Politics A.M.: Public health experts urge local mask and vaccine requirements as schools reopen across the country

Melissa DeRosa, top aide to Cuomo, resigns in wake of state attorney general's report; Virus surge sends ripples of alarm through Democrats; 'What he did to me was a crime': Cuomo executive assistant who filed criminal complaint breaks silence; Albany sheriff vows 'very comprehensive investigation' into criminal complaint against Gov. Cuomo; How cryptocurrency became a powerful force in Washington; 9/11 families say Biden not welcome at memorial events unless he releases government evidence; Jan. 6 committee hires former GOP congressman Denver Riggleman as senior staff member; Biden officials weigh using regulatory powers to spur vaccine mandates; Antiabortion activists at Supreme Court cite an unlikely authority for overturning Roe v. Wade: Ruth Bader Ginsburg; In public, Cuomo cast himself as an advocate of women. In private, women say, he was harassing them at the same time.; N.J. gym owner, Seattle man are first to plead guilty to assaulting police in Capitol attack ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Blair Guild/The Washington Post) Public health experts urge local mask and vaccine requirements as schools reopen across the country The push comes as the coronavirus's more contagious delta variant drives a fourth surge of covid-19 cases in the United States. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Melissa DeRosa, top aide to Cuomo, resigns in wake of state attorney general's report The investigation into allegations of harassment by the New York governor also detailed DeRosa's role in an effort to discredit one of his accusers. By Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Virus surge sends ripples of alarm through Democrats The rise of the delta variant throws a new twist into the midterm elections. But it's not yet clear who will get the blame. By Sean Sullivan and Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   'What he did to me was a crime': Cuomo executive assistant who filed criminal complaint breaks silence Brittany Commisso, who was previously only identified as "Executive Assistant #1," has accused Cuomo of multiple instances of sexual harassment and told CBS's "This Morning" and the Albany Times Union "the governor needs to be held accountable." By Amy B Wang and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Albany sheriff vows 'very comprehensive investigation' into criminal complaint against Gov. Cuomo A woman on Thursday filed a criminal complaint against Cuomo alleging illegal conduct that was "sexual in nature," Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said Saturday. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   How cryptocurrency became a powerful force in Washington The nascent cryptocurrency industry — eager to shed a reputation for being lawless and anti-regulation — is looking to influence ongoing political and regulatory debates that could alter cryptocurrency's future. By Todd C. Frankel, Jeff Stein, Jacqueline Alemany and Hamza Shaban ●  Read more »   9/11 families say Biden not welcome at memorial events unless he releases government evidence Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attacks, hundreds of 9/11 families say their "patience has expired" after government officials continue to refuse to declassify reports surrounding the attacks. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Jan. 6 committee hires former GOP congressman Denver Riggleman as senior staff member "We can't worry about ... whether we have an R or a D next to our name. It's time for us to look in a fact-based way at what happened on January 6," Riggleman said Friday. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Biden officials weigh using regulatory powers to spur vaccine mandates The discussions, which also include the possibility of withholding funds from places like nursing homes, are in the early stages, the White House said, confirming a Post report. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Antiabortion activists at Supreme Court cite an unlikely authority for overturning Roe v. Wade: Ruth Bader Ginsburg The Supreme Court justice was both the leading proponent of abortion rights and a critic of the decision. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   In public, Cuomo cast himself as an advocate of women. In private, women say, he was harassing them at the same time. The gaping disparity between his public commitment to stamping out harassment and his alleged private behavior has emerged as one of the most staggering aspects of the scandal engulfing the three-term New York governor. By Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   N.J. gym owner, Seattle man are first to plead guilty to assaulting police in Capitol attack Plea deals recommend three to five years in prison for first of more than 165 charged with impeding officers. By Spencer S. Hsu ●  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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