Politics A.M.: DeSantis’s effort to blame Biden for the covid surge in Florida

GOP congressman suing Pelosi over mask mandate contracts coronavirus; 'It was riot and mayhem': Biden, honoring police, warns against distorting Capitol assault; Why we can be confident that the surge in coronavirus cases isn't the fault of immigrants; Biden administration considers withholding funds and other measures to spur vaccinations; Justice Dept. opens civil rights investigation into Phoenix police department; Another not-proud moment for Rudy Giuliani; Cuomo says he will cooperate with Assembly impeachment probe as lawmakers step up pace of inquiry; Despite Biden's vaccine order for feds, delta surge causes some back-to-work plans to be scrapped; Abbott calls new special session to push voting restrictions Texas Democrats have blocked by fleeing state; Under Trump, OPM withered. A new director hopes to revitalize the agency. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) DeSantis's effort to blame Biden for the covid surge in Florida The Florida governor claims Biden's immigration policies have led to the spread of the coronavirus across the United States. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   GOP congressman suing Pelosi over mask mandate contracts coronavirus Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said he was fully vaccinated and that his symptoms "remain mild." By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   'It was riot and mayhem': Biden, honoring police, warns against distorting Capitol assault As Biden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, he offers his strongest condemnation of the alternate story line that the attack was a patriotic protest. By Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   Why we can be confident that the surge in coronavirus cases isn't the fault of immigrants It's politically convenient to blame migrants for the coronavirus surge in the United States, but it's not defensible. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden administration considers withholding funds and other measures to spur vaccinations The moves if adopted would amount to a dramatic escalation in the effort to vaccinate the roughly 90 million Americans who are eligible for shots but remain unvaccinated. By Annie Linskey and Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   Justice Dept. opens civil rights investigation into Phoenix police department The federal pattern-and-practice probe is the third by the Biden administration and will examine police treatment of the homeless. By David Nakamura ●  Read more »   Another not-proud moment for Rudy Giuliani An inspector general report sought to answer whether the FBI leaked Giuliani information late in the 2016 election. But it mostly reveals an "America's mayor" who keeps making things up. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Cuomo says he will cooperate with Assembly impeachment probe as lawmakers step up pace of inquiry A spokesman on Thursday confirmed New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's participation in the legislative investigation, days after the state attorney general found he sexually harassed 11 women in violation of state and federal law. By Felicia Sonmez and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Despite Biden's vaccine order for feds, delta surge causes some back-to-work plans to be scrapped Lingering vaccine skepticism among the 2.1 million civilian federal employees poses a significant challenge for Biden's plan. By Lisa Rein and Eli Rosenberg ●  Read more »   Abbott calls new special session to push voting restrictions Texas Democrats have blocked by fleeing state The Republican governor's move force Democrats to decide whether to stay out of Texas for another 30 days or return and face the threat of arrest for breaking quorum. By Eva Ruth Moravec and Elise Viebeck ●  Read more »   Under Trump, OPM withered. A new director hopes to revitalize the agency. After former president Donald Trump sought to diminish the power of the Office of Personnel Management, its new director, Kiran Ahuja, seeks to revitalize the agency. Perspective ●  By Joe Davidson ●  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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