February 29, 2024: MAGA delights in its ‘Bye, Mitch!’ moment

The MAGA makeover of Senate GOP leadership is coming. At least, that’s
what allies of Donald Trump are hoping now that longtime Senate
Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced that he’s stepping down from
his leadership post at the year’s end. It’s a seismic shift on Capitol
Hill — one with major implications on everything from the GOP’s policy
outlook to President Biden’s relationship with the Hill. Playbook
co-author Rachael Bade walks through the situation.

 

Plus, a government shutdown looks to be narrowly avoided by yet another
CR, and SCOTUS takes up the question of Trump’s potential immunity for
his alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 election. All that, and the
rest of the news you need to know today.