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Democrats in Congress ask Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases; The truth about Hunter Biden and the Ukrainian 'bio labs'; Jan. 6 committee backs contempt charges for two former Trump aides; 'It's about the 30-second ads': Biden budget offers a counter to GOP midterm attacks; Judge: Trump 'more likely than not' committed crime in trying to block Biden win; Donald Trump just released the most Donald Trump statement ever; Ketanji Brown Jackson on track for confirmation by end of next week; Where senators stand on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court; Supreme Court to consider California rules regarding treatment of pigs; Anita Dunn and SKDK: Power and influence in Biden's Washington; How Clarence Thomas's recusal controversy compares to others; Biden's asking for $5.8 trillion in spending for 2023. He's unlikely to get it.; Preparing for a post-Roe America; How Biden's budget tries to insulate Democrats in the midterms ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (Alex Brandon/AP) 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 backchannels, phones of aides or personal disposable phones, according to people familiar with the probe. By Bob Woodward and Robert Costa ●  Read more »   Democrats in Congress ask Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases Top Senate Democrats sent a letter to the Supreme Court requesting that Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from any future cases involving efforts to overturn the 2020 election or the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. By Jacqueline Alemany ●  Read more »   The truth about Hunter Biden and the Ukrainian 'bio labs' A Russian Defense Ministry official has claimed the president's son financed U.S. labs in Ukraine, and right-leaning media jumped on the band wagon. That's false. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Jan. 6 committee backs contempt charges for two former Trump aides The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob voted for charges against former Trump aides Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro over their refusal to comply with subpoenas. By Jacqueline Alemany and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   'It's about the 30-second ads': Biden budget offers a counter to GOP midterm attacks Biden's budget aims to shift party to the center ahead of midterm elections By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Annie Linskey and Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Judge: Trump 'more likely than not' committed crime in trying to block Biden win The determination came in a ruling addressing sensitive documents that Trump ally and conservative lawyer John Eastman had resisted turning over to the congressional committee investigating Jan. 6. By Matt Zapotosky and John Wagner ●  Read more »   Donald Trump just released the most Donald Trump statement ever It was about the thing everyone is talking about: his purported hole-in-one at one of his courses. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Ketanji Brown Jackson on track for confirmation by end of next week Jackson's nomination appears to be on track after four days of confirmation hearings concluded last week. By Amy B Wang and Seung Min Kim ●  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 »   Supreme Court to consider California rules regarding treatment of pigs In the California case, food industry groups argue the state's protection of livestock unfairly burdens pork farmers across the nation. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Anita Dunn and SKDK: Power and influence in Biden's Washington Anita Dunn and her public relations firm SKDK occupy a unique role at the nexus of politics, governance and business in Joe Biden's Washington. By Tyler Pager, Sean Sullivan and Michael Scherer ●  Read more »   How Clarence Thomas's recusal controversy compares to others Running through the recent history of justices weighing whether to step aside — and then deciding against it. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Biden's asking for $5.8 trillion in spending for 2023. He's unlikely to get it. In the past 30 years, Democrats have gotten less and Republicans more than they sought. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Preparing for a post-Roe America As more and more states move to restrict abortion rights, and the Supreme Court weighs whether to overturn Roe v. Wade, we look at how clinics in blue states are preparing for an influx of patients from across state lines. By Martine Powers ●  Read more »   How Biden's budget tries to insulate Democrats in the midterms He's proposing funding the police, reducing the deficit and boosting military spending — priorities shared by Republicans. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  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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