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The Daily Punch

Discharges, discord and drama: Inside the House

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a stunning week in the House for Speaker Mike Johnson as four moderate Republicans handed Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries a win on enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies, upending the GOP’s agenda. Plus, how the January 30 funding sprint is taking shape. And inside House Dems’ latest move to weaponize discharge petitions heading into 2026. 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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And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News. It's Thursday, December 18th, 2025.

0:51.4

Let's get in the mix here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one,

0:54.9

Johnson, Jeffries, and the mods. Number two, the January spending sprint takes shape. And number

1:01.5

three, House Dems weigh a new discharge petition strategy. All right, Jake, let's get into it.

1:07.7

It has been a wild week in Congress to say the least, but in particular for the House.

1:14.9

Catch us up on what is happening between the Republicans. You've got Speaker Mike Johnson and the moderates going their own way.

1:23.2

You've got Hakeem Jeffries, a minority leader, all of a sudden in the mix in a way with a three-seat majority of the house.

1:29.8

Things are certainly interesting, to say the least.

1:33.0

Since we left you yesterday, not you, but this podcast, four Republicans signed Hakeem Jeffries discharge petition on the three-year extension of the Obamacare subsidies, putting it over the finish

1:44.9

line. That's Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan McKenzie, and Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania, no relation to

1:49.6

John Bresdenhan. No relation that we know of. I haven't checked the entire family tree, but I'm

1:54.7

told no relation. And Mike Lawler, who will be our guest on Fly Out Day today. So what a

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