The two brawls dominating the Hill this week

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Anna and Jake discuss the pivotal week on Capitol Hill, focusing on President Trump's Middle East issues and the reconciliation process.

From President Donald Trump’s Middle East headaches and a looming FISA showdown to House Republicans gearing up for reconciliation 2.0, it’s a pivotal week on Capitol Hill. Anna and Jake discuss the latest. Plus, how reconciliation 2.0 exposed 3.0’s problems. Watch this episode on YouTube here! Punchbowl News is on YouTube⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our channel today to see all the new ways⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠we’re investing in video.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at ⁠⁠punchbowl.news.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Anna, Jake

Topics covered

• Capitol Hill
• reconciliation
• FISA
• politics
• government
• Middle East

Keywords

• Capitol Hill
• Donald Trump
• FISA
• reconciliation
• politics
• government
• Middle East

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Organizations: Punchbowl News, YouTube, Congress

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