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Feb 16, 2024 • 13min

Conservatives clash with Johnson

Anna and Jake discuss the precarious position Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in after hosting an animated, and at times heated, meeting in the Capitol Wednesday afternoon. Plus: Ten House members have drafted a compromise Ukraine-Taiwan-Israel-border security bill and our Andrew Desiderio is reporting from the Munich Security Conference.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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Feb 15, 2024 • 13min

What's going on in House GOP leadership?

Anna and Jake discuss Speaker Mike Johnson's tough week after Democrats won the NY-3 special election, he lost a sixth rule vote on the House floor and he provided no insight into how he'll handle the Senate's $95 billion foreign aid package. Plus: The Vault previews IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel's testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee today. 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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Feb 14, 2024 • 12min

Why Ukraine aid may be dead

Anna and Jake discuss what happens now that the Senate passed the $95 billion Israel-Ukraine-Taiwan foreign aid bill. Speaker Mike Johnson says he's more focused on avoiding a government shutdown in March. Plus: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on the foreign aid package and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is back in D.C.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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Feb 13, 2024 • 13min

Senate on the verge

Anna and Jake discuss the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan following a long night on the Senate floor. Plus, Speaker Mike Johnson says he will kill the legislation in its current form.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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Feb 12, 2024 • 8min

Senate GOP hawks dig in

The Senate was in session over the weekend burning the clock on the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. And there's still no agreement on amendment votes. Plus, what are Speaker Mike Johnson's options if/when the Senate's foreign-aid bill passes?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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Feb 9, 2024 • 10min

Super Bowl Sunday in the Capitol

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package before sending senators home for a two-week recess, meaning Friday, Saturday and, yes, Super Bowl Sunday sessions. Plus, the latest on the tax bill with Sen. Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) continued opposition.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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Feb 8, 2024 • 15min

Johnson meddles in Montana

Speaker Mike Johnson plans to endorse Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) in the Montanan's looming campaign for Senate, Anna and Jake discuss. Plus, an update on what is happening in the Senate GOP and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar makes news by endorsing Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for Senate.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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Feb 7, 2024 • 14min

Johnson loses control

Anna and Jake do a postmortem of the two failed House votes Tuesday night, how did Speaker Mike Johnson lose control? Plus, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to bring the negotiated foreign aid package up for a vote today. And the latest on the tax bill.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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Feb 6, 2024 • 9min

Senate Republicans will slow the border bill

The Senate’s $118 billion bipartisan border security supplemental unraveled less than 24 hours after it was released. What's next for the bill? Plus, Mayorkas' impeachment vote is today and the latest on the NY-3 campaign.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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Feb 5, 2024 • 9min

Border bill drops, sparks brawl in Senate GOP

The Senate’s bipartisan border security and foreign aid package is finally here. Jake breaks down some of the bill's details, and how it's fracturing the Senate GOP. Plus an update from Nassau County, N.Y., in the NY-3 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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