| | | | | |  | | By Katherine Tully-McManus | | | With an assist from Nicholas Wu DEBT LIMIT DANCE — A two-month stopgap measure to raise the debt limit by $480 billion through Dec. 3 cleared the Senate on Thursday night and is headed for the House next week. Once cleared by both chambers, it will stave off uncharted economic catastrophe, but not for long. Thursday sent Republicans scrambling to find the votes to clear cloture when Sen. Ted Cruz's opposition to the short-term deal triggered the need for a recorded vote. Two GOP caucus meetings and some individual arm twisting yielded 11 Republicans votes. Schumer closed out the night with a fiery speech ripping into Republicans for provoking the crisis, prompting personal confrontations and rebukes from both sides of the aisle. Burgess, Caitlin and Nicholas have all the action from last night. Headed to the House: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer clarified next steps late last night, announcing that the House will return from recess on Tuesday Oct. 12 to pass the Senate's short-term debt limit deal. He said it was "egregious" that the debt-limit situation got to this point and pointed a finger at Senate Republicans' refusal to advance a longer-term solution. "The speaker and I have both spoken with Treasury Secretary Yellen, who said that if the House fails to act next week, the country will be unable to pay its bills. This cannot happen," said Hoyer. Imperfect attendance?: In the middle of a long-scheduled recess week and with pandemic proxy voting measures still in place, your Huddle host will be keeping an eye on proxy letters flowing into the House clerk's office over the next few days. TBD how many lawmakers actually make the trip back to Capitol Hill. RELATED: Why the Senate blinked — and stepped back from the brink of a federal default, from Mike DeBonis of the Washington Post, Senate Approves Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling and Avert Default, for Now, from Emily Cochrane of the New York Times. | | A message from HCA Healthcare: For the 11th time, HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing ethical business practices.
This accolade recognizes our dedication to doing the right thing and ensuring our actions reflect our mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. For our patients, colleagues and communities, you can count on HCA Healthcare to show up. | | | GOOD MORNING! Welcome to Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Friday, Oct. 8, where PROGRAMMING NOTE: Huddle will not publish on Monday, Oct. 11. We'll grace your inbox again on Tuesday, Oct. 12. POWER STRUGGLE — One strange detail in the debt-limit fight reveals a lot about the ever-present battle between Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.): As the final agreement took shape, the pair appear to have held no personal conversations. Burgess unpacks the Schumer-McConnell relationship. "The majority and minority leader are perpetually angling for advantage in the longest-running 50-50 Senate in U.S. history, and their cage match over how to raise the debt ceiling is just the latest bout since McConnell refused to let the chamber organize after Schumer took over. Their ice-cold relationship lacks the sizzle of McConnell's tiffs with former Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid — but McConnell is using increasingly hardline tactics to make Schumer's life harder given the close margins of the chamber and the tension among the disparate ideological wings in his rival's party," writes Burgess.
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SUBPOENAS ARE FLYING — The select panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a new round of subpoenas Thursday to two organizers related to rallies leading up to the event and an organization tied to a movement aiding Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
It's another major step in the panel's investigation into the attack. Ali Alexander, a key figure behind the "Stop the Steal" movement; Nathan Martin, another organizer; and the Stop the Steal organization all received subpoenas from the panel. A previous round of 11 subpoenas targeted other Trump allies who helped organize various events in the run-up to the attack. Four close Trump associates — including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows — faced a Thursday subpoena deadline to turn over documents to the committee. Trump instructed them not to comply. Kyle and Nicholas have the latest. STUDENT DEBT DEMAND — A group of House members, led by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)are sending the White House a letter demanding "the release to the public by October 22, 2021 the memo that the President requested from the Department of Education to determine the extent of the administration's authority to broadly cancel student debt through administrative action." Earlier this year, the administration promised to make a decision about the Department of Education's authority "within weeks," ...but six months later progressives are demanding answers. Read the full letter here. | | | | BECOME A GLOBAL INSIDER: The world is more connected than ever. It has never been more essential to identify, unpack and analyze important news, trends and decisions shaping our future — and we've got you covered! Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Global Insider author Ryan Heath navigates the global news maze and connects you to power players and events changing our world. Don't miss out on this influential global community. Subscribe now. | | | | | HARVESTING ANSWERS — Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) tuned into a hearing and tried to "harvest" some answers from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsak on Thursday from behind the wheel of a combine harvester. BREWING FOR A FIGHT — If you want to get your pro/anti Cups hackles up, plus a splash of generational tension, this Garrett Haake overheard is just what you ordered. LONG READ — What Wyoming Really Thinks of Liz Cheney: I traveled 2,100 miles across the state to figure out if she is doomed — and to glimpse the future of the Republican Party, from Washington Post Magazine QUICK LINKS — Frustrated voting-rights advocates claw for opening on Senate filibuster, from Zach Montellaro — Maya Angelou, Sally Ride and other trailblazing women will be featured on U.S. coins, from NPR — Giants vs. Dodgers NLDS is happening and Kamala Harris has chosen her side, from Tal Kopan at the San Francisco Chronicle TRANSITIONS Alanna Conley is now state press secretary for Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.). She most recently was an associate at Nation Consulting. Tyler Wilson has joined Strategies 360 as vice president in the Washington D.C. office. He previously served as chief of staff and campaign adviser to former Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa). Matt VanHyfte is now press secretary for Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). He most recently did opposition and comms research for the RGA and is a Trump 2020 campaign alum. | | | | A message from HCA Healthcare:   | | | Jordan Colvin is now legislative director for Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.). She most recently was a VP at Platinum Advisors, was involved with Veterans and Military Families for Biden and is a former undercover D.C. police officer. TODAY IN CONGRESS: The House convenes at 10 a.m. for a pro forma session. The Senate convenes at 11:30 a.m. for a pro forma session. AROUND THE HILL 11 a.m. Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) holds a pen and pad with reporters. TRIVIA THURSDAY'S WINNER: Kevin Burtzlaff correctly answered that John Tyler served as President pro tempore of the Senate before serving as President of the United States. TODAY'S QUESTION from Kevin: Who are the only two people to serve in the Cabinet of more than one President when those Presidents were defeated for re-election? The first person to correctly guess gets a mention in the next edition of Huddle. Send your answers to ktm@politico.com. GET HUDDLE emailed to your phone each morning. Follow Katherine on Twitter @ktullymcmanus | | A message from HCA Healthcare: This year, HCA Healthcare was recognized for the 11th time as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing ethical business practices.
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