As Congress devolves into high school drama, Sarah, Jonah, and Mike discuss the fight over aid to Ukraine and Israel and the resulting threats to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.

The Agenda:

—Internal drama and blocks to getting foreign aid passed

—Polling shows Trump losing his lead in swing states

—Trump’s bodega campaign tactics

—Latinos’ affinity for Trump: real or media illusion?

—The need for messianic figures in politics

—Assessing the Biden administration’s public-facing stance on Israel

—Does spanking children reveal a cultural divide between the elites and working-class people?

Show Notes:

—Mike Johnson’s interview with Jake Tapper

—National polling

—Nick Catoggio’s Boiling Frogs on Mike Johnson

—This week’s Collision

—The Commentary Magazine podcast

—Jonah’s G-File on the messianic temptation

—The Remnant with Eli Lake

—Matthew Yglesias on “the spanking gap”

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