Podcast Episodes

The December rush: 2 weeks left

Congress has 11 days to avert a government shutdown. Plus: Former Sen. Cory Gardner will become the chair of the board of the Senate Leadership Fund.…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Readback: Watching Little Tech get ready for the big-time

Punchbowl News tech reporter Ben Brody talks about his interview with Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan and Little Tech's approach to President-elect Donald…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Senate Dems holding their fire on Trump’s noms

Some Senate Democrats are keeping an open mind to several of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees. Plus: Speaker Mike Johnson says he hasn’t commi…

1 year, 6 months ago

What to make of Musk, Ramaswamy and DOGE

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are coming to Capitol Hill today to talk DOGE. Plus: The CBC is mum on support for Rep. David Scott in the House Ag rac…

1 year, 6 months ago

Johnson's zero-seat cushion

Heading into the 119th Congress, Speaker Mike Johnson will have no margin to work with to pass legislation. And over in the Senate, what's going on w…

1 year, 6 months ago

How Democrats are cleaning up their House

The House Democratic Caucus is moving to purge some of its most veteran lawmakers from key committee positions. Plus: It's a big day for President-el…

1 year, 6 months ago

The December rush is here

Congress is back and it's time for the December rush. Plus: Inside the House Democrats' contests for top committee posts.

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1 year, 6 months ago

The Punch Power Matrix

The Punch Power Matrix is out. President-elect Donald Trump and the Congressional Black Caucus are up while Rep. Lauren Boebert and Vice President Ka…

1 year, 6 months ago

Preparing for the December sprint

When lawmakers return next week, they’ll face a three-week sprint to the end of the session centered around resolving two huge issues — government fu…

1 year, 6 months ago

Trump’s Vought for budget drama

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Russell Vought to lead OMB. Vought could end up having as big an impact early on as any of the president-elec…

1 year, 6 months ago