“The social media company founded by Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict during his administration and which many of his allies want him to curtail in a potential second term,” the AP reports.
Biden’s New Chopper Demoted After Scorching Lawn
“The new presidential helicopter has been demoted to backup duty because Lockheed Martin Corp. still can’t figure out how to keep it from scorching the White House’s South Lawn,” Bloomberg reports.
Mike Johnson Apologized to Biden for Eye-Rolls
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) apologized to President Biden after the State of the Union address, RealClearPolitics reports.
“Johnson felt he owed Biden an apology. Seated just over the president’s shoulder during the State of the Union address, the speaker couldn’t mask his expressions of exhaustion and exasperation as Biden laid into Republicans. The two next met on Capitol Hill for the Friends of Ireland luncheon where Johnson toasted Biden as ‘America’s most famous Irishman.’ On loan from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, his pint glass was the same one Reagan used during a 1984 visit to Ireland. The Guinness the Southern Baptist speaker drank was non-alcoholic.”
“Johnson pulled Biden aside to ‘apologize for the eye-roll memes that went around the world.’ The president laughed, then told the speaker he was glad Johnson was better behaved than Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had been during the speeches of his predecessor: ‘I’m just grateful you didn’t rip my speech up.'”
Federal Agency Poised to Ban ‘Noncompete’ Agreements
“The Federal Trade Commission is expected on Tuesday to approve a rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ competitors, which it says limit worker mobility and suppress their pay,” Reuters reports.
McConnell Poised for Win on Ukraine Aid
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — who has been pressing for aid to Ukraine for months — will emerge as a winner once the foreign aid bill passes the Senate, though it’s unclear whether a majority of Senate Republicans will ultimately vote in favor, Punchbowl News reports.
Politico: Senate eyes finish line for House-passed foreign aid package.
The Accidental Speaker
The Atlantic profiles Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
“Johnson would quickly learn that not even his own hard-line brand of conservatism—a record in lockstep with the Republican base on issues from abortion to Donald Trump’s border wall—could insulate him from far-right charges of betrayal. In the past six months, he has seen his closest ideological allies become his most outspoken opponents, their belligerence manifesting in a ceaseless churn of failed procedural votes, public denunciations of his leadership, and, now, the threat of his removal.”
Anti-Trump Legal Pundits Hold Briefings for News Media
Politico: “The meetings are off the record — a chance for the group’s members, many of whom are formally or loosely affiliated with different media outlets, to grapple with a seemingly endless array of novel legal issues before they hit the airwaves or take to print or digital outlets to weigh in with their thoughts. About a dozen or more people join any given call, though no one takes attendance. Some group members wouldn’t describe themselves with any partisan or ideological lean, but most are united by their dislike of Trump.”
“The group’s host is Norman Eisen, a senior Obama administration official, longtime Trump critic and CNN legal analyst, who has been convening the group since 2022 as Trump’s legal woes ramped up. Eisen was also a key member of the team of lawyers assembled by House Democrats to handle Trump’s first impeachment.”
Greene Says Democrats Want Trump Murdered in Prison
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that Donald Trump’s opponents don’t just want to see him jailed for his alleged crimes, they actually want him “murdered somewhere in jail,” the Daily Beast reports.
Said Greene: “This is how serious they are.”
House Conservatives Galvanize Against Tony Gonzales
“Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is making more enemies ahead of his primary runoff next month against conservative social media influencer Brandon Herrera,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Hardline House GOP conservatives tell us they’re feeling a renewed sense of motivation to go after Gonzales after he called out Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-VA) on CNN this weekend. Gonzales referred to the two men as ‘scumbags’ and bashed Good in particular for supporting Herrera, who he called a ‘neo-Nazi.'”
Senate to Hold Test Vote on Foreign Aid Package
“The Senate is poised to vote Tuesday to advance the $95 billion aid package to provide critical aid to Ukraine and a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok,” NBC News reports.
German Far-Right Leader Denies He Knew of Nazi Slogan
“One of the most prominent regional leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, on trial for using a Nazi slogan, said in court on Tuesday he did nothing wrong and never violated any laws,” Bloomberg reports.
“Bjoern Hoecke, the head of the AfD in the eastern state of Thuringia, was charged for using the catchphrase ‘Alles für Deutschland’ — everything for Germany — in a speech at a party rally in May 2021. The slogan was used by militant arm of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party in the 1920s and early 1930s.”
“Hoecke said in a defense statement on Tuesday he wasn’t aware the slogan was used by Nazis. Just because he is a history teacher by training doesn’t mean he knows each and every historic fact, he added. He said he despises the Nazi ideology and any form of dictatorship.”
Few Have Heard About Biden’s Climate Policies
CBS News Poll: “Just 10% of Americans who say climate change is a very important issue have heard or read a lot about what the Biden administration has done so far to deal with it. And when evaluating the Biden administration, many think it has done too little to address it.”
TikTok Bill Could Be Vulnerable to Challenge
“The TikTok bill that passed the House over the weekend isn’t just a high-profile shot at an ultra-popular app — it’s a historically unusual move that in itself could create problems for the law,” Politico reports.
“By naming a single company, and by seemingly reversing the U.S.’s longstanding policy on data and the open internet, it calls into question how the law would be enforced, exactly what it will change and whether it can survive a constitutional challenge.”
Ukraine Aid Package Gives Biden Boost on World Stage
“Finally, President Biden had good news to share with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. When Mr. Biden picked up the telephone at his home in Wilmington, Del., to call Mr. Zelensky on Monday, the two rejoiced over the congressional breakthrough that will result in the first significant new U.S. military aid for Ukraine in 16 months,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Biden used the 30-minute call to ‘underscore the United States’ lasting commitment to supporting Ukraine’ against Russian invaders and promise that arms will start flowing again ‘quickly,’ according to a White House statement. For a grateful Mr. Zelensky, the timing was propitious. A Russian missile attack, he told Mr. Biden, had just destroyed the television tower in Kharkiv.”
“The House passage of a landmark $95 billion foreign aid package gives Mr. Biden much-needed momentum at a time when his credibility and American leadership have been questioned on the world stage.”
Politico: Next Ukraine package to be larger than normal, include armored vehicles.
Trump’s Co-Defendant Was Told He’d Be Pardoned
“Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta was told that if he was charged with lying to the FBI, the former president would pardon him when he won a second term in 2024, according to notes from an interview with a witness in the federal classified documents investigation,” CNN reports.
New York Times: Trump was warned to return records to archives.
Trump Defends Mike Johnson
“Donald Trump defended embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, declined to criticize House Republicans over their vote on Ukraine funding and railed against prosecutors trying him in a wide-ranging post-court interview on Monday,” Politico reports.
“The former president, who had spent the day holed up in hostile territory in the Manhattan courtroom where he is being tried, took to conservative airwaves that evening in an effort to reset the conversation.”
Said Trump: “Well, look, we have a majority of one, OK? It’s not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do.”
Playbook: “It’s going to be awfully hard to deny that Trump is being crystal clear in signaling what he wants — or rather, doesn’t want: a messy election-year coup that throws the House into chaos and again reminds voters what MAGA governance can look like.”
Classified Documents Probe Was Called ‘Plasmic Echo’
“Plasmic Echo – a name that could conceivably work for 1970s rock band or could describe the supernatural goo left behind by the ghosts chased in the movie ‘Ghostbusters’ – appears to be the code name for the FBI investigation into the mishandling of classified documents from the Trump White House,” CNN reports.
Xavier Becerra Plots His Political Future
“Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra’s plans to leave the Biden administration and run for California governor are more advanced than previously known — with hiring discussions and spending further developed than he’s letting on,” Politico reports.
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