Republicans control the House. Now what?

Republicans prepare new House rules; Brazil detains Bolsonaro supporters after an attack on Congress.

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Republicans take control of the House

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• Monday, Republicans will vote on a rules package to determine how the House functions in the first test of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership. [Reuters / Moira Warburton]
• To become speaker, McCarthy promised far-right members rules concessions that would allow one member to call a vote to remove him, as well as a cap on government spending. [USA Today / Candy Woodall]
• Not all Republican lawmakers support rule changes, and McCarthy can only lose a handful of votes due to a slim Republican House majority. [Associated Press / Hope Yen and Lisa Mascaro]
• The uncertainty and disunity seen in the first weeks of Congress raise questions about the GOP’s ability to increase the federal debt ceiling, avoiding a government default that would roil the global economy. [CNN / Matt Egan]
• Meanwhile, House Republicans are creating a special subcommittee that could investigate the Justice Department and Biden administration. [New York Times / Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater]  

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Vox’s Li Zhou explains how House Democrats could capitalize on Republican gridlock to put forth policy demands. [Vox / Li Zhou] 

Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress

• Supporters of Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro violently stormed federal buildings in the capital Brasilia on Sunday. [Vox / Ellen Ioanes]
• Thousands took control of buildings housing Congress, the Supreme Court, and presidential offices, calling for the resignation of recently elected leftist President Luiz Inácio “Lula” Da Silva. [Guardian / Helen Sullivan]
• Brazilian authorities detained over 1,000 people and removed Brasilia’s governor from office for 90 days over the attacks. [Wall Street Journal / Samantha Pearson and Luciana Magalhaes]
• Bolsonaro condemned the violence from Florida where he’s stayed since December. Top Democrats have called on the US to return him to Brazil. [NPR / Emily Olson]

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A Georgia grand jury on Monday completed its investigation into Donald Trump and his allies for 2020 election interference. District Attorney Fani Willis is weighing charges. [Vox / Andrew Prokop]

• President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency for California on Monday to help the state recover from powerful winter storms that have claimed 12 lives. [BBC]
• Virginia authorities say a teacher was shot last week by her 6-year-old student while attempting to confiscate the gun. [Guardian / Erum Salam]
• Earth’s ozone layer is on track to completely recover by 2066 because of international cooperation to ban ozone-depleting chemicals. [CNN / Laura Paddison] 

“I am concerned that commonsense legislation will not get through to get a vote on the floor.”

[Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on the proposed House rules / AP News]

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