U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the press following a vote on a stopgap spending bill that would extend government funding for six months and require Americans to provide proof of citizenship when they vote in federal elections, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2024. The legislation failed to pass by a vote of 202-220. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden
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Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic:
Political Trauma, Vote 2024 and Government Funding:
For the second time in just over two months, Donald Trump faced an apparent assassination attempt - this time as he golfed in Florida. This week the former president claimed, without evidence, that comments from his political rivals prompted the latest incident.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris spent her week courting key Hispanic and Black voters, as the candidates remained neck and neck in the crucial swing states.
And in Washington, House Republicans failed to pass a funding bill, which would have mandated proof of citizenship to vote, delaying efforts to avert a possible government shutdown at the end of the month.
Joining editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss this and more:
- Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchor, Washington Post Live, Co-Author, “Early Brief”
- McKay Coppins, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
- Caitlin Dickerson, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
- Zolan Kanno-Youngs, White House Correspondent, The New York Times
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