The House is back from recess and so are hosts Annalyse Keller and Mike Ricci. Appropriations bills are front and center this week, but the duo is also keeping their eyes on some other long-running topics, including Speaker Johnson’s oversight prongs, House primaries and the Senate leadership race – not to mention the Presidential debate and the British general election. With little time before the next recess, Congress has a lot to cover.

Hosts: Annalyse Keller and Mike Ricci

Producer: Benji Englander

Articles Discussed:

The Hill: House set to dive into spending bills

Punchbowl: House GOP Oversight misses Biden, but his allies pay the price

WaPo: The establishment wins: Primary voters keep backing incumbents

CNN: The ‘MAGA civil war’ that threatens to claim another conservative Republican

NYT: What to Know About Jamaal Bowman’s Bitter Democratic Primary Race

Politico: Conservatives rock race to replace McConnell with hardline push

Axios: McConnell eyes his next move

Reuters: UK PM Sunak's Conservatives set for heavy election defeat, polls forecast

The Telegraph: Welcome to the most unpopular G7 summit ever

Politico: Scorched-earth summer: Biden, Sunak and Macron go negative