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Back to SearchThe Big Four and the DHS shutdown
Congress is once again in a crisis with funding for DHS set to run out in a week and no solution in sight. Anna and Jake break down the political dyn…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Fly Out Day: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna vs. Senate Republicans
Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna stopped by the Punchbowl News Townhouse — and covered a lot.
From the SAVE Act and the filibuster to the Russia-Ukrai…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The GOP’s affordability crunch
Vulnerable Republicans have a big political problem on their hands. Jake breaks down the GOP’s political crunch over affordability in the upcoming mi…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What happens with DHS funding in 9 days?
With most of the government funded through Sept. 30, DHS is now facing a funding cliff in just nine days. Anna and Jake break down why there’s no dea…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The shutdown should end today
The government shutdown is set to end — but another funding cliff is already looming. Jake breaks down the latest and why DHS funding is headed for a…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Shutdown: What to expect today
The government is shut down…again. Jake breaks down how a Senate-White House deal on funding could blow up in the House, why Jeffries doesn’t feel bo…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Readback: The Senate’s funding fight
The Senate passed a government funding deal to avert a partial shutdown Friday with almost no time to spare, but it wasn’t easy getting there. This s…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Senate-W.H. deal problem
Can the Senate land a funding deal before the shutdown deadline? Anna and Jake break down the latest negotiations and Sen. Lindsey Graham’s roadblock…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Fly Out Day: Inside the funding fight with Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joins Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer to dig into DHS funding, her future in the Senate and President Trump's tariffs…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Schumer and W.H. funding talks
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the White House are negotiating a framework to pass five of the six outstanding FY2026 funding bills as the …
2 months, 3 weeks ago