Politico January 6, 2026
THE CATCH-UP
BREAKING: “Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban,” by AP’s Mead Gruver
THE MESSAGE: President Donald Trump sought to rally House Republicans this morning, exhorting them in an 84-minute speech to take action on health care and do a better job selling the GOP’s achievements to the public ahead of the midterms.
“You have so many good nuggets,” Trump told lawmakers assembled at the Kennedy Center. “You have to use them.” If Republicans lose the House this fall, he warned, Democrats will impeach him and the country will “go to hell.”
The health care pitch: With enhanced Obamacare subsidies already expired, Trump encouraged Republicans to spring for health...
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