Good morning and welcome to the Daily Punch! Here are the leading Washington stories we're breaking down today. No. 1: Republicans got an invite to the White House before Democrats as Joe Biden seeks a bipartisan deal on Covid relief. No. 2: The GOP is deeply divided ahead of Donald Trump's impeachment trial. And, No. 3: New data could make it harder for Democrats to push for state and local funding in a Covid relief package. 
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