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Good morning, everyone.

I'm playbook co-author Rachel Bade.

It's Thursday, November 21st, and here's what's driving the day.

Once again, Matt Gates is plunging the house into chaos.

Are you surprised?

We are not.

That was the very on-point lead from our Hill team's story about the unraveling debate,

or should we say chaos, over whether to release the House Ethics Committee's report on its investigation of Matt Gates,

Trump's choice for Attorney General.

Even before panel Republicans yesterday blocked an effort to release the findings to Democrats,

Steve Cohen of Texas and Sean Kasten of Illinois, were basically tripping over themselves

to be the first to file a privileged motion to release that report.

And the entire would they or won't they actually release it turned into something of a circus.

There were swarms of reporters staking out the hearing room for hours,

and even convicted ex-congressman George Santos showed up to get in on the action. He threatened

to yell at Ethics Panel Chairman Michael Guest, if he supported releasing the report. Guest, as you know,

also happens to be the author of the report that led to Santos' own expulsion.

Now, House leaders now have two days to allow a vote on this question about releasing the report,

meaning that question could come to a head today or after the Thanksgiving recess when lawmakers returned to town. All it takes is just a couple House Republicans to join with Democrats

in that report will be made

public. Already, the minority, yes, the Democrats, have at least two GOP converts. Congressman Derek Van

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