👀 Axios PM: Secret concessions

Photo: Pups on the bus | Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Open in app View in browser   Presented By Instagram   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Jan 10, 2023 Happy Tuesday afternoon. Today's PM — edited by Kate Nocera — is 510 words, a 2-minute read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for the copy edit. 🎥 Breaking: C-SPAN — which won hearty praise for its free-range camerawork during last week's House fight — asked Speaker McCarthy to relax old rules and allow the additional angles to remain. The chamber's usual cameras are stationary to prevent reaction shots. Read the letter.     1 big thing: McCarthy's secret concessions Speaker McCarthy walks to his office from the House floor today. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Reuters At a conference meeting today, House Republican leadership presented some — but not all — of the private concessions made to Freedom Caucus members in exchange for their support of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, multiple members told Axios' Andrew Solender. Many Republicans had been in the dark over the details, outlined in a document that only some of them have seen and others refuse to talk about. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said before the conference meeting she planned on "raising hell" about "whatever potential backroom deals may have been done." Afterward, Mace said McCarthy outlined certain policies but left out "other side deals for chairmanships and committee assignments. ... We won't know until the steering process is actually over," she said. NRCC chair Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), who said he's seen the document, said it does not contain promised chairmanships for specific members. Driving the news: The existence of a "secret three-page addendum" containing "the most controversial concessions" that McCarthy made was first reported by Punchbowl News. One of those concessions is seats set aside for conservatives on the Rules Committee and Appropriations Committee. The intrigue: Some members involved in the negotiations have also suggested there is no official document. "We had a verbal handshake agreement with Speaker McCarthy," said Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.). Share this story.     2. Last 8 years were world's warmest Data: Copernicus Climate Change Service; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Eight out of the last eight years were the warmest years on record, with 2022 coming in as the fifth warmest globally. The ranking, released this morning by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, shows the planet continues its troubling long-term warming trend, Axios' Andrew Freedman reports. 2022 was the warmest year on record for large parts of western Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and China, northwestern Africa, and the Horn of Africa. Go deeper.     A message from Instagram Explore 30+ Instagram tools helping teens have positive experiences     Teens' experiences on Instagram should be positive and supportive. That's why we have tools to help teens see less sensitive content and help them spend less time on our platform. Learn more about our tools and set them up with your teen today.     3. Catch up quick Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images Above, members of the press take photographs of copies of "Spare" by Prince Harry as they went on sale one minute after midnight today at the WH Smith bookstore at Victoria Station in London. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) said she will run for Senate in 2024 even as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), 89, has not yet said if she's running for re-election. Go deeper ... Porter's announcement.     4. 🐶 The dogs on the bus Photo used with permission from Mo Mountain Mutts' Instagram The pups of Mo Mountain Mutts — a dog walking and training business in Skagway, Alaska — have gone viral for their adorable commute. A recent TikTok of the dogs boarding the bus as if they were humans on the way to work has been viewed more than 50 million times, WashPost reports. Owners Mo and Lee Thompson assign the seats based on the dog's personality. The couple bought the "puppy bus" after business took off during the pandemic.     A message from Instagram Set up supervision with your teen to help support them on Instagram     Parents have support when it comes to keeping their teens safe on Instagram. Here's how: Once supervision on Family Center is set up, parents can see who their teen follows, who follows them and any reports their teen shares. Set up Family Center today.   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. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Axios, 3100 Clarendon B‌lvd, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. To stop receiving this newsletter, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences.   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get Axios in your inbox.   Follow Axios on social media: