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House Democrats circulate new tax plan as party seeks unity on key economic package; Democrats wanted Trump gone. Now they want him on the ballot.; Biden quietly marks milestone 9/11 anniversary on visits to memorials; The GOP's halting, uneven journey toward becoming the anti-vaccine mandate party; Biden's vaccine push wins cautious business support as political opponents fume; FBI releases 9/11 investigation document that scrutinized Saudis; Democrats sorting through painful sacrifices as social bill enters final stretch; Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty in campaign-finance case; George W. Bush compares 'violent extremists at home' to 9/11 terrorists in 20th anniversary speech; GOP governors threaten to sue over mandates; Biden says, 'have at 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.     (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) Justice Dept. to unveil new rules on federal monitors overseeing local police reforms U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland wants to bolster public confidence in efforts to rein in unconstitutional and abusive policing. By David Nakamura ●  Read more »   House Democrats circulate new tax plan as party seeks unity on key economic package The internal dissent could prove problematic for the party since Democrats must stay united in a Congress that they only narrowly control if they hope to pass what could become the largest economic package in American history. By Tony Romm and Jeff Stein ●  Read more »   Democrats wanted Trump gone. Now they want him on the ballot. In elections in California, Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats are trying to turn out Democrats by tying Republican candidates to the former president. By David Weigel, Colby Itkowitz and Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   Biden quietly marks milestone 9/11 anniversary on visits to memorials Biden deliberately stayed in the background as he participated in the anniversary of the attacks for the first time as the nation's commander in chief. By Seung Min Kim ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The GOP's halting, uneven journey toward becoming the anti-vaccine mandate party On several occasions in recent years, prominent Republicans have bucked more mandate-skeptical conservatives in their midst. Now the party seems to have united against Biden's policy -- despite this not really being a vaccine mandate. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Biden's vaccine push wins cautious business support as political opponents fume Even in deep red Texas, some employers embrace the president's vaccine strategy. By David J. Lynch ●  Read more »   FBI releases 9/11 investigation document that scrutinized Saudis The release on the 20th anniversary of the attacks came after President Biden ordered more material declassified. By Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats sorting through painful sacrifices as social bill enters final stretch The party confronts a narrow window to enact a once-in-a-generation liberal agenda. But its goals far outstrip the funding, and aggressive jockeying has started over whose priorities get jettisoned. By Sean Sullivan, Marianna Sotomayor, Tyler Pager and Jeff Stein ●  Read more »   Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty in campaign-finance case Soviet-born businessman was involved in Rudolph Giuliani's political efforts in Ukraine on behalf of President Donald Trump. By Shayna Jacobs ●  Read more »   George W. Bush compares 'violent extremists at home' to 9/11 terrorists in 20th anniversary speech "In their determination to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit, and it is our continuing duty to confront them," Bush said, seeming to refer to those responsible for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. By Amy B Wang and Caroline Anders ●  Read more »   GOP governors threaten to sue over mandates; Biden says, 'have at it' Governors from Texas to Wyoming and South Dakota are pushing back. By Annabelle Timsit ●  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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