With key markups delayed and internal GOP debates spilling into public view, hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller discuss the state of the “one, big, beautiful bill” – and if it will get passed at all. Then, Jonathan Burks, Executive Vice President of Economic and Health Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former Chief of Staff to Speaker Ryan, joins the show to help Brendan and Annalyse get smart on all things Medicaid and offer his perspective on passing a massive tax bill.

Hosts: Brendan Buck and Annalys Keller

Gust: Jonathan Burks

Producer: Benji Englander

Articles Discussed:

Punchbowl: Will Republicans ever get a reconciliation deal?

Politico: GOP leaders take more time for key megabill markup after Medicaid snags

Axios: Pressure intensifies for Medicaid decisions

Fox News: Senate Democrats predicting 'brutal' UN ambassador confirmation hearing for Mike Waltz

After a two-week recess, Members of Congress are returning to a packed schedule of reconciliation markups – but with deadlines already slipping, what kind of progress can the GOP make? Hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller discuss the path ahead, including timing, potential pitfalls and if moderates will stand firm in defense of Medicaid. Plus, a debate about Donald Trump’s poll numbers 100 days into his term along with some assorted political odds and ends.

Hosts: Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller

Producer: Benji Englander

Articles discussed:

Politico: Mike Johnson’s tight megabill timeline is on a collision course with reality

CNN: GOP centrists borrow hardliner tactics to sway Trump agenda

Politico: White House wariness tempers GOP plans to share food-aid spending with states

The Hill: Trump’s flirtation with millionaire tax increase gets strong pushback from the right

NBC News: What the polls say about Trump's presidency at 100 days

Punchbowl: House Republican leaders eye rescissions vote in early May

All are eyes are on the House of Representatives (again). Hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller discuss the fallout from the Senate passing the budget resolution and gauge its chances in the House. Can Speaker Johnson quell the rising complaints among the Republican Conference and keep the reconciliation process moving forward? Plus, after days of tariff-induced market turmoil, is now the time Congressional Republicans stand up to President Trump? At the end, the rise and fall of the proxy voting discharge petition.

Hosts: Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller

Producer: Benji Englander

Articles Discussed:

CNN: Senate GOP adopts budget blueprint to advance Trump agenda as spending fight consumes Capitol Hill

NBC News: Some House Republicans voice opposition to the Senate's newly adopted budget for Trump's agenda

POLITICO: House GOP leaders vow to push forward with budget vote

The Hill: 7 GOP senators sign on to bill to check Trump’s trade authority

NYT: Johnson Reaches Agreement to Kill Proxy Voting Proposal in the House