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On today's show, Liz Cheney versus the GOP, hits a boiling point.

This is your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

Politico's very own Olivia Beavers reports that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has officially backed Harriet Hagerman, the primary challenger to Representative Liz Cheney.

While tensions have simmered between McCarthy and Cheney for over a year, it's highly unusual for party leadership to back a challenge to a sitting member of their own conference.

Here's the inside breakdown from CNN's Ryan Nobles, Manu Raju, and Melanie Zanona, quote.

While McCarthy's decision will be welcomed by members of the Freedom Caucus

and could help him stave off a potential challenge for the Speaker's gavel,

should Republicans win back the majority, it won't come without a cost.

Many Rankinfell Republicans are uncomfortable with

the members of the party turning on each other and fear it could ultimately hurt their efforts

to win elections in competitive districts. I think the party should try and continue to work

with them, said Representative Pete Sessions. I think this is a fight between Donald Trump

and representatives Adam Kinsinger and Cheney, not the party.

Politico's Meredith McGraw reports that Trump, meanwhile, is pushing Wyoming Republicans to change election laws,

so Democrats and independents can't change their affiliation the day of the primary to support Cheney.

Ending crossover voting in primaries has been a bugaboo for some Republicans in the state for years.

But now, Trump and Club For Grotes, David McKintosh, have personally called Governor Mark Gordon

to urge him to support the legislation, which he has yet to back.

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