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Political Theater, Episode 365

The scene this week at the Tidal Basin, where the cherry blossoms were in full bloom recently, as were the tourists. — The scene this week at the Tidal Basin, where the cherry blossoms were in full bloom recently, as were the tourists. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick, Mary Ellen McIntire and Andrew Menezes

Posted April 3, 2025 at 10:51am

Jason Dick, Mary Ellen McIntire and Andrew Menezes discuss the election results this week in Florida and Wisconsin, whether vermouth will be more expensive with the latest round of tariffs and whether it was wise to do a training run that involved the Tidal Basin this past week.

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