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Mar 26, 2024 • 13min

The AI Impact: AI and Cybersecurity

Punchbowl News founder and CEO Anna Palmer and senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio talk about artificial intelligence's impact on cybersecurity in the first installment of The AI Impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 26, 2024 • 14min

Johnson’s Ukraine dilemma

Speaker Mike Johnson faces some tough choices when it comes to how to proceed with funding aid for Ukraine. Plus: The AI Impact, a new project by Punchbowl News, launches, and an update on the Senate GOP leadership race.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
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Mar 25, 2024 • 11min

Everyone’s mad at each other

Congress has left town, and everyone is mad. But not Anna and Jake, who go over the latest on Speaker Mike Johnson's future after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate. Plus: The Veepstakes hits Capitol Hill and TikTok ban proponents hit the airwaves.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
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Mar 22, 2024 • 10min

House GOP leadership struggles on funding bill

The deadline to pass a funding bill is now hours away, and House GOP leadership is struggling as the whip count came in softer than they would’ve liked. Plus: Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn was suspended in 2011 after a gun incident and the Biden campaign leans on CHC to build Hispanic support.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
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Mar 21, 2024 • 13min

The minibus is here

Washington has bet against Speaker Mike Johnson a lot. But if all goes according to plan, by Friday, Johnson will have cleared a massive hurdle in his nascent speakership — fully funding the federal government through FY2024. Plus: The Wyden-Smith tax bill is in deep trouble.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
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Mar 20, 2024 • 11min

Hurry up and wait: Bill text may slip to Thursday

The government is set to partially shut down Friday, and the text for the six-bill minibus still hasn’t been released yet. Plus: GOP senators who tried to oust Mitch McConnell will soon have their first chance to shape the battle to replace him as their party’s leader.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
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Mar 19, 2024 • 13min

We have a funding deal. What's next?

White House officials and top aides to the Big Four congressional leaders reached a deal on Homeland Security funding, so what happens now? Anna and Jake discuss the time crunch Congress faces. Plus: The latest on Thune world and the Ohio Senate GOP primary.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
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Mar 18, 2024 • 12min

Homeland Security funding fight threatens spending deal

Anna and Jake discuss the funding fight on Capitol Hill as we enter yet another government shutdown week. Plus: The White House doesn't seem worried about the Biden impeachment inquiry and the latest on the Bagel Caucus. 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
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Mar 15, 2024 • 15min

A new era on Capitol Hill for Israel

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for new elections to replace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shaken up relations with the Jewish state. Plus: Speaker Mike Johnson on more government funding deadlines.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
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Mar 14, 2024 • 16min

The Schumer squeeze

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer finds himself under pressure on three major fronts that are dividing his party. Plus: UNRWA funding emerges as a flashpoint in FY2024 spending talks and the latest from the GOP retreat in West Virginia.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

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