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President Joe Biden is expected to meet today with congressional leaders on the debt limit, and Republicans are feeling increasingly optimistic they can force Biden to make concessions on work requirements for safety net programs as part of the talks taking place this week. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today.Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels talks with food and agriculture policy reporter Meredith Lee Hill.In this episode: GOP grows more optimistic about work requirement demands in debt talks

It’s gonna be all about the vibes this week as we look for clues to how the big debt ceiling standoff is going to get resolved. Plus, unpacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Iowa over the weekend. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today.Playbook editor Mike DeBonis on the week ahead.

Title 42, the pandemic-era policy used to block migrants at the southern border is coming to an end tonight. Officials have had more than two years to prepare for this moment. Plus, CNN’s New Hampshire town hall with Donald Trump last night may have done more to boost his chances of winning the GOP presidential nomination than anything that’s happened since the 2020 election. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today.Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels talks with Daniella Diaz.

Another day of debt limit negotiations; President Biden's visit today to Valhalla, New York, a GOP district that he carried in 2020, with vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler; and Trump after the verdict. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today.Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels talks with legal reporter Erica Orden.

Everyone in Washington is talking about the debt limit. Biden will meet with congressional leaders today at the White House -- but at the same time, it will be a while before the negotiations get into the nitty gritty. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today.Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza talks with national political correspondent Meridith McGraw.

 Between debt ceiling negotiations and the end of Title 42 it's going to be one busy week in politics. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today.Playbook co-author Rachael Bade on what's driving the day.

A cascade of big legal developments are driving the day in D.C., while in Florida, Planned Parenthood is launching a multi-million dollar effort to put abortion rights before voters next year — with big implications for 2024 and Ron DeSantis. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today. Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton talks with reporter Megan Messerly.

Are Democrats missing their moment in the debt limit talks? Playbook has the scoop this morning about why one moderate House Democrat — Rep. Jared Golden of Maine — thinks that the negotiation strategy of White House and top congressional Dems is total fantasy. Plus, we’ve got the tape as Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose offered his candid assessment about the value of Trump’s support during closed door remarks. Listen for all of that and the rest of the news you need to know today.Playbook co-author Rachael Bade on what's driving the day.

Donald Trump is talking about skipping primary debates, inside the debt ceiling staring contest, and the rest of the news you need to know today.Playbook co-author Rachael Bade on what's driving the day.

Janet Yellen said Monday that the debt limit X-date has potentially moved to June 1, jolting White House and congressional leaders as they eye talks next week. And this morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will take up one of the newsiest topics around: Supreme Court ethics reform. Check out Playbook for an exclusive with the written testimony of two people who didn’t want to testify in person: former federal judge J. Michael Luttig and Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe. Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza talks with Senior Legal Affairs Reporter Josh Gerstein.