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| Axios Sneak Peek |
| By Alayna Treene, Hans Nichols and Kadia Goba ·Mar 01, 2021 |
| Welcome back to Sneak. Happy first day of Women's History Month. See our sign-off for another worthy first. 🚨 Breaking: A third woman — a former Obama and Biden staffer — has accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior, the New York Times reports. Today's newsletter — edited by Glen Johnson — is 736 words, a 3-minute read. |
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| 1 big thing: Scoop - Inside the GOP's plan to retake the House |
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| House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images |
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| House Republicans will reclaim their majority in 2022 by offering candidates who are women, minorities or veterans, according to a memo obtained by Axios' Jonathan Swan. Why it matters: The document, drafted by a super PAC blessed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, names top Democrats to target — Jared Golden of Maine, Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania and Ron Kind of Wisconsin — and the type of Republican candidates to beat them. - The Congressional Leadership Fund spent $140 million during the 2020 cycle, helping Republicans defy the odds and come within five seats of winning the House. The group now plans to play a key role in shaping the 2022 contests.
The details: The memo, written by CLF President Dan Conston, singled out Golden, Cartwright and Kind because they live in Trump-friendly rural and working-class districts. - Conston recommends "star Navy SEAL" Derrick Van Orden seek a rematch with Kind but says the GOP needs to find new, "stronger recruits" to take on Golden and Cartwright.
The memo is blunt about candidate recruitment. - "In 2020, all 15 of the seats Republicans flipped were won by a woman, a minority or a veteran," Conston writes. "Continuing to recruit similar candidates is a foundational building block to the majority in 2022."
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| 2. Scoop: Wall Street titan joins Kerry's climate shop |
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| Mark Gallogly (second from left). Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images |
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| Mark Gallogly, a Wall Street veteran and big-dollar Democratic donor, is joining John Kerry's international climate team, people familiar with the matter tell Axios' Hans Nichols and Ben Geman. Why it matters: Hiring someone with Gallogly's experience is an indication Kerry plans to leverage markets and investing strategies to address climate change. Gallogly is the highest-profile New York investor to sign on to the Biden administration. "We need to be working hand in hand with the private and public sector to provide the finance, which will be critical — finance in the trillions — in order so that countries can do what they have to do," Kerry, special envoy for climate change, told the Munich Security Conference. - Gallogly will focus on outreach to the business community. His job doesn't require Senate confirmation.
- The State Department is still organizing Kerry's office and declined to confirm the hiring. "We hope to be able to share more details soon, once we have consulted with Congress," a spokesperson said.
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| 3. Scoop: Parscale launches super PAC |
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| Brad Parscale. Photo: Tom Brenner/Getty Images |
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| Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has founded a new super PAC and sister advocacy group, Axios' Lachlan Markay reports, based on public records. Why it matters: The groups will allow Parscale himself to back candidates aligned with Trump ahead of the 2022 midterms. They could also be used to deploy his new political data firm and harvest vital voter information for other clients. - Parscale's formations of American Greatness PAC and the nonprofit American Greatness Fund coincide with his return to Trump's inner circle as the former president plots his future political strategy.
- Parscale publicly criticized the former president in December. It's not clear whether his American Greatness groups are components of any future Trump efforts.
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| 4. Scoop: Trump talked out of early Ohio endorsement |
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| Jane Timken at a 2017 Trump rally. Photo: Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto via Getty Images |
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| Trump had to be talked out of making an early endorsement in Ohio's 2022 U.S. Senate race, a sign of his eagerness to reengage politically, people familiar with the conversations tell Axios' Alayna Treene. What we're hearing: The former president discussed endorsing Jane Timken last week during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago with RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, but top advisers — including Donald Trump Jr. — urged him to wait. - "It's way too early to make endorsement decisions in many of the races, particularly when primaries are more than a year away," Trump adviser Jason Miller told Axios.
- Endorsements will come only after candidate establish their campaigns and are vetted by the Trump operation, including filling out a questionnaire that will "help ensure all endorsees are conservative America First Republicans," Miller said.
- Trump's endorsement, which is highly coveted by Republicans across the country, could be the deciding factor for the Ohio GOP, a state party that's veered away from traditional John Kasich conservatism toward a full-on embrace of Trumpism.
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| 5. Jill Biden staffs up, hits the road |
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| Jill Biden waves before she and the president fly to Texas last week. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images |
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| First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Connecticut and Pennsylvania on Wednesday with newly confirmed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, after ramping up her staff and schedule, Axios' Sarah Mucha writes. Why it matters: Biden already is the only first lady to hold a full-time job. She also has a portfolio focused on education, cancer and veterans' issues. Now, she's built a robust staff in the East Wing and is planning a busy travel schedule of her own. - Jill Biden will visit schools reopening under President Biden's first-100-days pledge, reviewing practices and taking note of what does and doesn't work, a source familiar with her plans tells Axios.
- Her eagerness to travel and promote her agenda is a change from Melania Trump, who didn't move to Washington until a few months after the inauguration because of her son's schooling and who had relatively few public appearances afterward.
- It also contrasts with Michelle Obama and Laura Bush, who ratcheted up their activities as their school-age daughters aged.
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| 6. Pic du jour |
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| Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images |
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| Sonceria "Ann" Berry participates in a ceremonial swearing-in after becoming the first Black secretary of the Senate since the position was created in 1789. |
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