JD Vance and the shutdown dance

<p>On this episode, The Washington Post's Rhonda Colvin, James Hohmann and JM Rieger explain why Washington is <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/11/trump-house-vote-government-shutdown/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">once again under the cloud of a looming government shutdown</a> – and why fiscal conservatives might have to hold their noses and vote to keep the government open.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, how Vice President JD Vance is <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/10/jd-vance-trump-white-house/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">finding a role for himself</a> as a go-between for members of Congress who want access to the White House.</p>