LeBron James celebrated after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 93-89, on Sunday.
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Good morning.
Here’s what you need to know:
• Gun control measures await Congress.
Four proposals — two sponsored by Republicans and two by Democrats — are expected to fail today in a replay of the voting in December, after the attack in San Bernardino, Calif.
Several moderate Republicans are working on a compromise measure, but they and Democrats face an uphill fight because of the threat of opposition from the National Rifle Association.
• Orlando, one week later.
The Justice Department will release partial transcripts of conversations between the police and the Orlando gunman on the night of the attack. Those who knew the assailant describe a man who was “always agitated” and “always mad.”
About $7 million in donations are going directly to family members and survivors in Orlando, where the night life is slowly picking back up.
• The campaign trail.
Donald J. Trump is calling for profiling to stop terrorists. Immigration experts agree that while the president has the power to order a ban on certain immigrants — as Mr. Trump has proposed — it would prompt retaliation against U.S. citizens abroad.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is searching for a running mate who could click with, but not outshine, its candidate. Democrats are uniting on expanding Social Security.
• Sixty-five million displaced.
More people have been forced by conflict to leave their homes than ever before in recorded history, the U.N. said in a report released today.
• A champion for Cleveland.
The Cavaliers became the first team to rally from a 3-1 series deficit in the N.B.A. finals by beating the Golden State Warriors, 93-89, Sunday night.
It was the first major title for the city since 1964.
• Father’s Day.
Sunday was Father’s Day, and letters written long ago by Barack Obama Sr. reveal a young Kenyan whose ambitions helped change the course of U.S. history.
President Obama told us last month that his father’s absence had left him struggling as a teenager to figure out “what it meant to be a man.”
• Severe heat wave.
Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix will have triple-digit temperatures today. Phoenix topped out at 117 degrees on Sunday.
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