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Sep 2023
40m 31s

Manu Raju: The Hostage Crisis on Capitol...

THE BULWARK
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House Republicans are bickering and calling each other names, while the Matt Gaetz caucus threatens to hold the country hostage with a government shutdown. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans think the dress code change is the most important story of the week. Manu Raju joins Charlie Sykes.
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