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The Daily Punch

House GOP has an impossible week

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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From FISA to DHS funding, Congress is staring down an absolutely brutal week that will set the tone for the rest of the legislative year. Anna breaks down what we’re watching. Plus, are Schumer-aligned candidates in trouble? 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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Presented by AI Progress. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to The Daily Punch, brought you by Punchful

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news. It's Monday, April 27th, 2026. Let's get in the mix. Here are your Washington headlines

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of the day. Number one, Saturday is terrifying White House Correspondents Association dinner. Number two,

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a brutal week ahead for Congress. And number three, Chuck Schumer's primary headaches. All right,

0:44.1

let's get into it. We are leading Punchful News a.m. with a look at what happened on Saturday

0:50.1

at the White House Correspondence Association dinner. Punchable News did have a couple of tables.

0:55.7

At the event, it is the latest sign that U.S. political violence is growing worse with no event or appearance entirely safe, no matter how profile the attendees.

1:06.0

The fallout from the shocking incident will reverberate certainly through this city and nationally.

1:11.6

The alleged gunman was a man named Cole Thomas Allen, 31 years of age of Torrance, California,

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and he is expected to appear in federal court this morning.

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Janine Piro, the U.S. attorney for D.C., said Allen faces two federal gun charges and more are

1:26.5

possible. Federal officials are looking

1:28.3

into how Allen got into the Washington Hilton and the security posture overall for the event.

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Alan allegedly wanted to harm President Donald Trump and others in the Trump administration,

1:39.0

reportedly calling himself the friendly family assassin, according to the New York Post.

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Trump slammed Allen as a whack job and lone wolf following the shooting which left

1:49.4

one officer injured. During a 60 minutes interview Sunday with Nora O'Donnell, Trump noted that

1:54.5

Allen's family warned law enforcement after receiving a threatening email from him.

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