Good Tuesday morning, I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political playbook audio briefing sponsored by Chevron.

And I'm Anna Palmer. The AP is out this morning with a bulletin on the deadly California wildfires that have forced thousands to evacuate.

The wire service reports that 10 were dead, at least 100 injured, and at least 1,500 homes and businesses destroyed. In total,

the fires are already the deadliest in California history. Sungman Kim and Burgess Everett

scoop that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to diffuse conservative anger over stalled

judicial nominations. McConnell is trying to head off a planned quarter million dollar ad buy

by the influential

judicial crisis network. The group wants the Senate to jam new judges through the chamber

or keep the Senate in session until Democrats relent out of fatigue. Before the campaign could

begin, McConnell's aides reached out to have discussions about how to best proceed, putting the

planned campaign on ICE for now. Ivanka Trump is taking on a new role with taxes.

Nancy Cook reports that Ivanka is embarking on an extensive outreach program to try and

build support among Republicans, like Senators Marco Rubio and Mike Lee, by adopting parts of

their proposal they introduced in 2015.

So far, Ivanka has tried to position herself as staying above

the partisan fray in Washington. The tax package, being advanced by the White House and congressional

Republicans, seems unlikely to attract any Democratic votes. It's hard to see how her involvement

on tax policy, something she isn't an expert on, would have any discernible impact on Democrats who aren't looking

to give Trump a win before the midterm election. Inside the White House, the Washington Post,

Bob Costa, Phil Rucker, and Ashley Parker report on the pressure cooker that has emerged as

Trump's frustration and fury rupture alliances and threaten his agenda. Josh Dossie reports that

White House aides often lean on the tactic of delay and distraction to manage Trump.

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