Politics A.M.: Tennessee could withhold millions from schools found to violate guidelines on teaching critical race theory

'The stuff of which violent insurrections are made:' Federal judge punishes Colorado lawyers for 2020 election lawsuit; Cuomo remains defiant in the face of mounting criminal inquiries and deepening political fallout; Liberals look to build off successful effort on eviction moratorium to shape Democrats' agenda in coming months; Rep. Mo Brooks seeks immunity from suit accusing him on inciting Jan. 6 insurrection; How Cuomo's office sought help from prominent liberal advocates as it pushed to discredit an accuser; A newly released letter tells us more about Trump's last-ditch push to steal the election; The pandemic is nearly as bad in Florida right now as it has ever been; Scalise's misleading clip job claiming 'vaccine misinformation' by Democrats; Not patriots, not political prisoners — U.S. judges slam Capitol riot defendants at sentencing; Biden's novel evictions defense: Maybe it's illegal, but it's worth it ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Mark Humphrey/AP) Tennessee could withhold millions from schools found to violate guidelines on teaching critical race theory The average expenditure for a K-12 student in Tennessee public schools was roughly $10,000 for the 2018-2019 academic year, so a penalty of $1 million could translate to a year's worth of education spending on 100 students. By Andrew Jeong ●  Read more »   'The stuff of which violent insurrections are made:' Federal judge punishes Colorado lawyers for 2020 election lawsuit Two lawyers were ordered to pay opponents' legal fees as the judicial system grapples with holding attorneys accountable for frivolous election challenges. By Rosalind S. Helderman ●  Read more »   Cuomo remains defiant in the face of mounting criminal inquiries and deepening political fallout Three prosecutors are pursuing criminal investigations into allegations that the New York governor sexually harassed 11 women. By Josh Dawsey and Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   Liberals look to build off successful effort on eviction moratorium to shape Democrats' agenda in coming months But forcing the administration's hand on an eviction ban tied to the pandemic may be an easier task than ensuring their priorities do not get shortchanged during upcoming legislative fights. By Marianna Sotomayor, Sean Sullivan and Tony Romm ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Rep. Mo Brooks seeks immunity from suit accusing him on inciting Jan. 6 insurrection The Alabama congressman spoke to Trump supporters at a rally hours before they stormed the Capitol. By Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   How Cuomo's office sought help from prominent liberal advocates as it pushed to discredit an accuser Advisers to the New York governor reached out to Roberta Kaplan, a co-founder of Time's Up Legal Defense Fund, and Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, for input on a letter seeking to undermine sexual harassment claims by a former aide. By Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   A newly released letter tells us more about Trump's last-ditch push to steal the election The insurrection before the insurrection. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The pandemic is nearly as bad in Florida right now as it has ever been No other state is seeing hospitalizations at or above 90 percent of the state's prior peak. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Scalise's misleading clip job claiming 'vaccine misinformation' by Democrats A video posted by the House minority whip distorts and twists comments made by President Biden and other Democrats in 2020. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Not patriots, not political prisoners — U.S. judges slam Capitol riot defendants at sentencing Judges appointed by both parties send messages delivering reality. By Spencer Hsu ●  Read more »   Biden's novel evictions defense: Maybe it's illegal, but it's worth it Like Barack Obama, Biden's White House suggested that they couldn't do this themselves — and then did it. And Biden's justification raises even more questions about the precedent set by this. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  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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