Right now: attorney charged in botched suicide plot in court; Republican lawmakers keep Saturday’s right-wing rally at arm’s length as Democrats spotlight GOP extremism; CDC predicts decline in hospitalizations for first time since June

The Lead with Jake Tapper

SC authorities open investigation into 2018 death of housekeeper at Murdaugh home; Trump speaks out in support of insurrectionists just days ahead of controversial right-wing rally; DHS warns DC officials of potential violence before right-wing rally; Capitol fenced off again ahead of pro-insurrectionist rally Saturday; Trump speaks out in support of insurrectionists just days ahead of controversial right-wing rally; CNN poll: 78% of GOP say Biden did not win in 2020; Biden to the wealthy: I’m asking you to pay “your fair share”; WH offers rapper Nicki Minaj a phone call with doctor to answer her Covid vaccine questions; Judge blocks a Trump Covid-era order that allowed Biden administration to expel migrants at border; Right now: first all-civilian space crew orbiting earth

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