Politics A.M.: ‘Frustration is at an all-time high’: Behind Biden’s falling poll numbers

Biden becomes first president to commemorate Indigenous Peoples' Day; Liberal Democrats have become the mainstream of the party and less willing to compromise with dwindling moderates; McConnell vows Republicans will not help raise debt ceiling in December; Democrats edge toward dumping Iowa's caucuses as the first presidential vote; U.S. holds first direct talks with Taliban since withdrawal; Global minimum tax on corporations likely to be included in reconciliation bill, Yellen says; Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops have not yet complied with vaccine mandate as deadlines near ; Youngkin's false claim that McAuliffe 'opposes' election audits; Allen West, Republican running for governor of Texas, hospitalized with covid-19; Pope Francis meets Pelosi in private audience at the Vatican; Navy nuclear engineer and his wife charged with trying to share submarine secrets with a foreign country ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Elijah Nouvelage/For The Washington Post) 'Frustration is at an all-time high': Behind Biden's falling poll numbers Voters in Georgia give voice to the disappointment that lies behind the president's diminished approval ratings. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. ●  Read more »   Biden becomes first president to commemorate Indigenous Peoples' Day The president also issued a proclamation marking Columbus Day that also acknowledges the detrimental impact of European explorers on Native Americans. By Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   Liberal Democrats have become the mainstream of the party and less willing to compromise with dwindling moderates As many of members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus have recently pointed out — President Biden's agenda is their agenda. By Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   McConnell vows Republicans will not help raise debt ceiling in December In a letter to President Biden, McConnell made clear Republicans would be willing to let the nation default on its debt for the first time rather than work with Democrats again. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats edge toward dumping Iowa's caucuses as the first presidential vote High-ranking Democrats have tired of its role in selecting a nominee, seeing the state as unrepresentative of the party and the country. Bungled 2020 results didn't help. By Michael Scherer ●  Read more »   U.S. holds first direct talks with Taliban since withdrawal The talks, held in Qatar, were led by the deputy director of the CIA and covered a range of issues from safe passage for Americans to Afghanistan's growing humanitarian crisis. By Karen DeYoung ●  Read more »   Global minimum tax on corporations likely to be included in reconciliation bill, Yellen says United States and 135 other countries endorsed the measure last week to combat corporate tax-cutting By Jeanne Whalen ●  Read more »   Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops have not yet complied with vaccine mandate as deadlines near Lopsided rates across the individual services and a spike in deaths among military reservists illustrate how political division over the shots has seeped into a nonpartisan force with unambiguous orders. By Alex Horton ●  Read more »   Youngkin's false claim that McAuliffe 'opposes' election audits Scrambling to overcome his own mistake, the GOP candidate in the Virginia gubernatorial race invents a claim against his opponent. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Allen West, Republican running for governor of Texas, hospitalized with covid-19 The tea party favorite wrote on Twitter that, if elected, he would "vehemently crush anyone forcing vaccine mandates" in Texas. By Rachel Pannett ●  Read more »   Pope Francis meets Pelosi in private audience at the Vatican Pelosi has been criticized by conservative Catholics in the U.S. for her support of abortion rights. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Navy nuclear engineer and his wife charged with trying to share submarine secrets with a foreign country Court papers say the espionage case grew out of a clandestine offer to an unidentified government. By Devlin Barrett and Martin Weil ●  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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