Politics A.M.: House passes bill to avert shutdown and suspend debt ceiling, but legislation faces grim prospects in Senate

Trump sues New York Times and niece Mary Trump over tax records story; At U.N., Biden calls for unity in addressing pandemic and climate change; U.S. default this fall would cost 6 million jobs, wipe out $15 trillion in wealth, study says; Amid furor over border images, Biden faces Democratic backlash on immigration; Youngkin campaign targets McAuliffe's parole record through dubious links; GOP Senate candidates back Trump on almost everything. But only Greitens has joined him in publicly attacking McConnell.; The Trailer: A socialist beat the mayor of Buffalo in a primary. He's still running.; It turns out that Trump's claims of fraud were not scrupulously vetted for accuracy; Why are there thousands of Haitian migrants at the Texas border?; Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who's behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites; The hidden cost of the coronavirus death toll to younger Americans; Harris, Mayorkas say they were horrified by images of horse-mounted Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian migrants ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) House passes bill to avert shutdown and suspend debt ceiling, but legislation faces grim prospects in Senate Democrats have tied an increase in the debt ceiling to a bill that funds the government into December, setting off a war with Republicans, who refuse to raise the cap out of opposition to President Biden's agenda — even if it means grinding the country to a halt. By Tony Romm ●  Read more »   Trump sues New York Times and niece Mary Trump over tax records story The lawsuit alleges that Mary Trump and the New York Times participated in an "insidious plot" to obtain records about the former president's finances. By Katerina Ang ●  Read more »   At U.N., Biden calls for unity in addressing pandemic and climate change The president defended the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and sought to reassure allies that the United States really is back. By Anne Gearan ●  Read more »   U.S. default this fall would cost 6 million jobs, wipe out $15 trillion in wealth, study says Congressional Republicans are ruling out helping Democrats avoid the potential financial catastrophe. By Jeff Stein ●  Read more »   Amid furor over border images, Biden faces Democratic backlash on immigration As viral images circulated of mounted border agents grabbing Haitian migrants, activists reacted with unusually harsh language, suggesting they would no longer give Biden the benefit of the doubt. By Sean Sullivan and Nick Miroff ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Youngkin campaign targets McAuliffe's parole record through dubious links An emotional campaign ad features a victim complaining of McAuliffe's parole policies -- but her shooter has never been paroled. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   GOP Senate candidates back Trump on almost everything. But only Greitens has joined him in publicly attacking McConnell. The former governor resigned in 2018 amid allegations that he hit, groped and coerced a woman into sexual contact. He has since tied his political fortunes to Trump. By Felicia Sonmez and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   The Trailer: A socialist beat the mayor of Buffalo in a primary. He's still running. In this edition: Democrats versus socialism in Buffalo, six easy steps to steal the presidency, and liberals get organized in Hawaii. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  Read more »   It turns out that Trump's claims of fraud were not scrupulously vetted for accuracy Breaking: Dog Bites Man. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why are there thousands of Haitian migrants at the Texas border? Thousands of migrants from Haiti are camped out under a bridge in South Texas trying to enter the United States, leading to a fresh humanitarian and political crisis for President Biden. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who's behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites Epik long has been the favorite Internet company of the far-right, providing domain services to QAnon theorists, Proud Boys and other instigators of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol . By Drew Harwell, Craig Timberg and Hannah Allam ●  Read more »   The hidden cost of the coronavirus death toll to younger Americans All deaths are tragic. The death of someone in his 20s, though, is a different tragedy than the death of someone in his 90s. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Harris, Mayorkas say they were horrified by images of horse-mounted Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian migrants In separate television interviews, the vice president and homeland security secretary said images recorded along the Rio Grande demand a swift but through investigation. By John Wagner ●  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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