Good evening, welcome back to The Best and The Brightest. Tina Nguyen here today with some updates on Congress’s neverending production of The Crucible, Biden impeachment edition.

Before we drop into it, a glowing endorsement of Tara’s new podcast with The Ringer, Somebody’s Gotta Win. I love listening to her no-bullshit observations about American politics whenever we hang out—they’re smart, juicy and insidery, from a friend who’s the exact opposite of a fawning insider—and I hope you guys have as much fun listening to her as I do.

• McConnell’s Respite: After a quick few days back from recess, senators are on their way home again. The abbreviated week was surely a blessing for Mitch McConnell, who took center stage in Washington after...