| | | | | | | Presented By Instagram | | | | Axios AM | | By Mike Allen · Jan 03, 2023 | | Welcome back! Smart Brevity™ count: 1,496 words ... 5½ minutes. Edited by Noah Bressner. | | | | | | 1 big thing: The night the NFL stopped | | Photo: Joseph Maiorana/USA Today Sports via Reuters At 8:54 p.m. ET in Cincinnati, the score of "Monday Night Football" seemed important. By 8:55 p.m., it couldn't have mattered less, Axios Sports editor Kendall Baker writes. - The NFL's Week 17 finale between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills was suspended and later postponed.
- Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field at the 5:58 mark of the first quarter.
The Bills said in an overnight update that Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest — and that his heartbeat was restored on the field before he was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. - He is "currently sedated and listed in critical condition," the team said.
Bills QB Josh Allen as his teammate is treated. Photo: Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images What happened: Hamlin, 24, made a normal-looking tackle on Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, whose helmet appeared to hit Hamlin in the head and chest area as they went to the ground. - Hamlin quickly stood up — then collapsed backward as his body went limp. He was given CPR on the field before being taken away in an ambulance alongside his mother, who was in attendance.
Players were in tears as they huddled to pray for Hamlin. Both teams then returned to their locker rooms, where they remained until the game was officially called off roughly 35 minutes later. Buffalo Bills' Siran Neal (left) and Nyheim Hines. Photo: Jeff Dean/AP ESPN "SportsCenter" posted this timeline: - 8:55 p.m. ET: Injury occurred.
- 9:18 p.m.: Game temporarily suspended.
- 9:25 p.m.: Ambulance left stadium.
- 10:01 p.m.: Game officially postponed.
Video of ESPN coverage ... More photos. |     | | | | | | 2. π️ Inside McCarthy's cliffhanger | | Workers move furniture into the speaker's suite at the Capitol yesterday. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images It's personal for many of the GOP renegades vowing to block the election of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy as speaker when the new Congress opens at noon today. - McCarthy has given the hardliners nearly everything they asked for. But with conservatives insisting they don't trust him, he still hasn't flipped enough votes, Axios' Alayna Treene reports.
Why it matters: It's likely that, for the first time in 100 years, the House will hold multiple ballots for speaker. π What we're hearing: Even McCarthy isn't sure of the outcome. - He expects multiple ballots today. And he's telling members he'll take the fight to as many ballots as necessary to win the speakership, multiple sources familiar with the conversation tell Axios.
- So this could become a war of attrition: A good number of pro-McCarthy House Republicans are hoping some of the holdouts are bluffing and looking for a show — and will ultimately get worn down enough during the process to cave for McCarthy.
State of play: The strongest potential second choice for speaker is Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the second-ranking House GOP leader after McCarthy. - Scalise has made it clear he won't run against McCarthy — McCarthy would have to drop out.
- Scalise and his team have been quietly preparing for this scenario, but are being incredibly careful not to be seen as working against McCarthy.
π₯ At 8:06 p.m. ET on the eve of the vote, one of the holdouts, Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, tweeted: - "Even after the McCarthy Machine's attempts to whip votes, ... [o]ur party still requires new leadership and I will continue to oppose McCarthy for House Speaker."
The bottom line: McCarthy forces tell us that they're still not sure how they'll get there. But they're hanging their hats on their belief that there's no realistic alternative. | | | | | | | | 3. McConnell = Senate's longest-serving leader |  | | | Left: Sen. Mike Mansfield holds a press conference in 1975. Right: Sen. Mitch McConnell in the Capitol's Mike Mansfield Room in 2020. Photos: Bob Burchette/The Washington Post, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images | | | | Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell plans to mark his new status as the Senate's longest-serving party leader with a speech this afternoon paying tribute to the previous record-holder — former Sen. Mike Mansfield, a Democrat from Montana. - Why it matters: McConnell has stayed in charge of the Senate GOP at a time of intense turmoil in the party, with powerful populist currents threatening traditional power structures, Axios' Hans Nichols reports.
The senior senator from Kentucky, 80, today will eclipse the 16 years that Mansfield spent as party leader. - Along the way, McConnell has delighted supporters and bedeviled opponents through crafty procedural maneuvers and — to some critics — brazen power grabs.
Sen. Mitch McConnell gave out bottles of Old Crow bourbon, sporting his picture, last year at a Senate GOP lunch ahead of the Kentucky Derby. Photo: Tom Brenner/Getty Images With a wry wink, McConnell will align himself with senators who stayed out of the spotlight — leaders "who preferred to focus on serving their colleagues rather than dominating them." - "And that ... is how Senator Michael Joseph Mansfield of Montana became the longest-serving Senate leader in American history — until this morning."
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CES went online-only in January 2021, just as vaccines were being rolled out in the U.S. It returned in person last year, but saw only a quarter of its pre-pandemic attendees as the Omicron variant spread. - The vast majority of attendees typically come from the U.S., followed by China, which is enduring a COVID spike after lifting lockdowns.
- The Consumer Technology Association, the trade group that stages CES, said roughly one-third of attendees will come from abroad.
πΌ️ The big picture: As one of the largest trade shows in the world, CES sets the scene for dealmaking across tech, media, manufacturing and gaming industries each January. - More than 2,500 exhibitors from 166 countries are expected to debut new gadgets and products.
- As part of the show's effort to broaden its content, keynote speakers include the CEOs of John Deere, Delta and Stellantis — as well as top executives from Netflix, Riot Games and UnitedHealthCare.
πΏ What to watch: New devices — including better webcams — will reflect a world in which more work is being done remotely. | | | | | | | | 5. ⚠️ Biggest global risks | | Data: IMF. Graphic: Eurasia Group The global inflation shock that began in the U.S. in 2021 and took hold worldwide last year "will have powerful economic and political ripple effects in 2023," Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer and Cliff Kupchan write in "Top Risks 2023," out this morning. - Inflation shockwaves "will be the principal driver of global recession, add to financial stress, and stoke social discontent and political instability everywhere," they add.
The bottom line: "It's not the end of democracy (nor of NATO or the West)," the report says. "But we remain in the depths of a geopolitical recession, with the risks this year the most dangerous we've encountered in the 25 years since we started Eurasia Group. " | | | | | | | | 6. π️ Exclusive: Don Jr. signs 7-figure podcast deal | | Screenshot: Don Jr.'s Rumble channel Donald Trump Jr. has inked a multiyear podcast deal with Rumble, the user-generated video platform that's a growing conservative alternative to YouTube, Axios' Sara Fischer has learned. - Why it matters: The deal brings momentum to Rumble following its debut as a public company last year.
Rumble will exclusively host a new Trump Jr. podcast, "Triggered with Don Jr." — homage to the title of his 2019 book. - The live show will air twice a week beginning Jan. 23, with the possibility of expanding its cadence in the future.
- Trump Jr. joined Rumble in early 2021. He has since amassed over 1 million subscribers, giving him one of the platform's largest followings.
Between the lines: Rumble has pushed to expand its footprint by inking exclusive deals with personalities with big followings — including Russell Brand, Glenn Greenwald and YouTuber David Freiheit, who goes by the pseudonym VivaFrei. - "While other Big Tech companies are ... censoring dissent," Trump Jr. said, "Rumble is building a platform that welcomes it, which is why so many content creators ... are now joining them."
By the numbers: Rumble is much smaller than platforms like YouTube or Instagram. But it has managed to attract one of the largest audiences of the slew of alternative platforms that rose after the Capitol riot. - The Toronto-based company said it averaged 71 million global monthly active users when it reported Q3 results in November. Of those users, 57 million were based in the U.S. and Canada.
The company raised money from V.C. backers including Peter Thiel and Sen.-elect J.D. Vance. | | | | | | | | 7. π️ Number of the day | | Dawn breaks over Vatican City yesterday as faithful arrive from around the world. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images 65,000 people paid respects to Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City yesterday. The line is snaking around St. Peter's Square again this morning, with a third day of viewing tomorrow. - The funeral Mass is Thursday.
| | | | | | | | 8. ⚾ π Parting shot | | Photo: Michael Dwyer/AP These are hockey players, believe it or not: - At Fenway Park yesterday, the Boston Bruins' David PastrΕΓ‘k (right) and Nick Foligno played catch in vintage Red Sox uniforms before the NHL's 14th annual Winter Classic.
Fenway Park, the majors' oldest active ballpark (opened 1912), was turned into an outdoor hockey arena for the afternoon, AP reports: - The logos of the two teams — the Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins — hung high atop the seats above the park's fabled 37-foot Green Monster. The Bruins rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Penguins.
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