Politics A.M.: GOP 2024 hopefuls audition against Biden with attacks on competence, age

Republicans' abortion woes; Julie Chavez Rodriguez, from quiet aide to running Biden's campaign; Tim Scott signals May 22 for official presidential campaign launch; A light evening with Dark Brandon; Key law enforcement computers still down 10 weeks after breach; A timeline of the DeSantis-Disney feud; With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war; For Biden, navigating the debt ceiling is an early test of his 2024 strategy; The dirty little secret of White House news conferences; At correspondents' dinner scene, Vanderpump rules. (Too bad, Tucker.) ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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) GOP 2024 hopefuls audition against Biden with attacks on competence, age Current and prospective Republican presidential candidates are seeking to show they are best equipped to defeat the president and draw the sharpest contrasts with him. By Maeve Reston ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Republicans' abortion woes SBA Pro-Life America will no longer back House or Senate candidates who don't support legislation that would prohibit most abortions at 15 weeks. By Theodoric Meyer, Rachel Roubein, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Tobi Raji ●  Read more »   Julie Chavez Rodriguez, from quiet aide to running Biden's campaign Julie Chavez Rodriguez, granddaughter of a legendary labor leader, has specialized in behind-the-scenes roles. She will now lead the president's reelection effort. By Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   Tim Scott signals May 22 for official presidential campaign launch The Republican said he will make a "major announcement." The coming weeks are shaping up to be a potentially busy period in the GOP race, with Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence also making moves toward entering. By Marianne LeVine ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A light evening with Dark Brandon President Biden, who has frustrated some reporters with his lack of press conferences, showed up with jokes (and some serious remarks) to the White House correspondents' dinner By Paul Farhi ●  Read more »   Key law enforcement computers still down 10 weeks after breach A ransomware breach of a little-known computer network has shut down a key technical tool that the U.S. Marshals use to hunt fugitives via their cellphones. By Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   A timeline of the DeSantis-Disney feud The entertainment giant's feud with Florida's Republican governor stretches back more than a year. Here's how it developed. By Aaron Gregg ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war The House Freedom Caucus pushed Speaker Kevin McCarthy for sharp spending cuts — and some members still want more. By Tony Romm and Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS For Biden, navigating the debt ceiling is an early test of his 2024 strategy The president wants the strongest possible economy in 2024, but a misstep in handling the faceoff against House Republicans could hurt that goal. By Dan Balz ●  Read more »   The dirty little secret of White House news conferences President Biden was photographed holding a note card during Wednesday's news conference, revealing the stage managing behind many media events. By Paul Farhi ●  Read more »   At correspondents' dinner scene, Vanderpump rules. (Too bad, Tucker.) After a dull stretch of the Trump and pandemic years, the events around the White House correspondents' dinner came back strong. By Maura Judkis ●  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 A Better Week for a 7-day email course that will help you conquer your calendar, get more done and find time for the things you care about. Sign up »

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