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And I'm Jake Sherman.

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It's Tuesday, May 21st, 2024.

Let's get into the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one,

Speaker Mike Johnson's policy brain drain. Number two, the vault, Brendan Peterson's latest,

with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. And number three, more from the vault. Dems push for a

speedy replacement of the embattled FDIC chair.

All right, Jake, let's get to it.

We are starting this morning's AM edition with some news that you are breaking that

three of Speaker Mike Johnson's top policy aides are leaving the office by the end of May, robbing the House's top Republican of a critical core of experienced AIDS.

Pretty big deal.

Yeah, it is a big deal.

I mean, listen, and I note this in the item, but the Hill is a transient place, Anna, as you know well. People leave all the

time and go to other jobs, jobs where they might make a couple more bucks than on Capitol Hill.

But it is interesting to me, and I'm assuming to you, because we share a lot of

interest, but the three of Johnson's top policy aides are leaving at the same time.

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