The Wall Street Journal editorial board is hailing President Trump and Senator Cruz's Spectrum deal,

saying it will facilitate innovation, make the Internet safer, reduce consumer costs,

and foster competition while protecting American defense systems.

The first Trump administration jump-started America's 5G lead.

This deal will secure it by delivering the spectrum to grow our economy, create jobs, and lead the industries of the future.

To keep America first, Congress should pass the deal now.

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Thank you. presented by CTIA. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

And I'm Jake Sherman.

And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punch Bowl News.

It's Friday, TGIF, June 27, 2025.

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

the big question. Can the Senate make its July 4th reconciliation deadline? Number two, John

who? The Texas delegation takes a pass at endorsing Senator John Cornyn in his primary race and number three.

The Iran War Powers resolution is likely to fail.

All right, Jake, let's get to it.

There are big questions in the Senate and in Washington about whether Senate Republicans can actually make their July 4th deadline.

President Donald Trump is engaging in hand-to-hand combat,

finally calling senators. But for as many potential solutions, there still remain many, many

questions and problems with this piece of legislation. Yeah. So a few things here, number one,

TGIF, but there is no Friday this week because they're going to be

here potentially all weekend, but I'll say this. We were talking about this yesterday in the gallery.

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