Good Tuesday morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political playbook audio briefing. Stay tuned after the show for a message from Google. And I'm Anna Palmer. We're kicking off the morning with a first in playbook. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Mueller. Its case closed. McConnell will speak on the floor at 10 a.m. to deliver his final thoughts on the Mueller report.

McConnell is expected to focus on three buckets. Russia's interference in the U.S. elections,

the work of Robert Mueller and Attorney General Bill Barr, and his view that it's time to stop relitigating the 2016 election. Look for him to invoke the phrase, case closed. Here's what McConnell will say.

This investigation went on for two years. It's finally over. Many Americans were waiting to see

how their elected officials would respond. With an exhaustive investigation complete,

would the country finally unified to confront the real challenges before us. Would we finally be able to move on from

partisan paralysis and breathless conspiracy theorizing? Or would we remain consumed by unhinged

partisanship and keep dividing ourselves to the point that Putin and his agents need only to stand

on the sidelines and watch as their job is done for them. Regrettably, I think the answer is obvious.

Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are ramping up their messaging strategy of calling the Senate Mitch McConnell's

legislative graveyard. Look for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and others to focus on this

talking point at the weekly stakeout after the caucus lunches.

The Democrats will release a video later today.

The Wall Street Journal has a look at how the White House is ratcheting up a trade fight with China. While the Washington Post has a piece on how despite the tough talk, Robert Lightheiser,

the president's top trade negotiator and Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin,

are expected to meet with the Chinese Vice Premier and his team later this week.

The Financial Times reports that China stock market steadied today after Washington and Beijing

confirmed trade talks will continue.

Darren Samuels and Daniel Lipman and Ileana Johnson report on how Trump advisors were surprised

by his tweet about Mueller's testimony, writing

that more than a dozen people from Trump's close orbit downplayed the prospect that the president's

weekend tweet should be taken as an official warning. Our colleague Alexandra Gloria Osso in

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