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Your Big Four-White House meeting cheat sheet Feb 27, 2024

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Everything you need to know as the Big Four congressional leaders prepare to meet with President Joe Biden, just days before a potential partial government shutdown. Plus, a preview of our interview with Israeli diplomat Ron Dermer and a look at the latest McCaul-Blinken tussle.

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Welcome to shutdown week Feb 26, 2024

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The government will shut down on Friday and everything is completely stuck. Plus, Congress is eyeing a delay in the Mayorkas impeachment trial. And Hunter Biden will go to the Hill to testify Wednesday.

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Schumer arrives in Ukraine Feb 23, 2024

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a delegation of Democratic senators arrived in Lviv, Ukraine, early this morning. He spoke to us before leaving on the journey. Plus: tensions are flaring between the CHC and the White House over the border.

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Why government funding is in trouble Feb 22, 2024

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Anna and Jake talk about the conundrum Congress finds itself in with just one week before a partial government shutdown. Plus: James Biden offers no smoking gun to House Republicans.

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Inside the House GOP leadership retreat Feb 21, 2024

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Anna and Jake discuss what's happening at the House Republican Elected Leadership Committee retreat in Miami. Plus, James Biden heads to Capitol Hill today to testify before the House Oversight and Judiciary panels.

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The Johnson-Biden tango Feb 20, 2024

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Speaker Mike Johnson and President Joe Biden both say they’d be happy to meet with the other, but that hasn't happened recently. Plus: A look at Andrew Desiderio's notebook from the Munich Security Conference.

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Congress takes a beating in Munich Feb 19, 2024

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Anna talks about the latest out of Germany as the Munich Security Conference wraps up. Foreign leaders are growing frustrated with the United States. Plus: The Vault dives into Rep. Jason Smith's views on SALT.

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Conservatives clash with Johnson Feb 16, 2024

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Anna and Jake discuss the precarious position Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in after hosting an animated, and at times heated, meeting in the Capitol Wednesday afternoon. Plus: Ten House members have drafted a compromise Ukraine-Taiwan-Israel-border security bill and our Andrew Desiderio is reporting from the Munich Security Conference.

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What's going on in House GOP leadership? Feb 15, 2024

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Anna and Jake discuss Speaker Mike Johnson's tough week after Democrats won the NY-3 special election, he lost a sixth rule vote on the House floor and he provided no insight into how he'll handle the Senate's $95 billion foreign aid package. Plus: The Vault previews IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel's testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee today.

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Why Ukraine aid may be dead Feb 14, 2024

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Anna and Jake discuss what happens now that the Senate passed the $95 billion Israel-Ukraine-Taiwan foreign aid bill. Speaker Mike Johnson says he's more focused on avoiding a government shutdown in March. Plus: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on the foreign aid package and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is back in D.C.

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