Morning Report

President Trump will host governors from across the country Friday amid heightened tensions with various Democratic leaders and broad confusion over who would be invited to the gathering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The political spotlight recently cast on Texas state Rep. James Talarico is shaking up his Democratic primary contest against Rep. Jasmine Crockett for the state’s coveted Senate seat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marco Rubio keeps having his moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet for a second round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program today as the Trump administration strives for a deal that has so far proved elusive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and congressional Republicans face rising pressure as they stare down a fast-approaching midterm election that could see the party lose its unified control of Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers left Washington Thursday afternoon without plans to vote on a deal to avert a funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is set to begin this weekend and doesn’t have a clear end in sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s ongoing push to investigate various political opponents hit its latest obstacle this week when a grand jury declined to indict a half-dozen Democratic members of Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Members of Congress are shifting their attention back to the Jeffrey Epstein files after gaining access to the unredacted documents this week, generating a new round of scrutiny for several major figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congressional retirements are on track to hit their highest level in a decade this election cycle, fueled in part by Republicans increasingly looking to exit the halls of Congress with the midterms fast approaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capitol Hill is locked in a standoff over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with funding set to run out at the end of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

▪ Dems, GOP at impasse on DHS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is signaling that he is taking a different approach to his immigration enforcement plan amid backlash to his policies and with the midterm elections on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The battle over the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding and the Trump administration’s immigration agenda has taken center stage after the shutdown affecting other parts of the government ended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are trying to keep House Republicans in line to bring an end to the partial government shutdown Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hopes that the House could end the partial government shutdown on its first day back in session appear dim as Democrats are opposing attempts to fast-track a funding package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Senate will reconvene Friday in an attempt to advance a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown after a late objection from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threw a curveball in the push to quickly pass the agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democrats and Republicans are wrestling over a potential funding solution that is unlikely to prevent at least part of the government shutting down for several days but could provide a way forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers are struggling to find a path forward to avoid a partial government shutdown, with neither side budging from its respective stance on the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

▪ Trump takes softer tone on Minneapolis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

▪ Dems vow to oppose DHS funding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The standoff between the Trump administration and officials and protesters in Minnesota is intensifying with new arrests and a statewide economic strike planned for today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

International leaders are breathing a bit easier after President Trump and NATO reached a tentative deal on the future of Greenland, easing tensions that had been escalating in recent weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump has much on his agenda as he meets with world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is taking a broad view of executive authority and showing no signs of slowing down on testing his own power as he enters his second year back in office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s name will soon be attached to several miles of Sunshine Boulevard in Palm Beach, Fla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices