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| What is Mike Johnson's government shutdown strategy? | 04 Sep 2024 | 00:15:51 | |
As a government shutdown looms, Speaker Mike Johnson has some decisions to make. What is his strategy? Plus: An update on Sen. John Cornyn's fundraising prowess as he runs to be Senate GOP leader.
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| Dems slam Mike Johnson over government-funding plan | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:16:27 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson's short-term government funding plan meets some expected resistance from Democrats and the Senate. Plus: The Congressional Leadership Fund spends big on ads.
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| Behind the scenes of Johnson's and Jeffries’ summers | 14 Aug 2024 | 00:11:26 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are keeping busy this summer fundraising and getting ready for the election in November. Plus: The latest from The Vault.
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| Johnson’s FISA adventure nears an end | 12 Apr 2024 | 00:10:50 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson heads to Palm Beach, Fla., today for a joint news conference with former President Donald Trump. But first, the House looks set to reauthorize FISA for two years despite strong opposition. Plus, Jake Sherman breaks down the tensions between Reps. Austin Scott and Bob Good.
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| Johnson's Trump problem | 11 Apr 2024 | 00:16:18 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson heads to Florida tomorrow to hold a joint news conference with former President Donald Trump. Anna and Jake break down the tough spot Johnson finds himself in. Plus, Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) throws his hat in the ring to be the top Republican on HFSC.
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| Johnson's stark choice | 10 Apr 2024 | 00:12:20 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a tough spot. His speakership could be in peril if he moves on Ukraine aid. Anna and Jake break it down. Plus, the Mayorkas impeachment trial is punted another week.
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| AI Impact: Health care & scientific development | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:09:29 | |
Punchbowl News founder and CEO Anna Palmer and financial services reporter Laura Weiss talk about artificial intelligence's impact on the health care sector in the second installment of The AI Impact.
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| Johnson's delicate dance | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:10:47 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a bind with Ukraine funding as the House returns from a two-week recess. Anna Palmer breaks it down. Plus, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) criticizes the House TikTok bill.
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| Congress faces fights over FISA, Israel and Ukraine | 08 Apr 2024 | 00:13:57 | |
Congress is coming back this week with a full plate: Mayorkas' impeachment trial, FISA reauthorization, and foreign aid. Plus: The latest on the data privacy bill unveiled by Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
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| Biden heads to Baltimore | 05 Apr 2024 | 00:12:40 | |
Anna and Jake go over the dynamics surrounding President Joe Biden's visit to Baltimore today to survey the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Plus: The challenges Congress faces when they return from the Easter recess.
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| The House Republican chair shuffle | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:11:37 | |
Anna and Jake go over the potential game of musical chairs happening with the House Rules and Appropriations Committees. Plus: The House Intelligence Committee is slated to hear from a Havana Syndrome victim.
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| The flaws in Johnson’s Ukraine plan | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:13:26 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson has been giving clues recently about how he plans to push a Ukraine aid bill through the House, but it's unclear whether that will work. Plus: The latest on Trump's cases before the Supreme Court and the lack of congressional GOP support for his immunity argument.
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| Schumer and McConnell's springtime battles | 02 Apr 2024 | 00:14:44 | |
Anna and Jake take a look at the Senate leaders, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, and what challenges they face when they return from recess. Plus, the latest on the government's response to the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
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| Inside the drama roiling Senate Foreign Relations | 13 Aug 2024 | 00:06:27 | |
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is at a standstill, with no end in sight to a partisan dispute that’s putting Democrats in a bind. Plus: Rep. Bill Pascrell is back in the hospital and it’s sparking questions as to whether he’ll run for reelection in November.
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| Mike Johnson reaches 5 months as speaker | 01 Apr 2024 | 00:13:27 | |
Anna and Jake look at Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries; what challenges will they face when they return from Easter Recess? Plus: Israel's key moment with the U.S. over Rafah and who K Street thinks will be Trump's VP pick.
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| Washington's Baltimore funding play | 29 Mar 2024 | 00:13:12 | |
The effort to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is going to be expensive... several billion dollars, according to estimates we’ve heard from Annapolis, the Hill and the White House. Anna and Jake discuss. Plus: Ukraine-skeptical Republicans are about to get an earful about "REPO."
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| Who voted no and took the dough | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:08:40 | |
Congress approved more than $71 million in earmarks for lawmakers who voted against the most recent minibus spending bill. Jake Sherman goes over who voted no but still took the dough. Plus, what can Congress do in response to the Key Bridge collapse in Maryland?
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| Schumer's ambitious Senate agenda | 27 Mar 2024 | 00:14:58 | |
Now that federal agencies are funded through September, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to pivot to a flurry of bipartisan legislation he first laid out last summer. Anna and Jake discuss. Plus: A look at Rep. Joe Neguse's plans after he was elected assistant minority leader.
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| The AI Impact: AI and Cybersecurity | 26 Mar 2024 | 00:13:15 | |
Punchbowl News founder and CEO Anna Palmer and senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio talk about artificial intelligence's impact on cybersecurity in the first installment of The AI Impact.
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| Johnson’s Ukraine dilemma | 26 Mar 2024 | 00:13:37 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson faces some tough choices when it comes to how to proceed with funding aid for Ukraine. Plus: The AI Impact, a new project by Punchbowl News, launches, and an update on the Senate GOP leadership race.
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| Everyone’s mad at each other | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:11:21 | |
Congress has left town, and everyone is mad. But not Anna and Jake, who go over the latest on Speaker Mike Johnson's future after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate. Plus: The Veepstakes hits Capitol Hill and TikTok ban proponents hit the airwaves.
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| House GOP leadership struggles on funding bill | 22 Mar 2024 | 00:09:40 | |
The deadline to pass a funding bill is now hours away, and House GOP leadership is struggling as the whip count came in softer than they would’ve liked. Plus: Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn was suspended in 2011 after a gun incident and the Biden campaign leans on CHC to build Hispanic support.
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| The minibus is here | 21 Mar 2024 | 00:12:49 | |
Washington has bet against Speaker Mike Johnson a lot. But if all goes according to plan, by Friday, Johnson will have cleared a massive hurdle in his nascent speakership — fully funding the federal government through FY2024. Plus: The Wyden-Smith tax bill is in deep trouble.
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| Hurry up and wait: Bill text may slip to Thursday | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:10:43 | |
The government is set to partially shut down Friday, and the text for the six-bill minibus still hasn’t been released yet. Plus: GOP senators who tried to oust Mitch McConnell will soon have their first chance to shape the battle to replace him as their party’s leader.
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| The assassination task force makes its first moves | 12 Aug 2024 | 00:10:50 | |
The House task force investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is taking its first official act today, kicking off a four-month sprint that will put several key agencies in the hot seat. Plus: Pro-Ukraine Republicans look to avert a funding lapse in January.
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| We have a funding deal. What's next? | 19 Mar 2024 | 00:12:54 | |
White House officials and top aides to the Big Four congressional leaders reached a deal on Homeland Security funding, so what happens now? Anna and Jake discuss the time crunch Congress faces. Plus: The latest on Thune world and the Ohio Senate GOP primary.
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| Homeland Security funding fight threatens spending deal | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:11:55 | |
Anna and Jake discuss the funding fight on Capitol Hill as we enter yet another government shutdown week. Plus: The White House doesn't seem worried about the Biden impeachment inquiry and the latest on the Bagel Caucus. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter.
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| A new era on Capitol Hill for Israel | 15 Mar 2024 | 00:14:51 | |
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for new elections to replace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shaken up relations with the Jewish state. Plus: Speaker Mike Johnson on more government funding deadlines.
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| The Schumer squeeze | 14 Mar 2024 | 00:15:34 | |
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer finds himself under pressure on three major fronts that are dividing his party. Plus: UNRWA funding emerges as a flashpoint in FY2024 spending talks and the latest from the GOP retreat in West Virginia.
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| The forever impeachment inquiry | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:14:28 | |
Anna and Jake discuss the seemingly endless impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, and how some Republicans fear that there's no smoking gun. Plus, the House is expected to vote today on a bill that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the United States.
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| New details on the push for Ukraine aid | 12 Mar 2024 | 00:16:59 | |
Anna and Jake talk about Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's (R-Pa.) latest moves to try to get aid for Ukraine... he still hasn't "turned on" his discharge petition. Plus: Officials from the FBI, DOJ and Office of the Director of National Intelligence will be on the Hill today to give House lawmakers a classified briefing on TikTok. We have the latest on that.
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| Trump troubles for House GOP | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:09:02 | |
Some House Republicans find themselves at odds with Donald Trump today after the former president slammed the idea of banning TikTok. Plus, an update on Ukraine aid and the latest on the Biden impeachment inquiry.
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| Biden blasts GOP foes in State of the Union address | 08 Mar 2024 | 00:16:08 | |
Anna and Jake talk about President Joe Biden's feisty State of the Union speech where he went after his GOP foes. Plus: TikTok is in trouble after a unanimous Energy and Commerce Committee vote to advance the bill that could lead to it being banned in the United States.
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| Getting ready for the State of the Union | 07 Mar 2024 | 00:14:23 | |
Anna and Jake discuss Punchbow News' interview with White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients ahead of the State of the Union address tonight. Plus, the latest on the TikTok bill and a GOP leadership-filled Trump fundraiser in D.C.
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| Johnson and House GOP face reality | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:17:25 | |
Anna and Jake discuss the situation House Republicans find themselves in with government funding and the pace at which Speaker Mike Johnson makes decisions. Plus: Some news on a bipartisan bill that could lead to a ban on TikTok.
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| Rosen, Brown and abortion in Nevada | 09 Aug 2024 | 00:06:23 | |
Checking in on the Senate race in the Silver State, where do the candidates stand on abortion? Plus: What Larry Hogan told us as he runs to represent Maryland in the upper chamber.
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| Israel drama comes to Capitol Hill | 05 Mar 2024 | 00:13:40 | |
Anna and Jake discuss Benny Gantz's visit to Washington, which is stirring up drama back in Israel. Plus, an update on Ukraine aid and Super Tuesday.
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| Congress' big week ahead | 04 Mar 2024 | 00:12:19 | |
Anna and Jake discuss the busy week ahead for Congress with a government funding deadline fast approaching and a State of the Union address. Plus, the latest on the race for Senate GOP leader and The Canvass.
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| Inside Cornyn's quick-strike campaign for leader | 01 Mar 2024 | 00:09:27 | |
John Cornyn is the first to declare a campaign to succeed Mitch McConnell. Plus, pro-Israel House Democrats call for a cease fire in Gaza.
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| Trump is wild card in Senate GOP leader race | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:11:43 | |
We break down how Donald Trump's shadow will loom large over the contest to replace Mitch McConnell as the top Senate Republican. Plus, Mike Johnson's new spending plan will hit the floor today and the latest on the tax bill.
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| Johnson switches course on government funding | 28 Feb 2024 | 00:10:16 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing another short-term government funding resolution — but with a new twist. Plus, a preview of Hunter Biden's private testimony and a look at how Democrats want to speed through the impeachment trial of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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| What Ron Dermer told us about the status of U.S. aid to Israel | 27 Feb 2024 | 00:29:42 | |
Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman speaks with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer about why Congress hasn't passed aid to Israel.
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| Your Big Four-White House meeting cheat sheet | 27 Feb 2024 | 00:10:22 | |
Everything you need to know as the Big Four congressional leaders prepare to meet with President Joe Biden, just days before a potential partial government shutdown. Plus, a preview of our interview with Israeli diplomat Ron Dermer and a look at the latest McCaul-Blinken tussle.
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| Welcome to shutdown week | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:14:51 | |
The government will shut down on Friday and everything is completely stuck. Plus, Congress is eyeing a delay in the Mayorkas impeachment trial. And Hunter Biden will go to the Hill to testify Wednesday.
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| Schumer arrives in Ukraine | 23 Feb 2024 | 00:09:12 | |
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a delegation of Democratic senators arrived in Lviv, Ukraine, early this morning. He spoke to us before leaving on the journey. Plus: tensions are flaring between the CHC and the White House over the border.
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| Why government funding is in trouble | 22 Feb 2024 | 00:11:24 | |
Anna and Jake talk about the conundrum Congress finds itself in with just one week before a partial government shutdown. Plus: James Biden offers no smoking gun to House Republicans.
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| Vulnerable Democrats are skipping the Chicago convention | 08 Aug 2024 | 00:08:15 | |
With the Democratic Convention around the corner, some vulnerable candidates are opting to skip the event. Plus: Inside Speaker Mike Johnson's Jackson Hole retreat and Nancy Pelosi on Biden, Trump and her role in making the Democratic ticket.
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| Inside the House GOP leadership retreat | 21 Feb 2024 | 00:11:11 | |
Anna and Jake discuss what's happening at the House Republican Elected Leadership Committee retreat in Miami. Plus, James Biden heads to Capitol Hill today to testify before the House Oversight and Judiciary panels.
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| The Johnson-Biden tango | 20 Feb 2024 | 00:07:05 | |
Speaker Mike Johnson and President Joe Biden both say they’d be happy to meet with the other, but that hasn't happened recently. Plus: A look at Andrew Desiderio's notebook from the Munich Security Conference.
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| Congress takes a beating in Munich | 19 Feb 2024 | 00:08:35 | |
Anna talks about the latest out of Germany as the Munich Security Conference wraps up. Foreign leaders are growing frustrated with the United States. Plus: The Vault dives into Rep. Jason Smith's views on SALT.
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