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Jake Sherman. Welcome to the Daily Punch. Brought to you by Punchable News. It's Thursday,

January 6th, 2022.

Let's get into the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, we've got reflections a year later on January 6th.

Number two, the big questions for the January 6th select committee and what's next.

And number three, where Eric Garcetti's ambassadorial nomination stands. All right, Jake, let's get into it. This is a very solemn

day for us and for all of our friends, the people we know, the people we don't know, that work

on Capitol Hill. It's going to be a tough day for a lot of folks. And, you know, we've heard from

our friends, you know, the people that work around the Capitol complex this week. And it's hard.

It's sad. And a lot of people are not okay. Yeah, a lot of people are struggling. It's important

to say that, you know, I was just talking a minute ago,

Anna, with our friend Jonathan Lemire on way too early. And we write this in the newsletter.

And I pointed it out. And I think it's important. And you and I know this inherently, because

you and I have been, and Bres have been around politics and been around Capitol Hill for

since Ape Lincoln was in the house. No. Bres have been around politics and been around Capitol Hill for, uh, since ape

Lincoln was in the house.

Uh, no, but listen, many people in the capital are, yes, many people are political animals like

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