The House GOP’s $153M fall ad blitz

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🗓️ 23 April 2026

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The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Speaker Mike Johnson-aligned super PAC, is going big to defend the House GOP majority. Anna and Jake break down CLF’s $153M+ fall ad blitz and what it could signal about the midterms. Plus, the latest on DHS funding after an overnight six-hour Senate vote-a-rama. 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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0:27.3	Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.
0:38.0	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:39.0	And welcome to The Daily Clunch, brought to you by Punch Bowl News.
0:41.4	It's Thursday, April 23rd, 2026.
0:44.4	Let's get into the next.
0:45.1	Here are your Washington headlines at the day.
0:47.2	Number one, House Republicans $153 million fall ad blitz.
0:52.8	We've got all the details.
0:53.8	Number two, Senate ups the pressure on the House to move on DHS funding.
0:57.9	And number three, the GOP keeps on a punting when it comes to Iran.
1:02.5	All right, Jake, let's get into it.
1:04.0	Ali Mutnick has a banger of a punchpole news, AM, top, with all the details on how Republicans are looking to reserve ad time offensively, defensively across the country when it comes to trying to keep their House Republican majority.
1:23.9	The numbers that we are breaking this morning is that the Congressional Leadership Fund,
1:29.2	a Speaker Mike Johnson, Alliance Super PAC, is booking $153 million plus in its first wave of fall ad buys,
1:38.2	a massive investment as House Republicans seek to keep that majority.
1:42.2	Yes, this is, and remember, ad buys could be added,
1:45.3	they could be subtracted to, they could be shifted, they could be doing a lot of things. But an initial
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