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| | | | DRIVING THE DAY | | THE $46 BILLION MAN — “Elon Musk Says Vote on His Pay Winning by ‘Wide Margins,’” by WSJ’s Christina Rogers and David Benoit SPORTS BLINK — The annual Congressional Baseball Game was something of a sideshow at Nats Park last night, with a group of climate protestors stealing the show — and the headlines — while the Republicans stomped the Democrats, 31-11, in a “slow-paced, high-error game” for their fourth straight win, Roll Call’s Jim Saksa writes. “With the bases juiced and GOP star GREG STEUBE of Florida at the plate, activists jumped from the stands at Nationals Park. Capitol Police immediately tackled and handcuffed several people dressed in white T-shirts reading ‘END FOSSIL FUELS,’ as other officers urged members of Congress to flee the field.” The event raised a record $2.2 million. SPOTTED in the stands: Rep. LAUREN BOEBERT (R-Colo.) wearing an autographed MAGA hat and vaping during the game, in contravention of Nationals Park smoking policy.
| Donald Trump will address House Republicans at the Capitol Hill Club before meeting with Senate Republicans at NRSC headquarters. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo | TRUMP ON THE HILL — In just a couple of hours, DONALD TRUMP will make his first visit to the Hill since leaving the presidency (and since the violence of Jan. 6) — addressing House Republicans at the Capitol Hill Club before meeting with Senate Republicans over at NRSC headquarters. The agenda, we’re told, will be resolutely forward-looking. A potential 2025 legislative agenda will be a central focus, with tax policy, foreign relations and entitlements all teed up for discussion. That’s the plan, anyway. The reality is that Trump, true to nature, has been obsessed in recent weeks with harnessing the powers of Congress to fight on his own behalf and go to war against the Democrats he accuses of “weaponizing” the justice system against him. It’s a campaign he orchestrated in the days after his May 31 conviction on 34 felony counts in New York, starting with a phone call to the man he wanted to lead it: Speaker MIKE JOHNSON. Trump was still angry when he made the call, according to those who have heard accounts of it from Johnson, dropping frequent F-bombs as he spoke with the soft-spoken and pious GOP leader. “We have to overturn this,” Trump insisted. Johnson sympathized with Trump’s frustration. He’d been among the first batch of Republican lawmakers to appear alongside Trump at the Manhattan trial. He’d been harping on DA ALVIN BRAGG’s case and the alleged broader abuse of the justice system since before he took the gavel. The speaker didn’t really need to be convinced, one person familiar with the conversation said: Johnson, a former attorney himself, already believed the House had a role to play in addressing Trump’s predicament. The two have since spoken on the subject multiple times. But sympathy can only go so far. With a slim majority and skittish swing-district members, Johnson is already finding it difficult to deliver for Trump. Republicans have all but abandoned their effort to impeach President JOE BIDEN, as Trump wants. Yesterday’s contempt vote against AG MERRICK GARLAND squeaked by only after an intense whipping effort. And now a series of proposals targeting what Republicans call “rogue prosecutors” (i.e., those investigating Trump) appear to have a wobbly future. House GOP leaders, for instance, spent yesterday afternoon whipping a bill written by Rep. RUSSELL FRY (R-S.C.) that would allow presidents charged at the state level to move those cases to federal court — effectively nullifying the power of officials like Bragg and Fulton County DA FANI WILLIS. The bill was filed in April 2023 and reported by the Judiciary Committee in last September; only now is it being readied for possible floor action. Johnson has also been in talks with Judiciary chair and Trump ally JIM JORDAN (R-Ohio) about using the appropriations process to target special counsel JACK SMITH’s probe. It’s an apparent softening of his position: The speaker told us in an interview last month that he found a similar idea by Rep. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) unworkable; now, he’s actually looking into it. “That country certainly sees what's going on, and they don't want Fani Willis and Alvin Bragg and these kinds of folks to be able to continue to use grant dollars for targeting people in a political lawfare type of way,” Jordan told us. The problem, of course, is that these proposals don’t yet have the votes to pass. One senior appropriator, Rep. MIKE SIMPSON (R-Idaho), told Playbook the idea of defunding Smith was “stupid.” “I don’t think it’s a good idea unless you can show that [the prosecutors] acted in bad faith or fraud or something like that,” he said. “They're just doing their job — even though I disagree with what they did.” “We accuse Democrats of weaponizing the Justice system,” said another skeptical senior Republican who was granted anonymity to speak with fear of MAGA blowback. “That’s exactly what we’d be doing.” Johnson’s leadership team isn’t giving up just yet. Off the House floor yesterday, Fry — who said he’s not spoken to Trump about his proposal — said there’s an education effort underway inside the House GOP. His argument: Federal lawmakers, executive officials and judges currently have the ability to try to move their local cases to federal court. Why shouldn’t the leader of the free world? (One difference, of course, is that unlike those federal officials, Trump isn't currently in office.) What’s more, he argued, federal jury selection is “more robust” and includes “more disclosure.” “In my experience so far, the more [House members] have heard about it, the more comfortable they are with it,” he said. “It's not a unique concept.” Good Thursday morning. Thanks for reading Playbook. Drop us a line: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza.
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- FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Democrats obviously find no reason to celebrate Trump’s visit to the Hill today, and former Speaker NANCY PELOSI shared with us this statement capturing that sentiment: “Today, the instigator of an insurrection is returning to the scene of the crime. January 6th was a crime against the Capitol, that saw Nazi and Confederate flags flying under the dome that Lincoln built. It was a crime against the Constitution and its peaceful transfer of power, in a desperate attempt to cling to power. And it was a crime against Members, heroic police officers and staff, that resulted in death, injury and trauma that endure to this day. With his pledges to be a dictator on day one and seek revenge against his political opponents, Donald Trump comes to Capitol Hill today with the same mission of dismantling our democracy. But make no mistake — Trump has already cemented his legacy of shame in our hallowed halls.”
- Senate Democrats’ drumbeat of messaging votes continues today with the Right to IVF Act, which is expected to fail on a procedural vote this afternoon. Many Republicans “cited concerns about Democrats’ bill trampling on religious freedoms and states rights” in announcing their opposition, Ursula Perano and Alice Marie Ollstein report. They’re instead backing an alternative bill from Sens. TED CRUZ (R-Texas) and KATIE BRITT (R-Ala.) that would still allow restrictions on embryo storage and disposal. It failed on a unanimous consent request yesterday, with Cruz accusing Democrats of “playing political games” on the issue.
- The battle over college athletics heads to the House Education and Workforce Committee this morning, where the Protecting Student Athletes’ Economic Freedom Act is among several bills being marked up. The measure from Rep. BOB GOOD (R-Va.) would prevent student-athletes from being classified as employees — and thus being eligible to unionize. That is drawing objections from the AFL-CIO and eight pro sports unions, who say the bill would only “protect the big business of collegiate sports from the voices of the young people who generate its revenues.” Read the letter from AFL-CIO President LIZ SHULER
At the White House Biden is at the G7 summit in Fasano, Italy, where he will participate in a series of working sessions and a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Event. This afternoon, the president will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine and hold a joint news conference with Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY. VP KAMALA HARRIS will receive briefings and conduct internal meetings with staff and in the afternoon will participate in a conversation at the White House about LGBTQI+ rights.
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| Joe Biden is planning to press leaders at the G7 this week on a new funding stream for Ukraine. | AP | BIDEN ABROAD — As Biden touches down for the G7 summit today, world leaders are wondering if the shadow of his support for Israel and his “reluctance to more fully break with Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU could cost him the election in November,” Adam Cancryn and Nahal Toosi report from Fasano, Italy. “[T]he thrust is often the same: The war has furthered the perception that the world is peppered with a variety of out-of-control hot spots and, in turn, made Biden look weak among voters back home. They fear that it may usher in former President Donald Trump and rupture the broader diplomatic harmony Biden has worked to establish.” On the brass tacks: Biden is planning to press leaders this week “to advance a complex plan to convert seized Russian assets into a new funding stream for Ukraine, freeing up billions of dollars to reinforce its defense in 2025 and beyond,” Adam writes from Fasano, Italy. More top reads:
- With defense chiefs meeting in Brussels to talk about sending more weapons to Ukraine, “U.S. and European officials are growing worried that the far-right surge in the European Parliament election last weekend foreshadows increasing Western fatigue with the war,” Lara Seligman reports. “U.S. officials maintain that the vote … won’t immediately be felt in Kyiv.”
- Hamas has “toughened its position on a Gaza cease-fire proposal with Israel that has faced intransigence from both sides despite heavy U.S. lobbying,” WSJ’s Summer Said, Rory Jones and Alan Cullison report. “Meanwhile, violence flared on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, as the Iranian-backed military group Hezbollah staged its biggest attack on Israel since the early days of the war.”
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| Evangelical leaders are begrudgingly lining up to support Donald Trump. | John Locher/AP Photo | THE NEW EVANGELICALISM — Eight years ago, Trump needed white evangelicals to get excited about his vice presidential pick. So he turned to MIKE PENCE in a not-so-veiled effort to shore up support among a critical segment of the electorate. It’s a different story now, Adam Wren and Megan Messerly report from Indianapolis. “To those same voters this year, according to interviews with nearly two dozen religious leaders gathered here for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Trump’s selection is bordering on a forgettable formality — less interesting to them because they’ve already made up their minds to back him, even if begrudgingly so.” Speaking of the Southern Baptists: Yesterday, the convention voted to oppose in-vitro fertilization in a move that “may signal the beginning of a broad turn on the right against IVF, an issue that many evangelicals, anti-abortion advocates and other social conservatives see as the ‘pro-life’ movement’s next frontier,,” Megan writes from Indy. More top reads:
- In anticipation of protests at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month, the Secret Service is “expected to expand its security perimeter around Fiserv Forum,” WaPo’s Josh Dawsey reports, meaning protesters are “no longer expected to be allowed in a large Milwaukee park near the arena” after a monthslong campaign by GOP officials pressing for the change.
- Trump’s leave-it-to-the-states stance on abortion has “prompted a debate among social conservatives about whether the Republican Party’s official position should change, too” as the party — led by Trump’s campaign — begins to craft its official platform ahead of next month’s convention, WaPo’s Michael Scherer writes.
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| House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is going head-to-head with New York City’s Democratic Socialists of America. | Francis Chung/POLITICO | BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE — House Democratic leader HAKEEM JEFFRIES is going head-to-head with a band of socialist activists in his home district — and he’s being pushed to the brink, Jeff Coltin reports. To Jeffries, NYC’s Democratic Socialists of America are “virtue signalers on Twitter.” And to them, Jeffries is an “enemy” trying to take them down. “That animus is playing out in a legislative race in Jeffries’ backyard — one that threatens his power just as he is working to amass wins across the country in his bid to become the nation’s first Black speaker of the House. … And like another high-powered New Yorker — Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER — he must mind his left flank as he ascends.” Meanwhile: In another closely watched New York contest, HILLARY CLINTON delivered another blow to progressive Rep. JAMAAL BOWMAN (D-N.Y.) in his bid to fend off a primary challenge from Westchester County Executive GEORGE LATIMER that threatens to unseat the Squad member, Emily Ngo writes. In her statement of support, Clinton said Congress needs “strong, principled” Democrats “more than ever,” since Trump is also on the ballot. Her backing came just hours after Bowman accused Latimer of being “anti-Black” and “anti-Muslim” — ratcheting up claims of racism that have come to dominate the bitter contest, Emily notes. More top reads:
- Here’s a shocking slip: Sen. RICK SCOTT (R-Fla.) has only a 2-point polling lead against Democratic challenger DEBBIE MUCARSEL-POWELL, 45%-43%, according to the latest Florida Atlantic University Poll of the race, the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Anthony Man writes. Back in April, Scott held a commanding 53%–36% lead.
- Republicans in the North Carolina legislature “approved a campaign finance proposal that changes how funds flow to state parties and the reporting requirements attached to that money,” Liz Crampton writes. The move could be a major boost for controversial Lt. Gov. MARK ROBINSON’S gubernatorial campaign.
CONGRESS MENENDEZ TRIAL LATEST — “Menendez defense tries to undercut ‘super weird’ story about a bell and his wife,” by Ry Rivard in New York: “The government’s star witness had testified in the trial that [Sen. BOB] MENENDEZ used a bell to summon his wife to help in a conversation that involved bribery. Menendez’s defense attorney asked repeated questions about the bell, trying to fight back against the damning account.” THE ECONOMY INFLATION NATION — The Fed yesterday “held rates steady and offered little evidence that they were prepared to begin lowering interest rates soon, as their counterparts in Canada and Europe began doing last week,” WSJ’s Nick Timiraos reports. “Most officials projected they could lower rates once or twice at four remaining meetings this year, suggesting a start to cuts no sooner than September — even after an inflation report earlier in the day suggested price pressures moderated last month.” The news came hours after the release of the latest consumer price index, which showed “no increase in May as inflation slightly loosened its stubborn grip on the U.S. economy,” CNBC’s Jeff Cox writes. JUDICIARY SQUARE MUM’S THE WORD — With HUNTER BIDEN expected to appeal his conviction on federal gun charges, the top gun control groups in the country are awkwardly sitting on the sidelines for now, Myah Ward and Betsy Woodruff Swan report. “POLITICO asked seven top gun control groups how they are navigating the verdict and likely appeal. Several advocates were asked directly if they believe — as the president’s son argues — that it is unconstitutional to ban drug users from possessing guns. Not a single one commented on the case or the broader legal question, underscoring how uncomfortable the politics around the case are for the gun control groups pushing hard for Biden’s reelection.”
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IN MEMORIAM — “‘A Force Of Nature’: Remembering HuffPost’s Howard Fineman,” by Sam Stein for HuffPost: “Howard Fineman, the longtime Washington scribe who mastered a multitude of different mediums over the course of several distinguished decades in journalism, died Tuesday evening at 75 after a two-year-long fight with pancreatic cancer. The news was announced by his wife, Amy Nathan. Howard was likely a familiar figure to you all. Not only was he a ubiquitous presence on MSNBC and a prolific writer for Newsweek magazine during its golden age, but he also played a prominent role at HuffPost, having served as the site’s global editor for a time. Global is a good way to describe Howard. He had a gravitational pull about him.” — “Former Mayor and Governor Neil Goldschmidt Dies at 83,” by Willamette Week’s Nigel Jaquiss: “Former Portland Mayor and Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, who set the city’s course for a generation while repeatedly raping a teenager, has died just short of his 84th birthday.” OUT AND ABOUT — SPOTTED at French Ambassador Laurent Bili’s residence for an “Olympics 2024 Celebration” co-hosted by David Zaslav yesterday evening: David Johnson, Brad Snyder, Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), AG Merrick Garland, Lee Satterfield, Elizabeth Allen, John McCarthy, Mike Donilon, Jonathan Finer, Gautam Raghavan, Jamison Citron, Opal Vadhan, Ellie Warner, Edward Cohen, Mark Ein, Nicole Preston, Vivian Schiller, Jordan Zaslav, Anthony Polcari, Wolf Blitzer, Sam Feist, Jake Tapper, Chris Wallace, Boris Sanchez, Brianna Keilar, Phil Mattingly, Pam Brown, Matt Kaminski, Damian Paletta, Teddy Schleifer, Cathy Merrill Williams, Greta Van Susteren and John Coale, Charlie Rivkin, Alexa Verveer and Tammy Haddad. — SPOTTED in the National Beer Wholesalers Association and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America box at the Congressional Baseball Game last night: Speaker Mike Johnson, Reps. Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.), Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.), Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.), Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.), Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) and Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), Craig Purser, Francis Creighton, Laurie Knight, Dwayne Carson, Brittanny Meierling, Kate Beaulieu and Dan Jarrell. — The Western Caucus Foundation held their annual Congressional Baseball Pregame Reception at Tom’s Watch Bar. SPOTTED: Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Reps. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.), Ben Cline (R-Va.), Jerry Carl (R-Ala.), Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) and Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), Joan Galvin, Darrell Henry, Amanda Bihl, Noah Yantis, Danielle Beck, Andrew Williams, Cole Rojewski, Ruth Ward, Blake Schindler, Chris Crawford, Nancy Peele and Ben Williamson. TRANSITIONS — Rob Andrews will be a legislative aide for Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). He previously was a financial services and tax policy specialist at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. … Matt Lapin is joining Wiley Rein as special counsel in the international trade practice and national security practice. He previously was a partner at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur. WEDDING — Andrew Steinberg, counsel in Venable’s nonprofit organizations practice, and Jenna Levy, a managing consultant in Gallup’s global analytics group, got married at the Hay-Adams on June 1. The two met in D.C. in 2017 and have been dating since 2022. They live on the Hill in the Eastern Market neighborhood with their goldendoodle, Theo. Pic … Another pic HAPPY BIRTHDAY: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper … Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) … Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) … L.A. 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