GOOD MORNING! Welcome to Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Monday, September 12, where you wouldn't believe who's got a reality TV gig. (More on that below.) JAN 6 PANEL EYES ENDGAME — The clock is ticking until the Jan. 6 select committee closes out its inquiry and dissolves. The panel has a lengthy (and possibly precedent-setting) do-so list between now and then. More public hearings are expected and there's the comprehensive report that the panel has promised to release publicly. Both were originally planned to be wrapped up by now, but the panel has continued to uncover more and more information that lawmakers determined to be significant enough to push back the timeline. The report could be accompanied by hundreds of transcripts of witness testimony that could reveal even more details about former President Donald Trump's behavior around the Capitol attack. Also on the to-do list for the panel is getting testimony of two Secret Service witnesses who could have crucial perspectives. The panel also plans to issue legislative proposals aimed at averting future attempts to disrupt the transfer of power. Kyle and Nicholas have much more on what to expect from the Jan. 6 committee in the coming weeks and beyond: 16 weeks left for a heap of questions: Jan. 6 panel weighs its endgame HOUSE GOP PREPS TRUMP-FREE INQUIRY — House Republicans are planning to pursue a very different kind of inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol if they take control of the House, one that focuses on placing blame for security failures and keeps former President Donald Trump out of frame, reports Jordain . That's a pivot from the conference's consistent message that the select committee's revelations are insignificant and Washington needs to move on. Republicans also want to look at restructuring the secretive Capitol Police Board that governs the protection of the Capitol complex, a proposal that had backing from both parties in the initial weeks after the attack. New faces: It's worth noting that there are expected to be many new faces leading the charge on Capitol Police accountability. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) the top Republican on the House Administration Committee, is leaving Congress after losing his primary but planning to hand his successor a detailed Capitol security restructuring plan on his way out. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, is retiring. The top Legislative Branch appropriators from both parties are leaving next year, with Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) hoping to be in the Senate and Rep. Jamie Herrera Buetler (R-Wash.) also toppled in a primary fight. That means new players in charge of the USCP pursestrings. RELATED: Senate grapples with election reform legislation as time runs short to act, from Sahil Kapur and Scott Wong at NBC News BURGLARS HOOK BASS' HANDGUNS — Two firearms were stolen during a Friday burglary at the Los Angeles home of Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), who is also a mayoral candidate. She called the police when she arrived home to find signs of a break-in. Cash, electronics and other valuables were left, but the two registered handguns secured in a lockbox were taken, reported the Los Angeles Times. VENERATING A RELEASED RIOTER — Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) honored Dr. Simone Gold as "a patriot and an American hero," gifting her an American flag recently flown above the U.S. Capitol to the convicted January 6 rioter after she was released from prison Friday. "Dr. Gold is the definition of what a political prisoner looks like -- something I never thought I'd see here in the United States of America," Gohmert said in a statement. Gold was sentenced back in June to 60 days in prison for her involvement in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. She is the founder of America's Frontline Doctors, a group that came to prominence spreading false claims about Covid-19 and pushing unproven treatments like hydroxychloroquine.
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