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(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol last year still hasn’t started overdue public hearings.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- I have to admit: I have no idea how Republicans are going to react to Donald Trump’s latest scam. Trump’s ability to move votes in Republican primaries is limited and has been over the years.

Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Wednesday! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Here’s your quick guide to the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, as she prepares to answer questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and Wednesday after opening statements on Monday.

It’s an uphill battle, but hearings have a chance to make a dent in public awareness and even opinion.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Most of the time I think that some of the things that political scientists and smart journalists are teaching are getting through.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Let’s talk about presidenting during a crisis. A crisis, the late political scientist Nelson W. Polsby used to say, is “a period where everybody believes that something must be done.

Biden’s first formal State of the Union checked off all the required boxes. It was fine, most of it wasn’t memorable and It will neither help him nor hurt him politically.

Be wary of anyone who is certain about how all of this will turn out. No one knows today whether the Ukraine invasion will be a great success or total disaster for Putin.

Presidents have a healthy incentive to do the right thing for their country: It helps their reputations, too.