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is fueling America's workforce by visiting walmart. And I'm Jake Sherman. And welcome to The Daily Punch. Broad to you by Punchable News. It's Thursday, June 27th, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, it's here the

first presidential debate. What does that mean for the rest of the ticket? Number two, we've got

turmoil in the House Freedom Caucus. And number three, Republicans are clashing over a data privacy

bill. All right, Jake, it is good to be with you.

It's been a little bit.

It has been a little bit.

Yes, I'm happy to be back and discussing a what sure to be a totally normal and cool

debate with no controversy.

I like it.

It's a way to set that one up.

We are leading Punchable News. with a look at debate night and what that means for the rest of the ticket. Of course, this evening kicks off the sprint for the White House as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump face off in Atlanta for their first debate hosted by CNN.

It's also the start of a new phase in the 2024 presidential contest that will help shape

the down-ballot races for key Senate and House seats.

Candidates and incumbents are running in competitive races

are going to be looking at tonight's Biden-Trump debate

as a stage-setting exercise for their own elections,

almost message-testing, you know, what's working, what didn't work.

It's also going to be kind of an odd debate, though.

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