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View Online    TIPSHEET TIPSHEET   The Memo: Republicans stumble out of the starting blocks BY NIALL STANAGE © Greg Nash, The Hill The GOP has stumbled at the starting line of the new Congress, squandering a moment of rare opportunity.   Having won a House majority, albeit a slim one, most Republican members were eager to turn up the heat on President Biden and advance the agenda on which voters elected them.   Instead, they have spent almost a week embroiled in a debacle, only finally electing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker in the 15th round of voting soon after midnight Saturday. Read the full story here Five takeaways: How McCarthy won the Speakership BY IAN SWANSON Here are five takeaways on the craziest Speaker's election anyone alive has ever seen.  Read the full story here Five dramatic, colorful moments from McCarthy's Speakership fight BY JULIA SHAPERO The battle for Speaker, particularly its culmination on Friday night and Saturday morning, produced a number of memorable moments. Here are five of the most dramatic and colorful. Read the full story here Sunday shows preview: Talk of Speakership election likely to dominate BY JULIA SHAPERO Saturday morning's breakthrough vote that secured Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) election as Speaker, as well House Republicans' drawn-out struggle to get to that point, will likely dominate the Sunday talk show circuit this weekend. Read the full story here Biden basks in GOP Speaker chaos BY BRETT SAMUELS Republicans gave President Biden a late Christmas gift with their messy, drawn-out struggle to elect a House Speaker. Read the full story here Biden confronts his border problem BY BRETT SAMUELS President Biden on Sunday will make his first trip to the southern border since taking office, confronting the issue of immigration head on as it threatens to become a growing problem for him and his administration. Read the full story here Hispanic Caucus split between rage and lukewarm reception to Biden's new border plan BY RAFAEL BERNAL AND REBECCA BEITSCH The Biden administration's plan to crack down at the border in exchange for some expanded legal pathways of entry for migrants received a generally tepid response from Hispanic Democrats, though some in the group were incensed that they were sidelined in favor of developing a policy many worry treads too closely to Trump-era immigration efforts.  Read the full story here Biden's campaign brain trust: Here are the key people to know BY AMIE PARNES Who is Biden leaning on as he revs up for another run?   Read the full story here What we know about the XBB.1.5 COVID variant sweeping the Northeast BY JOSEPH CHOI The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant is raising concerns of a potential surge in COVID-19 cases as it sweeps across the Northeast. Read the full story here The 55th Speaker: Kevin McCarthy is no Nancy Pelosi — and that's a good thing BY JONATHAN TURLEY OPINION | Moreover, many in the media were honest about what they consider his greatest shortcoming: "Kevin McCarthy is no Nancy Pelosi." Some of us sincerely hope so. Read the full story here The US needs fast growth: The Fed is against it BY PAUL A. LONDON, OPINION | Fast economic growth solves problems. Slow growth causes them. China is trying to speed up growth again after Xi's disastrous COVID-related mistakes while the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and slamming on the brakes to fight inflation. China's commitment to growth while the Fed goes in the opposite direction should worry Americans profoundly.   Read the full story here The Associated Press: Speaker McCarthy: A weakened leader or emboldened survivor? BY LISA MASCARO Republican Kevin McCarthy is the new House speaker, but as bruising as it was for him to seize the gavel in a history-making election, it may be even more difficult for the embattled leader to do much with the powerful position — or to even keep it. Read the full story here The New York Times: In Speaker fight's final hours, arm-twisting, flaring tempers and calls From Trump BY CATIE EDMONDSON Speaker Kevin McCarthy's slog to his post ended with a remarkably public show of intraparty strife that played out in a history-making overnight session. Read the full story here The Washington Post: With McCarthy elected speaker, House GOP readies for fiscal showdowns BY TONY ROMM The stakes for the economy could be great as Republicans eye the debt limit and a deadline to fund the government as leverage in talks with the Biden administration. Read the full story here The Wall Street Journal: Tech industry reversal intensifies with new rounds of layoffs BY DANA MATTIOLI AND MILES KRUPPA Companies that grew rapidly during pandemic are now reducing spending and staffing, sometimes repeatedly. Read the full story here Sign up for Tipsheet Manage Subscriptions | Sign Up for Other Newsletters | Unsubscribe     Copyright © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use   To ensure you receive these emails in the future, please add thehill@email.thehill.com to your address book, contacts or safe senders list.