Episode description

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with:

• Brookings Institution Phil Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy Michael O'Hanlon about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the US role in any possible peace process.
• Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino about the separate plans in Congress for foreign aid and the growth of the US labor movement.
• Capital Peak Strategies LLC Founder and Principal Alex Zerden about Speaker Johnson's plans to strip funding from IRS for an Israel supplemental aid bill.
• Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida about his support of Johnson's plan for a standalone Israel aid package.     

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