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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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