| | | | | | | Presented By Visa | | | | Axios Sneak Peek | | By Alayna Treene, Hans Nichols and Zachary Basu · Dec 01, 2022 | | Welcome back to Sneak. Smart Brevity™ count: 1,041 words ... 4 minutes. ⚡ Situational awareness: An appeals court has halted the special master review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago, allowing the Justice Department to use them in its criminal investigation of former President Trump. | | | | | | 1 big thing: Georgia's Gen-Z closer |  | | | Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images | | | | Maxwell Frost won't take his seat in the House until January, but the 25-year-old from Florida already has his first congressional assignment: turning out young voters in Georgia to keep Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in office. Driving the news: Frost, soon to be the youngest member of Congress and the first from Generation Z, will rally HBCU students in Atlanta this weekend — capitalizing on the urgency organizers say is needed to turn out young people for the Dec. 6 Senate runoff, Axios' Alexi McCammond reports. Why it matters: It's the latest in a series of steps by Democratic leaders to elevate the young Black and Latino political organizer and gun safety activist, whose ability to connect with young voters is viewed as a potential X-factor in close races. What they're saying: "We know that youth voters were the reason Sen. Warnock won last time, and it's really important we do everything we can to make that happen again," Frost told Axios. - Frost said he's been pleasantly surprised by the support he's received from Democratic Party leaders: "As a young organizer, a progressive of color, there's a lot of spaces I walk into and I'm not usually welcome there."
- Unlike in 2018, when party elders were reluctant to uplift freshmen activists like AOC, Frost is entering Congress at a moment when progressives are a growing — and powerful — coalition within the Democratic caucus.
- "The people who came before us worked hard and have been good members of the caucus and have shown that having an organizer in the halls of congress is not a bad thing — it's a damn good thing," he said. "It helps get our base excited."
By the numbers: Voters under 30 were the only age group in which a strong majority favored Democratic candidates in the midterms, making them essential to blunting the "red wave," according to an analysis by Tufts University. Behind the scenes: Biden called Frost on election night to congratulate him, and at a press conference the next day called his victory "an incredible start in what, I'm sure, will be a long, distinguished career." - The president told Frost he wanted to host him at the White House, per a source familiar with the conversation.
- When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hosted a Nov. 14 dinner for newly elected members, she sat next to Frost.
What's next: If the next GOP presidential nominee is not Donald Trump but a younger alternative such as Gov. Ron DeSantis, Biden having a popular Gen Z surrogate — from Florida, no less — could help Democrats make new inroads. Share this story. |     | | | | | | 2. 👀 Scoop: White House eyes McAuliffe for potential role |  | | | Biden with McAuliffe during the latter's campaign for Virginia governor. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images | | | | The White House is exploring ways to bring Terry McAuliffe, the former governor of Virginia and one of the Democratic Party's most prolific fundraisers, into the Biden administration, Axios' Hans Nichols reports. Why it matters: McAuliffe, a businessman before serving as DNC chair in the early 2000s, knows how to raise money and create jobs — two skills that will be crucial to Biden's likely re-election campaign. - McAuliffe's PAC, Common Good, raised over $2.7 million for Democratic candidates in the midterms, bringing his total to over $3.5 million since Biden's election.
- Even though he lost his bid to return to the Virginia governor's mansion in 2021, McAuliffe has two things Biden deeply respects: campaign know-how with his name atop the ticket, and experience as an elected official.
Driving the news: McAuliffe met with White House chief of staff Ron Klain before the Thanksgiving holiday, but it's unclear if a position is open for him. He's also set to attend tonight's state dinner at the White House for French President Emmanuel Macron. The intrigue: Only a few jobs would appeal to someone with McAuliffe's experience, like Commerce Secretary or a major ambassadorship. - For Commerce to be a possibility, the current secretary, Gina Raimondo, would have to decide to move on or take over at Treasury, which would be possible only if Janet Yellen decided to leave.
- Of the consequential embassies that might be enticing, both Italy and India remain without ambassadors.
Share this story. | | | | | | | | 3. 🔑 Senate Dems' subpoena key |  | | | Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios | | | | Democrats have already clinched control of the Senate, but the difference between 50 and 51 seats will play a major role in their ability to counter the new House Republican majority's top priority: investigations. Why it matters: Adding a Senate seat in the Dec. 6 Georgia runoff would give Democrats more investigative resources and — crucially — nearly unilateral power to issue subpoenas without Republican buy-in, Axios' Sophia Cai writes. State of play: Under the current power-sharing agreement governing a split 50-50 Senate, committee membership, budgets and office space are evenly divided. - If Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) wins his runoff against Republican Herschel Walker, Democrats would be entitled to more committee seats and a larger share of the budget.
- That means Democratic committee chairs would no longer have to seek bipartisan support to issue subpoenas compelling witness testimony or the production of documents.
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"I always knew you were a socialist," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) quipped to Cruz on the Senate floor. | | | | | | | | 5. 🇫🇷 Parting shots |  | | | Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images | | | | Above: President Biden, first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and French first lady Brigitte Macron on the North Portico of the White House as guests arrive for their state dinner tonight. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, right, with his husband, Chasten. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Model Chrissy Teigen and musician John Legend. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images | | | | | | | | A message from Visa | | Securing the global movement of money | | |  | | | | Over the past five years, Visa has invested more than $10 billion in technology, including to reduce fraud and increase network security. Over the past 12 months, Visa proactively blocked $7.2 billion in attempted fraudulent payments across 122 million transactions. Learn more. | | | | 📬 Thanks for reading this week. This newsletter was edited by Zachary Basu and copy edited by Brad Bonhall. |  | | Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it. | | | | | | Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. If you're interested in advertising, learn more here.
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