Politics A.M.: ‘I Alone Can Fix It’ book excerpt: The inside story of Trump’s defiance and inaction on Jan. 6

Amid U.S.-China tensions, Democratic lawmakers warn colleagues over 'xenophobic rhetoric'; Four Pinocchios for Ron Johnson's campaign of vaccine misinformation; Illinois is first state in U.S. to ban police from lying to minors during interrogations; Matt Gaetz's campaign paid $25,000 to lawyer who represented Jeffrey Epstein; Vaccine hesitancy morphs into hostility, as opposition to shots hardens; American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results; Texas Democrats find voting rights are a tough sell as Capitol Hill turns its focus to Biden's economic agenda; Cuomo to be questioned in sex harassment inquiry; Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issues advisory on dangers of health misinformation amid rise in coronavirus cases; The Trailer: Clear eyes, fully entrenched base: Why Texas Democrats think they can't lose by fleeing the state; U.S. seeks prison term for first felony defendant to be sentenced in Capitol breach, citing domestic terror threat; U.S. military once trained Colombians implicated in Haiti assassination plot, Pentagon says ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post) 'I Alone Can Fix It' book excerpt: The inside story of Trump's defiance and inaction on Jan. 6 By Philip Rucker and Carol D. Leonnig ●  Read more »   Amid U.S.-China tensions, Democratic lawmakers warn colleagues over 'xenophobic rhetoric' Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus said tensions are contributing to anti-Asian sentiment in the U.S. By David Nakamura ●  Read more »   Four Pinocchios for Ron Johnson's campaign of vaccine misinformation The Republican senator is a one-man misinformation campaign on the coronavirus, undeterred by fact checks, federal health agencies, medical experts or scientific studies. Analysis ●  By Salvador Rizzo ●  Read more »   Illinois is first state in U.S. to ban police from lying to minors during interrogations Using deceptive tactics during interrogations is generally permitted in the United States, although experts say children are particularly vulnerable to giving false confessions. By Bryan Pietsch ●  Read more »   Matt Gaetz's campaign paid $25,000 to lawyer who represented Jeffrey Epstein The fee, for legal consulting, was paid to Manhattan attorney Marc Fernich. By Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Vaccine hesitancy morphs into hostility, as opposition to shots hardens The notion of coronavirus vaccines as unnecessary or harmful — or a government plot — is increasingly embraced by Trump supporters, complicating Biden's push to boost the public's immunity before autumn. By Dan Diamond, Hannah Knowles and Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results The flow of money is a sign that the promises issued by corporate America were temporary, especially in light of razor-thin Democratic majorities. By Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  Read more »   Texas Democrats find voting rights are a tough sell as Capitol Hill turns its focus to Biden's economic agenda The Senate's pivot to infrastructure and a sweeping $3.5 trillion spending plan has made the fight for voting rights legislation more difficult. By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   Cuomo to be questioned in sex harassment inquiry The New York attorney general's office has been investigating multiple sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. By Josh Dawsey and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issues advisory on dangers of health misinformation amid rise in coronavirus cases In remarks at the White House, Murthy said misinformation has led to "avoidable illnesses and death" and called on tech companies to step up their efforts on the issue. By Felicia Sonmez and Cat Zakrzewski ●  Read more »   The Trailer: Clear eyes, fully entrenched base: Why Texas Democrats think they can't lose by fleeing the state Special elections with good news for Republicans, and a South Carolina Democrat bets his gubernatorial bid on marijuana. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  Read more »   U.S. seeks prison term for first felony defendant to be sentenced in Capitol breach, citing domestic terror threat Justice Dept. urges judge to consider FBI Director Wray's warning that attack emboldened some homegrown violent extremist actors. By Spencer Hsu ●  Read more »   U.S. military once trained Colombians implicated in Haiti assassination plot, Pentagon says The suspects received training while serving in the Colombian military, the Pentagon said. By Alex Horton ●  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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