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BREAKING … AP: “U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore has died,” by Brian Witte in Baltimore: “Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. He was 68.
“A sharecropper’s son, Cummings became the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, and was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his black-majority district, which encompasses a large portion of Baltimore as well as more well-to-do suburbs.
“As chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Cummings led multiple investigations of the president’s governmental dealings, including probes in 2019 relating to the president’s family members serving in the White House.” AP
-- “EU and U.K. say they have Brexit deal,” by POLITICO Europe’s David Herszenhorn: “The EU and U.K. have reached a deal on a new Withdrawal Agreement that will let Britain depart on orderly terms, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today. Word of an agreement came as EU leaders were en route to Brussels for a crucial European Council summit.
“‘Where there is a will, there is a #deal,’ Juncker posted on Twitter. Johnson in his own post wrote: ‘We’ve got a great new deal that takes back control.’ Full details were not immediately available, but EU leaders were expected to demand a full legal text before signing off. It was also unclear if the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland would support the arrangement. EU and U.K. negotiators previously reached an accord on a Brexit divorce decree, but it was rejected three times by the British parliament, leading Theresa May to resign as prime minister.”
JAKE’S DISPATCH WITH POMPEO -- GOOD THURSDAY MORNING from Ankara, Turkey, where Secretary of State MIKE POMPEO’S plane landed at roughly 12:35 p.m. local time -- 5:35 a.m. in D.C. -- after a more than four-hour flight from Shannon, Ireland, where the plane refueled. It wasn’t public when we took off, but this trip will also take us to Jerusalem for a meeting with Israeli PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and Brussels for a meeting with NATO Secretary-General JENS STOLTENBERG.
TVS WERE TUNED TO FOX NEWS upon takeoff. Dinner was chicken, potatoes and cheese, salad and a big slice of chocolate cake.
IT WAS A BIT BUMPY for much of the flight, which was aboard the secretary of State’s modified Boeing 757. (For the record: Pompeo’s plane beat Air Force Two to Shannon.)
THE STATE DEPARTMENT is, quite obviously, under the microscope for many reasons at the moment. It’s enmeshed in the impeachment probe, as RUDY GIULIANI has been accused of conducting a shadow foreign policy around Foggy Bottom’s back. State is in the middle of the ballooning conflict in Syria, which is why the president ordered Pompeo to Ankara.
THERE WASN’T A SNIFF OF ANY OF THAT inside this bubble. Pompeo dropped by the press cabin just before departure to say hello. He noted that it is Pence who is leading this delegation to Turkey, and said it is “our mission set to see if we can get a cease-fire” in Turkey’s widening incursion into Syria. “See if we can get this brokered,” he said. He was jacketless, with a yellow tie, and trailed by Morgan Ortagus, his chief comms official. His demeanor seemed light, and although his visit was short, he did come to greet the traveling press pool of five (NYT, AFP, POLITICO and CNN).
OF COURSE, this mission, as Pompeo puts it, will not be easy, considering that Turkish President RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN has already said he has no intention to sign a cease-fire.
THE RISK … THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is sending the VP and the secretary of State to try to change the behavior of a foreign leader who says he has no intention of changing his behavior. What will they get from sending the VP and SecState to Turkey? They do have leverage in the sanctions Treasury announced and the tougher measures pending in Congress, but it seems quite risky for the U.S.
THE SCHEDULE in Ankara today is a meeting with ERDOGAN and PENCE. We’ll then go to Israel. The Netanyahu meeting is Friday. We’ll then fly to Brussels for the NATO visit before returning to Washington.
MEANWHILE, HERE’S HOW IT’S GOING IN SYRIA … WE’RE BOMBING OUR OWN BASES TO KEEP THEM FROM OUR ALLY! … WSJ: “On Wednesday, the U.S. military said two F-15E jet fighters carried out an airstrike to destroy an ammunition-storage facility, latrines, tents and other parts of the Syria headquarters of the American campaign to destroy Islamic State after pulling its forces from the base. Col. Myles Caggins, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition overseeing the fight against Islamic State, said the airstrikes were intended to ‘reduce the facility’s military usefulness.’
“The decision to target the base, which included warehouses used to train-and-equip the Kurdish-led fighters, came after Turkish-backed forces moved on the facility on Tuesday.” WSJ
-- BBC: “Turkish president Erdogan ‘threw Trump’s Syria letter in bin’”: “Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put US President Donald Trump's letter ‘in the bin,’ the BBC has been told. In the letter dated 9 October, and sent after US troops were pulled out of Syria, Mr Trump told Mr Erdogan: ‘Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool!’
“Turkish presidential sources told the BBC that the letter was ‘thoroughly rejected’ by Mr Erdogan. On the day the letter was received, Turkey launched a cross-border offensive against Kurdish-led forces.” BBC
HAPPENING TODAY -- Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley will provide lawmakers with a classified update on Syria and Turkey.
-- ALSO TODAY: Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) are holding a news conference at 12:30 p.m. to debut their bipartisan sanctions legislation against Turkey.
FIREWORKS AT 1600 PENN -- If President DONALD TRUMP was looking for a made-for-TV moment where he and Speaker NANCY PELOSI sang kumbaya in the Cabinet Room, Wednesday afternoon wasn’t the day for that. The president, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting, came in hot, talking about his “nasty” letter to Erdogan.
Although the meeting was organized by the White House, Trump said “someone wanted this meeting so I agreed to it.” Things went downhill from there, with the president suggesting there were communists in Syria so Democrats would like that.
SHOT: As Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer exited the meeting, Trump said, “I’ll see you at the polls.”
CHASER: Trump tweeted a photo of Pelosi standing up and pointing at him in the Cabinet Room with this caption: “Nervous Nancy’s unhinged meltdown!” Pelosi made the photo her Twitter cover photo. CNN’s story
ON DAY 1,000 OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY … JOHN BRESNAHAN, HEATHER CAYGLE and SARAH FERRIS: “‘Meltdown’: Trump-Pelosi feud intensifies after Dem walkout”: “The reality of Washington in 2019 is this: A meeting between President Donald Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi will very likely end with someone abruptly walking out of the room. Wednesday’s ugly encounter marks the third time in less than nine months that a meeting between two of the nation’s most powerful leaders has been derailed after a barrage of insults from the president.
“Trump accused Democratic leaders of sympathizing with communists in Syria and slammed Pelosi as ‘a third-rate politician,’ before ripping a series of targets including Jim Mattis, his own former Pentagon chief. While Trump also makes clear that he doesn't care much for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), it's Pelosi who clearly angers the president most — a fury that has only grown since Democrats launched their fast-moving impeachment inquiry of Trump.” POLITICO
-- NYT’S KATIE ROGERS: “Inside the Derailed White House Meeting”
THE DEMOCRATS’ IMPEACHMENT CONUNDRUM -- “Democrats grapple with impeachment timing as evidence piles up,” by Kyle Cheney and Heather Caygle: “Democrats are in an impeachment bind. For the first time, they’re receiving a gusher of evidence to support charges that President Donald Trump abused his power for political and personal gain, pressuring Ukraine’s fledgling government to investigate his political rival Joe Biden.
“But as more witnesses come forward to spill more secrets, the more Democrats are nervously eyeing the dwindling congressional calendar and wondering: When should we be satisfied with what we have and bring articles of impeachment to the floor? ‘There are two competing pressures here,’ said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a member of the Oversight Committee, one of three panels leading the impeachment process. ‘One is that the president is a one-man crime wave who has generated virtually limitless impeachable offenses and misconduct. On the other hand, we need to develop a process that will close within a period of time that makes sense for the legislative calendar.’
“But Raskin said lawmakers are not yet discussing how to make that determination. ‘We’re just not there yet,’ he said. ‘We really are still in the throes of the fact investigation.’” POLITICO
MCCONNELL PREPARES -- “McConnell tells Senate Republicans to be ready for impeachment trial of Trump,” by WaPo’s Rachael Bade and Erica Werner: “Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republican senators Wednesday to be ready for an impeachment trial of President Trump as soon as Thanksgiving, as the Senate began to brace for a political maelstrom that would engulf the nation.
“An air of inevitability has taken hold in Congress, with the expectation Trump will become the third president in history to be impeached — and Republicans believe they need to prepare to defend the president. While McConnell briefed senators on what would happen during a Senate trial, House GOP leaders convened what they expect will be regular impeachment strategy sessions.” WaPo
IMPEACHMENT CLIP PACKET …
-- “Ex-Pompeo adviser tells Congress he resigned over Trump’s attacks on Yovanovitch”: by Andrew Desiderio and Kyle Cheney: “A former top adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told House impeachment investigators on Wednesday that he abruptly resigned last week because of President Donald Trump’s attacks on the ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and the State Department’s unwillingness to protect career diplomats from politically motivated pressure, according to people familiar with the testimony.
“Michael McKinley, a career foreign service officer with nearly 40 years of experience, had a front-row seat to Pompeo’s decision-making at the State Department. And like other current and former officials who have testified for the House’s impeachment inquiry, McKinley told investigators he was deeply alarmed by efforts by Trump and his allies to pressure Ukraine to investigate the president’s political rivals.
“According to a former colleague familiar with his testimony, McKinley attributed his resignation to ‘what appears to be the utilization of our ambassadors overseas to advance domestic political objectives.’ McKinley also testified that he resigned in part due to ‘the failure, in my view, of the State Department to offer support to foreign service employees caught up in the impeachment inquiry on Ukraine.’” POLITICO
-- “House lawyers: Trump trying to ‘obstruct his own impeachment,’” by Andrew Desiderio and Kyle Cheney: “Lawyers for the House of Representatives on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to ‘obstruct his own impeachment’ by claiming the authority to block his advisers from cooperating with congressional investigations.” POLITICO
-- “Rick Perry Called Rudy Giuliani at Trump’s Direction on Ukraine Concerns,” by WSJ’s Timothy Puko and Rebecca Ballhaus: “Energy Secretary Rick Perry said he sought out Rudy Giuliani this spring at President Trump’s direction to address Mr. Trump’s concerns about alleged Ukrainian corruption, a sign of how closely the president’s personal lawyer worked with the administration on Ukraine policy.
“Mr. Perry, in an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, said he contacted Mr. Giuliani in an effort to ease a path to a meeting between Mr. Trump and his new Ukrainian counterpart. He said Mr. Giuliani described to him during their phone call several concerns about Ukraine’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, concerns that haven’t been substantiated.
“Mr. Perry also said he never heard the president, any of his appointees, Mr. Giuliani or the Ukrainian regime discuss the possibility of specifically investigating former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential contender, and his son Hunter Biden.” WSJ
MORE SONDLAND CONTROVERSY -- “Gordon Sondland, Trump envoy and key figure in impeachment probe, faces criticism over $1 million taxpayer-funded home renovation,” by WaPo’s Michael Birnbaum in Brussels, Shane Harris and John Hudson: “Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump, is overseeing a nearly $1 million renovation of his government-provided residence, paid for with taxpayer money, that current and former officials have criticized as extravagant and unnecessary.
“The work on the ambassador’s home on the outskirts of Brussels includes more than $400,000 in kitchen renovations, nearly $30,000 for a new sound system and $95,000 for an outdoor “living pod” with a pergola and electric heating, LED lighting strips and a remote-control system, government procurement records show. The State Department also has allocated more than $100,000 for an ‘alternate’ residence for Sondland for September and October, while work is performed.” WaPo
2020 WATCH …
-- “Sen. Elizabeth Warren is targeted by rivals for a second day as candidates seek a post-debate advantage,” by WaPo’s Matt Viser in Columbus, Ohio
-- BURN, BABY, BURN … “‘They’ve got no margin for error’: Biden cash crunch raises alarms,” by Marc Caputo and Natasha Korecki: “Stalled in the polls and on the heels of another uninspiring debate performance, Joe Biden’s campaign was forced to respond to another troubling issue Wednesday: his lackluster fundraising. Just months ago, Biden’s initial cash haul surprised naysayers who doubted he could compete with the money-minting machines that is Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But now the former vice president is bleeding money.
“Biden spent almost $2 million more than his presidential campaign raised last quarter, a predicament caused by sluggish fundraising coupled with the expenses of maintaining a big payroll and a nationwide operation — one that included luxury expenses such as swank hotel stays at the Westin and The W, and nearly $1 million for private jets.
“His cash on hand sum of $8.9 million is so low that it’s almost four times lower than the $33.7 million banked by Sanders, nearly three times lower than Warren’s $25.7 million war chest and more than twice as small as Pete Buttigieg’s $23.3 million.” POLITICO
THE JUICE …
-- FROM ALEX ISENSTADT: BRAD PARSCALE, Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, is headlining several high-dollar donor events in Texas this week, his most aggressive foray yet into the fundraising circuit. Parscale headlined a Tuesday lunch in Houston that drew around $500,000, his first solo event of the 2020 campaign.
TRUMP’S THURSDAY -- The president will leave the White House at 10:30 a.m. en route to Fort Worth, Texas. He will arrive at 12:45 p.m. Central time and travel to the City Club of Fort Worth. Trump will participate in a roundtable with supporters at 1:45 p.m. followed by a joint fundraising committee lunch. Trump will depart at 3:10 p.m. en route to the Naval Air Station Reserve Base Fort Worth.
He will leave at 3:40 p.m. for Alvarado, Texas, where he will head to a Louis Vuitton factory. He will tour the facility at 4:20 p.m., followed by remarks and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:45 p.m. Trump will then fly to Dallas, where he will hold a political rally at 7:05 p.m. Afterward, he will return to Washington.
PLAYBOOK READS
THE STORY EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT -- “The Fantastically Profitable Mystery of the Trump Chaos Trades,” by Vanity Fair’s William Cohan: “Traders in the Chicago pits have been watching these kinds of wagers with an increasing mixture of shock and awe since the start of the Trump presidency. They are used to rapid fluctuations in the S&P 500 index; volatility is common, of course. But the precision and timing of these trades, and the vast amount of money being made as a result of them, make the traders wonder if all this is on the level. Are the people behind these trades incredibly lucky, or do they have access to information that other people don’t have about, say, Trump’s or Beijing’s latest thinking on the trade war or any other of a number of ways that Trump is able to move the markets through his tweeting or slips of the tongue? Essentially, do they have inside information?” Vanity Fair
DANIEL LIPPMAN: “The lawyer at the center of the Ukraine vortex”: “John Eisenberg, the attorney who is emerging as a central figure in the Ukraine scandal, is a quiet and unassuming presence in a White House dominated by more colorful personalities. He says little, frequently keeping his head down as he walks the halls of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. He has few internal enemies. He’s not known to speak to reporters. He keeps such a low profile that, for a while, the president didn’t even know his name, repeatedly referring to him as ‘Mike.’” POLITICO
OBSCURE SCANDAL WATCH -- “Postmaster general who was target of Trump’s ire announces retirement,” by WaPo’s Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey: “U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan plans to retire in January, officials said Wednesday, following months of complaints from President Trump that the Postal Service was losing too much money and should be charging retail giant Amazon more for package delivery.
“Trump had told aides repeatedly earlier this year that he would like to remove Brennan from her post, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. But officials on Wednesday characterized Brennan’s departure as a normal retirement and said she would assist in the search for a replacement.
“Brennan, a former letter carrier who is the first woman to head the postal agency, had resisted Trump’s push to double the rates charged to Amazon and other firms to ship packages — a drastic move that could cost the companies and post office customers billions of dollars.” WaPo
DAILY RUDY -- “Federal investigation of Rudy Giuliani includes counterintelligence probe,” by CNN’s Evan Perez, Sara Murray and Shimon Prokupecz: “For months, investigators looking into Rudy Giuliani's business dealings in Ukraine have dug into everything from possible financial entanglements with alleged corrupt Ukrainian figures to counterintelligence concerns raised by some of those business ties, according to people briefed on the matter.
“The counterintelligence part of the investigation indicates that FBI and criminal prosecutors in Manhattan are looking at a broader set of issues related to Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, than has been previously reported. …
“The counterintelligence probe hinges in part on whether a foreign influence operation was trying to take advantage of Giuliani's business ties in Ukraine and with wealthy foreigners to make inroads with the White House, according to one person briefed on the matter.” CNN
HAPPENING TODAY … SONDLAND ON THE HOT SEAT -- “Sondland asked Ukrainian officials during private White House talk about gas firm linked to Hunter Biden,” by NBC’s Josh Lederman: “Lawmakers plan to grill Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland on Thursday about a private discussion he had with top Ukrainian officials in the White House in which he explicitly mentioned the Ukrainian gas company linked to Hunter Biden, amid negotiations over granting Ukraine’s new president an audience with President Donald Trump, NBC News has learned.
“Sondland’s meeting with the Ukrainians just steps away from the White House Situation Room came minutes after a larger West Wing meeting that included then-National Security Adviser John Bolton, who had been noncommittal about scheduling a meeting between Trump and new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Sondland directly contradicted Bolton by telling the Ukrainians that in fact, Trump was committed to meeting with Zelenskiy on the condition he open a corruption investigation, two people told about the matter tell NBC News.
“Bolton abruptly ended the meeting.
“But, the individuals say, Sondland then invited the Ukrainian officials to continue the conversation separately, escorting them to a private room in the White House basement, the individuals said. That’s when Sondland was overheard discussing Burisma Holdings, whose board of directors former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden joined in 2014.” NBC
NEXT WEEK’S TESTIMONY -- Oct. 22: Bill Taylor, acting ambassador to Ukraine; Oct. 23: Philip Reeker, acting assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs; Oct. 24: Alexander Vindman, director of European affairs at the National Security Council; Oct. 25: Suriya Jayanti, Foreign Service officer in Kyiv, and Tim Morrison, senior director for Russia at the NSC. (via CNN’s Manu Raju)
TOP-ED … NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER ROBERT O’BRIEN in WAPO: “Here’s how I will streamline Trump’s National Security Council”
MUCK READ -- “Panama Papers law firm founders ‘investigated by the FBI,’” by Will Fitzgibbon of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: “Panama-based lawyers Ramón Fonseca and Jürgen Mossack are the subjects of a probe in New York involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to an affidavit by a private investigator working to help the duo. The pair, partners in the offshore law firm whose confidential files were exposed in the Panama Papers, are suing Netflix for defamation over the film, in which they are played respectively by Antonio Banderas and Gary Oldman.”
VALLEY TALK -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is giving a talk at Georgetown University. From a source familiar with the speech: “You can expect him to give a full-throated defense of free expression and what the emerging threats to free expression mean for political speech in this country. He will also offer some contrast between the values of free expression that are foundational here, but may not be built into the internet being exported from China.”
Then on Friday, Zuckerberg is sitting down with Dana Perino for an interview on Fox News’ “Daily Briefing.”
-- TWITTER sent out a reminder Wednesday about its policies on the accounts of world leaders.
MEDIAWATCH -- Juana Summers will be a demographics and culture reporter at NPR. She currently is a national political reporter for the AP.
-- “Lachlan Murdoch Talks Post-Disney Strategy, Studio Plans and Fox News Infighting,” by The Hollywood Reporter’s Matthew Belloni
PLAYBOOKERS
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SPOTTED: Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) at the Charlotte airport on Wednesday evening. … Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) at Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe on Wednesday. Pic
OUT AND ABOUT -- SPOTTED at a reception honoring Italy with Trump and Italian President Sergio Matterella: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Kellyanne Conway, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), Maureen Scalia, Mario Andretti, Andrew Giuliani, Adrienne Arsht, Catherine Reynolds, Anita McBride, Patricia Harrison and Mike Ferguson.
-- SPOTTED at NextGen America, LCV Victory Fund and NRDC Action Fund PAC’s GiveGreen Fundraiser for the 2020 Climate Unity Fund on Wednesday night at the InterContinental Hotel at the Wharf: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), Katie Hill (D-Calif.), Harley Rouda (D-Calif.), Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) and Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee …
… Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., Carol Browner, Gene Karpinski, Tiernan Sittenfeld, Loren Blackford, Stefanie Brown James, Amanda Brown Lierman, Sarah Cotton, Scott Fairchild, Anna Greenberg, Adam Kolton, Collin O’Mara, Veronica Duron, Mari Urbina, John Bowman, Alex Adams and Kevin Curtis.
-- SPOTTED at a celebration for the reopening of the MPAA’s renovated offices: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Megan Beyer, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, Rod Rosenstein, Charles Rivkin, Chris Dodd, Grover Norquist, Mark Ein, Wolf Blitzer, Chris Wallace, Brian Bartlett, Phil Rucker, Dan Glickman, Sam Nunn, Margaret Carlson, Sam Stein, Ashley and Ben Chang, Susan Toffler, Tim Lowery, Lyndon Boozer, Stuart and Gwen Holliday …
… Tracy Bernstein, Ann Stock, John Roos, Francesca Craig, Emily Lenzner, Eric Fanning, Peter Selfridge, Gloria Dittus, Alisa La and Ryan Guthrie, Puneet Talwar, Philip Dufour, Mark Vlasic, John Phillips and Linda Douglass, William and Linda Webster, Howard Gutman and Michelle Loewinger and Abbe Lowell.
-- SPOTTED at the Beer Institute’s Beer Jobs Showcase on Capitol Hill on Wednesday: Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Reps. Ben Cline (R-Va.), Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), Val Demings (D-Fla.), Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.).
-- SPOTTED at the Business Software Alliance rooftop for an evening honoring the Girl Scouts for their work promoting tech skills and careers Wednesday night: Rep. Greg Walden (R-Wash.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who were recognized with Software Champion Awards. Other lawmakers attending included Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Will Hurd (R-Texas), Doug Collins (R-Ga.), John Katko (R-N.Y.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.), Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Ben Cline (R-Va.) and William Timmons (R-S.C.).
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK -- Trey Grayson will be executive director of the Rodel Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. He previously was a member at Frost Brown Todd and a principal at CivicPoint and is a former Kentucky secretary of state.
TRANSITIONS -- Jonathan Frank will be communications director for the Better Medicare Alliance. He previously was communications director for Horizon Government Affairs. … Subhan Cheema is now communications director and adviser for Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). She previously was deputy communications director for Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Rob Rivas, senior director of political coverage for NBC News. A trend he thinks doesn’t get enough attention: “From what I have been able to gather from conversations with affiliates around the country and specifically on the West Coast, the housing instability crisis in cities and rural communities is an issue that needs more attention.” Playbook Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is 48 … Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) is 58 … Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) is 61 … Michael Beckerman, president and CEO of the Internet Association … Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent at Kaiser Health News … former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is 63 … Ken Baer, founder of Crosscut Strategies … John Monsif, director of U.S. government relations at McDonald’s (hat tips: Jon Haber) … Bloomberg LP Chairman Peter Grauer is 74 … POLITICO’s Angela Greiling Keane and Martin Matishak … former Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) is 72 … former Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.) is 73 … William Haseltine … Marcus Gadson … Bo Erickson, a CBS 2020 campaign reporter (h/t Arlette Saenz) …
… Maria Trabocchi … Colleen King (h/t Tim Burger) … Morgan O’Brien of the State Department (h/t Ben Chang) … Matthew Green … Briggs DeLoach ... Adrienne Petz ... Rich Thomas, partner at Monument Policy Group ... NGP VAN’s Adam Greenspan … Alicia Brown, professional staff member for the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (h/t Mara Sloan Boroughs) … Katey Vale … Robert Schwartz … Jethro Ward ... Diana Gourlay Hamilton … Pikria Saliashvili ... Bill Steiger ... Alex Youn ... Matthew Hennessy, managing partner at Tremont Public Advisors ... Jacquie Brown … Scott McCabe ... Google’s Michael Shayan and Sean Harrison ... Scott Darling … Fred Yang (h/ts Teresa Vilmain)
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