The Playbook Podcast

The president is embracing the left in his Covid-19 relief negotiations, while the House GOP leader may purge a member on the right. Here's what's driving Washington today. 

Over the next 48 hours, the fates of two Republican women will be decided for diametrically opposite reasons. Plus: About that Biden-GOP huddle ... and more in today's Playbook Audio Briefing.

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

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?

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Trump's impeachment trial could start an hour after Biden is sworn into office. But can the Senate try him? And can the Supreme Court intervene?