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| Axios Sneak Peek |
| By Axios Sneak Peek ·Jan 07, 2021 |
| Welcome to Sneak Peek, anchored by Alayna Treene, Hans Nichols and Kadia Goba. 🚨 Breaking: Betsy DeVos became the second Cabinet secretary to resign in less than 24 hours, saying Wednesday's assault on the Capitol was an "inflection point" for her. Today's newsletter — edited by Glen Johnson — is 768 words, a 3-minute read. |
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| 1 big thing: Biden's one-two stimulus punch |
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| Joe Biden looks on as his attorney general-designate, Merrick Garland, speaks today in Wilmington, Del. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images |
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| Joe Biden is considering asking Congress to help suffering Americans in two steps: give them the balance of their coveted $2,000 coronavirus payments, followed by a $3 trillion tax and infrastructure package, Axios' Hans Nichols has learned. Why it matters: The former senator is confident he can get multiple packages through Congress after Democrats won both Georgia Senate elections. The president-elect's team also wants to get cash in Americans' hands as quickly as possible, according to people familiar with the matter. The big picture: Democrats are concerned that if they miss early opportunities to combat COVID and reverse its broader effect on the economy, the twin problems could cripple the rest of Biden's presidency. - The first bite would come in the form of $1,400 payments that would be added to the $600 in cash Congress approved last month. Also included in this quick-hit package would be money for state and local aid, as well as funding for vaccine distribution.
- Biden's push for a tax and infrastructure plan, which is part of his "Build Back Better" program, will slide to later in the spring and be considered under budget reconciliation rules.
- They allow the Senate to pass measures with a simple majority, instead of a more challenging filibuster-proof 60 votes.
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| 2. Capitol assault reshapes Biden inaugural |
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| A Trump supporter celebrates atop the inaugural platform amid Wednesday's assault on the Capitol. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images |
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| Authorities are hoping a nightly curfew and far smaller crowd will keep Biden's inauguration from descending into a repeat of Wednesday's Capitol chaos, Axios' Alayna Treene reports. Why it matters: The fact that a crowd of Trump supporters breached the Capitol and scaled the platform where Biden is slated to take the presidential oath has led to criticism by political leaders, calls for investigations and reflection about how it will alter a normally festive day. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said today the performance by Capitol Police was a massive failure. - The chief later announced his resignation, as did the Senate sergeant-at-arms, and the Secret Service reminded everyone it would be in charge that day.
Sen. Roy Blunt, chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, told reporters "the Capitol Police will and should really do a quick review here of what went wrong, and what they need to do to be sure nothing like that could happen again." Go deeper. - Listen to Dan Primack discuss the Capitol insurrection on the Axios Re:Cap podcast.
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| 3. Axios-Ipsos poll: Republicans oppose removing Trump over Capitol siege |
 Data: Ipsos/Axios Survey; Chart: Axios Visuals  Data: Ipsos/Axios Survey; Chart: Axios Visuals 8 in 10 Republicans oppose removing President Trump from office for inciting his supporters to storm Congress in an effort to overturn his election loss, according to a new Ipsos poll for Axios. Why it matters: The stark finding underscores the degree to which the Republican Party has become the Party of Trump, Axios' Margaret Talev reports. Read more about the poll here. |
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| 4. How Democrats seized Senate |
 Data: Georgia Secretary of State; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios Biden owes his upcoming Senate majority to game-changing turnout Tuesday by African American voters across Georgia, according to an analysis of state election data by Axios' Stef Kight. The big picture: Turnout in runoff elections usually pales in comparison to general elections. This time, in every Georgia county, the number of votes cast Tuesday was at least 80% of the turnout in November. In Randolph County, which is 62% Black, turnout was 96%. By the numbers: Half of the top-10 highest turnout counties compared to November were majority Black counties. At least a third of the population was Black in seven of those counties. - Trump held a last-minute rally for the Republican incumbents in Whitfield County, which is majority white. It ended up seeing just 86% of its November turnout — on the lower end, compared to other counties.
What they're saying: Cook Political Report's David Wasserman told Axios the biggest tipoff about how Tuesday night would end was turnout in the outlying counties of Atlanta, plus some rural counties where the Black church is central to political organizing, - The other factor: "[David] Perdue and [Kelly] Loeffler's embrace of Trump and Trump's subsequent questioning of and attacks on the elections in Georgia."
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| 5. Confederate descendent blasts flag at Capitol |
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| Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images |
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| The Rev. Rob Lee, a descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, says the presence of the Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol this week was an "attack on democracy," Axios' Russell Contreras writes. Why it matters: Historians say the flag — a symbol of white supremacy and racial segregation — never entered the Capitol with such fanfare during the Civil War. It was seen many times Wednesday in possession of white rioters who waved it without interference from police. What he's saying: "A flag of treasonous and seditious movement entered our Capitol, and that was an attack on our democracy," Lee, a pastor at Unifour Church in Newton, North Carolina, told Axios. - While the searing image may embolden racists, it could also invigorate activists in their efforts to remove Confederate symbols from military bases and public buildings and spaces, said Lee, who now speaks out against racism.
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| 6. Tweets of the week |
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| Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios |
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| There may be no such thing as a crystal ball, but Arieh Kovler showed it's still possible to see into the future. |
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