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Hill staffers say Congress will not back a ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

Israel and Hamas agreed to their first temporary ceasefire on Nov. 24 as part of a hostage and prisoner swap after weeks of brutal military action.
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Comer and Jordan to Hunter Biden: You still have to testify privately

Comer and Jordan reiterated to Hunter Biden’s lawyer that the president’s son is still required to testify behind closed doors.
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Sullivan, Marshall spar at GOP lunch over Tuberville

Sens. Dan Sullivan and Roger Marshall sparred during the Senate GOP lunch on Thursday over Sullivan’s opposition to Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions.
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House Republicans prepare to vote on impeachment inquiry

House Republicans are planning on moving ahead with a vote officially opening their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The only question is when.
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Santos expelled

Santos has been indicted on 23 federal charges. And the House Ethics Committee alleged Santos brazenly diverted money from his campaign and defrauded donors.

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THE SENATE

Tuberville likely to fold on military promotions before resolution vote

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is expected to back down on at least some of his military promotion holds as soon as this week, according to senators who have spoken with the Alabama Republican.

Tuberville sees the writing on the wall — that enough GOP senators will vote for a resolution allowing the promotions to be approved simultaneously. And he wants to avoid forcing fellow Republicans to take a difficult vote that could result in a temporary change to the Senate’s rules.

THE VAULT

McHenry blasts Senate outbound investment reform

News: Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and other senior lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have “reservations” about the Senate’s approach to outbound investment reform, according to a letter obtained by Punchbowl News.

The missive comes after we reported this week that McHenry has been playing hardball in negotiations around the annual defense authorization bill. The North Carolina Republican has been threatening to block financial policy from the Senate from being included in a final NDAA unless his crypto market structure reform legislation is tacked on.

WASHINGTON X THE WORLD

Senate Dems meet with White House’s Jake Sullivan on Israel

A group of Senate Democrats met with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday as progressives look to pressure President Joe Biden over Israel’s military operations in Gaza.

The senators — led by Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) — have been outspoken in recent days about Israel’s offensive against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, arguing its military isn’t taking enough care to avoid civilian casualties.

FISA WATCH

Bipartisan group of lawmakers opposes attaching FISA to NDAA

A bipartisan group of more than 50 lawmakers sent a letter to House leadership today in opposition to attaching a short-term FISA extension to the NDAA, calling it “unnecessary.”

The letter, led by Reps. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), said that any short-term extension would be “circumventing the democratic process” and ignoring concerns that FISA has been used against Americans.

🌙 Punchbowl News PM: Johnson’s quizzical FISA play

How’s this for a strategy: Speaker Mike Johnson wants to pass a short-term extension of foreign surveillance authority until early February, lining it up with the expiration of eight complicated spending bills.

According to sources, Johnson told a closed meeting of Senate Republicans that he wants to extend FISA Section 702 authority — which allows the federal government to surveil foreign nationals outside the United States — until next year, with the explicit purpose of lumping it in with the second wave of government funding. Johnson has not said this publicly. His staff didn’t reply when we asked about the strategy.

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