Politics A.M.: Biden visiting Florida to console community where condo fell

Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg surrenders in criminal case over company's business dealings; Supreme Court to issue final opinions of term amid speculation about possible Breyer retirement; New York City primary meltdown deals new setback to nation's strained electoral system; U.S. arrests more than a dozen in Capitol riots, among the most made public in a single day; Biden pledges better pay for firefighters as he hosts virtual meeting of Western governors ; N.Y. grand jury said to return criminal indictments against Trump's company and its CFO, the first from prosecutors probing the former president's business dealings; Trump went to the border to attack Biden — but he mainly talked about himself; New York elections board blames mayoral ballot chaos on 'unacceptable' human error; What is critical race theory, and why do Republicans want to ban it in schools?; Donald H. Rumsfeld, influential but controversial Bush defense secretary, dies at 88; The most popular fact checks of 2021, so far ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Gerald Herbert/AP) Biden visiting Florida to console community where condo fell Biden has made empathy one of his political calling cards. On Thursday, he visits a place where it is needed. By Sean Sullivan ●  Read more »   Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg surrenders in criminal case over company's business dealings The former president's company also was indicted and will be represented at its arraignment by one of its lawyers. By Shayna Jacobs, David Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey and Jonathan O'Connell ●  Read more »   Supreme Court to issue final opinions of term amid speculation about possible Breyer retirement Stephen G. Breyer, 82, the court's oldest justice, has been under unprecedented pressure to retire while Democrats have narrow control of the Senate, which must confirm Supreme Court nominees. By John Wagner ●  Read more »   New York City primary meltdown deals new setback to nation's strained electoral system A major counting error in the heavily Democratic city comes as the party has defended the soundness of U.S. elections in the face of unfounded accusations from Donald Trump that 2020's result was tainted by fraud. By Amy Gardner and David Weigel ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U.S. arrests more than a dozen in Capitol riots, among the most made public in a single day At least 13 arrests announced or unsealed Wednesday include alleged Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Bois supporters and those accused of attacking media. By Spencer Hsu and Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   Biden pledges better pay for firefighters as he hosts virtual meeting of Western governors On Capitol Hill, the House is expected to vote on a measure to establish a select committee to probe the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. By Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz and John Wagner ●  Read more »   N.Y. grand jury said to return criminal indictments against Trump's company and its CFO, the first from prosecutors probing the former president's business dealings The company and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg are expected to be arraigned Thursday. The exact charges are unclear, but people familiar with the case said they were related to allegations of unpaid taxes on benefits for executives. By Shayna Jacobs, Josh Dawsey, David Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell ●  Read more »   Trump went to the border to attack Biden — but he mainly talked about himself The visit to Texas offered the former president the opportunity to assail his successor's immigration policies, while also spreading falsehoods and launching into grievance-filled rants. By Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   New York elections board blames mayoral ballot chaos on 'unacceptable' human error The latest numbers show Eric Adams leading Kathryn Garcia, with more than 120,000 absentee ballots remaining to be counted. By Felicia Sonmez and John Wagner ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What is critical race theory, and why do Republicans want to ban it in schools? The academic framework has become a flashpoint as conservative politicians use the term as a catch-all phrase for nearly any examination of systemic racism in the present. By Marisa Iati ●  Read more »   Donald H. Rumsfeld, influential but controversial Bush defense secretary, dies at 88 As Pentagon chief for six years, he oversaw the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. By Bradley Graham ●  Read more »   The most popular fact checks of 2021, so far Here are the 10 fact checks that most captivated — or angered — readers so far in 2021. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  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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