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The Daily Punch

Congress is barreling toward a shutdown

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

News, Politics, Government

4.3 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Washington is just over two weeks away from a possible government shutdown, with both parties digging in and no clear path forward. Anna and Jake break down the latest on government funding. Plus: Joe Manchin’s new book and “revenge tour” taking aim at top Democrats, and a look at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ big fundraising push in California as redistricting battles heat up. 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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0:42.7

And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punch Bowl News. It's Monday, September 15th, 2025.

0:48.8

Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the morning.

0:52.1

Number one, the latest on government funding.

0:55.1

Number two, mansions revenge tour.

0:57.5

And number three, Jeffries raises big money in California.

1:01.2

All right, Jake, happy Monday morning.

1:03.2

We are just over two weeks from the government running out of money.

1:10.2

And what is so clear in the setup of this item today is just that the two camps are really

1:17.3

digging in here.

1:18.1

And it feels as though we are headed to a shutdown unless something kind of dramatically shifts.

1:24.1

Dramatically.

1:25.9

You've said the word that is probably the most important word of the week. Something

1:30.5

needs to dramatically shift in both of the parties' positions. And here's why you should be

1:36.4

alarmed if you don't want a government shutdown. Both parties are making a bet and are completely

1:43.0

comfortable in that bet. You know, Republicans say they have a

1:47.6

clean CR. We have not seen text yet. It's Monday. We have not seen text on the CR. But that would

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