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McCarthy's late night speech punctuates week where the two parties' disdain for each other was on full display; Sen. Stabenow's claim that the U.S. does not try to limit Japanese vehicle sales; Biden meets with Canadian and Mexican leaders, attempting a reset; They served decades in prison for killing Malcolm X. Now their names are cleared.; Former D.C. Guard commander demands Pentagon inspector general retract Jan. 6 report; What happens when a member of Congress is censured?; Ohio Republicans' redistricting map dilutes Black voters' power in Congress, critics say; The Trailer: 'We can win in any state': Republican governors expand their map after Virginia victories; Trump endorses Gosar as Republicans rally around the lawmaker who posted an altered anime video with himself killing a colleague; Biden says U.S. 'considering' diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in China; U.S. indicts two Iranian hackers over 2020 election disinformation campaign; The ugly Paul Gosar debate; Stephen Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt-of-Congress charges; A different John Kennedy but the same old red scare ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Biden to undergo 'routine annual physical' Friday morning, White House says Biden, who turns 79 on Saturday and is the nation's oldest president, has long pledged to be transparent about his health. By John Wagner ●  Read more »   McCarthy's late night speech punctuates week where the two parties' disdain for each other was on full display House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) used the marathon speech to air countless grievances against Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Democrats and President Biden. By Marianna Sotomayor, Paul Kane and Jacqueline Alemany ●  Read more »   Sen. Stabenow's claim that the U.S. does not try to limit Japanese vehicle sales Meet the "chicken tax" -- a steep tariff from the 1960s that has profited the U.S. auto industry and thwarted foreign manufacturers Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Biden meets with Canadian and Mexican leaders, attempting a reset Biden's style with Trudeau and López Obrador is far friendlier than under Trump. But some of the same flash points remain, from immigration to trade. By Ashley Parker, Kevin Sieff and Amanda Coletta ●  Read more »   They served decades in prison for killing Malcolm X. Now their names are cleared. Muhammad Aziz, 83, and Khalil Islam, who died in 2009, were wrongly convicted of killing the fiery civil rights leader. By Shayna Jacobs ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Former D.C. Guard commander demands Pentagon inspector general retract Jan. 6 report Retired Maj. Gen. William Walker's objection to the report's findings injects fresh tension into the ongoing political turmoil stemming from the Capitol riot, in which supporters of President Donald Trump smashed their way into Congress in a violent attempt to halt certification of the electoral college count affirming his defeat to Joe Biden. By Dan Lamothe and Paul Sonne ●  Read more »   What happens when a member of Congress is censured? Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) became the first House member in more than a decade to be censured after he shared an animated video depicting the killing of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). By Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   Ohio Republicans' redistricting map dilutes Black voters' power in Congress, critics say Democrats say the new map of House districts violates the state constitution. Republicans say they have worked within the law and did not consider race in drawing lines that give an advantage to conservative White Republicans. By Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »   The Trailer: 'We can win in any state': Republican governors expand their map after Virginia victories Republican governors get excited about 2022, the campaigns to audit Wisconsin's 2020 vote keep multiplying, and Biden struggles to grab Build Back Better's coattails. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  Read more »   Trump endorses Gosar as Republicans rally around the lawmaker who posted an altered anime video with himself killing a colleague The comments by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) come one day after the House censured Gosar for tweeting an anime video that depicted him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging swords at President Biden. By Felicia Sonmez and Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden says U.S. 'considering' diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in China Under such a scenario, government officials would not attend the games in Beijing, but U.S. athletes could still participate. By John Wagner and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. ●  Read more »   U.S. indicts two Iranian hackers over 2020 election disinformation campaign Charges include hacking state election data and a U.S. media firm in an effort to sow doubt and division in the United States. By Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   The ugly Paul Gosar debate The House debate devolved into the kind of partisan food-fighting, whataboutism and name-calling that we've come to expect from our politics. But rarely has it been in such stark relief on the floor of Congress. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Stephen Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt-of-Congress charges Bannon, like former president Donald Trump, has refused to comply with an order from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection to turn over records and testify about his actions leading up to the attack. By Tom Jackman, Amy B Wang and Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »   A different John Kennedy but the same old red scare The senator from Louisiana leverages his party's resuscitated rhetoric about communism to attack a Biden nominee. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  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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