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It's Friday, May 29th, 2026.

Let's get in the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, Democrats are bullish on Iowa.

Number two, Republicans try to find a way forward on reconciliation 2.0. And number three, a treat who's up and who's down in this week's Power

Matrix. All right, Jake, it is good to be back with the Daily Punch crew here. A big thank

you to everybody on the team who helped us out this week, filming and recording the podcast while

we were traveling

for work, but there is a lot happening despite the fact that this is a congressional recess week,

our very own Max Cohen in Iowa in Sioux City, I believe, talking about Democrats and how they

are dreaming big. I think the question is, is this going to actually come to fruition or not?

But, man, they are looking to flip.

The governor's mansion, a Senate seat,

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