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Hey, good morning, playbookers. I'm Rukubo Novalin. It's Friday. Today's show, the Senate clears

way for a gun bill. It's her Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

Last night, the Senate passed a bipartisan gun safety bill in a 65-33 vote that saw 15 Republicans join all 50 Democrats to support the bill.

Politico's Burgess Everett and Marianne have a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the compromise in today's playbook.

Quote, in a Washington run by baby boomers and octogenarians, it took two 40-something Democrats with a

yin-and-yang approach to get a gun safety deal done.

Chris Murphy had developed self-descruped pessimism in his decades-long quest to reign in gun violence.

That's where Kirsten Cinema came in, pushing her more liberal friend along.

Their partnership proved exactly what Democrats needed to break through on gun safety after nearly 30 years of attempts.

They're close enough for the triathlete cinema to give Murphy Fitness advice.

But the Connecticut Progressive also credited the Arizona centrist with maintaining optimism that he sometimes struggled to muster.

Up next, the measure.

The most significant legislative response to mass shootings in

nearly three decades is expected to pass in the House as early as today. A recap of yesterday's

January 6th hearing in case you missed it, the banner headline. In total, five GOP House members,

Scott Perry, Matt Gates, Andy Biggs, Louis Gomer, and Marjorie Taylor Green, inquired with Trump officials

about pardons, according to sworn testimony from former White House aides.

As Politico's Carl Cheney and Nicholas Wu write in a recap, quote,

Additionally, according to former Trump aides testimony, Representative Mo Brooks sent an email

on January 11, 2021, asking for all-purpose pardons for every lawmaker who objected

to electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. Some of those named denied that they sought

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