The current Congress is the most do-nothingest since 1861—when the Union was falling apart right before the Civil War. Speaker Mike Johnson is completely beholden to Trump, Republicans used Russian propaganda for their sham impeachment effort against Biden, and a clown car of Santos-style fakers are cruising to reelection. Plus, the prospect for chaos post-election is high if Trump loses. Dana Milbank joins Tim Miller.

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Dana's new book, "Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists, and Dunces Who Burned Down the House": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/tit...

Will's piece that Tim mentioned: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/chutzpah...

0:00 Trump’s lack of focus
5:07 House GOP class of ’22
7:47 Do-Nothing Congress
19:43 Catholic Charities USA
20:43 Speaker Johnson on “election safety”
27:43 Looming government shutdown
30:22 Some GOP races to watch
36:07 Kevin McCarthy’s downfall
38:26 The impeachment effort

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