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Your First Look at Today's Top Stories
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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Don't miss The Daybreak Daily — scroll to the bottom of these top news stories
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FBI Searches Biden’s Beach Home in Rehoboth, Delaware
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CNBC: FBI agents on Wednesday morning searched the Rehoboth, Delaware, beach home of President Joe Biden for more than three hours, but found no documents marked classified, his personal lawyer said. Agents “took for further review some materials and handwritten notes that appear to relate to his time as Vice President,” Biden’s lawyer Bob Bauer said ( CNBC). National Review: Wednesday’s search marks the third publicly known time the FBI has searched a property associated with Biden as part of the documents probe ( National Review).
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President Biden to End Title 42 on May 11
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NBC: A White House official told NBC News that if the courts allow it, the Biden administration plans to roll back the Covid ban known as Title 42 on May 11. That means the end of the policy could come before the Supreme Court has ruled on a suit by Republican-led states seeking to keep it in place ( NBC). RNC Research: Karine Jean-Pierre says Republicans wanted to end Title 42 at the border (not true) and Biden was actually the one who wanted “to make sure there was an orderly process to manage the situation in a way that was, again, orderly” (definitely not true) ( Twitter). Fox News: Sen. James Lankford is introducing The Public Health and Border Security Act, which would require that all COVID-19 national states of emergency be fully lifted before the Biden administration ends the Title 42 public health order ( Fox News).
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President Biden, Speaker McCarthy Begin Negotiating Debt Ceiling Increase
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Washington Examiner: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) emerged from his meeting with President Joe Biden confident there is “common ground” between them regarding raising the debt ceiling. McCarthy described his first sit-down with Biden as president as “good,” saying the pair agreed “to continue the conversation. The speaker added there is “an opportunity here to come to an agreement on both sides” “long before the deadline.” McCarthy declined to provide details concerning potential cuts and sidestepped a question about the possibility of a default, but underscored that the two spoke about “a lot of different ideas” during their 90-minute discussion ( Washington Examiner). ABC: The White House has repeatedly said it would not negotiate with Republicans — that the stakes for the U.S. economy were too high, and that the limit had been raised 74 times before, including with Republican support under then-President Donald Trump. But on Tuesday, the president suggested he was open to talking. Asked if he would negotiate with the speaker during Wednesday’s meeting, Biden responded simply, “Show me his budget” ( ABC).
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Republicans to Federal Workers: SHOW UP
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Just the News: The Republican-led House of Representatives is voting on a bill that would bring more federal employees back to offices in Washington D.C. The Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems Act or SHOW UP Act of 2023 “requires each executive agency to reinstate the telework policies that were in place on December 31, 2019” ( Just the News). Washington Times: The SHOW UP Act comes a day after House Republicans passed the bill to end the COVID-19 public health emergency… Mr. Biden Tuesday declared that he extended the national emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic until May 11 to “get everything done,” explaining after the announcement that the Supreme Court prepares for February arguments on his attempt to put $400 billion toward student loan forgiveness by referencing the emergency ( Washington Times).
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Fed Raises Interest Rate by .25 Percent, Still Have More Increases to Make
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Financial Times: The US Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday but warned “ongoing increases” would be needed to bring inflation under control. However, in a statement, the Fed maintained that “ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate” in order to ensure it is restraining activity enough to bring price pressures under control. That indicated the central bank is inclined to raise borrowing costs further at its next meeting. Fed officials have said slower tightening will give them more time to assess the effect of last year’s cumulative increase of 4.25 points in the benchmark federal funds rate, as well as greater flexibility to adjust course if necessary ( Financial Times).
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Articles of Impeachment Brought Against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
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Fox News: Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., is introducing a new impeachment article against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing him of violating his oath of office and failing to enforce U.S. immigration law…It also accuses him of having failed to implement the 2006 Secure Fence Act which requires DHS to take actions to “achieve and maintain operational control” over the border ( Fox News). NBC: When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was minority leader in November, he called on Mayorkas to resign, saying he had failed to secure the southern border. During a trip to El Paso, Texas, with other GOP lawmakers, McCarthy warned that House Republicans would launch an investigation if Mayorkas refused to resign and that they would consider impeachment proceedings ( NBC).
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Biden Administration to Send Long-Range Artillery Rounds to Ukraine
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Bloomberg: The Biden administration will supply Ukraine with longer-range artillery and ammunition as part of a new $2 billion package of military assistance. The package is being finalized as Ukraine prepares for a potential new Russian offensive and tries to not only hold onto recaptured territory but to seize fresh advantages on the battlefield. The new aid will consist largely of artillery and rounds and not include advanced weapons like long-range missiles ( Bloomberg). Wall Street Journal: The U.S. has pledged to provide Ukraine with more than $27 billion in military aid ( Wall Street Journal).
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FedEx Undergoing Massive Layoffs of Directors and Officers
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Insider: FedEx is laying off more than 10% of its directors and officers as it continues to cut costs, the company told staff Wednesday. The company has more than half a million employees, but the exact the number of layoffs was not specified. A former FedEx executive estimated that thousands are losing their jobs. A FedEx spokesperson told Insider the company has reduced its US workforce by more than 12,000 through attrition and “headcount management initiatives” since the start of the fiscal year in June 2022 ( Insider). Wall Street Journal: The cuts come a day after United Parcel Service said that it was facing a slowdown in global delivery volumes and forecast that its sales for the year could decline for the first time since 2009 ( Wall Street Journal).
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Nikki Haley Expected to Announce a Presidential Run on the 15th
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CBS: Nikki Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor, is expected to officially announce her 2024 presidential run on Feb. 15 in Charleston. Haley would become the first Republican candidate to join former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary ( CBS). Charlie Kirk: Nikki Haley will run for President in 2024. Haley reportedly called President Trump ahead of her decision and told him she would “like to consider it.” The president responded with, “go by your heart if you want to run…I think you should do it” ( Twitter).
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Tom Brady Announces Retirement from NFL: “for good”
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ESPN: Tom Brady says he is retiring “for good” from football, ending a storied 23-year NFL career during which the star quarterback won seven Super Bowls and set numerous records. Brady announced his decision Wednesday on social media, saying he “wouldn’t change a thing” about his career ( ESPN). Tom Brady: Truly grateful on this day. Thank you ( Twitter).
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Brandon Tatum criticizes NBA star Steph Curry for objecting to affordable housing near his $30 million manse
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Officer Tatum: Here’s a story: “Biden-supporter Stephen Curry moves to block ‘low-income housing’ near his $30 million mansion. NBA superstar Stephen Curry, who publicly endorsed Joe Biden for president in 2020, is opposing a ‘low-income’ housing development.
‘We hesitate to add to...
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Mike Gallagher comments on illegal immigrants making themselves at home in New York City hotel rooms on the taxpayers’ dime
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Mike Gallagher: Of all the crazy stories going on in the world right now, the craziest has to be illegals in New York City refusing to leave their cushy hotel because they want better quality housing.
And the city of New York is like, well, what are we gonna do? They don’t want to leave. They...
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Dinesh D’Souza discusses the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis cops
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Dinesh D’Souza: I’d like to offer some thoughts on the Tyre Nichols killing. Tyre Nichols is a black guy, lived in the area of Memphis. And on January 7th of this year, he was in his car, according to police, driving recklessly, although we haven’t seen any video of that. The police,...
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Dennis Prager talks with statistics expert and Wall Street analyst Ed Dowd about his new book, “Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022"
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Dennis Prager: A very important guest, author of a very important book. Ed Dowd, a global investment firm partner, Phinance Technologies. He’s not a doctor, but he’s an expert in numbers. Actually, he’s an expert in truth. His book is “Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021...
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Hugh Hewitt talks to Montana Senator and NRSC Chairman Steve Daines about GOP prospects for 2024 and beyond
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Hugh Hewitt: Steve Daines is the Senator from Montana. He’s been selected by his colleagues in the GOP conference to run the National Republican Senatorial Committee, NRSC.org, for 2024. And the map looks good.
Senator Daines, welcome. I hope this is a regular call as we check up on your efforts....
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Julie Hartman shares the story of her frightening encounter with a homeless man and exposes the severity of America’s growing crime problem
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Julie Hartman: I want to tell you a personal story about something that happened on Friday night that I’ve been thinking about and wanting to share with you. And it has to do with the broader issue of crime in America.
So I was invited to go to a dinner on Friday night, and I was in charge of...
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Sebastian Gorka and Devin Nunes trace the roots of government corruption in light of the Biden classified documents scandal
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: Devin Nunes, can you give us your take as somebody who’s been responsible for matters of national security, especially in the intelligence community for oversight in this ever-burgeoning scandal?
Every day, there seems to be another iteration, another facet. First it was the...
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Charlie Kirk applauds Kevin McCarthy for standing up to intrenched Democrats and putting national security first
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Charlie Kirk: There is this constant controversy about whether or not Eric Swalwell, who almost assuredly slept with a Chinese spy, and Adam Schiff, who is just a pathological liar, should be on the House Intel Committee.
Now, Kevin McCarthy — who many of you in this audience, you were rather...
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Eric Metaxas talks with journalist Andrew McDiarmid about how screens and gadgets are virtually taking over our lives
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Eric Metaxas: Right now, we have Andrew McDiarmid. Welcome to the program.
Andrew McDiarmid: Thank you, Eric. Thanks for having me. …
Eric Metaxas: I want to talk to you about this article you’ve written about technology that appeared in the New York Post a couple of days ago. If people want...
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