| | | | | |  | | By Rachael Bade, Ryan Lizza, Eugene Daniels and Tara Palmeri | Presented by Facebook | | | | |  | DRIVING THE DAY | | PELOSI'S JAN. 6 COMMITTEE CURVEBALL — Speaker NANCY PELOSI surprised Washington when her office announced Monday that she was open to appointing a Republican to fill one of her party's spots on the select committee to investigate Jan. 6. So instead of eight Democrats and five Republicans on the 13-member panel, it would be a 7-6 breakdown. The move shows Pelosi has learned a thing or two after two-plus years of investigating DONALD TRUMP. For one, a Pelosi-appointed Republican would make it harder for GOP leaders to attack the panel's investigation as a partisan witch hunt. If Democrats decide to subpoena House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY, for instance, they'll be able to portray the move as bipartisan — assuming, as we do, that the GOP appointee would side with Democrats on such moves. Having a Republican signing off on the final report could also bolster the findings in the eyes of some GOP voters (though we're under no illusion that many of those voters exist anymore). Pelosi doesn't make these sorts of decisions lightly. One of us is writing a book about her party's effort to check Trump during the final two years of this presidency. We can say confidently that Pelosi prefers control — and predictability — over the process. Including a Republican among her picks injects at least some uncertainty, but the risk also comes with a clear upside. | | A message from Facebook: The internet has changed a lot since 1996 - internet regulations should too
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– Reforming Section 230 | | | SO WHO WILL GET THE JOB? Or perhaps the better question is: Who wants the job? Democratic leaders are eyeing the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in the face of immense pressure to toe the line. Two names were being circulated in Democratic leadership circles Monday: — Rep. LIZ CHENEY (Wyo.). The former House Republican Conference chair is the most obvious choice, after she lost her leadership post for refusing to keep quiet about Trump. Democrats for that reason view her as trustworthy on this matter. She also has a conservative track record that protects her from charges of being a "RINO." Drawbacks: Cheney, with her famous last name and willingness to buck her own party, might outshine whomever Pelosi chooses as chair, perhaps even being seen as the panel's de facto leader. (Again, Pelosi likes to control things.) It's also not clear she wants the job. What she said: Cheney dodged questions about this Monday. "It's up to the speaker," she said. — Rep. JOHN KATKO. The New York Republican was another top choice, particularly after he worked with House Homeland Security Chair BENNIE THOMPSON (D-Miss.) to try to establish a bipartisan commission to study Jan. 6. Ultimately, that proposal failed when McCarthy rallied members against it. But Katko, who also voted to impeach Trump, managed to persuade a few dozen GOP lawmakers to break with McCarthy to support an outside investigation. Democrats like one more thing about him: He's a skilled former trial lawyer and assistant U.S. attorney for the Justice Department. In that regard, he's got a legal track record that others don't. Drawbacks: Katko made clear Monday night he didn't want the job, blasting Pelosi for unveiling a structure with eight Democrats and five Republicans instead of an even-numbered commission split down the middle between the two parties. We're not surprised by this. He's actually fairly close with the GOP leadership and has sought to walk a fine line between criticizing Trump and being a loyal member of the House GOP Conference. WHAT WILL GOP LEADERS DO? There've been some suggestions among rank-and-file Republicans that GOP leaders should refuse to appoint any of their own to this panel, ensuring that the select committee's findings are seen as partisan and untrustworthy. This decision will ultimately rest with McCarthy, though it has risks: With no GOP members, Republicans would have no voice during possible high-profile hearings, or in the room to push back on assertions made in depositions. As our Nicholas Wu and Sarah Farris reported Monday night, some Dems fear McCarthy will tap Rep. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) and turn the entire thing into a shitshow. Olivia Beavers: "House GOP bristles as a Jan. 6 investigation lands in its lap" | | | |   | | | Good Tuesday morning. Thanks for reading Playbook. Drop us a line: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza, Tara Palmeri. JOE BIDEN'S TUESDAY: — 9:30 a.m.: The president will receive the President's Daily Brief. — 10 a.m.: Biden will leave the White House for La Crosse, Wis., arriving at 12:20 p.m. Eastern time. — 1:30 p.m.: Biden will tour the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility, delivering remarks about the bipartisan infrastructure deal at 2 p.m. — 3:45 p.m.: Biden will leave Wisconsin for D.C., arriving back at the White House at 6:05 p.m. Press secretary JEN PSAKI will gaggle on Air Force One on the way to La Crosse. THE HOUSE will meet at 10 a.m. FEMA Administrator DEANNE CRISWELL will testify before the Homeland Security Committee at 9:30 a.m. THE SENATE is out. | | | | SUBSCRIBE TO WEST WING PLAYBOOK: Add West Wing Playbook to keep up with the power players, latest policy developments and intriguing whispers percolating inside the West Wing and across the highest levels of the Cabinet. For buzzy nuggets and details you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today. | | | | | | | PLAYBOOK READS | | | 
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Pope Francis talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as they meet at the Vatican on Monday, June 28. Reports from the meeting were unclear if the two discussed the recent "decision by American Catholic bishops that could lead them to deny communion to President Joe Biden," according to Reuters. | Vatican Media via AP Photo | INFRASTRUCTURE YEAR DAMAGE CONTROL ON ALL SIDES — "Biden tries to move beyond flubbed rollout of infrastructure deal," by WaPo's Seung Min Kim and Sean Sullivan: "By Monday, it was liberal Democrats who were getting placating calls from senior White House officials, who sought to ease any concerns about Biden's infrastructure ambitions and explain what the president meant in his remarks. Further discussions were planned for Tuesday with the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "As Biden heads to Wisconsin on Tuesday to pitch the bipartisan deal, these chaotic efforts at behind-the-scenes damage control show how tenuous the agreement still is. Biden appears to have righted himself with centrist senators for the moment, but in assuaging one critical group he may have alienated another — liberals in his own party." PREVIEWING THE WISCONSIN TRIP — "Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road," by AP's Josh Boak: "Biden will travel to La Crosse, population 52,000, and tour its public transit center, followed by a speech about the infrastructure package announced last week." BIDEN OP-ED: "Americans can be proud of the infrastructure deal," Yahoo News CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE — "Can Biden Get a Coal-State Democrat on Board With His Climate Agenda?" by NYT's Giovanni Russonello POLICY CORNER BIDEN TO ALLOW DEPORTED IMMIGRANTS BACK INTO THE U.S. — POLITICO Magazine is up today with a deep dive into the Biden administration's plans to allow some deported immigrants back into the U.S., after deeming they were unfairly booted during the Trump years. Julia Preston, a contributing writer at The Marshall Project, spotlights one mother who was separated from her husband and son in the U.S., both citizens, and barred from reentering even after her 5-year-old got kidney cancer. Here's the news: "[T]he Biden administration, with little public fanfare, is working on plans for an organized review of thousands of cases of people who say they were unjustly deported in recent years, senior officials in charge of immigration said. The officials say that many deportations, especially under Trump, were unduly harsh, with little law enforcement benefit. They are working to devise a system to reconsider cases of immigrants who were removed despite strong ties to the United States." Watch Republicans on this, particularly anti-immigration types. Such a mass reversal is rare and would likely ensure many of the individuals would find a pathway to naturalization. The GOP has been trying to cast Biden as irresponsible on immigration issues. They're likely to sink their teeth into this. A WIN FOR FACEBOOK — "Court says FTC hasn't provided evidence Facebook is a monopoly, dismisses lawsuit," by WaPo's Cat Zakrzewski and Rachel Lerman: "In dismissing one of the lawsuits, U.S. District Judge JAMES E. BOASBERG said the Federal Trade Commission had failed to offer enough facts in its complaint to prove its assertion that Facebook controlled 60 percent of the social media market. He gave the agency 30 days to file an amended complaint with more details to bolster its case. "In the second lawsuit, the judge ruled that a group of state attorneys general had waited too long to challenge Facebook's acquisition of the photo-sharing service Instagram and the messaging app WhatsApp, which the company bought in 2012 and 2014, respectively. That suit he dismissed outright, though he suggested in his opinion that the FTC may have the authority to file a similar case, if it chooses to do so." — Our Leah Nylen and Emily Birnbaum have more on what the decision means and what's to come. ALSO EXPECTED THIS WEEK — "White House targets corporate giants in draft executive order," by Leah Nylen: "The order fits in with a growing theme for Biden, who has elated progressives by appointing advocates of tougher antitrust enforcement to top jobs at the White House and agencies such as the FTC. It would also mark a big shift in the government's approach to the concerns about monopolies that have swelled during the 21st century: No longer content to just enforce antitrust laws, the Biden administration would use federal power to actively spark competition in a vast array of businesses. The order isn't final and hasn't yet been presented to Biden, the people said." FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Our Revolution is mobilizing hundreds of activists today for a protest and rally on Capitol Hill at 10 a.m. calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies. Reps. RO KHANNA (D-Calif.), ILHAN OMAR (D-Minn.), NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGÁN (D-Calif.) and EARL BLUMENAUER (D-Ore.) will be among the speakers — and they're planning to mark out these subsidies as a red line for progressives in the coming budget reconciliation package. | | A message from Facebook: Why Facebook supports updated internet regulations
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See how we're taking action on key issues and why we support updated internet regulations. | | | AMERICA AND THE WORLD A HARD PLACE — "Biden Faces Intense Cross Currents in Iran Policy," by NYT's David Sanger: "Even if the administration succeeds in putting the nuclear deal back together, Mr. Biden will still face the challenge of finding a way to further rein in the Iranians — a step the country's new president-elect, EBRAHIM RAISI, said the day after his election that he would never agree to. "In that sense, the airstrikes only underscored how many conflicting currents Mr. Biden faces as he attempts to fashion a coherent Iran policy. He faces pressures in various directions from Congress, Israel and Arab allies, never mind Tehran's incoming, hard-line government, led by Mr. Raisi, who was placed under sanctions in 2019 by the Treasury Department, which concluded that he 'participated in a so-called "death commission" that ordered the extrajudicial executions of thousands of political prisoners' more than 30 years ago." READ MY LIPS — "Biden declares Iran will never get a nuclear weapon 'on my watch,'" by Marissa Martinez TRUMP CARDS COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES — "Trump's Lawyers Make Late Bid to Fend Off Charges Against His Business," by NYT's William Rashbaum, Ben Protess and Jonah Bromwich: "At a meeting with senior officials with the Manhattan district attorney's office and the New York state attorney general's office, defense lawyers pointed to the harm that the business, the Trump Organization, could face if it were indicted, including damage to its relationships with banks and business partners, the people said. Meetings to discuss this kind of fallout of a criminal indictment, called collateral consequences, are routine in white-collar investigations and often indicate that charges are near. "The prosecutors did not inform the defense lawyers if they had made a final decision on whether to charge the Trump Organization, said the people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss a private meeting. The company has long denied wrongdoing." | | | | SUBSCRIBE TO "THE RECAST" TODAY: Power is shifting in Washington and in communities across the country. More people are demanding a seat at the table, insisting that politics is personal and not all policy is equitable. The Recast is a twice-weekly newsletter that explores the changing power dynamics in Washington and breaks down how race and identity are recasting politics and policy in America. Get fresh insights, scoops and dispatches on this crucial intersection from across the country and hear critical new voices that challenge business as usual. Don't miss out, SUBSCRIBE . Thank you to our sponsor, Intel. | | | | | | | PLAYBOOKERS | | DUST OFF YOUR RESUMES — The Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group are out with their annual rankings of the best places to work in the federal government. Topping the list: NASA for large agencies (its ninth consecutive year at No. 1), the Government Accountability Office for midsize agencies and the Congressional Budget Office for small agencies. DHS, the U.S. Agency for Global Media and OMB are pulling up the rear. Overall, employee engagement rose 3.9 points on a 100-point scale from 2019 to 2020. The full rankings … More from Myah Ward COMING THIS WEEK: NEW MEDIA CRITICISM POD: Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief and friend of Playbook Eliana Johnson is teaming up with AEI fellow and Dispatch editor Chris Stirewalt on a new podcast critiquing journalism in This Town. The first episode of "Ink-Stained Wretches" launches this week. The show should be interesting not only because of their conservative bent but also because Stirewalt was ousted from Fox in part due to his decision to call Arizona for Biden. "We'll break down where the news media is failing — and sometimes succeeding," Stirewalt says in their new trailer . "Emphasis on 'sometimes,'" Johnson quips back. And yes, they acknowledge that they're both actually ink-stained wretches too. A VACATION HOME TURNED RECEPTION CENTER: The politically notable Sea View Hotel in Bal Harbour, Fla., is now serving as a reception center for families waiting for news about victims of the collapse of the nearby Champlain South condos. Over the years, the Sea View served as a vacation home for Sens. Bob Dole and Howard Baker, Speaker Tip O'Neill, ABC's David Brinkley, U.S. Ambassador to Moscow Robert Strauss and Archer Daniels Midland CEO Dwayne Andreas. (h/t Josh Gerstein) BOOK CLUB — "Chris Christie's book 'Republican Rescue' coming this fall," by AP's Hillel Italie: "'Republican Rescue: Saving the Party from Truth Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists, and the Dangerous Policies of Joe Biden' will be published Nov. 16, Threshold Editions announced Monday. Threshold, a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster, is calling the book 'a timely and urgent guide to moving the party forward.' … "'Christie delivers a frank insider's account of that election and the tragic descent of some members of the Republican Party into cowardice and madness, as well as no-nonsense solutions for how to recover the party's image and integrity, and how to beat back the ultra-liberal policies of Joe Biden's Democrats.'" SPOTTED: Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) shopping separately at the Capitol Hill Whole Foods on Monday night. FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Precision Strategies is promoting five to new leadership roles: Mike Spahn as a partner, the first non-founder in that role; Erin Lindsay and Deirdre Murphy Ramsey as managing directors in digital and comms, respectively; and Krishana Davis and Katie Tilson as directors in digital. — Matthew T. Cornelius has joined Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Gary Peters' (D-Mich.) majority staff. He most recently was executive director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation, and is an OMB, GSA and Treasury alum. WHITE HOUSE ARRIVAL LOUNGE — Kathleen Hoang is now deputy director of finance in the office of management and administration at the White House. She most recently was financial operations lead for the Biden-Harris transition. TRANSITIONS — Katie Hunter is now senior adviser for public policy and government affairs at the Society for Human Resource Management. She previously was legislative director for Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.). … Camilla Duke, Julio Guzmán and Brad Raimondo are joining Progressive Turnout Project to lead its Turnout Fellows program. Duke is training and curriculum coordinator, and previously was program director for Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) Democracy Summer program. Guzmán will oversee efforts in Virginia, and Raimondo will focus on New Jersey. WEDDINGS — Ben Milakofsky, chief of staff at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and a White House Cabinet Affairs and Department of the Interior alum, and Ali Barrett, finance manager at Google, got married June 20 in his parents' backyard in Fort Washington, Pa., surrounded by friends and family. Ben's 96-year-old grandfather, Myer Bernstein, officiated. The couple met in July 2019 in New York City. Pic … Another pic … SPOTTED: Chris Lu and Katie Thomson, Sally Jewell, Tommy Beaudreau, Liz Klein, Kate Kelly, Sarah Greenberger, Francis Iacobucci, Katie Rupp, Jonathan Adler, Sarah Neimeyer, Steven Avila, Ryan Price, Ian Adams and Jonathan Lee. — Elizabeth Murray, a scheduler at SKDK and an Abigail Spanberger and Katie Porter alum, and Evan Fuka, a senior business project analyst at Avantus Federal supporting the Coast Guard, got married in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Saturday. Their first date was in 2015 at Old Ebbitt Grill. Instapic — Bronwyn Lance, comms adviser and field rep for Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and a John Barrasso alum, and Russell Rogers got married on Saturday in their hometown of Asheville, N.C. Pic HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Playbook's own Garrett Ross … Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) … Macon Phillips of Starling Strategy … Laura Rozen … Josh Meyer … CNN's Evan Pérez … Carl Forti … Ben Jarrett … Jennifer Pett Marsteller of the Independent Petroleum Association of America … Christina Pearson … Don Verrilli of Munger, Tolles and Olson … Robin Colwell of BGR Group and Convergence Strategies … Max Virkus of Rep. Josh Gottheimer's (D-N.J.) office … Christian Marrone of Lockheed Martin … CMS' Tony Salters … Emily Spain of Sen. Tom Carper's (D-Del.) office … Jordan Davis … Tamera Luzzatto of Pew Charitable Trusts … BerlinRosen's Cathy Rought … Marie Policastro … The Hill's Hanna Trudo … H&R Block's Kaya Singleton … Gabriella Demczuk … David Wolf … RNC's Adam Brauns (29) … Hal Brewster … Brian Gabriel … Katie Zirkelbach … Vijay Menon of Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) office … Owen Kilmer … Christopher Wenk … POLITICO's Shelley Chiang … Bobby Watson … Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow … Katherine Richardson … former Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) Send Playbookers tips to playbook@politico.com. Playbook couldn't happen without our editor Mike Zapler, deputy editor Zack Stanton and producers Allie Bice, Eli Okun and Garrett Ross. | | | | Sponsored Survey WE VALUE YOUR OPINION: Please take a 1-minute survey about one of our advertising partners. | | | | | | | Follow us on Twitter | | | | Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook family Playbook | Playbook PM | California Playbook | Florida Playbook | Illinois Playbook | Massachusetts Playbook | New Jersey Playbook | New York Playbook | Brussels Playbook | London Playbook View all our political and policy newsletters | | Follow us | | | | |
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