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1. Senate Republicans set to block Jan. 6 commission

Senate Republicans prepared Friday to block a bill on establishing an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters. If they succeed as expected, it will be the first successful filibuster since President Biden took office with an evenly split, 50-50 Senate. The House passed the bill with the support of 35 Republicans. At least three GOP senators plan to back it, not enough to end a filibuster. Most GOP senators oppose establishing the commission, fearing it would hurt Republicans in 2022 elections. Trump has called the creation of a commission a "Democrat trap." GOP opposition has revived arguments for reforming the filibuster, a Senate tradition requiring 60 votes to advance a bill.

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Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.