Tipsheet: GOP's embrace of Trump's false claims creates new perils

View in your browser     GOP's embrace of Trump's false claims creates new perils BY MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG   House Republicans are increasingly embracing Donald Trump's “stolen” election narrative, underscoring the former president’s hold on the congressional GOP and raising questions about what might happen if they return to the majority. Rep. Steve Scalise (La.), the Republican whip, raised eyebrows a week ago during an interview with Fox News’s Chris Wallace when he declined to say that Biden won last year’s election fairly. The No. 2 House Republican is far from an outlier. Read the full story here     Democrats step up pressure on Biden on student loan forgiveness BY ALEX GANGITANO AND SYLVAN LANE   Democrats are once again pressing President Biden to act on student loan forgiveness, stepping up the pressure on the White House to deal with the issue even as it struggles to bring a divided party together around the president’s agenda. Read the full story here     Pressure grows for breakthrough in Biden agenda talks BY BRETT SAMUELS   The clock is ticking for President Biden and White House officials to broker an agreement among congressional Democrats on the president’s economic agenda as patience in some corners wears thin. Read the full story here     Democratic incumbents bolster fundraising advantage in key Senate races BY TAL AXELROD   Democratic senators waging tight reelection bids saw a windfall in fundraising in the third quarter of 2021, beefing up their campaign bank accounts ahead of what are expected to be brutal fights to retain their seats. Read the full story here       Democrats troll Trump over Virginia governor's race BY CAROLINE VAKIL   Democrats are trolling Donald Trump over Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin's efforts to distance himself from the former president, including by flying a plane near his Mar-a-Lago resort asking why Youngkin won't let Trump campaign with him in Virginia. Read the full story here     McAuliffe takes tougher stance on Democrats in Washington BY JULIA MANCHESTER   Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe (D) is taking a tougher line with Democrats in Washington as President Biden’s poll numbers have dropped in recent months and his agenda has stalled. Read the full story here     Climate activists target Manchin BY CAROLINE VAKIL   Climate activists, organizations and scientists targeted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) amid news reports that a major climate program was likely to be cut from the reconciliation package because he opposed it. Read the full story here     Democrats face growing storm over IRS reporting provision BY NAOMI JAGODA   Democrats are facing a firestorm of criticism over a proposal to increase the amount of bank account information reported to the IRS, posing a challenge as they craft their wide-ranging social spending bill. Read the full story here     Bill Clinton expected to be released from hospital on Sunday BY LEXI LONAS   Former President Bill Clinton is expected to be released from the hospital on Sunday following an infection. Read the full story here     Netflix can't shake Chappelle controversy BY JUDY KURTZ   Netflix can't seem to close the door on "The Closer," with the streaming giant only further inflaming controversy with its defense of Dave Chappelle's mocking of the transgender community in his latest comedy special. Read the full story here     The CDC's Title 42 order fuels racism and undermines public health BY MONETTE ZARD, MICHELE HEISLER, PAUL SPIEGEL AND RON WALDMAN   OPINION l From its inception under the Trump administration, the misuse of “Title 42” to block and expel asylum seekers — despite the objections of senior CDC experts and other public health professionals — was based on political, rather than scientific, considerations, rooted in racist tropes and populistic untruths.  Read the full story here     Building back better requires a firmer fiscal foundation BY JOSEPH E. KASPUTYS AND JOSEPH J. MINARIK   OPINION l We do have an opportunity to build back better — starting with our fiscal foundation. It will require tough choices and discipline, but that is the essence of leadership. If our elected officials rise to the moment, they can set the country on a path to a holistic recovery. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: US religious group says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. Read the full story here     The New York Times: In the Trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s Accused Killers, Unsettling Video Will Have a Starring Role By Richard Fausset ATLANTA — The three white Georgia men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery have already come in for harsh judgment from the highest of places. Donald Trump called the slaying of Mr. Arbery, an unarmed Black man, “disturbing.” Barack Obama described it as an example of enduring racial injustice. Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Republican governor, called it “absolutely horrific.” Read the full story here     The Washington Post: A protester shot by Kyle Rittenhouse sues Kenosha, Wis., says police deputized ‘vigilantes’ By Kim Bellware Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Milwaukee, just weeks before Rittenhouse’s murder trial is set to begin. It marks the second major legal action against the city and county of Kenosha since the Aug. 25, 2020, riot where Rittenhouse shot three people: Grosskreutz, who lost a chunk of his biceps but survived; Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, who both died. Read the full story here     Reuters: Venezuelan government suspends negotiations with opposition By Mayela Armas and Deisy Buitrago Venezuela on Saturday said it would suspend negotiations with the opposition that were set to resume this weekend, after Cape Verde extradited Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a Venezuelan envoy, to the United States on money laundering charges. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Afghan Resettlements Slowed by Housing Shortage, Old Technology By Ben Kesling and Michelle Hackman The push to resettle the first wave of Afghan evacuees brought to the U.S. is expected to take months longer than first anticipated as a measles scare, a nationwide housing shortage and paperwork delays have slowed the process, according to government and resettlement officials familiar with the effort. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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