The Playbook Podcast

A new Biden nomination could seriously shake up Washington’s approach to Big Tech. Plus: This could be the big day for Covid relief.

After a dramatic weekend — and no, we're not talking about the Harry and Meghan special — there's one last hurdle for the Covid aid package: a final vote in the House. 

The Senate is set to kick off a vote-a-rama on amendments to the Covid-19 package today — and Republicans are vowing to make it as painful as possible for their Democratic counterparts.

It’s a big moment for Chuck Schumer and his flip phone as two Democratic priorities, police reform and voting rights, barrel toward the Senate — not to mention pandemic relief. 

Neera Tanden has left the building. So who's next for Biden's budget chief? Plus: What to watch for on Covid relief in the Senate today.

Democrats are looking at a serious hangover once they celebrate getting Covid relief signed into law — courtesy of the Senate filibuster. Here’s Playbook’s handicapping of a few Democratic proposals coming down the pike.

After weeks in relative isolation at Mar-a-Lago without Twitter, Trump emerged at CPAC on Sunday ready to let loose. Here’s what we learned from his first big post-presidency speech.

The Senate referee has officially made her call: It’s a no-go on raising the minimum wage through Biden’s Covid bill. After this crushing blow for progressives, we walk through four possible paths forward.

All eyes are on Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who is expected to rule as soon as today on whether a $15 minimum wage can be tucked into Biden's Covid relief bill. Plus: Two other big stories we're watching today. 

Pelosi wants a 9/11-style panel investigating the Capitol insurrection to comprise seven Democrats and four Republicans. The leaders of the original commission told Playbook that'd be a  mistake. Here's what to watch as the talks play out.