| | | | |  | | By Ryan Lizza and Eugene Daniels | | | With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross
| 
A meaty excerpt from Robert Draper's new book, "Weapons of Mass Delusion" focuses on the rise of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and what it means for a likely GOP House majority. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo | | | | |  | DRIVING THE DAY | | IF IT'S TUESDAY — Two must-read books that vastly add to our understanding of the Trump era go on sale today: Rachael and Karoun Demirjian's "Unchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congress's Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump" ( $28 ) and Robert Draper's "Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind" ( $29 ). There are meaty new excerpts out from both — starting with "The Problem of MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE," Draper's NYT Mag piece on the far-right Georgia congresswoman's rise and what it means for a likely GOP House majority. One of the most-retweeted quotes in the piece is this warning from Greene to Rep. KEVIN McCARTHY : "'I think that to be the best speaker of the House and to please the base, he's going to give me a lot of power and a lot of leeway,' she predicted in a flat, unemotional voice. 'And if he doesn't, they're going to be very unhappy about it. I think that's the best way to read that. And that's not in any way a threat at all. I just think that's reality.'" Deeper in the story, Greene gets more specific: She tells Draper she wants a seat on the high-profile House Oversight and Judiciary committees. — When Draper suggested that might be a big ask for a second-term member with a reputation for needling party leaders, "Greene shot back: 'I completely deserve it. I've been treated like [expletive]. I have been treated like garbage.'" — Kentucky Rep. JAMES COMER, the likely Oversight chair in a Republican House, said in response that his panel would "look forward" to adding new members "like Rep. Greene with energy and a strong interest in partnering with us in our efforts to rein in the unaccountable Swamp and to hold the [JOE] BIDEN Administration accountable for its many self-inflicted crises that it has unleashed on the American people." Those quotes caught the attention of top Biden aides. One White House official told Playbook that Republicans "are already promising to hand the keys" to Greene: "Comer welcoming her with open arms onto the Oversight Committee should answer any lingering questions about whether they would pursue credible oversight instead of waste time and resources with conspiracy-laden political investigations." We're going to have Draper on the Playbook Deep Dive podcast this Friday, but in the meantime he sent over some exclusive items from his book for Playbook readers: — McCarthy told Greene and Rep. PAUL GOSAR (R-Ariz.), who, like Greene, was stripped of his committee assignment for offensive conduct, that not only would McCarthy return both of them to committees but that they would have "better assignments." — McCarthy also broke a promise to officers MICHAEL FANONE and HARRY DUNN that he would intervene after Gosar said Jan. 6 rioter ASHLI BABBITT was "executed." — Rep. PATRICK McHENRY (R-N.C.), who warned McCarthy about the trouble right-wing members could cause him, sent McCarthy a YouTube clip from a famous scene in "The Wire" in which a former one-term Baltimore mayor tells an incoming mayor "the parable of the bowls of shit" — a story about the difficulties of holding together the disparate factions of an unruly political coalition. "McHenry then bought McCarthy a large silver bowl with a spoon and lid," Draper tells us. PELOSI'S IMPEACHMENT LEGACY — Meanwhile, over at Politico Magazine, you can read Rachael and Karoun's latest excerpt, " The Legacy NANCY PELOSI Never Wanted : The groundbreaking speaker's aversion to impeachment led her to short-circuit the oversight process. The price was two acquittals for Trump and a weakened Congress." We've shared what has seemed like an endless string of scoops from "Unchecked" here at Playbook over the past month — hey, here's another , from the Examiner! — and you can expect to see more still in the coming days. But you no longer just have to take our word for it: Reviews are starting to come in, including a new rave from … JOHN BOLTON! Writing for WSJ, he calls the book a "revealing and engrossing history." Kirkus calls it "[a] must-read for students of the Trump years and their dreary denouement." The Guardian says it's "a stinging indictment of what they see as Republican cravenness and Democratic ineptitude." Good Tuesday morning. Thanks for reading Playbook. Drop us a line with your favorite scoops from Rachael's book: Rachael Bade , Eugene Daniels , Ryan Lizza .
| | A message from Meta: Future surgeons will get hands-on practice in the metaverse.
Surgeons will engage in countless hours of additional low-risk practice in the metaverse.
The impact: patients undergoing complex care will know their doctors are as prepared as possible.
The metaverse may be virtual, but the impact will be real.
See how Meta is helping build the metaverse. | | | Here's our takeaways from three big Monday-night debates… TIM RYAN vs. J.D. VANCE in Youngstown, Ohio — POLITICO : "Bad blood in Ohio Senate debate: 'I think I struck a nerve'" … NBC News : "Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance attack each other over 'great replacement' theory in final Ohio Senate debate" … WaPo : "Ohio Senate debate filled with contentious exchanges" — Vance zinger: "It's actually a pretty funny TV commercial … where he says he only agrees with his own wife 70% of the time. Yet he votes and agrees with Nancy Pelosi 100% of the time. It must make things a little awkward in the Ryan household." — Ryan zinger: "You keep talking about Nancy Pelosi. If you want to run against Nancy Pelosi, move back to San Francisco and run against Nancy Pelosi. You're running against me." — Hot on Twitter: the debate's low production values MIKE LEE vs. EVAN McMULLIN in Orem, Utah — AP : "Mike Lee tries to distance himself from Trump in Utah debate" … NYT : "No race in the country has spotlighted the events after the 2020 election quite so much as the Senate contest in Utah." … POLITICO : "Utah candidates spar over Trump in a close and unusual Senate race" … Deseret News : "Sen. Mike Lee, Evan McMullin don't hold back in heated Senate debate" — Lee zinger: McMullin voted for Biden for president in 2020. — McMullin zinger: Lee voted for McMullin for president in 2016. — Hot on Twitter: Lee repeatedly stepping out from behind his lectern and towards McMullin STACEY ABRAMS vs. BRIAN KEMP in Atlanta — POLITICO : "Abrams and Kemp spar over crime and Covid in first debate" … NYT : "The debate between Gov. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams produced a substantive hour of policy discussion — and unexpected attention for a little-known Libertarian." … Axios : "Gun policy takes center stage at Georgia governor's debate" — Abrams zinger: "We have a governor who has weakened gun laws in this state, flooded our streets with guns by letting dangerous people get access to these weapons." — Kemp zinger: "The largest-, fastest-growing segment of the population that's buying handguns and firearms is African Americans and females. You know why? Because the criminals are the only ones that do have the guns." — Hot on Twitter: Libertarian Party candidate SHANE HAZEL's monologues on Austrian economics and the Fed | 
| Here's another example of how the midterms have implications well beyond the makeup of the 118th Congress: The Democratic Party's bench is very much at stake on Nov. 8. A wave of promising new politicians for the party emerged in the 2018 midterms, including several eyed as future contenders for statewide offices. Now several of those rising stars are at risk of being washed out by a red wave, Elena Schneider reports this morning from Fredericksburg, Va. They include Reps. ABIGAIL SPANBERGER (Va.), SHARICE DAVIDS (Kan.), JARED GOLDEN (Maine), ELISSA SLOTKIN (Mich.) and KATIE PORTER (Calif.), among others. There's 2025 gubernatorial chatter about Spanberger, for instance, and Porter is routinely mentioned as a potential successor to Sen. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-Calif.). Each candidate has a proven ability to raise big money from small-dollar donors — but they have to fight for their current seats before they can even start dreaming about other ones. Elena tells Playbook that 2022 losses might not necessarily be fatal for the 2018ers' political careers, however: "Winning a competitive congressional district is far better than losing one before you try to run statewide. But the stakes for that victory depends on what state you're in." While a Porter victory could catapult her to the top echelon of a crowded 2024 Senate primary, a loss would take the shine off her candidacy, Elena noted. But, she added, "losing may not matter as much in a state where the Democratic bench is thinner, like Kansas. Former Reps. JOE CUNNINGHAM (D-S.C.) and KENDRA HORN (R-Okla.) both lost their reelections in 2020, but they immediately made the jump to statewide bids anyway." BIG PICTURE TURNOUT TRACKER — More than 2 million Americans have already voted, the vast majority of them by mail — setting a pace of higher turnout than in 2018 or a typical midterm election, ABC's Isabella Murray reports . Florida leads the way so far. — In Georgia, more than 100,000 people cast ballots on the first day of early voting, easily breaking the previous Day One record of 72,000, per WSB-TV . THE RED WAVE RISES — Democrats' summer surge is fading at just the wrong time — and Republicans are picking up steam at just the right one, David Siders reports on the state of play. "I think we peaked a little early," says Third Way's MATT BENNETT. "It's clear Republicans have seized the upper hand," says MARK LONGABAUGH. THE ABORTION PITCH, PART I — Plenty of Republican candidates have tried to sidestep abortion post-Roe v. Wade , as Democrats hammered them on the issue. Anti-abortion advocates are tired of the silence — and they're pushing the GOP to seize the moment and go on offense in the campaign's last weeks, Megan Messerly and Alice Miranda Ollstein report this morning . "The groups, fearful of ceding the issue to abortion-rights advocates and their candidates, contend that while most voters may not support banning abortion at conception, they also oppose the procedure being available at any point during pregnancy." THE ABORTION PITCH, PART II — Democrats are leaning hard into abortion messaging with Latino voters, casting aside long-standing fears that it might fall flat with the largely religious bloc, the L.A. Times' Melanie Mason and Noah Bierman report from Mimbres, N.M. There, they find that some Latino voters' personal social conservatism clashes with their desire for government not to interfere in such decisions. BATTLE FOR THE SENATE FOLLOWING THE MONEY — Sen. RON JOHNSON's (R-Wis.) campaign is paying a law firm headed by a lawyer who's alleged to have ties to the Wisconsin "fake electors," NBC's Natasha Korecki reports . The payments to JAMES TROUPIS' office are partially to help with a potential recount in Johnson's reelect, in what "could be a sign that he expects the kind of dead-heat contest the battleground state is known for." GEORGIA UPDATE — "Herschel Walker tries to turn 'prop' badge controversy into campaign gold," by NBC's Marc Caputo. "Walker's campaign told NBC News that it has ordered 1,000 imitation plastic law enforcement badges as a fundraising tool and that it plans to hand them out this week." MUCK READ — "Ted Budd Aided Donors Trying To Bypass Predatory Lending Laws," by The Lever's Julia Rock: "[Rep.] TED BUDD [R-N.C.] used his congressional office to press federal regulators to let financial institutions evade his own state's prohibitions against predatory lending, despite warnings from local watchdog groups that the move would cost North Carolina borrowers almost a half billion dollars. The lawmaker's pressure campaigns coincided with influxes of cash from Wall Street donors." BATTLE FOR THE HOUSE CASH DASH — Of the 65 races POLITICO has deemed most competitive, Democrats raised more money in the third quarter in 50 of them, Ally Mutnick, Jessica Piper and Allan James Vestal report . The disparities were often yawning. And Democrats outspent Republicans in 56 of the districts. "After two straight election cycles of getting pummeled by Democrats' small-dollar donor army, Republicans took steps to close the fundraising gap last year. But Democratic candidates surged ahead again over the summer," they find. — Rep. MARY PELTOLA (D-Alaska) raised a whopping $2.3 million across just 24 days in September, dwarfing the totals for her Republican rivals. And 18 former staffers, lobbyists or others tied to the late GOP Rep. DON YOUNG are crossing the aisle to hold an online fundraiser for Peltola, Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin reports . BIG STAKES IN LIL RHODY — Democrats are rolling out their national anti-GOP playbook to tar Republican ALLAN FUNG in a Rhode Island House district, Lisa Kashinsky reports from Providence . But it isn't sticking to the likable moderate, a throwback to an old-school New England GOP style who benefits from broad name recognition and is threatening Dems in a Biden +14 district. BATTLE FOR THE STATES UNDER THE RADAR — @MediumBuying : "#OKGov: RGA is placing its first TV ad spending. Start date is Wednesday, 10/19." "Black voters are key for Beto O'Rourke in the Texas governor's race, and 2018 shows why," by the Houston Chronicle's Jeremy Wallace "Zeldin vows he won't mess with abortion rights if elected. Democrats aren't buying it," by Joseph Spector in Albany HOT POLLS — Oklahoma: Another poll finds Republican Gov. KEVIN STITT in trouble: JOY HOFMEISTER leads him 46% to 45% in a new Amber Integrated survey . Ascend Action has Hofmeister up 49% to 42%. But Republicans are cruising in the state's two Senate races : Incumbent JAMES LANKFORD and Rep. MARKWAYNE MULLIN lead their Democratic opponents by 16 and 13 points, respectively, per Amber Integrated, or by 14 and 11, per Ascend Action. — North Carolina: Republican Rep. Ted Budd is extending his lead over CHERI BEASLEY in the Senate race and cracking 50%, per East Carolina University . He leads 50% to 44%. — Georgia: In one of the only competitive House races in the Deep South, Democratic Rep. SANFORD BISHOP leads CHRIS WEST 50% to 46%, per Trafalgar . — Michigan: Democratic Gov. GRETCHEN WHITMER's lead over TUDOR DIXON is shrinking, per The White Law Firm and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters , which have her up just 48% to 44%. Democratic AG DANA NESSEL leads MATT DePERNO 45% to 43%, and Democratic Secretary of State JOCELYN BENSON leads KRISTINA KARAMO 48% to 42%. — Ohio: Vance has pulled slightly ahead of Ryan for Senate, 47% to 45%, per USA Today/Suffolk University . GOP Gov. MIKE DeWINE is beating NAN WHALEY 56% to 38%. HOT ADS Via Steve Shepard — Oregon: Democratic gubernatorial nominee TINA KOTEK's latest ad seeks distance from unpopular term-limited Gov. KATE BROWN, saying Kotek "called for a homeless state of emergency three years ago — not Kate Brown, not [GOP nominee] CHRISTINE DRAZAN." — Arizona: A new ad from Republican KARI LAKE (coordinated with the local GOP) says Arizonans "deserve a gubernatorial debate" and hits Democrat KATIE HOBBS for being "too timid" to meet Lake on the stage.
| | | | A message from Meta:   | | | | | BIDEN'S TUESDAY:
11:15 a.m.: The president will leave the White House.
12:15 p.m.: Biden will speak at a political event at the Howard Theatre.
1:10 p.m.: Biden will arrive back at the White House.
Press secretary KARINE JEAN-PIERRE will brief at 1:45 p.m.
VP KAMALA HARRIS' TUESDAY (all times Eastern):
11:20 a.m.: The VP will leave Los Angeles for San Francisco.
6:15 p.m.: Harris will take part in a climate action discussion with LEAH STOKES and KATHARINE WILKINSON of the climate podcast "A Matter of Degrees" at the Cowell Theater.
8:10 p.m.: Harris will speak at a DNC finance event at a private residence.
9:25 p.m.: Harris will depart San Francisco, arriving at Joint Base Andrews at 2:10 a.m.
THE SENATE and THE HOUSE are out. | | | | | | NEW AND IMPROVED POLITICO APP: Stay up to speed with the newly updated POLITICO mobile app, featuring timely political news, insights and analysis from the best journalists in the business. With a fresh look and improved features, the sleek and navigable design offers a convenient way to access POLITICO's scoops and groundbreaking reporting. Don't miss out on the app you can rely on for the news you need, reimagined. Already a POLITICO app user? Upgrade today! DOWNLOAD FOR iOS – DOWNLOAD FOR ANDROID . | | | | | PHOTO OF THE DAY
| 
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., votes on the first day of early voting in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. | AP | | | PLAYBOOK READS | | THE WHITE HOUSE INCOMING — The White House is planning to release another 10 million to 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with an announcement expected to come this week, Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs, Ari Natter and Jennifer Dlouhy scooped . The administration will discuss plans to replenish the reserve as well. It's also still considering the more drastic, divisive move of temporarily limiting fuel exports, though that wouldn't happen until after the midterms. FIRST LADY FILES — In her interview with Newsmax's Nancy Brinker , first lady JILL BIDEN reflected on losing BEAU, losing her faith (temporarily) and the Biden administration's fight against cancer. CONGRESS STOCK AND TRADE — PAUL PELOSI, the speaker's husband, bought between $1 million and $5 million of Alphabet stock a week before Nancy Pelosi and House Dems introduced a bill to ban members and spouses from trading stocks, Insider's Madison Hall and Dave Levinthal report . "The disclosure also notes that Paul Pelosi sold call options in NVIDIA and Micron Technology for a loss about a month after President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law. … The disclosure of a financial loss is notable as Nancy Pelosi — or any member of Congress — rarely volunteers that level of detail about stock trades by themselves or their spouses." STATE OF THE UNIONS — Congress officially has its first unionized office: Rep. ANDY LEVIN's (D-Mich.) staffers have a deal that "raises the average wage for his junior staff to $76,000 and provides all members of the bargaining unit with a $10,000 salary increase," Roll Call's Jim Saksa reports . Caveat: Levin will remain in office only a few more months. HEADLINE OF THE DAY — "'I've never shot any dog ever.' GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert denies claim she killed husky that attacked goats at her Colorado ranch – but staunchly defends the man who did 'neutralize' neighbor's pet," by The Daily Mail's Shawn Cohen JAN. 6 AND ITS AFTERMATH THE STEP BACK — The House Jan. 6 committee hasn't decided yet on whether to make any criminal referrals, but its focus on the possibility of criminality has been a guiding throughline in its hearings, NYT's Michael Schmidt and Luke Broadwater write in a new analysis. "It has penetrated Mr. Trump's inner circle, surfaced considerable new evidence and laid out a detailed narrative that could be useful to the Justice Department in deciding whether to bring charges." The panel's subpoena for Trump could come as soon as today. THE TESTIMONY QUESTION — "Some members are hesitant to give Trump a live stage, while others view it as beneficial to their investigation as they would get to question him under oath," ABC's Katherine Faulders and Alexandra Hutzler report . "And there appears to be more of an openness among committee members to have him appear live." BAR NONE — JEFFREY CLARK requested that a federal court prevent a disciplinary case against him over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election at the Justice Department, per Reuters' Sarah Lynch . "Sex, guns and sedition: Prosecutors describe Oath Keeper road trip to D.C.," by Kyle Cheney WAR IN UKRAINE MUSK READ — After SpaceX and ELON MUSK warned that they might not be able to continue paying for Starlink, the communication network that has proven vital to Ukrainian forces, the Pentagon is looking at tapping the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to fund it, Bryan Bender reports . A U.S. official said "there is little confidence that Musk can be trusted," forcing DoD to step in. THE NEW LANDSCAPE — Iran's delivery of drones that Russia used to kill Ukrainians on Monday highlights the two regimes' growing alliance, motivated by "a view of the United States as their great enemy and a threat to their grip on power," NYT's Neil MacFarquhar writes . The strengthening bond could have ramifications elsewhere — for the Iran nuclear deal negotiations, for Israel and more.
| | | | A message from Meta:   | | | TRUMP CARDS TRUMP INC. — The Trump Organization charged the Secret Service as much as six times the standard government rate as agents protected members of the Trump family during dozens of trips, House Oversight Democrats said Monday. Chair CAROLYN MALONEY (D-N.Y.) said the Secret Service has until the end of the month to provide more info on records that "raise significant concerns about the former President's self-dealing." More from Nick Wu … The letter BORIS ASCENDANT — Plenty of people in Trump's orbit over the years haven't liked BORIS EPSHTEYN, calling him dumb or given to poor political instincts. But Epshteyn has hung on as a rare survivor in Trump world — and he's grown into an especially important role recently, Meridith McGraw reports this morning . Epshteyn "is described as having an almost preternatural disposition to aggressively push back against any probe or critic" on Trump's legal team. But the Georgetown grad and longtime ERIC TRUMP friend faces a high-stakes test in his legal strategy for Trump. MEETING OF THE MINDS — Trump spoke Monday with KANYE WEST, Meridith reports , amid a flurry of publicity around the rapper's move to buy Parler and his antisemitic conspiracy theories. AMERICA AND THE WORLD WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE — In the wake of OPEC+'s oil production cuts, the Biden administration is discussing whether to advise the private sector not to deepen business ties with Saudi Arabia, NBC's Carol Lee and Courtney Kube report this morning . The U.S. also won't have an official presence at next week's Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia, though that decision predates the oil moves. TOP-ED — "Saudi Arabia sentences U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison for tweets," by WaPo's Josh Rogin: "The Saudi government has sentenced a 72-year-old U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison for tweets he posted while inside the United States, some of which were critical of the Saudi regime. His son, speaking publicly for the first time, alleges that the Saudi government has tortured his father in prison and says that the State Department mishandled the case." "Blinken Says China Wants to Seize Taiwan on 'Much Faster Timeline,'" Bloomberg THE ECONOMY SIREN — Bloomberg economists' probability models now forecast a 100% chance of a U.S. recession within the next year, Josh Wingrove reports . A different Bloomberg survey of economists was less certain, pegging the likelihood at 60%. "U.S. Stocks Jump, With Dow Up About 550 Points," WSJ THE PANDEMIC THE COMING WAVE — New Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus are rapidly rising as a share of cases in the U.S., worrying administration officials because they seem to be resistant to the treatments for immunocompromised people currently on the books, Adam Cancryn and Erin Banco report . While vaccines and Paxlovid will still work to protect against the new BQ1 and BQ1.1 variants, the Evusheld and bebtelovimab treatments likely won't. "The White House in the coming days is expected to ramp up pressure on lawmakers for more funding again," they write, "arguing the variants represent the kind of new threat that officials have long warned was inevitable — and that the U.S. is nonetheless unprepared to combat."
| | | | SUBSCRIBE TO POWER SWITCH: The energy landscape is profoundly transforming. Power Switch is a daily newsletter that unlocks the most important stories driving the energy sector and the political forces shaping critical decisions about your energy future, from production to storage, distribution to consumption. Don't miss out on Power Switch, your guide to the politics of energy transformation in America and around the world. SUBSCRIBE TODAY . | | | | | | | PLAYBOOKERS | | Donald Trump and Joe O'Dea continued their spat . Jeff Toobin's next book, "Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right Wing Extremism," is now available for preorder and will be published May 2023. Barack and Michelle Obama voted early . Chris Cuomo interviewed Ye. Andrew Cuomo has a new podcast, "As a Matter of Fact... with Andrew Cuomo." It debuts Thursday. First guest? Anthony Scaramucci. IN MEMORIAM — "Benjamin R. Civiletti, former U.S. attorney general and partner at Venable LLP, dies," by The Baltimore Sun's Frederick Rasmussen and Jacques Kelly: "He directed the Justice Department's efforts to deport Iranians who entered the U.S. illegally and also traveled to the International Court of Justice at the Hague where he persuaded its judges to rule in favor of the United States in denouncing the Iranian capture of the embassy. Also, during those years, he argued before the Supreme Court for the right of the government to denaturalize Nazi war criminals." — More than 250 people gathered at the Pearl Street Warehouse on Saturday to celebrate the life of Cyril Dadd, who died at 45 on Sept. 30 from adrenal cancer. Dadd was a telecom policy expert and a lobbyist at Lumen Technologies, and worked at NTIA at the Commerce Department. The group included his wife, Greta Lundeberg, and children, Bea and Augie, as well as friends from the 2004 Kerry campaign, Obama administration and Capitol Hill. The remembrance ended with a New Orleans brass band that led a second line down the Southwest Waterfront. Full obituary OUT AND ABOUT — SPOTTED at a party Monday night for Margaret Sullivan's new book, "Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-Stained Life" ( $28.99 ), at the penthouse home of Neil Barsky overlooking Central Park: Molly Jong-Fast, Sarah Ellison, Lydia Polgreen, Arthur Sulzberger, Nicholas Lemann, Susan Chira, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, Dafna Linzer and Bart Gellman, Jonathan Alter and Jonah Bromwich. — SPOTTED at Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal's 40th birthday party Saturday night at West Village restaurant Bobo: Fareed Zakaria, Ian Bremmer, Anand Giridharadas and Priya Parker, Howard French, Amelia Lester, Andrew Sollinger and Ali Sethi. MEDIA MOVES — Shira Stein is joining the San Francisco Chronicle as political correspondent in D.C. She previously was a reporter at Bloomberg Law. … Alex Rosenwald is now senior director of comms at The Hill. He previously was director of media relations at the Hudson Institute and VP of marketing for Ricochet. STAFFING UP — Jack Miller is now deputy director for comms at the Office of Personnel Management. He most recently was comms director at Invest in America, and is a USAID and Hub Project alum. … The EPA has added Charissee Ridgeway as senior strategic comms adviser and Julio Cesar Obscura as deputy director for digital and creative strategy. Ridgeway most recently was press secretary at the Council on Environmental Quality. Obscura is a Nancy Pelosi alum. TRANSITIONS — Deirdre Schifeling is the new national political director of the American Civil Liberties Union. She most recently was advocacy director in the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, and is a Fight Back Table and Planned Parenthood alum. … Kara Graves is now partner in Wilkinson Barker Knauer's D.C. office. She previously was VP of regulatory affairs at CTIA. … … Michael Wear has launched The Center for Christianity and Public Life, a new nonpartisan nonprofit, with chief of staff Phebe Meyer. … Caroline Swann is joining Invariant as chief people officer. She previously oversaw employee experience programming at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and is an RNC and Bush White House alum. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Reps. Young Kim (R-Calif.) (6-0) and Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) … SEC Chair Gary Gensler … Brittney Griner (32) … Puck's Julia Ioffe … Brunswick Group's Michael Krempasky … NYT's Annie Karni … Dan Pabon … Babs Chase … Jon Decker … Makese Motley … Targeted Victory's Jake Loft … Rachael Parry … Marc Ginsberg … Jonathan Tasini … Heritage Action's Janae Stracke … Sahil Jain of the State Department … Edelman's Trisch Smith … Marion Smith of Common Sense Society … former Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.) … former Reps. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) and Chris Shays (R-Conn.) … Chris Saxman … Flavia Colgan … Martha Burk … Richard Lobo … Mason Wiggins … Walt Disney Co.'s Caitlin Conant Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up here. Send Playbookers tips to playbook@politico.com or text us at 202-556-3307. Playbook couldn't happen without our editor Mike DeBonis, deputy editor Zack Stanton and producers Setota Hailemariam and Bethany Irvine. Correction: Saturday's Playbook misstated the name of the venue where Maggie Haberman's book party was held. It was Ciel Social Club.
| | A message from Meta: Building more efficient cities will be possible with the metaverse.
In the metaverse, urban planners will bring their designs to life and collaborate with engineers, architects and public officials in real time—paving the way for less congested cities.
The metaverse may be virtual, but the impact will be real.
Learn how Meta is helping build the metaverse. | | | | | | | Follow us on Twitter | | | | Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook family Playbook | Playbook PM | California Playbook | Florida Playbook | Illinois Playbook | Massachusetts Playbook | New Jersey Playbook | New York Playbook | Ottawa Playbook | Brussels Playbook | London Playbook View all our political and policy newsletters | | Follow us | | | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment