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Sep 24, 2026
Katy TurHOST
A lot going on.
Katy TurHOST
Joining us, Punchbowl News co-founder and MSNOW political contributor Jake Sherman, New York Times opinion columnist David French, Hofstra University law professor and author of Who Decides Who Decides on Substack, James Sample, and MSNOW political analyst and host of the Fast Politics podcast, Molly Jong Fast.
Katy TurHOST
All right.
Katy TurHOST
I want to get to the press stuff in a second, but first I want to talk about the midterms.
Chris HayesHOST
According to emails seen by ProPublica, quote, "The senator's office steered government contracts worth millions towards a defense contractor while her campaign was pumping the company's CEO and his network for donations," donations like this check for $150,000 to Collins' super PAC, which ProPublica reports came from a shell company to obscure that the actual donor was the defense contractor, a Hawaii company called Navatek, which had just been awarded a new contract.
Chris HayesHOST
In response, Collins told Punchbowl News, quote, "This is absolutely outrageous.
Chris HayesHOST
It's clearly a political hit job." She said she had been cleared by the Biden Justice Department in 2021.
Chris HayesHOST
Whether what occurred here was criminal or not, the reporting really shows how Collins is an absolute creature of what most everyone now views as the corrupt establishment, which is the exact opposite of the person who is now running against her as the Democratic nominee.
Jen PsakiHOST
Now, even some Republicans are trying to distance themselves from the whole debacle.
Jen PsakiHOST
Today, Idaho Republican Congressman Mike Simpson told Punchbowl News, "Just because you don't like what the press is reporting, that's not the reason to ban the press.
Jen PsakiHOST
You should never ban the press.
Jen PsakiHOST
The press is what keeps us honest, so I don't like what they're doing." Now, the only bright spot perhaps for Republicans right now is that Trump has unilaterally ceded his megaphone.
Mark HalperinHOST
And then to your questions, please raise your hand if you want to get in on the conversation.
Mark HalperinHOST
Punchbowl News.
Mark HalperinHOST
They're not overtly pro-biased, typically.
Mark HalperinHOST
They like leadership.
Brian NeimanHOST
It may have been in D.C.
Brian NeimanHOST
It may have been in Maryland with Punchbowl News.
Brian NeimanHOST
Remember that soundbite that we played when the moderator, the reporter, asked him about, hey, would you sign a bill limiting data centers or AI in your state? And he said yes.
Brian NeimanHOST
Absolutely.
57 MINS LATER
Brian NeimanHOST
All right, so leadership position.
Brian NeimanHOST
He sees a vacuum he's going to go for.
Brian NeimanHOST
Remember, just a couple of days ago, he was asked by Punchbowl News whether or not he would sign a law if it was passed by the General Assembly.
Brian NeimanHOST
He said, yes, I would sign a law.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Is it time to hit the panic button? Republicans are hitting the panic button.
Stu BurguiereHOST
That's according to Punchbowl News today.
Stu BurguiereHOST
They say that they are hitting the panic button before Election Day.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Gas prices are sky high.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Diesel's setting a new record almost daily, they say.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Trump said at the United Nations that the Iran war won't end until after the midterm elections.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Frightening prospect for the GOP, according to the Punchbowl News report.
Stu BurguiereHOST
They talk about some people taking new positions, trying to get out ahead of this, trying to how do we push back.
Ali VitaleHOST
Speaking to MSNOW last night, Senator Collins denied any wrongdoing by her or her campaign staff, calling the accusations absolutely outrageous and a political hit job.
Ali VitaleHOST
Want to bring in congressional reporter for Punchbowl News, Max Cohen.
Ali VitaleHOST
So as we said, Collins team and Collins herself denying these allegations.
Ali VitaleHOST
But just walk us through ProPublica and the way that they really brought the receipts on this story.
6 MINS LATER
Ali VitaleHOST
Still a slog for them to get there.
Ali VitaleHOST
But I think it's why we're looking at all of these races in really strange places for Democrats to say they're going to be competitive right now as we head to November.
Ali VitaleHOST
Congressional reporter for Punchbowl News, Max Cohen.
Ali VitaleHOST
Thank you for coming on with us.
Katy TurHOST
Republicans hit the panic button before Election Day.
Katy TurHOST
This one right here from Punchbowl News.
Katy TurHOST
GOP candidates in tight races calling for a quick end to Iran war, CBS News.
Katy TurHOST
GOP Armed Services Chair blasts White House welcome of Chinese leader Politico.
Anna PalmerHOST
All right, Jake, let's get into it.
Anna PalmerHOST
We are leading off Punchbowl News AM with a look at how Republicans just 41 days away from the midterm election are hitting the panic button on a slew of different issues as they look at the unpopularity of the president, the rise of gas prices, and many other things as strong headwinds for their potential ability to keep power in Washington.
Jake ShermanHOST
Two things that are going on.
Jake ShermanHOST
There's number one, there's on the campaign trail, and we scooped last night on our text platform that the Senate Leadership Fund's Texas vehicle, Texas PAC, is adding more than $35 million to its $65 million in TV reservations in Texas.
Katy TurHOST
But while the rest of the world can turn away from the U.S., turn away from this president, as they are now doing, we still have two more years.
Katy TurHOST
The question is, is in this race to the bottom, how much crazier can things get? Joining us, MSNOW senior national security reporter David Road, former Democratic congressman from New York, Mondaire Jones, Punchbowl News co-founder and MSNOW political contributor Jake Sherman, and co-founder of the Lincoln Project and former GOP strategist Rick Wilson.
Katy TurHOST
Just sit there and dwell on that for a moment, David.
Katy TurHOST
How much crazier can things get?
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