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Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,

who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.

Hello!

To him, this is the best sound in the world.

Daddy!

Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.

Now that's term time working.

Offered at Amazon. 10 weeks off guaranteed per year.

Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off. Conditions apply. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer. And I'm Jake Sherbin.

And welcome to The Daily Punch. Brought to you by Punchful News. It is Wednesday, February 1st,

2023. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, what Speaker Kevin McCarthy wants in his first one-on-one meeting with President Joe Biden.

Number two, House Republicans move closer to removing Elon Omar from foreign affairs. And number three,

what House Republicans are looking at in their first foray

into oversight? All right, Jake, let's get to it. We have a very interesting top item of

Punchable News a.m. this morning leading the newsletter, a sit down with Kevin McCarthy as he

looks to position himself in this debt limit fight in his first one-on-one

meeting with President Joe Biden ahead of the State of the Union.

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