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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she arrives at Black Star square to address youths in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday March 28, 2023. Harris is on a seven-day African visit that will also take her to Tanzania and Zambia.

Today, VP Kamala Harris is in Tanzania, where she’ll meet with President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the country’s first female head of state. | Misper Apawu/Pool via AP Photo

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BREAKING OVERNIGHT — “Russian Security Service Detains Wall Street Journal Reporter,” by WSJ’s Daniel Michaels: “The Federal Security Service said Thursday it had detained EVAN GERSHKOVICH, a U.S. citizen, in the eastern city of Yekaterinburg. The FSB said in a statement that Mr. Gershkovich, ‘acting on the instructions of the American side, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.’ …

‘The Wall Street Journal is deeply concerned for the safety of Mr. Gershkovich,’ the Journal said in a statement. Mr. Gershkovich reports on Russia as part of the Journal’s Moscow bureau.”

POLL POSITION — “Trump’s lead grows in GOP primary race, now over 50% support,” by Fox News’ Victoria Balara: “The survey, released Wednesday, finds [DONALD] TRUMP has doubled his lead since February and is up by 30 points over RON DeSANTIS (54%-24%). Last month, he was up by 15 (43%-28%). No one else hits double digits.” See the poll

GOING JOE-TO-JOE — Sen. JOE MANCHIN (D-W.Va.) yesterday published a brief and brusque op-ed in the WSJ — “Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Betrayal” — critiquing President JOE BIDEN over both the IRA implementation and the looming debt limit deadline.

The White House responds this morning: “We have a strong and productive relationship with Senator Manchin,” an official tells Playbook. "We are proud of the Inflation Reduction Act and our shared goals it achieves—promoting America’s energy security, strengthening supply chains, creating good-paying manufacturing jobs, and investing in energy communities and towns across America that have been left behind.”

HARRIS IN AFRICA — Today, VP KAMALA HARRIS is in Tanzania, where she’ll meet with President SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN, the country’s first female head of state.

But the bulk of Harris’ Africa trip is now over. And from the administration’s point of view, it was a success — but perhaps not for the reasons you think.

For the last four days, Eugene has been with Harris as she’s visited Ghana — a junket that generated profound excitement throughout the nation. Every street she rode down was lined with crowds of cheering people waving Ghanaian and American flags and craning their necks to get a view of the motorcade. Large posters of her face were plastered all over Accra, many of them with the word “Akwaaba” — welcome.

On a big, international scale, the goal of the trip was to improve U.S. relations with nations across the continent. To that end, Harris steered clear of the stereotypical stops Western politicians take when visiting the continent. Instead of small villages and AIDS clinics, Harris’ team intentionally chose to visit an artists’ collective, a women-owned coworking space with a gallery and restaurant.

It was obviously a message for the people of Africa I want to see your culture and share it. But the choices of venue were also aimed at Americans — the continent is open for business and differs from your preconceptions.

There is another, overarching domestic imperative to the journey: Helping Harris regain her footing away from the political sniping that has often enveloped her stateside.

Administration officials often observe that foreign trips have given Harris room to shine — something they often complain has been hard to find back in D.C. And throughout this trip, reporters traveling with Harris have remarked at how relaxed she has seemed, and staffers have wondered aloud about how to replicate this dynamic back at home.

In the U.S., Harris often takes something of a guarded pose — tightly scripted and subject to mocking in those moments where what she says sounds too poll-tested or robotic.

But in Ghana, Harris let her hair down. That was true in serious moments — as when she went off-script during her tour of the Cape Coast Castle, visibly shaken as she walked through the building where generations of Africans were raped, beaten and sold as chattel. But it was also true of lighter settings — as when she danced and laughed while talking to artists about the importance of music. (Harris has released a Spotify playlist of music from the three countries she’s hitting on this trip.)

ACCRA, GHANA - MARCH 26: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves upon her arrival at the Kotoka International Airport on March 26, 2023 in Accra, Ghana. Vice President Harris is visiting the African continent for the first time in an official capacity.

VP Kamala Harris waves upon her arrival at the Kotoka International Airport on March 26, 2023 in Accra, Ghana. | Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images

One Harris staffer in Ghana said that it felt like the joyous, commanding Harris of the early stages of her presidential campaign.

And in Harris’ orbit, the hope is that they can bottle the feeling and bring it back.

“There is something about returning home and feeling lighter and understanding who you are,” said ALENCIA JOHNSON, a former senior advisor to the Biden campaign. More from Eugene on Harris’ Africa trip

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HOT ON THE HILL — “Man arrested over secretly recording Republicans prompts Senate to change security policies,” by NBC News’ Frank Thorp V, Garrett Haake and Julie Tsirkin: “Senate security officials have taken new steps to protect the secrecy of senators’ weekly closed-door lunches in the U.S. Capitol after a contract employee was arrested and accused of recording audio of a Republican lunch meeting in early March, four sources said.”

BUILD A BETTER MOUSE TRAP — “DeSantis’ Reedy Creek board says Disney stripped its power,” by the Orlando Sentinel’s Skyler Swisher: “Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board overseeing Disney World’s government services is gearing up for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement they say effectively renders them powerless to manage the entertainment giant’s future growth in Central Florida. Ahead of an expected state takeover, the Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through the pact and restrictive covenants that would tie the hands of future board members for decades, according to a legal presentation by the district’s lawyers on Wednesday.”

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INSIDE TIKTOK’S POLITICAL MACHINE — Our colleagues Hailey Fuchs, Clothilde Goujard and Daniel Lippman have a big investigation up this morning into the transatlantic political influence machine that TikTok put together as it battles efforts to regulate or ban the platform because of ties to China.

Read the full story: “How TikTok built a ‘team of Avengers’ to fight for its life” 

The D.C. power play: “In Washington alone, about three dozen people lobbied the federal government for ByteDance and TikTok in the last quarter of 2022, including former senators and House members, according to disclosure reports.” In recent months, the company also “finally succeeded in hiring SKDK, the public affairs firm that boasts an imposing Democratic alumni network, including senior figures in the Biden administration. The firm turned down an initial overture from TikTok during the 2020 campaign, according to two people familiar with the firm who explained that the decision was due to concerns around the company’s ties to China.”

The unofficial message: “A person familiar with TikTok’s strategy said that in conversations with Democrats on the Hill, the company has privately compared banning the app to ‘Prohibition,’ the early 20th-century effort to outlaw alcohol — like TikTok, a highly addictive consumer product seen as dangerous by federal lawmakers.”

Related read: “TikTok’s Owner Pushes a New App, While Under Washington’s Glare,” by NYT’s Sapna Maheshwari and Madison Malone Kircher

 

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BIDEN’S THURSDAY:

10:45 a.m.: The president will receive the President’s Daily Brief.

Press secretary KARINE JEAN-PIERRE will brief at 2 p.m.

THE HOUSE will meet at 9 a.m. with last votes expected no later than 3 p.m. Agriculture Secretary TOM VILSACK will testify before an Appropriations subcommittee at 9 a.m. The “weaponization” subcommittee will hold a hearing on social media censorship at 9 a.m.

THE SENATE is in. Army Secretary CHRISTINE WORMUTH will testify before the Armed Services Committee at 9:30 a.m.

 

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President Joe Biden, center, flanked by Tom Hanks, left, and Rita Wilson, right, share a laugh during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, celebrating Greek Independence Day.

President Joe Biden, center, flanked by Tom Hanks, left, and Rita Wilson, right, share a laugh during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, celebrating Greek Independence Day. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo

PLAYBOOK READS

2024 WATCH

LOW-RATINGS DONALD? — “Trump’s Return to Fox News Gets a Cool Reception … on Fox News,” by NYT’s Michael Grynbaum: “In past years, a Trump interview almost always delivered Fox News’s biggest audience of the day. On Monday, Mr. Trump drew 3.04 million viewers, higher than the average episode of ‘Hannity’ but well below that day’s viewership for ‘The Five’ and ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’”

ON BOARD THE TRUMP TRAIN — “Trump turning to video messages to bypass traditional media,” by AP’s Jill Colvin: “The videos feature the former president speaking directly to camera on topics ranging from Ukraine and ‘saving’ the suburbs to dismantling the ‘deep state,’ and they are often laced with his familiar dark rhetoric and conspiracies. But his team sees them as a tool to bypass the traditional news media and speak directly to supporters, and as part of a broader effort to steer Trump toward policy instead of his own grievances and obsessions with the past.”

OK THEN — “Trump Asks Advisers for ‘Battle Plans’ to ‘Attack Mexico’ if Reelected,” by Rolling Stone’s Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley

DeSANTIS DOWNLOAD —  “DeSantis’ pitch to New York donors: I’m not a chaos agent,” by Sally Goldenberg: “The Florida governor … has been privately reaching out in recent months to a bevy of potential supporters in the Empire State. DeSantis visited the Long Island estate of billionaire cosmetics heir and GOP donor RONALD LAUDER several months ago, two people with direct knowledge of the sit down told POLITICO. DeSantis’ message was simple: He is the only Republican who could defeat President Joe Biden in a general election.”

“DeSantis Burnishes Tough-on-Crime Image to Run in ’24 and Take On Trump,” by NYT’s Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan: “DeSantis and his backers see the signature criminal-justice law enacted by Mr. Trump in 2018 as an area of weakness with his base, and Mr. DeSantis has indicated that he would highlight it when the two men tussle for the Republican nomination, according to three people with knowledge of Mr. DeSantis’s thinking. That law, known as the First Step Act, reduced the sentences for thousands of prisoners. … One potentially complicating factor for Mr. DeSantis: He voted for the initial House version of the First Step Act in May 2018, while still a congressman.”

MORE POLITICS

ACTING BLUE ENOUGH FOR ACTBLUE — “Sinema can’t quit the powerful online Democratic fundraising machine,” by Jessica Piper: Arizona independent Sen. KYRSTEN SINEMA’s “continued presence on the platforms shows the limits of her disdain for the Democratic Party: She might dislike sitting next to party’s senators during lunch, but she’s still willing to take money from its small-dollar donors. Access to ActBlue could be hugely beneficial if Sinema runs for reelection — and in a three-way race in a state with a large independent vote share, Arizona’s seat could well tip control of a closely divided Senate.”

THE WHITE HOUSE

THE END IS NIGH — “Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency,” by AP’s Seung Min Kim and Lisa Mascaro: “It marks the second time in the new Congress that the Biden administration has signaled opposition to a Republican measure, rallying most Democrats in Congress to vote against it, only to soften its stance and let the legislation eventually become law.”

BIDEN AND BIBI — “Biden’s private message to Bibi,” by Axios’ Barak Ravid: “[PM BENJAMIN] NETANYAHU’s decision late Sunday to fire Defense Minister YOAV GALLANT alarmed the White House and set in motion a flurry of consultations about possible U.S. reactions, a U.S. official said. One idea was to cancel Netanyahu's invitation to participate in Biden’s virtual ‘Democracy Summit’ this week if the prime minister didn't halt the legislation, a U.S. source said. The White House decided to issue a public National Security Council statement expressing concerns over the developments in Israel, as well as to deliver a private message directly to Netanyahu from Biden emphasizing that the U.S. president wanted the legislation to be halted, the U.S. sources said.”

Related reads: “Biden’s Confrontation With Netanyahu Had Been Brewing for Years,” by NYT’s Katie Rogers and Michael Crowley … “Biden-Netanyahu spat bursts into full view,” by WaPo’s Steve Hendrix, Toluse Olorunnipa and Meryl Kornfield

POTUS ON THE MOVE — “Biden to visit Mississippi on Friday after deadly tornado,” by Kelly Garrity

CONGRESS

FETTERMAN IS BETTER, MAN — Sen. JOHN FETTERMAN (D-Pa.) is eyeing a return to the Senate after spending more than a month in inpatient treatment for depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Fetterman’s office said yesterday that he is tentatively planning to be back in the chamber the week of April 17, Holly Otterbein and Burgess Everett scooped.

WHO’S AT DEFAULT — “Debt Talks Are Frozen as House Republicans Splinter Over a Fiscal Plan,” by NYT’s Catie Edmondson: “The timetable for when Republicans say they will put out a budget blueprint has continued to slip. And after the Budget Committee chairman told reporters that the party was finalizing a list of specific cuts to bring to negotiations with Mr. Biden, Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY threw cold water on the idea, saying, ‘I don’t know what he’s talking about.’”

TIKTOK ON THE CLOCK — “Rand Paul blocks Josh Hawley’s bid to ban TikTok in GOP split,” by WaPo’s Mariana Alfaro and Kelsey Ables: “On Wednesday evening, [JOSH] HAWLEY took to the Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent to begin work on his ‘No TikTok on United States Devices Act.’ Although Republicans have long said TikTok should be limited, [RAND] PAUL said he objected, arguing Hawley’s ban amounts to an attack on the First Amendment. …

“In explaining his First Amendment objection, Paul said banning TikTok would lead Republicans to ‘continuously lose elections for a generation,’ and pointed out that many GOP lawmakers accuse domestic social media companies of censoring conservatives and portray themselves as advocates of free speech.”

 

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TRUMP CARDS

LATEST LEGAL ACTION — “Trump appeals court ruling lifting executive privilege shield for former aides,” by CNN’s Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen and Tierney Sneed

SURVEY SAYS — “Most Americans think criminal charges should disqualify Trump from running again, poll shows,” by Zachary Schermele

POLICY CORNER

IMMIGRATION FILES — “More Chinese migrants are coming to the U.S. on foot, officials say,” by NBC’s Sakshi Venkatraman: “The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that, in the past five months, at least 4,300 Chinese undocumented migrants have been apprehended crossing the southern border, which amounts to more than double the number for all of the previous year.”

BANK SHOT — “White House to Call for New Midsize Bank Rules After SVB, Signature Failures,” by WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia, Andrew Ackerman and Andrew Duehren

WAR IN UKRAINE

DANCE OF THE SUPERPOWERS — “Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is ‘ready’ for Chinese leader to visit,” by AP’s Julie Pace and Hanna Arhirova

AMERICA AND THE WORLD

HEADS UP — “What to expect when Taiwan’s president visits the U.S.,” by Phelim Kine: “The arrival of Taiwan’s president TSAI ING-WEN in the U.S. on Thursday is highlighting a divide between the White House and China hawks in Congress over how strongly to show support for the self-governing island that China claims as its own.”

BEYOND THE BELTWAY

THE POST-ROE WORLD — “Sex ed, birth control, Medicaid: Republicans’ ‘new pro-life agenda,’” by Megan Messerly: “The flurry of legislation stands to extend health insurance to tens of thousands of low-income people, boost access to contraception and rethink how sex is discussed in public schools. And it could help Republicans soften their image with moderate voters now that abortion is illegal in nearly all circumstances in a quarter of the country and after the issue helped Democrats win several key midterm races.”

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND — “In Rare Show of Force, House Democrats Pressure Hochul on Climate Bill,” by NYT’s Grace Ashford: “The effort — an unusual show of force by Washington into Albany’s affairs — was made public on Wednesday in a letter sent to the governor that “strongly” encouraged Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, to fall in line with the state’s left-leaning Legislature and support the bill, known as the Build Public Renewables Act.” Who’s on board: Reps. JERRY NADLER, ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, YVETTE CLARKE, GRACE MENG, ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, DANIEL GOLDMAN, NYDIA VELÁZQUEZ, PAT RYAN and JAMAAL BOWMAN.

THE NEW GOP — “Kentucky legislature overrides veto of anti-trans bill despite LGBTQ+ youths' pleas,” by the Louisville Courier-Journal’s Olivia Krauth … “West Virginia governor signs ban on gender-affirming care,” by AP’s Leah Willingham in Charleston, W.Va.

MEDIAWATCH

FOX IN THE DOG HOUSE — “Fox News CEO said correspondent’s fact-check of Trump’s election lies was ‘bad for business,’ new emails show,” by CNN’s Oliver Darcy and Marshall Cohen: “Fox News CEO SUZANNE SCOTT sounded the alarm inside the company about the financial fallout that the right-wing network would suffer if it continued aggressively fact-checking then-President Donald Trump’s lies after the 2020 election, according to messages that became public Wednesday. In one instance, Scott emailed MEADE COOPER, executive vice president of prime time programming, and expressed frustration after correspondent ERIC SHAWN appeared on MARTHA MacCALLUM’s show and fact-checked Trump and a SEAN HANNITY guest. ‘This has to stop now,’ Scott said in a December 2, 2020, message.”

The Fox News response: “A Fox News spokesperson told CNN that Scott was not taking issue with the fact-checking, but said the matter was about ‘one host calling out another,’ seemingly referring to the fact that MacCallum and Shawn fact-checked a guest that appeared on Hannity’s show.”

The source material: “Like several documents made public Wednesday, the email had previously been redacted in earlier court filings. The new emails were included in a presentation that Dominion showed at a hearing last week in Wilmington, Delaware. The voting technology company publicly released the full slideshow Wednesday, per a court order.” Read the full 212-slide deck

Related read: “Rupert Murdoch settles a lot of lawsuits. Why not Dominion v. Fox News?” by WaPo’s Paul Farhi and Sarah Ellison

DEEP IN THE HEART — “Texas Observer will continue publishing after staff crowdfunds more than $300,000,” by the Texas Tribune’s Sewell Chan

 

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PLAYBOOKERS

Jamaal Bowman and Thomas Massie got into a shouting match on the topic of gun violence just outside the House chamber.

The Senate subway was an “exciting ride” for some visiting astronauts.

Oksana Markarova will throw the first pitch at today’s Nationals game.

Jim Justice’s bulldog was honored with a waterfall in her name in West Virginia.

Chuck Schumer showed some love for the Buffalo Bills.

Anthony Fauci was announced as a commencement speaker at Michigan State University.

Beware: Foxes are back on Capitol Hill.

OUT AND ABOUT — The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a ceremony to present its Patriot Award to former President George W. Bush last night at National Harbor, Md., where Bush was on hand to accept the honor delivering his usual humor, despite having recently recovered from back surgery. SPOTTED: Steve Scully, John “Jock” McKernan Jr., Olympia Snowe, Henry Cisneros, Michele Nellenbach and John Richter. Pic

DLA Piper hosted a welcome reception yesterday evening at its D.C. office for former Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), who has now joined the firm. SPOTTED: Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mark Warner (D-Va.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Edward “Smitty” Smith, Loren Brown, William Minor, Saxby Chambliss, Ilana Eisenstein, David Cleary, Michael Sorensen and Margaret Martin.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) celebrated The Heritage Foundation’s 50th anniversary on Tuesday night at a Capitol Hill Club reception, where Reps. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Brian Babin (R-Texas) and Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) offered toasts for Heritage and president Kevin Roberts. SPOTTED: Reps. Mark Alford (R-Mo.), Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas), Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.), Ron Estes (R-Kan.), Russell Fry (R-S.C.), Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), Andy Harris (R-Md.), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Rudy Yakym (R-Ind.). Pic

WHITE HOUSE ARRIVAL LOUNGE — Emma Riley is being detailed to the first lady Jill Biden's office to work on comms. She most recently was advisor for comms and policy at the Labor Department and used to run Marty Walsh's digital when he was mayor of Boston in 2017. Among other duties, she will support day-to-day content for @FLOTUS channels and starts on Monday.

TRANSITIONS — Marty Irby is now COO at FreedomWorks. He previously was executive director at the Animal Wellness Action and SVP of public policy and comms at the Center for a Humane Economy. … Gisel Aceves is joining MVAR Media as a partner. She most recently was constituency media director for the DCCC’s independent expenditure and is a CHC BOLD PAC, DSCC and EMILY’s List alum. … Lauren Chou is now deputy director of campaign comms at EMILY’s List. She previously was comms adviser for Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D-Ga.) runoff campaign and deputy comms director for Mandela Barnes’ campaign.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Kyle Jacobs, legislative director for Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), and Jill Jacobs, a clinical psychotherapist, welcomed Sierra Rose Jacobs on Saturday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) … White House’s Rick HartKevin Dowling of Venn Strategies … Tracey Lintott … WaPo’s John HudsonMark PfeifleJoe Kildea of the Club for Growth … Suzy KhimmPayne Griffin of Rep. Dale Strong’s (R-Ala.) office … Morning Consult’s Michael RamletBradleigh Chance … NYT’s Alex KingsburyScott RasmussenCasey Higgins of Akin Gump … CBS’ Richard EscobedoJason GreenblattDrew Maloney of the American Investment Council … Invariant’s Susan LaganaJeremy Kenney of Campaign Solutions and Push Digital Group … Jamiyl Peters … AT&T’s Marc GonzalesPeter La Fountain … Visa’s Jeremy SturchioMark StrandDavid Greer of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (58) … HuffPost’s Jessica Schulberg … former Sens. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Bob Smith (R-N.H.) … former Reps. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.) and Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) … Maxim Healthcare Services’ Veronica CharlesTerry Babcock-Lumish Lily Burana Noorain Khan Mark Vandroff

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