The Daily Punch

By 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... more

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October 20, 2025 Do Democrats now have an off ramp?
The shutdown hits Day 20 — and pressure is mounting as Nov. 1 looms. Jake breaks down Schumer’s next move, a potential off-ramp for Democrats and why this week could be decisive.
Plus: Hakeem Jeffries ramps up his redistricting push and the Grijalva lawsuit heads for a showdown.
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October 18, 2025 The Readback: A dispatch from Finchella
Punchbowl News Financial Services Reporter Brendan Pedersen recaps his interviews at D.C. Fintech Week, aka Finchella.
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19min
October 17, 2025 Scalise draws a line on Obamacare
Day 17 of the shutdown — and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is drawing a hard line. Anna and Jake break down their Fly Out Day conversation with Scalise, fresh FEC numbers in the fight for the House and Georgia’s wide-open GOP Senate primary.
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October 16, 2025 Fly Out Day: Inside the shutdown with Steve Scalise
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joins Anna and Jake at the Punchbowl News Townhouse to take us inside the government shutdown, now on its 16th day.
• Shutdown: Scalise brushed off concerns that people will turn their anger toward GOP
• Cassidy: Scalise declined to endorse Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) reelection effort
• Future plans: Scalise said he will run for reelection in 2026
Plus, a post-interview breakdown from MSNBC’s Laura Barrón-López and The New York Times’ Carl Hulse, where they unpack what it all means.

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39min
October 16, 2025 How Thune manages Trump
It’s Day 16 of the government shutdown and there's still no resolution. Jake and Anna discuss Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s delicate balancing act with President Donald Trump.
Plus: Big takeaways from the FEC filing deadline, and how Democrats are outpacing Republicans in key races.
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14min
October 15, 2025 A big week in the battle for the House
Anna and Jake break down how the redistricting battles are shaping the 2026 landscape — with the Supreme Court hearing a pivotal Voting Rights Act case and state-level fights playing out coast to coast.
Plus: Day 15 of the government shutdown and John Thune is trying a new strategy on defense spending.
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October 14, 2025 White House: We’re ready for a long shutdown
It’s Day 14 of the government shutdown — and the White House is settling in for the long haul. As President Trump hosts foreign leaders in Washington, his administration is quietly finding ways to blunt the pain of a prolonged standoff.
Jake breaks down how these moves could stretch the shutdown well into November. Plus: Sen. Jim Justice’s daily private jet commute.
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October 13, 2025 Shutdown Day 13: House gone, Trump in Israel
It’s Day 13 of the government shutdown — and the House has gone AWOL. As President Trump travels through the Middle East, Washington faces a striking split screen: a major diplomatic moment abroad while negotiations at home remain stalled.
Anna and Jake unpack how congressional inaction is shaping the shutdown. Plus: Inside the administration’s move to make sure the Coast Guard gets paid.
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October 12, 2025Fly Out Day: Sen. Ruben Gallego talks shutdown politics
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) comes to the Punchbowl News Townhouse to share his views on the government shutdown, now on its ninth day.
When will it end? Gallego doesn't see a quick end to the shutdown.

ACA: The Arizona Democrat is open to negotiations.

Grijalva: Gallego continues to push Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Plus, John Bresnahan, Punchbowl News' co-founder, and Igor Bobic, HuffPost's senior politics reporter, join for a post-interview conversation.
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35min
October 11, 2025 The Readback: The House’s unusually quiet shutdown
Laura and Max discuss the government shutdown battle and the absence of House members. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.
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