What happened to our politics?

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

News, Politics, Government

4.3 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Anna and Jake take a hard look at the rise of political violence in America following the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk — and what it means for the state of our political discourse. They also break down the Congressional Black Caucus leaders lining up behind Colin Allred’s Texas Senate bid, plus the latest from Capitol Hill on long-stalled data privacy legislation. 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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0:00.0	Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.
0:02.3	Hiya.
0:02.9	So, Benny has really blossomed this term.
0:05.6	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.
0:09.6	Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
0:11.1	It's free to sell on there.
0:12.3	Free to sell?
0:13.4	Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
0:16.8	You sold my guitar?
0:19.9	Shall we talk about Benny?
0:22.1	When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.
0:26.7	Things people love.
0:28.0	Teas and sees apply, excludes vehicles.
0:30.1	We don't tell people what to think.
0:32.1	We don't tell people how to feel, Jake.
0:33.7	But I think we are having an examination this morning of just the overall political discourse and how we've gotten here.
0:41.5	This is just the most recent gutting chapter of political discourse that has come to dominate our nation.
1:02.1	Thank you. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer. And I'm Jake Sherman.
1:07.9	And welcome to The Daily Punch. Brought to you by Punchable News. It's Thursday, September 11th, 2025.
1:11.2	Let's get into the mix here are your Washington headlines of the day.
1:16.5	Number one, political violence in America. Number two, CBC leaders back, former representative Colin Allred's Senate bid, and number three, the latest from our tech policy reporters on data protection.
1:23.1	All right, Jake, we are leading off Punch Bull News a.m. with a look at the deteriorating political discourse.
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