Politics A.M.: Pelosi names Republican Cheney to select committee investigating Jan. 6 attack on Capitol by pro-Trump mob

Concern over crime is growing — but Americans don't just want more police, Post-ABC poll shows; Prosecutors allege a 15-year tax fraud scheme as the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg are arraigned on multiple criminal charges; Biden to deliver remarks after release of latest jobs report as part of a full day of events; Trump seeks to use indictments as a political rallying cry as he tries to survive latest legal threat; Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting laws that lower court found were unfair to minorities; Biden talks of his own anguish as he meets family members in Florida; Federal executions halted as Justice Dept. reviews Trump-era policies; Trump Organization prosecutors confront accusations of political bias; U.S. military vacates main air base in Afghanistan, underscoring withdrawal expected within days; Trump, fighting to toss out subpoena, offered to give House Democrats peek at financial statements; Reps. Raskin, Luria to serve on committee probing Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol; McAuliffe ad slices and dices Youngkin's comments in a misleading way ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     Pelosi names Republican Cheney to select committee investigating Jan. 6 attack on Capitol by pro-Trump mob The move to form the committee comes more than one month after Senate Republicans blocked an effort to create an independent, bipartisan commission. By Felicia Sonmez and Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   Concern over crime is growing — but Americans don't just want more police, Post-ABC poll shows Big majorities believe racial discrimination persists and want solutions like increased funding for economic opportunities and more social workers. By Cleve Wootson and Scott Clement ●  Read more »   Prosecutors allege a 15-year tax fraud scheme as the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg are arraigned on multiple criminal charges The money went for an apartment, free Mercedes-Benz cars and tuition payments for his relatives, charging documents said. Trump's company called the move "a scorched earth attempt to harm the former president." By Shayna Jacobs, David Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey and Jonathan O'Connell ●  Read more »   Biden to deliver remarks after release of latest jobs report as part of a full day of events The June jobs report offers the latest snapshot of how the nation is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. By John Wagner ●  Read more »   Trump seeks to use indictments as a political rallying cry as he tries to survive latest legal threat Trump weathered past political storms by fighting back with the power and the staff of the White House behind him as well as a Twitter account that could immediately set the news agenda for the day. Those resources are now gone. By Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting laws that lower court found were unfair to minorities The court was considering the shield provided by the Voting Rights Act, first passed in 1965 to forbid laws that result in discrimination based on race. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Biden talks of his own anguish as he meets family members in Florida Biden has made empathy and bipartisanship part of his political identity. On Thursday, he sought to summon both as he visited a neighborhood engulfed in tragedy. By Sean Sullivan and Anne Gearan ●  Read more »   Federal executions halted as Justice Dept. reviews Trump-era policies Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a review of whether the drug approved for federal executions, pentobarbital, poses risks of pain and suffering. His review also will examine a decision made late last year to allow other methods of execution, including electrocution and firing squad. By Devlin Barrett and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Trump Organization prosecutors confront accusations of political bias The former president points to past comments made by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who during her campaign called him 'illegitimate' and vowed to investigate his business. Authorities say 'it's not about politics.' By Ann Marimow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U.S. military vacates main air base in Afghanistan, underscoring withdrawal expected within days U.S. officials discussed keeping Bagram open longer, as the Taliban continues an offensive, but the Biden administration decided to continue with its withdrawal plan. By Dan Lamothe ●  Read more »   Trump, fighting to toss out subpoena, offered to give House Democrats peek at financial statements Two-year fight for accounting records returns to federal court as Congress says eight bills could be influenced by Trump data By Spencer Hsu ●  Read more »   Reps. Raskin, Luria to serve on committee probing Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol Elaine Luria will draw on her military background; Jamie B. Raskin led the second impeachment of Donald Trump. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   McAuliffe ad slices and dices Youngkin's comments in a misleading way A new ad for Terry McAuliffe claims his GOP rival was once a "big fan" of his governorship. Not so. Analysis ●  By Adriana Usero ●  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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