Politics A.M.: Senate Democrats seeking a big win by week’s end

Biden covid case highlights confusing CDC guidance on ending isolation; Major legal fights loom over abortion pills, travel out of state; A Texas blueprint for converting the 'abortion-minded': Lattes and a view; Trump vs. DeVos in Michigan, and a key week for the Senate; A policy win, an economic hit: Turbulent week reflects Biden's challenge; Manchin won't say if he would support Biden in 2024; The two-week scramble that saved Democrats' climate agenda; States may revive abortion laws from a time when women couldn't vote; An Oklahoma city's first openly gay mayor resigned. Then came the fallout.; First grain shipment leaves Odessa; Black Sea port Mykolaiv hit in 'brutal' shelling ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Senate Democrats seeking a big win by week's end Democrats are trying to pass an economic package blessed by President Biden that aims to lower health-care costs, combat climate change, reduce the deficit and revise the U.S. tax code. By John Wagner and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   Biden covid case highlights confusing CDC guidance on ending isolation With the extremely contagious BA.5 variant spreading, and research showing people are often infectious for more than five days, CDC guidance has drawn criticism from some infectious-disease experts. By Lena H. Sun and Joel Achenbach ●  Read more »   Major legal fights loom over abortion pills, travel out of state The overturning of Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years is expected to trigger a new set of legal challenges for which there is little precedent. By Ann E. Marimow, Laurie McGinley and Caroline Kitchener ●  Read more »   A Texas blueprint for converting the 'abortion-minded': Lattes and a view With abortion banned, a crisis pregnancy center plots a $10 million waterfront expansion for the post-Roe era. By Caroline Kitchener and Beth Reinhard ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump vs. DeVos in Michigan, and a key week for the Senate Also in today's edition: The Senate hopes to pass the climate, health care and tax deal struck by Schumer and Manchin as well as other key bills ahead of the August recess … Why Privileged nominees are supposed to be confirmed quickly but aren't. Analysis ●  By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Tobi Raji ●  Read more »   A policy win, an economic hit: Turbulent week reflects Biden's challenge His agenda sprang back to life a day before the numbers showed a shrinking economy. By Yasmeen Abutaleb ●  Read more »   Manchin won't say if he would support Biden in 2024 In interviews on Sunday, Manchin also refused to say whether he hoped Democrats would keep control of the House and the Senate after this year's midterm elections. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The two-week scramble that saved Democrats' climate agenda By Tony Romm and Jeff Stein ●  Read more »   States may revive abortion laws from a time when women couldn't vote With Roe v. Wade overturned, some states could revive antiabortion laws from as far back as 1849. Here's what life was like for women at the time. By Gillian Brockell ●  Read more »   An Oklahoma city's first openly gay mayor resigned. Then came the fallout. Oklahoma lost one of its six LGBTQ elected officials when Adam Graham announced he was stepping down, citing harassment and fear for his safety. By Danielle Paquette ●  Read more »   First grain shipment leaves Odessa; Black Sea port Mykolaiv hit in 'brutal' shelling The Red Cross says access to Olenivka prison where Ukrainian POWs were killed has not been granted. By Dalton Bennett, Jennifer Hassan, Kareem Fahim and Kendra Nichols ●  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. Sign up »

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