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A first in Playbook: As Democrats take another step toward passing Biden's $1.9 trillion relief plan without GOP support, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus will call on House Democratic leaders today to allow a stand-alone vote on $160 billion for vaccine distribution. Plus: It's Trump's last weekend to prep for his impeachment trial, and his allies are bracing for a PR nightmare.

Bring on the Red Bull: It’s time for a good old-fashioned all-nighter in the Senate tonight. Plus: If you’re trying to figure out the direction of the GOP after that circus of a conference meeting yesterday, good luck.

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?

For the second time in just over a year, it's the morning after impeachment day. Here's what's next, and Playbook guest author Ben Shapiro's take on why most Republicans opposed impeachment despite the president's role in last week's deadly insurrection.

MSNBC's Chris Hayes joins today's POLITICO Playbook audio briefing as we prep for the first-ever second impeachment day in American history.

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns joins this special edition of the POLITICO Playbook Audio Briefing, as Congress prepares for another impeachment push and fallout continues from last week's deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States in nine days. Since the assault on the U.S. Capitol, everyone is trying to figure out the answer to a question we have all explored before: Will Trump complete his full term?

Yamiche Alcindor, Playbook guest author and PBS NewsHour's White House correspondent, tells us in her own words her reflections on a chaotic week, in which a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. Yamiche Alcindor is PBS NewsHour's White House correspondent.  Also check out her hosting PBS's Washington Week this past Friday: https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/ 

In this special Playbook, PBS' Yamiche Alcindor explains why Wednesday's Capitol siege is a "fitting end" to Trump's presidency.

Congress affirmed Joe Biden's victory after a day of pro-Trump riots turned deadly, fueled by the president urging his followers to march on the Capitol to pressure Congress otherwise.

Glued to the almighty Needle all night? Us, too. In today's audio briefing: A historic win, Georgia Senate runoff projections, getting ready for a Democrat-controlled Washington, Biden's election certification and more.

Perdue vs. Ossoff, Warnock vs. Loeffler, MAGA rallies and more in today's audio briefing.

Trump's leaked Georgia call, Republican splinters, Pelosi's win and more in today's Audio Briefing.

Trump’s last-minute wrench in the plans, the latest pardons and more in today’s Audio Briefing.

The big Covid relief/government funding vote, new guidelines on who gets the vaccine and more in today’s Audio Briefing.

Congress scrambles to produce a historic federal rescue package, President-elect Joe Biden plans to tap Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) for Interior secretary and more in today's Audio Briefing.