What's at stake for Schumer and Thune

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

It’s Day 31 of the government shutdown — and there’s no end in sight. Jake breaks down how Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader John Thune are navigating the high-stakes fight, as Republicans face growing pressure and Trump stirs up talk of ending the filibuster. Plus: House Minority Whip Katherine Clark doubles down on her party’s shutdown strategy — and we get into her comments from Fly Out Day. 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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0:22.1	Good morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to the Daily Podge brought to you by Punch Bowl News.
0:36.3	It is Friday, October 31st,
0:38.0	2025. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines to the day. Number one,
0:43.0	how Schumer and Thune are handling the shutdown fight. Number two, Catherine Clark is all in for the
0:49.0	shutdown fight. And number three, Steve Scalise has a new chief of staff. Let's get into it.
0:54.3	Day 31, everyone, of the government shutdown.
0:56.9	Happy Halloween.
0:58.6	A pretty spooky time.
1:01.1	That's lame, but a spooky time in Washington.
1:04.6	Day 42, I believe, of the House being out of session.
1:07.8	September 19.
1:09.1	That was the last time the House was in town.
1:11.2	We're coming up on Lord of Mercy.
1:13.6	By next week, I guess it would be 50 days unless the House comes back.
1:18.8	And by the way, if the shutdown goes until the end of next week, we are going to be
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