Biden's high-stakes summer, the return of Trump and a divided Israeli city

NBC News is looking to improve our email offerings and we invite you to take this survey. We value your feedback and appreciate your input! Click here TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 Good morning, NBC News readers.     Today we look at the high-stakes summer ahead for President Joe Biden, Donald Trump's return to the political stage, and a former Marine argues more should be done for the families of soldiers killed in action.   Here's the latest on that and everything else we're watching this  Tuesday morning. The next three months could shape Biden's next three years in office In the early months of Biden's presidency, he was able to mostly set the course. His administration exceeded goals he set on vaccinations and a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package.   Things change. A gas shortage and fighting in the Middle East are among the crises to have emerged, and Biden missed a key deadline he set for himself on police reform legislation.   June will present a number of high stakes moments for Biden that will give him an opportunity to take back control of the agenda.   But the White House knows it is in a race against time: Veterans of the Obama administration experienced firsthand how limited a window a president has to get significant work done, White House officials have said.   "They know they have a very finite amount of time in that first crucial year-and-a-half in office to get stuff done," said Democratic strategist Adrienne Elrod. "They aren't taking anything for granted to get these monumental pieces of legislation done."   Read the full article here.    Monday also saw Biden pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, speaking in deeply personal terms about overcoming loss and the importance of upholding democratic values at home and abroad.   In addressing the sacrifice made by military families who have lost a loved one, Biden spoke at length about his personal experience of losing his son Beau Biden, a veteran of the Iraq war, who died of brain cancer six years ago Sunday.   Read about that here. Tuesday's top stories In wealthy Loudoun County, Virginia, parents face threats in battle over equity in schools By Tyler Kingkade | Read more A battle over an anti-racism Facebook group in Loudoun County reflect similar clashes in communities across the country over the past year. Trump's back. Here's what his re-entry means for 2024. By Jonathan Allen | Read more Donald Trump returns to the electoral battleground with a speech this Saturday and plans to follow up with rallies in June and July to give him the option of seeking the presidency again in 2024.   In Israeli city of Lod competing Jewish, Arab narratives burst into open By Saphora Smith | Read more As Israel traded fire with militants in the Gaza Strip last month, rival Jewish and Arab mobs battled each other in the streets of Lod. Their strife speaks to bigger forces swirling over Israel as it tries to reconcile competing identities and versions of history. Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open, citing anxiety over media interviews after $15k fine By Wilson Wong | Read more The tennis star withdrew from the French Open Monday, after officials threatened to suspend her and fined her $15,000 over her decision not to do media interviews during the tournament. OPINION To truly honor fallen service members, we must do more for their loved ones By Kelsey Baker | Read more A program designed to notify and assist survivors' families doesn't reflect the modern meaning of "next of kin," writes journalist and former Marine officer Kelsey Baker. Public colleges in 49 states send students' debts to collection agencies, imperiling financial futures By Meredith Kolodner, The Hechinger Report | Read more  Public colleges in every state except Louisiana use for-profit debt collection agencies to recover overdue tuition, library fees and even parking ticket fines.  BETTER Tone your entire core with this ab exercise  By Stephanie Mansour | Read more Bicycle crunches have all the same benefits of the standard crunch, plus work your internal and external obliques, too.  Want to receive the Morning Rundown in your inbox? Sign up here. Also in the news ... Texas Gov. Abbott says he'll target lawmaker pay after Dems block restrictive voting bill Mississippi's Black communities turned around Covid rates. Next up: Vaccines Texas man accused of planning mass shooting at Walmart is arrested Man tackled, banned after running on court during Wizards-Sixers playoff game 'A Quiet Place Part II' smashes pandemic box office records with $57 million debut Study blames climate change for 37 percent of heat deaths worldwide SHOPPING Readers gravitated toward Apple products, face masks, smart TVs, exercise bikes and more on Amazon Prime Day 2020. Here are the top choices they made. One uplifting thing Since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic took hold of the country, Simone Gordon, a single mother from New Jersey, has turned the social media groups she once relied on for help herself into a multistate operation that targets needs large and small.   She has marshaled hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations and dozens of volunteers to fill in the gaps of Covid-19 government assistance while granting "wish lists" for holidays and paying off tuition bills.   And for that, she earned the nickname she used for her new nonprofit: "the Black Fairy Godmother."   Read the story here. Thanks for reading the Morning Rundown.    If you have any comments — likes, dislikes — send me an email at: patrick.smith@nbcuni.com. If you're a fan, please forward it to your family and friends. They can sign-up here.    Thanks, Patrick Smith Download the NBC News App Follow NBC News Privacy | Unsubscribe | More NBC Newsletters | Contact View in browser