What Durbin's retirement means for Democratic leadership

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Anna and Jake discuss Sen. Dick Durbin's big announcement that he won't seek reelection, and they break down the chain reaction that follows. Plus, Democratic fundraising giant, ActBlue is warning that President Donald Trump is preparing to target the group via executive order. 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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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:12.2	And I'm Anna Palmer.
0:13.0	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:14.4	And welcome to The Daily Punch.
0:15.7	Brought to you by Punchable News.
0:16.9	It's Thursday, April 24th.
0:19.3	2025.
0:20.4	Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, the's Thursday, April 24th, 2025. Let's get into the mix.
0:21.4	Here are your Washington headlines of the day.
0:23.9	Number one, the Durbin chain reaction.
0:26.2	Number two, the Medicaid ad onslaught.
0:28.7	And number three, Acts Blue warns about Trump targeting them.
0:32.8	All right, Jake, let's get into it.
0:34.2	We are leading Punchable News a.m.
0:36.7	Off with the big news and the chain reaction that is following after Senate
0:42.4	Minority Whip, Dick Durbin's long-anticipated announcement that he will not seek
0:47.9	reelection in 2026.
0:49.5	This has instantly kicked off three high stakes Democratic succession fights, including a proxy
0:55.9	race for who could ultimately become the party's next leader, Andrew Desiderio, taking the lead
1:01.8	here for us. A really interesting look here at, you know, what this means for deep blue Illinois,
1:08.1	but also what it means for the Senate.
1:11.3	Obviously, Durbin is going to be handing off his role as the number two Senate Democrat.
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