1, producing winds equivalent to a tropical storm. A Washington Post analysis found how low they flew. By Alex Horton, Andrew Ba Tran, Aaron Steckelberg and John Muyskens ●  Read more »   In following Bubba Wallace, NASCAR rightly walked away from a despicable history The sport's Confederate flag ban resulted in a noose in a garage stall, so don't tell me about "heritage" and "tradition." Perspective ●  By Sally Jenkins ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Her dog went missing amid the pandemic — and a neighborhood of strangers found a mission Debi Blaney was desperate to find her Finn when he disappeared in early May. As it turned out, she wasn't alone. By Ellen McCarthy ●  Read more »   A lackluster rally, a new book and SCOTUS decisions challenge the president The president takes a series of losses — with Supreme Court decisions, a half-full rally and John Bolton's book. And NASCAR's reckoning over racism. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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