Six months into the Trump administration and with Congress headed out for a long summer recess, Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller are joined by POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin to take stock of where we are and where we might be headed. They cover President Trump’s interest – or lack thereof – in Congressional policy debates, the outlook for appropriations and what will be the defining issue of the midterm elections.

Hosts: Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller

Guest: Jonathan Martin, POLITICO

Audio Producer: Benji Englander

Video Producer: Regina Anderson

Articles Discussed:

New York Times: It Was Supposed to Be ‘Crypto Week’ in Congress. Then It Unraveled.

POLITICO: Russ Vought: Appropriations process ‘has to be less bipartisan’

NBC News: Bipartisan government funding is at risk of dying in Trump's Washington

POLITICO: Democrats seek shutdown strategy as White House plots to strip their power

CNN: Johnson shuts door on House vote before September on releasing Epstein files

POLITICO: How the GOP Regulars Won Over Donald Trump