Politics A.M.: Biden sends Harris to Poland and Romania amid global crisis
| Mark Meadows, his wife, Debra, and their trailer-home voter registration; White House reaches out to Venezuela, a longtime foe, amid Russia crisis; Senate unanimously passes anti-lynching bill after century of failure; Armed intruder at Joint Base Andrews is arrested; another fled the base; Supreme Court denies GOP requests to block new congressional maps in N.C., Pa.; Human Rights Campaign denies racial discrimination against former president; The other disconcerting declaration from Florida's surgeon general; Supreme Court decides the definition of 'occasion,' and a defendant benefits; Biden administration cautiously approaches accusing Russia of war crimes; Biden goes home a lot — but not as much as Trump went to Trump properties; Why Biden is getting some praise from Republicans on his handling of Ukraine; In 2020, Meadows registered to vote at N.C. mobile home that he reportedly never lived in; GAO: Jan. 6 shows need for better Capitol Police training and information-sharing; Supreme Court rejects attempt to have Bill Cosby conviction reinstated |
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| | | |  |  | | The most important politics stories today. | | | | | |  (Andrew Harnik/AFP/Getty Images) The vice president will promise aid and support to Eastern European allies as part of an urgent effort to keep NATO united. Despite overall agreement, rifts may loom on how best to aid Ukraine militarily. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Ashley Parker and Missy Ryan ● Read more » | | | | Meadows decried voting by people who were not "actual residents" of a state. But that's what he and his wife appear to have done. Analysis ● By Glenn Kessler ● Read more » | | | | Venezuela has long been one of America's most bitter adversaries. But amid the crisis with Russia and soaring gas prices, the Biden administration is reaching out to the Latin American country. By Annie Linskey, Samantha Schmidt and Ana Vanessa Herrero ● Read more » | | | The measure's passage by the Senate comes after lawmakers tried, and failed, to pass anti-lynching bills nearly 200 times. By Felicia Sonmez ● Read more » | | | | Two intruders, at least one of them armed, entered Joint Base Andrews on Sunday night after the return there of Vice President Harris, according to several accounts. By Martin Weil and Annie Linskey ● Read more » | | | | The Supreme Court ruling means the fall elections in North Carolina and Pennsylvania will be held in districts more favorable to Democrats than the ones created by the GOP-led legislatures. By Robert Barnes ● Read more » | | | Alphonso David, who was fired as HRC's president in September, alleged in a lawsuit filed in February that the nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy group had discriminated against him because he is Black. By Michael Scherer ● Read more » | | | | Shortly before announcing that the state wouldn't recommend vaccines for children, Joseph Ladapo described the need to "hold accountable" those who advocated preventive measures. Analysis ● By Philip Bump ● Read more » | | | | The justices agree that William Dale Wooden's prison sentence was too long. By Robert Barnes ● Read more » | | | | It has been slow to join domestic and international allies in lodging the accusation. But that posture is getting more difficult to maintain. Analysis ● By Aaron Blake ● Read more » | | | | It's also useful to note that Delaware is a lot closer than Mar-a-Lago. Analysis ● By Philip Bump ● Read more » | | | Yet there are some Republicans trying to tease apart a relatively small aspect of Biden's response — whether to ban Russian oil. Analysis ● By Amber Phillips ● Read more » | | | | Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows may have committed voter fraud by listing a random North Carolina address in his voter registration. By Mariana Alfaro ● Read more » | | | | A new survey of U.S. Capitol Police officers found that police were hampered on Jan. 6, 2021, by inadequate training to handle large, violent crowds, poor information-sharing and officers' hesitancy to use force. By Devlin Barrett ● Read more » | | | | The justices provided no comment in their routine denial of a bid by local prosecutors to revive the 2018 conviction of the 84-year-old actor and comedian. By Robert Barnes ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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