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March 30, 2021: Who's getting face time with Klain? Mar 30, 2021

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Lawmakers are fighting tooth and nail to get their priorities included in the massive infrastructure bill Biden's set to unveil tomorrow. That's put one guy at the center of it all: Ron Klain.

March 29, 2021: Schumer’s 51-vote gambit Mar 29, 2021

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After pushing through Covid relief using that wonky budget tool, Chuck Schumer’s gearing up for Reconciliation Part II — and III. Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza explains.

March 26, 2021: The most important sentence from Biden’s presser Mar 26, 2021

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If there were a one-sentence takeaway from President Joe Biden's first press conference, this may be it. Plus: What the Senate has teed up after recess.

March 25, 2021: What reporters are asking Biden at today’s big presser Mar 25, 2021

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It’s a big day for Biden — one that’s coming later in his presidency than it has for any recent commander in chief. Playbook asked about 20 White House reporters what’s on their mind heading into Biden's first formal press conference.

March 24, 2021: What the Duckworth-AAPI episode revealed Mar 24, 2021

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Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono threatened to block Biden picks who aren't part of a minority group. They backed off that threat yesterday — but it reveals a lot about the dynamics in Washington right now.

March 23, 2021: Breaking down Biden’s opening gambit on infrastructure Mar 23, 2021

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Biden's next big legislative push is starting to take shape. Here's what you need to know about his infrastructure plans.

March 22, 2021: Dems are dead serious about taking back that Iowa seat Mar 22, 2021

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A debate’s heating up over one of the closest House races in U.S. history: More than four months after the election, Democrats are dead serious about yanking back the Iowa seat Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks won by just six votes.

March 19, 2021: Don't call it a crisis Mar 19, 2021

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Biden's semantic battle du jour: whether to use the word “crisis” to describe the thousands of migrants streaming to the southern border during a still-raging pandemic. Plus: The president and VP meet with Asian American leaders in Georgia today.

March 18, 2021: What Ron Klain told progressives behind closed doors Mar 18, 2021

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We have an exclusive look at what Biden's chief of staff told powerful progressives about where the administration’s headed — on immigration, taxing the rich, the minimum wage and more.

March 17, 2021: GOP to accuse Biden of ‘unlawful’ border actions Mar 17, 2021

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Republicans will argue in a letter today not only that Biden’s move was unsanctioned by Congress — but that it exacerbated the border crisis.

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