From Washington: Lawmakers Call For Action To Combat Political Violence

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🗓️ 14 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk marked the latest incident in a nationwide rise in political violence, a grim trend that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have condemned. Chair of the House Republican Conference, Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI), shared her reaction to Wednesday's tragedy and emphasized the need for political leaders to condemn dangerous rhetoric and violence from all sides. This week, Senate Republicans triggered a rule change that will allow them to expedite the confirmation process for some of President Trump's nominees. Republican leadership said the move was necessary because Democrats were obstructing the process. Meanwhile, footage of an unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) was shown at a House Oversight subcommittee hearing, as members of Congress investigate the government's transparency regarding mysterious objects in U.S. skies. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram joined to break down some of the overlooked headlines from Congress this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.8	Sunday, September 14th, 2025. I'm Ryan Schmels. Congress is on edge after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, as lawmakers
1:13.7	have faced increasing threats from political violence.
1:16.6	As leaders, we need to de-escalate the situation. We don't need to escalate the situation.
1:22.6	And the Senate moves to speed up the confirmation of President Trump's nominees.
1:26.6	What John Thune did was he took a page from the playbook of the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the so-called nuclear option.
1:36.8	This is the Fox News political activist Charlie Kirk.
1:54.3	House Speaker Mike Johnson was just one of many lawmakers who knew Kirk personally.
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