

The Daily Punch
Punchbowl News
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 28, 2024 • 10min
Johnson switches course on government funding
Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing another short-term government funding resolution — but with a new twist. Plus, a preview of Hunter Biden's private testimony and a look at how Democrats want to speed through the impeachment trial of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.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

Feb 27, 2024 • 30min
What Ron Dermer told us about the status of U.S. aid to Israel
Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman speaks with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer about why Congress hasn't passed aid to Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2024 • 10min
Your Big Four-White House meeting cheat sheet
Everything you need to know as the Big Four congressional leaders prepare to meet with President Joe Biden, just days before a potential partial government shutdown. Plus, a preview of our interview with Israeli diplomat Ron Dermer and a look at the latest McCaul-Blinken tussle.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

Feb 26, 2024 • 15min
Welcome to shutdown week
The government will shut down on Friday and everything is completely stuck. Plus, Congress is eyeing a delay in the Mayorkas impeachment trial. And Hunter Biden will go to the Hill to testify Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 23, 2024 • 9min
Schumer arrives in Ukraine
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a delegation of Democratic senators arrived in Lviv, Ukraine, early this morning. He spoke to us before leaving on the journey. Plus: tensions are flaring between the CHC and the White House over the border.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

Feb 22, 2024 • 11min
Why government funding is in trouble
Anna and Jake talk about the conundrum Congress finds itself in with just one week before a partial government shutdown. Plus: James Biden offers no smoking gun to House Republicans.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

Feb 21, 2024 • 11min
Inside the House GOP leadership retreat
Anna and Jake discuss what's happening at the House Republican Elected Leadership Committee retreat in Miami. Plus, James Biden heads to Capitol Hill today to testify before the House Oversight and Judiciary panels.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

Feb 20, 2024 • 7min
The Johnson-Biden tango
Speaker Mike Johnson and President Joe Biden both say they’d be happy to meet with the other, but that hasn't happened recently. Plus: A look at Andrew Desiderio's notebook 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

Feb 19, 2024 • 9min
Congress takes a beating in Munich
Anna talks about the latest out of Germany as the Munich Security Conference wraps up. Foreign leaders are growing frustrated with the United States. Plus: The Vault dives into Rep. Jason Smith's views on SALT.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

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


