Congress Wants Peace... And Maybe A Government Shutdown

It was a strange week in Washington.

So, that happened. It was a strange week in Washington. Senate Democrats filibustered a GOP effort to knock down President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. But Congress is already flirting with a government shutdown, and presidential candidate Jeb Bush put out a tax plan that makes his brother's tax cuts for the wealthy look like child's play.

Listen to The Huffington Post's A-team dissect the meaning of all this and more on this week's politics podcast.

This week, hosts Jason Linkins, Arthur Delaney and Zach Carter are joined by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) to break down the GOP's Planned Parenthood maneuvering, and her hopes for an upcoming congressional speech by Pope Francis.

This week's "So, That Happened" podcast discusses the Iran nuclear deal, the possible government shutdown and Pope Francis.

This week's "So, That Happened" podcast discusses the Iran nuclear deal, the possible government shutdown and Pope Francis.

This podcast was produced and edited by Adriana Usero and Peter James Callahan, and engineered by Brad Shannon, with assistance from Christine Conetta.

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