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
201
It’s shutdown day. Johnson has a few options
9 min
202
Can Johnson and Trump avoid a shutdown tomorrow?
15 min
203
The CR is out and many Republicans are unhappy
14 min
204
A Christmas tradition: A late-December funding ...
9 min
205
Where is the CR?
7 min
206
The Readback: Following tax policy
12 min
207
GOP leadership's power shrinks
12 min
208
Inside how Johnson handled steering
11 min
209
The NDAA-CR endgame moves
6 min
210
The Hegseth vibe shift
9 min
211
The December rush: 2 weeks left
9 min
212
The Readback: Watching Little Tech get ready fo...
11 min
213
The Senate Dems holding their fire on Trump’s noms
12 min
214
What to make of Musk, Ramaswamy and DOGE
15 min
215
Johnson's zero-seat cushion
15 min
216
How Democrats are cleaning up their House
6 min
217
The December rush is here
7 min
218
The Punch Power Matrix
9 min
219
Preparing for the December sprint
10 min
220
Trump’s Vought for budget drama
9 min
221
The Readback: Culture wars hit Capitol Hill
11 min
222
Johnson gets the Greene light
7 min
223
How far can Trump push Gaetz — and Senate Repub...
11 min
224
Scalise’s power play inside the Steering Committee
11 min
225
Does anyone else in leadership like Johnson's f...
11 min