And now, a message from Google. The spirit of innovation is deeply ingrained in America,

and Google is helping Americans innovate in ways both big and small. Central Texas Regional Mobility

Authority is using Google AI to create smarter tolling systems and improve traffic flow for Texans.

This is a new era of American Innovation. Find out more at G.co slash American Innovation.

Hello and welcome to the Punch Bowl News Readback podcast. I'm your host, Max Cohen.

And this week I'm joined by congressional reporter Mika Solner, who had an excellent story this week on Marjorie Taylor Green, her current subcommittee chairmanship, and her future in the House Republican Party.

Mika, thanks for joining me.

Thanks for having me.

It's been quite a week in D.C.

A lot going on.

But I want to have you on the show today to discuss your reporting on the Doge subcommittee, which is led by Margie Taylor Green, one of the most controversial and well-known figures in the House Republican Conference, which you cover expertly.

So tell me a little bit about your story.

I know that you sat down with MTG on Tuesday. The first hearing for the

subcommittee was Wednesday. What were your main takeaways? And also, what even is the Doge

subcommittee for those listening who might not even know? That's a great question. I feel like

there's so many different Doge factions happening. We have the Doge caucus,

the Doge subcommittee, and then there's like, I guess, official Doge. So there's a lot of Doge going on.

But the overall first hearing was pretty tame. I think a lot of people were expecting that there

was going to be a lot of fireworks, you know, maybe a showdown

or two between MTG or Jasmine Crockett, who's also on the committee, Democratic rival there.

But overall, it was pretty tame.

And I think that it's really interesting just to kind of see the shift here that we're seeing Marjor Taylor Green make in kind of her persona and someone that, you know, wants to be taken more seriously.

...