The generational brawl inside the Democratic Party

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, News, Government

4.6 • 666 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Democrats face a growing generational rift as younger challengers line up to take on veteran incumbents in a series of high-stakes primaries. Anna Palmer and Max Cohen break down the battle lines — and what it says about the future of the party. Plus: Sen. Tom Cotton presses the Pentagon to block foreign nationals from accessing sensitive systems, and the GAO offers buyouts as House Republicans propose steep budget cuts. 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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0:24.2	Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.
0:36.2	And I'm Max Cullen.
0:56.5	And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought you by Punchable News. It's Thursday, August 7th, 2025. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, we've got Democrats facing a generational divide. Number two, Senator Tom Cotton is pushing the Defense Department on foreigners' ability to access computer systems.
0:58.2	And number three, some news here.
1:02.1	The GAO is offering hundreds of employees' buyouts.
1:05.5	All right, Max, I was thinking about this, actually, this week.
1:07.0	We didn't really do a big introduction to you.
1:10.7	I know a lot of our audience knows you from the readback and hosting that. But maybe tell us a little bit about, you know, we've got Jake and his fish and Yukon and all kinds of things.
1:16.8	What's that one or two things that our listeners should know about you in addition to the fact that you cover the Senate expertly and a lot of campaign news for us?
1:26.2	Sure. Yeah. I mean, I've been at Punchable News almost from the very beginning, joined June 2021.
1:32.3	It feels like a very long time ago.
1:34.3	Definitely my passions include all things sports, whether that's English soccer.
1:39.0	I'm a big fan of Fulham Football Club.
1:41.4	I used to live in London.
1:42.9	Yeah, and I still love playing soccer in D.C. today.
1:45.8	So I'm saying, I'm your guy. Anything sports, feel free to give me a ping. And I know Jake has
1:51.4	his music, as you mentioned. My thing is all things, the sporting world. All right. And maybe
1:57.5	if Max really likes you, he'll bring out his British accent, which is actually pretty incredible.
2:03.1	All right, let's get to the story of the morning.
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