President Biden called for “unity” in a brief statement on July 14, just a day after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. He said he was grateful for Trump’s safety and urged the public not to speculate about the gunman’s motives. https://wapo.st/3WjZ3Gd | Washington Post

More than seven weeks into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of failure. Thousands of Russian battlefield deaths. Three front-line retreats by the Russian military. Millions of Ukrainians who will never forgive Moscow. More isolation than ever — and perilously few goals achieved. National security reporter Paul Sonne explains how Putin misjudged the war in Ukraine. https://wapo.st/3KRFL2G | Washington Post

As reports came in that Russian troops were advancing on Kharkiv, Washington Post video journalist Whitney Leaming captured a video of a young boy playing the piano in a hotel there. The boy is playing a song composed by Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan for “Tales from the Loop,” an Amazon original series about people who live above a machine built to unlock the mysteries of the universe, according to the series description. The series is based on the paintings of Simon Stalenhag. Russia lau

Opinion | After Democrats are done getting rid of scandal-tainted producer Harvey Weinstein's money, they should reconsider the larger bargain they’ve struck with Hollywood. Washington Post columnist Alyssa Rosenberg explains why. Read more: http://wapo.st/2kEPp0V | Washington Post