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Thank you. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

And I'm Jake Sherman.

And welcome to The Daily Punch.

Broad to you by Punchable News.

It's Wednesday, May 20th, 2026.

Let's get in the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, Republicans, they're just living in Trump's world,

no matter the consequences. Number two, primary takeaways. And number three, Trump's ballroom's

bleak future. All right, Jake, we have a doozy of a top this morning. I'm going to read from it.

With less than 24 weeks until Election Day, President Donald Trump seems almost maniacally focused on doing and saying things that could harm Republicans' chances of keeping their House and Senate majorities in November.

The examples are stark in terms of where the president is, what he's pushing, what he's focused on.

At the same time, where you have voters saying they're frightened by high prices,

disappearing health care coverage, you know, there's worry about the rising prices of gas,

...