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A 7-hour gap in Trump's calls evokes a missing spot on Nixon's tapes; Covid creeps closer to Biden as restrictions fall; Supreme Court examines war powers in reservist's discrimination case; The Trailer: 'Diversity.' 'Affirmative action.' Why Democrats may bump the Iowa caucuses.; White House turns to air quality in latest effort to thwart coronavirus; Trump asks for Putin's help — again; Republican challengers in Georgia share a specific complaint: The incumbents acknowledge reality; Ohio's high court suggests no ruling before primary on redistricting map; Ocasio-Cortez calls on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign; Remembering Rep. Don Young of Alaska ; Where senators stand on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court; Jan. 6 White House logs given to House show 7-hour gap in Trump calls ; Biden, Congressional leaders pay tribute to Rep. Don Young of Alaska; It's overly simple to tie all political rhetoric about sexual abuse to QAnon ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks for one year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Patrick Semansky/AP) Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime Biden signed into law the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, named after the 14-year-old Black boy whose brutal torture and murder in Mississippi in 1955 sparked the civil rights movement. By Amy B Wang and Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   A 7-hour gap in Trump's calls evokes a missing spot on Nixon's tapes A 1972 call between President Richard M. Nixon and Chief of Staff H.R. "Bob" Haldeman may have included 18 minutes of Watergate talk. We may never know. By Brittany Shammas ●  Read more »   Covid creeps closer to Biden as restrictions fall Several key figures close to President Biden have contracted covid-19 in recent weeks as restrictions have been relaxed and the virus continues to spread. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   Supreme Court examines war powers in reservist's discrimination case At issue was Congress's power to encourage Americans to volunteer for the military by protecting their rights to return to their jobs after completing their service. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   The Trailer: 'Diversity.' 'Affirmative action.' Why Democrats may bump the Iowa caucuses. The Democratic debate about dumping Iowa, another special election in a safe GOP seat, and a pair of Ohio debates that said everything about 2022. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   White House turns to air quality in latest effort to thwart coronavirus It is pushing strategies, such as better air filters in schools and businesses, to help curb the spread of the virus. By Dan Diamond ●  Read more »   Trump asks for Putin's help — again For the third election in a row, Trump has solicited foreign assistance for dirt on his opponents — and this time from the man most hated by Americans. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Republican challengers in Georgia share a specific complaint: The incumbents acknowledge reality The Trump-endorsed opponents to Georgia's incumbent governor and secretary of state demand that the state pretend Trump won in 2020. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Ohio's high court suggests no ruling before primary on redistricting map The state's highest court struck down Republicans' first redrawing of its 15 congressional districts on grounds that it violated a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2018 to ban partisan gerrymandering. The second minimally altered map is no better, Democrats and voting rights groups complain. By Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »   Ocasio-Cortez calls on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign The New York Democrat also said his conduct related to Jan. 6 "could serve as grounds for impeachment," the only way a Supreme Court justice can be removed from office. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Remembering Rep. Don Young of Alaska Despite the late congressman's threats of violence, offensive comments and a corruption investigation, Alaskans kept reelecting him. Young was Alaska's lone congressman for 49 years, making him the longest-serving Republican in House history. Perspective ●  By Libby Casey ●  Read more »   Where senators stand on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court A visual page to track where Republican and Democratic senators stand on the Supreme Court confirmation vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson. Analysis ●  By JM Rieger and Madison Dong ●  Read more »   Jan. 6 White House logs given to House show 7-hour gap in Trump calls The House select committee is now investigating whether it has the full record and whether Trump communicated that day through back channels, phones of aides or personal disposable phones, according to people familiar with the probe. By Bob Woodward and Robert Costa ●  Read more »   Biden, Congressional leaders pay tribute to Rep. Don Young of Alaska Don Young, the gruff Alaskan who delivered projects for his state and was the longest-serving Republican in the House, lies in state at the Capitol. By Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   It's overly simple to tie all political rhetoric about sexual abuse to QAnon Both the bizarre conspiracy theory and mainstream claims about exploitation have a common parent. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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