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According to an analysis by CNN's Ronald Brownstein, whether current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wins his uphill battle to be the Speaker of the Republican-majority House or not, notice has been given by the far-right members of his caucus that they will dictate what goes on the chamber no matter who holds the gavel.

As Brownstein explains, the slim House margin held by Republicans is giving a tiny pro-Trump faction extraordinary power to derail anything that is brought to the floor if it doesn't meet with their approval -- and that includes McCarthy's future.

Donald Trump amplified a new topic for the incoming House Republican majority to investigate.

The former president unloaded another round of attack on Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman in a Tuesday morning Truth Social rant, and he then spread claims by a Colorado attorney that have been reported by the Daily Mail, New York Post and Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo.

In a review of the late document dump from the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 insurrection, Politico noted an exchange between Sen. Mike Lee and one of Donald Trump's lawyers where the Utah Republican protested the idea of trying to block the certification of President Joe Biden's win without some shred of evidence.

As the report notes, Lee and attorney Cleta Mitchell were discussing strategy with the GOP lawmaker proposing having GOP-led hearings instead of creating chaos on Jan 6.

On the day after his supporters ransacked the United States Capitol building, former President Donald Trump released a video announcing that he would be leaving the White House and that then-President-elect Joe Biden would be taking over.

However, outtakes released by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots showed that Trump was reluctant to read from the script he had been given, and refused to say that the 2020 election was over even as he prepared to leave the White House.

One of Kevin McCarthy's leading opponents suggested House Republicans have another candidate in mind for speaker.

Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), who's gone on record in opposing McCarthy's bid for speaker of the House, told "Fox & Friends" that the "Never Kevin" faction has a backup candidate who will be revealed during Tuesday's vote.

According to a report from the Daily Beast, Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks was furiously texting during and after the Jan. 6 insurrection complaining about how it would appear to the public and fretting about her future job prospects.

As the Beast's Zachary Petrizzo wrote, Hicks -- who was a member of the former president's inner circle -- engaged in a texting back-and-forth with Ivanka Trump aide Julie Radford where they both expressed dismay at the long-term damage the riot was creating when it came to their reputations and others who worked at the White House.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he is willing to work towards normalizing relations with the United States, despite the continued sanctions crippling his country.

Maduro's remarks come days after the South American country's opposition voted to dissolve an "interim government" led by Juan Guaido, who had been recognized by many countries -- including the United States -- as Venezuela's legitimate leader following disputed 2018 elections.