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House Democrats unveil $547 billion transportation bill, a spending boost that underscores partisan divide; When will Harriet Tubman adorn the $20 bill?; In pro-Trump speech, Pence says he doesn't know if they'll 'ever see eye-to-eye' on Jan. 6 Capitol attack; Biden's budget boosts feds and sidesteps civil service reform backed by Trump, Obama for now; Fact Checker: Biden's inaccurate jab at Manchin's and Sinema's voting records; Harris announces grants for broadband on tribal lands, pitches broader Biden infrastructure plan; The Trailer: Socialists, Proud Boys, and anti-maskers: The political establishment struggles to keep up in Nevada; Report does not confirm, or rule out, UFOs in unexplained aerial events; Supreme Court narrows anti-hacking law, worries about criminalizing common behavior; Got a burning politics question? Ask The Fix's Aaron Blake. (Live at 12 p.m. ET); Facebook to end a longtime exception made for politicians who break its rules ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $29.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Eric Gay/AP) George P. Bush is running for attorney general in Texas — and courting Trump George P. Bush's campaign video does not mention his father, nor his uncle, nor his grandfather. It does pay homage to Donald Trump, who has attacked elder members of the Bush family. By Hannah Knowles ●  Read more »   House Democrats unveil $547 billion transportation bill, a spending boost that underscores partisan divide Democrats on the House transportation committee unveiled a $547 billion transportation funding package Friday that would ramp up spending on rail and transit, while encouraging states to fix existing roads rather than build new ones. By Ian Duncan ●  Read more »   When will Harriet Tubman adorn the $20 bill? The Biden administration promised to speed up the process of replacing Andrew Jackson with the famous abolitionist. But Tubman's boosters say the process is dragging on at a glacial pace. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   In pro-Trump speech, Pence says he doesn't know if they'll 'ever see eye-to-eye' on Jan. 6 Capitol attack Pence has continued publicly supporting Trump despite the events of Jan. 6, in which a pro-Trump mob overran the U.S. Capitol, leaving five people dead and putting Pence and his family in danger. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden's budget boosts feds and sidesteps civil service reform backed by Trump, Obama for now Both previous administrations said the seven-decades-old federal employee system needed to be modernized. Perspective ●  By Joe Davidson ●  Read more »   Fact Checker: Biden's inaccurate jab at Manchin's and Sinema's voting records The president said the two moderate Democrats vote more with Republicans. Not so. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Harris announces grants for broadband on tribal lands, pitches broader Biden infrastructure plan The president is spending the day in Rehobeth Beach, Del., with first lady Jill Biden, who is celebrating her 70th birthday. By John Wagner, Eugene Scott, Felicia Sonmez and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   The Trailer: Socialists, Proud Boys, and anti-maskers: The political establishment struggles to keep up in Nevada Party infighting in Nevada, the lessons of New Mexico's special House election, and Democratic primary debates getting vicious. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  Read more »   Report does not confirm, or rule out, UFOs in unexplained aerial events Congressionally mandated study comes as once-fringe discussion of UFOs gains mainstream traction. By Missy Ryan and Alex Horton ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Supreme Court narrows anti-hacking law, worries about criminalizing common behavior Justice Amy Coney Barrett writes for unusual majority of Trump nominees and liberals. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Got a burning politics question? Ask The Fix's Aaron Blake. (Live at 12 p.m. ET) Join Aaron Blake at 12 p.m. ET for a discussion on the latest in politics. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Facebook to end a longtime exception made for politicians who break its rules The change is part of a series of responses to the Facebook Oversight Board's ruling on former President Trump. By Elizabeth Dwoskin ●  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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