Politics A.M.: Biden to meet with Sens. Durbin, Grassley as search proceeds for next Supreme Court nominee

Trump began 2022 with a war chest of $122 million; How the falsehood of athletes dying from covid vaccines spread ; What the Budapest Memorandum means for the U.S. on Ukraine; Republicans lead 2022 money race as both parties hit record levels of cash on hand; Trump suggests Pence should have 'overturned' the election on Jan. 6; Of all the arguments for impeaching President Biden, this is not the strongest; John Singlaub, audacious warrior who waged private battle against communism, dies at 100; GOP splits over labeling Black female Supreme Court pick a 'quota' hire ; NTSB's proposal to investigate spaceflight crashes sparks a row with the FAA and concern from the commercial space industry; The never-ending fight over whether to include the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution; The deaths we've decided to accept; Pennsylvania court declares state's mail-in voting law unconstitutional, in win for Republicans; What is the Electoral Count Act, and why are people calling for it to be revised?; Trump outlines his 2024 platform: Give him power ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     Biden to meet with Sens. Durbin, Grassley as search proceeds for next Supreme Court nominee The president has invited Senate Judiciary Committee leaders to the White House to consult with them about the imminent vacancy. By Amy B Wang and Seung Min Kim ●  Read more »   Trump began 2022 with a war chest of $122 million The former president's fundraising slowed in the second half of last year, but he spent only a fraction of his stockpile. By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Anu Narayanswamy ●  Read more »   How the falsehood of athletes dying from covid vaccines spread Austrian websites linked to a far-right populist party have fostered the persistent false claim that hundreds of athletes have died from coronavirus vaccines — and now Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has repeated it. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   What the Budapest Memorandum means for the U.S. on Ukraine Some are citing the agreement as requiring the United States to defend Ukraine. The reality is much murkier. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Republicans lead 2022 money race as both parties hit record levels of cash on hand In a reversal of the last two election cycles, Republican Party and allied groups have more cash on hand than Democrats. By Michael Scherer and Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump suggests Pence should have 'overturned' the election on Jan. 6 The former president's statement came in response to efforts underway to make changes to the Electoral Count Act, which governs how Congress counts electoral votes in the presidential election. By John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Of all the arguments for impeaching President Biden, this is not the strongest J.D. Vance suggested that Biden should be impeached because of what's happening at the U.S. southern border, comparing him to an impeached Democratic president who had higher apprehension numbers. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   John Singlaub, audacious warrior who waged private battle against communism, dies at 100 The two-star Army general resigned in 1978 after publicly criticizing President Jimmy Carter's defense policy and later ran anti-communist groups that supplied weapons to the Nicaraguan contras. By Adam Bernstein ●  Read more »   GOP splits over labeling Black female Supreme Court pick a 'quota' hire The argument has now seeped into remarks from some key Senate Republicans. But others are urging caution — for good reason. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   NTSB's proposal to investigate spaceflight crashes sparks a row with the FAA and concern from the commercial space industry The NTSB wants to investigate commercial spaceflight crashes. The FAA and commercial space companies object. By Christian Davenport ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The never-ending fight over whether to include the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution It's met the high bar required to be added to the Constitution. But it may never actually be added. Here's why. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   The deaths we've decided to accept More people have died of covid than have been murdered in the United States since 1976. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Pennsylvania court declares state's mail-in voting law unconstitutional, in win for Republicans The two-year-old law was struck down by a Republican majority on the five-judge Commonwealth Court, but Pennsylvania's Democratic governor promised a swift appeal. By Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   What is the Electoral Count Act, and why are people calling for it to be revised? After Democrats failed to pass voting rights legislation, a bipartisan group of senators is seriously discussing changes to Congress's role in certifying elections. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   Trump outlines his 2024 platform: Give him power In a speech in Texas over the weekend, Trump centered his pitch on retribution. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 7 for a rundown of the seven most important and interesting stories every weekday. Sign up »

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