POLITICO Playbook: GOP dreads the return of Trump rallies  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FILIBUSTER DAY — It's taken longer than anyone expected, but the first GOP filibuster of a big JOE BIDEN priority in the Senate is expected today when Republicans plan to block legislation to create a Jan. 6 commission.

China's Chernobyl  —  The media and the Biden administration are beginning to acknowledge the real possibility that the coronavirus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.  The only real surprise is that it has taken this long for them to get here.  —  The evidence pointing to a cover-up of some kind has long been clear.

Study finds nearly one-in-five Americans believe QAnon conspiracy theories  —  WASHINGTON — Washington, we have a problem — politically, informationally and societally — when 15 percent of Americans agree with the QAnon statement that the U.S. government, media and financial worlds …

Emily Wilder's firing is a story of bad faith, not bad tweets.  Newsrooms must do better.  —  There's a lot of talk in journalism circles these days about social media rules.  —  What kind of things, exactly, are journalists allowed to tweet or post on Facebook without running afoul of their newsrooms' policies?

The Senate: Sununu's Vital Choice  —  Dear Readers: Virginia lost one of its most prominent and successful political figures on Tuesday, as former Sen. John Warner (R-VA) died at the age of 94.  Warner served for three decades in the Senate (1979-2009), becoming known for his expertise …