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With Congress out on recess and President Joe Biden still abroad, most of today\u2019s marquee political events are happening outside of the beltway \u2026\n\u2014 IN Iowa, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) begins his \u201cFaith In America\u201d listening tour, dipping his toe in the proverbial water ahead of a possible 2024 campaign. And this morning, Playbook has exclusive excerpts from Scott\u2019s speech.\xa0\n\u201cConservatism is my personal proof there is no ceiling in life. I can go as high as my character, my education, and my perseverance will take me. I bear witness to that,\u201d Scott will say. \u201cSo, for those of you on the left, you can call me a prop, you can call me a token, you can call me the N-word, you can question my blackness, you can even call me \u2018Uncle Tim.\u2019 Just understand: Your words are no match for my evidence. \u2026 The truth of my life disproves your lies.\u201d\n\u2014 IN Ohio, as former President Donald Trump visits the site of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Tanya Snyder, Alex Guill\xe9n and Adam Wren note that he\u2019s handing Biden a political gift: a welcome contrast with his own record on rail safety regulations.\xa0\n\u2014 IN Georgia, a grand jury probing possible interference in the 2020 presidential election has recommended indictments for more than a dozen people, according to foreperson Emily Kohrs, who did an interview with NBC. That list, she said, \u201cmight\u201d include Trump himself. \u201cThere are certainly names that you will recognize, yes. There are names also you might not recognize,\u201d she said.\nSubscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter\nRaghu Manavalan is the host and senior editor of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.