{"id":584381,"date":"2023-07-26T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T10:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-hills-morning-report-mccarthys-impeachment-talk-divides-gop\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T10:38:13","slug":"the-hills-morning-report-mccarthys-impeachment-talk-divides-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hills-morning-report-mccarthys-impeachment-talk-divides-gop\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Hill\u2019s Morning Report \u2014\u00a0McCarthy\u2019s impeachment talk divides GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s note: The Hill\u2019s\u00a0Morning\u00a0Report\u00a0is 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,\u00a0click here\u00a0or fill out the box below.<\/strong><\/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<p>House Republicans will meet today for a final time ahead of their August recess amid high tensions over how deeply to cut spending and the question of presidential impeachment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The conference is weighing whether it should act to expunge the impeachment of <strong>former President Trump<\/strong> while possibly impeaching <strong>President Biden<\/strong> over unproven claims of financial misconduct. The GOP has been battling for months over impeachment targets, and Speaker <strong>Kevin McCarthy<\/strong> (R-Calif.) on Monday night suggested existing probes of Biden were rising to the level.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>\u201cWe\u2019ve only followed where the information has taken us,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> McCarthy told Fox News\u2019s <strong>Sean Hannity<\/strong> on Monday. <strong><em>\u201cBut Hannity, this is rising to the level of impeachment inquiry, which provides Congress the strongest power to get the rest of the knowledge and information needed.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The statements by McCarthy offer red meat to the GOP base and hard-line conservatives who are jumping at the chance to go after Biden and his son, <strong>Hunter Biden<\/strong> amid unsubstantiated assertions of preferential treatment of the Bidens by the Justice Department. It\u2019s the Speaker\u2019s latest balancing act as he manages a razor-thin majority. Colleagues are divided about how much to reduce federal spending and the zeal among some conservatives to vote to erase Trump\u2019s impeachments while launching an impeachment inquiry aimed at Biden (The Hill and<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/25\/politics\/mccarthy-biden-impeachment-threat\/index.html\"> CNN<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In remarks Tuesday at the Capitol, McCarthy said the questions his party is raising about Biden family business dealings need to be investigated. He acknowledged that GOP probes this year produced no corroborating evidence of wrongdoing by Biden, but said an impeachment inquiry <em>\u201callows Congress to get the information to be able to know the truth.\u201d<\/em> Such a probe has no set timeline and could potentially stretch into campaign season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy has faced numerous demands from Trump allies to elevate their priorities. Trump last week questioned why the president has not been impeached. McCarthy has denied a report that he is considering a House floor vote to<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mccarthy-trump-impeachment-greene-stefanik-expunge-0a8466e34566ad7ff94c95642884952c\"> expunge Trump\u2019s two impeachments<\/a> as a way of showing his support. It remains unclear that the House could rescind the impeachments, which separately resulted in Senate acquittals (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-impeachment-mccarthy-hannity-78e4c7efeb030b29e1576f868257179b\">The Associated Press<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans are decidedly unenthusiastic about the House GOP impeachment\u202f drive aimed at Biden, The Hill\u2019s Alexander Bolton reports. They note that House Republicans who brought articles of impeachment against former <strong>President Clinton<\/strong> ahead of the 1998 midterm election experienced voters\u2019 dis<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>roval, and view McCarthy\u2019s talk as a bow to Trump and the Republican base at the risk of losing support from swing voters in key states and contests next year.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>Related Articles<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2023\/07\/21\/history-has-a-warning-for-kevin-mccarthy-about-expunging-trumps-impeachments-00107496\"><strong>Politico magazine<\/strong><\/a><strong>: History has a warning for McCarthy about expunging Trump\u2019s impeachments. Expunging wrongdoing didn\u2019t save former President Andrew Jackson. It won\u2019t save Trump either.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><strong>The Hill<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><strong>The Justice Department says U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss, who investigated Hunter Biden, is willing to testify publicly to the House Judiciary Committee in September or October.\u202f<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2023\/07\/25\/house-judiciary-panel-plans-contempt-vote-for-zuckerberg\/\"><strong>Roll Call<\/strong><\/a><strong>: House Judiciary panel plans contempt vote for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>LEADING THE DAY<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4 CONGRESS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Congress-Schumer_072523_AP_J.-Scott-Applewhite.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>\u00a9 The Associated Press \/ J. Scott Applewhite | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in the spring.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Senate has three days to pass its $886 billion annual defense bill before lawmakers leave town for the August recess \u2014 a self-imposed deadline that would free the chamber to work through a long to-do list once it returns in September. Senate Majority Leader <strong>Chuck Schumer<\/strong> (D-N.Y.), who said his goal this week was to finish the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before Thursday afternoon, may be betting that his colleagues won\u2019t stand in the way of passage of the bill if the alternative would mean having to cancel their flights out of Washington (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/senate-races-pass-defense-bill-august-recess\">Washington Examiner<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/24\/senate-ndaa-abortion-pentagon-00107834\">Politico<\/a>).\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere is every reason in the world to get this bill done as soon as we can,\u201d<\/em> Schumer told Politico. <em>\u201cThe NDAA is full of provisions both sides can celebrate, provisions that seem incremental on their own but together provide a strong foundation for the security of this nation.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Schumer\u2019s plan will be an extremely heavy lift, with several additional amendment votes likely in the pipeline. Even with some forward motion in the Senate, the gridlock in Congress points to growing chances of a fall shutdown if lawmakers can\u2019t meet their September funding deadline, and some Republicans are privately expecting a spending fight to trigger a shutdown. House conservatives oppose the use of an \u201comnibus\u201d to bundle all 12 must-pass appropriations bills into one measure, but members are pessimistic about the odds of passing individual funding bills by the Sept. 30 deadline (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/25\/gop-government-shutdown-mccarthy-october\">Axios<\/a>). The Hill\u2019s Aris Folley breaks down why lawmakers may miss the cutoff and what might happen then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2023\/07\/25\/gop-conservatives-demands-imperil-house-spending-bills\/\">Roll Call<\/a>: GOP conservatives\u2019 demands imperil House spending bills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <strong>Chuck Grassley<\/strong> (R-Iowa) encountered some blowback for releasing an FBI document last week detailing unfounded allegations against the Biden family, writes The Hill\u2019s Al Weaver. Conservatives, however, applauded his defiance of an FBI request as \u201ctransparency.\u201d The White House denies the claims and assertions of wrongdoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Grassley, the eight-term senator, has had a storied career, known for substantive investigations and whistleblower protections. He surprised some colleagues by publishing on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> a lightly redacted version of a document known as form FD-1023 that the FBI warned \u201crisks the safety\u201d of the confidential source, who claimed the then-vice president and then-business consultant Hunter Biden maneuvered in Ukraine for personal gain in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI would never have advised him to do that,<\/em>\u201d said <strong>Kris Kolesnick<\/strong>, who spent 19 years as Grassley\u2019s senior counselor and director of investigations. <em>\u201cThis is like a new guy. \u2026 We left him quite an oversight legacy and he\u2019s put all that in jeopardy. Between back then and now, it\u2019s like night and day.\u201d<\/em>\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <strong>Becca Balint<\/strong> (D-Vt.) introduced a resolution to censure Rep. <strong>Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/strong> (R-Ga.), which would condemn Greene for fanning <em>\u201cthe flames of racism, antisemitism, LGBTQ hate speech, Islamophobia, anti-Asian hate, xenophobia and other forms of hatred\u201d<\/em> (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/07\/25\/democrats-move-censure-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\">The Washington Post<\/a> and The Hill).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u25aa The Hill: Are we alone? A House hearing seeks extraterrestrial explanations for unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). \ud83d\udef8\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa The Hill: Here are five moves that helped take the hunt for UAP into the public square.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa The Hill: Sens. <strong>Joe Manchin<\/strong> (D-W.Va.) and<strong> Tommy Tuberville<\/strong> (R-Ala.) unveil bill making sweeping changes to college sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> MORE IN POLITICS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Gov. <strong>Ron DeSantis <\/strong>is having a rocky month. His campaign admits to overspending; big donors are maxed out under election law and can\u2019t give again; the campaign laid off staff members, bringing the total pink slips to 38, or a third of his team; and DeSantis is stalled behind Trump in the polls (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/25\/desantis-lets-go-of-more-than-1-3-of-campaign-staff-as-reset-continues-00108046\">Politico<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nate Hochman<\/strong>, a DeSantis aide tied to some controversial campaign videos, was among those let go (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/07\/25\/2023\/attacked-as-too-online-ron-desantis-fires-a-meme-savvy-staffer-nate-hochman\">Semafor<\/a>). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/25\/desantis-campaign-video-nazi-symbol-sonnenrad\">Axios reported<\/a> that the aide had created a shared-then-deleted video featuring the governor\u2019s face appearing inside a Florida state seal that morphs into a symbol once used by the Nazis and adopted by some white supremacists.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adding more drama to the governor\u2019s day: He was in a multi-vehicle accident Tuesday but not hurt while <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing near Chattanooga, Tenn., as he headed for a campaign event. One staff member suffered a minor injury (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/25\/politics\/desantis-car-accident\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Split screen: <strong>Vice President Harris<\/strong> on Friday will be in Des Moines, Iowa, for an abortion rights event simultaneously with the day\u2019s appearances by Trump, DeSantis and other GOP presidential candidates in Des Moines at a 2024 political gathering (The Hill).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reminder: analysts say DeSantis must win next year in either Iowa or New Hampshire (where the governor will appear again Monday) (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2023\/06\/desantis-2024-bad-start-new-hampshire.html\">New York magazine<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 roundup: <\/strong>Former New York City Police Department Detective <strong>Mike Sapraicone<\/strong>, a Republican who launched a security business on Long Island after 20 years on the force, joined a crowded field to try to unseat Rep. <strong>George Santos<\/strong> (R-N.Y.) next year (The Hill). \u2026 A constitutional amendment ballot initiative in Ohio in August triggered a ferocious clash over abortion access. The issue before voters next month is pivotal to whether a November abortion ballot initiative passes in the state (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-ohio-referendum-election-2023-7ea8656d35adce9dfb8d9a9bf8c69d60\">The Associated Press<\/a>).\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>IN FOCUS\/SHARP TAKES<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> INTERNATIONAL<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel\u2019s<\/strong> roiling national crisis over Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s<\/strong> new law that weakens the Supreme Court is beginning to affect the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), an institution that for most of the country\u2019s history has been seen as being above politics. While polls consistently find the public trusts the military most, the institution is now facing questions about whether it can remain a symbol of unity and if its operational readiness has been compromised. The most acute crisis now facing the military comes from thousands of reservists who say they will stop volunteering in protest of the new law (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/netanyahu-judicial-overhaul-military-reservists-protests-idf-rcna96197\">NBC News<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have tried to stay out of the current discourse, but given its current prominence in Israeli society, we got caught up in it and our unity was impaired,\u201d<\/em> Lt. Gen. <strong>Herzi Halevi<\/strong>, the IDF chief of staff, said in an address to his troops this week. <em>\u201cIt is our duty to prevent these cracks from widening.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following Monday\u2019s vote, Israelis have girded for a new period of political and economic tumult as doctors went on strike, the stock market and currency sank and protesters vowed to keep up mass demonstrations (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/israeli-doctors-go-on-strike-to-protest-netanyahus-judicial-overhaul-463530e7?mod=world_lead_story\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>). Credit rating agency Moody\u2019s Investors Service warned Tuesday about \u201cnegative consequences\u201d and \u201csignificant risk\u201d for the country\u2019s economy and security situation following the passage of the first bill of the government\u2019s contested judicial overhaul (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/moodys-warns-israel-facing-negative-economic-fallout-after-overhaul-bill-passes\/\">The Times of Israel<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/democracy-protest-israel-judicial-reform-overhaul-c0d243bf2b135df608b21ef0c4c1192c\">The Associated Press<\/a>: Israeli doctors walk off the job, more strikes may be looming.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/25\/world\/middleeast\/netanyahu-israel-court-judicial-overhaul.html\">The New York Times<\/a>: More protests are expected, but with Parliament about to recess, it is not clear when or in what form.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/07\/25\/israel-netanyahu-judicial-overhaul-protests\/\">The Washington Post analysis<\/a>: Savvy politician or \u201chostage\u201d? Netanyahu\u2019s uncertain role in the judicial push.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Security Council will convene meetings today for the third time since the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal last week and <strong>Russia\u2019s<\/strong> bombardment of <strong>Ukrainian<\/strong> port cities that has followed. Both countries requested a meeting; since withdrawing from the grain deal, which allowed Ukrainian ships carrying food exports to bypass wartime blockades, Moscow has sought to choke off the other routes for exports. The attacks escalated earlier this week when Russian drones destroyed a grain hangar in the town of Reni, just across the Danube River from <strong>Romania<\/strong>, a NATO member (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/07\/26\/world\/russia-ukraine-news\/the-un-security-council-will-meet-after-russian-attacks-on-odesa-escalate?smid=url-share\">The New York Times<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In only a week, Russia has fired dozens of missiles and drones at the Odesa region of Ukraine after Moscow pulled out of the grain deal. But none have struck quite as deeply as the one that destroyed the cathedral, which stands at the heart of the city\u2019s romantic, notorious past and its deep roots in both Ukrainian and Russian culture. Odesa\u2019s past is intertwined with some of Russia\u2019s most revered figures, including <strong>Catherine the Great<\/strong> and author <strong>Leo Tolstoy<\/strong>. Odesa\u2019s Orthodox cathedral belongs to Moscow\u2019s patriarchate, and its residents largely speak Russian. Last week\u2019s attacks marked the first time Odesa\u2019s historic city center was hit since the war started. Mayor <strong>Hennadii Trukhanov<\/strong> was unequivocal in a furious video message directed to Russians after Sunday\u2019s strike on the cathedral (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-odesa-grain-port-cathedral-055bd34b40ba271e89084fda83c34fb0\">The Associated Press<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf you only knew how much Odesa hates you. Not only hates you. Despises you. You\u2019re fighting small children, the Orthodox church. Your rockets even fall on cemeteries,\u201d<\/em> he said. <em>\u201cYou must hardly know us Odessans. You will not break us, just make us angrier.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/07\/26\/drones-ai-ukraine-war-innovation\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>: The war in Ukraine is spurring a revolution in drone warfare using AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ukraines-stalled-offensive-puts-biden-in-uneasy-political-position-6f686ab5?mod=world_lead_pos5\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>: Ukraine\u2019s stalled offensive puts Biden in an uneasy political position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trevor-reed-russia-prisoner-marine-ukraine-bdfe9b245571f479c25a09d1872ac726\">The Associated Press<\/a>: An injury in Ukraine and medical transfer to Germany of former Marine <strong>Trevor Reed,<\/strong> who was released from Russian detention last year in a prisoner swap and opted to take up arms against Russia on behalf of Ukraine, could complicate U.S. efforts to gain the release of Wall Street Journal reporter <strong>Evan Gershkovich<\/strong> and corporate security executive <strong>Paul Whelan<\/strong>, Americans imprisoned in Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/International-Odesa_072323_AP_Jae-C.-Hong.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>\u00a9 The Associated Press \/ Jae C. Hong | The Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral in Ukraine after a Russian missile strike on Sunday.\u202f\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese<\/strong> Foreign Minister <strong>Qin Gang <\/strong>has been removed from his post, state media reported, deepening a mystery that began a month ago when the prominent diplomat disappeared from public view. According to Xinhua, China\u2019s state-run news agency, he has been replaced by <strong>Wang Yi<\/strong>, China\u2019s top diplomat and Qin\u2019s predecessor (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/7\/25\/chinas-foreign-minister-qin-gang-removed-from-office\">Al Jazeera<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/familiar-face-us-chinas-wang-returns-foreign-minister-2023-07-25\/\">Reuters<\/a>: A familiar face for the U.S. as Wang returns as China\u2019s foreign minister.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/korea-war-armistice-anniversary-nuclear-6469f9afe088cbd86a1ab6b9c8011ef3\">The Associated Press<\/a>: <strong>North<\/strong> and <strong>South Korea<\/strong> mark their armistice anniversary in two different ways that highlight rising tensions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jul\/26\/cambodia-pm-hun-sen-steps-down-hands-over-power-son\">The Guardian<\/a>: After almost four decades of hardline rule, <strong>Cambodian<\/strong> Prime Minister <strong>Hun Sen<\/strong> steps down and hands over power to his son.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/07\/25\/ayotzinapa-student-disappearance-mexico-military\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>: Investigators, denied access in a major student disappearance case, will leave <strong>Mexico<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> ADMINISTRATION<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Immigration<\/strong>: The Biden administration\u2019s new and restrictive asylum policy will be barred from taking effect in two weeks, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, giving the executive branch time to make changes. The rule, for which the White House has been criticized from the left, allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who fail to first apply online or seek protection in a country through which they pass on their way to the U.S.-Mexico border (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/25\/us\/politics\/federal-judge-blocks-new-biden-asylum-policy.html\">The New York Times<\/a>).\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Rule \u2014 which has been in effect for two months \u2014 cannot remain in place,<\/em>\u201d U.S. District Judge<strong> Jon Tigar<\/strong> of the Northern District of California wrote, describing violations of asylum law (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/asylum-limits-biden-border-c118ee7190c58f85bcf5db1e2a270429\">The Associated Press<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Education Department<\/strong> opened a civil rights investigation into Harvard University\u2019s \u201clegacy\u201d preferences for the relatives of alumni and donors when making admissions decisions, according to lawyers for several groups that claim the practices are discriminatory. The inquiry comes after a formal complaint alleging discrimination filed by three groups following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision last month to severely limit race-conscious admissions in higher education (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/25\/us\/politics\/harvard-admissions-civil-rights-inquiry.html?campaign_id=60&amp;emc=edit_na_20230725&amp;instance_id=0&amp;nl=breaking-news&amp;ref=cta&amp;regi_id=67679490&amp;segment_id=140250&amp;user_id=112273524935719c471802e102c83561\">The New York Times<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2023\/07\/white-house-taps-state-departments-derek-chollet-to-fill-pentagons-top-policy-post\/\">Defense One<\/a>: Biden will nominate <strong>Derek Chollet<\/strong> to the top policy role at the Pentagon, a move from the State Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>OPINION<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 UPS and the art of the Teamsters deal,<\/strong> by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ups-teamsters-deal-avert-strike-sean-obrien-3bb8e61e?mod=hp_opin_pos_5#cxrecs_s\">The Wall Street Journal editorial board<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 Israel\u2019s self-inflicted wound,<\/strong> by Bret Stephens, columnist, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/25\/opinion\/israel-supreme-court.html\">The New York Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 Putin strikes at the Ukrainian port \u2014 and endangers the world\u2019s food supply<\/strong>, by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/07\/25\/russia-ukraine-port-food-supply\/\">The Washington Post editorial board<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>WHERE AND WHEN<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The House<\/strong> will convene at 10 a.m. to consider its first 2024 federal spending bill, funding the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects for next year. Members will also vote on Senate-passed legislation to overturn the U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service\u2019s endangered species rules. The House Judiciary Committee will question Homeland Security Secretary <strong>Alejandro Mayorkas, <\/strong>a target of GOP impeachment warnings, at 10 a.m.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Senate<\/strong> will meet at 10 a.m. to resume consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The president<\/strong> will receive the President\u2019s Daily Brief at 9 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The vice president<\/strong> is in Washington and has no public events.\u00a0\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secretary of State Antony Blinken <\/strong>arrives in Nuku\u2019alofa, Tonga, to dedicate the new U.S. Embassy there. He will meet with senior officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>First lady Jill Biden<\/strong> will travel with <strong>Brigitte Macron<\/strong> from Paris to Brittany and Normandy, France, this morning. In the afternoon, they will visit the Brittany American Cemetery, as well as Mont-Saint-Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The first lady will depart France in the late afternoon to travel to Delaware.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Federal Reserve <\/strong>concludes a two-day meeting in Washington with a statement at 2 p.m. and news conference with Chair <strong>Jerome Powell <\/strong>at 2:30 p.m. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-07-25\/how-high-will-interest-rates-go-who-at-the-fed-wants-to-keep-raising?srnd=premium\">Bloomberg News<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The White House daily press briefing<\/strong> is scheduled at 1 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>ELSEWHERE<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4 BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/By-the-Numbers-Brown_052223_AP_Charles-Krupa.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>\u00a9 The Associated Press \/ Charles Krupa | Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown in May.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><strong>$304 million:<\/strong> The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/news\/jaylen-brown-contract-extension-celtics-star-signs-304m-supermax-for-richest-deal-in-nba-history-per-report\/\">richest deal in NBA history<\/a>. <strong>Jaylen Brown<\/strong> inked a five-year supermax contract extension with the Boston Celtics, announced Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa 340,000:<\/strong> The population of UPS workers represented by the Teamsters union impacted by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2023\/07\/25\/ups-strike-deal-teamsters\/\">a tentative contract deal<\/a> reached Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa $725:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lendingtree.com\/auto\/debt-statistics\/#:~:text=The%20average%20car%20payment%20for%20a%20new%20vehicle%20is%20%24725,average%20monthly%20payments%20at%20%24516.\">Average monthly payment<\/a> for a new car in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa 26:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/story\/5520652\/another-phoenix-daily-heat-record-broken-as-temperatures-remain-scorching\/\">Consecutive days<\/a> in Phoenix with temperatures of 110 degrees or hotter as of Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa $4,000:<\/strong> Texas <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/sorority-consultants-rush-colleges-parents-prepare-80b2cfc8?mod=djemRTE_h\">consultant\u2019s charge<\/a> for on-call service to college students during sorority rush week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa 40:<\/strong> Percentage of teens ages 16-19 who hold driver\u2019s licenses, down from 60 percent in the mid-1990s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>THE CLOSER<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Closer-Raphael_021307_AP_SANG-TAN.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u00a9 The Associated Press \/ Sang Tan | Artificial intelligence settled more than three decades of debate with a verdict that de Br\u00e9cy Tondo was painted by Raphael. It went on public exhibit Tuesday for the first time at the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford, England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>And finally \u2026<\/em> For decades, it was called the \u201cmystery\u201d painting. Art experts studied the graceful Madonna and child, examined the canvas and brush strokes and searched for a way to confirm what their eyes and their instincts told them \u2014 that the de Br\u00e9cy Tondo was the work of Renaissance master <strong>Raphael<\/strong>, who died in Rome in 1520, probably of pneumonia at age 37.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The painting\u2019s resemblance to the artist\u2019s famed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artlex.com\/artwork\/the-sistine-madonna-by-raphael\/#:~:text=History%20of%20the%20Sistine%20Madonna,Monastery%20San%20Sisto%20in%20Piacenza.\">Sistine Madonna<\/a>, created in 1513-1514, inspired <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.debrecy.org.uk\/\">experts <\/a>and scientists to turn to artificial intelligence, facial recognition <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and a database of masterworks, resulting in an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence-study-finds-painting-likely-raphael\/\">announcement last winter<\/a> that the faces in the mystery painting are identical to those in the artist\u2019s famous altarpiece and that the entire mystery painting is most likely Raphael\u2019s work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The news on Tuesday was that the ethereal de Br\u00e9cy Tondo, for the first time, is on public display (for two months) at the Bradford Council\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bradfordmuseums.org\/cartwright-hall-art-gallery\/\">Cartwright Hall Art Gallery<\/a> in West Yorkshire, England, about an hour from Manchester and four hours from London. And some distance from Rome (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/raphael-painting-ai-attribution-exhibition-1234675370\/\">ArtNews<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-leeds-66291225\">BBC<\/a>).\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>Stay Engaged<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>We want to hear from you! Email: <\/strong><strong>Alexis Simendinger<\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong>Kristina Karisch<\/strong><strong>. 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