Oct. 27, 2021: Except for every sticking point, Dems are close to a deal
President Joe Biden was hoping to announce a deal on his legislative agenda before he heads to Europe on Thursday. But it\u2019s Wednesday already, and so far this week, it\u2019s been two baby steps forward, one giant leap backward for Democrats. We\u2019re not saying a deal won\u2019t materialize; odds are it will \u2014 eventually. Here\u2019s a look at the state of play.\nAnd, A local TV station in Nevada took down a pro-Catherine Cortez Masto ad Tuesday after the NRSC complained it included \u201cflagrantly false\u201d information about the vulnerable senator\u2019s GOP challenger.\xa0\nRaghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.\xa0Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.