| | | | |  | | By Katherine Tully-McManus | | | With a hand from Caitlin Emma OMNIBUS OR OMNIBUST? — Democrats have scrapped their plans to introduce a Dem-only omnibus bill today , a hopeful signal for bipartisan negotiations. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) "feels that sufficient progress in negotiations took place over the weekend to delay the introduction of the omnibus appropriations bill for the time being," according to a Senate Democratic aide. Bicameral and bipartisan negotiations will continue. Congress is expected to have to pass a stopgap spending patch this week that pushes the funding deadline for another week or more in order to continue negotiations, although Democrats have warned that a full-year continuing resolution is on the table in lieu of a deal.
|  The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, including chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (R-Miss.) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), is plotting the finalization and release of the panel's final report. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker) | Getty Images | JAN. 6 REPORT PREVIEW — Drafts of the Jan. 6 select committee's final report have been circulating among committee members and Kyle and Nicholas have a sneak peek. It leads off with a hefty summary that outlines President Donald Trump's culpability for his attempt to subvert the 2020 election and has thousands of footnotes. The eight chapters of the report closely track with the evidence the panel previewed at public hearings in June and July, from early efforts to sow doubt about the election to the pressure campaign against then-Vice President Mike Pence and the 187 minutes of inaction by Trump once the attack on the Capitol was underway. Read a breakdown of what we know about the contents of the report, from Kyle and Nicholas. Next week: The panel is expected to approve the report at a public meeting on Dec. 21 and any edits lawmakers have will need to be submitted soon before the draft is expected to be sent to the Government Publishing Office for printing later this week. Sunday meeting: The Jan. 6 committee met Sunday to evaluate recommendations from the subcommittee tasked with investigating criminal referrals. "We are in common agreement about what our approach should be." Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told CBS on Sunday before the meeting. "I think we are all certainly in agreement that there is evidence of criminality here. And we want to make sure that the Justice Department is aware of that." Speaking of Jan. 6 … Over the weekend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was in Manhattan over the weekend with the New York Young Republican Club, where she said of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol: "I want to tell you something, if Steve Bannon and I had organized that, we would have won. Not to mention, we would've been armed." The New York Post has more .
| | | | A message from AT&T: Connection does more than bring people together – it opens a world of possibilities. AT&T has invested more than $100 billion in American infrastructure from 2017 to 2021, including U.S. capital investment and acquisitions of wireless spectrum, to connect Americans to a brighter future. AT&T is working to expand high-speed fiber access, enhance 5G connectivity and strengthen communications for first responders. Learn more about how AT&T is expanding broadband access and investing in America's future. | | | GOOD MORNING! Welcome to Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Monday, December 12, where Covid is making the rounds among lawmakers, staff and press, once again. (But your host is testing negative and is back in action.) HUDDLE'S (LAST) WEEKLY MOST CLICKED: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: Why I'm registering as an independent , an Op-Ed from Sinema in AZ Central MAGIC NUMBERS — The resignation of Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) last week put the House at 218 Democrats, 213 Republicans and four vacancies. With Democrats' margin shrunk even further, they can only lose two votes on any bill. Bass was inaugurated as the mayor of Los Angeles yesterday. TIME'S UP? NOT SO FAST — House Republicans have touted term limits for committee leaders as a key way to deepen their bench and give more junior members high profile assignments, but a proposal for Democrats to adopt a similar policy is roiling the House Democratic Caucus. Democrats will consider caucus rules change proposal by Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) this week that would act as a form of term limits, requiring any committee chief to survive a secret-ballot vote in order to serve more than three terms. Foster doesn't support a strict term limit system like the GOP has, because he says some Dems atop committee rosters "deserve to serve longer than six years." The proposal, backed by many younger Dems, faces opposition from senior members of the Black and Hispanic Caucuses. Seniority-based positions have ensured diversity among committee chairs, they argue. When the proposal comes to a vote this week, it is not expected to get enough support for adoption. Nicholas Wu has much more on the committee leadership landscape ahead of this week's vote . Worth noting: The GOP term-limit policy hasn't been headache-free. See last week's angst about Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) getting a waiver to continue helming the Education and Labor Committee.
| | | | POLITICO APP USERS: UPGRADE YOUR APP BY DECEMBER 19! We recently upgraded the POLITICO app with a fresh look and improved features for easier access to POLITICO's scoops and groundbreaking reporting. Starting December 19, users will no longer have access to the previous version of the app. Update your app today to stay on top of essential political news, insights, and analysis from the best journalists in the business. UPDATE iOS APP – UPDATE ANDROID APP . | | | | | CLOSING IN ON A CAMPAIGN CHIEF? — Dems sure hope so. House Republicans already have their chairman in Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) and by this time in 2020, Democrats had selected Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) and he'd already named an executive director. But the House Democratic Caucus voted recently to make the top spot at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee an appointed, not elected, position. That means Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is on the hook to decide and he hasn't given public indication of whom he will pick, leaving the rest of the party guessing. The two declared candidates, Reps. Ami Bera and Tony Cardenas, both California Democrats, are interviewing in the coming days with Jeffries to make their pitch for the job. But Jeffries hasn't committed to picking between them now that the decision is his alone. Nicholas and Ally Mutnick unpack the DCCC decision, from the baggage that each candidate brings to just how few people actually want the grueling gig . "You couldn't pay me enough," Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) said. EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT TIM — Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) isn't saying much about his plans for 2024. But his colleagues are happy to talk up his potential presidential run, as doubts about former President Donald Trump's viability simmer. Even Trump loyalist Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Marianne that Scott brings "something to the table on day one," noting that his South Carolina colleague has "one of the most compelling stories of any Republican out there."
- Sen. John Barasso (R-Wyo.): It "doesn't get any better than Tim Scott."
- Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas): Would "advise him to go for it."
- Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.): "Having somebody like Tim in the mix is positive for Republicans."
Marianne digs into Scott's reputation within the Senate GOP and the moves that have made him a player on the national stage .
| | | | A message from AT&T:   | | | BRAUN'S BID — Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) is expected to make his official announcement that he's running for Indiana governor today, after filing the paperwork last week. He's far from alone, writes Adam Wren . SEEKING: A McCARTHY FOIL — The anti-Kevin McCarthy crowd within the House GOP Conference are eyeing alternatives to the GOP Leader for speaker, but aren't sharing names. Olivia and Jordain look at who's name could be on the table, their realistic chances and the current state-of-play . "Conservatives admit that Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who lost to McCarthy in a conference-wide speaker nomination vote, isn't a viable challenger but only a placeholder acting as a conduit for the right flank's frustrations," write Olivia and Jordain.
| | | Fashion police…. Sen.-elect John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) made the New York Times list of most stylish people. "The senator-elect from Pennsylvania is going to bring Carhartt to the Capitol," says the Times . We expect Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who wears his Carhartt jacket regularly on Capitol Hill, to take issue with that. Fetterman's famous 'fits could also lead him to holler his votes from the cloakroom, to avoid violating the dress code on the Senate floor. Pressley was honored for proudly owning her bald head, alopecia diagnosis and advocating for legislation to protect natural hair. Snubbed: Marianne's clogs.
| | | | JOIN THURSDAY FOR A CONVERSATION ON FAMILY CARE IN AMERICA : Family caregivers are among our most overlooked and under-supported groups in the United States. The Biden Administration's new national strategy for supporting family caregivers outlines nearly 350 actions the federal government is committed to taking. Who will deliver this strategy? How should different stakeholders divide the work? Join POLITICO on Dec. 15 to explore how federal action can improve the lives of those giving and receiving family care across America. REGISTER HERE . | | | | | QUICK LINKS Hopes Fade for Year-End Tax Deal in Congress to Aid Companies, Children , By Richard Rubin at The Wall Street Journal Katherine Clark's rise through politics has looked effortless. It was anything but , from Tal Kopan at The Boston Globe Young voters' enthusiasm for Democrats waned during midterms , by AP's Will Weissert and Hannah Fingerhut Why liberal Washington can't quit Twitter , from NBC's Alex Seitz-Wald and Scott Wong report TRANSITIONS Tré Easton will be the new legislative director for Sen.-elect John Fetterman. He was most recently with New Strategies and is a Patty Murray and Obama administration alum. Roy Loewenstein is now press secretary for oversight at the Department of Education. He most recently was deputy comms director for Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). TODAY IN CONGRESS The House convenes at 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. The Senate convenes at 3 p.m. with a 5:30 p.m. vote on the nomination of Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. AROUND THE HILL Little action before tonight's votes.
| | | FRIDAY'S WINNER: Joe Bookman correctly answered that Herbert Hoover was the first U.S. president to host the French at a state dinner. Hoover welcomed French Prime Minister Pierre Laval in 1931. TODAY'S QUESTION: What landmark Supreme Court decision was decided on this day 22 years ago? The first person to correctly guess gets a mention in the next edition of Huddle. Send your answers to ktm@politico.com. GET HUDDLE emailed to your phone each morning. Follow Katherine on Twitter @ktullymcmanus
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