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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The Daily Punch episodes:

June 10, 2025 How the funding battle is colliding with reconciliation
Anna and Jake take a look at how the reconciliation fight is impacting what’s already going to be a brutal partisan struggle over FY2026 government spending. Plus, how Senate Majority Leader John Thune is saving stablecoin reform.
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June 09, 2025 How the Senate can make reconciliation deadline
Jake discusses how the Senate can meet its July 4 reconciliation deadline. Plus, President Donald Trump’s L.A. National Guard move is spurring a huge partisan brawl.
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9min
June 07, 2025 The Readback: Washington’s big break up
Congressional reporter Mica Soellner breaks down the falling out between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over the reconciliation bill earlier this week. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.
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14min
June 06, 2025 Why Musk could be a big problem for Trump
Jake takes a look at how how Elon Musk could be dangerous to President Donald Trump and the GOP. Plus, the race for a top House post has put the Congressional Black Caucus in a very real bind, as seniority, generational change and identity politics all collide.
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12min
June 05, 2025 GOP tax rift grows as clock ticks
Senate Republicans and the White House are at odds over potential changes to tax-cut provisions in the House-passed reconciliation package. Plus, crypto's cash is flowing into the Michigan Senate race. And this time, it's backing Mike Rogers in a big way.
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11min
June 04, 2025 Why Thune is going to Trump early
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is already playing his biggest card — President Donald Trump — to help push the GOP reconciliation package through the Senate. Plus, Anna and Jake take a look at the special election for the late Rep. Gerry Connolly's seat.
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15min
June 03, 2025 The Future of Medicine: The Players
Punchbowl News Financial Services Reporter Brendan Pedersen joins Anna Palmer to discuss the complicated relationship among several entities working to influence the direction of health care policy.
Plus, Incubate's founder and executive director, John Stanford, joins Anna to talk about what his company is doing and how venture capital plays a role in medicine.
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27min
June 03, 2025 Thune's rocky road to July 4
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is charting a four-week sprint to pass a reconciliation bill. Plus, Sen. John Cornyn is trailing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by 22 points, according to a new poll.
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14min
June 02, 2025 What we learned at the Pentagon
This week, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George will appear before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees with a new mission — the Army Transformation Initiative. Anna and Jake preview what to expect. Plus, the Senate’s about to dive into a brutal reconciliation fight, with GOP factions pulling in opposite directions.
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11min
May 31, 2025 The Readback: 24 hours with senators in Canada
Senior congessional reporter Andrew Desiderio talks about his experience joining a bipartisan Senate delegation to Canada last week. The senators were aiming to cool tensions between the two longtime allies and encourage Canadian tourism to the U.S., which has plummeted. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.
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