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**The Daily Punch**

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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The House Republican panic has set in Oct 15, 2026

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House Republicans are dealing with a deep fear of a complete washout in November.

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Campaign latest: Barrasso on the trail Oct 14, 2026

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Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso is on the trail, and we caught up with him. The Wyoming Republican said Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn't going anywhere.

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DCCC raises alarm over cash Oct 13, 2026

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Democrats worry they don't have the cash to win some races in November, plus there's a lot of turnover in Dan Osborn's campaign.

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Hakeem Jeffries: The next speaker? Oct 12, 2026

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries may become speaker if Democrats win the majority in the House. We caught up with him in Pennsylvania.

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Readback: How 2026 could be the new 2018 Oct 10, 2026

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Campaign reporter Ally Mutnick dissects some of the House seats that flipped to blue in the 2018 midterms and what it could mean for Democrats in taking the majority on Nov. 3. This story was featured in the Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.

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How many Senate seats are in reach for Dems? Oct 09, 2026

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Anna and Jake focus on the Senate this morning, going over President Trump’s poll numbers tanking, the sheer amount of spending on ads and more.

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Fly Out Day: Sen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, data centers and China Oct 08, 2026

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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of Senate Judiciary and top Democrat on its Intellectual Property subcommittee, will chat about AI, copyright, national security and the midterms with Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer at the first-ever Punchbowl News Tech Summit in San Francisco. Stick around: NYT's Mike Isaac and Punchbowl News' Ben Brody will stop by for That's Not Gonna Fly.

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Can Democrats win in Iowa? Oct 08, 2026

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Iowa State Rep. Josh Turek is within striking distance of becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate election in the state since 2008. Laura Weiss and Samantha Handler discuss the outlook for his chances on The Daily Punch.

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GOP's redistricting bet is getting expensive Oct 07, 2026

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Republicans’ unprecedented mid-decade redistricting push created 14 new strongly red districts, but the GOP is a sure bet to win only five of these races. Now, Republican candidates and super PACs have spent nearly $100 million on ads trying to flip the other nine districts. Anthony Adragna and Ally Mutnick discuss on The Daily Punch.

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John Curtis rises as the next GOP Trump critic Oct 06, 2026

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Republicans willing to publicly break with President Donald Trump are far and few between, but Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) is willing to step into that void. Jake Sherman and Anthony Adragna discuss Curtis' new role as a GOP Trump critic on The Daily Punch.

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