Good Friday morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political playbook audio briefing sponsored

by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. John Harris had the big headline out of last night's debate.

Joe Biden gets slammed. Biden's camp has been brushing aside arguments that Biden is out of touch

with the current Democratic Party and too old for months. But all of that was on display in full force in Miami. Biden had an

uneven response to a barrage of criticism. Kamala Harris, who has struggled to match the promise

of her candidacy, as the Washington Post writes, made the most of her opportunity on stage.

Here are some of our observations. Biden seemed at times like the old guy with the bad knees playing basketball with the college kids in the gym. Sure, he could still hang. He has moves and can nail the mid-range jumper, but why is he playing? Pete Buttigieg has relatable yet new experiences. He seems to embrace progressive theories while pointing out their practical challenges. He doesn't shout and he's even. He doesn't get too high or too low.

One of the most powerful yet understating moments of last night's debate in Miami was when

asked about the troubles in the city, Buttigieg said, I couldn't get it done.

That's a politician taking responsibility for his shortcoming, something we don't see that much.

Trump responded to the debate from Japan saying he heard Democrats are going to change their

name to the Socialist Party.

A scoop, White House Cabinet Secretary Bill McGinley is leaving his job in July, according to

two administration officials.

McGinley helped coordinate between the White House and the cabinet.

Anita Kumar from Osaka, Japan, reported that Trump joked to Vladimir Putin

not to medal in the election. Doug Palmer has a story up noting that Trump praised Japanese

auto investment in the U.S. as the tariff threat still looms. What we learned yesterday Congress

Edition, Nancy Pelosi blinked yesterday, allowing a vote on the Senate's broadly bipartisan spending

bill after promising to hold firm for changes that her progressives wanted. Nancy Pelosi blinked yesterday, allowing a vote on the Senate's broadly bipartisan spending bill

after promising to hold firm for changes that her progressives wanted.

In the end, the House voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill, but in doing so, we learned

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