Evening Briefing: The Justice Department wants the Jan. 6 hearings transcripts soon

Plus, Putin calls the U.S. a declining power and peecycling is alleviating a fertilizer shortage [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPU5FJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGYmY0NjgyNWItYmVjOC01OGI3LTk4MjgtNGRmNjZmN2EwMGNlJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTUwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDYxN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0SxaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) June 17, 2022 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbmFuY3ktd2FydGlrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By [Nancy Wartik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbmFuY3ktd2FydGlrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [Daniel E. Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. The Jan. 6 hearings on Capitol Hill yesterday.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times 1. The Justice Department is pressuring the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attacks to release transcripts next month. The Justice Department says[the material is essential](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtdHJhbnNjcmlwdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to talks with former President Trump’s allies. A confrontational letter sent to the committee this week, in a tone that stunned Democrats, [accused it of hampering](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA2LzE2L3VzL2phbi02LWhlYXJpbmdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNqYW4tNi10cmFuc2NyaXB0cy1kb2pXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) the federal criminal investigation into the attack by refusing to share interview transcripts with prosecutors. Originally, the committee planned to hand them over in the fall. The investigation into the Capitol riot has so far resulted in the arrests of more than 840 people. For Representative Bennie Thompson, the committee chair, leading the hearings [has a personal element](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy91cy9iZW5uaWUtdGhvbXBzb24tamFuLTYtY29tbWl0dGVlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Born in a tiny Mississippi town, to parents denied the vote, Thompson has talked about how the justification of the insurrectionists’ actions has reminded him of the “dark history” of slavery. For a recap, read our [takeaways from yesterday’s hearings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNi91cy9qYW4tNi1oZWFyaW5nLXRha2Vhd2F5cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). And watch our video investigation of [how the Proud Boys breached the Capitol](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wcm91ZC1ib3lzLWphbi02Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDYxN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ “Russia is entering the approaching epoch as a powerful, sovereign country,” Vladimir Putin said in St. Petersburg.Olga Maltseva/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 2. President Vladimir Putin of Russia called the U.S. a declining power that considers itself “[the messenger of the Lord on Earth](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW4tdXMtd29ybGQtcG93ZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).” Speaking at an annual business conference, [Putin also said sanctions on Russia were hurting Western economies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW4tcnVzc2lhLWVjb25vbnktdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). He barely touched on the war in Ukraine. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDYxN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Sanctions have closed off much of the world to wealthy Russians. Take a look at [where they’re going now.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXByaXZhdGUtamV0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) In other news from the war, the European Commission recommended that [Ukraine be granted E.U. candidate status](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ldXJvcGVhbi11bmlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [Russian propaganda has worked on some Ukrainian civilians](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtcHJvcGFnYW5kYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on the front lines. Dr. Mayank Amin put a bandage on Lydia Jones, 5, who received a Pfizer booster shot last month.Hannah Beier/Reuters 3. The F.D.A. [authorized two Covid vaccines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wZml6ZXItbW9kZXJuYS12YWNjaW5lcy1raWRzLWZkYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for the youngest children. Moderna’s two-dose vaccine is for children 6 months through 5 years old, while Pfizer’s three-dose vaccine is for children 6 months through 4 years. [The C.D.C. is grappling with its own decisions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9oZWFsdGgvY2RjLWtpZHMtdmFjY2luZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on vaccine use. Pfizer has reported that three doses have about 80 percent effectiveness, but the estimate is based on a handful of cases. Moderna’s two-dose vaccine has [37 to 51 percent efficacy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tb2Rlcm5hLXZhY2NpbmUtY2hpbGRyZW4tZmRhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) depending on a child’s age. If C.D.C. advisers back the vaccines, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the C.D.C.’s director, is expected to quickly sign off — the final step before doses are rolled out, probably early next week. Check out our [explainer on what to know about](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy93ZWxsL2NoaWxkcmVuLXVuZGVyLWZpdmUtY292aWQtdmFjY2luZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)vaccinating very young kids. Demonstrators gathered in Washington last week in support of gun control. Al Drago for The New York Times 4. How do you define a boyfriend? The question is vital in the debate about gun legislation. At issue in the Senate’s bipartisan gun safety deal is a provision that would make it more difficult for domestic abusers to obtain guns. Current law bars people convicted of domestic violence or subject to a domestic violence restraining order from being able to buy a gun. This applies only if they have been married to or lived with the victim, or if they had a child together. Lawmakers want to expand the law to include other intimate partners. But first they need to agree on exactly [what counts as a boyfriend](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zZW5hdGUtZ3Vucy1ib3lmcmllbmQtbG9vcGhvbGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The disagreement between Democrats, who hope for a broad definition, and Republicans, who want a narrow one, could scuttle this part of the proposed legislation. Related: The [gun-control movement is still not outspending the N.R.A.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9idXNpbmVzcy9ndW4tY29udHJvbC1ucmEtbW9uZXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and its proponents don’t always possess the same zeal as gun-rights supporters. Stephen Curry, the finals M.V.P., won his fourth championship.Allison Dinner for The New York Times 5. After two rough seasons, the Golden State Warriors once again won the N.B.A. championship. The [Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics, 103-90,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNi9zcG9ydHMvYmFza2V0YmFsbC9nb2xkZW4tc3RhdGUtd2lucy1uYmEtY2hhbXBpb25zaGlwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in Game 6, winning the series 4-2. It is the franchise’s seventh title, and the fourth for its three superstars, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Stephen Curry. The victory comes after two seasons during which injuries kept the Warriors from the playoffs. As the game ended, Curry, who [scored 34 points and was named the most valuable player of the finals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9zcG9ydHMvYmFza2V0YmFsbC9zdGVwaGVuLWN1cnJ5LW5iYS1maW5hbHMtZ29sZGVuLXN0YXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), embraced his father on the sidelines, and then fell to the court in tears. Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, author of “The Sex Lives of African Women.” Khadija Farah for The New York Times 6. A new book has women in Africa talking about sex. When Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah took a trip with friends in Ghana, their sex lives became the hot topic. For the first time, they freely discussed experiences and needs. Sekyiamah co-founded a blog on the topic. Stories poured in and became a book, “[The Sex Lives of African Women,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNi9ib29rcy93b21lbi1hZnJpY2Etc2V4LWJvb2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)” featuring 32 first-person accounts. Women talk about polygamous marriage in Senegal, gay love in Egypt, and healing from child sexual abuse in Ethiopia. The book has been distributed in over 100 countries and territories, including the U.S. Sekyiamah said African women are too often seen as “passive, miserable, constantly pregnant, suffering from H.I.V. and AIDS.” Her book, she hopes, will give “the fuller story.” Nathalie Lees 7. Father’s Day can be complicated. We have tips on how to cope. The holiday can be hard for people who have difficult family relationships and people who are grieving or infertile. If you’re dreading Father’s Day, The Times’s Well section looked at [some things you can do](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy93ZWxsL2ZhdGhlcnMtZGF5LWdyaWVmLWNvcGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to take the sting out of it. In other news about patriarchs, [Andy Garcia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9tb3ZpZXMvYW5keS1nYXJjaWEtZmF0aGVyLW9mLXRoZS1icmlkZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) plays the paterfamilias in a new, Latino-centric version of “Father of the Bride.” From Opinion, Esau McCaulley wrote about the [Black men who supported him in his father’s absence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9vcGluaW9uL2ZhdGhlcnMtZGF5LWZpZ3VyZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Drake onstage during a 2021 rap battle.Amy Sussman/Getty Images 8. Drake surprised fans by dropping a new album, “Honestly, Nevermind.” The [14-track album](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL2RyYWtlLWhvbmVzdGx5LW5ldmVybWluZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) was released at midnight just hours after Drake told social media followers it was coming. It’s dedicated to [Virgil Abloh](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yOC9zdHlsZS92aXJnaWwtYWJsb2gtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the fashion designer who died last year. Drake dominates the streaming market and this new album, his seventh proper studio LP, comes as the rapper has taken greater control over his career. Last month, the Universal Music Group announced a wide-ranging deal with him, estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. In related news, the British documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux (Paul’s son, Justin’s cousin) is baffled but pleased [his “Jiggle, Jiggle” rap](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9zdHlsZS9sb3Vpcy10aGVyb3V4LWppZ2dsZS1qaWdnbGUtdGlrdG9rLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) went viral. We Celebrate Black began as a small company in Indiana.We Celebrate Black 9. The Juneteenth merchandising frenzy is in full swing. This is only the second year that [Juneteenth](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9qdW5ldGVlbnRoLWRheS1jZWxlYnJhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) is being observed as a federal holiday and entrepreneurs have [pounced on a chance to sell merchandise](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9zdHlsZS9qdW5ldGVlbnRoLXBhcnR5LXN1cHBsaWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): cups, plates, banners, tablecloths and more. Sometimes the marketing goes astray, as with Walmart’s Juneteenth ice cream and kitschy beer koozies (“It’s the Freedom for Me”). To celebrate, try the cookbook author [Nicole Taylor’s menu](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wNi9kaW5pbmcvanVuZXRlZW50aC1mb29kLW1lbnUtY29va2Jvb2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDQyMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NjEyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgr_6xi4BX70FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) featuring watermelon ginger beer, peach and molasses chicken, and strawberry sumac cake. From our “Overlooked No More” obituaries comes the story of [William B. Gould](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9vYml0dWFyaWVzL3dpbGxpYW0tYi1nb3VsZC1vdmVybG9va2VkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), one of the only escaped enslaved people to join the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. Arthur Davis prepares for pickups and a delivery of urine in Vermont.John Tully for The New York Times 10. And finally, meet the peecyclers. [A global movement to collect urine and use it as fertilizer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNy9jbGltYXRlL3BlZWN5Y2xpbmctZmFybWluZy11cmluZS1mZXJ0aWxpemVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjQ0MjImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTYxMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYK_-sYuAV-9BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) seeks to address a slew of challenges — including food insecurity, water scarcity and inadequate sanitation — by not wasting our waste. Human urine is full of nutrients that farmers typically apply to their crops as chemical fertilizer. Repurposing pee as plant food is more environmentally sustainable and could help shore up food supplies since the war in Ukraine has worsened a worldwide shortage of chemical fertilizers. Our climate team tried several headlines for this story, including “Need Fertilizer? Urine Luck.” Take a look and [tweet us your favorite](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkj4QrP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9ueXRjbGltYXRlL3N0YXR1cy8xNTM3ODEyNTAzODcwMjQ2OTEyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0NDIyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk2MTI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimCv_rGLgFfvQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Have a relieving weekend. Allison Zaucha and Eve Edelheit compiled photos for this briefing. We’re off on Monday for Juneteenth. We’ll be back on Tuesday. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. Want to catch up on past briefings? 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