Politics A.M.: Senate Democrats adopt sweeping $3.5 trillion budget that opens the door to health, education and tax reforms

How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans learned to stop worrying about a Biden victory and love the infrastructure bill; Texas House speaker signs arrest warrants for Democrats who broke quorum over voting restrictions; Cuomo's sex scandals will give New York its first female governor, Kathy Hochul; Biden administration looking for ways to pay Florida educators if DeSantis withholds their salaries over mask mandates; How Cuomo's flexing of political power became his undoing; Biden to convene a summit of democracies in December; Biden administration looking for ways to pay Florida educators if DeSantis withholds their salaries over mask mandates; The con is winding down; Rep. Ron Kind, a conservative Democrat, says he won't seek reelection; Biden nominates Elizabeth B. Prelogar for permanent role of solicitor general; Republicans raise money on Facebook by tying migrant influx to covid surge ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Senate Democrats adopt sweeping $3.5 trillion budget that opens the door to health, education and tax reforms Its passage marked another critical milestone in Democrats' complex economic agenda, which includes new public-works improvements that Republicans support — and a slew of additional policy proposals that the GOP does not. By Tony Romm ●  Read more »   How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans learned to stop worrying about a Biden victory and love the infrastructure bill A careful alignment of interests — including a GOP belief that handing Democrats a win would forestall the filibuster's demise — produced Tuesday's 69-30 bipartisan vote. "I've never felt that we ought to be perceived as being opposed to everything," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said. By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   Texas House speaker signs arrest warrants for Democrats who broke quorum over voting restrictions A spokesman said the warrants would be delivered to the House sergeant-at-arms on Wednesday morning 'for service.' By Eva Ruth Moravec and Elise Viebeck ●  Read more »   Cuomo's sex scandals will give New York its first female governor, Kathy Hochul She has been by Cuomo's side for the past six years but is controversy free and well liked among New York Democrats. Analysis ●  By Peter W. Stevenson and Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden administration looking for ways to pay Florida educators if DeSantis withholds their salaries over mask mandates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week that the state might withhold school officials' pay if they defy his ban and impose mask mandates. If that happens, the White House says it may find a way to pay them itself. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   How Cuomo's flexing of political power became his undoing The New York governor's decision to step down from office was not driven by a sense of penance or contrition, aides said, but rather by a recognition that his fate was set. By Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer ●  Read more »   Biden to convene a summit of democracies in December Biden has long promised a gathering of democracies to plan ways of taking on authoritarian regimes. But now the summit will be clouded by the coronavirus and conducted via Zoom. By Anne Gearan ●  Read more »   Biden administration looking for ways to pay Florida educators if DeSantis withholds their salaries over mask mandates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week that the state might withhold school officials' pay if they defy his ban and impose mask mandates. If that happens, the White House says it may find a way to pay them itself. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   The con is winding down At some point, every bluff gets called. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Rep. Ron Kind, a conservative Democrat, says he won't seek reelection The announcement comes as Republicans gear up to win back his Wisconsin district that voted for Trump. By Paul Kane ●  Read more »   Biden nominates Elizabeth B. Prelogar for permanent role of solicitor general The veteran appellate attorney has been serving in an acting capacity since January. She would be the second woman to formally hold the position. By John Wagner and Ann Marimow ●  Read more »   Republicans raise money on Facebook by tying migrant influx to covid surge Sen. John Barrasso is among those seeking donations by suggesting immigrants are exacerbating the pandemic. Last year Facebook said a similar claim amounted to hate speech. By Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  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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