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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March 14, 2026 Readback: DHS fight heats up on the Senate floor
Portal author Samantha Handler discusses the Senate dispute over the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.
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March 13, 2026 Fly Out Day Live at the Punchbowl News Conference
During the Conference lunch break, Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, joined Punchbowl News founders Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman and senior congressional reporter Ally Mutnick for a special live recording of Fly Out Day. They go over what to expect in the November midterms.

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March 13, 2026 Thune and Trump hit the skids
The relationship between Senate Majority Leader John Thune and President Donald Trump is under increasing stress, as the two diverge on legislative strategy and tactics. Anna and Jake discuss the latest wedge between the two leaders.
Plus, what Sen. James Lankford told us on one of our newsiest Fly Out Day episodes yet.
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March 12, 2026 Lankford on the filibuster and Iran
Oklahoma Republican Senator James Lankford joins Anna and Jake at the townhouse ahead of a marathon debate on the SAVE America Act.
Plus, HuffPost’s Igor Bobic and our very own Anthony Adragna join the show after the interview!

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36min
March 12, 2026 Trump’s on the ROAD to nowhere
A massive, bipartisan Senate housing push is running into a wall in the House. Anna and Jake discuss how President Trump’s focus on the SAVE America Act is creating a power vacuum that could send crucial housing legislation completely off the rails. Plus, will backlash against Trump’s immigration agenda flip a key Miami-area House seat?
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March 11, 2026 A tough time to be a Hill Republican
Dragged by President Donald Trump into another war in the Middle East, the GOP’s problems are growing worse every day, and there’s no sign things have hit bottom yet. Anna and Jake break it all down.
Plus, key takeaways from the second annual Punchbowl News Conference and the latest from the House GOP retreat in Doral.
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March 10, 2026 Trump's plan to save midterms? Voter ID law
House Republicans are defending a razor-thin majority amid a balky economy, a growing retirement list and a burgeoning oil crisis sparked by the chaotic U.S. war against Iran. President Donald Trump’s plan for the midterms? Pass the SAVE America Act.
Anna and Jake discuss Trump’s speech to Republicans gathered at the House GOP’s legislative retreat and break down what it all means. Plus, our second annual Conference is here!
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March 09, 2026 Iran, the SAVE America Act and the House GOP retreat
The Senate is in this week and the House is out, with Republicans down in Doral, Fla., at the Trump National Doral for their annual legislative retreat. From the retreat, to Iran and the SAVE America Act, Anna and Jake preview what to expect this week. Plus, what senior Hill aides are saying about Hegseth and Trump’s foreign policy agenda.
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March 07, 2026 Readback: Iran war fallout on Capitol Hill
Defense reporter Briana Reilly talks about the Hill's reaction to the United States' launch of military operations against Iran last weekend. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.
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March 06, 2026 House GOP eye reconciliation 2.0
Are you ready for another Big Beautiful Bill? Mike Johnson is. House GOP leaders decided at their Florida retreat last weekend that they’re going to pursue a second reconciliation package this year, but they have no idea what will go in it — or how to pay for it. Anna and Jake break it all down.
Plus, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, one of President Trump’s closest allies, is poised to take over the department that’s been causing Trump the biggest problems.
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