Speaker Mike Johnson is bringing a short-term funding bill to the floor that won't pass. So what's next? Plus: The Senate Intelligence Committee will hear from top executives at Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft about foreign election interference.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress plays a crucial role in providing funding for the nation’s defense, working year-round to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act and the Pentagon spending bill. But Congress hasn’t always made things easy for the Pentagon or its contractors as it seeks to modernize the nation’s aero-defense capabilities at the pace of U.S. adversaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret Service's latest problem may be funding. Plus: Senate Republicans are poised to reject Democrats’ IVF bill again.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How will Congress respond to an alleged second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump? Plus: The House is no closer to resolving the spending mess, Republican leadership in the lower chamber has their work cut out for them.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe Congress should have stayed home? The House is struggling to get a vote on a CR to keep the government from shutting down come Oct. 1. Plus: The Republicans running on abortion rights and Tuberville's new military hold.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaker Mike Johnson faces some tough end-of-year decisions, sound familiar? Plus: The latest on the GOP's Ukraine split-screen.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris got under former President Donald Trump's skin during the debate Tuesday night. Plus: Speaker Mike Johnson is convinced Republicans will sweep in the elections this year.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. has long used its defense production capacity — the best in the world — as a critical tool for deterring conflicts and strengthening its alliances. Andrew Desiderio sat down with Anna Palmer to break down the state of play and how members of both parties are concerned that the United States isn't producing enough air defense machinery to meet current and future demands.Check out Andrew's story here.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to pair a six-month funding bill with the SAVE Act is on the brink of imploding. Plus: The Trump shooting task force obtains the gunman's autopsy report.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress returns and has a lot on its plate before the end of the month. Can they get a stopgap funding bill passed in time? Plus: An exclusive look at the August fundraising hauls from Speaker Mike Johnson.Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices