Hi, and welcome back to The Franchise! This week, we’ll be looking at the Trump DOJ’s attempt to expand its 2020 voter fraud probe into Arizona, along with the backstory on the Cyber Ninja “audit” ...

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

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In the madcap world of the Trump II White House, you knew that President Trump had to be the cause of last week’s humiliating DOJ reversal of its appeal in the law firm executive order cases. And now ...

Kate and Josh talk the Iran war and Kristi Noem’s ouster.

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Every president wants favorable press coverage. Most feel a surprising level of grievance when they don’t get it. Donald ...

Michelle Phillips, 56, a Navy veteran from Ohio, saw her therapist in remote sessions once a week for two years for her PTSD. Then, in December, Phillips’ therapist told her that she was quitting the ...

We’ve already sold more than 50% of our ticket allotment for our Austin event on April 8. Remember: If you are a member, you get discounted tickets. If you missed the discount code, just shoot me an ...

John Cornyn (R-TX) on Wednesday penned a cringing op-ed in the New York Post in which he agreed to drop his longtime support for the Senate filibuster. He professed that the change of heart was ...

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem during a television interview outside of the West Wing of the White House on ...

During the hearing, Bryan said that ordering Rosen’s imprisonment “would be a historical low point for the office of the ...