

The Daily Punch
Punchbowl News
Weekday mornings, The Daily Punch brings you inside Capitol Hill, the White House and Washington for an unfiltered look at the key players and stakes of all major issues of the day. Power. People. Politics. Hosted by Punchbowl News founders, journalists and best-selling authors Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman.
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Apr 22, 2021 • 10min
April 22, 2021
Good Thursday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: We've got some news on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's efforts to get a post-Jan. 6 bipartisan commission off the ground. No. 2: President Joe Biden is headed to Congress to give a joint address next week, but many Republicans aren't planning on attending. No. 3: Bipartisanship isn't dead, the Senate is coming together on an Asian hate crime bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 21, 2021 • 9min
April 21, 2021
Good Wednesday morning! Here are your top three stories of the day. No. 1: Can the Senate get anything done on China? No. 2: Will Republicans bring earmarks back in the Senate? No. 3: The latest on our virtual interview with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and her efforts to make infrastructure bipartisan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 2021 • 10min
April 20, 2021
Good Tuesday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: We've got the latest on infrastructure. No. 2: Disgraced journalist Mark Halperin has been hired by the group No Labels. No. 3: Will Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., be censured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 19, 2021 • 13min
April 19, 2021
Good Monday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: GOP members are distancing themselves from the America First Caucus, but what does it mean for the future of House Republicans. No. 2: President Joe Biden is inviting Republicans and Democrats to the White House today. And, No. 3: A look at California Democrat Karen Bass in our semi-regular feature -- What do they want? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 2021 • 14min
April 16, 2021
TGIF! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: We dig into the first-quarter fundraising numbers -- and wow are members spending a lot of campaign cash on personal security in the wake of Jan. 6. No. 2: What's behind the big fundraising numbers. And, No. 3: There's a push afoot to pay staffers more money in an attempt to incentive them to stay longer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 2021 • 10min
April 15, 2021
Good Thursday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: Breaking overnight, the Biden Administration is set to announce a series of tough sanctions on Russia. No. 2: Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election results are still raising a ton of campaign cash despite many corporations stopping giving contributions to them. No. 3: We've got a juicy nugget from Susan Page's book on Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 2021 • 9min
April 14, 2021
Good Wednesday morning! Here are your top Washington headlines. No. 1: President Joe Biden will be giving a joint address to Congress at the end of the month. No. 2: Inside Biden's decision to pull out of Afghanistan and how it is playing with congressional Democrats. No. 3: The House is prepping a $2 billion supplemental funding bill to pay for extra security needs in the wake of Jan. 6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 13, 2021 • 11min
April 13, 2021
Good Tuesday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: Life on Capitol Hill is slowly getting back to normal. No. 2: There's a trend in President Biden's recent sub-cabinet appointments. No. 3: We've got new details on who Team Biden is meeting with to sell their American Jobs Plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 12, 2021 • 11min
April 12, 2021
Good Monday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: Congress is coming back. We've got the things to watch as President Joe Biden starts his push for infrastructure in earnest. No. 2: The Biden Administration has invited a number of Republicans to the White House — what does that mean? No. 3: Will Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell respond to former President Donald Trump's attacks over the weekend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 9, 2021 • 10min
April 9, 2021
Good Friday morning! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: We’ve got our latest edition of what is at stake for each of the congressional leaders. No. 2: Guns, immigration, and taxes; the GOP has its trilogy to run against. And, No. 3: The White House is talking a good game of bipartisanship but are they really doing any outreach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


