Sept. 8, 2021: Biden's Senate bias rankles the House

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A scoop on the Trump revenge front: Marc Caputo and Alex Isenstadt report that Donald Trump is set to endorse Wyoming attorney Harriet Hageman in her expected primary against GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. the former president’s top target in his attempt to purge the Republican party of his fiercest critics. Caputo and Isenstadt call it “the most important political endorsement yet in Trump’s post-presidency,” while noting that not too long ago Hageman was a staunch supporter of Cheney. As of Tuesday night, Hageman “still had a photo of the two of them together on [her] website.” And, on Tuesday, Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released a major batch of legislation that he wants stuffed in the Dems’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, including proposals on family and medical leave, retirement, child care, trade, elder care, nursing and an expansion of Medicare to include dental, hearing and vision coverage. Progressives cheered. But in no time, a source close to the negotiations reached out to us to dampen the celebration on the left: “Neither the White House or Senate Dems approved the Ways & Means package released today. Negotiations are ongoing.” It is the latest example of a frequent complaint from House staffers: that Biden and his White House have a Senate bias. Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0	Presented by Amazon.
0:02.8	Hey, good morning, Playbookers. I'm Rookuminavalin.
0:05.3	It's Wednesday, September 8th, and this is your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.
0:14.3	You might remember a couple weeks ago, we mentioned that Donald Trump met with Harriet Hagerman in Wyoming.
0:20.0	She's a potential primary opponent for Representative Liz Cheney,
0:23.2	who's the former president's top target in his attempt to purge the GOP of his fiercest critics.
0:29.2	Well, today, a bit of a scoop.
0:31.1	Politcos Mark Capito and Alex Eisenstow report that Donald Trump is set to endorse
0:35.3	Hageman in her expected race against Cheney.
0:37.4	They call it the most important political endorsement yet in Trump's post-president. that Donald Trump is set to endorse Higman in her expected race against Cheney.
0:41.9	They call it the most important political endorsement yet in Trump's post-presidency.
0:46.7	While noting that not too long ago, Higman was a staunch supporter of Cheney.
0:51.9	She financially supported Cheney's previous campaigns, was on the Congresswoman's leadership team, and, as of last night at least, still had a photo of the two of them together on Hageman's website.
0:57.1	The issue of her friendship with Cheney came up when Trump interviewed Hageman during his endorsement screening process.
1:03.6	Trump's looming involvement in the primary will be a good test of his political power in the GOP.
1:08.6	His allies and team not only encouraged Hagegeman to run against
1:11.3	Cheney, they now are under pressure to clear the crowded primary field of other candidates
1:16.2	who could split anti-Cheney sediment. The more crowded the primary, the better Cheney's
1:20.9	chances are that she'll win. Cheney became Trump's top Republican target after she spoke out against
1:26.3	his role in citing the January 6th Capitol
1:28.8	Riot. House Republicans soon stripped her over a leadership post, and one of Trump's sons
1:33.4	and a top Trump ally, have already campaigned against her in Wyoming. At the same time,
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