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Biden team enlists top Democrats in early bid for campaign unity; An exit interview with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh; Rep. Ocasio-Cortez may have violated House rules with gifts from Met Gala, watchdog says; Michigan AG says she was among targets in plot to kill Jewish officials; Lawmakers, union and DHS fight suicide jump in customs agency; Pretend you're in Congress and we'll give you a committee assignment; Supreme Court asks for more briefs on important election-law case; Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized with shingles; Cindy McCain to lead U.N.'s World Food Program; One reason the job market is out of whack? Baby boomers.; House Ethics Committee launches investigation of Rep. George Santos ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) DeSantis cannonballs into America's deep blue states for war on 'woke' ahead of 2024 The Florida governor has used his trips to contrast his state's accomplishments — citing statistics that sometimes mask far more complicated debates. By Maeve Reston and Hannah Knowles ●  Read more »   Biden team enlists top Democrats in early bid for campaign unity Figures recruited as surrogates, potentially minimizing chance for dissent By Tyler Pager and Matt Viser ●  Read more »   An exit interview with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Walsh discusses the Biden administration's record on labor issues. By Theodoric Meyer ●  Read more »   Rep. Ocasio-Cortez may have violated House rules with gifts from Met Gala, watchdog says The House Ethics Committee said Thursday that it would extend its investigation into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) after a watchdog found that she may have violated House rules by accepting "impermissible gifts" when she attended the 2021 Met Gala. By Azi Paybarah ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Michigan AG says she was among targets in plot to kill Jewish officials Authorities arrested Jack E. Carpenter III after he allegedly used a Twitter account to threaten Jewish elected officials in Michigan. By María Luisa Paúl ●  Read more »   PERSPECTIVE Lawmakers, union and DHS fight suicide jump in customs agency There were 15 suicides among Custom and Border Protection (CBP) employees in 2022, the most since at least 2007. By Joe Davidson ●  Read more »   Pretend you're in Congress and we'll give you a committee assignment Answer these questions to see which House committee would suit your interests, and then we'll show you how the politicking begins. By Camila DeChalus, Matthew Brown and Stephanie Hays ●  Read more »   Supreme Court asks for more briefs on important election-law case The request for additional information comes after the North Carolina Supreme Court, newly controlled by Republicans, decided to rehear a challenge of the congressional map. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized with shingles Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D), the oldest member of the Senate, is in California this week "dealing with a health matter," according to a spokesperson. By Liz Goodwin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Cindy McCain to lead U.N.'s World Food Program McCain, currently the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Agencies in Rome, will take the reins of the world's largest humanitarian organization in April. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS One reason the job market is out of whack? Baby boomers. The gap between job seekers and job openings overlaps with the aging workforce. By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   House Ethics Committee launches investigation of Rep. George Santos A subcommittee has been established to look into the freshman congressman, who has admitted to fabricating large swaths of his biography and who has been accused of breaking campaign finance laws. By Amy B Wang and Azi Paybarah ●  Read more »     News whiz? Play our daily news quiz. Test your knowledge of current events with our new quotable game, On the Record. Play game   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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