Speaker Johnson made it through Hell Week, but what does reconciliation have in store? Annalyse Keller and Mike Ricci are joined by Matt Glassman, who spent 10 years at the Congressional Research Service and is now a Senior Fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown, for a primer on Reconciliation 2.0 and a discussion of how the appropriations process has gone awry. Plus, after a setback in Virginia, how will Democrats move forward on redistricting?

Hosts: Annalyse Keller and Mike Ricci

Guest: Matt Glassman

Audio Producer: Benji Englander

Video Producer: Regina Anderson

Articles Discussed:

Punchbowl: Trump’s ballroom security money is in trouble

Axios: Johnson to address Senate Republicans amid escalating tensions

The Hill: GOP opposition grows to moving third reconciliation package on Trump agenda

Politico: Trump wants a gas tax holiday. Republicans will ‘hear him out,’ Thune says

Politico: Jeffries guarantees Democratic House win in midterms despite ‘undemocratic’ rulings

The Hill: GOP braces for high-stakes 2027 spending fight with midterms looming

Matt’s Five Points: The Dawn of Partisan Appropriations