Why MTG's missive rang true for House GOP

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🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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MTG’s weekend manifesto is sending shockwaves through a fragile House GOP majority, with real implications for 2026. Anna breaks it all down — plus new reporting on CIA concerns about Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s conduct in Mexico and whether Congress can finally pass Russia sanctions. 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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0:31.1	Good morning.
0:33.0	I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to The Daily Punch.
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0:36.7	It's Monday, November 24th, 2025.
0:38.1	Let's get into the mix.
0:44.2	Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, what MTG got right and how it could impact Congress.
0:52.0	Number two, we've got some news. The CIA in Mexico raised concerns about Representative Dan Crenshaw to Langley.
0:57.1	And number three, the big question, can Congress actually pass Russia sanctions?
0:59.3	Happy Monday, everybody.
1:01.2	It's just me this morning.
1:05.4	We are only publishing AM editions through Wednesday,
1:09.3	and we'll have company-wide holidays Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving.
1:12.8	All right, let's talk MTG. Everybody was buzzing over the weekend after she posted a missive, a manifesto of sorts on Friday night that
1:20.8	sounded many of the notes of concern we hear about President Donald Trump's second term.
1:26.8	She, of course, will retire from Congress in 42
1:29.3	days. And even over the weekend on Sunday, she posted again about how she would never run for
1:34.7	president, but then laid out again her case in some ways and of complaints about the current party
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