Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe

Plus, whales on a plane. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave Hits, by Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic

In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act, by Isabel Kershner

Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time, by Michael Crowley

Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party, by Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein

How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal, by Eli Tan and Maureen Farrell

How Do You Move 30 Beluga Whales? With Cranes, Planes and Anti-Anxiety Medicine., by Remy Tumin

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