Episodes

  • Iran Policy Changed Twice in 24 Hours — Blockade Is On, Fee Is Off, Skirmish Continues. ICE Kills Two Men in Traffic Stops, DHS Halts the Pr

    Iran Policy Changed Twice in 24 Hours — Blockade Is On, Fee Is Off, Skirmish Continues. ICE Kills Two Men in Traffic Stops, DHS Halts the Pr
    Jul 14 2026
    Last night the plan was blockade the Strait of Hormuz and charge twenty percent of cargo value as a fee. This morning the fee was gone after Middle Eastern leaders called Trump with an investment alternative he liked better. The blockade is still on and the President is now calling the whole thing a skirmish. Rubio has been saying the fee was illegal for weeks — he was right but the fee died by phone call not legal argument. ICE shot and killed two men during traffic stops in Houston and Maine and DHS immediately ended traffic stops as an immigration enforcement tool. Both incidents are under investigation. And June inflation came in at 3.5 percent — a welcome drop driven almost entirely by falling oil and gas prices that could reverse quickly if the Iran situation escalates again. All of it today.

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    35 mins
  • Senator Lindsey Graham Dead at 71 — Both Sides Genuinely Liked Him and That Says Everything. McConnell's Health Story Has Gaps & Trump's Hor

    Senator Lindsey Graham Dead at 71 — Both Sides Genuinely Liked Him and That Says Everything. McConnell's Health Story Has Gaps & Trump's Hor
    Jul 13 2026
    Senator Lindsey Graham died from an aortic dissection at 71 and the bipartisan grief pouring in today is a reminder of what old-school Senate relationships used to look like — when members of both parties actually knew each other as human beings. We pay tribute to a complicated but genuinely warm man whose personal conduct in the Senate was better than the era he served in. Mitch McConnell says it was a fall and mild pneumonia but the medical care he is receiving tells a different story. We flag the disconnect. And Trump wants to charge fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. We vehemently disagree. It is international waters. Nobody owns it. Nobody gets to charge for it. Today we explain the law and the common sense. All of it today with the respect and directness these stories deserve.

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    33 mins
  • Iran Has a Specific Plot to Kill Trump — Israel Told Us and That's Why He Switched Planes in Turkey. The New Air Force One Can't Defend Him

    Iran Has a Specific Plot to Kill Trump — Israel Told Us and That's Why He Switched Planes in Turkey. The New Air Force One Can't Defend Him
    Jul 10 2026
    The Air Force One mystery is officially solved and the answer is chilling. Israel warned the US of a specific Iranian plot to assassinate the President and the Secret Service put him on the older, better-protected plane out of Turkey because the new Qatari 747 does not yet have the defensive countermeasures needed to protect against that kind of threat. Trump told reporters he is on every single one of Iran's lists and admitted he has been lucky — for now. Meanwhile oil is moving through Hormuz better than expected but airlines have already hiked fares and Delta says do not expect relief for the rest of 2026. And Graham Platner finally filed his withdrawal paperwork from the Maine Senate race. The betting pool is closed. All of it today — this is a big one.

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    31 mins
  • Platner Says He's Out But Hasn't Filed — Betting Markets Say Watch Monday's 5PM Deadline Closely. Plus the New Air Force One Doesn't Meet Se

    Platner Says He's Out But Hasn't Filed — Betting Markets Say Watch Monday's 5PM Deadline Closely. Plus the New Air Force One Doesn't Meet Se
    Jul 9 2026
    Graham Platner said he was stepping down but the withdrawal paperwork has not been filed and Axios says he is holding it until the last minute before Monday's five o'clock deadline. The betting markets are now pricing in a real chance he pulls a fast one and stays in the Maine Senate race. We watch the clock and examine both scenarios. And the Air Force One mystery from the Turkey trip is finally solved — the brand new Qatari 747 does not yet meet the security requirements for presidential travel through sensitive airspace. The old blue and white plane does. So Trump flew out on the old one, landed in England, and switched to the new one for the final leg home. The most luxurious presidential plane in history cannot yet safely go everywhere the President needs to go. All of it today.

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    32 mins
  • The Iran Ceasefire Lasted Days Not Weeks. Trump Calls Leaders Liars and Scum, Says Ceasefire Is Over — But Also Says No War. Huh? Plus the A

    The Iran Ceasefire Lasted Days Not Weeks. Trump Calls Leaders Liars and Scum, Says Ceasefire Is Over — But Also Says No War. Huh? Plus the A
    Jul 8 2026
    The sixty day Iran ceasefire did not come close to sixty days. The President called Iran's leaders liars, scum, cheaters, and sick. He said the ceasefire is over. Then he said he doesn't think the war will begin again. Both of those things cannot be true at the same time and today we try to figure out what American Iran policy actually is right now. Then a genuine Air Force One mystery — Trump flew the new Qatari 747 to Turkey and came home on the old blue and white Jackie Kennedy plane. The new one went to Europe to show soldiers. Nobody fully explained this and we have questions — though we will admit we are delighted the original got one more trip. And Graham Platner has still not stepped down despite the assault accusation and the Democratic pressure campaign. The betting pool rolls on.

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    35 mins
  • Platner Accused of Sexual Assault — Democrats Say Step Down, He Says He's Reflecting. What Date Do You Pick for His Exit? Trump Blasts NATO

    Platner Accused of Sexual Assault — Democrats Say Step Down, He Says He's Reflecting. What Date Do You Pick for His Exit? Trump Blasts NATO
    Jul 7 2026
    A woman has accused Graham Platner of sexual assault and a long list of prominent Democrats have said they believe her and want him out of the Maine Senate race. Platner denies it and says he is reflecting. In political crisis speak reflecting is rarely the end of the story. We ask the honest question — do you believe her? And we start the betting pool on the date he steps down. Trump is in Turkey at NATO furious that alliance members sat out the Iran conflict and left America holding the military weight alone. We preview what those conversations look like. And Netanyahu says he and Trump are still friends despite the Iran agreement tensions — a statement worth unpacking. Plus Financial Friday is coming — call us at 855-295-6600 with your money questions. Big show today.

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    31 mins
  • Trump Calls FIFA, Launches $1,000 Baby Accounts, Heads to NATO in Turkey & Rehires the Same Pool Contractor Who Already Failed — A Day in th

    Trump Calls FIFA, Launches $1,000 Baby Accounts, Heads to NATO in Turkey & Rehires the Same Pool Contractor Who Already Failed — A Day in th
    Jul 6 2026
    Only in this presidency does a single day include personally lobbying FIFA to reinstate a banned soccer player before a major international match, launching a nationwide baby investment account program, departing for a NATO summit in Turkey, and somehow recycling the same contractor to fix a pool they already failed to fix. Today we cover all of it. The FIFA intervention has Belgium and much of the European soccer establishment furious ahead of tonight's USA versus Belgium match — and we explain why the President's call might have been more justified than his critics want to admit. The Trump Accounts are now live — one thousand dollars for every American baby born since January first of last year — and we break down how the accounts work, how the money grows, and why we think this is genuinely good policy for building generational wealth. The NATO trip to Turkey begins tonight and we preview what is on the agenda and what allies are expecting from the President. And the pool — the same contractor, the same problem, another contract. We ask the procurement question that nobody in the contracting agency seems to be asking.

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    31 mins
  • Reflections on our founders. Happy Birthday America.

    Reflections on our founders. Happy Birthday America.
    Jul 3 2026
    From John Adams to Walter Isaacson and throw in the cadets at West Point, we reflect on our nation's founders on our 250th year as a great experiment.

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    35 mins