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Good morning, I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punch Bowl News.

It is Friday, February 7, 2025. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, a scoop. J.D. Vance, the vice president, gets the TikTok portfolio.

Number two, what's new on the House Republicans budget? And number three,

Michaela Carr will lead global policy for Palantir. Let's get into it.

Top of Punchball news this morning is a scoop from Ben Brody, John Bresnahan, and myself.

J.D. Vance, the vice president of the United States, has been tasked by Donald Trump to oversee a potential sale of TikTok, according to

multiple sources on Capitol Hill and the White House. Vance is charged with quarterbacking a deal

to save TikTok, according to a source familiar with the matter. Wals and the National Security Council are in charge of the national security aspect of any

transaction. The assignment puts Vance and Wall to the midst of a high-profile tech, diplomatic,

and national security process and a lot of questions about who will end up owning TikTok

or if the U.S. ban on the influential and valuable social media

app goes back into effect in April. It's a politically sensitive mission too, as the fallout could be

intense if the 170 million Americans and millions of businesses that use the app suddenly

find themselves cut off. One of their first tasks may be handling hardline views about the app

from Senator Tom Cotton, the number three,

Senate Republican and chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. In 2024, Congress passed a

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