By Jamie Ross and Hannah Jewell  Email Listen to this briefing Good morning. It’s Monday, June 17, and if you didn’t catch the Tony Awards last night, here are the best (and worst) moments. Now let’s catch up from the weekend.   Israel announced a daily pause in fighting along a key road in the Gaza Strip. The details: There will be 11-hour pauses each day along the road in southern Gaza to protect deliveries of humanitarian aid. It’s not a cease-fire — fighting will continue elsewhere. This morning: Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had dissolved his government’s war cabinet — which has managed the war in Gaza so far. Read this story            A brutal heat wave will hit the eastern U.S. this week. (The Washington Post) What to expect: Heat indexes over 100 will stretch from the Gulf Coast to Canada. The Ohio Valley, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will be hit hard. Look up your city’s forecast here. Out West: At least 1,200 people in California were evacuated this weekend as a wildfire in Los Angeles County spread over thousands of acres. We’re tracking the Post Fire here. Read this story              The Biden campaign launched an ad attacking “convicted criminal” Donald Trump. The details: The ad, launched today, recounts Trump’s 34 felony convictions in New York and earlier civil verdicts. President Biden is trying to make Trump’s legal problems a key election issue. Zooming out: Six in 10 voters in key battleground states are not firmly committed to Biden or Trump or only turn out sporadically at elections, a new Post-Schar School survey found. Read this story            Maryland’s governor will pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions. The details: The blanket pardon, to be announced this morning by Gov. Wes Moore (D), will forgive decades of low-level marijuana possession charges for about 100,000 people. The bigger picture: This is one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of clemency involving cannabis. It will help to heal decades of injustice against Black and Brown people, Moore said. Read this story            ADVERTISEMENT     Scanning a baby’s genome at birth could save lives. What to know: Sequencing a baby’s genetic code can catch conditions not spotted by traditional screening, early results from studies in North Carolina and New York show. The numbers: Since its study began in September, North Carolina has found 40 babies deemed likely to have undiagnosed conditions — allowing them to receive help early. Read this story            Parents may have to put down their phones to cut their tweens’ screen time. Why? High screen time among American 12- and 13-year-olds is often a result of seeing their parents on devices regularly, according to a new study. Some expert advice: Try not to use screens as a reward or a punishment — that’s linked with more screen time. And parents should try to follow their own rules on media use. Read this story            Princess Kate made her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis. On Saturday: She attended a parade in honor of King Charles’s official birthday — the first time she has appeared in public for six months. See the best photos from the event here. She also shared some positive news: She’s “making good progress” in her cancer treatment, she said this weekend, but her treatment will continue for a few more months. Read this story