NEW in Punchbowl News AM: MCCARTHY traveling with NEWT in the days leading up to the midterm elections

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PLUS: MCCARTHY huddles with SKVERER REBBE to try to defeat SPM ... ALSO: The latest on the pot banking bill

Going to Teterboro, New Jersey, US (TEB, Teterboro Airport)

More🚨 on #NY17 : After Biden’s phone call to Skver Rebbe that led to endorsement of Rep. Maloney, I am told that GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy is meeting now with the rabbi in New Square to vouch for Lawler.

Skver has 3000 votes, a critical voting bloc in a close contest

A new Pelosi statement in Paul Pelosi’s release from the hospital and “long recovery”

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Why Trump is wrong about McConnell

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Forcing every Washington Post reporter writing about the Commanders to note: 'The Commanders are owned by Jeff Bezos. Bezos is also the owner of the Washington Post'

as Peter Kafka says -- 'that's me'

the other important detail is Trump signed three debt limit increases into law.

Sep 2017, Feb. 2018, Aug 2019

the big, important detail here is that McConnell cannot be impeached.

In Punchbowl News this AM

Your comprehensive list of the House Republicans who will and/or are vying to lead committees if the GOP takes the House

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your regular reminder that a member of Congress cannot be impeached.

not mutually exclusive, of course. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could raise money to her campaign account and donate it from there.

And, in fact, she has, according to FEC records.

here's an example. bit.ly/3Unib2d

When we did a long reported analysis of the past 21 months of the Biden White House, one key criticism we heard — including from staff — was the admin hoped for the best... and also only planned for the best. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/… This seems to fall squarely in that bucket. 👇

this would almost certainly be permissible

.⁦Jake Sherman⁩ ⁦Punchbowl News⁩ reports five Texas Rs could be committee chairs in next Congress: ⁦Rep. Kay Granger⁩ ⁦Michael McCaul⁩ ⁦Rep. Jodey Arrington⁩ ⁦⁦Rep. Dan Crenshaw⁩ ⁦Roger Williams⁩ #tx2022 punchbowl.news/archive/11322-…

.Punchbowl News AM today
- House Rs who could get gavels in 2023. Our list
- Biden’s split screen: Trying to keep Dems in power while warning about democracy
- Jim Banks’s road trip
Anna Palmer Jake Sherman Heather Caygle Max Cohen Brendan Pedersen & me

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We at Punchbowl News announced -- or reported -- last week that Capitol Police had begun this review.

NEW in Punchbowl News PM —

who is Kevin McCarthy fundraising with on the Saturday before Election Day?

It’s newt.

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