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

Stay tuned after the show for a message from Farma.

And I'm Anna Palmer. House Democrats moved one step closer to impeaching President Donald Trump Thursday with a historic vote on the House floor.

Despite coalescing around the impeachment inquiry vote, Democrats have several key hurdles over the next few days to keep their ranks together.

At the moment, they are about to head into a recess week. And the committees have a slate of

witnesses that might never show up. The big question, how do they keep the momentum going?

Kyle Cheney and Andrew D. Sedario reported on the vote, writing a growing number of House impeachment

investigators say

the evidence is overwhelming that the president used his power to pressure Ukraine's government to

investigate his political rivals. The New York Times of the history lesson saying 31 Democrats sided

with Republicans to begin an impeachment inquiry into Bill Clinton and not a single joined Democrats

in supporting a resolution outlining the

impeachment proceedings this time around.

The Times also reported that Timothy Morrison confirmed he saw signs of quid pro quo on Ukraine,

and the post has a piece up on Florida Representative Francis Rooney and how Trump's base

isn't breaking over impeachment.

On the court front, the post reports that a U.S. district judge

expressed skepticism at the Trump administration's claim that former White House officials

cannot be compelled to testify before Congress. President Trump tweeted last night he's no longer

a New Yorker and he'll be making Palm Beach his permanent residence post White House.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the White House is backing off a proposed fuel efficiency freeze and something to watch. The Washington Post reports that Elijah Cummings' wife, Maya Rockmore Cummings, is thinking carefully about running for her late husband's seat. And here's what's on tap for Trump's Friday. The president will leave the White House in route to Tupelo, Mississippi at 4.30 p.m.

He will deliver remarks at a campaign rally at 7 p.m. Central time. Afterward, the president will

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