Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow the funding battle is colliding with reconciliation
Anna and Jake take a look at how the reconciliation fight is impacting what’s already going to be a brutal partisan struggle over FY2026 government s…
7 months ago
How the Senate can make reconciliation deadline
Jake discusses how the Senate can meet its July 4 reconciliation deadline. Plus, President Donald Trump’s L.A. National Guard move is spurring a huge…
7 months ago
The Readback: Washington’s big break up
Congressional reporter Mica Soellner breaks down the falling out between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over the reconciliation bill earlier this week. T…
7 months ago
Why Musk could be a big problem for Trump
Jake takes a look at how how Elon Musk could be dangerous to President Donald Trump and the GOP. Plus, the race for a top House post has put the Cong…
7 months, 1 week ago
GOP tax rift grows as clock ticks
Senate Republicans and the White House are at odds over potential changes to tax-cut provisions in the House-passed reconciliation package. Plus, cry…
7 months, 1 week ago
Why Thune is going to Trump early
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is already playing his biggest card — President Donald Trump — to help push the GOP reconciliation package through …
7 months, 1 week ago
The Future of Medicine: The Players
Punchbowl News Financial Services Reporter Brendan Pedersen joins Anna Palmer to discuss the complicated relationship among several entities working …
7 months, 1 week ago
Thune's rocky road to July 4
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is charting a four-week sprint to pass a reconciliation bill. Plus, Sen. John Cornyn is trailing Texas Attorney Gen…
7 months, 1 week ago
What we learned at the Pentagon
This week, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George will appear before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees with a …
7 months, 1 week ago
The Readback: 24 hours with senators in Canada
Senior congessional reporter Andrew Desiderio talks about his experience joining a bipartisan Senate delegation to Canada last week. The senators wer…
7 months, 1 week ago