The Daily Punch

Happy Wednesday! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: We sat down with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain last night and we're going to break down everything the said on Covid relief, immigration, and more. No. 2: Senate Majority Leader went after Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine last night. And, No. 3: Senate Democrats are going after Republican groups for trying to sta...

Happy Tuesday! Here are today's top Washington stories. No. 1: All eyes are turning to infrastructure as the next key legislative package. We've got some questions. No. 2: Conservatives in the House are causing problems on the House floor. And, No. 3: We've got the latest on the GOP earmark conundrum.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Monday morning! Here are your latest Washington headlines. No. 1: The latest on Covid relief as the package heads to the House for final passage ahead of President Joe Biden's March 14 deadline. No. 2: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is solidifying his position and knocking back potential progressive primary challenges for now. No. 3: Rep. Liz Cheney made a shortened trip to Florida for...

Good Friday morning! Here are then top Washington headlines. No. 1: The snail's pace of the Biden administration's legislation, plus what they are teeing up next. No. 2. The latest on Covid relief. And, No. 3: The growing chorus making the case for Shalanda Young to lead OMB.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here are the top three Washington stories of the day. No. 1: The latest on Covid relief in the Senate. No. 2: A New York Republican's case for running to replace Andrew Cuomo as governor. And, No. 3: The Capitol Hill security threat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Wednesday morning! Here are your Washington headlines. No. 1: the Washington Joe Biden wants vs. the Washington Joe Biden has. No. 2: Neera Tanden withdrew her nomination for OMB director. And, No. 3: What's next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Tuesday morning! Here are your Washington headlines. No. 1: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo facing more heat over allegations of inappropriate behavior. Where is the New York delegation? No. 2: Senate Democrats are splintering behind the scenes when it comes to Covid relief. And, No. 3: FBI Director Christopher Wray is heading to Capitol Hill to testify about the Jan. 6 insurrection.  Learn more a...

Good Monday morning! Here are your top Washington stories. No. 1: Donald Trump spoke at CPAC over the weekend. We've got two important dynamics we're watching for the Republican Party. No. 2: Covid Relief is moving to the Senate. No. 3: House Democrats are going to push an aggressive agenda this month, we've got the latest.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Friday morning! Here are the top Washington stories we are following this morning. No. 1: The Senate parliamentarian ruled that the $15 minimum wage can't be a part of the Senate's covid relief package. We'll tell you where things stand. No. 2: Spy games: The House Intel Committee still hasn't organized. And, No. 3: President Joe Biden is heading to Texas — everything we're watching as he mak...

Good Thursday morning! Here are the top stories we are watching today. No. 1: Earmarks are coming to a House Democratic infrastructure package, big news for lawmakers looking to bring money for roads and bridges projects back home. No. 2: The Capitol Police leadership will be on the hot seat at a hearing today. No. 3: Cancun's Ted Cruz is getting some message help.  Learn more about your ad choice...

Good Wednesday morning! Here are the three stories driving today. No. 1: We've got new details from a book about to be released about Joe Biden's campaign that reveals the dire financial straights his campaign was in before the New Hampshire primary. No. 2: Republicans may be warming to earmarks. And, No. 3: The latest on Joe Biden's cabinet and whether the $15 minimum wage will make it into the C...

Good Tuesday morning! Here are the three stories driving the day in Washington. No. 1: The case for why the Republican Party is more adrift than it has been for more than 15 years -- perhaps since Watergate. No. 2: A sneak peek into the Jan. 6 hearing later today. And, No. 3: The latest on Covid relief and whether the $15 minimum wage will make it into the bill and how Republicans are already star...

Good Monday Morning! Here are the three stories driving today. No. 1: Congress is back in town — we have a look at the latest on Covid relief. No. 2: We dive into the political pressure that each member of the congressional leadership is feeling ahead of this critical week. And, No. 3: Neera Tanden's nomination for OMB director is not looking good — we scoop that Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is a...

Good Friday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: We take a look at politician’s self-inflicted wounds. No. 2: The latest on Sen. Ted Cruz and how his Cancun trip is playing out. No. 3: The top takeaways from the Robinhood hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Thursday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No.1: The $15 minimum wage is causing problems for Democrats as they try to move Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief package. No. 2: The Robinhood hearing is today ... How to watch the hearing like an insider. No. 3: Republican groups are ramping up the pressure to reopen schools, a campaign they are trying to use to regain s...

Good Wednesday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day: No. 1: Joe Biden was in Milwaukee last night and he was making a lot of promises. No. 2: Punchbowl News held an event on Clubhouse with GOP Reps. Patrick McHenry and Anthony Gonzalez about the upcoming Robinhood hearing. And, No. 3: Illinois Republican Adam Kinzinger is getting heat from his family ... once again. Learn more ab...

Good Tuesday morning! Here are your top headlines of the day: No. 1: Republicans are digging in against voting for the Democrats' Covid relief package, we'll tell you why. No. 2: President Joe Biden is heading to Milwaukee. And, No. 3: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is prepping for 2022 with questions looming about what role will Donald Trump play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Good Monday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: It was a busy weekend in Washington with former President Donald Trump's impeachment coming to a close. We'll tell you what it means for power in Washington. No. 1: Earmarks are making a comeback. And, No. 3: All eyes are on President Joe Biden and his agenda.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Friday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Trump's defense lawyers take the wheel at his impeachment trial. No. 2: Why the Biden administration is trying to ignore all things impeachment. And, No. 3: The latest on Senate Democrat's strategy to move quickly on Covid relief.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good morning! Here are your Washington headlines. No. 1: Democratic impeachment managers laid out a comprehensive case about Donald Trump's actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol. Will it matter? No. 2: A look at the challenges for $15 minimum wage to be a part of Covid relief. And, No. 3: The Ohio Senate race to fill Sen. Rob Portman's seat is heating up.  Learn more about your ad c...

 Here are your Washington headlines. No. 1: It's a busy day in Washington with Day 2 of Donald Trump's second impeachment' trial getting underway. No. 2: We look at how the 45th president isn't necessarily happy with how things are unfolding. And, No. 3: The long process of Covid relief has gotten underway. Plus, we've got a sneak peek at the latest edition of "The Opener" featuring Neera Tanden. ...

Good, Tuesday morning! Here are the Washington stories of the day. No. 1: We preview an exclusive interview with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy about his thinking on Marjorie Taylor Greene, Liz Cheney and Donald Trump. No. 2: The Trump's impeachment trial starts today, we've got the latest on what you should be watching. And, No. 3: Republicans are launching a super PAC to try and mimic the...

Good Monday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Donald Trump's impeachment trial gets underway. While the outcome is nearly assured, a look into what we're watching in the week ahead. No. 2: Democrats are starting to work on Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan. They've got little room for error with a tight deadline of the middle of March before benefits start to...

Good Friday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Congressional Democrats and top committee chairs are heading to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden. No. 2: Sen. Ben Sasse got censured by the Nebraska Republican Party. And, No. 3: Former President Donald Trump won't testify at the impeachment trial.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Good morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: We spoke with Steve Richetti, counselor to the president and one of the most powerful people in the Biden White House about Covid relief, bipartisanship and much more. No. 2: Rep. Liz Cheney and the establishment wing of the Republican Party struck back last night. And, No. 3: A look at Speaker Nancy Pelosi exerting more power and...