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.

News
Politics
Government
401
Who runs the House? Trump
11 min
402
House Democrats squirm as Trump era begins
14 min
403
How Johnson and Thune can use today’s meeting w...
11 min
404
What’s different about Trump’s 2025 return
12 min
405
Main Street Republicans fight to be Trump’s new...
10 min
406
Democrats’ TikTok dilemma
13 min
407
Inside the House GOP hunt for budget savings
9 min
408
The 5 things you need to know about the future ...
11 min
409
How Democrats plan to battle Hegseth
11 min
410
Inside Trump's big nom week
14 min
411
The Readback: Dispatch from CES in Vegas
11 min
412
Inside the House Budget Committee's messy searc...
12 min
413
Trump leans toward Johnson in reconciliation
12 min
414
Inside the strategy as Trump meets with Senate ...
12 min
415
Can Trump count on the Freedom Caucus?
11 min
416
We got snow! But Congress plans to be in session
13 min
417
The Readback: Freedom Caucus backs Johnson
9 min
418
It’s a new Congress but the same problems
13 min
419
Roy holds the keys to Johnson’s speakership
11 min
420
Can Johnson win? And at what cost?
11 min
421
The Readback: French Hill and 45 years of fintech
14 min
422
It’s shutdown day. Johnson has a few options
9 min
423
Can Johnson and Trump avoid a shutdown tomorrow?
15 min
424
The CR is out and many Republicans are unhappy
14 min
425
A Christmas tradition: A late-December funding ...
9 min