The Daily Punch
Weekday mornings, The Daily Punch brings you inside Capitol Hill, the White House and Washington for an unfiltered look at the key players and stakes of all major issues of the day. Power. People. Politics. Hosted by Punchbowl News founders, journalists and best-selling authors Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman.
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- StandardSummaries onlyFly Out Day: Pennsylvania Sen. McCormick on Shapiro's lead, rising gas prices and the AI race with China
Published Oct 1, 2026
Fly Out DaySen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) — a member of the Foreign Relations, Energy and Banking committees — sat down with Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer to discuss affordability challenges, data centers in his home state, the midterms and much more!Stick around: The Washington Sun's Igor Bobic and Punchbowl News' Josh Siegel stop by for That's Not Gonna Fly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- StandardSummaries onlyFly Out Day: Top Energy Democrat Sen. Heinrich talks data centers and permitting deal
Published Sep 24, 2026
Fly Out DaySen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sat down with Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer at the townhouse to discuss the current state of permitting reform, AI and data centers, affordability and MUCH more. Then Semafor's Burgess Everett and our very own Laura Weiss stop by for That's Not Gonna Fly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- StandardSummaries onlySchumer warns Trump on China
Published Sep 22, 2026
We spoke with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to talk about what Schumer sees as some of the critical issues that he wants President Donald Trump to take up with China as it relates to AI. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices