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The Daily Punch

Congress is back!

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Congress returns and has a lot on its plate before the end of the month. Can they get a stopgap funding bill passed in time? Plus: An exclusive look at the August fundraising hauls from Speaker Mike Johnson. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:41.3

Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

0:42.6

And I'm Jake Sherman.

0:44.1

And welcome to The Daily Punch.

0:45.5

Brought to you by Punch Bowl News.

0:47.8

It's Monday, September 9th, 2024.

0:49.4

Let's get into the mix.

0:51.6

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

0:53.6

Number one, Congress returns.

0:55.6

Now what? Number two,

1:00.9

House Republicans fundraising numbers and number three, what we're watching this week. All right, Jake,

1:08.1

let's get into it. It is going to be a very busy week here in Washington, but first is probably important to tee up what is happening and where we are in the political

1:12.8

state of play. After a long recess, Congress is finally back. Of course, there are now 57 days

1:20.1

until Election Day and just a few weeks until a possible government shutdown. All eyes will be

1:25.8

on Philadelphia on Tuesday when former president Donald Trump

1:30.1

faces off against Vice President Kamala Harris for their first and potentially only debate right now.

1:39.0

A lot of polling coming out showing Trump leading Harris by a single point nationally, but the vice president leading

1:45.4

or tied with Trump in all the key battleground states. That is, of course, from the latest New York

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