Supreme Court rejects Alabama GOP redistricting appeal, clearing way for Dem pickup (www.politico.com)
A federal court will choose a map that will likely result in an additional Black member of Congress.
Biden joins striking auto workers on picket line (www.politico.com)
Biden’s choice to show solidarity with striking auto workers at a time of great promise and peril for the labor movement.
Judge delays trial for Trump, others in Georgia 2020 election prosecution (www.politico.com)
Two defendants are set for trial next month, but the former president and others charged are headed for separate trials later.
GOP mayoral primary involving Connecticut alderman facing charges in Jan. 6 riot headed for recount (www.politico.com)
Final unofficial results showed a tight contest in the race in Derby, a city of 12,400 people about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of New York City.
McCarthy gambles on Biden impeachment probe as shutdown looms (www.politico.com)
It's not clear that seeking a more direct clash with the president will help the beleaguered speaker find the conservative votes he needs to fund the government.
San Francisco Mayor Breed gets a major challenger. Inside Daniel Lurie’s plan to beat her. (www.politico.com)
The nonprofit leader, an heir to a San Francisco business dynasty, formally declared his San Francisco mayoral campaign as the city struggles with drug and homelessness crises that have happened on incumbent Mayor London Breed’s watch.
Newsom and DeSantis to debate in November (www.politico.com)
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity will moderate.
Who’s running to replace Mitt Romney? (www.politico.com)
Primary challengers had begun lining up even before Romney announced his retirement.
Biden faces continued low approval ratings, concerns about age, poll finds (www.politico.com)
Sixty-seven percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning surveyed voters said the party should nominate someone other than Biden.
Planemakers look to a pilotless future (www.politico.com)
Europe is moving forward with regulations that only require one pilot in the cockpit for long-haul flights. The rest of the world could follow suit.
Bill Barr rips Trump over defense on secret documents (www.politico.com)
"Battle plans for an attack on another country or Defense Department documents about our capabilities are in no universe Donald J. Trump's personal documents," he said.
