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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.

Latest Episodes:

What the DCCC raised during Dems' big August Sep 20, 2024

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The DCCC just put up big numbers. Plus: What's the future of the House Republican leadership?

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All eyes on Johnson’s next funding move Sep 19, 2024

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Speaker Mike Johnson needs to make a move to avoid a government shutdown in 12 days. Plus: Sen. Roger Marshall cuts an ad with the Merchants Payments Coalition.

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Mike Johnson's doomed funding strategy Sep 18, 2024

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Speaker Mike Johnson is bringing a short-term funding bill to the floor that won't pass. So what's next? Plus: The Senate Intelligence Committee will hear from top executives at Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft about foreign election interference.

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Future of Defense Aviation: Legislative Landscape Sep 17, 2024

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Congress plays a crucial role in providing funding for the nation’s defense, working year-round to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act and the Pentagon spending bill. But Congress hasn’t always made things easy for the Pentagon or its contractors as it seeks to modernize the nation’s aero-defense capabilities at the pace of U.S. adversaries.

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The Secret Service’s Hill problems Sep 17, 2024

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The Secret Service's latest problem may be funding. Plus: Senate Republicans are poised to reject Democrats’ IVF bill again.

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House GOP no closer to resolving spending mess Sep 16, 2024

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How will Congress respond to an alleged second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump? Plus: The House is no closer to resolving the spending mess, Republican leadership in the lower chamber has their work cut out for them.

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Congress is stuck in neutral Sep 13, 2024

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Maybe Congress should have stayed home? The House is struggling to get a vote on a CR to keep the government from shutting down come Oct. 1. Plus: The Republicans running on abortion rights and Tuberville's new military hold.

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Mike Johnson's dilemma Sep 12, 2024

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Speaker Mike Johnson faces some tough end-of-year decisions, sound familiar? Plus: The latest on the GOP's Ukraine split-screen.

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Harris triggers Trump Sep 11, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris got under former President Donald Trump's skin during the debate Tuesday night. Plus: Speaker Mike Johnson is convinced Republicans will sweep in the elections this year.

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The Future of Defense Aviation: State of Play Sep 10, 2024

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The U.S. has long used its defense production capacity — the best in the world — as a critical tool for deterring conflicts and strengthening its alliances. Andrew Desiderio sat down with Anna Palmer to break down the state of play and how members of both parties are concerned that the United States isn't producing enough air defense machinery to meet current and future demands.

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