How big a deal is a 51st Senate vote, anyway?
Also in today’s edition … The annual defense policy bill was released late last night and it would expand sexual assault provisions … Scoop: Trump team searches two of his properties amid court battle with DOJ … What we’re watching: The spending negotiations and the Supreme Court's election case.
By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi RajiThe curious history of Georgia’s runoff election
Warnock vs Walker has roots in racism
By Olivier Knox and Caroline AndersMicrosoft previews its defense of the Activision-Blizzard deal
The remarks arrive as the $69 billion acquisition faces mounting regulatory scrutiny globally.
By Cristiano Lima and Aaron SchafferBODs: Hot or not?
DHS issues these directives to federal agencies to boost their cyber defenses.
By Tim Starks and Aaron SchafferThe covid vaccine mandate for military members might be the next one to fall
Republicans are pushing to end the requirement in a year-end defense bill.
By Rachel Roubein and McKenzie BeardOdd bedfellows fight Manchin's permitting deal
As of Monday evening, Democratic leaders had not made a final decision about whether to include Manchin’s bill in the new text of the NDAA, which had not yet been released, according to a person familiar with the matter.
By Maxine Joselow and Vanessa MontalbanoWhat you need to know about the big Supreme Court election case
Also in today’s edition … Georgia voters head to the polls to choose between Warnock and Walker … The Democratic plan for 2024 presidential primary faces problems … Biden heading to Arizona to promote chips law … What we’re watching: Which policies are going to hitch a ride on the annual defense policy bill.
By Tobi Raji, Theodoric Meyer and Leigh Ann CaldwellTrump dares Republicans (again) to repudiate him
He calls of ‘termination’ of the Constitution
By Olivier Knox and Caroline AndersRo Khanna had no clue he’d star in Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’
'I found out when I suddenly had 208 emails in my inbox,' the California Democrat said.
By Cristiano Lima and Aaron SchafferThe fight isn't necessarily over even when voters approve a ballot measure
Some GOP governors, state legislatures and private industries have sued, attempted to undermine or slow-walked new policies.
By Rachel Roubein and McKenzie BeardThe county to watch in the Georgia Senate runoff
Also in today’s edition … What Georgia’s past two Senate contests tell us about the runoff ... The fight over what to include in the annual defense policy bill … What we’re watching: The Supreme will hear oral arguments in the latest conflict between free speech and gay rights. And how Republicans will react to Trump’s suggestion the Constitution should be suspended for him.
By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Tobi RajiLobster? Claw into these nonpolitical political stories
Plus gun deaths, a pole shortage, and more water problems
By Olivier Knox and Caroline AndersFEC expands digital ad disclosure rules, but watchdogs say gaps remain
The agency tabled a proposal that expressly included "promoted" content.
By Cristiano Lima and Aaron SchafferMedicaid maneuvering in the lame-duck
Lawmakers tangle over whether to remove incentives for states to keep people on Medicaid rolls.
By Rachel Roubein and McKenzie BeardThe U.S. has more than 120,000 abandoned oil wells, research shows
States have now reported more than 120,000 abandoned wells, marking a nearly 50 percent increase from the 81,000 wells that they reported last year, according to an analysis of state data by researchers at the Environmental Defense Fund and McGill University shared with the Climate 202.
By Maxine Joselow and Vanessa MontalbanoUkraine gets by in cyberspace with a little help from its friends
A Ukrainian deputy prime minister tells us U.S. media was helpful.
By Tim Starks and Aaron SchafferBiden proposes tectonic change to party’s presidential nominating calendar
Also in today’s edition … Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Menendez wants Biden to take a harder line supporting Chinese protesters … Hutchinson moves closer to 2024 campaign … Scenes from the state dinner.
By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Tobi RajiThe U.S. military has a politics problem
Reagan Foundation poll finds deeply eroded trust
By Olivier Knox and Caroline AndersHow YouTube’s policy execs decide what stays and what goes
The tech giant has been criticized as slow to act and opaque.
By Gerrit De Vynck and Aaron Schaffer