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 former Defense Secretary Mark Esper about the new 2.5 billion-dollar aid package to Ukraine, and Bloomberg National politics reporter Mark Niquette gave us a preview of next week’s RNC meeting and the challenge to Chair Ronna McDaniel’s leadership. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on Ukraine heavy weapons aid, backlash against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over blocking an Advanced Placement African-American Studies class from the state’s high school curriculum, and George Santos’s drag queen denial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.