Good Friday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook Audio Briefing. Stay tuned

after the show for a message from Google. And I'm Jake Sherman. The president says he'll go to

Nats Park for game five of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros if the

series gets that far. The nationals have to win tonight and tomorrow to avoid a game five Sunday night.

The post quotes Trump is saying he'd look heavy if he were forced to wear the bulletproof vest

that he'd probably need to wear to take the mound.

The Washington Post also reports that the team says he will not be throwing out the first pitch.

By the way, we know it's not as sexy as impeachment, but a government shutdown is slated to happen

in 27 days on November 21st.

There are just 12 days in session between now and then, so this is becoming a real issue that

Washington is going to need to focus on soon. Here's what they are focusing on at Maine Justice.

The New York Times reports that DOJ is said to have opened a criminal investigation into its own

Russia investigation.

The move gives DOJ subpoena power for witness testimony and documents.

The Washington Post notes a shift that Democrats are now saying the whistleblower's testimony

is unnecessary since they have testimony from other witnesses.

CNN is reporting that a top Russia and

Europe advisor to President Trump, Tim Morrison, is expected to back up testimony over Trump's

push for Ukraine to publicly announce it was investigating the Bidens.

The Wall Street General reports that the U.S. is weighing leaving more troops in Syria, about 500 troops, and here's the latest on impeachment.

The AP reports Trump is finding the limits of his defense strategy.

The New York Times reports that the impeachment investigators are negotiating with a lawyer for John Bolton about a date for him to be deposed behind closed doors, and the White House is planning to add communications aides dedicated to

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