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Those moves come as Biden prepares to announce whether he will run for reelection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span><strong>A bipartisan group of senators<\/strong> is on the border and trying to move forward on a deal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span><strong>The new House Republican majority<\/strong> is holding its hard line, and it is ready to spend the next two years portraying the Biden administration as overseeing a lawless border and pushing to pass legislation to continue building former president Donald Trump\u2019s border wall.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The renewed engagement on immigration is an early indicator of how volatile the issue will be over the next two years and how important each party believes it could be to the outcome of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cIt is undeniable that our federal immigration system is broken and has been broken for many, many years,\u201d <strong>Sen. Kyrsten Sinema <\/strong>(I-Ariz.) said Monday at a news conference in El Paso.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">But the dynamics are extremely tricky for each party and each chamber of Congress. Perhaps more so now than in the past 15 years, when Congress tried and failed twice to pass comprehensive immigration legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Biden\u2019s renewed focus on the border could help him with more moderate voters, while angering liberals who were buoyed by his early, firm rejection of Trump\u2019s immigration policies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Republicans have to navigate a base that fervently wants tougher border policies and the desire by some members to show that some kind of deal is on the table \u2014 or at least an openness to one \u2014 as they try to attract more centrist voters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Watch the interplay among Biden, Senate Republicans and House Republicans. Does Biden embrace the bipartisan effort in the Senate to show he\u2019s open to a deal while portraying House Republicans as extreme on the issue? And how do House Republicans react if Senate Republicans negotiate with Democrats on an issue they see as a vulnerable spot for Biden and his party?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">A bipartisan group of senators is intent on finding a compromise that can pass the chamber.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Sinema, joined by <strong>Sen. Thom Tillis<\/strong> (R-N.C.), is leading a two-day trip to the border in Texas and Arizona. They worked during the last Congress on immigration legislation that would increase border security funding and provide legal status for \u201cdreamers,\u201d foreign-born people who were brought to the United States illegally as children or who overstayed their visas as children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Republican <strong>Sens. John Cornyn<\/strong> (Tex.), <strong>Jerry Moran<\/strong> (Kan.) and <strong>James Lankford<\/strong> (Okla.), along with Democratic <strong>Sens. Chris Murphy<\/strong> (Conn.), <strong>Mark Kelly<\/strong> (Ariz.) and <strong>Christopher A. Coons <\/strong>(Del.), joined the trip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">But finding 60 votes in the Senate on an issue that has been demagogued for political purposes on both sides of the aisle will prove difficult.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Coons said the Sinema-Tillis framework is \u201ca good start.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cWe have to try\u201d to find an agreement, he added in a text message to The Early. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Members of the<strong> House Freedom Caucus <\/strong>have pushed <strong>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy<\/strong> (R-Calif.) to prioritize <a href=\"https:\/\/roy.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/roy.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/final-texas-border-commitment-12.07.22_compressed.pdf\">a border plan<\/a> by <strong>Rep. Chip Roy<\/strong> (R-Tex.), part of their agreement in helping him obtain his leadership position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The proposal would continue to build the wall and increase enforcement of immigration laws against migrants trying to cross the border. It does not address immigrants already in the United States, including dreamers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Any legislation to secure the border would go through the <strong>House Homeland Security Committee<\/strong>. <strong>Rep. Mark Green<\/strong> (R-Tenn.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, was appointed to lead the panel on Monday, but his office hasn\u2019t yet answered questions on whether the Roy proposal will be central to any legislation considered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Not all House Republicans are onboard with Roy\u2019s plan, and every vote matters with a slim majority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>Rep. Tony Gonzales<\/strong> (R-Tex.), whose district includes hundreds of miles of the border along Texas, said he\u2019ll \u201cjust have to see\u201d if a border security-only bill is something he could support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<ul class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest mt-0 mr-lg ml-lg mb-md list\">\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span>\u201cYou know what\u2019s great about the 118th Congress is every member has a vote. And it only takes, you know, a handful of members to really dictate whether things pass or don\u2019t pass around here,\u201d Gonzales said.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar<\/strong> (R-Fla.) has a bill that combines border security and treating undocumented immigrants with \u201cdignity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">She cautioned Republicans against moving only on border security legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cWe\u2019re talking about millions of people who do not have a dignified status,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s immoral. It\u2019s not Christian. And it\u2019s wrong that we as a society allow for millions and millions of people to live in the shadows.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/01\/09\/biden-lopez-obrador-trudeau-summit\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_50\">met with <strong>Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador<\/strong> on Monday <\/a>after visiting the border and recently releasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/01\/05\/biden-border-security-immigration\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_7&itid=lk_inline_manual_50\">plan that will send more border-crossers back into Mexico.<\/a> Republicans took control of the House pledging to highlight what they describe as the chaos at the border and to potentially impeach <strong>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Biden<strong> <\/strong>called on Congress to act, specifically calling out House Republicans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Despite proposing legislation in the early days of his presidency, Biden essentially ignored the issue during his first two years in office and has extended some Trump-era policies that he derided on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cWe are glad that he\u2019s talking more about immigration,\u201d said <strong>Kerri Talbot<\/strong>, deputy director of the Immigration Hub, an advocacy organization that spent years battling Trump and has concerns with some of Biden\u2019s new enforcement mechanisms. \u201cWe do think that issue does need more attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><i>Huge thanks to <strong>Marianna Sotomayor<\/strong> for help reporting!<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<h4 data-qa=\"article-header\" class=\" pb-sm pt-lgmod\" id=\"UIJ3Z7NUFFENTLPV2TYFHIFTEM\">\n<p>Consternation over side deals made to get McCarthy the gavel<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">After a delay because of the prolonged House speaker election, House Republicans are getting down to business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">They passed a rules package for governing the House Monday night with just one defection, Gonzales. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/01\/09\/kevin-mccarthy-house-rules-vote\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_61\">The package is meant<\/a> to reduce the power of the speaker and empower rank-and-file members to legislate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Despite <strong>Speaker Kevin McCarthy<\/strong>\u2019s win on getting the intensely negotiated rules package adopted, Marianna and Leigh Ann<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/01\/09\/kevin-mccarthy-house-rules-vote\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_62\"> write<\/a>, \u201cmuch more consternation exists over the closed-door \u2018gentlemen\u2019s agreement\u2019 that helped broker the deal for 15 holdouts to support McCarthy for the speakership. Those details were not made public and won\u2019t be included in the congressional record, but they will be watched closely by members who signed on to the plan \u2014 McCarthy, his closest allies, some moderates and the holdouts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<ul class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest mt-0 mr-lg ml-lg mb-md list\">\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span>Those concessions place limits on new spending, including defense spending, which has frustrated some defense hawks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span>Leadership also agreed to prioritize for a vote an aggressive border security bill that would build a wall along the southern border, according to multiple aides and members familiar with the agreement, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span>The House would also vote on legislation to establish term limits for members to serve six terms or 12 years, a proposal that would require a constitutional amendment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The House also passed its first bill, which would rescind $71 billion of funding passed by Democrats last year to beef up IRS enforcement of wealthy tax evaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Democrats argue Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/01\/10\/87000-irs-agents-is-zombie-falsehood-setting-house-agenda\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_71\">greatly distorted<\/a> what the funding would go toward, our colleague <strong>Tony Romm <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/us-policy\/2023\/01\/09\/house-republicans-cut-irs\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_71\">reports<\/a>. \u201cThe criticisms came in the wake of a report Monday from the Congressional Budget Office, which found that clawing back IRS funds would curtail its ability to collect unpaid taxes, adding about $114 billion to the deficit over the next decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The House will vote today to establish two committees: a select committee that will focus on competition with China on economic and security issues to be chaired by <strong>Rep. Mike Gallagher<\/strong> (R-Wis.) and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government to be chaired by <strong>Rep. Jim Jordan<\/strong> (R-Ohio). This panel will have broad authority and could investigate the Justice Department\u2019s investigation into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/january-6-capitol-riot\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_73\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"contextual_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan. 6<\/a> attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<h5 data-qa=\"article-header\" class=\" pb-sm pt-lgmod\" id=\"XDQM5QLQ7RGXHBIND5SL3EZZMQ\">\n<p>Other House GOP actions Monday:<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<ul class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest mt-0 mr-lg ml-lg mb-md list\">\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/01\/09\/house-ethics-rules\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_75\">House Republicans pass ethics changes that Democrats say would hamper probes<\/a>. By<strong> Amy B Wang.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/us-policy\/2023\/01\/09\/house-covid-origin-investigation\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_76\">House GOP to embark on sweeping probe of covid origin, U.S. response<\/a>. By <strong>Tony Romm.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<h4 data-qa=\"article-header\" class=\" pb-sm pt-lgmod\" id=\"5ZYCVENUXBATBM5MKVNIHTEUKI\">\n<p>Justice Dept. reviewing classified documents found in Biden\u2019s post-VP office<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>Et tu Biden?<\/strong> \u201cThe Justice Department has launched a review into the discovery of classified documents at the <strong>Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Engagement<\/strong>, an institute in downtown Washington, D.C., that <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong> started after serving as vice president,\u201d people familiar with the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/01\/09\/biden-classified-documents-trump\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_81\">told our colleagues<\/a> <strong>Tyler Pager, Devlin Barrett, Jacqueline Alemany <\/strong>and<strong> Perry Stein. <\/strong>\u201cRoughly 10 documents were found.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<ul class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest mt-0 mr-lg ml-lg mb-md list\">\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span><strong>\u201cWhile the Biden case has obvious echoes of the Mar-a-Lago investigation, <\/strong>the details provided by Biden\u2019s lawyer on Monday suggest key differences that could factor heavily into whether the Biden documents become a criminal matter. \u2026 The Biden documents were discovered by the president\u2019s lawyers and voluntarily turned over to authorities. By comparison, in Trump\u2019s case, [National Archives and Records Administration] officials pressed for material to be returned, then Trump\u2019s office was served with a grand jury subpoena demanding their return.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>Special counsel loading in 3 \u2026 2 \u2026 1: <\/strong>Republicans have lodged attacks against Biden since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-center-classified-documents\/\"><strong>CBS News<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>first reported the discovery. Trump<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/3806192-trump-responds-to-biden-classified-document-discovery-asks-when-fbi-will-raid-his-many-homes\/\">contrasted the Justice Department\u2019s treatment<\/a> of Biden\u2019s case versus his own, asking, <strong>\u201cWhen is the FBI going to raid the many homes of Joe Biden, perhaps even the White House?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<ul class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest mt-0 mr-lg ml-lg mb-md list\">\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span><strong>Rep. James Comer <\/strong>(R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-oversight-chairman-says-discovered-biden-classified-docs-displays-two-tier-justice-system?intcmp=tw_pols\">asked reporters<\/a> a similar question: <strong>\u201cIs the White House going to be raided tonight? Are they going to raid the Biden center?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>From Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.):<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI: I just joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSitRoom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNNSitRoom<\/a> to discuss the breaking news surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a>‘s mishandling of classified info<\/p>\n<p>I’m wondering 3 things:<\/p>\n<p>1. What was he doing with classified info in his possession?<br \/>2. Why did this take 6yrs to surface?<br \/>3. Why was there a raid at Mar-a-Lago? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3SfLtC10y4\">pic.twitter.com\/3SfLtC10y4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonaldsPress\/status\/1612601213471821824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>From Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden took classified documents from the White House when he was Vice President.<\/p>\n<p>The VP does NOT have the power to declassify, only POTUS.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden stole classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very serious crime.<\/p>\n<p>DOJ & NARA can\u2019t sweep this under the rug AND persecute Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1612616623135035392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>From Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>Mostly quiet on the Democratic front: <\/strong>A handful of Democrats \u2014 particularly those who served on the committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol \u2014 reacted to the discovery. <strong>Rep. Jamie B. Raskin <\/strong>(Md.) stressed that, unlike Trump, Biden immediately and voluntarily cooperated with the National Archives and Records Administration, while <strong>Rep.<\/strong> <strong>Adam B. Schiff <\/strong>(Calif.) expressed some concern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jamie Raskin, ranking Dem on House Oversight: \u201cAttorneys for President Biden appear to have taken immediate and proper action to notify the National Archives about their discovery of a small handful of classified documents”<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1612630421191131139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asked Dem Rep. Adam Schiff about the news of Biden\/classified docs. He hadn’t read the stories yet, but said: “Obviously if there are classified documents anywhere they shouldn’t be that\u2019s a problem and a deep concern.”<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1612614604730793984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Biden is in Mexico City for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/01\/09\/biden-lopez-obrador-trudeau-summit\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_98\">North American Leaders\u2019 Summit<\/a>. He will participate in a bilateral meeting with <strong>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau <\/strong>and take a family photo with Trudeau and <strong>Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador.<\/strong> The trio is then expected to participate in a trilateral meeting to discuss trade and North American supply chains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>Student debt:<\/strong> The Education Department is rolling out the details today of Biden\u2019s income-driven repayment plan for federal student loan borrowers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Biden announced the plan in August \u201calongside his program to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student debt per borrower,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2023\/01\/10\/biden-student-loan-repayment-plan-details\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_100\">our colleague<strong> Danielle Douglas-Gabriel<\/strong> reports<\/a>. Although the Supreme Court is reviewing the legality of the debt-relief program after six Republican-led states sued to block it, the administration is moving ahead with the repayment plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<h4 data-qa=\"article-header\" class=\" pb-sm pt-lgmod\" id=\"Q6637EOZOJGZBM6JAA54KGU6WI\">\n<p>Brazil riots put spotlight on close ties between Bolsonaro and Trump<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><strong>The ties that bind: <\/strong>\u201cAs Trump endorsed <strong>Jair Bolsonaro<\/strong> for reelection, prominent U.S. election deniers made inroads with Bolsonaro\u2019s movement and family,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/01\/09\/bolsonaro-riots-us-election-deniers-trump-bannon\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_104\">our colleagues <strong>Michael Kranish<\/strong> and <strong>Isaac Stanley-Becker <\/strong>write<\/a>. His son, <strong>Eduardo Bolsonaro<\/strong>, \u201cdiscussed election fraud with [<strong>Stephen K. Bannon<\/strong>] and lunched with former Trump adviser <strong>Jason Miller<\/strong>, while <strong>Donald Trump Jr.<\/strong> spoke remotely to a gathering in Brazil last year to push claims that outside forces were seeking to undermine Bolsonaro\u2019s campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<ul class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest mt-0 mr-lg ml-lg mb-md list\">\n<li class=\"pb-xs\"><span><strong>\u201cThe parallels between Trump and Bolsonaro show how an anti-democratic ideology<\/strong> embraced by Trump has been exported abroad and enlisted by foreign leaders and their allies. \u2026 While both Bolsonaro and Trump were ultimately cast out of office, with democratic institutions ratifying the will of voters, the recent turmoil has illuminated how deeply the Trump network has been enmeshed in Bolsonaro\u2019s political world.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Headed home to Buffalo today with a lot of love on my heart. \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>Watching the world come together around me on Sunday was truly an amazing feeling.<\/p>\n<p>The same love you all have shown me is the same love that I plan to put back into the world n more. <\/p>\n<p>Bigger than football! \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27 (@HamlinIsland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamlinIsland\/status\/1612546415787384837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Thanks for reading. 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