10 Things in Politics: COVID recovery now on shaky ground

10 Things in Politics: COVID recovery now on shaky ground

Welcome back to . Send tips to or tweet me at . Jeff Bezos has said he isn't just one of the " " to space. . Pandemic jitters haven't left Wall Street. The Dow had its worst day of the year amid fears about the Delta variant, falling just over 725 points, or 2.1%, for its worst close since October. Bond markets and oil prices didn't fare any better. At the same time, a federal agency declared the pandemic . . Energy stocks struggled too amid . Investors were already worried about inflation, The Wall Street Journal points out. from the reopening boom that reverberated throughout much of the world. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has made his five picks to the select Capitol riot panel, multiple outlets reported Monday night. Rep. Jim Banks is McCarthy's choice to serve as the top Republican on the committee, joined by Reps. Jim Jordan, Rodney Davis, Kelly Armstrong, and Troy Nehls. Banks, Jordan, and Nehls all voted against certifying 2020 election results from Arizona and Pennsylvania, raising the possibility Speaker Nancy Pelosi could reject some of them. . The former Donald Trump spokesman Jason Miller met with Trump last month to discuss