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.

Joe spoke with Penn State law professor William Butler on the negotiations for the release of Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins on what Congress can get done before the midterms. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on prospects for passage of the same sex marriage bill after the midterms, the latest Donald Trump legal news and NASA's real life Armageddon mission to protect Earth from asteroids.