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By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; [email protected]), and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; [email protected]) Good Thursday morning – getaway day! Story Continued Below IF YOU ONLY READ 1 THING -- “Hillary's shadow: After years as the former secretary of state’s loyal assistant, Huma Abedin is emerging as a campaign power center of her own,” by Annie Karni: “Abedin ... is weaning herself slowly away from a life on the road to occupy a perch overseeing the campaign operation and serving more often as an independent surrogate for her boss. ... On trips to South Carolina, ... Abedin has held two private meetings with South Carolina state legislators ... It marks a transformative shift for Abedin, from loyal assistant, more often seen than heard, to campaign power center of her own. “‘For all intents and purposes, she’s number three on the campaign, after [campaign chairman John] Podesta and [campaign manager Robby] Mook,’ explained a … [Read more...] about HILLARY’S OMNIPRESENT HUMA emerges as own power center – DEMS WANT BILL to rai$e for HRC super PAC; fears she’ll lag Jeb – PERRY speech courts African Americans – RAND banks on Nev.

Driving the Day Good Saturday morning. JUST POSTED: ANNIE KARNI SCOOP -- BOB BARNETT is playing Mike Pence in Tim Kaine's debate prep sessions. http://politi.co/2cFaDWR There are 52 days until Election Day. THE CONVERSATION: Republicans are already whispering, “he’s at it again.” After one of the best weeks of Donald Trump’s candidacy, he blamed the birther movement on Hillary Clinton, and then went to Miami, where he suggested Clinton’s Secret Service detail lose their weapons, and we’ll “see what happens to her. Take their guns away, okay? It would be very dangerous.”Story Continued Below Senior Republicans have emailed us, wondering why Trump can’t just enjoy riding high in the polls without incidents like this. Others are complaining that the media once again played right into Trump’s hands by giving him unlimited airtime. Of course, this might not mean anything in the overall race. But it’s emblematic of the … [Read more...] about THE CONVERSATION: Trump is at it again — BOB GATES: Clinton and Trump are flawed, but Trump is ‘beyond repair’ — WEEKEND READS and LISTENS – B’DAY: Don Baer

Driving the Day Listen to Playbook in 90 Seconds http://bit.ly/2jYAH2Z … Subscribe on iTunes http://apple.co/2eX6Eay … Visit the online home of Playbook http://politi.co/2f51Jnf Good Wednesday morning. Watch Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) reaction when CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked him if it made sense when President Donald Trump said the U.S. should have taken Iraq’s oil (h/t @VeraMBergen): http://bit.ly/2krJ9Jh Story Continued Below COMING ATTRACTIONS -- IMMIGRATION WEEK -- NYT A1 -- “Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration,” by Julie Davis, David Sanger and Maggie Haberman: “President Trump on Wednesday will order the construction of a Mexican border wall -- the first in a series of actions this week to crack down on immigrants and bolster national security, including slashing the number of refugees who can resettle in the United States and blocking Syrians and others from ‘terror prone’ nations from … [Read more...] about IMMIGRATION WEEK — NEW POLITICO/MORNING CONSULT POLL: Inaugural speech resonated, people like MELANIA, Ryan most popular Hill leader — JUICE: Ryan, McConnell’s talk … Media ire rising … Ds snub prez

Driving the Day Listen to Playbook in 90 Seconds http://bit.ly/2jTYSvH … Subscribe on iTunes http://apple.co/2eX6Eay … Visit the online home of Playbook http://politi.co/2f51Jnf Good Monday morning. THE HEADLINE in the Boston Globe, celebrating the Patriots’ improbable win over the Atlanta Falcons: “WIN FOR THE AGES” with a triumphant Tom Brady hoisting the Lombardi Trophy: http://bit.ly/2kEnUDy Story Continued Below PLAYBOOK SCOOP -- NATALIE JONES, who The Washington Post said was Donald Trump’s “likely pick” for social secretary, has withdrawn her name from consideration for the post. Jones was acting chief of protocol at State in the Obama administration. The interest in Jones was seen by some as a sign that the Trump White House was looking for a foothold in D.C. society. HAPPENING THIS WEEK -- THE SENATE is hitting the ground running with two major Cabinet votes: Betsy DeVos for secretary of education and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) … [Read more...] about SCOOP: NATALIE JONES withdraws her name for social secretary — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: SUSAN RICE signs with CAA — DEVOS and SESSIONS to be confirmed this week — B’DAY: Tom Brokaw