CHC Chair Crashes White House, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris Join Judiciary Committee, and Ben Ray Luján Targets Mia Love

Yesterday, the country got to see the art of the deal in real time. Donald Trump sat down with lawmakers to attempt to hash out a deal on DACA. Dems made their position clear: legalize the “Dreamers” without any strings attached -- like a very expensive, taxpayer-funded border wall. We have more on the meeting below. Spoiler alert: there was no mention from the “stable genius” that Mexico would be footing the bill. Speaking of, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) has introduced the Stable Genius Act, which would require presidential candidates to take a mental exam. Nothing like a trip to Switzerland to take your mentally fit mind off the stress of governing. Hence, 45 will be heading to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum gathering of world leaders and business executives in the coming weeks. Now to 45’s clique. Former BFF Steve Bannon has stepped down from Breitbart News. When Fox News was asked if they’d offer him a home, the network replied swiftly -- nah. And former AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who just six months ago faced a jail sentence for consistently violating the constitutional rights of Latinos by racially profiling and detaining them until he was pardoned by Trump, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the Senate. The 85-year-old said he can bring new blood to Washington. Also on Tuesday, federal judges said that North Carolina will have to quickly redraw its 13 Congressional Districts because the map is unconstitutionally partisan. The Republican-controlled General Assembly has about three weeks to file a new plan with the court so it can be in place before the 2018 midterms. We’re still a few weeks away from the State of the Union. However, female members of Congress already have their January 30th SOTU wardrobe set. In solidarity with movements protesting sexual harassment and assault in numerous industries, a group of lawmakers is planning to wear black. And finally, Yeethoven II -- a sequel to last year’s widely heralded debut, a mash-up of Kanye West and Ludwig von Beethoven -- premieres at NYC’s Lincoln Center next week. Apparently, people loved the first one as much as Kanye loves Kanye. We’re kicking off Wednesday with this...

  • CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) crashes WH immigration meeting.
  • Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) join the Judiciary Committee and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) heads to Armed Services.
  • Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) to receive public service award.
  • PR Governor Ricardo Rosselló in DC to deliver a stern message: not helping PR will have consequences come midterms.
  • SF Acting Mayor wants position permanently but first, she needs support.
  • Michelle Obama’s former Chief of Staff Tina Tchen speaks about what’s next in the #MeToo movement.
  • Meet the 2018 TED Fellows.
  • CNN makes changes to their roster.
  • BET launches first ever social media awards.
  • The NYT names a new Culture Editor.
  • The third annual Native American TV Writers Lab is accepting applications.
  • MSNBC tops all other cable networks among Black viewers during primetime.
  • Judge orders administration to resume DACA renewals.
  • DCCC’s Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) sets eyes on Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT).
  • We told you that Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) was running for Governor. Well, she's not holding back as she officially launches her bid! Read more in Blogs.
Brenda Arredondo