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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGood morning! I'm Brent Griffiths. Send tips to or tweet me .Here's what we're talking about today:1. SPEAKING FOR HIMSELF: Former House Speaker John Boehner has never been one to conceal his emotions. His memoir, out next week, takes that to a whole new level. But don't think his style won't make Washingtonians blush.Here's a collection of some of the juiciest excerpts thus far:Boehner blames Trump for the insurrection: The former president, Boehner writes in an excerpt published by The New York Times, "incited that bloody insurrection for nothing more than selfish reasons, perpetuated by the bullshit He really hates Sen. Ted Cruz: This isn't surprising — Boehner once called the Texan "Lucifer in the flesh." He .He also tries to come to grips with the current GOP: Boehner describes how the historically large Tea Party class that elevated him to the speakership was driven by lawmakers "who wanted to blow up Washington." This vendetta, he writes, was egged on by the conspiracy-driven hysteria of conservative media. He calls this environmentAnd he once thought that he might have killed Mitch McConnell from shock:&nbsp;Boehner worried that Mitch McConnell was&nbsp; "going to 'keel over from cardiac arrest" after amid tense fiscal cliff talks in 2013.2. Rep. Matt Gaetz's scandal intensified: The Florida Republican reportedly paid accused sex trafficker Joel Greenberg in two 2018 Venmo transactions that The Daily Beast uncovered. According to the report, after getting the money Greenburg sent three young women funds that added up to the $900 amount. Gaetz also used the nickname of an 18-year-old in the memo field of one of the payments.There's also the possibility that Greenberg may flip on Gaetz: Greenberg is expected to enter a plea deal with federal prosecutors, The New York Times reports. While nothing is certain yet, Greenberg's attorney tweaked the congressman by telling reporters 3. Biden called gun violence in America "an international embarrassment": He portrayed his executive orders that target so-called "ghost guns" and expand the push for "red flag" laws as the White House's first step on the topic. Biden also laid into Congress, urging lawmakers move beyond offering their prayers to victims of mass shootings and gun violence. 4. Ranking Virginia's 7 GOP gubernatorial hopefuls from most to least Trumpy: Republicans haven't occupied the governor's mansion in more than a decade. (Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is term-limited. There's also a sizable group of Democrats running to replace him.)5. Medical expert testifies about "the moment" George Floyd died: Dr. Martin Tobin, a pulmonologist, told jurors that Floyd's struggle to breathe with Derek Chauvin's knee on his neck was "like breathing through a drinking straw, but it's worse than that." Tobin also rebutted part of Chauvin's defense, arguing that a "healthy person" would have died under the same circumstances. This undercut theories that drugs or prior health conditions led to Floyd's death. 6. The Biden administration is spending $60 million a week to house unaccompanied minors: The record number of migrant children coming to the border has overwhelmed permanent shelters, where the cost of caring for a child is about $290 a day, The Washington Post reports. The lack of beds in permanent facilities, exacerbated by pandemic restrictions, led to the building of 10 large emergency facilities with much higher costs. 7. Washington moves of the week: "A diaspora of Hoosier politicos in DC made big job moves this week, a sign of the enduring and sprawling political networks forged by former Vice President Mike Pence and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg."Former Vice President Mike Pence launched a new political advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom. A slew of Trump alums joined, including former White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway and Seema Verma, who led the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services under Trump.Elsewhere, Rey Benitez was named Sen. John Ossoff's chief of staff as the Georgia Democrat builds out his team. Zaki Anwar, a former clerk for Chief Justice Roberts, joined Jones Day as an associate in the firm's appeals practice.&nbsp;8. The top things for your calendar, all times Eastern:9. Dr. Fauci reveals which activities he will and won't do now that he's vaccinated:&nbsp;Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, told Insider that his biggest shift is moving small gatherings with his neighbors indoors and without a mask. But given where cases stand currently, Fauci said he'll continue to avoid large indoor crowds where people removed their masks.10. A different kind of red-eye: "NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are having some fun on Mars ahead of the rotorcraft's highly anticipated first liftoff. That flight is scheduled to take place early Monday morning. So before clearing the area, Perseverance co-starred in a selfie with the tiny helicopter." One last thing.Today's trivia question: Today marks the anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The side table where Grant signed the terms was given as a gift to a wife of a Union general. 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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGood morning! I'm Brent Griffiths. Send tips to or tweet me .Here's what we're talking about today:1. SPEAKING FOR HIMSELF: Former House Speaker John Boehner has never been one to conceal his emotions. His memoir, out next week, takes that to a whole new level. But don't think his style won't make Washingtonians blush.Here's a collection of some of the juiciest excerpts thus far:Boehner...

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