• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is leading a delegation of Republican lawmakers to the southern border Thursday, in his first visit to the region since the GOP took control of the House in the 2022 midterm elections.
• The California Republican, a longtime critic of President Biden’s border policy, will receive an aerial tour of the Tucson, Arizona, sector of the US-Mexico border from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to Spectrum News.
• McCarthy is joined by four freshman members of the House: Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) and Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.).

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