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The Daily Punch

Can House Republicans get some momentum back?

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

House Republicans have been in a rut — failed FISA votes, DHS funding chaos and political headwinds piling up. Now, Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to get some momentum back. Anna and Jake discuss the latest. Plus, what Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) told us on Fly Out Day about Reconciliation 3.0. 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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0:35.1

Amanda Palmer.

0:36.2

And I'm Jake Sherman.

0:37.1

And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.

0:39.8

It's Friday, April 24th, 2026.

0:43.5

Let's get in the mix here are your Washington headlines of the day.

0:45.7

Number one, House Republicans try to find their mo.

0:48.2

Number two, what Representative Brian Fitzpatrick told us on fly out day and number three,

0:52.7

Sherrod Brown's massive April.

0:55.4

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

0:56.4

We are leading Punchable News AM.

0:58.9

With a look at how House Republicans, clearly having been in a rut, are trying to find a pathway forward where they could align together, get some wins, start to feel a little bit of that sweet smell of success

1:14.0

after twice facing him humiliating fashion to pass an extension to FISA, the controversial

1:20.0

intelligence surveillance law. What do you think, Jake? We list a number of things that they're

1:25.0

trying to find out a pathway forward that if they're successful,

1:27.7

I think they'll feel good at, but there's a long pathway ahead.

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