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Late Tuesday evening, the Senate finally passed the long-awaited foreign
aid bill that also moves to ban TikTok, citing national security
concerns. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill in the coming
days. So, what does this mean for the popular social networking app, and
can anything save it? Tech policy reporter Rebecca Kern walks Playbook
co-author Eugene Daniels through some of the possibilities.
Can Joe Biden win Florida come November? It's unlikely, but the Sunshine
State might still loom large in Biden's campaign -- serving as perfect
fodder for why he needs to be reelected. When Biden travels there today,
he will denounce its red-tinged policies, especially the six-week
abortion ban set to take effect next week. Deputy national editor Zach
Montellaro joins Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton to talk through it
all. Plus, Trump faces accusations he violated the gag order, and how
the chaos at Columbia University is affecting Capitol Hill.
After every day last week was devoted to assembling a jury, the trial
involving allegations that Trump paid hush money to two women with whom
he was having affairs will begin today in Manhattan. Senior legal
affairs reporter Josh Gerstein chats with Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza
about what’s on his radar and District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s attempt to
“rebrand” the case.
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza interviews Senior legal affairs reporter
Josh Gerstein.
Mike Johnson is close to notching a major legislative victory that may
come at an extremely high cost: His job as speaker of the House. The
foreign aid supplemental that’s been roiling the House GOP comes up for
a procedural vote today where it’ll need Democratic support to pass —
and if that vote on the rule passes, the underlying legislation will
also need Democratic votes to get through. That’s good news for Ukraine
and Israel. But for Johnson, the picture is decidedly less clear.
Playbook co-authors Rachael Bade and Ryan Lizza game it all out.
After two days, the jury for Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution for
business fraud in New York is taking starting to take shape — and the
legal world is surprised by what it sees. Of the seven jurors impaneled
so far, two have something very important in common: They are lawyers.
That is deeply unusual, legal correspondent Betsy Woodruff Swan tells
Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels, and it could have interesting
implications for the entire case.
Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels interviews legal correspondent Betsy
Woodruff Swan.
On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky became the second congressman
to publicly declare support for a motion-to-vacate attempt against House
Speaker Mike Johnson. The basis for all of the drama? The rising
tensions over the proposed foreign aid package. Playbook co-author
Rachael Bade joins co-author Eugene Daniels to walk through all the
nuances, and what comes next. Plus, what's next in the Trump hush money
trial, and could the impending impeachment trial of Alejandro Mayorkas
be the shortest one in history?
After stalling for months, House Speaker Mike Johnson finally has a plan
to tackle aid to Ukraine and Israel — and it amounts to the trickiest
legislative issue of his speakership. Among its provisions? Turning
foreign aid into loans, using frozen Russian assets to assist
Zelenskyy’s government and — if that weren’t enough — a TikTok ban.
Playbook co-author Rachael Bade breaks it all down.
Donald Trump will appear in court today for the first day of his hush
money trial in Manhattan. Ankush Khardori, former federal prosecutor at
the Department of Justice and senior staff writer at Politico joins
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza to walk through what to expect. Plus, all
eyes are on Iran on Capitol Hill, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
could take up the newly-reauthorized FISA as soon as tonight.
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza interviews POLITICO senior staff writer
Ankush Khardori.
Donald Trump has been outspoken in his belief that he has been martyred
by the U.S. justice system, especially in the lead-up to his hush money
trial Monday. But as legal editor James Romoser has uncovered, Trump
might be on to something with the idea that the justice system is
two-tiered; what he hasn't mentioned is the extent to which it favors
him. Romoser joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to break it all
down. Plus, Eugene's reporting about Vice President Kamala Harris' new,
more aggressive message on abortion rights; and on this week's Playbook
Deep Dive, Michael Cohen sat down with Ryan Lizza — don't miss it.
Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels interviews legal editor James
Romoser.
Is Mike Johnson’s time as speaker limited? After weeks of delay, Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate — a procedural move that would
oust him from the House’s top spot — seems to be coming to a head, just
at Johnson’s moment of maximum vulnerability. And this time, House
Democrats won’t be able to save him. Congress reporter Anthony Adragna
joins Playbook co-author Rachael Bade to break it all down.
Playbook co-author Rachael Bade interviews Congress reporter Anthony
Adragna.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to provide a new
centerpiece of sorts for the administration's Indo-Pacific strategy
during his visit to the U.S. today, with a main goal of countering the
footprint of China in the region. DC-based China correspondent Phelim
Kine walks Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza through the nuances. All that,
and everything else you need to know today.
Donald Trump’s new video outlining his stance on abortion rights offered
the clearest reminder yet that he is being simultaneously pulled in two
opposing directions. He wants the credit for appointing the conservative
justices who overturned Roe and wiped away constitutional protections
for abortion. What he very much does not want is the electoral albatross
that comes along with that reality. The result is a muddle that is
unlikely to satisfy anyone — though the Trump team seems to think it’s
the best political path available to them. National political
correspondent Meridith McGraw joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to
talk it through.
Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels interviews National political
correspondent Meridith McGraw.
After the two-week spring recess, Congress will return to a plethora of
work, including the debate surrounding FISA, the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act. In the coming days, House Speaker Mike Johnson will
finally bring to the floor a reauthorization of this foreign
surveillance law. But with Republican infighting over FISA and a pair of
contentious amendments being pushed by privacy hawks eager to limit the
ability to gather Americans’ data (and a coordinated effort by national
security-minded members to kill those amendments), the debate will be
nothing near straightforward. Playbook co-author Rachael Bade breaks it
all down.
In a phone call yesterday with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, President
Joe Biden made two central demands: First, to allow the flow of
humanitarian aid; second, to empower negotiators to broker a cease-fire
and hostage deal. If that sounds like a marked change in Biden’s
posture, it is: The killings this week of seven aid workers with World
Central Kitchen seems to have fundamentally shifted the calculus at play
for the U.S. in Gaza. National security reporter Alex Ward joins
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza to break it all down.
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza interviews National security reporter Alex
Ward.
House Republicans are fighting again. That’s not a story in and of
itself. But the stakes are. There is disagreement over both whether and
how to fund Ukraine aid, and nobody is happy about it. “This isn’t a
Republican speaker we have right now; this is a Democrat speaker,” Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene told Tucker Carlson, slamming Mike Johnson while
explaining her motion to oust him as House speaker. Can the chaos be
tamed? White House reporter Jen Haberkorn joins Playbook co-author
Rachael Bade to discuss it all.
Playbook co-author Rachael Bade interviews White House reporter Jen
Haberkorn.
On Tuesday, it was confirmed that seven aid workers — including one
American — were killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza. The workers were
with World Central Kitchen and traveling in clearly marked vehicles in
an area designated safe for transporting aid. President Biden has
condemned the attack, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has
said the attack was in error. But will this be a turning point in how
the U.S. approaches its alliance with Israel? National Security Daily
author Matt Berg joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to discuss.
Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels interviews National Security Daily
author Matt Berg.
On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court issued a number of significant
rulings that will impact abortion politics in the state. The justices
upheld a Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed, 15-week abortion ban that in one
month will trigger a far more restrictive 6-week ban. The justices
further ruled that Floridians will get a chance to vote on a
constitutional amendment come November that would reverse the ban and
make abortion broadly legal in the state. So, what does this mean for
the Biden campaign in a state where registered Republicans handily
outnumber Democrats? Florida Playbook author and politics reporter
Kimberly Leonard joins Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza to discuss.
In an interview with Trey Gowdy of Fox News on the evening of Easter
Sunday, Mike Johnson called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust
him a distraction from the mission. Attempting to impart a dose of
reality on Republican viewers, the House Speaker told his former
colleague that his job is particularly difficult right now, but said he
does have plans for resolving the Ukraine aid debacle. Playbook
co-author Rachael Bade talks through it all.
The smattering of prominent Republicans who have refused to commit to
supporting Donald Trump in the general election differ in their
ideological beliefs, their geography, their offices and their profiles.
But they all share one thing in common: None have heard a peep from Joe
Biden. Senior political columnist Jonathan Martin knows that because he
reached out to every single one of them. Today, he joins Playbook
co-author Ryan Lizza to talk about why this is political malpractice for
Biden. Plus, the continuing fallout from the internal revolt at NBC over
former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel’s hiring and firing, and the one-year
anniversary of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest in
Russia.
Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential run has been a spectacle from the
start. Despite being born into Democratic royalty, the independent
candidate holds a hodgepodge of policy views that sometimes veer into
conspiracy theories — but which also give him a strange appeal to an
array of voters scattered across the political spectrum. Could his
choice of running mate change that? Politics reporter Brittany Gibson
joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to discuss RFK Jr., his role in
the broader 2024 race and how his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, might
play into Democrats’ hands with her views on in vitro fertilization.
Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels interviews Politics reporter Brittany
Gibson.
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The setting he is using on this microphone is making his voice sound like its only consonants. And then he talks 90 MPH and the words grable horribly.
The speaking audio quality is absolutely terrible. Be a professional. Get a microphone. #playbook #politico
we're gonna underestimate the #maga fascists again? @politico
Holy shit slow down when you talk. Can barely understand what some of your sentences say.
why do you call them "the squad"? it's racist & misogynistic. I don't hear anyone giving Manchin or Simena a negative name. do better Politico!
The past 10 Presidents could NOT FIX IMMIGRATION, Harris is supposed to? Biden throwing immigration on her tells me he is either a f_ing idiot or wants to get rid of her. I'm shocked Harris is not better prepared when speaking to the press and after her current answers, I can only deduce that she would make a lousy POTUS. The GOP will destroy her as they did with Hillary & Obama. I want a POTUS who destroys Trumpism.
Go figure the media company that relies on health care advertising is against the politicians who are for cheaper better healthcare for everyone that cuts the profit out. Big surprise.