Good Friday morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political playbook audio briefing, sponsored by Morgan Stanley.

And I'm Anna Palmer. We've been focused on everything from healthcare to infrastructure to tax policy over the past several weeks.

But President Donald Trump threw that all out the window yesterday when he decided to bomb an airfield in Syria.

The move places Syria squarely on Trump's

plate. And there are many more unanswered questions right now following the attack, which

killed at least seven and wounded at least nine. Major world players have long wanted someone to

stop Assad, but if this doesn't work, what's next? There will be calls for more bombings and perhaps

ground troops, which is a whole other kind of mess. Not surprisingly, Russia wasn't exactly how but if this doesn't work, what's next? There will be calls for more bombings and perhaps ground

troops, which is a whole other kind of mess. Not surprisingly, Russia wasn't exactly happy with

Trump's decision to bomb the country. The AP is reporting that Russia says it will now suspend a deal

with the U.S. to prevent mid-air incidents over Syria. It's important to remember that Secretary

of State Rex Tillerson is going to Moscow next week.

This will surely have a major impact on that meeting.

Our colleague Matt Nussbaum has smart observation on Trump's comments last night.

In announcing he ordered U.S. missile strikes, Trump closed his remarks by not only blessing America, but the whole world. While presidents have

long closed their remarks with God bless America, blessing the entire world is something only Trump has done.

Back in the home front, the battle between Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon is on full display in the New York

Times and Washington Post. The Times reports that in one tense exchange,

Bannon told Kushner the reason there's no middle ground between the two

is because, quote, you are a Democrat.

We had a playbook live interview Thursday with House Freedom Caucus leaders.

They had plenty to talk about, including that if Trump's operation

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