The Daily Punch

Happy Friday! Here are your top Washington stories. No. 1: It was a bad week for House Republicans. No. 2: The outstanding questions we have for Rep. Elise Stefanik and what her being at the leadership table means. No. 3: What happens if the Biden administration cuts a deal with Senate Republicans on an infrastructure package? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Thursday morning! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: Congressional leaders are deputizing big jobs in the chamber. No. 2: The latest on Elise Stefanick’s leadership bid. And, No. 3: Trump’s former National Security advisor is heading to South Carolina for a potential run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Wednesday morning! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: Rep. Liz Cheney is going to be out of her leadership slot today, we've got the latest and why it matters. No. 2: The fight over security funding has stalled. And, No. 3: The Big Four are heading to the White House for the first time, what each leader is facing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Good Tuesday morning! Here are your Washington stories of the day. No. 1: The latest on the Jan. 6 commission. No. 2: Key dates to watch. And, No. 3: What's happening with the Democratic election reform bill.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Monday! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: It's going to be a big couple of weeks in Washington with everything from China policy to security funding to infrastructure and taxes on the docket. No. 2: Rep. Elise Stefanik's battle for conference chair is going to come to a head. And, No. 3: The top legislative battles you should be watching — including potential movement on pol...

Happy Friday! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: Not everyone is happy Rep. Elise Stefanik appears to have locked up the race to replace Rep. Liz Cheney in GOP leadership. No. 2: What the White House is watching on this jobs day. And, No. 3: The legal drama between Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Good Thursday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: We’re launching The Canvass, our first anonymous survey of Capitol Hill staff. No. 2: The latest on funding security improvements in the Capitol. And, No. 3: Where things stand for Liz Cheney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Wednesday! Here are your top three Washington stories. This morning we are totally focused on the House GOP leadership drama. No. 1: The latest on the battle to oust Rep. Liz Cheney. No. 2: Getting to know Rep. Elise Stefanik. And, No. 3: The WSJ weighs in.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Tuesday morning! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: The arguments for and against Democrats ditching Republicans on their infrastructure plan. No. 2: The Biden Administration is going into sell mode on the American Jobs Plan. And, No. 3: Who is in the mix to potentially replace Liz Cheney as the No. 3 Republican in the House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Good Monday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: What does Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) want? No. 2: The Lincoln Project is up with an ad targeting party of one, Donald Trump. No. 3: The NRCC is fundraising about how it is standing with Trump while House Conference Chair Liz Cheney is vowing to campaign on her vote to impeach him.  Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Good Friday morning! Here are your top Washington stories. No. 1: The rift between Kevin McCarthy and Liz Cheney is growing. No. 2: Reasons to be optimistic on police reform. And, No. 3: The Biden Administration has shifted into sell mode when it comes to infrastructure.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney on Joe Biden's foreign policy and the national security climate in her party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Thursday morning! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: Our takeaways from President Joe Biden's speech last night. No. 2: How the White House is planning to sell it. And, No. 3: A sneak peek at our bonus episode with House Conference Chair Liz Cheney.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise on overhauling police laws, and what he thinks will happen in the midterm elections in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Wednesday morning! Here are your top Washington stories for the day. No. 1: We've got some numbers to ponder as President Joe Biden takes the stage in his first joint address to Congress later today. No. 2: Details on what he is going to propose tonight. No. 3: A sneak peek at the Daily Punch bonus episode with House Minority Whip Steve Scalise that will drop later today.  Learn more about yo...

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on the party's 2022 prospects.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Tuesday morning! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: How House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy sees Republicans regaining the majority. No. 2: Two big policy moves by Democrats. And, No. 3: The latest on the funding to secure the Capitol.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Monday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: The latest from the House GOP retreat in Orlando. No. 2: Joe Biden is finally getting his moment in the Capitol, the latest on his joint address to Congress Wednesday. And, No. 3: House Republican Lee Zeldin is running for New York governor raising money off of Joe Biden's Supreme Court plans. Learn more about your...

TGIF! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: Speaker Nancy Pelosi's first-quarter fundraising numbers are in and they are eye-popping. No. 2: There's a lot of talk about bipartisanship under the dome these days, but will any deals actually get done? And, No. 3: RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel is heading to Florida for the House GOP retreat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Good Thursday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: We've got some news on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's efforts to get a post-Jan. 6 bipartisan commission off the ground. No. 2: President Joe Biden is headed to Congress to give a joint address next week, but many Republicans aren't planning on attending. No. 3: Bipartisanship isn't dead, the Senate is coming together on...

Good Wednesday morning! Here are your top three stories of the day. No. 1: Can the Senate get anything done on China? No. 2: Will Republicans bring earmarks back in the Senate? No. 3: The latest on our virtual interview with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and her efforts to make infrastructure bipartisan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Tuesday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: We've got the latest on infrastructure. No. 2: Disgraced journalist Mark Halperin has been hired by the group No Labels. No. 3: Will Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., be censured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Monday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: GOP members are distancing themselves from the America First Caucus, but what does it mean for the future of House Republicans. No. 2: President Joe Biden is inviting Republicans and Democrats to the White House today. And, No. 3: A look at California Democrat Karen Bass in our semi-regular feature -- What do they want?  Learn...

TGIF! Here are your top three Washington stories. No. 1: We dig into the first-quarter fundraising numbers -- and wow are members spending a lot of campaign cash on personal security in the wake of Jan. 6. No. 2: What's behind the big fundraising numbers. And, No. 3: There's a push afoot to pay staffers more money in an attempt to incentive them to stay longer.  Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Good Thursday morning! Here are your top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: Breaking overnight, the Biden Administration is set to announce a series of tough sanctions on Russia. No. 2: Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election results are still raising a ton of campaign cash despite many corporations stopping giving contributions to them. No. 3: We've got a juicy nugget...