With the House set to debate its first appropriations bill, hosts Annalyse Keller and Mike Ricci analyze the outlook for appropriations season and some other happenings around Capitol Hill. They discuss the Fauci hearing, ICC sanctions, the border, and reproductive rights. Plus, some musings on elections taking place on both sides of the pond: House primaries and the UK general election.

Hosts: Annalyse Keller and Mike Ricci

Producer: Benji Englander

Articles Discussed:

Roll Call: Scalise lays out ambitious summer appropriations timetable

NBC News: Fauci parries with Republicans in combative hearing about Covid's origins and possibility of a lab leak

Semafor: Speaker Mike Johnson promises a Republican mega-bill that would define Donald Trump’s second term

Axios: Behind the Curtain: Speaker Johnson's secret muse

Politico: Senate border vote fails again, losing support from both sides

CBS News: Senate Democrats to unveil package to protect IVF as party makes reproductive rights push this month

New York Times: U.K. 2024 General Election: What to Know