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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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- Yesterday15 min
Readback: A Pentagon briefing goes awry
Defense reporter Anthony Adragna breaks down Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby's rough briefing with Senate Republicans on Thursday. This story was featured in the Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 days ago13 min
The 3 House seats eating $100 million
Jake and Max go over where the GOP is spending big in the run-up to the midterms. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 days ago36 min
Fly Out Day: Gov. Wes Moore on Maryland's energy crisis, AI data centers and the fight for voting rights
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore sat down with Anna Palmer at the townhouse to talk about redistricting, the possibility of a Democratic majority in Congress, issues facing AI and data centers in the state and MUCH more. Stick around: CNN's Alayna Treene and Once Upon a Hill's Michael Jones break down the interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 days ago11 min
Hakeem Jeffries holds back, Katherine Clark swings
As Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden break with their party on rule votes; House Democratic leaders are handling the situation differently. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 days ago9 min
One of the most important days of the cycle
Fed rates are expected to be hiked today, which won't make President Donald Trump happy. Plus, how dead is the crypto agenda? Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 5 days ago13 min
Is Congress missing the moment with AI?
As artificial intelligence dominates the news cycle, AI companies are begging to be regulated. Congress is nowhere on the issue. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 6 days ago13 min
Congress is back: 50 days to Election Day
Both the House and the Senate are back this week as the sprint kicks off to Election Day. Plus: the latest on the Clarity Act. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago17 min
Readback: A more realistic defense spending assessment
Defense reporter Briana Reilly takes you behind the scenes of the NDIA emerging technology conference and what top DOD officials said about their outlook on future funding. This story was featured in the Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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