And now, a message from Google. The spirit of innovation is deeply ingrained in America,

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Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,

who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.

Hello!

To him, this is the best sound in the world.

Daddy!

Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.

Now that's term time working.

Offered at Amazon. 10 weeks off guaranteed per year.

Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off. Conditions apply. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer. And I'm Jake Sherman.

And welcome to The Daily Punch. Brought to you by Punchable News. It's Monday, October 2nd,

2023. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, the latest on Speaker Kevin McCarthy's future.

Number two, where things stand on Ukraine funding.

And number three, California Governor Gavin Newsom makes some moves to fill the late

Senator Diane Feinstein's seat.

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

It was a topsy-turvy end of the week.

Everybody was expecting a government shutdown.

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