George Condon, Brendan Bordelon, and Hanna Trudo join Ben Pershing to discuss Trump's boasts about economic growth, congressional action on cybersecurity and quantum computing, and the latest Hotline ranking of Democratic 2020 hopefuls.

House reporter Dan Newhauser outlines Congress's pre-recess plans and what kind of reception they can look forward to back in their home districts. Later, policy editor Mackenzie Weinger brings tax reporter Casey Wooten on to talk tariffs, and White House correspondent George Condon chats all things Trump. 

Mackenzie Weinger and George Condon join Jeff Dufour to discuss the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, and Zach Cohen breaks down which Senate seats are likely to flip in 2018.

National Journal Editor Ben Pershing sits down with Senate reporter Alex Rogers to talk about President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and Policy Editor Mackenzie Weinger previews of a tense NATO summit. Later, House reporter Dan Newhauser outlines the House Republicans' plans to tackle immigration and the growing controversy surrounding Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).

Mackenzie Weinger, Erin Durkin, Alex Rogers, and Josh Kraushaar discuss how Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement will affect Democratic and Republican strategies in the 2018 midterms, and the states hoping to challenge his abortion rights legacy.