Politics A.M.: Facing new political reality, Murkowski considers a vote for Jackson

FEC fines DNC, Clinton for violating rules in funding Steele dossier; Harris hails $4.7 billion corporate pledge for D.C.-area minority firms; Biden presses Congress for new covid funding, gets second booster shot; Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe to look at rally prep, financing; Madison Cawthorn discovers the un-crossable line in today's GOP; What is Title 42 and how could lifting it impact the U.S. border?; McCarthy: Cawthorn 'did not tell the truth' about orgy, drug claims; How redistricting is shaping the 2022 U.S. House map; Where to buy bread near Mar-a-Lago; Collins says she will back Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court; The inexplicable gap in the Trump White House's Jan. 6 records; Biden receives second coronavirus booster shot; Disney's definition of 'family friendly' isn't the same as Florida's ; The people to whom Trump talked on the day of the Capitol riot ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Facing new political reality, Murkowski considers a vote for Jackson Her vote is being closely watched not only in D.C., where Democrats are eager to put a bipartisan stamp on Jackson's likely confirmation, but also back home in Alaska, where Murkowski is standing for reelection this year under a newfangled election system. By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   FEC fines DNC, Clinton for violating rules in funding Steele dossier The FEC said the Clinton campaign and the DNC violated strict rules on describing expenditures of payments to fund the Steele dossier funneled to the opposition research firm Fusion GPS through their law firm. By Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   Harris hails $4.7 billion corporate pledge for D.C.-area minority firms The commitment is aimed at "inclusive growth" practices and was convened by the Greater Washington Partnership, By Teo Armus ●  Read more »   Biden presses Congress for new covid funding, gets second booster shot The president also announces a 'one-stop-shop' website for covid supplies, treatments. By Dan Diamond ●  Read more »   Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe to look at rally prep, financing Grand jury subpoenas for information about planning for pro-Trump events preceding the violent breach of the Capitol show how the criminal probe has expanded beyond the riot itself. By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, Jacqueline Alemany and Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Madison Cawthorn discovers the un-crossable line in today's GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delivered the kind of dressing down that has been absent in other cases, including when members appeared at a white-nationalist conference. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   What is Title 42 and how could lifting it impact the U.S. border? Under this controversial border policy, the United States turned away migrants before they could ask for asylum. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   McCarthy: Cawthorn 'did not tell the truth' about orgy, drug claims In a podcast interview last week, Cawthorn was asked whether the hit television show "House of Cards" was an accurate reflection of life in the nation's capital. He responded by talking about the "sexual perversion that goes on in Washington." By Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   How redistricting is shaping the 2022 U.S. House map The Post is analyzing the 2022 U.S. House map in this redistricting tracker as states finalize their congressional boundaries for the next decade. Republicans and Democrats are going to great lengths to tip districts in their favor and accusations of gerrymandering and lawsuits have followed. Analysis ●  By Adrian Blanco, Kevin Schaul and Ashlyn Still ●  Read more »   Where to buy bread near Mar-a-Lago The former president claimed stores are out of bread. A few calls later, we can report that they are not. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Collins says she will back Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court The moderate senator from Maine becomes the first Republican to announce her support for Jackson, meaning the nominee will have at least one GOP vote for her confirmation to the Supreme Court. By Seung Min Kim and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   The inexplicable gap in the Trump White House's Jan. 6 records We know there are calls that aren't recorded. But that's not the only reason the records are suspect. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Biden receives second coronavirus booster shot Biden received the shot one day after the FDA approved second boosters for older and immunocompromised people. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Disney's definition of 'family friendly' isn't the same as Florida's The family-focused company understands how expectations have changed. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   The people to whom Trump talked on the day of the Capitol riot There's a big gap in the record, but we've learned a lot about those the president called or tried to call. 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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