Good Monday morning, happy Memorial Day. I'm Jake Sherman, and this is your playbook audio briefing sponsored by Morgan Stanley. There's only really one story in town right now, and it's the brewing scandal at the White House. Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman of the New York Times take stock of Jared Kushner's place in the White House. They report the president has been a bit frustrated with Kushner, especially over reports that his family was hawking U.S. visas in China. Inside the White House. They report the president has been a bit frustrated with Kushner, especially over

reports that his family was hawking U.S. visas in China. Inside the White House, there is growing

frustration over Jared. We spoke to a number of senior White House and Hill sources yesterday,

and they are growing tired of the president's son-in-law in his seemingly vague portfolio and walk-on-water

tendencies. Our colleagues, Matt Nussbaum, Josh Dossi, and

Ileana Johnson, a lethal trio, report that Trump has been burning up the phone line since

returning from abroad. Trump and Steve Bannon have become increasingly convinced that they are

the victims of a conspiracy theory from the deep state in Washington. Mark Kasowitz, Trump's personal

lawyer, was at the White House yesterday, according to NBC's

Hans Nichols.

Read Rich Rubin in the Wall Street Journal to understand the tax reform process.

He reports today in a story that's leading the journal's website that all the big ideas

in tax reform are out the window.

Smart story from our California playbook colleague David Siders in Sacramento.

The Bernie Sanders revolution has been

flagging a bit at the ballot box with several candidates losing races. Vladimir Putin's in France,

the AP reports, and is meeting with Emmanuel Macron. Lots of weekend weddings. Our own Heather

Cagle and Aaron Lorenzo got married in Alabama. Anna Greenberg and Dana Milbank tied the knot in D.C.

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