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Why Biden's executive order on policing is still up in the air; Biden at war: Inside a deliberate yet impulsive Ukraine strategy; Cruz and Cotton cut to the chase on GOP's suspicion of defense lawyers; Post Politics Now: Partisan recriminations continue despite Jackson's clear path to confirmation ; The House Republican 'no' caucus is at it again; In Oklahoma, a closing window to access abortion; House votes to hold ex-Trump aides Navarro, Scavino in contempt of Congress ; U.S. judge acquits Jan. 6 defendant who said he was waved in by police; Attorney General Merrick Garland tests positive for the coronavirus; Roberts joins liberals in criticizing 'shadow docket' pollution ruling; Sotomayor, Barrett discuss their lives in Supreme Court's spotlight; 'Ballot trafficking' is the next front in the unending fight over 2020 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Trump deflects blame for Jan. 6 silence, says he wanted to march to Capitol The former president struck a defiant posture and repeated false claims in an interview with The Washington Post. By Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Why Biden's executive order on policing is still up in the air With midterms approaching and amid a spike in violent crime, the White House is struggling to advance police reform without appearing soft on crime. By David Nakamura, Mark Berman and Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   Biden at war: Inside a deliberate yet impulsive Ukraine strategy The U.S. president has left a distinct imprint on the Ukraine crisis — at times emotional and freewheeling, at other times carefully choreographed and deliberate, but frequently a central player in marshaling the West's response to Russia's invasion. By Ashley Parker, Tyler Pager and Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   Cruz and Cotton cut to the chase on GOP's suspicion of defense lawyers With their criticisms of Ketanji Brown Jackson's professional background, Cotton and Cruz venture well into demagogue territory. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Post Politics Now: Partisan recriminations continue despite Jackson's clear path to confirmation The Democratic-led House is expected to vote Wednesday to cite two more former Trump officials with contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the probe of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. By John Wagner and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The House Republican 'no' caucus is at it again Dozens of House Republicans repeatedly vote in opposition to things that even most Republicans support. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   In Oklahoma, a closing window to access abortion Today on Post Reports, we take you inside a pair of clinics in Tulsa, Okla., just days before the state's legislature voted to ban almost all abortions. By Martine Powers ●  Read more »   House votes to hold ex-Trump aides Navarro, Scavino in contempt of Congress The committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob has been rebuffed by former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino Jr. By Jacqueline Alemany, Felicia Sonmez, Matt Zapotosky and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   U.S. judge acquits Jan. 6 defendant who said he was waved in by police Nuclear engineer Matthew Martin plausibly argued that police officers allowed him into the building, the judge said. The acquittal is the first loss for prosecutors in the sprawling Capitol riot investigation. By Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Attorney General Merrick Garland tests positive for the coronavirus Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday, shortly after holding a news conference with senior law enforcement officials to announce the indictment of a Russian oligarch. By Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   Roberts joins liberals in criticizing 'shadow docket' pollution ruling Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined liberals in calling it an abuse of the court's emergency powers. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Sotomayor, Barrett discuss their lives in Supreme Court's spotlight By Robert Barnes and Eric Berger ●  Read more »   'Ballot trafficking' is the next front in the unending fight over 2020 Wisconsin legislators held a hearing about it. Trump's talking about it. And, of course, there's a movie coming. 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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