Emile, Helen, Micah, and Sohrab discuss the unprecedented move to strip Kevin McCarthy of the Speaker's gavel, and what comes next on a chaotic Capitol Hill for a divided Republican Party. Plus, Gavin Newsom nominates Maryland resident Laphonza Butler to fill the California senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein, and RFK Jr. looks set to mount an independent presidential bid. Join us in Northern Virginia for our Annual Gala on 10/26! Picks of the week: Emile: Washington on the Knife Edge, Douglas Macgregor Helen: A Murder Story: Whatever Happened to Interoperability?, Cory Doctorow Sohrab: Lee to Biden: Just Tell the Truth, Anastasia Kaliabakos Micah: Development Done Right, Jude Russo