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05/26/2016 07:33 AM EDT


By John Bresnahan (JBresnahan@politico.com or @BresPolitico) and Rachael Bade (RBade@politico.com or @rachaelmbade)

SANDERS TO DEBATE TRUMP?: We have been really good this year, totally awesomely good. So please God, please make this happen. Or Santa. Or whatever Universal Deity there is out there. Please, please, please! POLITICO'S Ben Schreckinger: "Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have seemingly agreed in principle to give the world the debate it's been waiting for.

Appearing on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' in a show that aired Wednesday night, Trump said he would be willing to debate Sanders if proceeds from such an event went to charity.

Within minutes of the statement airing, Sanders had agreed to the idea.

'Game on. I look forward to debating Donald Trump in California before the June 7 primary," he tweeted early Thursday morning.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=64ff38489dda65cf9dd22d3640dfc8640e50cb757f5d9ff410c7dec7eab9991c

SANDERS MAKING WAVES. inside the Senate, even as he continues his quixotic run for the Democratic presidential nod, Sanders is throwing his newfound weight around. Seung Min Kim: "Far away from the halls of Congress, as he continues to rankle Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, Bernie Sanders is fashioning a new role for himself in the Senate: The next Dr. No.

The Vermont senator, remade as one of the most well-known members of Congress, is throwing his weight against some of the most significant bipartisan deals pending in Congress this year. He's actively urging Senate Democrats to reject a deal reached by House Republicans and the Obama administration to ease Puerto Rico's debt crisis and has emerged as one of the few opponents of a landmark overhaul of chemical safety laws - the first major environmental legislation in a generation." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=64ff38489dda65cf5941b6ef4a446204ecfac83b619cdcbbb20ee90534060d93

Good morning. Today is Thursday, May 26. But it's really Friday for lawmakers, who are itching to leave town for the Memorial Day recess so they can go home and march in parades and stuff like that. You know, like campaigning for reelection. So don't stand in front of the exits when the House and Senate get done today or you may get run over as members and senators run out the door for their planes. And we mean that literally.

TODAY IN CONGRESS. The House will complete work on the Energy and Water spending bill. The House will also consider a Motion to Go to Conference on H.R. 4974 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act / H.R. 5243 - Zika Response Appropriations Act / H.R. 897 - Zika Vector Control Act and Democrat Motion to Instruct Conferees.

The Senate is considering the Defense authorization bill.

AROUND THE HILL. At 10 a.m., Congressional Hispanic Caucus Reps. Linda Sanchez and Ruben Gallego will host their monthly pen and pad with reporters. At 10:45 a.m., on the east front steps of the House, a group of Democrats under the lead of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid will call on GOP leadership to cancel recess and stay put to legislate on things like Zika. At 11:30 a.m., Speaker Paul Ryan gives his weekly press conference. At 1 p.m. , Rep. Luis Gutiérrez and Sen. Bob Menendez will talk Puerto Rico deal. And at 1:15 p.m., Sens. Chris Murphy and Bill Cassidy will argue for the immediate need for mental health reform


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STATE IG: CLINTON VIOLATED EMAIL RULES. In an explosive report released Wednesday, the State Department's inspector general concluded that Clinton violated the Rederal Records Act and regulations governing official emails. Investigators finally answered two of the biggest questions lawmakers have been asking for months: Who approved this ,and did anyone express concerns? To the first: No one. Turns out Clinton didn't even bother telling the top technology officer at State about her set-up, something State's IG says she had an "obligation" to disclose. And when tech staff raised concerns about Clinton's email not following the rules, they were told to sit down and shut up. More on the report
from Rachael Bade and Josh Gerstein: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=64ff38489dda65cf30cc065980e46ec1cdcea0850cb15726bb1b023a8682b4ad

--"The 9 biggest revelations in the State IG report on Clinton's emails." Don't have time to read the 83-page document? POLITICO's Nick Gass breaks down the biggest takeaways: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=64ff38489dda65cf2e72ea6f2e450f6cecfebcf5371c86a2e088c476fd484262

BIG-NAME DEMOCRATS WON'T DEFEND WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim report: "The knives are out for Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Capitol Hill. But it's unclear whether it amounts to griping or a more serious warning sign that the embattled Democratic Party chairwoman's post is in jeopardy. Powerful Democratic senators did not come to Wasserman Schultz's defense on Wednesday after discussions of a coup attempt, first reported by The Hill on Tuesday evening, began gripping the Capitol."

"Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, expected to ascend to the Democratic leader role next year, declined to comment and said he won't be 'mixing it up' on the contentious issue. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the highest ranking woman in the Senate, said she's 'focused' on her own job when asked about the Democratic National Committee chairwoman. And Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sidestepped the matter. 'That's not up to me,' he said when asked if Wasserman Schultz should stay on. Senate Democrats say privately that the polarizing DNC head and Florida congresswoman is just about the worst person to preside over the Democratic convention this summer and heal the party after her
caustic remarks lately about Bernie Sanders. But talk of a coup attempt is all anonymous at this point." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2e83c477cc511c463a1f094d9d0c1b8887f779183ae600a9a1dd1af0118c1e32

RYAN-TRUMP TALK ON PHONE BUT NO PROM YET: Speaker Paul Ryan and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke on the phone last night but there wasn't any endorsement of Trump by the Wisconsin Republican. And it doesn't sound like Ryan is ready to endorse anytime soon. Ryan won't be rushed into it, he made clear to reporters yesterday, and he's going to say the same thing again today. John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman: "Speaker Paul Ryan is in no hurry to endorse Donald Trump as the GOP presidential nominee, but he plays down any talk of a split between them.

'I don't have a timeline in my mind, and I have not made a decision,' Ryan told reporters during a wide-ranging press conference on Wednesday. 'Nothing has changed from that perspective and we're still having productive conversations.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2e83c477cc511c4631df1f75eecd48e46a91ee78ff61eb3b891dc8ac226a3500

HELP FOR PUERTO RICO: The Wall Street Journal Nick Timiraos: "A House committee [Natural Resources] on Wednesday advanced legislation to address Puerto Rico's debt crisis with solid bipartisan support, a strong sign the bill could move quickly through Congress ahead of a potential default by the territory on July 1.

The legislation would create a debt-restructuring process and empower a federal oversight board to supervise what is shaping up to be the largest municipal debt workout in American history. The measure wouldn't spend any federal money."
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RUBIO DREAMS? Our ol' pal Manu Raju says Senate Republicans are scared they will lose retiring Sen. Marco Rubio's seat and want him to reconsider his decision. Rubio is still a solid "No way," but there is still a month before the filing deadline. Drama! "Top Republicans are becoming nervous that they may lose Marco Rubio's Senate seat and their tenuous majority in the chamber - and now many want the Florida senator to reconsider his decision to leave office. Behind the scenes, a number of senators, donors and leading party officials have privately prodded Rubio to make a late entry into the race to prevent his seat from flipping ... Rubio is declining - but the pressure is only bound to
intensify ahead of the June 24 filing deadline." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2e83c477cc511c4673e3b8bcbfa5387296d91e6e47bbc65be959998257afd08f

BIPARTISANSHIP: Last night's ABC's "Nightline" did a show about online sex trafficking trade and, specifically, the website Backpage.com. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), in their role as chairman and ranking member of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, appeared on the program and discussed their year-long investigation into online sex trafficking. The Senate has subpoenaed Backpage for internal documents related to adult ads it posts, and the company so far has refused to comply. The full ABC Nightline report: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=e33868871a4b6e4f34a6c2499626ada3849bd10d2b5cad69aed99a86ebc4df9a

WEDNESDAYS TRIVIA WINNER: Alex Stroman was the first to answer that Grover Cleveland's supporters chanted "Gone to the White House ha ha ha!" as a retort to Sen. James Blaine's supporters who in 1884 mocked the illegitimate child chant of "Ma'ma where's my pa?"

TODAY'S TRIVIA: Comes from Dennis Craig II: Name the former member of Congress who also served as the 55th mayor of Atlanta and would go on to serve in the Carter Administration as the US Ambassador to the United Nations. Email Rachael Bade: rbade@politico.com

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