Why Elise Stefanik went to war with Mike Johnson

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is engaged in an open war with Speaker Mike Johnson, a very public rift at the highest level of the House Republican Conference. Anna and Jake break it down. Plus, what the Tennessee special election results mean for Republicans and problems with the Crypto Congress. 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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0:30.2	I'm Anna Palmer.
0:31.4	I'm Jake Sherman.
0:32.9	And welcome to The Daily Punch.
0:34.3	Brought to you by Punchable News.
0:35.4	Let's get into the mix.
0:36.1	Here are your Washington headlines of the day.
0:38.1	Number one, Elise DeFonix Open War with Speaker Mike Johnson.
0:42.7	Number two, what's happened in Tennessee and what it means for 2026.
0:47.0	And number three, problems for the Crypto Congress.
0:50.0	All right, Jake, we have a ton of news in this morning's AM edition.
1:05.8	And you took the lead on our top item reporting out on Elise Stefani, the Republican from New York, and her frustration with Speaker Mike Johnson.
1:11.7	They have not always had a close relationship to say the least, but now it is boiling over as she is potentially looking to tank the NDAA over a provision that she says the speaker should have
1:18.0	pushed more for.
1:19.8	Where do I, excuse me, where do I even start here?
1:22.7	Let us talk about this.
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