Politics A.M.: Biden and McCarthy to convene in high-stakes Oval Office meeting

Haley plans to announce presidential run, as GOP race starts slowly; He lost to George Santos. Now he's trying to make up for it.; Can Ruben Gallego's Senate campaign energize Latino voters in Arizona? ; House GOP tries to stay on message ahead of McCarthy, Biden meeting; For GOP base, battles over coronavirus vaccines, closures are still fiery; Police reform talks are back in Congress, but little hope for a deal; N.Y. attorney general seeks sanctions against Trump and his legal team; GOP report shows plan to ramp up focus on disproven election fraud claims; The Sotomayor and Kagan retirement question ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) LIVE UPDATES Biden and McCarthy to convene in high-stakes Oval Office meeting The encounter comes amid a tense standoff between the parties over raising the debt ceiling. It will be McCarthy's first one-on-one with Biden since becoming speaker. By John Wagner and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   Haley plans to announce presidential run, as GOP race starts slowly The former U.N. ambassador's move comes as other prospective candidates have slowed their planning. By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Hannah Knowles ●  Read more »   He lost to George Santos. Now he's trying to make up for it. For 40 years, Robert Zimmerman wanted to be a congressman. Then he lost to George Santos. By Dan Zak ●  Read more »   Can Ruben Gallego's Senate campaign energize Latino voters in Arizona? For his 2024 Senate bid, Gallego wants to target the swath of Latino voters in the state who typically don't participate and are disillusioned and distrustful of politicians. By Sabrina Rodriguez ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ANALYSIS House GOP tries to stay on message ahead of McCarthy, Biden meeting As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) prepares to meet with President Biden today, McCarthy and his leadership team are working vigorously behind the scenes to get the House GOP conference on the same page regarding the debt limit. By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi Raji ●  Read more »   For GOP base, battles over coronavirus vaccines, closures are still fiery For some Americans, battles over masks, vaccines and mandates are well in the past. For the GOP base, they're still a fiery issue. By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Rachel Roubein and Isaac Arnsdorf ●  Read more »   Police reform talks are back in Congress, but little hope for a deal Republicans now control the House, and they've shown little interest so far in the type of police revisions discussed in 2021. By Liz Goodwin, Marianna Sotomayor and Leigh Ann Caldwell ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   N.Y. attorney general seeks sanctions against Trump and his legal team The attorney general's office says Trump, his family and lawyers repeatedly contradicted previous testimonies. By Shayna Jacobs ●  Read more »   GOP report shows plan to ramp up focus on disproven election fraud claims The report prepared by the Republican National Committee proposes expanded "election integrity" activities in response to perceptions of a rigged process. By Amy Gardner and Isaac Arnsdorf ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS The Sotomayor and Kagan retirement question With Democrats' hold on the Senate tenuous, some argue that at least one of the liberal justices should retire. If they did, it would be extraordinarily unusual. By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Plant Powered by Voraciously for our 12-week guide to cooking more plant-forward meals. Recipes, techniques and tips on Tuesdays. Sign up »

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