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Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

And I'm Jake Sherman.

And welcome to The Daily Punch.

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It's Friday, January 31st, 2025.

Let's get into the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, we've got a leader look one month into 2025.

Number two, what's on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's mind. And number three, the latest on Trump's most controversial nominees. All right, Jake, let's get into it. We are leading the top of Punch Bull

News a.m. the last day of January with a look at the four leaders at the center of our coverage

at Punch Bull News. That's, of course, Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader,

Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

We've got some interesting insights as the four leaders got through their first month in the roles,

but they have a lot ahead of them thinking taxes, thinking government funding, you know,

relief for California.

Wow, there is a lot on their plates.

Let's start with Speaker Mike Johnson, somebody you know well. It was his

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