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Apr. 13, 2023: Is time up for Dianne Feinstein? Apr 13, 2023

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Donald Trump's legal drama continues to develop on multiple fronts, Sen. Tim Scott and Gov. Ron DeSantis wade into the 2024 pool and D.C.'s reaction to Sen. Dianne Feinstein's statement.

Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton talks with Playbook editor Mike DeBonis.

Apr. 12, 2023: The Supreme Court's ethics problem Apr 12, 2023

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Trump's first post-indictment interview, Senator Tim Scott explores a run for president, and the Supreme Court's ethics problem.

Playbook co-author Rachael Bade talks with senior reporter Josh Gerstein.

Apr. 11, 2023: Leak fallout halts Biden momentum on national security Apr 11, 2023

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Leaked Ukraine docs create a major headache for Biden, and what political news you need to be paying attention to.

Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels talks with national security reporter Alex Ward.

Apr. 10, 2023: Trump’s gravitational pull warps the 2024 field Apr 10, 2023

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How other 2024 GOP hopefuls are navigating Donald Trump, and what political news you need to be paying attention to.

Playbook co-author Rachael Bade talks with reporter Sally Goldenberg.

Apr. 7, 2023: How the bagel became the unofficial food of official Washington Apr 07, 2023

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How DC became a bagel city, the biggest toplines from the week, and what political news you need to be paying attention to.

Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton talks with politics editor Sam Stein.

Apr. 6, 2023: DeSantis' abortion agenda Apr 06, 2023

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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ support for a Florida bill restricting abortion at six weeks of pregnancy shows he’s eager to continue courting the right flank of the GOP. A future problem for him may be in how his position on abortion rights will be received by moderate voters in the 2024 election.

Apr. 5, 2023: The key questions in the Trump indictment Apr 05, 2023

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The unveiling of the charges against former President Donald Trump will trigger a frenzied legal battle by Trump and his team to derail the case...here's what we know now.New York legal reporter Erica Orden talks with Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza about her day in court and what's next.

Apr. 4, 2023: Trump's expected arraignment and huge elections in Wisconsin and Chicago Apr 04, 2023

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It’s election day in America — at least parts of America. The two biggies? Wisconsin, where tens of millions of dollars have poured into a supreme court race that could flip the balance of power on the court from conservatives to liberals; and Chicago, where a mayoral runoff pits two Democrats against each other. In Manhattan, Donald Trump's expected arraignment will happen around 2:15pm.

New York courts reporter Erica Orden talks with Playbook editor Mike DeBonis about what she's watching for.

Apr. 3, 2023: Centrist Dems' secret plan for the debt ceiling Apr 03, 2023

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A group of House Democrats is secretly crafting a fallback plan to avoid an economy-rattling debt default.

The White House wants no part of it.

Moderate Democrats in the Problem Solvers' Caucus have spent weeks constructing a break-glass deal with centrist Republicans in case the country goes all the way to the brink on the debt ceiling. As the summertime deadline for action approaches, they’re worried a prolonged standoff could lead to fiscal disaster.

Congress editor Elana Schor talks with Playbook editor Mike DeBonis about the plan and what she's watching for.

Mar. 31, 2023: Bragg to Trump: ‘Surrender’ Mar 31, 2023

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At 7:15 last night, Manhattan DA Alvin bragg made it official with this statement: "This evening we contacted Mr. [Donald] Trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender to the Manhattan D.A.'s Office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment, which remains under seal. Guidance will be provided when the arraignment date is selected."

Even though we’ve long known this was coming, that term — “surrender” — hit us with the historical nature of March 30, 2023: A former president at the start of another campaign for the White House has been indicted for a crime and could go to prison.

We’ll dig into what we know this morning, which frankly isn’t all that much more than yesterday because the indictment isn’t public yet. (Not that that’s stopping anyone from forming an opinion about it.) But keep in mind that Bragg is just one of three prosecutors currently building criminal cases against Trump — and that we are likely only at the beginning of the story of how state and federal law enforcement officials are preparing to hold the former president accountable.

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