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how the soon-to-be open Supreme Court seat might change just about everything in D.C.

This is your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

For weeks, Joe Biden's presidency has been slowed down by a stalled agenda, spiraling inflation,

slipping poll numbers, and an angry base.

But, one state delivered a much-needed jolt with the news that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

will retire at the end of this term.

It's a chance for the White House to pivot from the spade of bad news and rally depressed Democratic

voters. It's also a chance for Biden to prove to black voters, who rescued his 2020 campaign

that he can deliver for them. The timing couldn't be more opportune. The defeat of the voting

rights bill last week was a final straw for many voters of color disenchanted with the lack of

action on that issue, as well as

on police reform. A recent Quintipak poll showed that Biden's approval rating among black voters

dropped down to 57%. That's down from 78% just a year ago. Perhaps that's why the White

House wasted little time confirming that POTUS will follow through on his campaign promise to nominate

the first black woman to serve on the High Court.

We're told that right after the Breyer News dropped, civil rights leaders lit up the White House

phone lines, reminding the administration of that vow, and were promptly assured when

Presby Secretary Jansaki would clarify that Biden intended to keep his word.

The President has stated and reiterated his commitment to nominating a black woman to the Supreme

Court and certainly stands by that.

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