The Early 202

Also in today’s edition … Emma Brown and Isaac Stanley-Becker report that the Santos campaign briefly reported $254,000 in payments to ‘anonymous’ ... Trump’s team hopes that his return to Facebook and Instagram will lead to a fundraising windfall, Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Isaac write ... The evolution of lies in George Santos’s campaign biography, visualized ... What we're watching: The RNC chair vote.

Also in today’s edition … Poll Watch: What Americans love and hate about Republicans’ plans in Congress … Democrats try again for big investment in elder care … What we’re watching: A freewheeling House floor debate? … Biden vowed to punish the Saudis over an oil cut, but that's no longer the plan.

Also in today’s edition … Scoop: Biden eyes Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard for the top economic position in the White House … Scoopy: How George Santos wooed investors for an alleged Ponzi scheme … What we're watching: GOP divisions over kicking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Also in today’s edition … Camila DeChalus traveled to George Santos’s district and found voters feel a mix of regret and resignation … Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella report that year one of Youngkin’s term was a clash of politics and policy … What we’re watching: The bad blood at today’s Ticketmaster hearing.

Also in today’s edition … What we’re watching: House Republicans' rough legislative start ... The week ahead … Who's raking in cash on K Street.

Also In today’s edition … Michael Scherer with the latest on the bitter RNC chair race that is being roiled by questions about how to handle (you guessed it) Trump … Rep. Nancy Mace critiques her party on immigration and abortion … Poll Watch: How Americans see Biden and Trump’s handling of classified documents … What we're watching: Sen. Tim Kaine.

In today's edition … Inside the White House document strategy and its pitfalls … 2024 Senate map is a GOP dream. But candidate strength is unsettled … Abortion foes prepare for their first March for Life, post-Roe … What we're watching: The debt limit … House Republican sustains unspecified injuries, unclear how long he'll be out.

Also in today’s edition … DeSantis inauguration sponsored by companies he loves to bash … Wes Moore to be sworn in, making history as Md.’s first Black governor.

Also In today’s edition … The difficult task of filling out committee rosters ... What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report... Drip, drip, drip: House Republicans seek information on classified material at Biden residence ... Pentagon’s top general meets Ukrainians training with U.S. troops.

Also In today’s edition … Furor over documents creates unexpected political peril for Biden ... Amy Gardner and Marianna Sotomayor look at whether House rebels’ push to change Congress will they make it harder to get things done? .. What we're watching: Biden will welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the White House today

Also in today's edition: Second Biden search yields additional classified documents … House Democrats ask Biden to revoke Bolsonaro’s visa after Brazil riot … Poll Watch: What Americans say they want Congress to prioritize … What we're watching: What will Republicans do about George Santos?

Also in today’s edition … New Democratic House leader blesses top Pelosi aide to lead super PAC … Biden ‘surprised’ by classified documents as Hill demands more information … The skinny on the North American Leaders’ Summit … What we're watching: Georgia and solar cells.

In today’s edition … House GOP gets down to business … Justice Dept. reviewing classified documents found in Biden’s post-VP office … What we're watching: Biden in Mexico, student debt details … Brazil riots put spotlight on close ties between Bolsonaro and Trump … but first …

Also in today’s edition … President Biden is in Mexico City today and Tuesday for the North American Leaders’ Summit, with migration, drug trafficking and climate change at the top of the agenda. … Another American export? Bolsonaro supporters assault the presidential office building, Congress and the Supreme Court.

Also in today’s edition … Social Security numbers of Trump officials, allies posted in Jan. 6 committee files … Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people for Jan. 6 … What we’re watching: Jobs numbers … Missy Ryan writes that as the Taliban erases women’s rights, Biden encounters limits of U.S. sway.