Podcast

The Daily Punch

Author: Punchbowl News
Feed episode count: 1517
Official site: https://punchbowl.news/
RSS: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/daily-punch
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Summary

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.

Episodes

Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

Fly Out Day: Can the GOP avoid a shutdown? New Senate Budget Chair Ron Johnson on the fight ahead

Duration seconds: 2243
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Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

Is reconciliation 3.0 destined for the lame duck?

Duration seconds: 586
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW7084769850.mp3

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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Are House and Senate Rs even talking?

Duration seconds: 706
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW5510864500.mp3

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

Budget vote, Hegseth showdown and a crypto breakthrough

Duration seconds: 654
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW3225962736.mp3

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Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested

House Republicans' final-week gauntlet

Duration seconds: 587
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW2974039912.mp3

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Jul 18, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: Graham’s death shocks Washington

Duration seconds: 1056
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW6675509788.mp3

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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

Democrats are drowning the House GOP in cash

Duration seconds: 702
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW3343326449.mp3

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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Fly Out Day: HFC Chair Harris on government funding, immigration and redistricting

Duration seconds: 2179
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW1601711900.mp3

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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Inside the Democrats' deep Israel split

Duration seconds: 882
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW5378088322.mp3

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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

House Republicans' fragile equilibrium

Duration seconds: 833
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW4918768956.mp3

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

Johnson's election-year reconciliation rush

Duration seconds: 762
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Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested

Graham's death and Congress' scramble

Duration seconds: 579
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Jul 11, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: What went wrong for Democrats in Maine

Duration seconds: 852
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW8505723401.mp3

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

Inside Thune's July floor plan

Duration seconds: 647
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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Fly Out Day: Democrats’ dilemma: Senate Majority PAC leader talks Platner, campaign finance and the road to 2026

Duration seconds: 1950
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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Trump's new Iran problem on the Hill

Duration seconds: 684
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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

Can the left recover from Platner?

Duration seconds: 596
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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

Platner, Schumer and the future of the 2026 map

Duration seconds: 720
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Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

What to watch for this recess

Duration seconds: 632
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Jul 4, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: A campaign-finance earthquake

Duration seconds: 821
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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

The Punch Power Matrix

Duration seconds: 576
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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

Inside Thune's judicial strategy

Duration seconds: 570
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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

House GOP leadership's dwindling power

Duration seconds: 591
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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

The Future of Housing: The Players

Duration seconds: 1249
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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

Johnson's House theater

Duration seconds: 581
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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

Can Johnson SAVE his week?

Duration seconds: 747
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Jun 27, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: How lawmakers reacted to Trump tanking the housing deal

Duration seconds: 851
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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

A look at your House leaders

Duration seconds: 786
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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Fly Out Day: Rep. Garbarino on FISA, AI threats and New York politics

Duration seconds: 2145
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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Where does Trump stand with Senate GOP?

Duration seconds: 985
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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

Is Reconciliation 3.0 a real thing?

Duration seconds: 752
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Future of Housing: Leading Voice

Duration seconds: 403
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Inside Thune's plan for the Trump lunch

Duration seconds: 891
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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Trump to face off with Senate GOP

Duration seconds: 763
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Jun 20, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: How to save a housing agenda

Duration seconds: 1143
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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

Judging Thune and Schumer

Duration seconds: 588
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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Fly Out Day: Trump's man on Capitol Hill speaks

Duration seconds: 2272
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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Trump-Thune reaches a boil

Duration seconds: 776
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Trump blows up Clayton nomination

Duration seconds: 828
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

The Future of Housing: Legislative Landscape

Duration seconds: 471
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

Can Republicans pivot from Iran?

Duration seconds: 482
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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Iran, FISA and Jay Clayton: Congress’s week

Duration seconds: 709
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Jun 13, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: What Schumer said about flipping the Senate

Duration seconds: 916
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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Can Thune catch a break?

Duration seconds: 570
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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

Fly Out Day: CO Rep. Jason Crow on FISA, Trump's Iran strategy and congressional stock ban

Duration seconds: 2191
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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

FISA flails and Trump makes new demands

Duration seconds: 901
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Thune's unhappy summer

Duration seconds: 616
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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

The Future of Housing: State of Play

Duration seconds: 443
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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Inside Trump's self-inflicted FISA crisis

Duration seconds: 625
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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

The two brawls dominating the Hill this week

Duration seconds: 659
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Jun 6, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: A big moment for AI

Duration seconds: 726
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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

The Senate GOP’s rough days

Duration seconds: 896
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW3226998387.mp3

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

Fly Out Day: Sen. Ted Cruz on his quest to change college sports

Duration seconds: 2418
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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

A messy day in store for the Senate

Duration seconds: 684
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

AI has a Democrat problem

Duration seconds: 855
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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Trump's losing streak

Duration seconds: 564
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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Reconciliation is getting much harder

Duration seconds: 763
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW5701971667.mp3

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May 30, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: Crisscrossing the Hawkeye State

Duration seconds: 996
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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Iowa could be big for Democrats in '26

Duration seconds: 572
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW8449456011.mp3

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Trump's shocking admission about 2026

Duration seconds: 888
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW8625861091.mp3

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

What Paxton’s victory means

Duration seconds: 434
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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

Inside the burst of secret super PACs

Duration seconds: 385
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW6977407163.mp3

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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

Thune’s next big headache

Duration seconds: 512
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May 23, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: The war powers vote that wasn't

Duration seconds: 989
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW7142751035.mp3

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Senate Republicans hit their limit with Trump

Duration seconds: 638
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW1698418953.mp3

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Budget Chair Jodey Arrington on reconciliation 3.0 and his political future

Duration seconds: 2523
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW4511373899.mp3

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Inside the Senate GOP's Trump rebellion

Duration seconds: 855
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW1369598494.mp3

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Does Trump care about the GOP majorities?

Duration seconds: 727
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW3581062818.mp3

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

Committee term limits? Not for House Dems

Duration seconds: 791
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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

What Collins and Platner told us in Maine

Duration seconds: 606
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May 16, 2026 · not_requested

Readback: The GOP’s ballroom security fight

Duration seconds: 896
Source: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUBNW5551245526.mp3

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

How crypto conquered Congress

Duration seconds: 584
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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

Fly Out Day: CBC Chair Clarke on Black power in Washington

Duration seconds: 2111
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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

The CBC is at a crossroads

Duration seconds: 684
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Is Trump slipping on the Hill?

Duration seconds: 930
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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

Is it too little, too late for GOP?

Duration seconds: 789
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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

Johnson, Jeffries and the new political order

Duration seconds: 719
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May 9, 2026 · processed

Readback: Talking defense in beautiful Sedona

Duration seconds: 838
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May 8, 2026 · processed

The $1B for Trump's ballroom is in trouble

Duration seconds: 829
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May 7, 2026 · processed

Fly Out Day: North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on redistricting and Trump's Washington

Duration seconds: 2349
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May 7, 2026 · processed

Redistricting winds howl against House Dems

Duration seconds: 695
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May 6, 2026 · processed

No drama: Dems want Jeffries as speaker

Duration seconds: 826
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May 5, 2026 · processed

Inside the messy Iowa Dem primary

Duration seconds: 681
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May 4, 2026 · processed

Why this is a big week for redistricting

Duration seconds: 701
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May 2, 2026 · processed

Readback: Inside the House meltdown

Duration seconds: 766
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May 1, 2026 · processed

What we learned from this wild week

Duration seconds: 690
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Apr 30, 2026 · processed

Fly Out Day: Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on how his party needs to change

Duration seconds: 2129
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Apr 30, 2026 · processed

SCOTUS sparks redistricting frenzy

Duration seconds: 808
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Apr 29, 2026 · processed

The wheels are coming off the House GOP Conference

Duration seconds: 703
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Apr 28, 2026 · processed

It's all unraveling for House Republicans

Duration seconds: 703
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Apr 27, 2026 · processed

House GOP has an impossible week

Duration seconds: 558
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Apr 25, 2026 · processed

Readback: Budget mania at the Pentagon

Duration seconds: 1016
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Apr 24, 2026 · processed

Can House Republicans get some momentum back?

Duration seconds: 649
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Apr 23, 2026 · processed

Fly Out Day: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick on being a moderate in today's GOP

Duration seconds: 2093
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Apr 23, 2026 · processed

The House GOP’s $153M fall ad blitz

Duration seconds: 724
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Apr 22, 2026 · processed

Virginia clears path for Dem majority

Duration seconds: 760
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Apr 21, 2026 · processed

Thune's pressure test

Duration seconds: 723
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Apr 20, 2026 · processed

Republicans face the legislative gauntlet

Duration seconds: 877
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Apr 18, 2026 · processed

Readback: Johnson's FISA failure

Duration seconds: 785
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Apr 17, 2026 · processed

Johnson's FISA flop

Duration seconds: 517
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Apr 16, 2026 · processed

Fly Out Day: Virginia Democratic Sen. Warner discusses Iran conflict, redistricting and FISA debate

Duration seconds: 2151
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Apr 16, 2026 · processed

The AI Innovators: The Economy

Duration seconds: 1220
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