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Morning, I'm Anna Palmer.

And I'm Jake Sherman.

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

It's Monday, December 1st, 2025.

Let's get into the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the morning.

Number one, Congress's big December to-do list.

Number two, defense secretary Pete Higgs-eth is under scrutiny.

And number three, it's crunch time for congressional maps.

Happy Monday, Jake, and welcome to December. We are kicking off Punch Bowl News a.m.

With a look at how crazy it is going to be in D.C., the final month of a tumultuous 2025. And of course, Congress is barely even going to be

here. The House is just 13 days left in session. It's only 12 for the Senate. But man, did they have a

big checklist? Yeah, they do. Well, happy December. It's cold out, which means it's December.

So that's one thing. Yes, there is a lot going on. Let's start

with health care. The big issue of the month, obviously, is Obamacare premium subsidies. Deadline is

December 31st. When we left Anna before Thanksgiving, it looked like the president was sending

signals that he might propose or support or do something in regards to a

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