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

sponsored by UC Davis. Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee to be CIA director, will be on Capitol Hill

today after the Washington Post reported she offered to withdraw her nomination. She'll meet with

Joe Manchin, Diane Feinstein, and Martin Heinrich. A few interesting political landscape stories this morning.

Paul Kane and Dave Weigle with the Salisbury, North Carolina, date line, write about Republicans

who would usually be safe but are running scared. They highlight Ted Bud and Robert Bittinger.

Nancy Pelosi spoke at an event in Iowa yesterday where she said Democrats have enthusiasm and

cash, two droplets that make up a wave,

she said. She also said she's the biggest fundraiser in America, and that's why Republicans

hound her. Reminder, we are sitting down with Nancy Pelosi tomorrow morning at the liaison hotel.

Doors open at 8 a.m. The link to RSVP is in Playbook today. AP's Lisa Mascaro profiled

Kevin McCarthy in Bakersfield.

She wrote about McCarthy's unlikely rise to being one of the top Republicans in America.

Interesting story from Tanya Snyder, Elaine Chow, Transportation Secretary, appeared with

her father in Chinese language videos with the Department of Transportation logo behind her.

This could be improper because laws prohibit using office for personal gain.

Chow's father owns a shipping company, which has given Elaine Chow and her husband, Senate

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, at least $5 million in the last 10 years.

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