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With the southern border largely secured, America's immigration debate is shifting to deportations and assimilation.

Victor Davis Hanson argues that sanctuary jurisdictions, resistance to deportations, and a growing rejection of America's melting pot threaten national unity. He also outlines a potential path forward for some longtime illegal immigrants.

Erick breaks down President Trump's 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat, where Trump said his deportation crackdown may have been too tough and floated legal status, but not citizenship, for longtime workers. Erick explains how Stephen Miller, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and the Susie Wiles ouster fit the story, then goes after the "stolen election" claims with the final exit poll data on the Iran war, gas prices, tariffs, ICE, and the MAGA coalition that cracked in the midterms.

Erick digs into the Nvidia scandal engulfing CEO Jensen Huang, his reported relationship with a Chinese intelligence operative tied to Megaspeed, the classified Marco Rubio memo, and what it means for the AI chip race and AI data centers. Then Erick takes calls on why Georgia Republicans keep losing statewide, whether a pardon is the same as amnesty for DACA recipients, and the corruption questions Ron Johnson and Marlin Stutzman are raising after the midterms. He also makes the case for the Hungry for a Day Thanksgiving fundraiser.

Erick makes the case for beating China in AI, from TikTok propaganda and Waymo letter campaigns to Chinese-seeded fears about data centers, then turns to the corruption question after the midterms: Trump's crypto fortune, World Liberty Financial, and the Ron Johnson push for Republicans in Congress to investigate their own side. He also breaks down why the Democratic Socialists underperformed, what Newt Gingrich told Republicans, and why MAGA and socialist nominees both lose the suburbs of Georgia and Texas.

Join Greg and guest host Chris Scalia for the Monday 3 Martini Lunch as they consider Pres. Trump saying he wants to legalize some people who came to the U.S. illegally years ago, the Democrats likely pursuing the completion of their plan to circumvent the Electoral College, Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as Trump's Chief of Staff, and Trump's post that he offered the White House Press Secretary job to Dana White of UFC.

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The White House is getting a major shakeup, conservative infighting is heating up, and the backlash surrounding jokes about Charlie Kirk is far from over! Mock and Daisy are breaking down the latest political drama, starting with Susie Wiles stepping down and Stephen Miller taking over as White House chief of staff. Democrats are already sounding the alarm, while questions swirl about what the change could mean for Trump's administration, RFK Jr.'s MAHA agenda, and the future of the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Tucker Carlson takes aim at Scott Pressler; Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin reignite their feud over...

Join Federalist Executive Editor Joy Pullmann for a special audio series that investigates the dramatically increasing strategic use of government to sideline elections in achieving a political outcome. From Arctic Frost to the political prosecution of Donald Trump and his supporters, these instances of lawfare reflect a constitutional crisis that must be addressed in order to save our Republic. In this episode, Joy breaks down how Marxist ideology has infiltrated the legal education system that trains our lawyers and judges, leading to extreme leftist legal bias, the normalization of DEI appointees, and a system in which big law firms...

To understand the Muslim Brotherhood, and whether it’s operating in the U.S., Dan speaks with two experts from very different walks of life.

Egyptian human rights activist Dalia Ziada now works with the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy as their Director in Washington D.C. Lara Burns spent more than two decades as an FBI special agent working terrorism cases. She’s now a senior research fellow with the Program on Extremism at George Washington University.

They examine the debate over how to confront extremism while protecting the rights of M...

This week: The results of the 2026 midterms, the future of the Trump Administration, and the contenders for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Dr. Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues.

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Could the election results put your investments at risk? Mock and Daisy sit down with Zach Abraham of Bulwark Capital Management to discuss political uncertainty, Wall Street panic, overvalued AI and tech stocks, and why the biggest threat to your retirement savings might not be who's in Washington. Zach explains why understanding what's in your portfolio, avoiding emotional investing, and focusing on long-term value are more important than ever.

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Welp, it's only a One Whisky Happy Hour this week, as Steve had to go solo. (John is overseas, and Lucretia is indisposed this weekend.) Actually, you could say this is a One-and-a-Half Whisky Happy Hour—Steve has an extended "cameo" with special guest Carson Holloway of the University of Nebraska, author of a terrific new book, No Liberty to Libel: The Constitutional Case Against NY Times v. Sullivan.

Steve opens with a few observations about the election rout, which don't sum up to "things will get worse before they get worse." While no one should sugarcoat th...

Welcome to Last Call, a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch.

This week, they discuss how the Democrats' huge midterm election victories will shape the next Congress and - yes - the 2028 presidential campaign, Tucker Carlson suggesting the U.S. and Israel will soon nuke Iran, the left building momentum for making the Death Tax much worse, and a dead dog getting his voting rights restored in Virginia.

First, Jim and Greg look ahead to what the next two years will look like with...

Glenn sits down with Anthony Scaramucci, whose new book, All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump, argues that elite missteps on trade, labor, finance, and monetary policy, rather than racism and ignorance, let Trump exploit real economic anxieties. Anthony says too much wealth and power at the top has narrowed opportunity for everyone else, and he backs a constitutional amendment to curb election spending, even though he supports Citizens United. Anthony also talks about his working-class upbringing on Long Island and his brief time in the Trump administration.

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Toss out the cyanide white pill and don't touch that dial! Bad night on Tuesday, but we ain't done for yet. In fact, we've got work to do—and the job starts with assessing what the bleep just happened. To that end, Steve and James chat with Sean Trende, head of the Poll Vault and senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics. We leave the blame game to others, and instead think through how it got that way (and it wasn't our fault) (and we'll never do it again!).

Sound from this week's open: Snippets from a disastrous midterm: Tr...

On Open Line Friday, Erick reminds listeners that Donald Trump is still president for two more years, praises Melania Trump's Ukraine peace diplomacy, and lays out the AP exit poll data showing voters blamed tariffs and the Canada trade war, not just Iran war gas prices, for the midterm wipeout. Then he turns on the Georgia and Texas Republican parties, crediting Brian Kemp and the Rick Jackson campaign for limiting the damage while saying state party leaders squandered independent and suburban voters by still screaming about 2020. Erick also raves about Godzilla Minus One and plugs Hungry for a Day...

On Open Line Friday, Erick shuts down the third-party dream and lays out a king-for-a-day plan to fix Congress: grow the House of Representatives to 1,000 members, pay them $300,000, and lift donation caps so money flows to disclosed candidates instead of dark money groups. He also tells a Georgia caller how to take over the Republican Party from the precinct up, makes the case that governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms is not a monster, salutes departing Governor Brian Kemp, and reacts to Pete Hegseth impeachment talk and the breaking news that Susie Wiles is leaving and Stephen Miller becomes White House...

On Open Line Friday, Erick argues that America's political crisis is really a spiritual crisis, telling pastors to stop trading the gospel for a seat at the table, to quit pushing the lesser of two evils, and to hold the Republican Party to account as readily as the Democrats, with Josh Howerton, James Talarico, and the Christian nationalism fight inside the PCA and Southern Baptist Convention in the mix. Then he reacts to the breaking news that Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff after the midterm drubbing, and asks who actually gets held accountable...

A long week comes to an end, and Craig Coglianese and Jim Geraghty conclude that it is probably for the best that incoming Tennessee governor Marsha Blackburn is not considering Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to be the appointed U.S. senator from her state.

Meanwhile, President Trump says that when the stock market crashes, the American people have only themselves to blame, and the White House tells conservative groups that it is watching them.

Finally, Tesla Cybertruck, we barely knew ye.

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The Left wants REVENGE, Russell Brand is facing major controversy, and Tucker Carlson and Possum Lady are taking political commentary to a whole new level! Mock and Daisy are breaking down another wild week in politics, starting with the latest developments surrounding Russell Brand and the serious allegations against him. Megyn Kelly's commentary on the case raises questions, and the Chicks have plenty to say about the reactions. Meanwhile, Democrats are already talking about investigations, impeachment, and political payback following the election. From controversial comments about Trump and Elon Musk to growing concerns about election integrity, the Chicks discuss...

On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Lance Izumi, senior director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the real-world effects of DEI, how it is degrading the American education system, and how some courageous Americans are fighting back against the DEI takeover.

You can read Izumi's new book, The Great Equity Epidemic: Students, Parents, and Educators Reveal How DEI Is Destroying American Education, here.

What went wrong for Republicans in the midterms, and what needs to change before 2028?

Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action President Kevin Roberts joins the Daily Signal's final episode of "Midterm Report" to break down the election results and identify what he sees as two major problems for conservatives: economic and affordability concerns, and a failure to effectively communicate their accomplishments.

Roberts explains why he believes the results are not a repudiation of conservatism or America First, what Washington can do to tackle the cost of living, and why conservatives should already be organizing for 2028.

Guest: John Petrakis

Host Scot Bertram talks with John Petrakis, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about the history of euthanasia in the West, how countries that legalize euthanasia often start a slippery slope, and his recent essay, “What’s Behind the Rise of Euthanasia in the West?”

To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.

Judge Glock, director of research at the Manhattan Institute, discussed his new article about what DOGE achieved with Jace Lington. Glock argued that if you set aside the inflated rhetoric about cost savings, DOGE actually made significant cuts to the size of the federal workforce. They talk about civil service reform, USAID and IRS debates, and which reforms could endure, while distinguishing measurable operational effects from policy disagreements.

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Scott Jennings joins The Chicks on the Right for a BRUTALLY honest conversation about the Republican Party's devastating midterm election losses, Donald Trump's messaging failures, and what conservatives MUST do to rebuild before 2028.

After Republicans suffered major setbacks, Scott Jennings isn't holding back. The CNN conservative commentator breaks down what went wrong for the GOP, why voters rejected Republican candidates, and how Trump's handling of the economy, gas prices, tariffs, and the Iran conflict may have contributed to the election results.

Scott also delivers some SHARP criticism of Republican candidates, including Ken Paxton in Texas...

The editors discuss the blue wave in the midterm elections, the 39th Annual Erasmus Lecture, and Bob Dylan's audience with Pope Leo XIV.

Following Donald Trump's dramatic political comeback, his second administration is pursuing a sweeping counter-revolution aimed at reversing decades of progressive policies and restoring American power.

Victor Davis Hanson explores Trump's agenda on immigration, energy, trade, the military, and foreign policy, including the war in Iran and America's changing relationship with Europe, drawing from his new book, The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement.

Henry warned Republicans they were in for a terrible night—and he called it close!—but how could anyone have anticipated an electoral massacre of such proportions? Henry's got a short rant to go over what we know so far and to consider some of the popular takes on what went wrong.

We're taking a week off, but Beyond the Polls will be back after that to get an early start on assessing the road to '28.

On Tuesday, America voted in the midterm elections. Unless you live under a rock, you have probably heard much about what the results of the election might mean for our country, but there has been little coverage of what the results of the midterms might mean for education.

What might a backlash against the Trump administration mean for plans to dismantle the Department of Education? What will a new Congress mean for higher education? And what will new governors and state legislatures mean for the federal scholarship tax credit and school choice?

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On the morning after the Republican midterm wipeout, Erick pushes back on JD Vance's one-cause blame of the Iran war and asks when Pete Hegseth gets fired. He walks through the exit data on corruption, Trump's presidential library fundraising, the cruelty of the immigration process, tariffs and cost of living, and plays Ronald Reagan's 1974 choice, not an echo speech. His case: the GOP is recoverable if it returns to its principles and stops living on one man's whims.

Erick shows how the Republican mid-decade redistricting push blew up in the party's face, from Indiana and South Carolina to Georgia and Texas, and how it drove record Black voter turnout that cost Republicans Senate seats in the South. He breaks into the show with a market freefall, the Dow down 1,600 points and the Nasdaq in correction on AI and data center fears, then makes the case that cruelty, from ICE tactics to the White House ballroom and the Vivek Ramaswamy ad, is what voters punished. Listener calls cover the Mar-a-Lago endorsement problem and why both parties sell fear.<...

Erick says President Donald Trump oversold and underdelivered in his second term, and that broken promises on the Iran war, tariffs and the economy are why Republicans got wiped out in the midterm elections. He warns Trump may cut bad deals with Democrats for a legacy, defends the filibuster against the Save America Act argument, and blames House saboteurs like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie. His answer for the GOP is hope instead of rage, from Barack Obama's "we are the ones we've been waiting for" to Marco Rubio, plus a call to serve your own community through...

The Republican Party is facing a major WAKE-UP CALL after the 2026 midterm elections, and the battle over the GOP's future is already heating up! JD Vance's viral post about why Republicans lost voters has sparked a heated debate among conservatives, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warns the party could be facing an "extinction-level event." On today's episode of The Chicks on the Right, Mock and Daisy break down the growing Republican infighting, the fallout from the midterm elections, and what it all means for Donald Trump, JD Vance, and the 2028 presidential election. Ben Shapiro weighs in on Marco Rubio's...

Craig Coglianese is in for Greg Corombos, and Craig and Jim sigh relief that Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito isn't going anywhere, and Senate Republicans won't have to rush through a confirmation hearing in the lame duck session.

Vice President JD Vance blames the war against Iran for the GOP wipeout in the midterms, which feels like only half the story. Meanwhile, Mississippi is still counting the votes in a very tight Senate race, and Craig has a new sharp option for home defense.

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On this edition of Hayden's History Hour, Federalist Staff Editor Hayden Daniel discusses three Civil War battles that are each referred to as "the Gettysburg of the West": the Battle of Glorieta Pass in the far west, the Battle of Westport on the plains, and the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee. He explains how these lesser-known battles that happened away from the war's epicenter affected the Civil War.

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The Democratic Party just enjoyed its most successful midterm elections since 1974. Traditionally red states have flipped blue, which will carry lasting consequences for future presidential elections. The poll results reveal broad dissatisfaction among voters with Trump’s economy, governance, and corruption, and with the President himself. Join us to unpack the race outcomes, the reasons behind them, and their implications for the future.

Matthew Continetti is the director of Domestic Policy Studies and the inaugural Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity at the American Enterprise Institute, where his work is focused on American political thought an...

The Trump administration has made a number of moves recently to try to curb widespread abuses in the “skilled” foreign-worker pipeline, including the H-1B and OPT programs.

The Center for Immigration Studies is publishing several reports and a podcast on this subject by Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman, a 30-year veteran of immigration policymaking on Capitol Hill and the executive branch.

Fishman outlines the abuses – such as replacing U.S. workers with H-1Bs, or allowing foreign “students” who are no longer students to stay and work – as well as the statutory background and the changes...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case that could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in our country. Nathan Diament of the Orthodox Union joins the podcast to discuss whether a state can impose its views on religious schools and institutions. This week’s episode also features Sydney Altfield of the OU's Teach Coalition, who explains how the Jewish community is preparing for the federal scholarship tax credit by launching the Opportunity Fund for Jewish Education, a new scholarship granting organization built to make Jewish day sc...

The Democrats have ridden a blue wave to victory in the 2026 midterms, but what does that mean for President Donald Trump and the future of America? From the economy and the war with Iran to the growing influence of the socialist left, the election raises serious questions about what went wrong for Republicans and what comes next. With control of Congress shifting and the 2028 presidential election on the horizon, the stakes extend far beyond the next two years. Could a Republican comeback be possible, or is America headed toward a fundamental political transformation?

Erick breaks down the Republican wipeout in the 2026 midterms, from Texas and Georgia to South Carolina and Kansas, and argues the Trump-era GOP lost the multiracial, multiethnic coalition it built in 2024. He walks through the exit polling on inflation, tariffs, corruption, the Iran war and immigration enforcement, then explains why JD Vance blaming only the war offers an echo, not a choice, and why the loss is recoverable.

Calling in from Nashville, Erick opens the phones the day after the 2026 midterm wipeout. He tells listeners no loss in American politics is permanent, and he puts the blame on President Trump and the Republicans who wouldn't hold him accountable, not on the voters. He credits Jon Ossoff for rebuilding the Georgia Democratic Party while the state GOP kept relitigating 2020. He also takes calls on the 2028 Senate map, J.D. Vance, the filibuster, and what a Democratic Georgia under Keisha Lance Bottoms will look like. - No permanence in politics: lessons from 1974, 1994, 2010 and Reagan's comeback, and why both parties...