So joining me now for what I consider the second start of the new year in any given year,

at least as far as Washington is concerned. It is September has a feeling of almost the same

feeling you get when you actually start a new calendar year. First week of school has that feel to it.

Well, it's the first week of business as far as on Capitol Hill.

So it's the news organization of record punch bowl news.

I got the two co-founders, Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman.

Welcome.

And do you share this belief, Jake, that September, does it feel?

I've always felt this sort of the first week of Labor Day is almost like a new year.

Do you share that feeling being a Capitol Hill creature?

I do.

It feels like people are, this is only a three week this first week so they're not they're not

well it's congress three day week that's like that's a lot of work well it's not even really three

days they come in on on tuesday night and they're out on thursday afternoon so it's really a one

and it's it's a two day week really um the the it is yes it does feel like a new year and it feels

like and you know we're we're benefited at least in some way by the fact that um uh we benefit from

the fact that there's a government funding deadline at the end of this week so uh that's that's

end of this month sorry that adds's, that's, uh, end of this month.

Yeah.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Yeah. Sorry. That adds to the urgency and the feeling of like, we're driving towards something big here. So yeah, it does feel like the beginning of the, if the air is crisp, the kids are back in school. So yes, it does feel like that. You know, Anna, there's a weird, before we get into sort of like everything that's moving in the next 24, 72 hours and behind.

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