If Congress gave out awards for dramatic performances, the representative from Wisconsin’s 3rd District would have to prepare an acceptance speech. Derrick Van Orden’s latest one-act play has it all: Denial. Deflection. Faux outrage. We’ll talk to Joe Zepecki about that as well as President Trump pulling the rug out from under his congressional apologists with yet another flip-flop on tariffs.

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