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The Daily Punch

Big, Beautiful Backlash

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, News, Government

4.6666 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Anna and Jake discuss the backlash Republicans are facing over the reconciliation package. Plus, a look at Sen. Tim Kaine's efforts to challenge President Donald Trump. 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:41.6

Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

0:42.7

And I'm Jake Sherman. And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.

0:45.9

It's Tuesday, July 8th, 2025.

0:48.6

Let's get into the mix.

0:49.8

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

0:52.1

Number one, Republicans begin dealing with the reconciliation fallout.

0:56.5

Number two, Senator Tim Cain's quest to rebel against Trump.

1:01.2

And number three, the latest from the vault.

1:03.2

The effort to repeal parts of the reconciliation package have already begun.

1:07.9

All right, Jake, let's get into it.

1:09.6

We are leading Punch Bowl News a.m.

1:12.1

with, I think you said, the best headline you have written maybe in the history of Punch Bull News.

1:17.1

And, you know, it was brought to my attention, Anna, that I might have been a little sleepy yesterday.

1:21.1

I am not sleepy today. I feel like I am, I am ready to rock and roll. I don't even know if I got a good night's sleep, but it's Tuesday, which is not Monday.

1:31.6

So I feel a little bit better.

1:33.9

Well, let's talk about two things quickly here at the top.

1:37.1

Just briefly, Chuck Schumer has this new letter, a dear colleague to his colleagues,

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