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to the Insta account, dear white staffers, well, you might need to change that. This is your

Politico Playbook Daily Briefing. Hill Watchers have known for months that Representative

Primaloghaya Apoll wants to move up the ladder. This morning,

Politico-Saira Ferris and Nicholas Wu have the story. According to more than a dozen lawmakers,

Jayapal has been working the phones to lay the groundwork for a potential leadership run,

and has left somewhat the impression that she could challenge a fellow progressive,

assistant speaker Catherine Clark, for a job. Jayapal's move stands in stark contrast to the almost frozen postures of others expected to make

plays up the latter after the midterms.

Technically, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, majority leader Steny Hoyer, and majority whip Jim Clyburn

have yet to announce whether they plan to stay or vacate their posts next year.

And because of that, most Democrats fear overt leadership campaigning could undermine their

authority and be considered overstepping.

Jaipal's moves have peeved some colleagues who say it's premature to Jockey for leadership,

while the majority is still in jeopardy.

But the news is certainly a reminder of the leadership vacuum that likely awaits Democrats next winter, if, as many expect, the top three retire.

On Thursday, an RNC resolution committee unanimously approved a formal censure of Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kisinger,

who served on the House Committee investigating January 6th. The measure,

which originally called for their expulsion from the House-Jup conference, is expected to get

the full approval of the RNC today, report David Siders and Natalie Allison. But it's more than

just censure. The Washington Post reports that a deal brokered by Chair Ronna McDaniel

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