Decision time for House GOP mods

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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House Republicans are split over whether to extend Obamacare subsidies — and moderates may be inching toward a discharge petition. Anna and Jake break down the latest. Plus: New details of a brewing Trump executive order that could shake up the defense contracting world. Watch this episode on YouTube here! 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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0:32.5	Music Good morning.
0:43.8	And I'm Anna Palmer.
0:44.7	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:45.6	And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.
0:47.9	It's Wednesday, December 17th, 2025.
0:50.7	Let's get into the mix.
0:51.6	Here are your Washington headlines of the day.
0:53.9	Number one, the GOP divide on health care.
0:56.2	Number two, a big punchable news scoop on a White House executive order on defense contractors. And more is reverberating through the industry and on Capitol Hill.
1:05.1	And number three, we've got some news at confrontation about a possible redistricting plans at a Virginia delegation meeting.
1:11.5	All right, Jake, let's get to it.
1:12.8	It is a jam-packed Punchable News a.m. edition this morning.
1:16.4	Starting off with the storyline that is dominating Capitol Hill, and in particular, the Republican
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