Subject: POLITICO Playbook, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co.: HUGE HIRE for Apple in D.C. — TRUCE! Donald huddles with Megyn at Trump Tower — ‘NIGHTTIME JOE’: Scarborough after dark — CHRIS LICHT huge new job — B’DAYS: Sasha Issenberg, Nick Merrill, Joe Rospars
From: "Mike Allen" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 04:57:10 -0600

04/14/2016 06:55 AM EDT

By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; [email-masked]) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; [email-masked])

Good Thursday morning. SCOOP - "Apple hires NFL, Biden veteran for key policy role," by Politico senior tech reporter Tony Romm: "Apple has hired Cynthia Hogan, a top [NFL] lobbyist ... and former aide to Vice President Joe Biden, as the new head of its Washington office - a major pickup for the tech giant as it continues to battle law enforcement officials who seek greater access to its customers' data. Hogan will become the iPhone maker's vice president for public policy and government affairs for the Americas, a role that oversees not only the company's D.C. operations but also Canada and Latin America.

"She'll report to Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, who previously led the Environmental Protection Agency. ... Apple finds itself center stage in a growing national debate about the balance between consumer privacy and law enforcement ... Hogan will take the helm of Apple's D.C. team on April 29, capping off a roughly two-year stint at the NFL. She joined the league in 2014, and most recently served as its executive vice president for government affairs. ... [S]he helped the NFL contend with a series of crises - from mounting concerns about head injuries to scandals involving player misconduct off the field. ...

"Her hiring by Apple is another sign of the company's steadily increasing presence in Washington." For Pros http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db16633ccb7f3e5c83b0e905356a74e6a0f9cf24b554c21291

DRIVING THE DAY - "Sanders gets his chance to shake up the race," by Annie Karni in New York: Tonight's "Brooklyn debate [CNN, 9 p.m.] is Bernie Sanders' last chance to shake up the race in a state where he must pull off a major upset to change the dynamics of the Democratic primary. ... The format of the debate is designed ... to allow the candidates to respond to recent attacks against each other. The focus ... will be on national issues that resonate in New York, like policing reform and Mideast policy. ... Clinton operatives sought to set a high bar by insisting anything short of a decisive win for Sanders on Tuesday could mark the real end of the race." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db6ea4d28a5fa83661be10fca7fe51b5bfeedca369dca8f329

JUST POSTED - "Rove-backed PAC [American Crossroads] warms to Trump," by Ken Vogel and Eli Stokols: "Rove has publicly blasted Donald Trump as 'a petty man consumed by resentment and bitterness' with little gravitas and almost no chance of beating Hillary Clinton. But privately, the super PAC conceived by Rove is suggesting to its donors that it can help Trump win the White House and save Republican senators whose reelection bids could be jeopardized by having Trump at the top of the ticket. The apparent warming of the American Crossroads super PAC and its sister groups to Trump has become evident in its recent communications with donors, including a Tuesday afternoon 'investor conference
 call' ...

"The phone call - which featured Rove, Crossroads officials and a pollster - laid out swing state polling and electoral map analysis done by the group showing circumstances in which Trump could beat Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner, in a general election." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db1f378d3a35b94deef2b2e4e05d90cac90c42a59b0c9df30c

N.Y. POST cover, "TRUCE! Trump & Megyn secret summit" - Trump thought bubble: "I've got better hair than she does." Megyn Kelly thought bubble: "I've got better hair than he does." See the cover. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbd2e02a0a4581b81352ea352ffc754d8217700ecf1e540cbf

-"Kelly clears the air with Donald Trump" at Trump tower yesterday - Alex Weprin and Hadas Gold: "NBC News' Ayman Mohyeldin spotted Kelly entering Trump Tower ... 'We met for about an hour, just the two of us, and had a chance to clear the air,' Kelly said. 'Mr. Trump and I discussed the possibility of an interview. And I hope we will have news to announce on that soon.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db5ff2ee857a6564bd8777fb6a16d267604f0e3b849442a605

INSIDE THE CAMPAIGNS - "Trump shuffles struggling campaign team," by Eli Stokols and Ken Vogel: "Wounded GOP front-runner Donald Trump is quietly setting up a parallel campaign structure, hiring known Republican fixers to professionalize his operation and sidelining his original team. Under the guidance of his new strategist Paul Manafort, Trump on Wednesday brought aboard Rick Wiley, Scott Walker's former campaign manager and a former senior party official well versed in the rule-making process that might decide the GOP nomination in a contested convention. Wiley's hiring demonstrates how quickly Manafort is consolidating his own power within Trump's campaign, gaining influence with the
 candidate and exerting authority over those who had previously reported to campaign manager Corey Lewandowski ...

"The ... power struggle has led to a confusing situation for the staff in which there are essentially parallel organizational structures with separate, and often conflicting, chains of command ... 'There are two campaigns being run in Trump world. And nothing is happening because no one is sure who they're supposed to be listening to' ... [S]taffers have reported receiving different instructions from Lewandowski and Manafort, or officials loyal to them." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db3a294450201ca7afd3c84c8032068bea9932face1631ca57

-"Trump campaign manager will not be prosecuted, sources say," by Hadas Gold and Florida Playbook author Marc Caputo: "The decision not to press charges against Corey Lewandowski is scheduled to be announced [this] afternoon by Palm Beach County State Attorney David Aronberg." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbb5eccb1b543ee0901de79e0422f04b8073c141cf552dae0b

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EVENING JOE - "Joe Scarborough, anchor by day, rocker by night," by N.Y. Daily News' Jacqueline Cutler: "Scarborough's tie is gone, his shirt's unbuttoned and there's a guitar slung over his shoulder. ... [T]his is Nighttime Joe - and he's rocking. ... [A]t Prohibition, a bar and restaurant on Columbus Ave. near 84th St. [h]is rock band, Morning Joe Music, is now the regular Thursday night act here, going on at about 8:30 p.m., and playing for two and a half hours. ...

"When he turned 50, he started recording songs at home. Music has always been an important part of his life. His mother taught him piano beginning at age 5. 'I hated it,' he admits. 'But she taught me enough that I could teach myself guitar.' By 12, guitar ruled. Scarborough's first band, at 14, was called The Establishment, a nod to the Sex Pistols' 1976 song 'Anarchy in the U.K.'" With a pic of Joe playing at Prohibitionhttp://nydn.us/1Vn5lQ5

SLEEP WAVE - NYT nonfiction best-seller list for April 24: Steve Case debuts at #3 for "The Third Wave" ("In the current era, entrepreneurs will use technology to revolutionize various sectors of the economy"), and Arianna Huffington debuts at #2 for "The Sleep Revolution" ("What scientific research reveals about the dangers of sleep deprivation, and tips for achieving better sleep habits").

Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt debut at #1 for "The Rainbow Comes and Goes" ("Mother and son discuss their relationship and difficult family history"), and Lesley Stahl debuts at #5 for "Becoming Grandma" ("The reporter investigates how 'grandmothering' transforms a woman's life.")

JAKE SHERMAN, "Bulk of Ryan's fundraising haul in $50k-plus chunks: Corporate PACs and big-name GOP donors forked over staggering amounts to the speaker's burgeoning fundraising operation": "Paul Ryan's massive $17 million fundraising haul this quarter was fueled by some of the nation's richest people and large corporate political action committees, which cut five- and six-figure checks to the speaker's burgeoning political operation ... [B]illionaire industrialist Charles Koch, chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, and his wife Elizabeth gave Ryan a total of $488,400 in March alone." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbd780f14284abc0305c37c40e971a4d364e1566cbd8b66f71 

DATA DU JOUR -- TEAM RYAN's quarterly report: "$23.5 million raised by Team Ryan since Oct. 30, 2015 to support House Republicans ... $17.2 million raised by Team Ryan in Q1 2016 ... $11 million transferred to the NRCC in Q1 2016 ... $6.3 million transferred to the NRCC in March (monthly record) ... $7.6 million Ryan for Congress' cash on hand (most in the House)".

SCOTUS FIRST LOOK - "MoveOn, OFA, Americans United Launch 'We Want a Refund' Campaign Targeting Obstructionist GOP Senators": "The groups are launching today a major digital campaign showing that Senate Republicans will have squandered nearly $87 million in taxpayer dollars by Tax Day, refusing to uphold their constitutional obligation to give fair consideration to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland. ... The groups will invite their millions of members and the public to visit www.WeWantARefund.com, see how much their Senators have taken from taxpayers while refusing to do their jobs, and then ask for refunds via social media."

POTUS PERKS - "Game of Thrones producers: Obama getting advance episodes," by Entertainment Weekly's James Hibberd: "During HBO's Facebook Live stream from the event's red carpet, interviewer Veronica Belmont asked the Emmy-winning team if they had any 'Aha ... we've totally made it' moments coming into season 6.

'I think, for both of us, finding out the president wanted advance copies of the episodes was an 'aha' moment,' [Dan] Weiss said. ... And did they say yes? 'Yes,' Weiss replied. 'He's the leader of the free world.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db33e409f91ada1d1848fe34380058533363485bc35a1f56ff ... Season 6 trailer http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db3c5301bef60b5564e36fbaca376dc1d9142ab3f980b5d529

SORRY for the bad link in yesterday's Obama/Maryland Senate ad item. Here's the right one. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db5ab61577a7d3b21b8bdbe13f03ec60a25560780f031d39e9 

THE ROAD TO 1,237 - "RNC Rules Committee member: Trump will get nomination with 1,100 delegates," by Nolan D. McCaskill: "'If Donald Trump exceeds 1,100 votes, he will become the nominee, even though he may not have 1,237,' Georgia lawyer Randy Evans told MSNBC's 'Morning Joe.' But if the GOP presidential front-runner doesn't surpass the 1,000-delegate mark, Evans said it could lead to a days-long contested convention. ... RNC spokesman Michael Short rebutted Evans, tweeting that the eventual nominee needs 1,237 delegates. 'Period. No ands, ifs or buts.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbd78213c61bf669537b65d38921dc3e51148b8ddcabcad39a

-WashPost 1-col. lead, "Cruz builds delegate support ... Senator secures votes for possible second ballot," by Ed O'Keefe (online: "Cruz likely to block Trump on a second ballot"): "Cruz is poised to pick up at least 130 more votes on a second ballot, according to a Washington Post analysis. That tally surpasses 170 delegates under less conservative assumptions - a number that could make it impossible for Trump to emerge victorious." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db34c28049eebb1e716c38e8045f5cc56b61e2b01eacddf129

IMPORTANT IF TRUE - "'The Trump Effect': Hatred, Fear And Bullying On The Rise In Schools," by HuffPost's Christina Willkie: "According to a new report by the nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center titled 'The Trump Effect: The Impact of the Presidential Campaign on our Nation's Schools,' the race is stoking fears and racial tensions in America's classrooms. ... [M]ore than two-thirds of the teachers who took the survey reported that their students - mainly Muslims, immigrants and children of immigrants - were worried about what could happen to them and their families after the November election. And more than one-third of the teachers said they've noticed a rise in anti-immigrant and
 anti-Muslim sentiment among their students as well." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbe8ae8cfa89de4fcbfed5fa18839808e9e3a35bcfe0acd391 ... The report http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbc78425a7e7b31bc30bbbbdd3c40de1abbfc44677c3e58529

TIM PHILLIPS, president of Americans for Prosperity, has creative kids - USA Today's Natalie DiBlasio: "After their younger sister Millicent had her wisdom teeth removed, brothers Cabot, Hudson and Barrett Phillips convinced her that a zombie outbreak had hit their city. And, of course, they captured it all on video. ... [B]rother and instigator Cabot Phillips says[:] 'We just didn't anticipate how expressive she would be, and how many one-liners she'd produce - even when terrified and in a drug-induced state.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbfeccffe933abdfcf4aed58b656c707832c723ca2baefdb6d ... 4-min. video (with more than 13.4 million views!) http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db9cc706a744caeefefb2ae7a70189dc78a7d39d4c2c4d23d3

SNEAK PEEK - TIME's new personalized cover, "Make America Solvent Again: 

Dear Reader, You owe: $42,998.12. That's what every American man, woman and child would need to pay to erase the $13.9 trillion U.S. debt." See the cover. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbb2f814546472eb5b1133db8c35697b543f49e3a06749d350 ... Time's cover for Mike Allen http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db45e57351a77bd9d12895fdc5bc732271f7c68f52a79ad128

--TIME Editor Nancy Gibbs letter to readers: "To help put that amount in perspective, we took the unusual step of customizing our cover for each of our subscribers. (As a result, we've printed 2,949,767 different covers-which means that if you are a subscriber, you are holding something of a collector's item.)"

NINA TOTENBERG, on the NPR Politics Podcast, recalls the Clarence Thomas hearings: "I'm sitting at the Judiciary Committee hearing where they are voting on Thomas and I see that they all have the same envelope. And Biden [then chairman] starts talking about how the confirmation process should not be about rank gossip. And I go, what? What are you talking about? I go out and I start kicking tires. And eventually, I find out what it's about. I call up Anita Hill. She says she won't talk to me unless I have a copy of her affidavit. So I got it. And then I got her. I actually held the story for a day and a half, trying to get Biden to talk to me about what was going on."

-On the cost of breaking the story: "I was pilloried during this. I had one of the great stories of any reporter's life. I had worked very hard to get it. And the cost was enormous in terms of negative publicity and people trashing me a lot and senators yelling at me. At one point I had a driver at Nightline who went around the corner [and] stopped and he said to me ... 'Lady, you better get a gun.'"

-On being asked to do a cameo in HBO "Confirmation" movie, debuting Saturday at 8 p.m.: "They [HBO] wanted me to re-enact my memory of the questions I asked her, so they could have me asking her questions on the phone the first time we talked and things like that. And I said, 'We don't do that at NPR. That's called pretend news.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db83d4d9f1a58696667d8bd12844a4183929177b31fbb64b99

STATE OF THE ART - "Revolution Messaging ... Named Digital Strategists of the Year": "[Last night] in Puerto Rico, the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) named Revolution Messaging the Digital Strategists of the Year for 2015. The Campaign Excellence Awards are a longstanding tradition but this is the first ever award for 'digital strategist of the year,' a reflection of the dramatic rise in importance of digital strategy for political campaigns. Revolution Messaging is the digital firm for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign."

HAPPENING TODAY - "Airbnb to Host Press Call to Preview Presidential Homesharing Survey":Today "at 11:30AM EDT, Airbnb will hold ... [a] press call with Airbnb's Head of Global Policy Chris Lehane and ... Steve Schmidt to discuss a new ... commissioned Harris Poll to conduct a survey among more than 2,000 U.S. adults to understand whether Americans would be willing to open their homes to Presidential candidates." RSVP [email-masked]

SPOTTED: Justice Sonia Sotomayor at Kaz Sushi Bistro last night, enjoying dinner with some friends. "She was dressed casually in a grey sweater and glasses." ... DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson dining at Masseria last night ...HuffPost's Sam Stein yesterday night at East Capitol and 3rd. "Earbuds in, singing along." ... NPR's Nina Totenberg and former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams (separately) last night at the LBJ play "All The Way" at Arena Stage ... Howard Dean in a navy blue suit, with a tote bag at Conn. and K, walking toward the Farragut North Metro ... Ralph Reed in a gray pinstripe suit on a Delta flight from Atlanta to DCA yesterday morning ... 7 Republican lieutenant governors (FL, IA, KS, NC,
 NV, TX, WI) meeting with former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren yesterday in the Knesset.

-SEND YOUR SPOTTINGS to [email-masked]

MSNBC TONIGHT - At "7 p.m. ET, Gov. John Kasich sits down with Chris Matthews for a town hall with Long Islanders in Jericho, NY. At 8 p.m. ET, Sen. Ted Cruz faces questions from Chuck Todd and upstate voters in Buffalo, NY. ... [W]ith the Cruz town hall MSNBC has now conducted town halls with all three current Republican candidates."

TV TONIGHT - Ted Cruz will be on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon while John Kasich will be the lead guest on "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

OUT AND ABOUT: About 100 people gathered last night in McLean to hear from and support Gov. Kasich.SPOTTED: Nick Calio, Lezlee Westin, former Reps. Tom Davis (Va.) and Tom Coleman (Mo.), Admiral Peter Cressy, Meredith Simpson, Nick Simpson, George and Mary Beth Nethercutt, Lauren Maddox, Rick Kessler, John English.

PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION -- "Congress to D.C.: We won't 'bail out' Metro," by Lauren Gardner: "Congress won't be cutting big checks anytime soon to help D.C.'s troubled Metro system cover its operating costs, House lawmakers warned Wednesday. 'I tell you: I am not going to bail you out,' shouted Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of a House Oversight transportation panel ... He ripped into Metro officials, saying they had millions of dollars in funding on-hand but didn't spend it as needed." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db077a8ae7ad99646f7177ac8414389ae8cba3e16371847072

COMING ATTRACTIONS -- "Biden to bring cancer 'moonshot' to the Vatican" - AP/DC: "Biden will travel to Vatican City on April 28 for an international conference on breakthroughs in regenerative medicine. ... The Pontifical Council for Culture and the Stem for Life Foundation are hosting the conference, bringing together doctors, researchers, patients and bioethicists. Pope Francis plans to attend part of the conference. It's unclear whether Biden will meet privately with the pope." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dba0e07f31ec258f56ad7f551dbdeede8d96fe20233d69e5b2

REMEMBERING RAY THORNTON -- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's John Moritz: "Ray Thornton, whose career included terms in the U.S. Congress and presidencies at Arkansas State and the University of Arkansas, died in a Little Rock hospice Wednesday ... [at age] 87 ... First elected to Congress in 1973, the Conway-native served three terms before losing a Senate race to fellow Democrat David Pryor in 1978 ...During his first stint in Congress, Thornton served on the House Judiciary Committee, helping draft articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon."

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WHOA! "Chris Licht named executive producer and showrunner for 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'" - CBS release: "Licht, who has led CBS News' award-winning morning broadcast to its best ratings in nearly three decades, ... will oversee all aspects of production for ... CBS's ... 11:35 PM late night series. ... 'I am so impressed by what he has done at "CBS This Morning,"' said Stephen Colbert. 'And I trust someone has told him he doesn't have to get up at 4 a.m. anymore.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db2b209791848e75c5d4e70405faa8b37efc0868ed28cdb3b4

-"Ryan Kadro named executive producer of 'CBS This Morning,'" succeeding Chris Licht: "Kadro has been with the program since its development in 2011 and launch in 2012 and currently serves as Co-Executive Producer. He takes full responsibility for the broadcast Monday, April 18, reporting to David Rhodes, President of CBS News. Kadro ... got his start in broadcasting as a page at NBC." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbabdeedfc42e63614bb21324ff388630961623b6a53be0891

--"Ravi Somaiya to leave The New York Times," by Poynter's Benjamin Mullin: "Somaiya ... is leaving the [media desk] to join the newsmagazine 'Vice on HBO' ... Somaiya, formerly an editor at Gawker, joined The New York Times in 2012." With NYT business editor Dean Murphy's memo to staff http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db72fa64c8b7d389342117b443b9131d49a1c1c56c66b3df8d

HOOPS BLINK - "NBA's Big Night: What a night! Golden State wins 73, Kobe scores 60 in finale," by AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds: "[T]he most-celebrated closing night in NBA regular-season history not only lived up to expectations, it might have exceeded them with a pair of performances that will be talked about for years to come. Golden State became the first team to win 73 games in a season, Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 46 points and topped the 400 3-pointer mark to cap what will almost certainly be his second straight MVP campaign. Kobe Bryant's career with the Los Angeles Lakers ended in most surprising fashion - a 60-point game, the first time he's gotten to that plateau
 since 2009." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbcf7393d091da5b403eede5c81a17e5aace38be03d20b02a4 ...Video of every one of Kobe's 60 points http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db8d355b862374327a6405cd09a60bc37ebfab83308970cd9f

TRANSITIONS: Amy Isbell has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations, at the Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company. She is responsible for leading UMG's efforts in Washington, including managing relationships with Capitol Hill and the federal government.

BIRTHWEEK (was yesterday): Sally Rose Larson, legislative director for Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and a Georgetown alum (h/t Team Collins) ... (was Tuesday): Meredith LeBlond Friedman

BIRTHDAYS: Nick Merrill (Scooby tip: Brooklyn) ... WUSA9's Garrett Haake, an NBC alum and former Romney wrangler, is 31 (h/t Sara) ... Carly Zakin, co-founder of the Skimm (Skimm tip: Danielle) ... Joe Rospars, founder and CEO at Blue State Digital and Obama for America alum ... Steve Glickman, co-founder and executive director at Economic Innovation Group and Obama alum (h/ts Jon Haber) ... Betsy Andres Embler, senior director of comms. at Business Roundtable and a Boehner alum (one day after her husband Geoff "Bean" Embler) ... Bloomberg Politics' Sasha Issenberg, a Monocle correspondent, sushi guru and the pride of Larchmont, NY ... Politico rising stars Megan Swiatkowski and Shola
 Farber (h/ts Jon Yuan and Denis Sgouros) ... CRC Public Relations SVP Keith Appell, a long-suffering Mets fan ... Robert M. "Mike" Duncan, former RNC chair and president and CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity ... best darned pollster in New Hampshire Rich Killion ...

... AP's Eileen Sullivan ... Anna Van Meter ... Yahoo News' Kaye Foley ... Elizabeth A. Terrell, senior consultant at Deloitte Digital now in Sydney and a Booz Allen alum ... WashPost's Matt Zapotosky ... Treasury's Stephanie Ma ... Ellie Wallace, comms. director for the RSLC and an RNC alum, whose Twitter bio reads: "Mississippi girl, Political junkie, USC grad, Trojan football enthusiast" ... Adam Levine, managing editor of CNN's Washington Bureau ... Results for America COO David Medina -- in lieu of a traditional party, they're celebrating with an event to highlight his major project of the year, the 2016 Federal Invest in What Works Index http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41dbd183c0274e0fe280a8f509c13cdbf313e76bb7538bcf5ca3
 (h/t Karen Anderson) ... CNN Politics' Brenna Williams (h/t Graham MacGillivray) ... Noha Georges, Deloitte strategy and comms. director (h/t Gene Procknow) ... Neil Sroka, comms. director at Democracy for America ... Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) ... Mark Bryant ... Ashley Gold, US news writer at BBC News and a Politico alum ... Elizabeth Gore ... Caleb Jones ... Jorge Castro, founder and principal of Castro Strategies LLC and an IRS and Jay Rockefeller alum ... Bloomberg's Emma Angerer ... Liz Fossett, project manager at the Cincinnati Bell ...

... New Hampshire's third senator, Joel Maiola, senior advisor at McLane GPS and a Judd Gregg alum ... Anne Eisenhower, strategic planning and public affairs at State ... Dipayan Ghosh, a Privacy and Public Policy Adviser at Facebook, who previously worked as an adviser at the National Economic Council and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, is 28 (h/ts Loullyana Saney and birthday girl Shola Farber, who shared some WW cupcakes a few years ago - pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9796523a4e8d41db9fd83dc7665e54e4aae76f2fc817a259533ed5177fa5c1b8 ... Adam Rex Clarence Hodge, DNC regional press secretary and director of African American media ... David Humphreville ... Suzy Hemauer ... Thomas Anderson, content manager at
 CommonBond and a CNBC and Kiplingers alum ... Jeff Schogol, senior writer at Air Force Times and a Stars and Stripes alum ...

... Ray McAllister (h/t Sundquist) ... Mark Bryant ... Laura Keehner Rigas, comms. director at the Mass. Executive Office of Education and an ACU alum ... Christopher Lupke ... Frederick Eaton ... Ashley Blayne Candy ... Daniel Freedman ... David Humphreville ... Suzy Hemauer (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) ... country singer Loretta Lynn is 84 ... actress Skyler Samuels ("Scream Queens") is 22 ...actress Abigail Breslin is 20 (h/ts AP)

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