Happy Friday, Playbookers. I'm Deputy Editor Zach Stanton. It is Friday, October 27th, and here's what's driving the day.

Not that we're past the initial shock of Mike Johnson's ascension to become Speaker of the House,

some of the major challenges ahead for him are coming into clear view. First up is

abortion policy. Now, there's a provision in the Agriculture Funding Bill that would institute a

nationwide ban on the mail delivery of Miffipristone, also known as the abortion bill. And that is

at the center of a disagreement that is dividing the House Republican conference.

On the one hand, the vast majority of House Republicans favors that provision and wants it in the

funding bill. And on the other hand, there's a small group of moderates in swing seats who oppose

the provision and believe that including it in the funding bill

will kill off their chances at re-election. Now, this is tricky for Johnson because he is a

long-time opponent of abortion rights and is now in the position of trying to broker a compromise

between these two factions, which is essential to fund the government,

but could also offer an early sign of how he'll navigate some of the divisions within the

party while trying to keep his fragile majority together in a governing coalition.

The other major challenge that's coming into view is the whole matter of impeachment.

The Johnson speakership has sparked hope among the party's right flank that they'll be able to pursue the impeachment of Joe Biden to really keep their foot on the gas pedal, and, you know, they see the Louisiana Republican as one of their own.

But again, there's a split with the moderate and frontline members, especially

those who are from districts that Joe Biden carried, who see the matter as potentially poisonous

and, again, ruinous to their chances at re-election in 2024. Again, this will offer an insight

into how he's going to navigate these landmines while keeping together the two wings of the Republican

party at a time when the party has just the narrowest of majorities in the House. The big

2024 story today comes from New Hampshire. It's the filing deadline for the Democratic primary,

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