Politics A.M.: House poised to send gun legislation to Biden in response to mass shootings

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Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks the next year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today. Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association     (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) House poised to send gun legislation to Biden in response to mass shootings The House is expected to pass legislation that cleared the Senate on Thursday that includes modest new firearms restrictions and mental health and school security funding. By John Wagner and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   Jan. 6 panel names five Republicans who allegedly sought Trump pardons "The only reason I know to ask for a pardon because you think you've committed a crime," said Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) By Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   Rep. Scott Perry played key role in promoting false claims of fraud Those involved with the insurrection have repeatedly pointed to Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) as the chief conduit for the House GOP Conference to the White House in Trump's quest to overturn his defeat. By Jacqueline Alemany, Emma Brown and Amy Gardner ●  Read more »   Echoes of Watergate: Trump's appointees reveal his push to topple Justice Dept. With raw emotion, former Justice Department officials described to the Jan. 6 committee how close the department came to catastrophe. By Michael Kranish and Rosalind S. Helderman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Content from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Working together for more affordable care The tax credits that 13 million people currently receive to help lower premiums are set to expire. Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies are working with Congress to ensure everyone has access to affordable care, for the health of America.   Senate passes bipartisan gun violence bill, marking breakthrough By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   Liz Cheney aims to recruit crossover Democrats in her primary Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican fighting for political survival after clashing with former president Donald Trump, has started sending Democrats instructions on how to swap parties and vote for her in a primary. By Hannah Knowles, Paul Kane and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   Supreme Court finds N.Y. law violates right to carry guns outside home It's the court's first major Second Amendment ruling in more than a decade, and it clears the way for legal challenges to similar restrictions in California, New Jersey, Maryland, Hawaii and Massachusetts. By Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Intelligence contractor, alleged Nazi sympathizer charged in Jan. 6 riot A Navy reservist described by prosecutors as a heavily armed Nazi sympathizer with top-level U.S. government security clearance was arrested. By Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »   Home of Jeffrey Clark, Trump DOJ official, searched by federal agents Clark, a lawyer, was deeply involved in efforts to get the Department of Justice to embrace President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud. By Spencer S. Hsu, Devlin Barrett and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Jan. 6 hearing recap: Trump White House aides say multiple GOP members of Congress asked for pardons Former acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen testified Thursday that the Justice Department "held firm" against political pressure to take sides over the 2020 election results. By John Wagner, Eugene Scott, Amy B Wang and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Supreme Court rules for death row inmate asking to die by firing squad The court also found that law enforcement officers cannot be sued for failing to inform criminal suspects about their Miranda rights. By Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow ●  Read more »   5 takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump's Justice Dept. plot The committee debuted new evidence of Trump allies seeking pardons, while building out key elements of its case and linking Trump lawyers' plot to the Justice Department. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   U.S. broadens Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy indictment of Oath Keepers A superseding indictment adds a second prong by which prosecutors can ask a jury to find Stewart Rhodes and accused co-conspirators guilty at a trial set for Sept. 26. By Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »   House panel approves expanding anti-money laundering reporting requirements The legislation would impose know-your-client rules that now apply to bankers on other service providers in an effort to prevent the movement of ill-gotten wealth into the U.S. financial system. By Will Fitzgibbon ●  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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