The Senate GOP’s rough days

The Senate GOP’s rough days

From The Daily Punch by Punchbowl News

June 5, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by Senate GOP leaders amid internal rebellion and the advancement of a Trump judge.

The Senate is in a bad place after GOP leaders just spent 18 hours trying to quell a rebellion from within their own ranks that threatened passage of their $70 billion immigration-enforcement funding package. Anna and Jake discuss the latest. Plus, Fetterman allows a Trump judge to advance. 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

People in this episode

Hosts: Anna, Jake

Topics covered

  • Senate GOP
  • immigration enforcement
  • political rebellion
  • Congress
  • funding package

Keywords

  • Senate
  • GOP
  • immigration
  • funding
  • politics
  • rebellion
  • Fetterman
  • Trump

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Organizations: Punchbowl News

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