Stay tuned after the show for a message from Morgan Stanley.

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

And I'm Anna Palmer. The attack on September 11th happened 19 years ago today.

Nine years ago, Alex Burns and Maggie Haberman wrote for Politico that both Republicans and Democrats had mastered the art

of politicizing the terrorist attacks. The presence of 9-11 in politics is as profuse as ever,

they reported. This got us thinking. Terrorism has been almost an afterthought in this campaign.

The president mentioned it last night, but it rarely comes up on the

trail. It's a reminder that the 9-11 attacks and the political moment they spawned are a fading

memory for many Americans. The United States has lost 64 times more people to COVID-19 so far this year than the country did in the 9-11 attacks.

Garrett Graf has two interesting pieces this morning, one in the Atlantic, the grief Americans no

longer share, and another piece in political magazine, the children of 9-11 are about to vote.

We got a sneak peek of the text message House Republicans will receive today.

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will send the text to GOP lawmakers announcing that Republicans

will unveil the election season agenda in a close party meeting Monday, followed by a public

event Tuesday.

The plan will include concrete objectives and metrics, according to the excerpt, to restore our

way of life by defeating the virus, rebuilding the greatest economy

in history by getting America back to work, and renewing the American dream by ensuring

every child can attend an excellent school, among other things. And here's how Michigan's largest

newspaper covered Trump's visit last night. The Detroit Free Press headline reads,

Trump makes wild claims about revitalizing auto industry at Michigan rally.

Heather Kagle and Sarah Ferris report that moderate House Democrats are increasingly

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