Good Wednesday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing, sponsored by BP.

And I'm Jake Sherman. Senate Republicans are warning Donald Trump. It will be tough, if not impossible,

to confirm another attorney general if he fires Jeff Sessions. Six senators have already taken Session side.

Trump neither has the time nor political capital to

oust sessions and pick somebody else. For your situational awareness, the House approved a sanctions

bill 419 to 3 yesterday afternoon that would, among other things, limit Trump's ability to roll back

penalties against Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The Senate is expected to quickly pass the bill. The White House has sent

mixed signals about whether Trump will sign this bill. If he doesn't, Congress would be able

to override his veto. More drama last night. Senate Republicans voted down a comprehensive plan

to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The Senate is moving ahead with debate and

plans many votes over the next couple days. It's entirely possible that by weeks end,

the Senate will not have passed anything to repeal and replace the health care law.

The bet right now is that Senate Republicans will pass a so-called skinny repeal bill,

legislation that would end the employer and individual mandate and medical device tax.

This would be a vehicle to allow the House and Senate to negotiate on a final repeal and

replace bill. The skinny repeal is not a comprehensive plan and includes no replacement.

So it's a tough vote. And another question a lot of people are asking is what can get through

the very divided and increasingly conservative

House Republican Conference. The Washington Post, Paul Kane, put his stamp on John McCain's

maverick moment returning to the Senate yesterday and lamenting what the chamber has become. He

delivered an emotional 15-minute speech that eviscerated the modern Senate. I was in the chamber

when it happened. You could

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