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And welcome to The Daily Punch. Brought to you by Punchable News. It's Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025.

Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, the five

things to watch before the midterms. Number two, the Freedom Caucus's waning influence in Trump's

Washington. And number three, Republicans bet big that Texas Latino voters will stay red. Well,

welcome to the podcast, Max. Thanks so much for filling in for Jake Sherman this

morning. Oh, it's my pleasure. It's always great to be on bright and early talking to all

things Congress with you, Anna. So pleasure to be on the show. Bright and early. It's still dark here

in New York City. But let's get into it. There is a lot to talk about. It is July 23rd.

We realize that that is months away from the midterms, but we are already focusing on the dynamics here and what is happening in Washington.

So we're trying to kind of focus in here.

And Jake, I think, did a really smart top for Punch Bull News AM, looking at the five things to watch, the different dynamics that should be considered when we think about the rest of this year into next year.

Can big things happen?

Will nothing happen?

So let's get to it.

You know, number one, House Republicans, they did a big thing.

Can they do more?

Max?

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