Dramatic Votes and Diplomatic Developments

In a dramatic scene last night, the House of Representatives passed its budget blueprint in a 217-215 vote. Earlier in the day, four Republicans stated they wouldn’t support the bill. But ultimately, the only GOP member to vote no was Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in a near party-line vote. Congress reporter Nicholas Wu joins Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton to talk through the chaos that led up to the vote and the bill’s implications. Plus, the Trump administration will handpick which members of the press will be present during briefings, and the rest of the news you need to know today.