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  • The two-day North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City will wrap up today with a trilateral session between US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
  • Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) passed his first test in the job yesterday.
  • The House of Representatives also took their first legislative action under the guidance of speaker McCarthy by voting to approve a proposal to reverse the multi-billion-dollar funding boost pledged to the IRS in the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • President Biden is facing accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans after a story broke yesterday revealing that government documents marked as classified were found in a private office used by Biden.
  • Poll of the Day: The public confrontation between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and members of the Republican House Freedom Caucus has damaged his standing amongst Republicans.
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