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**POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing – POLITICO**

POLITICO’s Dasha Burns bring her fresh insight, analysis and reporting to the stories driving the day in the nation’s capital. She will be joined by her fellow co-authors and journalists from across POLITICO — available, as always, in audio and video formats each morning.

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February 1, 2021: The reconciliation situation Feb 01, 2021

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Just how serious is Joe Biden about bipartisanship? We're about to find out.

January 29, 2021: Dems gear up for Covid relief push-through Jan 29, 2021

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As Democrats in Congress steel themselves to push President Biden's Covid relief package forward as soon as next week, progressive members are saying: Don’t take us for granted.

Plus: On-the-ground scenes from a wild day witnessing the GOP civil war.

January 28, 2021: Inside the White House’s (new) thinking on Covid relief Jan 28, 2021

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The White House is taking a new approach to the almost two-trillion-dollar Covid package President Biden wants passed ASAP. The latest move? Splitting the package in two — with the goal of winning over Republican support on at least one of those bills.

January 27, 2021: The Democratic conundrum Jan 27, 2021

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Democrats may technically control the House, the Senate and the White House. But there’s a new sheriff in town in Joe Biden — and centrist Democrats calling for some good old-fashioned bipartisanship on big-ticket items like Covid relief. That leaves lawmakers in the majority facing a conundrum: Work with the minority? Or try to run them over?

January 26, 2021: The White House power map Jan 26, 2021

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Today, we're taking you on a little field trip to the West Wing, giving you an inside look at who's occupying the most important real estate in Biden's White House. But first: Here’s what’s driving the day in Washington.

January 25, 2021: Republicans feel the squeeze on impeachment Jan 25, 2021

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With a trial start date finally on the horizon, the pressure is on for Senate Republicans to acquit former President Trump. And that’s regardless of whether they think he actually committed an impeachable offense.

January 22, 2021: What Biden did on Day One vs. what he promised Jan 22, 2021

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President Joe Biden followed through on several first-day promises, but there are a few big ones he hasn't hit yet. Plus: impeachment timeline news and GOP fractures.

January 21, 2021: Dems caught flat-footed by total control of Washington Jan 21, 2021

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The Democratic takeover of the White House and Congress is complete. But what to do with it is an open question. Here's what we're watching as key players work out their game plan.

January 20, 2021: No. 46 is here Jan 20, 2021

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Joe Biden officially becomes president today. He'll issue a flurry of executive orders. But he's also inheriting a mess: including a Schumer-McConnell standoff.

January 19, 2021: The final countdown Jan 19, 2021

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New administration, new Playbook! We reveal our four new Playbook authors, and the insider drama in the White House and on Capitol Hill as Trump exits the building.