Punchbowl News: “During a closed-door meeting with freshman House Republicans Wednesday, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had a stark warning. If any Republican accepts an appointment from Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Jan. 6 select committee, they better be ready to get all their committee assignments from her. Republicans, McCarthy said, get their committee assignments from Republicans – not from Democrats. Or else. That’s a pretty stark threat. To be clear, the only Republicans that Pelosi seems to be considering for the new select committee are Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), who voted for it. Although both of them may be out of Congress by 2023. Of course, McCarthy can move to strip them of their current committee assignments, but that seems like a bridge too far. Still, McCarthy’s threat – relayed to Punchbowl News by multiple people present – lays bare how he views Pelosi’s idea to name one of his lawmakers to the panel investigating the insurrection.”