Plot summary
President Grant and Rowan realize someone is looking into Operation Remington. Cyrus and Mellie work on Fitz’s re-election campaign and try to hire Leo Bergan as manager, but he refuses. Democratic Congresswoman Josie Marcus hires Olivia when details of her teen pregnancy get out. Olivia’s team fails to contain it, forcing Marcus to admit the truth during the Democratic debate. She fires Olivia. During the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Mellie asks Olivia to come back and lead the re-election campaign. Marcus, realizing her mistake, also tries to get Olivia back. Meanwhile, Jake and Huck learn the truth about Operation Remington, implying a correlation between President Grant's fighter jet in Iceland and the crash of the passenger plane Olivia’s mother was flying on. Vice President Sally Langston seeks Bergan’s advice on whether or not she should run as a third-party/independent candidate.
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