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Good Monday morning! Here are your top stories of the day. No. 1: We dig into the Democratic opposition to President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan. No. 2: What to expect this week on Capitol Hill. And, No. 3: More on the unfolding Matt Gaetz scandal and how it will play out on Capitol Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Friday morning! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: The Senate parliamentarian is expected to rule today on Senate Democrat's request to get another crack at reconciliation this year. No. 2: We've got the latest on the legislative and political climate surrounding President Joe Biden's infrastructure package. And, No. 3: The NYT's has more details on the FBI inquiry into GOP firebrand Matt Gaetz of Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Thursday morning! Here are your top Washington stories of the day. No. 1: President Joe Biden is considering giving a joint session of Congress-type speech around his first 100 days in office. No. 2: How Republicans are going to push back against Biden's "American Jobs Plan." And, No. 3: The latest fundraising numbers from Sen. Josh Hawley the Republican from Missouri, and Democrat Alex Lasry in Wisconsin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Wednesday morning! Here are your top stories of the day. No. 1: We've got details on Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan. No. 2: House Democrats are urging the Biden Administration to take action on guns. And, No. 3: The latest on the DOJ investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). 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 latest on gun control in the Senate — there's a sliver of movement. No. 2: We've got new details on the race to overturn the results in Iowa's 2nd District. And, No. 3: The tale of the two Mikes — how Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo are looking to take up the 2024 mantle for the GOP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Monday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is maneuvering to potentially get another bite at the reconciliation apple. No. 2: We've got a new feature: What do they want? We ask that question about GOP firebrand Jim Jordan. No. 3: Republicans go on offense in Iowa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Friday morning! Here are your top Washington stories. No. 1: We have the latest on the Iowa seat in the House that Democrats are trying to win back. No. 2: House Democrats are trying to get more information on what exactly happened on January 6, 2021. And, No. 3: The latest on gun control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Thursday morning! Here are your top Washington stories. No. 1: We've got news on the White House rollout of its big infrastructure plan. No. 2: The case for and against Sen. Chuck Schumer going nuclear and getting rid of the filibuster. And, No. 3: The latest fundraising numbers from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Wednesday morning! Here are your top Washington headlines. No. 1: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer convened Democrats on raising the $15 minimum wage. No. 2: The Democrats' election and voting rights bill is going to see some fireworks in the Senate today. No. 3: The White House is moving to add a senior AAPI liaison to its staff after getting an ultimatum from some Senate Democrats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Tuesday morning! Here are your top three Washington headlines for the day. No. 1: Following the horrific shooting in Colorado, we look at where things stand on Capitol Hill for action on gun control. No. 2: We are on the verge of a blockbuster Silicon Valley hearing. And, No. 3: More trouble with earmarks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Monday morning! Here are your top three Washington headlines for the day. No. 1: We have the latest report card on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. No. 2: NY Republican Tom Reed is retiring from Congress after an explosive report in The Washington Post. No. 3: Confirmations is the name of the game in the Senate this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Friday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: We assess where Joe Biden's White House is and what their plans are for the summer. No. 2: Tensions are rising between the U.S. and China. And, No. 3: Immigration reform makes some progress in the House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Thursday morning! Here are your top Washington headlines. No. 1: We're 600 days from the midterm elections. We're asking the question — What do Republicans stand for? No. 2: Hardline conservative Mo Brooks is running for Alabama Senate. And, No. 3: The Capitol is having a tough time getting back to normal in the wake of the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Wednesday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: House Republicans are getting set to vote on a return of earmarks. No. 2: Joe Biden has some thoughts on the filibuster. And, No. 3: A new report is out on a possible exit for Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Tuesday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Immigration battles have hit a new low during the Biden presidency. No. 2: The latest on the Jan. 6 Commission update. And, No. 3: A dark money group is going after Sen. Sheldon Whiteshouse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Monday morning! Here are your top three stories of the day. No. 1: We've got report cards for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. No. 2: Goldman Sachs has its latest predictions on the economy and hint, hint, it's a good sign for Democrats. No. 3: The latest on embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Friday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No 1: Joe Biden's political strength, as seen in his White House address to the nation. No 2: What Biden said No 3: The Hill versus China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Thursday morning! Here are your Washington headlines of the day. No. 1: Gun control. Democrats are taking up legislation this week. We'll walk you through the likelihood of it passing. No. 2: President Joe Biden is set to address the nation. We have a sneak peek on what he'll say. No. 3: More pressure for Dems to deliver on voting rights and increasing the minimum wage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 stack the federal judiciary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the House Republican leadership retreat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 makes his first trip to the ravaged state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Covid relief package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 starting to run against it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 no vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 some of the ground Donald Trump lost in the suburbs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 success Democrats like Stacey Abrams have had in Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 run out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/adchoices

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 influence in the House with the extraordinary move of forcing a vote on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's committee assignments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's top Washington headlines: No. 1. Republicans have a new line -- let Biden be Biden. A look at how Republicans are trying to drive a wedge between President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats. No. 2: It's the day of reckoning in the House for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Liz Cheney. And, No. 3: The contours of Trump's impeachment trial are set as both sides dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's what we're following in Washington today: No. 1: It's been 26 days since the Capitol riot and the reverberations are just starting to be felt on the security front while psychological wounds are continuing to surface. No. 2: What to make of the White House meeting with Sen. Susan Collins and company. And, No. 3: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell waded into House GOP politics backing Rep. Liz Cheney and whacking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good morning and welcome to the Daily Punch! Here are the leading Washington stories we're breaking down today. No. 1: Republicans got an invite to the White House before Democrats as Joe Biden seeks a bipartisan deal on Covid relief. No. 2: The GOP is deeply divided ahead of Donald Trump's impeachment trial. And, No. 3: New data could make it harder for Democrats to push for state and local funding in a Covid relief package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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