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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.
Episodes
The Daily PunchNov. 30, 2021
A quick chat with McConnell about the debt limit. Meadows continues to torture Kevin McCarthy. You'll see more of this: infrastructure implementation lobbying…
The Daily PunchNov. 29, 2021
The month ahead. How McCarthy handles MTG. Digging deeper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchNov. 24, 2021
What to expect for the rest of the year. Two news nuggets. Our thanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchNov. 23, 2021
About McCarthy's speakership bid. Biden to talk lowering gas prices. In the Tally, a bunch of fundraisers for December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchNov. 22, 2021
The Thanksgiving retirement blues. A new debt limit deadline? A Trump candidate in Nebraska and Peter Welch is running for Senate in Vermont. Learn more about…
The Daily PunchNov. 19, 2021
Kevin McCarthy's last stand on the Build Back Better Act, plus Punchbowl News' five takeaways on the bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchNov 18, 2021
The latest on Biden's Build Back Better Act, plus what's happening with Bernie's 2020 PAC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchNov 17, 2021
Rep. Paul Gosar's day of reckoning, plus the latest on the Build Back Better Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchNov. 16, 2021
What will House Republicans do to the "Infrastructure 13"? Plus, new Republican polling on the Build Back Better Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchNov. 15, 2021
President Joe Biden notches a win while Democrats turn to BBB. A debt limit update and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchNov. 12, 2021
A look around the leader board on their political calculations ahead of the end of the year push, plus Sen. Lisa Murkowski announces her reelection. Learn more…
The Daily PunchNov. 11, 2021
The White House wants Terry McAuliffe, plus what California redistricting means and House Democrats move to censure Rep. Paul Gosar. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchNov. 10, 2021
The gnarly politics among House Republicans, plus the latest on the Build Back Better Act and what's next for the Jan. 6 committee. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchNov. 9, 2021
Republicans who voted for the infrastructure package may face rebuke in the House, plus how Bill Stepien's subpoena could be tricky for Rep. Liz Cheney. Learn…
The Daily PunchNov. 8, 2021
The Canvass polling on who the most powerful congressional leader really is and what we should be looking for on the CBO report. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchNov. 5, 2021
Speaker Pelosi tees up a vote on BBB and BIF, plus all the last-minute deal-making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchNov. 4, 2021
The leadership dynamics when it comes to BBB, plus the future of the filibuster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchNov. 3, 2021
What Tuesday's election results means for Biden's agenda, Mitch McConnell holding his cards close on the debt limit and Nancy Pelosi's eye-popping fundraising…
The Daily PunchNov. 2, 2021
The new dynamics for Democrats on Capitol Hill, plus what a Terry McAuliffe loss in Virginia would mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchNov. 1, 2021
The latest on reconciliation and infrastructure, plus a look at Senate Republicans' push to get the National Defense Authorization Act done. Learn more about…
The Daily PunchOct. 29, 2021
Democrats disappointing end to the week, plus Rep. Pramila Jayapal's ascent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchOct. 28, 2021
President Joe Biden heads to Capitol Hill, plus we have the details on the latest tax scheme by Democrats to pay for reconciliation. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchOct. 27, 2021
The latest on reconciliation, Speaker Pelosi posts big numbers for Terry McAuliffe and the NRCC is up with new ads whacking Dems. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchOct. 26, 2021
What to watch for, who to watch for and what to ignore. Debt limit? Remember that? This week, and a Punchbowl News merch drop. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchOct. 25, 2021
The big week ahead. Democrats -- not too bad for rich people! Biden's week ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchOct. 22, 2021
Democrats' new deadline on infrastructure and reconciliation, plus will Sen. Ron Johnson run again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchOct. 21, 2021
Democrats' new isolation strategy, plus the vote to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress hits the House floor later today. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchOct. 20, 2021
Positive movement among Democrats on reconciliation. We launch The Workforce and a look at Jay Powell's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchOct. 19, 2021
Believe Joe Manchin, plus President Joe Biden set to meet with moderates and progressives today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchOct. 18, 2021
The Senate and House are back and Democrats have a lot on their to-do list. Plus, noms, noms, noms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchOct. 15, 2021
The latest on Bill Clinton's health, plus a look around the Congressional leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchOct. 14, 2021
We dig into the Virginia governor's race and what it could mean for President Joe Biden's agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchOct. 13, 2021
President Joe Biden is set to sign a debt limit increase into law, now what? Plus, reading the tea leaves on Rep. John Yarmuth's (D-Ky.) retirement. Learn more…
The Daily PunchOct. 12, 2021
House Dems aim to raise the debt limit with no drama while we take a look at when the Senate will take up the NDAA. Plus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's international…
The Daily PunchOct 8, 2021
Senate passes lifts debt limit. Our Five Outstanding Questions. Senate Republicans retreat to Palm Beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchOct. 7, 2021
A dumb deal to end a dumb crisis. Why won’t democrats make this easy? And, the money game – big numbers for new lawmakers. Learn more about your ad choices…
The Daily PunchOct. 6, 2021
The latest on the debt ceiling, plus what Kevin McCarthy really thinks about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchOct. 5, 2021
We get into the political calculus for all the leaders on the debt limit, plus ad cover for vulnerable Dems in Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices…
The Daily PunchOct. 4, 2021
News on reconciliation, plus the latest on the Republican break up with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Biden's outside sales job. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchOct. 1, 2021
Still no deal on reconciliation, but we close out the week looking at the dynamics on Capitol Hill and what needs to happen. Learn more about your ad choices…
The Daily PunchSept. 30, 2021
It's Infrastructure Day! A look at Democrats' strategy on government funding, infrastructure, reconciliation and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchSept. 29, 2021
Democrats appear poised to keep the government funding but there's trouble still ahead on infrastructure and reconciliation. Learn more about your ad choices…
The Daily PunchSept. 28, 2021
Speaker Pelosi's new strategy on infrastructure and reconciliation, plus the latest on a possible shutdown in two days Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Daily PunchSept. 27, 2021
It's a big week in Washington with government funding and the debt ceiling in play. Check out all the players who matter and what's at stake. Learn more about…
The Daily PunchSept 24, 2021
Six days until a shutdown. Manchin splits with Democrats, and what Pelosi's up to on reconciliation. Dems get $5M in air cover Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchSept. 23, 2021
A shutdown is getting closer. Nancy Pelosi's endgame. The Senate's long day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchSept. 22, 2021
Problems on government funding and the debt limit. The White House leans in on Biden's agenda. Big GOP ad campaign on Biden's Build Back Better. Learn more…
The Daily PunchSept. 21, 2022
Dems are adrift on Capitol Hill with no real plan on government funding and raising the debt limit which could impact Joe Biden's agenda. Learn more about your…
The Daily PunchSept 20, 2021
10 days until the government shuts down. The Senate and House come back with a massive to-do list including raising the debt ceiling. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchSept 17, 2021
House moderates are back channeling with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on reconciliation. The debt limit deadline likely pushed back a few days and where the GOP members…
The Daily PunchSept. 16, 2021
Janet Yellen and Mitch McConnell talk about the debt limit while we've got the latest on reconciliation and what Joe Biden will say later today. Learn more…

The Daily PunchSept. 14, 2021
The gulf between moderates and progressives widens as we look at Democrats' end game on reconciliation. Plus, Antony Blinken is back on the hot seat. Learn…
The Daily PunchSept. 13, 2021
The latest on government funding and the debt ceiling. Part 2 of our latest feature: How is reconciliation going. The Senate is back. Learn more about your ad…
The Daily PunchSept. 10, 2021
We look back at the lasting and not-so-lasting impact of 9/11 on Washington while the SEIU is dropping a $1 million ad buy to push immigration reform as part…
The Daily PunchSept. 9, 2021
More difficult issues are coming into focus for the end of September on Capitol Hill, the latest on reconciliation and the scandal-ridden candidates Donald…
The Daily PunchSept. 8, 2021
The fight between the White House, Senate Dems, and House Dems over what is in reconciliation takes shape. Meanwhile, Washington enters showdown mode. Learn…
The Daily PunchSept. 7, 2021
Welcome back! We're watching mods push for the SALT cap, how the Biden administration wants you to view reconciliation and we've got some new GOP polling…
The Daily PunchAug. 27, 2021
Biden crashes. Supreme Court strikes down the eviction moratorium. And the tragedy in Afghanistan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily PunchAug. 26, 2021
5 Questions With ... Pramila Jayapal. Biden's $3.5 trillion bill gets assembled in the House. Martin Luther King III speaks about voting rights Learn more…