John Avlon: I think it looks pretty likely that there will be a government shutdown sometime in the fall. He says Kevin McCarthy is really between a rock and a hard place all the time. Avlon: A vote on expunging former President Trump's impeachments from the congressional record might make some news this week.
The defense bill is the latest piece of legislation to be weaponized by the far-right Freedom Caucus. It’s also the latest test for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Jon Ehrens, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Serena Solin, engineered by Patrick Boyd with help from Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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