Subject: Playbook Power Briefing: SCALISE in stable condition after shooting -- RYAN and TRUMP call for unity -- Alleged gunman is dead -- Congressional Baseball Game STILL ON tomorrow
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06/14/2017 02:11 PM EDT
 
By JAKE SHERMAN ([email-masked]; @JakeSherman), ANNA PALMER ([email-masked]; @apalmerdc), DANIEL LIPPMAN ([email-masked]; @dlippman), ZACH MONTELLARO ([email-masked]; @ZachMontellaro)
 
SPEAKER PAUL RYAN -- "AN ATTACK ON ONE OF US IS AN ATTACK ON ALL OF US" Ryan's full speech from the floor http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560dedca7ef429b9205fc4818fce1678cf5684345975e597bc5a39eb31e5b28bbdabe55028cec4d5d4ce9723d577904f9487b 

THE LATEST -- 5 SHOT IN SHOOTING AT GOP BASEBALL PRACTICE -- HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP STEVE SCALISE was shot in the hip, and is out of surgery and in stable condition at Medstar Washington Hospital. TYSON FOODS LOBBYIST MATT MIKA is among those who were shot. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560def4bd090aa44112d5056894881d4cd38f0dcc19b73c45a8fcda3f694693f3f69f7535c763da949319e3700081537a5ba9 ZACK BARTH, an aide to Rep. Roger Williams of Texas, was injured, but posted to his Facebook page that he would be alright. Speaker Ryan named the Capitol Police special agents shot as DAVID BAILEY and CRYSTAL GRINER. 

THE ALLEGED GUNMAN, James T. Hodgkinson III of Illinois, is dead, President Donald Trump said. More on the shooter from the Belleville News-Democrat, where he was from http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de750466f18ed932dd95aa87ded4b68af93504f51131a4c1eeb05133e54afdf898869611c0b428ac13c7ad5d83cef637a7 ... NYT's Nicholas Fandos had a brief interview with the shooter's brother http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de1b06725aff87158b3597c145dd5a6c2a4b4b8cec67616db7f8e28533d8aeff8de6c6ac23a17e1d502523498fcc4ff8aa 

FOR THE SECOND TIME in less than a decade, a member of the House of Representatives was shot in public. Gabby Giffords was holding a meet and greet outside a supermarket when she was shot in the head in 2011. Scalise was practicing on a baseball field in Alexandria with some of his House and Senate GOP colleagues.

A FEW REALITIES TO KEEP IN MIND. Members of Congress walk around Washington and their home districts without police details all the time -- and many have privately told us that it freaks them out. Only members of the House and Senate leadership are protected by the Capitol Police. On a rare case-by-case basis, lawmakers are given a Capitol Police officer if there is a specific threat. Some have local police trail them at home. Many members of Congress, however, would not be recognized by the average person.

IN WASHINGTON, HOWEVER, lawmakers feel somewhat cocooned. They work inside a massive Capitol complex, with armed police officers standing guard every few feet. They show up at closed fundraisers, where they're surrounded by wealthy donors and lobbyists. This shooting has shaken lawmakers' confidence that they're safe within the Beltway.

THE CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME is one of the few vestiges of bi-partisan revelry in Washington. Lawmakers show up for practice around 6:15 a.m. beginning two months before the June game. Aides and lobbyists come to help them train. President Barack Obama came to a game in 2015, and there were rumors in the Capitol this week that Trump would attend tomorrow's game. Lawmakers are competitive about the contest, and Scalise is particularly fervent about the game. (Scalise's friend and fellow Louisianan, Cedric Richmond, is the Democrats' star pitcher.) 

IF YOU KNOW STEVE SCALISE, you know he loves the Congressional baseball game. He handed out bats as a present to allies a few years ago. Just like Kevin McCarthy, Scalise is the kind of lawmaker that thrives off his backslapping friendships with members of the House. He lives with Reps. Kevin Brady, John Shimkus and Erik Paulsen. And he is constantly in touch with members of the House Republican Conference, asking how he can help them in the Capitol, and if he could help fill their campaign coffers.

-- He's become known in D.C. for his tours of offshore oil rigs in Louisiana. He invites members of Congress from both parties and choppers them out to rigs off the coast of Louisiana. Jake once was the sole reporter to fly to an offshore rig with Scalise, Michele Bachmann, Mark Sanford and other lawmakers in 2014. Photo of Bachmann, Scalise, Sanford, Susan Brooks and Steve Womack  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560dec2ab31e6695478d92df73a8079e21e2e8440a4fa54927d25484c7512634db3c19f9926d8b7313c2d4bddcabb17beb411 

MANY GOP MEMBERS who were at the practice this morning said this incident would've been a massacre if Steve Scalise and his Capitol Hill police detail were not present. SEVERAL CAPITOL HILL INSIDERS were shocked to learn that dozens of members of the House and Senate were out in the open without a hefty police presence. 

PLAY BALL! -- The game is STILL ON tomorrow. Tickets are still for sale and the game is raising money for three D.C. charities -- The Washington Literacy Center, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and the Washington National Dream Foundation. Purchase tickets here http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de0803677c803c0510a3b4532932a08fa9f7e805465d5e8026294df64fe1abc9a1f4511cf392daacd2df2c0ce8d276d758 ... CNN's Chris Cillizza on the game's history http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de1ccdcc3cb14e4f26e4294224cc4bb3c2cb5405c1e40449fc8aa5a5f93b1411073536f35590b18a86a12c6d95839d285c 

Good Wednesday afternoon from a somber but bustling United States Capitol building.

THE HOUSE AND SENATE have canceled their votes for the day. President Donald Trump canceled his speech at the Labor Department this afternoon. The White House announced there would be no press gaggle today. Vice President Mike Pence canceled a speech before the National Association of Homebuilders, and instead headed to the White House. Several committees have postponed hearings, though some -- like the House Foreign Affairs Committee -- decided to move forward with their events.

ON THE SCENE -- "Shots, screams, chaos erupt at GOP baseball practice," by Kyle Cheney in Alexandria, Virginia: "It started as an idyllic morning for baseball, two dozen Republican congressmen and aides attending softball practice and escaping, for a moment, the rancor of Washington. Then the bullets started to fly. 'I was on deck about to hit and I hear, bam!' Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said. 'And I look around and behind third base in the third base dugout, I see a rifle. And I see a little bit of a body and then I hear another 'bam' and I realize there is an active shooter. At the same time I hear Steve Scalise over near second base scream. He was shot.'

"Scalise, the third-highest-ranking member of [the House], crumpled to the ground near second base, where he had been fielding ground balls here at Eugene Simpson Stadium. Horrified lawmakers described watching as a helpless Scalise screamed in pain and began crawling toward the outfield grass, leaving a trail of blood behind him. 'I wanted to get to him but there were still shots going overhead from both sides,' said Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). 'Finally, when the shooter was down, I just ran low out to Steve.' After a 10-minute firefight, police took down the lone shooter." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560dec415a2f6465c2cd93aa40bdca00cd0e6afeacf14e5ffe47526055ca7df6dc685590acd212eea35e7ede773917ee23346

-- AP's Erica Werner: "Once the gunman was down, Flake ran to Scalise and tended to him. He said he grabbed Scalise's phone to call his wife. 'I just didn't want her to wake up and learn the news,' Flake said."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de6ddf1c4f8d197085d55d6ad7958db2e087ae92cc9f211de9506ac9aff4b757070809621b3fcf7e06702564b9e5bb0de4

PRESIDENT TRUMP, speaking this morning from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House: "Many lives would have been lost if not for the heroic actions of the two Capitol Police officers who took down the gunman, despite sustaining gunshot wounds during a very, very brutal assault. ... Our brave Capitol Police perform a challenging job with incredible skill and their sacrifice makes democracy possible," he said. He said he called Scalise's wife and offered the prayers of the nation to him and the other victims and called for unity. "We may have our differences but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nation's capital is here because above all they
 love our country. We can all agree that we are blessed to be Americans," the president said. The full statement from the White House http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de85d03bbdaaca527b2d0beca8775bc56840d127fcf39a41cda910b1b25fbb891a40802d53802a4235e12e33a95124fbd6 

THE PRESIDENT spoke with Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Scalise's wife, Scalise's chief of staff and the chief of Capitol Police. The Vice President spoke to Ryan, McConnell, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Francis Brooke, a member of Pence's staff and a coach on the the GOP's team.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT.) condemned the shooting. The gunman was reported to be a supporter of Sanders'. A statement from Sanders office said the shooter was "someone who apparently volunteered on my presidential campaign." He called the shooting a "despicable act" and said "violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Real change can only come about through nonviolent action, and anything else runs against our most deeply held American values." Sanders' full remarks http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de9002a26ff2d564856720cf947902a4bf0c7af2bdaea2064f64da24e55822bf1b8e0837ce6cbcdede265438b34ece604b 

IT'S WORTH NOTING: This is the first big test of a shooting on American soil for Trump as commander in chief. His speech this morning was widely praised as being strong. Darren Samuelsohn on Trump's first big domestic moment http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de68799c72e02911854e64015e32e0bf6d5f5842b405cf3b260c1506bc5ce0d10c447192440a702b8cceffa597e13622ad

THE GUN DEBATE IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO RAGE. House Republicans were supposed to consider a bill today in committee that would've loosened gun restrictions. That was put off. President Donald Trump was the first president to speak at the National Rifle Association's meeting in years, and has consistently discussed being a champion for gun rights.

THE REPUBLICAN MAIN STREET PARTNERSHIP's annual gala this evening will continue as planned, according to an email sent to attendees. "In light of this morning's incident, the Houghton Dinner will go on as planned at this time; however, Capitol Police will be present and all guests must have tickets for entrance. There will be no exceptions," emailed RMSP's Will Smith. 

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS, CBS EVENING NEWS and ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT will all anchor their newscasts from the Washington area tonight.

UPDATE ON LONDON FIRE -- "Kids tossed from windows to escape London high-rise blaze," by AP's Gregory Katz and Danica Kirka in London: "A fast-moving overnight fire engulfed a 24-story apartment tower in London on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 74 others, police said. Desperately trying to avoid the flames, residents threw one baby and other small children from high windows to people down on the sidewalk, witnesses said. ... 

"People trapped by the advancing flames and thick smoke banged on windows and screamed for help, witnesses and survivors said. One resident said the fire alarm did not go off - bolstering the arguments of a community group, which only months ago had warned of a potential catastrophe at the subsidized housing block."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560defbff9dabb92a0d71dd610cbdd2853306f994081a024e9ca3e85b4023c920d4ac7afd7ab373a16142aca0913a220ce277

BREAKING -- "Fed hikes interest rates by a quarter point," by CNBC's Jeff Cox http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560dec7353aaa4214f3224355fde6113e7f91097c7a3d637ef16ff460f60c6b3b6c377f7f39a20758a2aea7619825c3196888 

GARRETT GRAFF in Wired, "Robert Mueller Chooses His Investigative Dream Team": "It's a team that contains some of the nation's top investigators and leading experts on seemingly every aspect of the potential investigation-from specific crimes like money laundering and campaign finance violations to understanding how to navigate both sprawling globe-spanning cases and the complex local dynamics of Washington power politics. ... From the list of hires, it's clear, in fact, that Mueller is recruiting perhaps the most high-powered and experienced team of investigators ever assembled by the Justice Department."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=24553a0ce36560de7756ffb641022d01a6ec14604be02092e50dd5c5e7d22d174b4f4a47ea9cd5de6f44df9169316b40ac90735ae4936853 

TRUMP INC. -- "China overturns rejections of 9 Trump trademarks," by the AP's Erika Kinetz in Shanghai: "The Chinese government has granted preliminary approval for nine Donald Trump trademarks it had previously rejected, in whole or in part, The Associated Press found, a turn that is likely to fuel further allegations that Beijing may be giving the president's family business special treatment. ...

"Publicly available records do not indicate why the nine applications were initially rejected, nor why the trademarks were then granted provisional approval eight to 15 weeks later. ... China's Trademark Office did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. The new provisional approvals further shore up the president's brand in China, conferring potential rights to the use of Chinese versions of his name for beauty salon services, socks, human resources consulting and advertising, among other things, and the Trump brand, in English, for jewelry and watch repair. If there are no objections, the marks will be formally registered after 90 days." 
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MEDIAWATCH -- Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson will interview Otto Warmbier's parents tonight on his show "Tucker Carlson Tonight".

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