Theyll need at least five Republican votes to get behind them.

To get this done, Kirkman resorts to what could be called sandwich diplomacy.

Speaker Kimble Hookstraten also gets into the mix.

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He doesnt take to it too kindly, more or less telling her, Get out of my way.

Such intransigence from Congressional Republicans?

Emily also jumps into the action by striking a deal with Aaron Shore at a behind-the-behind-the-scenes drink.

The meeting really weighs on her.

She relays her feelings to the president, who hugs her.

And thats your weekly FLOTUS update.

Leave it to a television show to finally get some gun-control legislation passed.

What Is Browning Reed, and What Do They Want?

Agent Wells and Ritter look overthe attack simulationsfound in the now-dead Brooke Mathisons possession.

The answer requires more investigation.

It was the go-to private military for the Pentagon, Wells notes.

Yet… theyre still actively paying rent for key real estate properties, including one in North Dakota.

So Wells and Jason Atwood fly to North Dakota to hunt for clues.

They find out that what theyre looking for is actually in that exact spot but its underground.

After some milling about, they find the entrance and start inspecting the spookily abandoned facility.

What they find is troubling: piles and piles of bombs.

Its the same bang out that was used to blow up the Capitol, in fact.

Theres enough explosives here to blow upthreeCapitols, Wells notes.