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| Axios Sneak Peek |
| By Alayna Treene, Hans Nichols and Kadia Goba ·Apr 27, 2021 |
| Welcome back to Sneak. We'll get right to it. ⚡ Situational awareness: President Biden plans to ask Congress to pay for the entirety of the $1.8 trillion in new spending on health care, child care and education he'll unveil tomorrow night, Axios' Hans Nichols and Jonathan Swan scooped. Today's newsletter — edited by Glen Johnson — is 755 words, a 3-minute read. |
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| 1 big thing: Scoop — Biden's secret talks with GOP |
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| President Biden approaches a new speaking venue on the North Lawn of the White House. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images |
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| Top White House officials have quietly been meeting — on the Hill and over the phone — with Republican senators who drafted a counterproposal to President Biden's infrastructure plan, multiple sources tell Axios' Alayna Treene and Sarah Mucha. What we're hearing: The GOP senators say they're optimistic the Biden administration is open to concessions and can reach a compromise. They've been heartened by their talks with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, counselor to the president Steve Ricchetti and legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell. - One idea is reaching a bipartisan deal on "Part I" of Biden's infrastructure package — the parts that Republicans consider "traditional" infrastructure, such as funding for roads, bridges and airports.
- That could force Democrats to tackle the second part, focused on child care, health care and climate change, via budget reconciliation.
Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) are among those who have met with the White House team in person. - The talks remain preliminary, the senators told Axios, and both sides are far from reaching any substantial deal.
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| 2. How Biden speech will make history |
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| Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Paul Ryan watch President Obama deliver his final State of the Union speech in January 2016. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images |
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| Biden's address to a joint session of Congress tomorrow will be noteworthy not just because of the COVID-restricted audience but because he'll stand before two women in the House Chamber, Axios' Kadia Goba writes. Why it matters: The joint address is not a State of the Union speech, though it will have the usual trappings: an announcement of the president's arrival and clapping as he walks down the aisle. Almost everything else will be different. - There are 535 members of Congress and usually 1,600 people in the chamber. On Wednesday, the number will be capped at 200 — and no guests allowed.
- Many House Republicans will be absent, in part because the House is in recess, in part because they're holding their annual retreat in Orlando, Florida.
- The Senate is in session, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he plans to be there. "I want to hear the president. I think we should go if we can, out of respect for the office and him," Graham said today.
The biggest visible visual difference will be apparent when the president steps up to the podium. Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be seated in the two chairs behind him. - It will be a first for the nation: the No. 1 and No. 2 people in the line of presidential succession are both women.
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| 3. Biden's 100-day numbers: Migrant kids |
 Data: Department of Health and Human Services; Chart: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios During his first 100 days, Biden's successes at times have been overshadowed by news of the record number of migrant minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border — overwhelming government resources, Axios' Stef Kight reports. By the numbers: There's still a record number of migrant kids being held in shelters overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services, and the administration has had to open 13 emergency shelters since late February, sometimes through big contracts with nonprofit groups. That said, the administration has successfully moved thousands of kids to safer housing and out of Border Patrol facilities, which officials have said are unacceptable for holding minors. - At the peak in late March, more than 5,700 migrants under the age of 18 were being held in Border Patrol facilities. Thousands were held beyond the legal 72-hour limit.
- Now, fewer than 1,200 migrant kids and teens are in Border Patrol custody.
Of note: Axios Sneak Peek is counting down to Biden's 100th day in office on Friday with data-driven analyses of the administration's accomplishments and challenges each day this week. |
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| A message from Climate Power |
| Let's get to work building a clean energy future right now |
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| The American Jobs Plan is a jobs plan and a climate plan. The plan's historic investments will not only help combat climate change and deliver environmental justice, but it will also create millions of good-paying, clean energy, union jobs. |
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| 4. Republicans in key 2024 states targeted with anti-China ads |
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| Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios |
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| A low-key group is quietly harvesting contact information for Republicans in key presidential swing states who share a distaste for the Chinese government, Axios' Lachlan Markay has learned. Why it matters: The group, Stand Up to China, is run by some plugged-in Republican consultants. Its focus on states that will host early presidential nominating contests suggests an effort to elevate an issue at the top of GOP voters' minds in the 2024 race or leverage it on behalf of some yet-unknown candidate. What's new: Stand Up to China was formed in late 2019 by Warren Tompkins, a GOP operative from South Carolina who ran a super PAC supporting Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential bid. - On Facebook, most of its ads have targeted Floridians, according to the site's political advertising data. But recently it's turned its attention to Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — expected to host the first four Republican nominating contests in 2024.
The group's website has plugged a few potential 2024 contenders, including Rubio, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. - Another potential 2024 candidate not mentioned on the site, Nikki Haley, formerly served as governor of South Carolina.
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| 5. Pic du jour |
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| Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images |
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| The pink supermoon rises over the U.S. Capitol Dome. |
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| A message from Climate Power |
| Let's get to work building a clean energy future right now |
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| The American Jobs Plan is a jobs plan and a climate plan. The plan's historic investments will not only help combat climate change and deliver environmental justice, but it will also create millions of good-paying, clean energy, union jobs. |
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