Republicans want it both ways on Iran

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🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Congress seems to want it both ways as the war with Iran progresses: Republicans want a piece of overseeing the unfolding conflict, but they don’t want to do it publicly. Anna and Jake discuss the latest. Plus, is Kristi Noem done? President Trump has been surveying Hill Republicans on whether he should fire the DHS Secretary, according to multiple Republicans who have spoken with the president. We have the details. 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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0:33.2	If you were calling around asking people if you should can me, I would be like, oh, shoot, this does not seem good for me.
0:39.5	It's not looking good.
0:41.2	Not looking good for my future.
0:43.4	But that said, Trump does this kind of stuff.
0:52.1	Good morning.
0:52.8	I'm Anna Palmer.
0:53.7	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:54.7	And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.
0:57.0	It's Thursday, March 5th, 2026.
0:59.4	Let's get into the mix.
1:00.4	Here are your Washington headlines of the day.
1:02.5	Number one, where Hill Republicans are on Iran.
1:05.5	Number two, is Christine Ome Dunn?
1:07.5	And number three, what's next for Tony Gonzalez?
1:10.3	All right, Jake, let's get to it before we get
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