{"id":534954,"date":"2023-01-04T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-hills-morning-report-house-gop-is-stuck-and-in-disarray\/"},"modified":"2023-01-04T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T11:25:00","slug":"the-hills-morning-report-house-gop-is-stuck-and-in-disarray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hills-morning-report-house-gop-is-stuck-and-in-disarray\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Hill\u2019s Morning Report \u2014 House GOP is stuck and in disarray"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5fb8092e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5fb8092e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hills-morning-report-house-gop-is-stuck-and-in-disarray\/#The_Hills_Morning_Report_%E2%80%94_House_GOP_is_stuck_and_in_disarray\" >The Hill\u2019s Morning Report \u2014 House GOP is stuck and in disarray<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Hills_Morning_Report_%E2%80%94_House_GOP_is_stuck_and_in_disarray\"><\/span>The Hill\u2019s Morning Report \u2014 House GOP is stuck and in disarray<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/McCarthy_010323_AP_Andrew-Harnik.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> The Hill\u2019s Morning Report is our daily <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter that dives deep into Washington\u2019s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sailthru_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-widget sailthru-signup-display-area sailthru-signup-hill-position-main\">\n        <span class=\"sailthru-signup-widget-close\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\">Close<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sailthru_form\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-success-message\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n<p class=\"thanks\">Thank you for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"watch\">Subscribe to more newsletters here<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sailthru-subscribe-grid-display\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-display-message-wrapper\">\n<p>                            <span>The latest in politics and policy.<br \/>\nDirect to your inbox.<br \/>\nSign up for the Morning Report newsletter<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">Washington\u2019s question this morning is not just what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens next to Rep. <strong>Kevin McCarthy<\/strong>, who failed during three ballots on Tuesday in his bid to be Speaker, but what his plight says about the Republican Party, which at the start of the 118th Congress handed House Democrats a chance to appear united as the minority.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McCarthy (R-Calif.) lost 19 GOP votes on the first two ballots and 20 on the third ballot, leaving the narrow new majority in a stalemate about how to proceed (The Hill). He huddled in his office with allies late Tuesday, searching for a strategy that could halt the bloodletting and corral determined renegades who seek concessions while also berating McCarthy for that same willingness to give ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThis can\u2019t be about that you are going to leverage somebody for your own personal gain inside Congress,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> McCarthy told reporters early in the evening. <strong><em>\u201cThis has to be about the country.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McCarthy later emerged from strategy meetings to suggest he could win a majority of those voting for a nominated candidate because lawmakers who opt to vote \u201cpresent\u201d do not count. The contest for Speaker does not hinge on getting support from a majority of the entire membership of the House (The Hill).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou\u2019re sitting at 202 votes, so you need technically just 11 more votes to win,\u201d<\/em> McCarthy said. \u201c<em>Democrats have 212 votes <\/em>[with nominee Rep. <strong>Hakeem Jeffries<\/strong> (D-N.Y.)]<em>. You get 213 votes, and the others don\u2019t say another name, that\u2019s how you can win. You can win with 218. You could win with 222<\/em>,<em>\u201d <\/em>he told reporters. It is unclear, however, how McCarthy could persuade 11 holdouts to cast ballots for him or get a sufficient number of colleagues to not vote for any specific candidate by voting \u201cpresent\u201d or being absent, which would lower his threshold.<\/p>\n<p>The House, which cannot administer oaths of office to new members or get down to business without first finding a majority to back a Speaker, is set on Wednesday to return at noon for a fourth ballot. It has been a century since the House needed more than one such vote.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill\u2019s Alexander Bolton reports that the House mess has sparked alarm among Senate Republicans who fear serious problems ahead when it comes to passage of spending bills, debt limit legislation and the GOP\u2019s direction ahead of 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/03\/us\/house-speaker-mccarthy-election.html\">The New York Times<\/a>: Speaker fight reveals a divided and disoriented House majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa The Hill: Five takeaways from Tuesday\u2019s McCarthy drama in the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>In a new era of divided government, the GOP\u2019s chaos in the House is part of the subtext <strong>President Biden<\/strong> will underscore on Wednesday when he leaves Washington to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to Covington, Ky., to hail political bridge-building while standing near a troubled span between Ohio and Kentucky now helped by federal infrastructure spending. With Biden will be the Senate\u2019s top Republican, <strong>Mitch McConnell<\/strong> of Kentucky, who had hoped after the midterm elections that he\u2019d be his chamber\u2019s majority leader.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McConnell has publicly blamed former <strong>President Trump<\/strong>, in part, for Republicans\u2019 losses in November. McCarthy last year went to great lengths to remain in Trump\u2019s good graces ahead of the elections but on Tuesday found little reward for that loyalty. The former president, now an announced 2024 presidential candidate, declined to commit to backing McCarthy (The Hill).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens,\u201d<\/em> Trump <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/live-blog\/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-live-updates-rcna64131#rcrd9539\">told NBC News<\/a> in a phone conversation when asked if he stands by his endorsement of the House Republican leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy later said the former president reiterated his support during a Tuesday night phone conversation (The Hill).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>As Biden leans into what he considers legislative achievements and ponders a bid for a second term, his message continues to be that Republicans are mired in a cycle of extremist discord that lacks vision, momentum and purpose amid tough national and international challenges. The president wants Americans to picture him as focused on the future of governing, on bipartisan problem-solving and especially on the economy at a time of high inflation. In the West Wing, this is the week for Biden to appear to rise above a riven House engulfed in drama, reports The Hill\u2019s Brett Samuels.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts and business leaders said they will listen closely on Wednesday for possible threads of Biden\u2019s upcoming State of the Union address, expected in mid-February, and a potential presidential campaign announcement that many in Biden\u2019s inner circle have signaled is likely, possibly by next month (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/12\/31\/biden-2023-reelection-announcement-accomplishments-new-year-00075984\">Politico<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa The Hill: Here are the 20 GOP lawmakers who voted against McCarthy for Speaker. Rep. <strong>Jim Jordan<\/strong> (R-Ohio), who captured 20 votes in his caucus but instead endorsed McCarthy for the top job, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1610408171616587785\">told reporters<\/a> there is \u201cno chance\u201d he\u2019ll become Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2023\/01\/03\/mccarthy-defectors-election-deniers\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>: All but two McCarthy defectors in the House are election deniers.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa The Hill: Jordan, House Majority Leader <strong>Steve Scalise<\/strong> (R-La.) and Rep. <strong>Patrick McHenry<\/strong> (R-N.C.) are possible Speakers-in-waiting to watch if McCarthy falls.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/01\/03\/mccarthy-speaker-revolt\/\"><strong>The Washington Post analysis, Paul Kane<\/strong><\/a><strong>: McCarthy wasn\u2019t \u201cthe one\u201d seven years ago. He wasn\u2019t on Tuesday, either.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2023\/01\/kevin-mccarthy-trump-house-speaker-congress\/672630\/\"><strong>The Atlantic<\/strong><\/a><strong>: McCarthy\u2019s loyalty to Trump got him nothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/01\/03\/health-care-lobbyists-bernie-sanders-00075192\"><strong>Politico<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Health care lobbyists brace for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): \u201cNot business as usual.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/graphics\/2023-top-us-lawmakers-congress\/?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg\"><strong>Bloomberg News<\/strong><\/a><strong>: The 10 lawmakers to know about in 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>LEADING THE DAY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> CONGRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep.-elect <strong>George Santos<\/strong> (R-N.Y.) arrived in Washington on Tuesday amid deep controversy about his largely fabricated background, The Hill\u2019s Mychael Schnell and Mike Lillis report. While the Long Island lawmaker is expected to be sworn in, that step can\u2019t be taken until the election of a Speaker. Meanwhile, Santos faces criticism from Democrats \u2014 and even some Republicans \u2014 who have accused him of defrauding voters and raised questions about his fitness to serve in Congress. Several investigations \u2014 both local and federal \u2014 have also been launched into his campaign finances.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong>The Hill: Embattled Santos votes for McCarthy in Speaker race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2023\/01\/03\/george-santos-congress-impeached-lies\/10977576002\/\">USA Today<\/a>: After Santos is sworn into Congress, could he be impeached?<\/p>\n<p>Over in the upper chamber, Sen. <strong>Alex Padilla<\/strong> (D-Calif.) on Tuesday became the first Latino sworn in to serve a full Senate term from the Golden State, writes The Hill\u2019s Rafael Bernal. The state that is host to a quarter of all U.S. Hispanics is also central to national Latino politics, but it has historically lagged in representation at the top statewide elected level.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Padilla first entered the Senate in 2021 to fill the seat made vacant by <strong>Vice President Harris<\/strong> \u2014 who swore him in on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><em>\u201cAs we sit here today, Latinos make up approximately 40 percent of the population in the state of California. Still underrepresented at all levels of government, certainly in the statewide offices,\u201d<\/em> Padilla told The Hill in an interview. <em>\u201cBut you have a lot of tremendous young talent and leaders that are, I think, establishing themselves and laying foundations for public service careers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> POLITICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. <strong>Ron DeSantis<\/strong> has begun the new year as one of the hottest commodities in Republican politics, writes The Hill\u2019s Max Greenwood, largely because he\u2019s seen by allies as closer to unveiling a campaign for the White House \u2014 despite former <strong>President Trump<\/strong>\u2019s official bid for the GOP presidential nomination.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Hill: DeSantis struck a defiant tone during his inauguration address amid 2024 speculation.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis entered his second term on Tuesday by hailing his administration\u2019s accomplishments during his swearing-in and adding priorities for his new term. Yet prominent Republicans remain skeptical that the ambitious DeSantis will remain in Tallahassee for another four years given his rising stature on the national stage, especially as he used his speech to bash Biden\u2019s policies on everything from public spending and energy to immigration. DeSantis criticized the \u201c<em>floundering federal establishment in Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/em> and singled out the federal government\u2019s <em>\u201cinflationary spending binge.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The current administration <em>\u201crecklessly facilitated open borders, making a mockery of the rule of law,\u201d <\/em>DeSantis said, without specifically naming Biden (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-03\/desantis-rips-biden-s-policies-setting-up-possible-national-run?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg\">Bloomberg News<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/03\/us\/politics\/trump-desantis-hispanic-evangelicals.html\">The New York Times<\/a>: In Florida, where Hispanic evangelicals carry outsize influence, many of their pastors view the budding 2024 Trump-DeSantis rivalry as a sign of the potency of their unabashedly politicized Christianity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House will hold Southwest Airlines accountable to ensure it reimburses qualified customers after a wave of cancellations around Christmas left thousands stranded, press secretary <strong>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/strong> said Tuesday. She added the Department of Transportation will monitor to ensure Southwest covers the cost of rebooking, hotel rooms, meals, and transportation to and from hotels in cases where those costs apply.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest on Tuesday announced vouchers for some affected customers (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/airlines\/2023\/01\/03\/southwest-airlines-sending-vouchers-to-passengers-disrupted-by-holiday-meltdown\/\">The Dallas Morning News<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSouthwest Airlines failed its customers, point blank,\u201d<\/em> Jean-Pierre said. <em>\u201c[The Transportation Department is] monitoring this very, very closely to ensure that this all happens. And we\u2019ll see fines for Southwest if it doesn\u2019t cover a cost.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of a massive winter storm over the holidays, thousands of travelers faced canceled flights, but Southwest Airlines was by far the biggest source of trouble, canceling more than 60 percent of flights last Monday to Wednesday (The Hill).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abortion<\/strong>: The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a regulatory change that will allow participating pharmacies and drug stores to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone to customers with a prescription from a certified healthcare provider, either in person or by mail order. The change is expected to expand access to abortion through medication (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/03\/health\/abortion-pill-cvs-walgreens-pharmacies.html\">The New York Times<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student debt<\/strong>: Biden\u2019s student loan debt forgiveness plan has been hit with a barrage of lawsuits that are casting its future in doubt, at least two of which will be considered early this year by the Supreme Court. The Hill\u2019s Lexi Lonas breaks down where the cases against the plan stand and a rough guide on when borrowers will have some answers about the program\u2019s future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominations<\/strong>: The president will renominate former Los Angeles Mayor <strong>Eric Garcetti<\/strong> (D) to be U.S. ambassador to India, a choice that has been stalled in the Senate for months, and attempt to fill IRS, Federal Aviation Administration and other key vacancies, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-to-renominate-his-picks-for-judicial-and-diplomatic-posts-11672718861\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/biden-resend-former-l-mayor-garcettis-stalled-ambassador-nomination-ot-rcna64081\">NBC News<\/a> report. With the Senate in Democratic control, the White House plans to renew efforts to fill judicial and executive branch vacancies.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>IN FOCUS\/SHARP TAKES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A New Year\u2019s Eve strike on a <strong>Russian<\/strong> base in the eastern <strong>Ukrainian<\/strong> region of Donetsk left dozens of troops dead and sparked fury in Moscow at the officers in charge of the military post, writes The Hill\u2019s Brad Dress. Russia said the strike killed 63 soldiers, while Ukraine claims up to 400 were killed when rockets fired by U.S.-produced HIMARS launchers struck an ammunition depot and a nearby barracks. Some Russian lawmakers are pushing for an internal investigation into the strike and accountability for officers who housed the troops in what they said was an unprotected building.<\/p>\n<p>By Tuesday, however, the initial outpouring of anger began to settle into a familiar pattern \u2014 focusing on the West and what critics describe as incompetent officials rather than who is actually overseeing the country\u2019s war effort: President <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEveryone is calling for reaction at the highest level, some conclusions, punishments,\u201d<\/em> <strong>Ruslan Leviev<\/strong>, a Russian military analyst, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/01\/03\/world\/russia-ukraine-news\/in-russia-critics-of-the-military-avoid-directing-their-ire-at-putin-after-the-makiivka-attack?smid=url-share\">told The New York Times<\/a>. <em>\u201cBut I doubt that any of it will come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-blames-its-soldiers-mobile-phone-use-deadly-missile-strike-2023-01-03\/\">Reuters<\/a>: Russia blames its soldiers\u2019 mobile phone use for deadly missile strike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidaxe\/2023\/01\/03\/russia-has-a-plan-for-pinning-down-ukraines-super-upgraded-m-55s-tanks\/?sh=166c349b12d1\">Forbes<\/a>: Russia has a plan for pinning down Ukraine\u2019s super-upgraded M-55S tanks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/03\/business\/europe-natural-gas-prices.html\">The New York Times<\/a>: Natural gas prices in Europe fall to pre-invasion levels.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok owner ByteDance, based in <strong>China<\/strong>, cut hundreds of workers at the end of 2022 to reduce costs. It was a small percentage of the company\u2019s total workforce at a time when international opposition to ByteDance has grown and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/14394101-8e7a-4a70-934e-0641e147de92\">U.S. legislation to ban TikTok <\/a>was introduced in the last Congress (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/tiktok-owner-bytedance-cuts-hundreds-112510395.html\">Yahoo Finance<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3205456\/coronavirus-beijing-decries-political-curbs-chinese-travellers-threatens-reciprocate?module=lead_hero_story&amp;pgtype=homepage\">South China Morning Post<\/a>: Beijing decries \u201cpolitical\u201d curbs on Chinese travelers and threatens to reciprocate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/china-urges-final-victory-over-covid-global-concern-mounts-over-spread-2023-01-04\/\">Reuters<\/a>: China pledges \u201cfinal victory\u201d over COVID-19 as outbreak raises global alarm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-04\/biden-to-meet-with-japan-s-kishida-at-white-house-next-week\">Bloomberg News<\/a>: Biden will meet Jan. 13 at the White House with <strong>Japanese<\/strong> Prime Minister <strong>Kishida Fumio<\/strong> amid concerns about North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons program and China\u2019s military actions in the Pacific.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 Whoever the next GOP Speaker is, the job will be a living hell,<\/strong> by Karen Tumulty, columnist, The Washington Post. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wapo.st\/3WZGdla\">https:\/\/wapo.st\/3WZGdla<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 Mr. Santos goes to Washington<\/strong>, by James D. Zirin, opinion contributor, The Hill. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GEBnoh\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GEBnoh<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>WHERE AND WHEN<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>The Hill<\/strong>: Share a news query tied to an expert journalist\u2019s insights: The Hill launched something new and (we hope) engaging via text with Editor-in-Chief <strong>Bob Cusack<\/strong>. Learn more and sign up HERE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The House<\/strong> will convene at noon for legislative business on the second day of the 118th Congress and hold the fourth vote for Speaker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Senate<\/strong> will convene for a pro forma session on Friday at 1:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The president <\/strong>will receive the President\u2019s Daily Brief at 8 a.m. Biden will travel to Covington, Ky., \u200b\u200bto deliver a speech at 12:45 p.m. about an ailing bridge and U.S. infrastructure, the economy, education and revitalizing communities (The Hill). He will return to the White House this evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice President Harris <\/strong>will fly to Chicago to speak about the economy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<\/strong><strong>ecretary of State Antony Blinken<\/strong> will deliver remarks at the department at 11 a.m. at the launch of the U.S. Strategy on Global Women\u2019s Economic Security.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>ELSEWHERE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> SPORTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bills safety <strong>Damar Hamlin<\/strong>, 24, who suffered cardiac arrest after a tackle Monday night in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> against the Cincinnati Bengals, remains hospitalized and in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Doctors on Tuesday worked toward getting Hamlin off a ventilator to breathe on his own, according to Hamlin\u2019s uncle, <strong>Dorrian Glenn<\/strong> (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/04\/football\/damar-hamlin-collapse-bills-status-wednesday\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>), who said his nephew is sedated and ventilated to relieve some of the strain on his lungs. Doctors told Glenn his nephew has also been \u201cflipped over on his stomach\u201d in the hospital to help with the blood in his lungs. <em>\u201cIt seems like he\u2019s trending upwards in a positive way,\u201d<\/em> Glenn told CNN. A face-down position for mechanical ventilation is known as proning and is used with some patients to improve oxygenation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The NFL announced Tuesday it made no changes to its Week 18 schedule but would not reschedule the Bills-Bengals game this week. The Bengals led Monday\u2019s game in the first quarter when Hamlin initially stood upright after the tackle and then collapsed backward as spectators and players reacted with a stunned hush as medical personnel rendered emergency assistance for nine minutes, including with CPR on the field, before Hamlin was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl-says-bills-bengals-will-not-be-resumed-this-week-league-has-not-changed-week-18-schedule-183144911.html\">Yahoo Sports<\/a> and<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/bills-provide-update-damar-hamlin-safety-remains-critical-condition-night-intensive-care\"> Fox News<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Competition was suspended with a 7-3 score about 66 minutes after the live-on-prime-time-TV emergency. The league said late Tuesday that no decision has been made on the possible resumption of the game at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2023\/01\/03\/damar-hamlin-nfl-game-suspended\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>: The terrifying moment that stopped the NFL cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/science-and-health\/2023\/1\/3\/23537280\/damar-hamlin-heart-cardiac-arrest-nfl\">Vox<\/a>: It\u2019s rare, but a direct hit can cause cardiac arrest. These types of injuries, called commotio cordis, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly cause between 15 and 20 deaths each year.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/03\/health\/damar-hamlin-cardiac-arrest-arrhythmia.html\">The New York Times<\/a>: Five cardiac experts weigh in on what is known and not publicly known about Hamlin\u2019s cardiac emergency on the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>BUSINESS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a New York federal court on Tuesday, FTX founder <strong>Sam Bankman-Fried<\/strong>, 30, pleaded not guilty to criminal and civil charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/03\/technology\/sam-bankman-fried-pleads-not-guilty.html\">The New York Times<\/a>). His trial was set on Oct. 2 (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/bankman-fried-set-enter-not-guilty-plea-ftx-fraud-case-2023-01-03\/\">Reuters<\/a>). <strong>Caroline Ellison<\/strong>, 28, who ran Alameda Research, Bankman-Fried\u2019s cryptocurrency hedge fund trading firm, and <strong>Gary Wang<\/strong>, 29, who co-founded FTX, have pleaded guilty to fraud charges and are cooperating with prosecutors in a bid for leniency. Both are free on bail.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. auto production has not returned to pre-pandemic levels despite improved supply chains and high demand for vehicles, writes The Hill\u2019s Tobias Burns, indicating a deeper shift in the auto industry toward producing a lower number of vehicles with higher profit margins.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/01\/03\/elon-musk-x-app-collides-washington-00075467\">Politico<\/a>: Why <strong>Elon Musk\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cX App\u201d could be an even bigger headache for D.C. than <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> PANDEMIC &amp; HEALTH<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Much of the U.S. is in the middle of a winter surge of COVID-19 infections as cases are poised to eclipse the summer peak, driven by new variants, waning immunity and holiday gatherings, writes The Hill\u2019s Nathaniel Weixel. Even as much of the national focus shifts to the outbreak in China and imposing enhanced testing requirements on travelers, hospitalizations in the U.S. are rising quickly, especially amid the vulnerable population over age 60. Public health experts say the U.S. would be better served trying to control its own surge and the rise of new domestic variants, rather than looking at China, where new variants are less likely to occur because the population is less vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the World Health Organization invited China to a virtual and closed meeting, which had no media coverage, to discuss COVID-19 variants circulating in China. China lifted its \u201czero COVID\u201d measures in December. COVID-19 cases are now surging in the country, although official data remains murky (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/article\/3205470\/who-scientists-call-realistic-china-covid-data-key-meeting-amid-worries-over-spread?module=lead_hero_story&amp;pgtype=homepage\">South China Morning Post<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Information about U.S. COVID-19 vaccine and booster shot availability can be found at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vaccines.gov\">Vaccines.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Total U.S. coronavirus deaths<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/\"><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>reported as of this morning<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> according to Johns Hopkins University (trackers all vary <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>slightly): 1,094,010. Current U.S. COVID-19 deaths are 2,530 for the week, according to the<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>. (The CDC shifted its tally of available data from daily to weekly, now reported on Fridays.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>THE CLOSER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>And finally \u2026<\/em> In the U.S. Capitol, exuberant tykes were seen (and heard) on the House floor Tuesday as lawmaker parents waited for the traditional swearing-in pomp that brought their dressed-up family members to Washington at the start of the 118th Congress. The newcomers will still be waiting on Wednesday (and perhaps beyond) for all those historic oath-moment photos.<\/p>\n<p>One new House member, a comic book enthusiast and Democratic former mayor of Long Beach, Calif., suggested through his staff that he\u2019ll use his newfound Library of Congress perks to recite his oath of office (eventually) while standing with a borrowed vintage library copy of Superman #1 valued at $5 million, plus the Constitution (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/03\/rep-elect-robert-garcia-will-take-oath-on-constitution-superman\/\">The New York Post<\/a>). Rep.-elect <strong>Robert Garcia<\/strong>, who says he learned to read and write in English with the help of comic books, earned some easy headlines this week with the sort of graphic-arts, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattLaslo\/status\/1610346549888057346\">Twitter focused<\/a> PR skills he honed during his campaign (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bleedingcool.com\/comics\/dc-loving-congressman-robert-garcia-to-be-sworn-in-on-comic-book\/\">Bleedingcool<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across the Capitol in the Senate, where new leadership posts were not in an uproar and oaths of office went off without a hitch, Sen. <strong>John Fetterman<\/strong> (D-Pa.) raised his right hand with his family beside him, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/03\/style\/john-fetterman-swearing-in-suit.html\">wearing a spiffy new suit<\/a> and tie while reciting the official phrases prompted by the vice president. Sweatshirts and voluminous shorts, known as Fetterman\u2019s signature attire throughout his hard-fought campaign, will no doubt reappear in the Keystone State and around the nation\u2019s capital. The New York Times said the senator dressed \u201cwith purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>Stay Engaged<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We want to hear from you! Email: Alexis Simendinger and Kristina Karisch. 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