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Democrats move to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene; 5 things to watch for if Trump is indicted again; Justice Department sues Texas over floating barrier on the Rio Grande; The Ohio GOP's bold abortion gambit has imploded; In new state polling, Ron DeSantis falls back into the 2024 pack; Biden announces Shuwanza Goff as new legislative affairs director; More Republicans see racism as a problem for White people than for Black people; Trump wanted Ukraine to impugn Biden. D.C. Republicans finally delivered.; Note to Florida and DeSantis: Enslaved Africans were already skilled ; Former GOP senator Kelly Ayotte to run for New Hampshire governor ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Biden wrestles with Israel's defiant turn to the right As the White House wrestles with how to react to Israel's judicial overhaul, the issue is personal for President Biden, a longtime friend of the country. By Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Democrats move to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene House Democrats are preparing to file a censure resolution targeting a Republican lawmaker for the second week in a row, this time against far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi Raji ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS 5 things to watch for if Trump is indicted again A guide for those awaiting potentially big news from Jack Smith By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Justice Department sues Texas over floating barrier on the Rio Grande Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the installation of a 1,000-foot chain of orange buoys earlier this month at a busy area for illegal crossings near Eagle Pass, Tex. By Maegan Vazquez ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ANALYSIS The Ohio GOP's bold abortion gambit has imploded Not only are voters rejecting the GOP's plan to raise the ballot measure threshold to 60 percent, but the abortion rights amendment might have cleared that threshold anyway. By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS In new state polling, Ron DeSantis falls back into the 2024 pack The Florida governor's efforts to assure his supporters keep taking body blows. By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Biden announces Shuwanza Goff as new legislative affairs director The former deputy director was a longtime aide on Capitol Hill who built relationships with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. By Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ANALYSIS More Republicans see racism as a problem for White people than for Black people This comports with past polling on discrimination. By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Trump wanted Ukraine to impugn Biden. D.C. Republicans finally delivered. Why did Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) chose now to release the unverified allegation against Biden that he's possessed all along? By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Note to Florida and DeSantis: Enslaved Africans were already skilled Ron DeSantis defended Florida's controversial rules, which will require teaching that enslaved Africans "developed skills" that "could be applied for their personal benefit." By Gillian Brockell ●  Read more »   Former GOP senator Kelly Ayotte to run for New Hampshire governor Ayotte, who served as New Hampshire's attorney general and then in the Senate from 2011 to 2017, joins a race for governor that will have competitive primaries in both parties. By John Wagner ●  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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