Politics A.M.: Emanuel touts support among Black leaders ahead of confirmation hearing for ambassador job. But senators have questions.

High-profile and fully vaccinated but immunocompromised: Colin Powell's death wrongly seized upon to undermine utility of coronavirus vaccines; Trump sues to block records requested by Jan. 6 committee; What is Tommy Tuberville doing here?; Powell praised by U.S. politicians from both parties as trailblazer, trusted adviser to presidents; Ad exaggerates potential impact of Biden estate-tax plan; New York Democratic leader apologizes after comparing Buffalo mayoral nominee India Walton to former KKK leader David Duke; Covid has killed more active-duty police officers than 9/11 did; A man stole a Capitol Police officer's baseball cap on Jan. 6, feds say. He wore it on his YouTube channel.; Can Trump use executive privilege to stall the Jan. 6 investigation?; Justice Department asks Supreme Court to stop Texas abortion law; Supreme Court reaffirms police protection by qualified immunity, a legal doctrine targeted in protests; What can happen to the Trump advisers who are ignoring the Jan. 6 subpoenas? ; Powell envisioned moving the GOP 'close to the spirit of Lincoln.' It embraced Trump's view instead.; Trump questioned for four hours in lawsuit from protesters allegedly assaulted by his guards ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Kiichiro Sato/AP) Emanuel touts support among Black leaders ahead of confirmation hearing for ambassador job. But senators have questions. Emanuel claims to have a letter supporting him from the family of Laquan McDonald. By John Hudson, Jacqueline Alemany and Theodoric Meyer ●  Read more »   High-profile and fully vaccinated but immunocompromised: Colin Powell's death wrongly seized upon to undermine utility of coronavirus vaccines Powell, who was 84 and immunocompromised, fit perfectly into a demographic that remains vulnerable to infections despite vaccination. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   Trump sues to block records requested by Jan. 6 committee The lawsuit argues that the records request is overly broad and has no legislative purpose. By Jacqueline Alemany, Tom Hamburger and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   What is Tommy Tuberville doing here? The college football coach-turned-U.S. Senator objected to Biden's victory on Jan. 6. He's not looking back. "I have no regrets," he says. By Ben Terris ●  Read more »   Powell praised by U.S. politicians from both parties as trailblazer, trusted adviser to presidents George W. Bush called his former secretary of state "highly respected at home and abroad." By John Wagner and Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ad exaggerates potential impact of Biden estate-tax plan A rancher claims that Biden's plan would force the sale of many family farms — but few farms face an estate-tax liability. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   New York Democratic leader apologizes after comparing Buffalo mayoral nominee India Walton to former KKK leader David Duke Walton, a self-identified socialist, won the Democratic nomination for Buffalo mayor in June, in a victory over four-term incumbent Byron Brown. By Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   Covid has killed more active-duty police officers than 9/11 did It has also killed more officers than died in felonious attacks in the past four years. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   A man stole a Capitol Police officer's baseball cap on Jan. 6, feds say. He wore it on his YouTube channel. Witnesses said Darrell Neely boasted about stealing a Capitol Police officer's jacket, badge, name tag and baseball cap along with four china plates, feds say. By Jaclyn Peiser ●  Read more »   Can Trump use executive privilege to stall the Jan. 6 investigation? Trump doesn't ultimately decide what is covered by executive privilege, but he could stall the process enough to damage the investigation. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Justice Department asks Supreme Court to stop Texas abortion law The Biden administration says the court must intervene to prevent an end run around its authority and the Constitution. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Supreme Court reaffirms police protection by qualified immunity, a legal doctrine targeted in protests The court's rulings in favor of police in two cases suggest new political battles to come over the doctrine, advocates said. By Kimberly Kindy ●  Read more »   What can happen to the Trump advisers who are ignoring the Jan. 6 subpoenas? The special House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection and former president Donald Trump's role in it has taken a dramatic step to prosecute Steve Bannon for not complying with a subpoena. Here's how that works. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   Powell envisioned moving the GOP 'close to the spirit of Lincoln.' It embraced Trump's view instead. Republicans once saw the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman as the next Dwight D. Eisenhower, a potential presidential candidate who could unify a nation. By Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   Trump questioned for four hours in lawsuit from protesters allegedly assaulted by his guards The former president could face other depositions in a raft of civil lawsuits now that he is out of office. By David A. Fahrenthold and Shayna Jacobs ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 7 for a rundown of the seven most important and interesting stories every weekday. Sign up »

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