Politics A.M.: After one year in office, what has Biden done about the four crises he pledged to address?

Pro-Trump influencers flocked to alternative social networks. Their follower counts stalled soon after.; 'I can still stand': Biden offers defenses and regrets in marathon news conference; Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to withhold Jan. 6 materials from House committee investigating Capitol riot; Manchin, Sinema join with GOP in rejecting attempt to change filibuster rules, effectively killing Democratic voting bill; Biden ramps up criticism of GOP in news conference marking his first year; Sotomayor, Roberts say they did not ask Gorsuch to wear a mask on Supreme Court bench; Biden predicts Russia will invade Ukraine, says Putin will regret it; Offered a chance to defend election integrity, Biden instead adds asterisks; Will Democrats flunk their midterm?; 5 takeaways from the Biden news conference ; Reporter Insight: An array of topics was...; Fact-checking President Biden's second formal news conference; Reporter Insight: Asked about what covid-19 restrictions...; Reporter Insight: I'm struck by Biden's focus... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     After one year in office, what has Biden done about the four crises he pledged to address? Covid, the economy, climate and racial justice. The issues Biden ran pledging to address remain central to his presidency and public perception of his performance. By Annie Linskey, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Jeff Stein and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   Pro-Trump influencers flocked to alternative social networks. Their follower counts stalled soon after. After a short surge following the Jan. 6 riot, their follower counts over the last year have barely grown or even declined, a Washington Post analysis found. Their most reliable audience-building moments came when they voiced outrage over conservatives getting banned by the mainstream sites. By Jeremy B. Merrill and Drew Harwell ●  Read more »   'I can still stand': Biden offers defenses and regrets in marathon news conference A politician who doesn't doubt the strength of his persuasive powers kept trying to explain himself, defend himself and convince the growing number of Americans who disapprove of him. By Matt Viser ●  Read more »   Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to withhold Jan. 6 materials from House committee investigating Capitol riot Lawyers for former president Donald Trump had asked the justices to put on hold a unanimous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which rejected his assertions of executive privilege and his request to keep secret roughly 800 pages of his papers. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Manchin, Sinema join with GOP in rejecting attempt to change filibuster rules, effectively killing Democratic voting bill Party leaders have not been able to summon needed unanimity among Democrats to change the Senate rules to overcome Republican opposition. By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden ramps up criticism of GOP in news conference marking his first year Biden blasts Republicans for obstructionism and lack of agenda, a shift in tone from his previous emphasis on bipartisanship. He also says Russia will likely invade Ukraine and that his 'Build Back Better' bill will probably be broken up. By Annie Linskey, Cleve R. Wootson Jr and Sean Sullivan ●  Read more »   Sotomayor, Roberts say they did not ask Gorsuch to wear a mask on Supreme Court bench The rare statements from the justices seemed aimed at knocking down reporting that Sotomayor, who has health reasons to be especially worried about contracting covid-19, was participating remotely in oral arguments because Gorsuch was not wearing a mask. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Biden predicts Russia will invade Ukraine, says Putin will regret it President Biden holds a news conference at the White House ahead of the first anniversary of his presidency, facing questions on his administration's handling of coronavirus pandemic, his stalled agenda in Congress and Russian aggression toward Ukraine. By Felicia Sonmez, Amy B Wang, Mariana Alfaro, John Wagner, Tyler Pager and Dan Diamond ●  Read more »   Offered a chance to defend election integrity, Biden instead adds asterisks Asked if voters could have confidence in the results, Biden said "it all depends" on the passage of federal legislation. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Will Democrats flunk their midterm? As midterm elections loom, Democrats scramble to hold on to their slim majority. Plus, what a redistricting debacle in Ohio tells us about the map-drawing process happening in states across the country. By Martine Powers ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   5 takeaways from the Biden news conference The key exchanges from the back-and-forth. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Reporter Insight: An array of topics was... By Seung Min Kim ●  Read more »   Fact-checking President Biden's second formal news conference Biden's lengthy second news conference included some errant facts and claims without context. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Reporter Insight: Asked about what covid-19 restrictions... By Dan Diamond ●  Read more »   Reporter Insight: I'm struck by Biden's focus... By Tyler Pager ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Climate 202 for a daily guide to climate news and policy. Sign up »

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