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The Playbook Podcast

March 5, 2019

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

News, Daily News, Politics, Government

3.9699 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2019

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Tim Alberta’s new book, the changing dynamic on the emergency declaration vote and more in today’s Audio Briefing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:06.2

Stay tuned after the show for a message from Google.

0:09.3

And I'm Anna Palmer.

0:10.6

Hillary Clinton has finally spoken.

0:12.1

She told Local News 12 in New York that she will not run for president in 2020.

0:17.6

We have her spotted last night chatting with Lynn Manuel Miranda at the Lincoln Center Gala.

0:22.9

And some exciting news for our colleague Tim Alberta.

0:25.9

He is coming out with a book titled American Carnage on the front lines of the Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump.

0:33.8

Alberta has chronicled Republicans for a long time and understands the arc of the Republican Party as well as anyone, which is why we are super excited for his book, which will be published by Harper Collins on July 23rd.

0:45.4

The New York Times has on A1 a story with this headline. Trump's grip seen waning in the Senate. This story is about Trump's inability or unwillingness to stop the Senate from

0:55.4

overturning his emergency declaration. Of course, Congress won't be able to overturn his veto,

1:00.6

but Burgess Everett and Nancy Cook have a behind the scenes look at how Trump is making a low

1:04.9

energy push to stop Republicans revolt on the emergency declaration. The vote against

1:10.6

Trump's emergency declaration

1:11.8

is now practically a free vote. It's going down. So if you're a Republican and you want space

1:16.8

from the president, this might be an easy way to do it. The Washington posts up with a story asking

1:21.5

a good question. Where are the women's teams? The president has ignored women's champions in

1:27.1

White House sports

1:28.0

ceremonies. And we've got some news. Don Stewart, who was for more than a dozen years a

1:33.1

top communications advisor to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is leaving the Hill after 22

1:38.9

years, all spent in the Senate. Stu, as he was known on the Hill, spent 13 years with McConnell, including his entire

1:46.0

run as leader.

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