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The Daily Punch

Shutdown Day 6: Will Democrats blink?

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

It’s Monday, and Washington is still at a standstill. Anna and Jake break down what to watch as the shutdown drags into its second week — and whether Chuck Schumer can keep Senate Democrats united. Plus: Fresh polling out of California shows Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting measure gaining steam ahead of November, and new data from The Canvass reveals which party senior Hill staffers blame for the shutdown. 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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0:00.0

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Find out more at G.com slash American Innovation. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer. And I'm Jake Sherman.

0:42.0

And welcome to The Daily Punch. Brought to by Punchable News. It's Monday, October 6th, 2025.

0:47.0

Let's get in the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, day six of the government shutdown. What we're watching.

0:53.8

Number two, new polling on the California redistricting fight, and number three, the latest from the canvas.

0:58.6

Stafford say Republicans are to blame for the shutdown.

1:02.4

All right, Jake, happy Monday.

1:04.0

I hope you had a great weekend.

1:06.4

I want to just jump right in here.

1:08.4

We are day six of a government shutdown. No kind of big changes in

1:13.9

posture or fighting by either side. Over the weekend, Senate Republicans coming back, they're going

1:19.8

to be voting once again. And I think the big question we're asking this morning that a lot of

1:24.9

people are wondering is can Democrats stay united,

1:28.2

can Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer keep the moderates, keep some of the retirees,

1:34.4

those part of the factions of the Senate Democratic caucus who might be uncomfortable with the fact

1:40.6

that there's been no movement on the policy front here, wondering how long

1:45.3

they're going to hold out until there is some time, kind of short-term government funding package.

1:51.1

Fifth times a charm, Anna. This is going to be the fifth time the Senate is going to vote on

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