Politics A.M.: Rand Paul discloses 16 months late that his wife bought stock in company behind covid treatment

'We are in harm's way': Election officials fear for their personal safety amid torrent of false claims about voting; Texas GOP hits new roadblocks in push for voting restrictions; Kathy Hochul, New York's next governor, vows a clean break from the leadership style of Andrew Cuomo; What Rosen told U.S. senators: Trump applied 'persistent' pressure to get Justice to discredit election; A Trump lawyer admits you can't believe him — again; White House presses Senate to move more quickly to confirm political ambassadors: 'What is the holdup?'; House Democrats granted limited access to Trump financial records; How Mitch learned to stop worrying and love a bill; The GOP's attack on the CDC's mask reversal and a study from India ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post) Rand Paul discloses 16 months late that his wife bought stock in company behind covid treatment The February 2020 purchase's disclosure Wednesday was at odds with the 45-day deadline set forth by a federal law designed to combat insider trading. By Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  Read more »   'We are in harm's way': Election officials fear for their personal safety amid torrent of false claims about voting Experts fear there will be an exodus of election personnel at a critical time for American democracy. By Tom Hamburger, Rosalind S. Helderman and Amy Gardner ●  Read more »   Texas GOP hits new roadblocks in push for voting restrictions In the state Senate, a Democrat planned a filibuster to slow a Republican bill that would limit voter access. In the state House, officials chased absent Democrats — with little apparent success. By Eva Ruth Moravec and Elise Viebeck ●  Read more »   Kathy Hochul, New York's next governor, vows a clean break from the leadership style of Andrew Cuomo The lieutenant governor, who takes over for Cuomo in two weeks, declined to say whether she would consider a pardon for her predecessor, who announced his resignation Tuesday. By Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What Rosen told U.S. senators: Trump applied 'persistent' pressure to get Justice to discredit election Trump's last attorney general told lawmakers he had to "persuade the president not to pursue a different path." By Ann Marimow and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   A Trump lawyer admits you can't believe him — again Rudy Giuliani told investigators that it was okay to "throw a fake" about an election — making him the second prominent, voter fraud-promoting Trump lawyer to admit that while facing scrutiny. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   White House presses Senate to move more quickly to confirm political ambassadors: 'What is the holdup?' Only one of President Biden's political ambassadors, Ken Salazar, has been confirmed more than six months after the inauguration. By Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   House Democrats granted limited access to Trump financial records His accountants cannot be forced to share tax documents from before his presidency. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   How Mitch learned to stop worrying and love a bill What's behind Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans embracing a big Biden agenda item? Infrastructure. Plus, a delightful story about a man, his hobby and his dog. By Maggie Penman, Alexis Diao, Ted Muldoon, Reena Flores, Jordan-Marie Smith, Linah Mohammad, Rennie Svirnovskiy and Ariel Plotnick ●  Read more »   The GOP's attack on the CDC's mask reversal and a study from India Lawmakers question why a study that was not peer-reviewed appeared to play a critical role in changing the CDC's guidance on whether vaccinated people should wear masks. 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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