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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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Feb 12, 2021 • 10min
Feb. 12, 2021
Good Friday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Trump's defense lawyers take the wheel at his impeachment trial. No. 2: Why the Biden administration is trying to ignore all things impeachment. And, No. 3: The latest on Senate Democrat's strategy to move quickly on Covid relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 2021 • 10min
Feb. 11, 2021
Good morning! Here are your Washington headlines. No. 1: Democratic impeachment managers laid out a comprehensive case about Donald Trump's actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol. Will it matter? No. 2: A look at the challenges for $15 minimum wage to be a part of Covid relief. And, No. 3: The Ohio Senate race to fill Sen. Rob Portman's seat is heating up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 10, 2021 • 10min
Feb. 10, 2021
Here are your Washington headlines. No. 1: It's a busy day in Washington with Day 2 of Donald Trump's second impeachment' trial getting underway. No. 2: We look at how the 45th president isn't necessarily happy with how things are unfolding. And, No. 3: The long process of Covid relief has gotten underway. Plus, we've got a sneak peek at the latest edition of "The Opener" featuring Neera Tanden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 9, 2021 • 10min
Feb. 9, 2021
Good, Tuesday morning! Here are the Washington stories of the day. No. 1: We preview an exclusive interview with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy about his thinking on Marjorie Taylor Greene, Liz Cheney and Donald Trump. No. 2: The Trump's impeachment trial starts today, we've got the latest on what you should be watching. And, No. 3: Republicans are launching a super PAC to try and mimic the success Democrats like Stacey Abrams have had in Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 8, 2021 • 11min
Feb. 8, 2021
Good Monday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Donald Trump's impeachment trial gets underway. While the outcome is nearly assured, a look into what we're watching in the week ahead. No. 2: Democrats are starting to work on Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan. They've got little room for error with a tight deadline of the middle of March before benefits start to run out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 5, 2021 • 11min
Feb. 5, 2021
Good Friday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Congressional Democrats and top committee chairs are heading to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden. No. 2: Sen. Ben Sasse got censured by the Nebraska Republican Party. And, No. 3: Former President Donald Trump won't testify at the impeachment trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 4, 2021 • 11min
Feb. 4, 2021
Good morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: We spoke with Steve Richetti, counselor to the president and one of the most powerful people in the Biden White House about Covid relief, bipartisanship and much more. No. 2: Rep. Liz Cheney and the establishment wing of the Republican Party struck back last night. And, No. 3: A look at Speaker Nancy Pelosi exerting more power and influence in the House with the extraordinary move of forcing a vote on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's committee assignments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 3, 2021 • 12min
Feb. 3, 2021
Today's top Washington headlines: No. 1. Republicans have a new line -- let Biden be Biden. A look at how Republicans are trying to drive a wedge between President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats. No. 2: It's the day of reckoning in the House for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Liz Cheney. And, No. 3: The contours of Trump's impeachment trial are set as both sides dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 2, 2021 • 12min
Feb. 2, 2021
Here's what we're following in Washington today: No. 1: It's been 26 days since the Capitol riot and the reverberations are just starting to be felt on the security front while psychological wounds are continuing to surface. No. 2: What to make of the White House meeting with Sen. Susan Collins and company. And, No. 3: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell waded into House GOP politics backing Rep. Liz Cheney and whacking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 1, 2021 • 10min
Feb. 1, 2021
Good morning and welcome to the Daily Punch! Here are the leading Washington stories we're breaking down today. No. 1: Republicans got an invite to the White House before Democrats as Joe Biden seeks a bipartisan deal on Covid relief. No. 2: The GOP is deeply divided ahead of Donald Trump's impeachment trial. And, No. 3: New data could make it harder for Democrats to push for state and local funding in a Covid relief package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


