Good Tuesday morning, I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political playbook audio briefing, sponsored by the National Retail Federation.

And I'm Anna Palmer. There was a whirlwind of news overnight on the status of Republicans' efforts to repeal Obamacare.

Here's where things stand. Senators Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas both publicly came out last night that they would oppose the Republican plan that had been waiting in limbo due to Senator John McCain's health.

Josh Dossi has a piece up about how President Trump was caught completely off guard by the

two lawmakers' statements.

He was hosting a dinner party with senators urging them to pass an Obamacare repeal last night.

Where was the president the last few days at his golf course in New Jersey, watching the U.S. women's open. Yes, he made phone calls. Yes, he had a strategy dinner last night.

Yes, his legislative affairs team was working over members of Congress. But winning in Washington

takes a full court press, not a passive push. Tara Palmary scoop that Trump said last night at a dinner,

Republicans would look like dopes if they

couldn't repeal and replace Obamacare. Newsflash, the president is the top Republican and the leader

of his party. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is quickly shifting his strategy. Burgess Everett

and Jen Habercorn report on his plan B, which is to hold a vote in the coming days to take up

the House passed repeal and replace bill and call

up an amendment to eliminate parts of Obamacare such as Medicaid expansion and insurance subsidies.

Republicans pass a similar bill to effectively repeal Obamacare in 2015, but the president

then vetoed it. Still, there is some doubt that McConnell could find the 50 votes necessary

to pass the bill.

The 2015 vote was viewed as mostly symbolic given Obama's certain veto.

Here's a quick status update on the president's agenda, and it's not looking good.

Healthcare is dead for now, stalled with what we would call an uncertain future.

There's no true signs of life around an infrastructure package.

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