What a year the past month has been – to help make sense of the flurry of news over the last two weeks, Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller are joined by POLITICO’s Capitol Bureau Chief Rachael Bade. Together, they discuss the latest on House Republicans’ spending fight, Elon Musk’s influence on the White House, and the outlook for President Trump’s most controversial nominees.

Articles Discussed:

Politico: Musk steamrolls Washington as he remakes the federal government

NYT: ‘We Have No Coherent Message’: Democrats Struggle to Oppose Trump

WaPo: Trump halts tariffs on Canada and Mexico as both offer new border security plans

Politico: The GOP’s Unreliable Cutter-in-Chief

Reuters: Gabbard boosted in bid to become chief US spy ahead of committee vote

Politico: How Trump’s orbit used blunt force to squeeze Hegseth through

After a Wild January, What Does February Have in Store? Feat. Rachael Bade