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 the polls say about Trump's presidency at 100 days
Punchbowl: House Republican leaders eye rescissions vote in early May
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