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Learn more at UnitedHealthgroup.com slash commitment. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to by Punchable News. It's Thursday, April 9th, 2026. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, why the GOP will have trouble moving past Iran.

Number two, how Todd Blanche could run DOJ without confirmation. And number three, the latest from the

vault on our premium plus coverage on replacing Jerome Powell. All right, everybody, happy Thursday morning.

We are getting into it this morning, leading the top of Punchball News a.m.

We'll look at the big question here. Can Republicans escape the long shadow of the Iran war?

President Donald Trump will head to Arizona and Nevada next week to talk about the one big beautiful bill act and its tax cuts, the biggest policy win

notched by the GOP-run Congress. Trump is seemingly trying to turn the page from a brutal

month of war in Iran and Republican infighting in Washington. But that is a lot easier, said

than done. Of course, there has been a ceasefire in the Middle East with Iran oil tankers are still not moving

through the strait of Hormuz yet. And the question of Israel's offensive against Hezbollah

in Lebanon is being disputed by U.S., Israeli, and Iranian officials. Trump warned late Wednesday

night that U.S. forces, quote, will remain in place in and around Iran until such time as the real agreement reached is fully complied with.

And with lawmakers returning to Washington for the first time in two weeks on Monday, the capital will be dominated by votes and action related to the 40-day-long conflict.

So let's consider this just next week.

Congress is going to have to wrestle with the expiration of FISA, Section 702,

a key national security policy that needs House approval.

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