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Former president Donald Trump will deliver his first speech since leaving office today at the America First Agenda Summit. | Scott Olson/Getty Images | | | | |  | DRIVING THE DAY | | All eyes will be on a pair of speeches today in Washington, one by the former president and one by the former vice president. MIKE PENCE , whose scheduled speech yesterday at Heritage was scrapped due to travel issues, speaks at 9 a.m. at Young America's Foundation's National Conservative Student Conference. Stream it via YouTube DONALD TRUMP speaks at 3:00 p.m. at the America First Agenda Summit. Stream it via C-SPAN Because this is Trump world, not only is there the already much-discussed drama of the Trump/Pence speech-off, but there's new drama over Trump's choice of venue. Former key Trump aide PETER NAVARRO is publicly asking Trump not to go forward with the event because he believes that the America First Policy Institute, which is hosting the summit, is insufficiently devoted to Trumpism — or at least what Navarro believes Trumpism to be. In a piece headlined "Trump's 'Think Tank' Prepares to Betray Him" for the MAGA-aligned outlet American Greatness, Navarro writes: "Don't go, Boss! That's my strong advice to President Trump as he prepares to deliver a speech in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday at his alleged 'think tank,' the America First Policy Institute (AFPI). "Yes, it is important for President Trump to have a well-credentialed stable of policy experts capable of both building a 2024 platform and finding solid MAGA talent to populate a new Trump Administration. But the AFPI Trojan Horse — whose leadership is now bragging about how it will staff Trump's 'shadow cabinet' — is decidedly not that. "Most comically, the AFPI roster features the author of a poison pen White House memoir who sued the president [CLIFF SIMS ]; a Communist China-trained accountant [GE BAI] who criticized the president for 'ineffective drug price policies'; a former Cabinet secretary [RICK PERRY] who almost got Trump impeached; a former top adviser to DICK 'Endless War' CHENEY [STEVE YATES]; and JOHN 'Book Deal' BOLTON's former chief of staff [FRED FLEITZ]. What could go wrong there? "Most perniciously, the AFPI economics team is peppered with free trade ideologues on record opposing Trump's tariffs — the most important and transformational component of Donald Trump's 'Make America Great Again' movement. The most famous offender here is Trump's former National Economic Council Director LARRY KUDLOW, who is now vice chairman of the AFPI board." THE INVESTIGATIONS — Meanwhile, as Trump and Pence shadowbox in Washington, a ton of new details have emerged about Jan. 6-related investigations. — Two key figures in Pence world — former chief of staff MARC SHORT and former legal counsel GREG JACOB — testified recently before a federal grand jury investigating Jan. 6, per ABC's Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin and John Santucci and WSJ's Sadie Gurman and Aruna Viswanatha . They were compelled to appear by subpoenas. The Justice Department has been asking about the efforts by Trump lawyers, including JOHN EASTMAN and RUDY GIULIANI, to try to subvert the 2020 election. "If the mob had gotten closer to the vice president, I do think there would have been a massacre in the Capitol that day," Short told ABC's Linsey Davis. "The interviews with Mr. Pence's advisers suggest prosecutors are targeting a senior circle of Trump associates who pushed for the former vice president to accept the false documents and halt the certification of President Biden's victory," per the WSJ. — More signs of the DOJ probe's scope: Newly public subpoenas sent last month to two Arizona state senators shed light on investigators' efforts to uncover the false alternate electors scheme, WaPo's Devlin Barrett and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez report . The subpoenas to KAREN FANN and KELLY TOWNSEND "seek all communications or documents exchanged with those who served as Arizona's alternate electors, as well as communications with state Rep. MARK FINCHEM." — Also, Georgia Gov. BRIAN KEMP testified Monday before the grand jury in the Fulton County, Ga., investigation. More from WJCL WHERE TO END YOUR NEWS DAY — A.G. MERRICK GARLAND will sit down for an interview with NBC's Lester Holt, airing at 6:30 p.m. on "NBC Nightly News." The Jan. 6 investigation will be among the topics they discuss. Good Tuesday morning. Thanks for reading Playbook. Drop us a line and tell us what you thought of the Trump and Pence speeches: Rachael Bade , Eugene Daniels , Ryan Lizza .
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Learn how Meta is helping build the metaverse. | | | TWO PIECES THAT YOU SHOULDN'T MISS: — Ron Brownstein on how "Red states are building a nation within a nation" : "[R]ed states, supported by Republican-appointed judges, are engaging in a multi-front offensive to seize control of national policy even while Democrats hold the White House and nominally control both the House and Senate. The red states are moving social policy sharply to the right within their borders on issues from abortion to LGBTQ rights and classroom censorship, while simultaneously working to hobble the ability of either the federal government or their own largest metro areas to set a different course." — Jack Shafer on why RUPERT MURDOCH , via Fox News and the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal New York Post, has turned on Trump: "Murdoch has no friends. He has no loyalties. He has no principles. And never has. His support of politicians has always been transactional and extractive. Now entering the final days of his political career, Trump is expendable, making the Post's and Journal's twin discoveries in the same moment of Trump's crimes against the Constitution a convenient cover story for the orange man. Murdoch has always been a political cad, swooning and then dumping his political partners when a better-looking one comes along. Murdoch's next fling looks to be Florida Republican Gov. RON DESANTIS, whom Fox News has slathered with positive attention in recent months."
| | | | A message from Meta:   | | | | | PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S TUESDAY:
9:30 a.m.: The president will receive the President's Daily Brief.
2 p.m.: Biden will meet virtually with the head of South Korea's SK Group, which today is announcing a major $22 billion investment in American manufacturing.
5 p.m.: Biden will take part virtually in the House Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus' celebration of the 32nd anniversary of the American Disabilities Act.
Press secretary KARINE JEAN-PIERRE will brief at 3:15 p.m. with National Economic Council Director BRIAN DEESE.
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1:15 p.m.: The VP will meet with disability rights leaders.
6:45 p.m.: Harris will speak in honor of the ADA anniversary from her residence.
THE SENATE will meet at 10 a.m. to take up legislation, and will hold a cloture vote at 11 a.m. on the vehicle for the CHIPS+ bill. The chamber will recess from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. for weekly conference meetings.
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|  President Joe Biden participates virtually in a meeting on the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House on Monday. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images | | | PLAYBOOK READS | | THE WHITE HOUSE BIDEN SAYS THE T-WORD — In videotaped remarks Monday, Biden pilloried his predecessor by name — a rarity — over his conduct on Jan. 6, and thanked the police who responded to the insurrection. "Donald Trump lacked the courage to act," he said. "The brave women and men in blue all across this nation should never forget that. You can't be pro-insurrection and pro-cop. You can't be pro-insurrection and pro-democracy. You can't be pro-insurrection and pro-American." MONKEYPOX LATEST — The White House is planning to name a coordinator overseeing the monkeypox response as officials debate whether to declare a public health emergency, WaPo's Dan Diamond scooped . BIDEN GOES SILENT ON 'REMAIN IN MEXICO' — Though the White House "previously moved quickly to end the 'Remain in Mexico' policy, the administration has suddenly decided to take its time" after last month's SCOTUS ruling affirming Biden's ability to unwind the policy, writes Sabrina Rodriguez . "The silence from the administration is the latest tension point between the president and immigration advocates frustrated by President Joe Biden's failure to deliver on promises he made as president and during his campaign. … While pieces of Biden's immigration agenda have been blocked by the courts, they argue the president has also ducked such tough issues for political expediency." ONE TO WATCH — "GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley alleges widespread effort in FBI, Justice Dept to downplay negative information about Hunter Biden," CBS CONGRESS DEM AGENDA: THE GLASS IS HALF FULL— WaPo's Yasmeen Abutaleb and Mike DeBonis have this sunny assessment of Congress's ability to pass a reconciliation bill, semiconductor legislation, and a bill codifying same-sex marriage into federal law: "Biden poised for big wins in Congress." DEM AGENDA: THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY — Burgess Everett has a slightly less optimistic take that focuses on the many roadblocks remaining: "Time is not on Democrats' side." Beyond the highest-profile items, "[d]epending on which Democrat you ask, they may hope to change the Electoral Count Act to avoid another Jan. 6, pass antitrust legislation, lower the price of insulin, ban stock trading by members of Congress, legalize marijuana, codify same-sex marriage and contraception or fill 77 current judicial vacancies. There's no guarantee they'll have another chance at any of those priorities next year." ECA UPDATE — Speaking of roadblocks, Marianne LeVine and Nick Wu have the latest on ECA Reform, where crucial House members, including prominent Jan. 6 committee panelists, are warning that the bipartisan Senate Electoral Count Act reform bill doesn't go far enough. TALES FROM THE CRYPTO — "Bipartisan Bill to Regulate Stablecoin Is Delayed for at Least Several Weeks," WSJ SIGN OF THE TIMES — "House lawmakers to receive $10,000 to bulk up home security," Washington Examiner WAR IN UKRAINE WHAT'S NEXT ON THE GROUND — Ukraine is planning a major counteroffensive to retake the key city of Kherson, "one of the most ambitious and significant military actions of the war" and a potential victory that they hope could change its course, NYT's Michael Schwirtz reports . Western officials are split over whether it's the right move right now, and what Kyiv's chances of success are. — "Russia Cuts Gas Flow to Europe, Intensifying Fears It Is Weaponizing Fuel," NYT ALL POLITICS MCCONNELL'S SIGH OF RELIEF — In next week's Missouri Senate GOP primary, ERIC GREITENS seems to be slipping to third place after coming under sustained attack over his ex-wife's allegations of domestic abuse, Natalie Allison reports this morning . State A.G. ERIC SCHMITT appears to be surging, with Rep. VICKY HARTZLER not far behind. The big question is whether Trump will endorse at the last minute. PRIMARY COLORS — In next week's Michigan GOP gubernatorial primary, establishment Republicans are finally settling on a candidate, coalescing behind the DeVos-backed TUDOR DIXON, Zach Montellaro reports this morning . Still, other candidates — including self-funder KEVIN RINKE and FBI-arrested RYAN KELLEY — are in the hunt, too. The big question is — you guessed it — whether Trump will endorse at the last minute. — Rep. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY (D-N.Y.) leads progressive challenger state Sen. ALESSANDRA BIAGGI by double digits in each campaign's internal polling, Holly Otterbein scooped . Biaggi's campaign says she's down by 13 and gaining, one month out; Maloney's campaign has him ahead by 34. MORE MEDDLING — The DCCC is interfering in Rep. PETER MEIJER's (R-Mich.) tough primary election next week, going on the air at the last minute to boost JOHN GIBBS, the Trump-endorsed challenger whom Democrats see as an easier foe in a key swing district, reports Ally Mutnick . CASH DASH — "Republicans Confront Unexpected Online Money Slowdown," by NYT's Shane Goldmacher WATCHING THE WATCHMEN — The RNC has trained more than 1,500 poll watchers in Georgia — a longtime practice in both parties that's under fresh scrutiny as the administration of elections itself has become politicized, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein reports . Related read: "Report: Need tighter security for Wisconsin election workers," AP ONE TO WATCH — "Four voters with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit to ensure they can vote following [state] Supreme Court ruling," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Molly Beck
| | | | A message from Meta:   | | | POLICY CORNER THE TRUMP ROLLBACK — HHS on Monday proposed a new regulation that would restore protections for LGBT and pregnant people against discrimination in health care, which were rescinded in the Trump administration. For the first time, "[t]he proposed rule also includes a provision on religious and conscience in response to feedback from the health-care industry and advocates," per Bloomberg Law . "As Monkeypox Spread in New York, 300,000 Vaccine Doses Sat in Denmark," NYT "Student Loan Servicers Told to Hold Off on Sending Billing Statements," WSJ "U.S. to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests," AP AMERICA AND THE WORLD THE TAIWAN TRIP — Speaker NANCY PELOSI is finding an unusual source of support for the planned trip to Taiwan that has stoked a global kerfuffle: prominent Republicans. The backers include former Speaker NEWT GINGRICH (R-Ga.), former Secretary of State MIKE POMPEO ("Nancy, I'll go with you") and Sen. BEN SASSE (R-Neb.). But AP's Seung Min Kim and Matthew Lee report , "In private, the administration is particularly concerned that a convergence of upcoming events could make a Chinese response to a Pelosi visit even stronger and more animated than it might otherwise be." Pelosi's office hasn't made a final decision on the trip yet, Bloomberg's Billy House and Iain Marlow report . Meanwhile, Biden officials are worrying that China is getting more aggressive on Taiwan and could make a significant move this year or next, perhaps limiting access to the Taiwan Strait, report NYT's Edward Wong, David Sanger and Amy Qin . MEDIAWATCH OVERBEY'S RECEIPTS — DAVID REMNICK, editor of The New Yorker, fired internal critic ERIN OVERBEY, a longtime staffer who publicly criticized him for what she regarded as a lack of attention to diversity and gender inequality. Overbey's viral thread documenting her sacking dominated media Twitter on Monday. "The New Yorker's firing of @erinoverbey is clear retaliation for her shining a light on racism and sexism at the magazine," tweeted Felicia Sonmez , who was recently fired by the Washington Post. Overbey's public criticism of Remnick began in September, when she tweeted , "In the last 15 years at the @NewYorker, during the tenure of editor-in-chief David Remnick (author of a bio on Obama), less than 0.01% of print feature & critics pieces have ever been edited by a Black editor." Last week, Overbey tweeted that Remnick retaliated against her by introducing errors into her copy. Those errors were then cited in a performance review that Overbey alleged was a way to punish her. Days after she went public with those accusations, she was terminated. A review of emails sent between Remnick and Overbey backs up Overbey's case: on June 30, Remnick emailed Overbey language for a New Yorker newsletter that included two errors. An email reprimanding Overbey then cited those same two mistakes as part of an alleged "pattern where errors and oversights … slip through frequently." Neither Remnick nor the magazine have addressed Overbey's accusation specifically, and instead issued a statement saying "false allegations that malign our journalistic integrity and that attack colleagues are inappropriate and unacceptable in our workplace." The coverage: "New Yorker Archivist Fired After Accusing Editor-in-Chief David Remnick of Inserting Errors Into Her Work," The Wrap … "New Yorker fires journalist who complained about 'gender inequality,'" NY Post … "New Yorker cites performance issues and unprofessional behavior as the reasons it fired editor who claimed magazine tried to 'silence women,'" Daily Mail
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