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

after the show for a message from AARP. Some breaking royal news this morning, the Duchess of Sussex,

formerly known as Megan Markle, is pregnant. On 60 minutes last night, President Trump was asked if

Vladimir Putin poisons people and assassinations enemies. Trump said probably, but I rely on them.

It's not in our country. Trump seems to dismiss things that he believes are not alterable instead

of changing U.S. behavior to try to nudge a nation in the other direction. Keep an eye on this.

Republicans increasingly believe they'll lose the House, but both parties tell us they believe

the House will not be decided until weeks after election day

due to recounts in key states. The Washington Post, Michael Shear and Bob Costa report that Republicans

running for Senate and governorships in Midwest Trump states are falling flat. Senator Elizabeth Warren

has taken a DNA test and released it to the Boston Globe. It says that there is, quote,

strong evidence that she is a Native American.

A smart Washington Post story this morning by Phil Rucker, Carol Lanig, and Anne Gehrin,

Jared Kushner is on the hot seat for his alliance with Muhammad Ben Salman after alleged Saudi

involvement in the disappearance of journalist Chal Khashoggi.

By the way, Kushner was spotted at

Chuck Echee Cheese yesterday celebrating his son's birthday. Nancy Pelosi is on the cover of New York

magazine this week. The president is visiting Hurricane Stricken Florida today. Subscribe to

Playbook at Politico.com slash playbook. Today's episode is sponsored by AARP. The latest issue of Politico magazine series The Deciders takes a look at voters over 50

in Pennsylvania, who are being crushed by the cost of health care.

It doesn't matter if they are Republican or Democrat.

They don't see hope for themselves or for future generations and are voting for help.

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