Politics A.M.: Biden receives inconclusive intelligence report on covid origins

Two Congress members make unauthorized trip to Kabul amid evacuation efforts; House passes $3.5 trillion budget plan, aims to vote on infrastructure package by late September ; Supreme Court says Biden administration must comply with ruling to restart 'remain in Mexico' program for asylum seekers; How California's Gavin Newsom could lose his job to a Republican in a recall; In latest bow to Trump, GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania plan to launch hearings on 2020 vote; Biden pushes to complete Afghan evacuation by Aug. 31 — but orders backup plan; Mike Pompeo on the Taliban: A timeline; Former NFL player Herschel Walker, supported by Trump, jumps into the Georgia Senate race; Kansas professor says FBI misled court in alleging hidden ties to Chinese government; The Trailer: Bring the troops home? Why the Afghanistan crisis isn't reviving the GOP's hawks. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Ng Han Guan/AP) Biden receives inconclusive intelligence report on covid origins By Ellen Nakashima, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Joel Achenbach ●  Read more »   Two Congress members make unauthorized trip to Kabul amid evacuation efforts Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), who both served in Iraq before being elected to Congress, returned home via a U.S. military flight used for evacuating U.S. citizens, allies and vulnerable Afghans. By Annie Linskey, Tyler Pager, John Hudson and Sean Sullivan ●  Read more »   House passes $3.5 trillion budget plan, aims to vote on infrastructure package by late September Lawmakers reached a deal after talks dragged on Monday. By Tony Romm ●  Read more »   Supreme Court says Biden administration must comply with ruling to restart 'remain in Mexico' program for asylum seekers Under the program begun by President Donald Trump, thousands of asylum seekers were sent to wait outside U.S. territory while their claims were processed in immigration courts. President Biden called it 'bad policy.' By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How California's Gavin Newsom could lose his job to a Republican in a recall Here's what you need to know to follow the special election to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, why his job is threatened and who is running to replacement should he lose. By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   In latest bow to Trump, GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania plan to launch hearings on 2020 vote The move is part of a "full forensic investigation" of the November election, State Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said this week. By Elise Viebeck ●  Read more »   Biden pushes to complete Afghan evacuation by Aug. 31 — but orders backup plan Biden says every additional day would bring more risk to U.S. troops but finishing the evacuation by month's end depends on Taliban cooperation. The uncertainty provoked confusion and anger among those worried about evacuees. By Sean Sullivan, Anne Gearan, Dan Lamothe and John Hudson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Mike Pompeo on the Taliban: A timeline The former Secretary of State has changed his position on the Taliban as the peace deal he once touted has led to a sweeping victory by the militant group. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Former NFL player Herschel Walker, supported by Trump, jumps into the Georgia Senate race The former football star is the fifth Republican to enter the growing field to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D), who narrowly defeated former senator Kelly Loeffler in a January run-off. By Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   Kansas professor says FBI misled court in alleging hidden ties to Chinese government An agent knew an informant lied but still pursued a case against the Chinese-born academic, a motion alleged. By Ellen Nakashima ●  Read more »   The Trailer: Bring the troops home? Why the Afghanistan crisis isn't reviving the GOP's hawks. The post-Afghanistan Republicans, the Democrat who says he can win California's recall election and the ugliest poll of Joe Biden's presidency. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  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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