Politics A.M.: Florida Senate passes a Republican bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks

Biden to use federal purchasing power to increase U.S. manufacturing; Adam Schiff on threats both global and domestic; Biden has been good to federal unions. But one of the biggest ones says he needs to improve pay and benefits.; Hypocrisy watch: 'Dark money' groups complain about dark money; IRS rushes to hire 10,000 workers but giant backlog expected to persist through 2022; Republicans telegraph their attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson; Rage met by revulsion — first Jan. 6 trial shows family, nation torn by Trump; Kenneth M. Duberstein, President Reagan's final chief of staff, dies at 77; New evidence shows Trump was told many times there was no voter fraud — but he kept saying it anyway; Republican clash shows the enduring appeal, and dubious benefit, of campaign platforms ; How redistricting is shaping the 2022 U.S. House map; House passes bill to expand health care for veterans exposed to toxins; 174 Republicans vote against; The Trailer: Seven big takeaways from the Texas primary; The GOP's roller-coaster ride with Putin ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $22 for one year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Chris O'meara/AP) Florida Senate passes a Republican bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks Florida Republicans have pushed a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks with no exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking. By Caroline Kitchener ●  Read more »   Biden to use federal purchasing power to increase U.S. manufacturing Right now goods can purchased by the federal government with tax dollars if just 55 percent of their parts were manufactured here. On Friday, Pres. Biden plans to unveil a new regulation upping that standard to 75 percent. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   Adam Schiff on threats both global and domestic As Russia intensifies its invasion of Ukraine, James Hohmann sits down with the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee to discuss the U.S. response, and what's next in the Jan. 6 inquiry. Opinion ●  By James Hohmann ●  Read more »   Biden has been good to federal unions. But one of the biggest ones says he needs to improve pay and benefits. Federal unions have a good friend in President Biden, but that doesn't mean he and the Democrats who control Congress have granted labor's every wish. Perspective ●  By Joe Davidson ●  Read more »   Hypocrisy watch: 'Dark money' groups complain about dark money With a Supreme Court confirmation fight looming, conservative groups that do not disclose donors are attacking liberal groups for using the same tactic. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   IRS rushes to hire 10,000 workers but giant backlog expected to persist through 2022 It does not expect to resolve its backlog of 24 million tax returns until the end of the year. By Jacob Bogage and Lisa Rein ●  Read more »   Republicans telegraph their attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson The Supreme Court nominee's critics on the right have begun an assault, charging that she is a "radical" promoted by "dark money" — and in one provocative case, demanding to see her LSAT scores. By Seung Min Kim ●  Read more »   Rage met by revulsion — first Jan. 6 trial shows family, nation torn by Trump By Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »   Kenneth M. Duberstein, President Reagan's final chief of staff, dies at 77 A consummate political insider, he served two stints in the White House that bookended the administration of Ronald Reagan. By Emily Langer ●  Read more »   New evidence shows Trump was told many times there was no voter fraud — but he kept saying it anyway The House Jan. 6 panel aims to prove that Trump was acting corruptly by continuing to spread misinformation about the election long after he had reason to know he had legitimately lost. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey and Tom Hamburger ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republican clash shows the enduring appeal, and dubious benefit, of campaign platforms Republicans are at odds over whether they should run on an agenda for midterms. By Mike DeBonis and Marianna Sotomayor ●  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 »   House passes bill to expand health care for veterans exposed to toxins; 174 Republicans vote against The House passed a bill to expand health care for veterans exposed to toxins; 174 Republicans opposed the measure. By Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   The Trailer: Seven big takeaways from the Texas primary What happened in Texas, fresh primary polls from swing states and the Ohio Democrat using a whiteboard to attack gerrymandering. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  Read more »   The GOP's roller-coaster ride with Putin There was a time when it was okay with him -- after he interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump. But other than that, it's unclear why conservative pundits erred on the side of sympathizing with him. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out How To Read This Chart for a visual breakdown of the data behind the news, from national correspondent Philip Bump. Sign up »

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