Tipsheet: McConnell-McCarthy split heading into November

View in your browser     McConnell-McCarthy split heading into November BY JORDAIN CARNEY   The rolling fallout from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is putting a renewed spotlight on the differences between Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The two men took opposite tacts this week to the Republican National Committee censure resolution of Reps. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) and Liz Cheney (Wyo.), marking the latest instance where they’ve parted ways over the past year. McConnell and McCarthy have different political considerations—namely the political make-up of their conferences and how they deal with former President Trump—even as they work to accomplish a shared goal: Winning back the majority in November. Read the full story here     Five things to know as US warns Russia could invade Ukraine 'any day now' BY BRETT SAMUELS, MORGAN CHALFANT AND LAURA KELLY   Biden administration officials on Friday sounded the alarm that a Russian military invasion of Ukraine was an immediate threat, warning that it could happen before the Winter Olympics end on Feb. 20. Read the full story here     US orders evacuation of embassy in Kyiv amid threat of Russian invasion BY LAUREN VELLA   The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory early Saturday morning, announcing that the American embassy in Kyiv had been evacuated amid the threat of Russian invasion. Read the full story here     Biden, Putin to speak as US warns of imminent Russian invasion BY MORGAN CHALFANT   President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are slated to speak on Saturday morning, a White House official confirmed, as the U.S. warns of an immediate threat of a possible Russian military invasion of Ukraine.   Read the full story here       Late-night reports suggest CIA collecting more data on Americans BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO   A late-night release of government reports on two Central Intelligence Agency programs has revealed that the organization is most likely collecting more data on American citizens than previously known. Read the full story here     Supreme Court declines second appeal from NYC teachers over vaccine mandate BY CAROLINE VAKIL   An emergency appeal by a cohort of New York City public school teachers to block the city’s vaccine mandate was denied by the Supreme Court on Friday, NBC News reported. Read the full story here     Pfizer, BioNTech delay FDA request for vaccines for children under 5 BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL   Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday said they are delaying completing their request for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize their coronavirus vaccine for children under five years old, because there's not enough data on the efficacy of a third dose. Read the full story here     Trucker blockades at border a threat to auto industry BY KARL EVERS-HILLSTROM   Blockades at major U.S.-Canada border crossings caused by truckers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates could worsen the existing car shortage that has driven up prices to record levels. Read the full story here     Stock ban faces steep hurdles despite growing support BY MIKE LILLIS AND CRISTINA MARCOS   Lawmakers in both parties are quickly jumping on the push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, but now they face the challenge of sorting through a growing number of competing proposals and settling on what exactly that delicate policy would look like.  Read the full story here     Surgeon General: As pandemic improves, 'we should be pulling back on restrictions' BY CAROLINE VAKIL   Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that as the COVID-19 pandemic improves in the United States, “we should be pulling back on restrictions,” which a handful of states have already done.  Read the full story here     A new Supreme Court justice's dissent on abortion could be game-changing BY RACHEL REBOUCHÉ AND LINDA C. MCCLAIN   OPINION l A new justice on a lopsidedly conservative court would likely join Justice Sonia Sotomayor in writing dissents speaking to the future. The vital role of dissenting opinions is evident this term, as the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade by early summer or to weaken it so thoroughly that Roe poses no meaningful barrier to states criminalizing abortion. Read the full story here     Why Mike Pence should run for president BY MICHAEL D. COHEN   OPINION l There are no moral victories in politics. You either win or you lose. No one recognizes this more than Donald Trump, who refuses to recognize he lost the election to Joe Biden. It’s also the reason why his former running mate should jump into the race and take him down, win or lose. Read the full story here     NBC: As U.S. ‘trucker convoy’ picks up momentum, foreign meddling adds to fray BY BEN COLLINS There is growing momentum in the U.S. anti-vaccination community to conduct rallies similar to Canada's “Freedom Convoy” that has paralyzed Ottawa, Ontario, and the effort is receiving a boost from a familiar source: overseas content mills. Read the full story here     NYT: ‘I Had Never Felt Worse’: Long Covid Sufferers Are Struggling With Exercise BY MELINDA WENNER MOYER When Natalie Hollabaugh tested positive for Covid-19 in March 2020, her recovery felt extremely slow. Eighteen months later, she was still suffering from a litany of symptoms, including fatigue, shortness of breath, headaches and joint pain. Read the full story here     WaPo: Facing maximum pressure from Russia, Zelensky refuses to blink at the negotiating table BY JOHN HUDSON and DAVID L. STERN With Russian warships and tanks encircling his country amid dire warnings from the United States about an impending invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has shown himself to be resistant to the pressure he faces from Russia — and from Europe, too. Read the full story here     AP: Biden weighs appeal of 3 top candidates for high court BY COLLEEN LONG President Joe Biden first zeroed in on a pair of finalists for his first U.S. Supreme Court pick when there were rumors last year that Justice Stephen Breyer would retire. But since the upcoming retirement was actually announced late last month, it has come with the rise of a third candidate, one with ready-made bipartisan support that has complicated the decision. Read the full story here     Reuters: Teen skater's doping test draws global wrath against Russia BY JULIEN PRETOT, KAROLOS GROHMANN and IAIN AXON Russian skating prodigy Kamila Valieva's failed drug test prior to her dazzling Winter Games team gold threw the 15-year-old's Olympic future into doubt and reawakened global anger over Moscow's doping history on Friday. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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