The Playbook Podcast analyzes the Michigan primary’s impact on progressive momentum and identifies potential 2028 Democratic contenders, focusing on the rivalry between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna. Legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney joins to discuss Todd Blanche’s Senate Judiciary Committee vote and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s fallout over dropped charges. The episode also covers increased U.S. intelligence activity in Cuba and features a clip of Pete Buttigieg discussing Kamala Harris’s potential 2028 nomination.