House Democratic leaders are trolling for dues. Jeffries is matching contributions up to $500K as Dems gear up for a gavel fight in 2026 — and a new dues sheet shows who’s paying up, and who’s sitting on big cash. We have the details: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

NEWS in TECH: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast (R-Fla.) is introducing a bill that would treat the sales of artificial intelligence chips to “countries of concern” similarly to military arms’ sales. We have the details: punchbowl.news/article/tech...

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) didn’t mince words during his interview on Fly Out Day, where he said the three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies that he helped nudge toward the House floor was “bullshit.” Read the full recap: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: Schumer looks to turn the page after his toughest year yet. From a shutdown fight and progressive backlash to a new funding impasse tied to Trump and Colorado, the Senate Democratic leader reflects on a bruising 2025. punchbowl.news/article/sena...

Our last AM edition of the year! Happy holidays to all!!!

Filing season chaos is underway. Texas and Illinois brought surprises — and with more deadlines looming, Republicans are bracing for retirements and both parties are scrambling to plug last-minute recruitment holes. Here are the filing deadlines to watch: punchbowl.news/article/camp...

House Democrats are launching their own stock-trading ban discharge petition, a direct challenge to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s effort and the latest sign that Dems see discharge petitions as real governing tools in a fractured House. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

The Jan. 30 funding sprint is on — and Schumer is signaling Dems won’t flirt with another shutdown and instead want to see a bipartisan appropriations process. We break down the current state of play in both chambers: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: It’s been a crazy week in the House — a chamber out of control, with frayed nerves, angry lawmakers and an embattled speaker. We unpack how it all slid into chaos: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM today - Johnson, Jeffries, GOP moderates & a crazy week in the House as Congress nears holiday exit - News: Schumer - No need for January gov’t shutdown - House Democrats wage new discharge petition strategy - Filing deadlines to watch punchbowl.news/archive/1218...

TECH: Andreessen Horowitz is laying out a framework on Wednesday that it wants Congress to take up for artificial intelligence, including ideas on protecting kids and preserving a role for states despite the federal approach. @benbrodydc.bsky.social has the details: punchbowl.news/article/tech...

NEWS: Rep. Rob Wittman confronted Virginia Democratic Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday in a tense exchange over Virginia Dems’ mid-decade redistricting plans, per multiple sources in the room. We have the details: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

The White House is prepping an executive order with potentially widespread implications for the defense contracting sector — and we’re getting our first sense of how it’s playing. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/defe...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: With unemployment up, prices high and health costs set to spike, House GOP moderates are at a crossroads with leadership. Vulnerable Republicans say extending Obamacare subsidies is a political must — but Johnson isn't budging. punchbowl.news/article/hous...

NEWS: Two Hill Dems are probing whether the DOJ gave special treatment to Pam Bondi’s brother. In a letter, they allege a “troubling pattern” of interventions or dismissals in cases involving Brad Bondi that “consistently favor his clients.” punchbowl.news/article/hous...

NEWS in THE VAULT: A collection of tribal governments and other groups are mounting a year-end push for federal regulators and lawmakers to crack down on the “unregulated” prediction markets industry. @brendanpedersen.bsky.social has the details: punchbowl.news/article/vaul...

Congress is 45 days from a Jan. 30 shutdown — and the storm clouds are only getting darker. A paralyzed approps process, a GOP feud over earmarks and expiring Obamacare subsidies are colliding into a high-stakes funding fight. Full breakdown: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: This week was designed to give the House GOP a way to push back on Democratic attacks over skyrocketing health care costs. Instead, the House GOP leadership has facilitated an untimely intraparty brawl. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

NEWS: Sen. Ruben Gallego is offering a war powers resolution to remove U.S. troops from ongoing boat strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/defe...

Indiana’s redistricting flop is scrambling Democrats’ next moves. Top Dems say they’ll keep pressing, but the GOP’s stand in Indiana is cooling momentum in key blue states like Illinois and Maryland, even as Jeffries vows to “finish” the fight. punchbowl.news/article/camp...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: It’s a huge week for health care — and for Johnson. His GOP moderates are revolting over the Obamacare subsidy fight, putting his health care bill (and strategy) at serious risk just days before the cliff hits. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM today - With Congress set to go over Obamacare cliff, the House GOP health-care drama - Indiana flop muddies Dem redistricting push - Gallego launches new war powers push - Crow spreads the cash post Trump probe - Minn. Senate Dem clash punchbowl.news/archive/1215...

TECH: Trump just moved to block state AI laws, sparking a revolt in his own party. His new EO threatens funding cuts and sets up a litigation task force, but GOP governors, social conservatives and states like Colorado say they’ll sue. punchbowl.news/article/tech...

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby is on a peace mission to Capitol Hill, following a series of scathing criticisms from GOP senators who said Colby never responds to their questions and is overseeing a “Pigpen-like mess.” Full story: punchbowl.news/article/defe...

NEWS: Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican leadership team will meet this morning with the GOP’s “Five Families” to discuss a plan to give moderates a vote on the Obamacare subsidies next week. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM today - GOP’s redistricting flop. Trump & House Rs will need more than redistricting to save them in ‘26 - Johnson’s high-stakes day on health care - DOD policy chief tries to cool Hill tension - Tech: Trump’s order sets up AI collision punchbowl.news/archive/1212...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: The GOP’s redistricting gamble is backfiring. Indiana just dealt Trump a stunning defeat, rejecting his push for a mid-cycle redraw — the latest setback in a string of losses from Ohio to Utah. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Listen to The Daily Punch: Republicans’ redistricting push is falling flat. Anna and Jake break down how Trump’s aggressive strategy backfired across key states. Plus, inside today’s high-stakes House GOP huddle on health care. 📺: youtu.be/8uz_fx9pVTg shorturl.at/GKliV

Democratic State Sen. Joe Baldacci, the brother of a former Maine governor, is moving closer to a bid for retiring Rep. Jared Golden’s (D-Maine) district. punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Calls are growing for a Venezuela war powers vote after Trump seized a Venezuelan oil tanker and hinted “other things are happening.” Some lawmakers are saying the White House hasn’t justified its escalating campaign. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/defe...

A bipartisan health care deal is slipping even further away. Trump now says Hill Republicans “don’t need” a major package in 2026 — a blow to GOP leaders already struggling to address skyrocketing costs. 🔗: punchbowl.news/article/heal...

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM today - The GOP’s shaky hold on the House. Discharge petitions galore & members looking to save themselves - Health care deal grows further out of reach - Calls grow for war powers vote on Venezuela - Another Baldacci eyes Maine run punchbowl.news/archive/1211...

THE VAULT: The Fed is expected to lower interest rates by 25 basis points today. After that, the trajectory of rates — and what happens with the U.S economy they’re trying to shape — is anybody’s guess. punchbowl.news/article/vaul...

Don’t bank on a January health care deal. The Senate’s “show” votes on Thursday are likely to expose just how far apart the parties are on the expiring Obamacare subsidies and why a bipartisan fix may be out of reach. punchbowl.news/article/heal...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: Amid a health care cliff, a Fed cut and fallout from Trump’s boat strikes, the White House is eyeing another defense spending boost through reconciliation — and top defense lawmakers in both parties are pushing back. Read more: punchbowl.news/article/defe...

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM today - Trump eyes more defense spending on party-line votes, but the Hill fights back - Don’t count on January health-care deal if Obamacare subsidies end - The Vault: Battered Fed looks to a hazy 2026 - Punchbowl News Defense launch punchbowl.news/archive/1210...

Listen to The Daily Punch: Republicans are spiraling on health care as both chambers hunt for a plan. Anna and Jake unpack the pressure on Thune and the House chaos. Plus, the Texas Senate race is heating up on both sides. 📺: youtu.be/XH8CW-H_Niw shorturl.at/vnPMt

First in THE VAULT: Senate Dems, led by Sens. Merkley and Cortez Masto, are introducing a bill today that would prohibit the U.S. Treasury and Mint from producing a coin bearing the likeness of Trump. More details: punchbowl.news/article/vaul...

News: House Democrats are set to restore Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-Texas) post as the party’s top lawmaker on a key Appropriations subcommittee, according to multiple Democratic sources. punchbowl.news/article/cate...

Texas politics are in full meltdown. The GOP’s Senate race is now a three-way brawl after leadership failed to clear the field for Cornyn. And Dems aren’t faring much better, with Jasmine Crockett’s entry triggering a cascade of reshuffles. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/camp...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: News: A bipartisan group of House members is introducing a bill to extend the enhanced Obamacare subsidies for two years with new income limits and anti-fraud measures. More details: punchbowl.news/article/heal...

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM today - GOP’s health-care spiral. House & Senate GOP leaders scramble as Obamacare cliff looms - Texas races mired in messy primaries - Now pardoned Cuellar to get his Approps post back - The Vault: Dems move to ban Trump dollar coin punchbowl.news/archive/1292...

Listen to The Daily Punch: Congress faces a high-stakes December sprint. Anna and Jake break down the scramble on health care and the NDAA. Plus, new Canvass data on who senior staffers say is the most effective leader. 📺: youtu.be/4XRXsddAg-o shorturl.at/WiP3O

Today marks the start of a massively important week for the midterms. From an expected Crockett announcement to the latest in Indiana redistricting, here's what we're watching: punchbowl.news/article/camp...

A majority of senior Democratic staffers on Capitol Hill said Senate Majority Leader John Thune is the most effective congressional leader, according to our latest Canvass survey. @andrewdesiderio.bsky.social breaks down the full results: punchbowl.news/article/poll...

President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled national security plan divided leading defense lawmakers and sparked questions about how the United States will project power abroad. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/defe...

☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: With just two weeks left in session, Congress is racing to finish the NDAA and navigate a high-stakes health-care fight. News: GOP Sens. Moreno and Collins are proposing a plan to extend the Obamacare subsidies for two years. punchbowl.news/article/hous...

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM today - Health care & defense dominate Hill as Congress rushes to finish up work for year - Trump’s NatSec strategy splits defense hawks - Hill staffers - including Dems - see Thune as most effective leader - What we’re watching punchbowl.news/archive/1282...

House Republicans are close to wrapping up their health care bill that’s certain to include a hodge podge of GOP health care policies. But one key question remains: Will it include an extension of the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies? Full story: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

The Supreme Court gifted Texas Republicans back their gerrymandered congressional map for the midterms Thursday evening, reversing a lower court ruling that invalidated the map last month. Read more on what this means for 2026: punchbowl.news/article/supr...