Good Tuesday morning, I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook Audio Briefing,

sponsored by Morgan Stanley. And I'm Jake Sherman. Congrats to the University of North Carolina,

which beat Gonzaga last night securing its sixth national championship. Thanks to all of our readers

who came out to Blackfin for the Politico Playbook Watch Party, it was an awesome night.

Back to the news. The AP is reporting

this morning that Boeing has sold $3 billion worth of airplanes to an Iranian airline. On the domestic

front, making America great a non-profit aligned with GOP mega donor Rebecca Mercer is dropping six

figures on a digital ad to pressure senators to confirm Trump's SCOTUS nominee,

Neil Gorsuch. The campaign comes a week after the group spent $1 million boosting Trump's agenda.

This outside spending on behalf of Trump appears to be a trend. Six and seven figure ad buys

have gone up in back-to-back weeks to support the president's agenda. We've got the scoop on

Paul Ryan quietly cutting $1.2 million in campaign contributions directly to members of the House

Republican Conference. This is in addition to the cash Ryan has transferred directly to the

National Republican Congressional Committee. This is important to watch. Members of leadership

usually cut checks to either the party committee or

directly to members, not both. But the fact that Ryan is doing this shows how much he is invested

in keeping the House in GOP control. Our own Rachel Bade and Jen Habercorn have a piece this morning

detailing how the White House and conservatives are trying to revive a deal to repeal and replace

Obamacare. One option on the table includes allowing governors to opt out of some of Obamacare's

regulations. But it's important to remember this. Even if they come to an agreement, it's unlikely

this bill will pass before the two-week recess starts Thursday. Even if a deal came together today,

Republicans would have to canvas for support to see if it could pass. And if Republicans are true to what they promised

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