Jamie Weinstein is joined by Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to discuss her new book, Far from Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C., as well as Congress’ role in the Iran-Israel conflict.

The Agenda:
—Lessons learned from Congress
—Congressional approval and conflict with Iran
—Should the U.S. support regime change?
—Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
—Political retribution from President Trump
—January 6: ‘You cannot unsee what we saw.’
—Age limits in Congress
—Optimism for democracy

Scheduling Note: This episode’s publication was moved up due to the news value of the conversation. The Dispatch Podcast with Jamie Weinstein will return on Monday, June 30.

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