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In number two, inside the Senate GOP race to be the next leader. And number three, the latest from the vault, what to watch on the child tax credit front.

All right, Jake, let's get into it. A really interesting top this morning by Mel Zanona and

John Bresnehan, looking at how House Republicans set to return to Washington next week,

after a very long absence, have new targets in mind, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota

Governor Tim Walts. The House Republicans have turned machinery of the House committees against the Democratic

presidential ticket, a mere preview of what they'll face if Republicans keep the House and Harris

manages to defeat former President Donald Trump.

Just an interesting look, Jake, we can go into exactly what they're going to do. But I think a significant moment here for House Republicans who are trying to find an attack line that is going to work against Harris and Waltz that the top of the ticket has struggled to find something that is actually sticking in the way that

they were much more effective against current president, Joe Biden.

Yes. So it's interesting. The, yesterday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee

subpoenaed Tim Wals. And Tim Walses is obviously not only the governor of Minnesota, but the

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee. And that got us thinking just how many committees are

investigating are all over Harris and Wals. And it's not, it's not, these aren't long running, in many cases,

these aren't long running investigations. These are investigations that are just sprouting up now

as we get close to election day. The, the judiciary committees will hold a field hearing in

California on the Biden Harris border crisis. The judiciary is will hold a field hearing in California on the Biden-Harris border crisis.

The judiciary is holding a hearing on another border hearing on the victim perspective and non-citizen voting.

I mean, this is the benefit.

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