Trump announces new impeachment legal team

It's a visit that carries importance that's both substantive and symbolic.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is expected to meet with former President Donald Trump on Thursday at Mar-a-Lago. The top House Republican and potential future speaker of the House is visiting the twice-impeached and still-to-stand-trial former president, just eight days after he left Washington before his successor was sworn in.

Things are breaking Trump's way -- despite or even because of the turmoil inside the Republican Party. State parties and activists are lining up behind him, prospects for impeachment conviction are fading fast and Biden's executive orders and progressive priorities are making it easier for the GOP to find unified messaging.

Perhaps most tellingly, intra-party fights appear riskier for those who stand against him than those who remain loyal -- at least for the moment. McCarthy's visit comes as efforts move forward to oust the No. 3 House Republican, Rep. Liz Cheney, over her support for impeachment; McCarthy is in Florida, yet Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Trump loyalist, will be in Cheney's Wyoming on Thursday.

Republicans have a whole lot of work to do to figure out what the party needs to look like from here. But the fact that Trump is having some decent political breaks, even while mostly silent and under impeachment, says more than the tweets the former president can't send.

-ABC News' Political Director Rick Klein

Biden will tackle the issue of health care on Thursday with two executive actions -- one aimed at expanding enrollment for the Affordable Care Act amid the coronavirus pandemic and another that addresses reproductive health, according to the White House.

The president is expected to sign an executive order that will open a three-month enrollment period from Feb. 15 to May 15 on Healthcare.gov, allowing more Americans to sign up for health care as COVID-19 continues to engulf the country, according to a fact sheet outlining Biden's planned actions.

Biden will also address the issue of reproductive health in a presidential memorandum, rescinding the "Mexico City Policy," often referred to as the global gage rule, which was expanded under former President Donald Trump and blocks U.S. funding to international non-profits that provide counseling or referrals for abortion.

Thursday's actions will continue a series of executive moves by Biden in his first week as president, setting an ambitious tone for his administration on a number of policy areas.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

A draft request for assistance between FEMA and the Department of Defense is under discussion that would seek as many as 10,000 service members to support administering COVID-19 vaccine shots up to 100 sites nationwide, according to a FEMA official.

A defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed discussions are underway, but the final number of personnel is not settled.

-ABC News' Matthew Vann and Luis Martinez

Newly confirmed Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a press briefing at the State Department Wednesday during his first full day on the job.

Blinken announced that he will bring back daily press briefings at the State Department, calling a free press a "cornerstone" of democracy. His predecessor, former Secretary Mike Pompeo, had a more standoffish relationship with the media. Blinken promised to be "forthright" with the press and treat the media with respect.

He took questions but said that many of the State Department's policies are under "review."

"This is my first full day on the job as secretary of state and to restate what I said before, it is a deep honor to be in this job, and I'm gratified that president sees fit to entrust me with this responsibility," Blinken said. "And I'm incredibly excited about the work ahead, especially working with the men and women of the State Department to try to serve the American people and represent our country to the world."