Political Brief: 4.9% GDP growth, Israel-Hamas updates, expect the House to return to budget debate this week

Dear Friends,

We like to include articles or essays every once in a while in the weekly Brief that are “something for you to ponder,” i.e. they are interesting or intriguing ideas. Josh Kraushaar argues that Biden is experiencing a very similar foreign policy situation as President Jimmy Carter in 1979. (Axios) What do you think?

In Germany, “Businesses a…