It's all unraveling for House Republicans

The Daily Punch

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🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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From dealing with FISA to DHS funding — and even the farm bill — this week is already unraveling for House Republicans. And it’s only Tuesday. Anna and Jake discuss the latest. Plus, what’s next for Florida Democrats in the redistricting fight? 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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0:13.4	Presented by AI Progress. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.
0:26.3	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:27.3	And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.
0:29.7	It's Tuesday, April 28th, 2026.
0:32.4	Let's get in the mix here.
0:33.5	Are your Washington headlines of the day.
0:35.3	Number one, the House, it's a mess.
0:37.6	Number two, what's next for Florida Democrats?
0:39.4	And number three, Israel is the latest flashpoint in the key Nebraska primary.
0:44.0	All right, Jake, let's get into it.
0:45.4	I let off Punchable News a.m. yesterday saying it could be a brutal week for the House.
0:50.5	And just one day in, we are looking at how it has quickly become a mess for House
0:56.3	Republicans and Speaker. Mike Johnson, man, he had all the optimism coming into this week. He'd a lot
1:01.6	to accomplish on the to-do list. And so far, it looks like things are going to get difficult
1:07.6	before they get better. They have a lot of problems and almost no solutions.
1:12.2	Every single issue for House Republicans is currently unraveling.
1:17.3	Every single one.
1:18.2	Last night, let's just go down the list.
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