Welcome to the first edition of The Previous Questions, a quick look back at the week on 535. Every week on the podcast, we pull the sharpest questions our reporters asked and the answers that stood out:

• Sen. Andy Kim (D–NJ) gives Paul Kane the elevator pitch for Medikids, guaranteed health care for every child from birth, and explains why his stock trading ban reaches the president, the cabinet and the Supreme Court.
• Matt Sparks, a former communications chief for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, says Republicans have “wins on the board.” Drew Hammill, a former deputy chief of staff to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, says the wave is “baked in the cake.”
• Rey Fuentes of the Roosevelt Institute tells Colby Itkowitz what happens to Social Security if Congress does nothing.
• Adam Jentleson, author of “Supermajority,” tells Susan Davis how many Senate seats Democrats should aim for.
• Robert Draper of The New York Times tells Paul Kane what members really think of the place they work.
• Lauren French of Senate Majority PAC tells Scott MacFarlane where Democrats are spending next, from Kansas to Mississippi.
• Sara Schreiber of the LCV Victory Fund tells Colby Itkowitz why utility bills could move swing voters.

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