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The 2028 Republican primary has started, and the candidates are running from Trump. Adam Kinzinger breaks down how JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz are each explaining the midterm losses, and why Vance is stuck between MAGA and everyone else. Plus: the ICE hiring scandal, Jim Jordan elected House Republican leader, the failed Pete Hegseth impeachment vote, and ethics charges against Alina Habba. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

Will the House impeach Pete Hegseth? Republican Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution puts eight articles on a fast track, including those covering Hegseth waging war with Iran without authorization. Adam Kinzinger breaks down Hegseth’s “impeachment for success” defense and what the war has cost America. Plus the Nvidia CEO scandal involving an alleged Chinese spy, Putin’s demands from the Ukraine talks, whistleblower complaints on Trump’s vanity projects, and the president's election fraud claims after the midterms. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

A former Trump health adviser and RFK Jr. ally went on Joe Rogan and said the White House made policy based on who was funding the midterms. Adam Kinzinger breaks down Calley Means’s corruption claims against Susie Wiles and James Blair. Also in this episode, Stephen Miller becomes chief of staff, Trump tells 60 Minutes he could never forgive his enemies, a company tied to the Trump sons gets Ebola contracts, and former Trump aides threaten each other with lawsuits. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

Harmeet Dhillon resigns from the Justice Department. The head of the Civil Rights Division ran Trump’s election strategy, from the voter roll lawsuits to the federal poll monitors, and she’s the first major official out since the midterms. Adam Kinzinger asks whether she jumped or got pushed. Plus Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s AI investments and data centers on public land, Elon Musk and big tech’s losing midterm bets, the White House memo warning conservative groups it’s monitoring them, and Pete Hegseth’s video as Republicans turn on him. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

Republicans are blaming Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the midterm wipeout, and the House could vote to impeach him next week. Adam Kinzinger breaks down the Iran war blame game, Thomas Massie’s impeachment push, and why Trump has eight weeks to confirm a replacement before Democrats take the Senate. Plus: Mike Johnson steps aside as Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan run for minority leader, the Trump strategists who knew they were losing, Democrats flip governors and statehouses including Texas, and the AP poll showing voters blame Trump for prices. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

Republicans are at war with themselves after a historic midterm blowout. Democrats took both chambers, and the GOP blame game is on. The White House blames Fox News and “lazy” candidates. JD Vance blames the Iran war. A senior Senate Republican says “Trump did this.” Adam Kinzinger breaks down the Republican civil war, Trump’s election night meltdown, the exit polls showing young men swinging 38 points to Democrats, how Trump’s redistricting scheme backfired in Texas and Florida, and the Democrats’ plan to investigate Trump’s crypto deals, the Qatar jet, and Pete Hegseth. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

Trump’s final speech before the 2026 midterms was 53 minutes about the Reflecting Pool. Adam Kinzinger breaks down Trump’s Election Day pitch, Stephen Miller and Scott Presler’s closing arguments, and why Republicans have nothing to show for two years of total control. Also: MAGA House members like Scott Perry and Anna Paulina Luna fighting for their seats, Westchester County ballot scanner conspiracy theories, DOJ election monitors targeting blue counties, and Politico’s final poll showing the Trump coalition falling apart. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

Election Day is tomorrow and the final Times/Siena polls have Democrats ahead in every competitive Senate race, including Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, Kansas, and Alaska. Nate Silver’s midterm model gives Democrats an 80 percent chance at the Senate and 96 percent at the House. Plus, Republicans anonymously blame Trump for the coming midterm losses, Trump promises to become “Mr. Veto” and pardon his DOGE staffers, Trump looks for a fall guy for the Iran war, and a federal judge blocks the DOJ’s bogus California voter list. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

A private prison company offered Minnesota an empty prison for $75 million. The state said no. Then the Trump administration paid CoreCivic $495.6 million for the same building to turn it into an ICE detention center. CoreCivic gave $500,000 to the Trump-Vance inaugural committee. Adam Kinzinger breaks down the Minnesota prison deal, the GAO warning on ICE spending, and why JD Vance’s fraud task force has nothing to say. Later in the show, Trump demands a cut of Alina Habba’s $50 million payday, a new book alleges Jared Kushner took $50 million from the UAE after Rex Tillerson was fired, Vance answers a housing question with a joke at a Fox News town hall, and a House Judiciary report says Todd Blanche kept Ghislaine Maxwell from talking about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

The Washington Examiner, a conservative outlet, says the MAGA bubble is about to burst. Adam Kinzinger breaks down the piece and why right-wing media turning on Trump five days before the midterms matters. Also: James O’Keefe charged with felony voter fraud in Minnesota, ARPA-H director Alicia Jackson placed on leave after a ProPublica report on her stock holdings, corporations that donated to Trump hiring lawyers ahead of possible House investigations, and Obama’s Cheesecake Factory line rattles the Trump administration. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

A federal grand jury has refused to indict Cassidy Hutchinson. Trump’s Justice Department wanted to charge the January 6th witness with lying to Congress over her testimony about Trump, the armed crowd, and the Secret Service. Adam Kinzinger, who sat on the January 6th committee, explains what she told the country and why the DOJ’s case collapsed. Also today: Trump won’t commit to accepting the midterm election results, Alaska’s Republican government asks a judge to toss the DOJ’s Senate race lawsuit, RFK Jr. reverses a kratom opioid ban after a distributor’s donations to the RNC, and Flavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil for Florida with a State Department visa. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

The Trump Justice Department charges James Comey for the third time, over a 2016 leak that Trump’s own DOJ investigated twice and declined to prosecute. With the statute of limitations expiring, prosecutors skipped the grand jury entirely. A judge also ruled the firing of Comey’s daughter Maurene Comey unlawful and ordered her reinstated. Plus: Donald Trump Jr.’s Mongolia hunting trip with Kremlin-linked oligarch Umar Kremlev, the Ninth Circuit rejects the DOJ’s bid to set aside California mail ballots, CDC chief medical officer Jennifer Shuford leaves after six months, and a Washington Post analysis shows costs outpacing wages in 42 of 46 battleground House districts. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail, rallying in Cleveland for Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown and going after Donald Trump on the grift, the war, and his cabinet picks. Trump’s response is to lie about the crowd size. Plus: MAGA voter fraud crusader Scott Presler caught with out-of-state voters registered at his Pennsylvania house, the DOJ sues Alaska to block a Mary Peltola win over Dan Sullivan, the Trump administration’s record number of vacant Senate-confirmed jobs, and Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil despite Trump’s tariffs and pressure. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

Jared Kushner faces new allegations involving foreign money, secret bank accounts, and his role in Trump's Middle East policy. Adam Kinzinger breaks down the claims and why Congress should ask questions. Today's show also looks at the Trump administration's reported loyalty test for American diplomats, a new investigation by DOJ into DHS contracts and Corey Lewandowski, the departure of a leading MAHA adviser, and the DOJ watchdog's refusal to open an independent investigation into the botched Reflecting Pool related prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com

ProPublica obtained the secret contract behind Trump’s Venezuela oil deal, and it doesn’t match his claims of hundreds of billions in revenue. The U.S. bought a 35 percent stake in a company run by Alejandro Betancourt, a Venezuelan businessman investigated for money laundering in three countries, through a Barbados shell that hides the other owners. Adam Kinzinger breaks down the terms and why they were kept from Congress. Also: Trump fires envoy Paolo Zampolli, JD Vance attacks Republicans who criticized Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad against Amy Acton, a federal judge pulls DHS agents off the voter fraud hunt, and early voting surges in Kansas, Texas, and the battleground states. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com