The Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas, with the Homeland Security Secretary citing an "Acute and immediate need" for the barrier. Plus, the House remains paralyzed as Reps. Jordan and Scalise jump into the Speaker race, and the eight Republicans who ousted Speaker McCarthy face retribution. And, the wife of Sen. Bob Menendez, who is currently indicted along with her husband on bribery charges, faces reinvestigation into a deadly hit and run 2018. Also this morning - the New York Attorney General's message to Trump: “I will not be bullied”, and Steve Bannon’s role in the takedown of Speaker McCarthy.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy