Politics A.M.: House votes to remove statues of Confederate leaders from U.S. Capitol

Eric Adams's lead narrows in New York Democratic mayoral primary, with Kathryn Garcia moving into second place; Biden hits the road for his infrastructure plan, but potholes loom; Rep. Gosar denies knowledge of fundraiser with group that promotes white-nationalist ideas despite invitation for the event; On narrow vote, Supreme Court leaves CDC ban on evictions in place; D.C. officer says 'rage' of former New York officer on Jan. 6 'put me in fear of my life'; More than half of Republicans think minorities are favored over Whites in the United States; Rep. Stefanik's flawed comparison on border apprehensions since 2000; What comes next in the New York City mayor's race?; House votes to repeal military authorizations dating to Gulf War, Cold War; Supreme Court rules against immigrants claiming safety fears after deportation and for pipeline builders; The Trailer: This law helped the Capitol riot happen. So why does nobody want to change it? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) House votes to remove statues of Confederate leaders from U.S. Capitol The legislation would replace the bust of Roger B. Taney, who wrote the Supreme Court decision that said people of African descent are not U.S. citizens, with one of Thurgood Marshall. By John Wagner and Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   Eric Adams's lead narrows in New York Democratic mayoral primary, with Kathryn Garcia moving into second place But the New York City Board of Elections said Tuesday evening that those results include a "discrepancy" and that it is working to resolve the issue. By Felicia Sonmez and Reis Thebault ●  Read more »   Biden hits the road for his infrastructure plan, but potholes loom As the president visited Wisconsin to push the deal as a boon for blue-collar workers, his aides back in Washington scrambled to keep liberal lawmakers on board. By Sean Sullivan and Seung Min Kim ●  Read more »   Rep. Gosar denies knowledge of fundraiser with group that promotes white-nationalist ideas despite invitation for the event The Arizona Republican attended a February event with the group, America First, and appeared to defend the fundraiser in a tweet. By Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   On narrow vote, Supreme Court leaves CDC ban on evictions in place Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh join the court's liberals to save the moratorium, which is to expire at the end of July. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   D.C. officer says 'rage' of former New York officer on Jan. 6 'put me in fear of my life' Thomas Webster, a military veteran, was released from jail to home confinement. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   More than half of Republicans think minorities are favored over Whites in the United States New Fox News polling shows a broad shift toward seeing minority groups as more favored. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Rep. Stefanik's flawed comparison on border apprehensions since 2000 Much has changed since the year 2000, and the House Republican conference chair left all of it out. Analysis ●  By Salvador Rizzo ●  Read more »   What comes next in the New York City mayor's race? A weird race gets weirder. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   House votes to repeal military authorizations dating to Gulf War, Cold War The bipartisan enthusiasm surrounding those efforts is expected to do little, however, to bridge the gap between the parties on repealing the more modern measures governing U.S. involvement in the Middle East and Afghanistan. By Karoun Demirjian ●  Read more »   Supreme Court rules against immigrants claiming safety fears after deportation and for pipeline builders The justices are scheduled to dispose of their remaining cases Thursday, including an important voting-rights case. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   The Trailer: This law helped the Capitol riot happen. So why does nobody want to change it? One weird trick to prevent another Jan. 6, the GOP's adjustments to Trump's election obsession, and two elections in New York go into a very strange overtime. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  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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