A warning to Cabinet officials and pressure from Senate GOP

About this episode

The episode discusses the tightening of international travel for Cabinet members and the administration's strategy ahead of the midterm elections, along with warnings from Senate Republicans.

More Cabinet news this week—White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is tightening the reins on international travel for all Cabinet members, urging officials to focus on promoting the administration's domestic agenda. Playbook's Megan Messerly and Adam Wren dive into the administration's strategy ahead of a challenging midterm cycle. And Senate Republicans are warning anyone in Trump’s Cabinet to quit now especially before November, and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend officially kicks off today.

Topics covered

• Cabinet news
• international travel
• domestic agenda
• midterm cycle
• Senate Republicans

Keywords

• White House
• Chief of Staff
• Susie Wiles
• Trump's Cabinet
• White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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