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

Stay tuned after the show for a message from SHRM, the Society for Human Resources Management.

We're kicking off this morning with a shot.

Democratic admaker Mark Putnam was spotted in Scranton's Green Ridge neighborhood this weekend,

scoping out the House that Joe Biden grew up in.

Biden has returned the House several times over the years while campaigning.

And the Chaser, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Biden has been telling supporters he's running

as he is trying to line up contributions so he can raise several million dollars quickly.

Daniel Lipman also has a story up on how world leaders in Munich last month urged Biden to run.

NBC News is reporting that Representative Jim Clyburn in Columbia, South Carolina,

called the Trump family the greatest threats to democracy in my lifetime.

While Andrew Rastusha has a story from 30,000 feet on how the president has an ever-expanding

list of grievances that he frequently is airing on Twitter.

Politica also is a report up that the president is facing a failing strategy on auto jobs

as he heads to Ohio today.

We've got a first in playbook.

Nikki Haley will keynote the Susan B. Anthony

lists 12th annual campaign for Life Gala on June 3rd at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium.

Meanwhile, Speaker Nancy Pelosi will headline the Ohio Democratic Party's legacy dinner in May,

according to the AP. Pelosi was in Ferguson, Missouri, where she pushed back on critics

of her impeachment stance, USA Today, is reporting.

And here's what's on President Donald Trump's mind. He tweeted at 12.4 a.m. The Democrats are getting very strange.

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