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The Daily Punch

Shutdown: What to expect today

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

News, Politics, Government

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The government is shut down…again. Jake breaks down how a Senate-White House deal on funding could blow up in the House, why Jeffries doesn’t feel bound by it, and what that means for Johnson as Republicans try to move a DHS stopgap on their own. Plus: the tough week ahead for House Democrats. 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

Presented by Electronic Payments Coalition. Community banks and credit unions know the truth.

0:07.0

The Durban Marshall credit card bill's so-called exemptions do not work, and the radical Durbin Marshall

0:12.0

price controls would hurt Main Street. After similar mandates were put on your debit card, fraud

0:17.2

attempts soared 17-fold, and research shows the mandates devastate credit access for working families.

0:23.7

That's why community banks and credit unions in all 50 states are opposed.

0:28.4

Well, the government's shut down.

0:29.9

Here we are.

0:30.6

Once again, the government is shut down.

0:42.6

Good morning. I'm Jake Sherman, welcome to the Daily Pudge, brought to you by Punch Bowl News.

0:49.2

It is Monday, February 2nd, 2026. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

0:55.6

Number one, today could be a bumpy day in the House. Number two, the week ahead for House Democrats,

1:02.7

and number three, the Republicans huge cash edge going into 2026. Let's get into it.

1:08.2

Well, the government shut down. Here we are. Once again, the government is shut down. And the Senate on Friday passed the five-bill funding package and a separate two-week

1:12.9

DHS stopgap funding bill. A minority leader Chuck Schumer cut a deal with the White House to

1:18.0

pass the DHS stopgap and the five-bill spending package so Congress can work on an ice deal,

1:24.9

an ICE reform package through February 13th.

1:28.3

That's just in, what is that, 11 days from now.

1:32.3

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wasn't a party to that deal.

1:36.7

What do I mean by that?

1:37.8

I mean that he, and this has been a sensitive topic in Republican leadership circles,

1:43.8

Democratic leadership circles,

1:45.1

and the White House over the last couple days. Jeffries does not consider himself bound by that

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