Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. 

On this edition, Joe speaks with: 

• Gene Sperling, White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator and Senior Advisor to the President, on the GOP debt limit bill passing the House and the state of the economy. 
• Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the debt limit and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s bid for a Senate seat. 
• Euan Rellie, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of BDA Partners, on Wall Street takeaways from the GOP debt limit bill. 
• Leroy Chiao, Legendary Astronaut and Former Commander of the International Space Station, for an assessment of threats from space as well as the idea of a military space race alongside a civilian one.