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
576
Who runs the House? Trump
11 min
577
House Democrats squirm as Trump era begins
14 min
578
How Johnson and Thune can use today’s meeting w...
11 min
579
What’s different about Trump’s 2025 return
12 min
580
Main Street Republicans fight to be Trump’s new...
10 min
581
Democrats’ TikTok dilemma
13 min
582
Inside the House GOP hunt for budget savings
9 min
583
The 5 things you need to know about the future ...
11 min
584
How Democrats plan to battle Hegseth
11 min
585
Inside Trump's big nom week
14 min
586
The Readback: Dispatch from CES in Vegas
11 min
587
Inside the House Budget Committee's messy searc...
12 min
588
Trump leans toward Johnson in reconciliation
12 min
589
Inside the strategy as Trump meets with Senate ...
12 min
590
Can Trump count on the Freedom Caucus?
11 min
591
We got snow! But Congress plans to be in session
13 min
592
The Readback: Freedom Caucus backs Johnson
9 min
593
It’s a new Congress but the same problems
13 min
594
Roy holds the keys to Johnson’s speakership
11 min
595
Can Johnson win? And at what cost?
11 min
596
The Readback: French Hill and 45 years of fintech
14 min
597
It’s shutdown day. Johnson has a few options
9 min
598
Can Johnson and Trump avoid a shutdown tomorrow?
15 min
599
The CR is out and many Republicans are unhappy
14 min
600
A Christmas tradition: A late-December funding ...
9 min