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The Daily Punch

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The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

News, Politics, Government

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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It’s the final week of February, with 253 days to Election Day. From DHS funding to the State of the Union, Anna and Jake discuss what congressional leaders face this week. Plus, how the Supreme Court's bombshell tariff ruling is impacting Capitol Hill. Watch this episode on YouTube here! Punchbowl News is on YouTube⁠. ⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our channel today to see all the new ways⁠⁠ ⁠we’re investing in video.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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

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0:00.0

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0:48.3

Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

0:50.0

And I'm Jake Sherman.

0:51.1

And welcome to The Daily Punch.

0:52.4

Brought to you by Punchable News.

0:53.5

It's Monday, February 23rd, 26. Happy State of the Union Week. All right, Jake, let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, what congressional leaders face with one week left in February. Number two, how the Supreme Court's bombshell terror of rulings is impacting Capitol Hill.

1:12.5

And number three, we've got some news.

1:17.1

The pro-AI super PAC is going big in Texas.

1:18.9

All right, Jake, happy Monday.

1:20.2

Thanks so much for filling in for me.

1:24.3

Last week I had some illness, but I am back stronger than ever.

1:25.5

Happy to be here.

1:26.6

Strong as a bull.

1:28.7

I mean, I'll take it, right?

1:32.5

But man, the weather here in D.C.

1:35.7

Pretty gross, OPM on a two-hour delay.

1:39.4

But it's going to be a busy week here in Washington. And we are really walking through all of the things on congressional leaders,

1:47.3

calendars, and certainly some headaches for them to figure out.

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