"It's a preview of coming attractions that it was a very visceral distillation manifestation of the dysfunction that we have in our politics," he said. "The fact that Republicans won barely, but they won the House, and then they couldn't even seal the deal, couldn't take advantage of it." He added: "Now, the Kevin McCarthy is in a speaker, Axios, has reporting today about the fast start that they plan to go with red meat"
Kara and Scott are back together! They discuss the new power balance in Congress, how A.I. will and won't transform, and a potential ban on non-compete clauses. Plus, Jack Ma will give up control of Ant Group, and echoes of January 6th in Brazil. Today's Friend of Pivot is Mike Allen of Axios, who stops by to chat about his new book, “Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less,” and the changing landscape of the news business.
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