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FBI resisted opening probe into Trump's role in Jan. 6 for more than a year; Tracing the power of Casey DeSantis; It's John Durham week on the Hill; Biden, in California, seeks to shore up support from environmentalists; Virginia voters head to polls in hotly contested primary elections; How government rules for classified papers could help Trump delay his trial; As Biden holds a flurry of events, his campaign slowly takes shape; Senate Republicans love Tim Scott. They just can't say so politically.; Barr slams Trump's defense in documents case as 'absurd' and 'wacky' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Gov. Ron DeSantis used secretive panel to flip state Supreme Court Leonard Leo, the key architect of the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority, led a secretive group that helped DeSantis reshape the state Supreme Court. By Beth Reinhard and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   FBI resisted opening probe into Trump's role in Jan. 6 for more than a year In the DOJ's investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump's orbit. By Carol D. Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis ●  Read more »   Tracing the power of Casey DeSantis As Ron DeSantis pursues the presidency, his wife Casey's role is limitless. Why does that inspire so much fear? Her rise in TV and insular marriage tell the story. By Ruby Cramer ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS It's John Durham week on the Hill Republicans will almost certainly seek to use this week's testimony to try to buttress their argument that former president Donald Trump was the victim of an FBI and Justice Department out to get him at all costs. By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi Raji ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden, in California, seeks to shore up support from environmentalists Biden is in California to announce $600 million to fight climate-driven disasters. The move comes as he seeks to shore up support from environmentalists. By Toluse Olorunnipa and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   Virginia voters head to polls in hotly contested primary elections Voters in Virginia are heading to the polls Tuesday in primary elections that will confront hot-button issues such as abortion rights and gun violence. By Antonio Olivo ●  Read more »   How government rules for classified papers could help Trump delay his trial The Classified Information Protection Act controls how U.S. secrets may be handled at a criminal trial. The rules under the law could stretch out the prosecution of Donald Trump. By Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As Biden holds a flurry of events, his campaign slowly takes shape Biden campaign collects endorsements and holds a rally--but there is no headquarters, staffing is minimal and fundraising is slow. By Matt Viser and Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Senate Republicans love Tim Scott. They just can't say so politically. Many GOP senators believe Trump is hurting their party's chances of winning the majority, but they are not ready to endorse another candidate in the primary race. By Paul Kane ●  Read more »   Barr slams Trump's defense in documents case as 'absurd' and 'wacky' Trump's former attorney general is again condemning his former boss's behavior, as described in the recent federal indictment. By Robert Klemko and Mariana Alfaro ●  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 Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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