Good Wednesday morning and welcome to the first day of March. I'm Anna Palmer and this is your Politico

Playbook Flash Briefing, sponsored by BP. And I am Jake Sherman. Remember when Donald Trump told us

he could act so presidential we wouldn't believe it? He did. He looked apart. His suit fit better,

his tie a bit thinner, and his tone considerably more measured.

He talked like a politician, speaking like a Republican about health care and taxes.

Trump's speech, though, was light on details, but reassured a scattered and nervous Republican party.

Trump's message was much more optimistic than usual, and he moderated his tone from the dark inauguration speech he gave

a few weeks ago. The most powerful moment by far last night was when Donald Trump introduced the

widow of Navy SEAL Ryan Owens, who was killed in a late January raid in Yemen. Trump, who had just

hours before distanced himself from authorizing the raid,

brought the chamber to its feet as he stayed silent for a minute

while the television cameras stayed focused on the sobbing widow.

But in terms of navigating Washington,

the speech on its surface showed Trump has a lot to learn.

He said he wants to work with Democrats and called on Washington to ditch trivial fights.

But in the last 40 days, he is called Chuck Schumer a phony.

And just this week, he said Nancy Pelosi is incompetent.

One thing to watch, the future of Trump's travel ban.

It has been delayed again.

Sources tell us that's in part to keep the momentum of the speech going. The Wall Street

Journal is reporting that the ban could be limited to only new visas, which could put the

administration on much firmer legal footing. We've got the first look at the rest of Trump's week.

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