What the House can do to get back on track

The Daily Punch

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🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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The government is finally open after 43 days — now what? Jake breaks down how the shutdown ended, what’s next for Congress and why the next funding fight is already brewing. Plus: Maxine Waters says she’s not going anywhere. Watch this episode on YouTube here! 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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0:00.0	The federal government is back open.
0:03.1	Now what?
0:10.4	Good morning.
0:11.3	I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punch Ball News.
0:14.4	It is Thursday, November 13th, 2025.
0:17.1	Let's get into the mix.
0:18.1	Here are your Washington headlines of the day.
0:20.0	Number one, the federal government is back mix. Here are your Washington headlines in the day. Number one,
0:27.8	the federal government is back open. Now what? Number two, the next funding package is already hitting some snags. And number three, what Maxine Waters said about chairing the Financial
0:32.9	Services Committee. Let's get into it. Happy Thursday, everybody. The government is finally open again.
0:40.5	43 long days in the House voted last night. 222 to 209. It was actually a somewhat early
0:48.5	vote, not early enough for me to make it to the GWA game which GW won by 40. So that's good.
0:55.0	I mean, you know, I didn't need to be there.
0:57.4	Not that I ever need to be there, but anyway.
1:00.2	The final vote was 220 to 209.
1:02.3	There were six House Democrats who voted for the package.
1:05.3	Let's talk about them.
1:06.1	Henry Quayar of Texas, who is a swing vote on a whole bunch of issues.
1:11.4	He has a very, an increasingly difficult district in South Texas.
1:16.0	Marie Glucentcamp, Paris of Washington State.
1:19.0	I want to talk about M.G.P. for a second.
1:21.3	She voted for the CR.
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