Premium subscribers (annual subscription: $300[2]) also received afternoon and evening editions, and access to question-and-answer sessions with the authors, online via Zoom, and a Sunday conversation.

[2] Initial staffing involved only the four co-founders, with Palmer as CEO and Schindler running operations[2] — but Sherman indicated in January that they planned to expand and diversify the team.

[2][4] Within 72 hours of the first publication of Punchbowl News on January 6, 2021, the Capitol was stormed and occupied by protestors in a violent riot.

[9] In January 2023, Voice of America reported that Punchbowl News received sponsorship funding from Alibaba Group.

[10] In December 2023, Punchbowl News announced its acquisition of Electo Analytics, a company created to analyze legislation.