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April 29, 2025 35 mins

After a two-week recess, Members of Congress are returning to a packed schedule of reconciliation markups – but with deadlines already slipping, what kind of progress can the GOP make? Hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller discuss the path ahead, including timing, potential pitfalls and if moderates will stand firm in defense of Medicaid. Plus, a debate about Donald Trump’s poll numbers 100 days into his term along with some assorted political odds and ends.

 

Hosts: Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller

Producer: Benji Englander

 

Articles discussed:

Politico: Mike Johnson’s tight megabill timeline is on a collision course with reality

CNN: GOP centrists borrow hardliner tactics to sway Trump agenda

Politico: White House wariness tempers GOP plans to share food-aid spending with states

The Hill: Trump’s flirtation with millionaire tax increase gets strong pushback from the right

NBC News: What


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