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View Online  TIPSHEET PRESENTED BY AMERICAN EDGE PROJECT The eight Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024 BY MAX GREENWOOD Greg Nash Senate Democrats are preparing to play defense in 2024 as they look to preserve their narrow majority in the upper chamber.   The party is defending more than twice as many seats as Republicans, and it's already facing the possibility that some of its incumbents could retire, leaving open competitive seats.    There are also few opportunities for Democrats to go on the offensive. Their best targets appear to be Florida and Texas, but both states have proved elusive for Democrats in recent years.   Here are eight Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024: Read the full story here GOP lawmakers decry 'hypocrisy' in Biden, Trump classified document cases BY REMA RAHMAN Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused authorities of "hypocrisy" when it came to the handling of classified documents by President Biden and former President Trump after leaving office. Read the full story here Democratic lawmakers back special counsel to probe Biden's handling of records BY STEPHEN NEUKAM A number of prominent Democrats voiced their support over the weekend for Attorney General Merrick Garland's decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Biden's handling of classified documents. Read the full story here Content from our sponsor: American Edge Project Toolkit to Advance and Promote American Tech Innovation U.S. competitiveness and exceptionalism depend on our ability to strengthen our domestic technological leadership. The stakes are too high for Congress to get this wrong.    See our toolkit for the 118th Congress.  NY Democratic reps call on McCarthy, GOP to explain when they knew of Santos's 'web of lies' BY LAUREN SFORZA New York Reps. Dan Goldman (D) and Ritchie Torres (D) sent a letter to GOP leadership demanding that they explain what they knew of Rep. George Santos's (R-N.Y.) lies about his resume and biography, and when they knew it. Read the full story here McCarthy weighs in on defense spending cuts amid GOP divisions BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) signaled his support Sunday for some cuts in defense spending amid growing tension within the House GOP ranks over the party's approach to a coming debt limit fight. Read the full story here Biden underscores US at 'inflection point' in MLK Jr. tribute   BY JULIA MUELLER President Biden on Sunday reiterated that the U.S. is at a crucial "inflection point" in the fight for democracy while speaking in the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached to mark what would have been the late civil rights activist's 94th birthday.   Read the full story here Push for over-the-counter naloxone may not help most vulnerable BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL The Biden administration's push to make some forms of opioid overdose reversal drugs available over the counter will likely have little impact on the people that need it most, public health advocates warn.  Read the full story here What we know about the Ohio measles outbreak BY CHIA-YI HOU A measles outbreak in Ohio is raising concerns about the spread of the disease and how a decline in vaccination rates among children might be leading to additional outbreaks. Read the full story here Schumer says it's time to 'clear the runway' for FAA administrator's confirmation BY LAUREN SFORZA Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the Senate will work to overcome partisan gridlock and confirm a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator to lead the agency after the FAA temporarily grounded all domestic flights due to a system outage last week. Read the full story here The seven quirkiest bill names using acronyms BY STEPHEN NEUKAM Legislation can be head-scratching. So can the names of legislation.   Read the full story here Content from our sponsor: American Edge Project Misguided Tech Policies Would Empower China Misguided policies threaten America's tech innovation. If the new Congress takes the wrong steps, they will empower China, hurt consumers, and undermine our economic and national security.    See our new ad.  We should exalt Black achievement and success stories BY ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS OPINION | The time is overdue to turn the page on backward-looking narratives that have not caused a single Black person in America to better themselves, and to set a standard to which the wise and honest may repair. The path forward — and especially as we mark the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday — is to exalt, celebrate and salute Black achievement and success stories, to inspire the living and those yet to be born to strive for excellence and courage.  Read the full story here Needed: The Espionage Reform Act of 2023 BY RONALD A. MARKS OPINION | One of the great sports of the D.C. swamp is talking about government reform. And one of the specific "sports" most focused upon is intelligence. Not illogical. It's big money and in a controversial space, with spying at home and abroad costing some $90 billion. Still, it's been nearly 20 years since Capitol Hill last had a serious go at intelligence reform.  Read the full story here The New York Times: Documents inquiry puts spotlight on Biden's frenetic last days as vice president BY PETER BAKER and MICHAEL D. SHEAR The special counsel will have to reconstruct how a small number of classified documents made it to Mr. Biden's home in Delaware and a private office in Washington. Read the full story here The Associated Press: House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case BY HOPE YEN AND AAMER MADHANI Newly empowered House Republicans on Sunday demanded the White House turn over all information related to its searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Joe Biden's home and former office in the wake of more records found at his Delaware residence. Read the full story here The Washington Post: Thom Tillis emerges as a bipartisan dealmaker as lawmakers fear dysfunction looms BY LIZ GOODWIN Tillis's willingness to find compromise despite political blowback is desperately needed, his colleagues say, as a wave of bipartisan-minded lawmakers retire. Read the full story here Reuters: Russia-Belarus begin joint military exercises, sparking fear in Kyiv of new offensive BY HERBERT VILLARRAGA AND NICK STARKOV Russia and Belarus began joint military exercises on Monday, which have triggered fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ground offensive in Ukraine. Read the full story here Enjoy this Tipsheet? Consider sharing it with a friend or sign up here for your own copy. Introducing The Hill's Evening Report The perfect complement to Morning Report and 12:30 Report to catch you up on news throughout the week. Click here to sign up. 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