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12 minutes 48 seconds

How Johnson and Thune can use today’s meeting with Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune will meet with President Donald Trump today with 52 days until the federal government runs out of money. Plus: The latest on Trump's nominations.
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21 January 2025, 10:48 am
13 minutes 54 seconds

What’s different about Trump’s 2025 return

Inside Inauguration Day and a glimpse of what the new Trump administration may look like. Plus, the latest on Trump's nominees.
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20 January 2025, 11:23 am
10 minutes 52 seconds

Main Street Republicans fight to be Trump’s new confidantes

Congressional reporters Mica Soellner and Max Cohen discuss the dynamic between the Main Street Republican Caucus and the Trump world in comparison to the House Freedom Caucus. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.
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18 January 2025, 12:30 pm
14 minutes 43 seconds

Democrats’ TikTok dilemma

Congressional Democrats find themselves in an awkward position with the shutdown of TikTok looming in a couple of days. Plus: Newly-elected House Republicans are non-committal about joining the HFC after accepting the caucus' help in the election.
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17 January 2025, 11:10 am
11 minutes 28 seconds

Inside the House GOP hunt for budget savings

House Republicans are looking for budget savings any way they can get them, including asking President-elect Donald Trump to hold off on rolling back several Biden-era policies by executive order. Plus: The latest on Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation process.
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16 January 2025, 10:53 am
12 minutes 45 seconds

The 5 things you need to know about the future of Trump's agenda

With Trump's inauguration coming up in a few days, what is on his policy agenda? Plus: The Main Street Republicans cozy up to the president-elect.
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15 January 2025, 11:04 am
12 minutes 43 seconds

How Democrats plan to battle Hegseth

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Pentagon, has a confirmation hearing this morning. What are Democrats planning on doing? Plus: Some Democrats on the Jan. 6 committee are talking about pardons.
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14 January 2025, 11:15 am
15 minutes 32 seconds

Inside Trump's big nom week

President-elect Donald Trump's nominees have a busy week ahead. Plus: What are Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune focusing on?
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13 January 2025, 11:26 am
11 minutes 17 seconds

The Readback: Dispatch from CES in Vegas

Tech reporter Ben Brody takes you behind the scenes of the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and how Congress may react to agentic artificial intelligence. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.
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11 January 2025, 12:30 pm
14 minutes 24 seconds

Inside the House Budget Committee's messy search for savings

Rep. Jodey Arrington "accidentally" pitched raising taxes in a presentation to House Republicans. Plus: Tulsi Gabbard changes her tune on Section 702.
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10 January 2025, 11:19 am
13 minutes 56 seconds

Trump leans toward Johnson in reconciliation

President-elect Donald Trump came to the Capitol Wednesday night and met with Senate Republicans. There, Trump made it clear that he's leaning toward Speaker Mike Johnson on reconciliation. Plus: Is reconciliation the best place for the debt limit?
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9 January 2025, 11:06 am
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