Intro

This afternoon marks the start of the House GOP retreat in Florida, where Republicans will strategize about how to get President Trump’s legislative agenda passed in Congress. The biggest task for the gathering is to finalize a budget blueprint plan for the massive, party-line bill they’re planning, touching energy, border security and tax policy. Congress reporter Meredith Lee Hill joins Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton to chat. Plus, has the Trump tariff war just begun? All that, plus the rest of the news you need to know today.