The rules package that will govern how the House operates this session
is scheduled for a vote this evening. It’s shaping up as Speaker Kevin
McCarthy's first big test in governing what is shaping up to be an
ungovernable Republican majority. 

The package is the closest thing to a contract drawn up between McCarthy
and his internal critics. Alongside various side deals dealing with
committee assignments, budget policy and other matters, the rules
changes define the devolution of power away from leadership and towards
the House Freedom Caucus. If tonight’s vote goes down, the entire
project unravels.

And President Joe Biden will meet with Mexican president Andrés Manuel
López Obrador at the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City – the
pair are expected to talk through trade issues, drug trafficking, and
migration. 

Playbook editor Mike DeBonis and  deputy editor Zack Stanton break down
the day ahead in DC.

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