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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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Apr 9, 2024 • 11min
Johnson's delicate dance
Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a bind with Ukraine funding as the House returns from a two-week recess. Anna Palmer breaks it down. Plus, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) criticizes the House TikTok bill.The Daily Punch has been nominated for a Webby Award! Please vote for us here.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
Apr 8, 2024 • 14min
Congress faces fights over FISA, Israel and Ukraine
Congress is coming back this week with a full plate: Mayorkas' impeachment trial, FISA reauthorization, and foreign aid. Plus: The latest on the data privacy bill unveiled by Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.The Daily Punch has been nominated for a Webby Award! Please vote for us here.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
Apr 5, 2024 • 13min
Biden heads to Baltimore
Anna and Jake go over the dynamics surrounding President Joe Biden's visit to Baltimore today to survey the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Plus: The challenges Congress faces when they return from the Easter recess.The Daily Punch has been nominated for a Webby Award! Please vote for us here.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
Apr 4, 2024 • 12min
The House Republican chair shuffle
Anna and Jake go over the potential game of musical chairs happening with the House Rules and Appropriations Committees. Plus: The House Intelligence Committee is slated to hear from a Havana Syndrome victim.The Daily Punch has been nominated for a Webby Award! Please vote for us here.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
Apr 3, 2024 • 13min
The flaws in Johnson’s Ukraine plan
Speaker Mike Johnson has been giving clues recently about how he plans to push a Ukraine aid bill through the House, but it's unclear whether that will work. Plus: The latest on Trump's cases before the Supreme Court and the lack of congressional GOP support for his immunity argument. The Daily Punch has been nominated for a Webby Award! Please vote for us here.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
Apr 2, 2024 • 15min
Schumer and McConnell's springtime battles
Anna and Jake take a look at the Senate leaders, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, and what challenges they face when they return from recess. Plus, the latest on the government's response to the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.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
Apr 1, 2024 • 13min
Mike Johnson reaches 5 months as speaker
Anna and Jake look at Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries; what challenges will they face when they return from Easter Recess? Plus: Israel's key moment with the U.S. over Rafah and who K Street thinks will be Trump's VP pick.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
Mar 29, 2024 • 13min
Washington's Baltimore funding play
The effort to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is going to be expensive... several billion dollars, according to estimates we’ve heard from Annapolis, the Hill and the White House. Anna and Jake discuss. Plus: Ukraine-skeptical Republicans are about to get an earful about "REPO."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
Mar 28, 2024 • 9min
Who voted no and took the dough
Congress approved more than $71 million in earmarks for lawmakers who voted against the most recent minibus spending bill. Jake Sherman goes over who voted no but still took the dough. Plus, what can Congress do in response to the Key Bridge collapse in Maryland?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
Mar 27, 2024 • 15min
Schumer's ambitious Senate agenda
Now that federal agencies are funded through September, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to pivot to a flurry of bipartisan legislation he first laid out last summer. Anna and Jake discuss. Plus: A look at Rep. Joe Neguse's plans after he was elected assistant minority 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
