Washington has bet against Speaker Mike Johnson a lot. But if all goes according to plan, by Friday, Johnson will have cleared a massive hurdle in his nascent speakership — fully funding the federal government through FY2024. Plus: The Wyden-Smith tax bill is in deep trouble.
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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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Anna and Jake review Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) recent efforts to build bridges across different House factions. Plus: What does the TikTok bill mean for other Big Tech companies? And the latest from The Punch Up.
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What does Jim Jordan want?

Senate Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso was the only member of GOP leadership to vote against the $95 billion foreign aid package; now he's running unopposed for whip. Plus: Jake Sherman was on the ground in Manhattan for Speaker Mike Johnson's visit to Columbia University.
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John Barrasso charts his own path to power

The Senate passed the much-anticipated foreign aid package Tuesday night. Anna Palmer goes into what happened behind the scenes to make that happen. Plus: A look at what senior State Department staffers thought during the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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How the Senate passed the foreign aid package

Anna Palmer and Mica Soellner discuss how artificial intelligence is affecting small businesses in the U.S. Plus, what is the Biden administration doing to help small businesses take advantage of AI tools?
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The AI Impact: Small Business

The Senate will be in today working toward passing foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Securing aid for Ukraine will be a win for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has fought against members of his own party on the issue.
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