Will the GOP Leave DC Already? What You Should Be Watching For in Iran (with Riley Blanton)

Podcast: Politics Politics Politics · Justin Robert Young

Opublikowano: 2026-09-01

House Republicans just returned from five weeks in their districts, and there’s already a rumor that they’re about to pull an “Abe Simpson” — walk into Washington, turn around, and leave again. They’ll vote on a Senate-approved stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through December, probably with Democratic support, and pass a few messaging bills about how they don’t like socialism. Beyond that, expectations are low. They want to leave until November 9, after the midterms. The reasoning is simple: If they’re not going to accomplish anything in this divided, fractious Congress, why stay? Republ...