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Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

And I'm Jake Sherman.

And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.

It's Thursday, March 12th, 2026.

Let's get to the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, Trump on the road to nowhere.

Number two, the White House is heavy FISA lift.

And number three, will a Trump backlash knock off Salazar in Florida? All right, Jake, let's get to it. We are talking all about

this housing push in the Senate and how the House could derail that effort. This is a really

interesting item here. I'm going to read the lead

into the story and I'll tee it up to you. When Hale Republicans succeed, President Donald Trump

serves as their center of gravity, helping quiet intra-GOP disputes and pulling the party together.

Yet Trump, dealing with a difficult war in Iran and other priorities, isn't playing that part

for the GOP right now.

If that backing persists, it could send a crucial, hugely bipartisan push for housing legislation

completely off the rails.

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