05/18/26 Disclosure of the Grift

05/26/26 Mission Not Accomplished

*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:ce981b27-e1b6-4fbc-9a1e-802a91048bba-1" data-turn-id-container= "request-WEB:ce981b27-e1b6-4fbc-9a1e-802a91048bba-1" data-testid= "conversation-turn-4" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn= "assistant"> Today's show breaks down the latest Iran whiplash: U.S. "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran, Tehran's response, and Trump's push for a possible deal that's already dividing his own side. As Netanyahu signals more escalation in Lebanon and Trump tries to fold Iran into a bigger Middle East reset, the question is whether this is strategy — or just Trump looking for an exit ramp from a war he can't cleanly finish. Back home, the White House spectacle continues with UFC plans, ballroom fights, and a Justice Department bending under political pressure.

05/22/26 Republican Redline

The GOP finally hits a breaking point — not with Trump's chaos, but with the price tag. Senate Republicans are delaying budget votes, melting down behind closed doors, and balking at Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund as Todd Blanche tries to sell the plan. Meanwhile, Republicans pull a war powers measure on Iran after realizing they may not have the votes. The party built to obey Trump is suddenly asking: how much is too much?

05/22/26 Cuba's On The Menu

*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:025b2b60-9d96-4c97-9737-40e85d8c5af3-1" data-turn-id-container= "request-WEB:025b2b60-9d96-4c97-9737-40e85d8c5af3-1" data-testid= "conversation-turn-4" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn= "assistant"> Trump turns up the heat on Cuba with a Castro indictment, carrier movements in the Caribbean, and new claims about Cuban drones — but at home, the blowback is piling up as his revenge fund, Iran vote, ballroom money, and White House records fight all run into resistance.

05/20/26 Trump's Revenge

Today we break down how Trump's payback machine is moving on every front: from crushing GOP dissenters like Thomas Massie in the primaries, to reshaping the party through fear, loyalty tests, and political retaliation. Then we follow the money — the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, the IRS backing off Trump family audits, and the Jan. 6 crowd lining up for payouts. It's revenge politics, rewritten as government policy

05/19/26 Disclosure of the Grift

Trump's China summit leaves Nvidia's future uncertain, but new reporting on his stock trades raises a bigger question: how many corporate winners lined up with decisions coming out of his own administration? From Palantir and Nvidia to energy stocks and market-moving policy shifts, "Disclosure of the Grift" looks at the blurry line between public office, private profit, and a billionaire president telling Americans he doesn't think about their financial reality. Plus, the MAGA purge rolls on as Bill Cassidy goes down, Thomas Massie faces Trump's wrath, and new polling suggests the floor under Trump may finally be cracking.