Tipsheet: Trump demands undermine unity of GOP leaders

View in your browser     Trump demands undermine unity of GOP leaders BY ALEXANDER BOLTON and SCOTT WONG   Tensions that flared between Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) during the debt ceiling standoff revealed the two leaders’ differing styles and personalities and raised questions about their relationship going forward. The main source of division between the two top Republicans in Congress is their contrasting relationships with former President Trump, whose day-to-day comments on events in Washington have a major influence over the GOP. Read the full story here     Jan. 6 panel subpoenas aides who met with Trump BY CRISTINA MARCOS   The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol announced Friday that it has issued six new subpoenas, including to an aide to former President Trump who is now a congressional candidate. Read the full story here     Netanyahu responds to Trump attack, says 'it was important' to congratulate Biden BY CAROLINE VAKIL   Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday defended congratulating President Biden on his win in the 2020 presidential election, saying doing so “was important” given the prominence of the U.S.-Israel alliance, Axios reported. Read the full story here     Annual inflation rises to 6.8 percent, the highest rate since 1982 BY SYLVAN LANE   Consumer prices surged 6.8 percent in the year leading into November and 0.8 percent last month alone as a roaring economy overwhelmed struggling supply chains and fueled inflation, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. Read the full story here       Biden says he will speak with Manchin next week BY MORGAN CHALFANT   President Biden on Friday acknowledged that he wasn’t sure he could get Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on board to pass his sweeping climate and social spending package but said he would be talking to him at the start of next week. Read the full story here     Graham hopes to sway Manchin against Biden plan with new CBO report BY JORDAIN CARNEY   Republicans are hoping to sway Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) into hitting pause on President Biden's climate and social spending plan — or nixing it altogether — using a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the cost of the bill if all of its provisions were made permanent. Read the full story here     Biden remembers Dole as 'master of the Senate' at National Cathedral BY CRISTINA MARCOS and BRETT SAMUELS   Former Senate majority leader and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole was honored Friday with a tribute ceremony at Washington National Cathedral, which was attended by President Biden and other former congressional colleagues who heralded his legacy of bipartisanship. Read the full story here     White House on Smollett verdict: Lying about a hate crime is 'shameful' BY BRETT SAMUELS   White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday warned falsifying hate crimes hurts real victims of those incidents after actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty of lying to Chicago police about a robbery and hate crime he had staged against himself in 2019. Read the full story here     Supreme Court allows abortion providers to sue over Texas law BY JOHN KRUZEL   The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for abortion providers to pursue a federal lawsuit challenging a restrictive Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Read the full story here     Pentagon considering mandating vaccine booster BY ELLEN MITCHELL   Pentagon leaders are holding “active discussions” on whether to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine booster, the Defense Department’s top spokesperson confirmed Friday. Read the full story here     With overdoses at a record high, we must crack down on fentanyl-related substances BY REP. GUS BILIRAKIS (R-FLA.)   OPINION | Saddened by the overdose epidemic that is worsening throughout the nation and crippling communities like mine, I recently took to the House floor to raise awareness and spur much needed congressional action as deaths involving synthetic opioids continue to skyrocket. Read the full story here     Transformational legislation should be bipartisan again BY MARGARET WHITE   OPINION | When they controlled the White House and both houses of Congress four years ago, Republicans never substantively engaged with Democrats on their overhaul of America’s tax code. Now, in much the same vein, Democrats are plowing ahead with a Build Back Better (BBB) plan absent any Republican input. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Tornadoes hit several states, with at least 50 likely deaths in Kentucky BY THE NEW YORK TIMES STAFF   Dozens of people were feared dead and communities across the Midwest and southern United States were left scrambling to assess the damage on Saturday morning after a string of unseasonably powerful storms and tornadoes swept across five states overnight. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Putin keeps Washington guessing as U.S. huddles with allies to prevent Ukraine invasion BY PAUL SONNE and JOHN HUDSON President Biden faces a dilemma as the United States prepares for European security negotiations with Moscow amid the threat of a new Ukraine invasion: How much should Washington accommodate Russian President Vladimir Putin — and would any plausible concessions be enough for him to stand down? Read the full story here     The Associated Press: New inflation number feeds angst about Democrats’ $2T bill BY ALAN FRAM   Government reports on rising inflation and the potential costs of President Joe Biden’s social and environment legislation raised fresh questions Friday about the bill’s fate, with both sides hoping the new numbers would influence pivotal Sen. Joe Manchin. Read the full story here     Reuters: China orders COVID-19 tests for travel with some border cities BY ROXANNE LIU and RYAN WOO   China has ordered some border cities to beef up vigilance against COVID-19 with measures such as mandatory testing for travellers, in its effort to prevent clusters caused by viruses arriving from abroad. Read the full story here     Business Insider: Donald Trump claims his Jan. 6 speech in which he told supporters to 'fight like hell' was 'extremely calming' BY ALIA SHOAIB   Former President Donald Trump claimed that a speech he gave to supporters on January 6 before the Capitol riot was "extremely calming." Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©1998 - 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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