The $1B for Trump's ballroom is in trouble

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🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The White House’s $1 billion request to secure President Donald Trump’s new ballroom is getting a very frosty reception on Capitol Hill. Senior Financial Services Reporter Brendan Pedersen joins Jake to discuss the latest in reconciliation. Plus, what House leaders are looking to rework in the Senate’s housing bill. 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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0:13.4	Presented by AI Progress. Good morning. I'm Jake Sherman.
0:26.6	I'm Brandon Peterson.
0:27.8	And welcome to the Daily Punch, brought you by Punch Bowl News.
0:30.5	It is Friday, May 8th, 2026.
0:33.1	Let's get into the mix.
0:34.2	Here are your Washington headlines of the day.
0:35.8	Number one.
0:36.7	Trump's ballroom security money is in trouble.
0:40.1	Number two, vault.
0:41.8	House eyes narrow rework of the Senate housing bill.
0:45.0	And number three, what is next in the Republican redistricting spree?
0:49.4	This is a special day.
0:51.2	We have, as Anna says, our own Brendan Peterson on the pod this morning. Welcome,
0:56.3	Brendan. Jake, it is a pleasure to be here. And you have a very good podcast voice, Brendan. So this is a special treat.
1:03.4	I've always been told, face for radio. Okay. Let's talk about the top this morning. The president's
1:08.5	$1 billion request to secure the ballroom,
1:11.7	and that's the ballroom that he raised the east wing of the White House for, is getting a
1:16.5	frosty reception on Capitol Hill. This should be no surprise to anybody who has followed
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