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 Brett Bruen, Global Situation Room President on reports that China likely fired missiles over Taiwan during military drills, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Firestone on Brittney Griner's sentencing and appeal, Jim Kessler, Co-Founder Third Way on the challenges of passing the reconciliation bill. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Republican Strategist Doug Heye on the Brittney Griner sentence and possible prisoner swap and what the Democrats final tax and climate bill would include. And, Bloomberg's Sonali Basak gives us a lesson on eliminating the carried interest tax break in the Democrats spending bill and how it would affect investment managers.