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GOP-led panel to mark up impeachment articles
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The Republican-led House Homeland Security Committee will mark up an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday morning, potentially setting up the first House vote to impeach a Cabinet member since the 1870s. Details: The Republican-drafted resolution accuses Mayorkas of "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" regarding immigration and charges him with "breach of public trust." It alleges millions of people have entered the country illegally due largely to Mayorkas's "unlawful conduct." Process note: If the House voted to impeach Mayorkas before the end of the year, his trial would take place in the Democratic-majority Senate. Takes: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a memo that Republicans "don't want to fix the problem; they want to campaign on it. That's why they have undermined efforts to achieve bipartisan solutions and ignored the facts, legal scholars and experts, and even the Constitution itself in their quest to baselessly impeach Secretary Mayorkas." Former Republican-appointed Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and conservative law professor Jonathan Turley have argued Republicans haven't met the standard for impeachment. The view from Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.): "These articles lay out a clear, compelling, and irrefutable case for Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment," Green said in a statement. Border deal: The impeachment mark-up comes as the Senate works toward finalizing a border deal negotiated by senators from both parties and the White House. The deal faces poor odds in the House, where conservatives have urged no compromise. Former President Trump has also pushed lawmakers to oppose such a deal. Related: Trump: Border deal being used to put 'disaster' onto Republicans' shoulders |
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Qatar relaying new cease-fire proposal to Hamas
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Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani said his government is communicating a new cease-fire framework to Hamas. - The proposal came out of talks between the U.S., Israel, Egypt and Qatar, the latter two of which have been serving as intermediaries with Hamas, the Palestinian militant group behind the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
- The proposal "would see the release of Israeli children and women held hostage by Hamas in an initial phase, along with an increase in humanitarian aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip," The Hill's Laura Kelly reported.
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House Democratic group backs 'Red to Blue' candidates
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House Democrats' campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, announced 17 candidates it's backing in hopes of flipping competitive Republican-held districts this fall as part of its "Red to Blue" program. Most of the candidates have run before and narrowly lost. National Republican Congressional Committee press secretary Will Reinert's response to the announcement: "No one likes week-old crusty lasagna, but in desperate times you re-serve it while trying to convince your kids it's the greatest meal of their life." |
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Number of states in which the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Direct File pilot program is available Monday, the first day of tax season. For now, the program is available to government employees in Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington state and Wyoming. The IRS also has a Free File tool for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $79,000 or less. More from Nexstar here. |
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Ocasio-Cortez calls for U.S. to restore UNRWA funding |
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called for the U.S. to restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), writing on X (formerly Twitter), "Among an organization of 13,000 UN aid workers, risking the starvation of millions over grave allegations of 12 is indefensible." The State Department and several other countries have halted funds to the U.N. body amid allegations that 12 UNRWA staffers were involved in Hamas's October attack on Israel. |
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Carroll says she'll do anything she can to help Biden
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Writer E. Jean Carroll, whose defamation case against former President Trump resulted in an $83.3 million verdict, said Monday she would do anything she could to help President Biden win reelection. |
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⏲️ PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY COUNTDOWN |
Upcoming nominating contests: 5 days until South Carolina's Democratic primary 8 days until Nevada's Democratic primary and GOP primary (Trump is running in the caucuses two days later instead; more on that here) 10 days until Nevada's and the Virgin Islands' Republican caucuses 26 days until South Carolina's Republican primary |
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Tuesday: The House Homeland Security Committee marks up impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at 10 a.m. ET. Wednesday: It's the Federal Election Commission's deadline for 2023 year-end finance reports for federal candidates, PACs and parties. The Federal Open Market Committee decides on the interest rate. Friday: The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the January jobs report. |
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