Air conditioning and political dysfunction

What does air conditioning have to do with political dysfunction in Washington? Apparently, more than you’d imagine. We’ll get into the history behind AC in the halls of Congress and how that’s affected the way lawmakers do their jobs. Then, what drove Sen. Mitt Romney to call it quits? Plus, staging a career comeback isn’t easy. Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles are showing us how it’s done.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “What Mitt Romney Saw in the Senate” from The Atlantic

• • “Wall Street Bet Big on Used-Car Loans for Years. Now a Crisis May Be Looming.” from ProPublica

• • “‘We Put in Air Conditionin’, Stayed Year-Round, and Ruined America’” from Politico

• • “Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles are modeling how to stage a career comeback” from Quartz

• • “It Only Tuesday” from The Onion

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