.@PunchbowlNews AM today. - Hakeem Jeffries on becoming speaker if Dems win, impeachment, Iran & more - Iowa Republicans’ uphill task as Dems threaten Hawkeye State romp - Knowing Trump’s new Hill liaison, Katie Bailey - What we’re watching

.@PunchbowlNews AM today - With just 25 days to go, Senate Dems are dreaming of a blue wave on Election Day - As Mike Johnson heads to Iowa, Dems eye the 2nd District - Dems to watch on House Approps next year - What we’re watching

In @PunchbowlNews Midday: Two top Democratic super PACs began cutting nearly $2 million in ad reservations in battleground races this afternoon. Plus, Wicker wants info on Pentagon cuts:

TOP in @PunchbowlNews AM: With three weeks to go until Election Day, we came to a high school gym in a Philadelphia suburb to interview @RepJeffries. Could he be the next speaker?

🚨BREAKING NEWS — top of @PunchbowlNews DOJ office of legal counsel has issued an opinion that would allow the president to claim executive privilege over communication between him and “private advisors.” Extends to “direct advisors” communication with outside advisers. Big implications if Dems take back the House and start investigating Trump.

🚨BREAKING NEWS: TEXAS PAC, the super PAC run by leadership-backed SLF, will have $100M in TV reservations by tomorrow in the LONE STAR STATE. they are currently at $65M. That means they are adding another $35M plus. @punchbowlnews text subscribers had it first.

There’s a clear disconnect between Trump & Thune over how much the Senate has delivered for POTUS. Thune says it’s “a reality I have to deal with.” But some Senate R’s say Thune is trying too hard to placate Trump while also seeking to defuse GOP infighting that Trump & his allies keep stoking. The implication: It’s impossible to do both. Thune was publicly doubting the utility of a doomed-to-fail budget resolution vote on Friday, but Trump was demanding it. Trump eventually went along with punting it to Sept after a call with RonJohn, who said Trump was finally nodding to the “reality” that the budget resolution needs to be changed. But Senate R’s think getting Reconciliation 3.0 done before the election is unrealistic. That would mean two vote-a-ramas in three weeks, right before final stretch to the midterms… Me & @bresreports in @PunchbowlNews AM: