Politics A.M.: Trump Organization attorneys given Monday deadline to persuade prosecutors not to file charges against it

Biden shift reassures Republican senators on bipartisan infrastructure deal; U.S. targets Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria strikes; Supreme Court sides with credit agency, oil refineries and Native Alaskans in flurry of rulings; Biden to host Israel's president for Oval Office visit as two countries reset relationship; Democrats pushed hard last year to rein in police. A rise in homicides is prompting a shift.; The remarkably unremarkable White House Pride ceremony; Trump's endorsements: revenge against enemies, rewards for friends and purveyors of election falsehoods; Mike Gravel, gadfly senator from Alaska with flair for the theatrical, dies at 91; Trump appointees allowed terminated EPA staffers to keep receiving salaries, watchdog report says; U.S. and Israel strive to look forward, rather than back, under new governments; Housing crisis poses crucial test for Biden administration's economic plans; Fact Checker: Biden's false claim that the 2nd Amendment bans cannon ownership ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Jeenah Moon for The Post) Trump Organization attorneys given Monday deadline to persuade prosecutors not to file charges against it The deadline is a strong signal that charges are being considered as part of a two-year investigation into the former president's company business dealings. By Shayna Jacobs, Josh Dawsey and David Fahrenthold ●  Read more »   Biden shift reassures Republican senators on bipartisan infrastructure deal In interviews Sunday, several GOP lawmakers predicted the agreement would be successful after the president issued a lengthy statement Saturday asserting that he was not tying the deal to other parts of his agenda. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   U.S. targets Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria strikes The strikes followed small drone attacks on U.S. personnel, the Pentagon said. By Alex Horton ●  Read more »   Supreme Court sides with credit agency, oil refineries and Native Alaskans in flurry of rulings The three decisions announced Friday divided the justices into unusual groupings. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Biden to host Israel's president for Oval Office visit as two countries reset relationship On Capitol Hill, House members are preparing for some high-profile votes this week, including one to create a select committee to examine the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. By John Wagner ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats pushed hard last year to rein in police. A rise in homicides is prompting a shift. Alarmed by a surge in violent crime, have begun advocating more police funding. Republicans are seizing on the issue, portraying a country in chaos and reminding voters of the "defund the police" slogan. By Sean Sullivan, Marianna Sotomayor and Jacqueline Alemany ●  Read more »   The remarkably unremarkable White House Pride ceremony Friday's warm presidential embrace of the LGBTQ community showed how much and how quickly the country and the Democratic Party have changed. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   Trump's endorsements: revenge against enemies, rewards for friends and purveyors of election falsehoods The former president's imprimatur is "the most important factor" to Republican candidates, strategists say, even as Trump advisers counsel for more sparing use. By Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Mike Gravel, gadfly senator from Alaska with flair for the theatrical, dies at 91 He read passages of the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record in an effort to end the Vietnam War and ran quixotic campaigns for president in 2008 and 2019. By Chris Power ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump appointees allowed terminated EPA staffers to keep receiving salaries, watchdog report says Two former EPA officials committed fraudulent payroll-related activities — including one giving the other an improper pay increase — that cost the agency more than $130,000, the EPA's independent watchdog found. By Amy B Wang and Juliet Eilperin ●  Read more »   U.S. and Israel strive to look forward, rather than back, under new governments The allies' top diplomats spoke in Rome on Sunday. Beyond the meeting's collegial atmosphere and promises to lower the temperature on some issues, though, serious policy differences remain. By Karen DeYoung ●  Read more »   Housing crisis poses crucial test for Biden administration's economic plans In the span of 48 hours last week, the administration launched an aggressive push to reshape national housing policy. By Rachel Siegel ●  Read more »   Fact Checker: Biden's false claim that the 2nd Amendment bans cannon ownership In remarks on gun violence, the president repeated a claim that has already been fact-checked as false. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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