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Adam Kinzinger — former U.S. Congressman and Air Force veteran — breaks down the day's biggest stories with the clarity and candor Washington doesn't always welcome. No spin. Just honest analysis of the people, decisions, and moments shaping America.
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- 3 days ago12 min
The Seashells Weren’t Enough | Trump’s Justice Department Files Its Third Comey Case — October 27, 2026
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
- 4 days ago13 min
Trump’s Worst Nightmare | Obama Is Back on the Trail and Not Holding Back — October 26, 2026
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
- 1 weeks ago15 min
The $2 Billion Revelation | New Allegations About Jared Kushner's Foreign Financial Ties — October 23, 2026
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
- 1 weeks ago14 min
The Deal Doesn’t Add Up | Trump’s Venezuela Oil Numbers Versus The Actual Contract — October 22, 2026
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
- 1 weeks ago14 min
What a Coincidence | Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Collected $50 Million From a Billionaire Who Needed a Pardon — October 21, 2026
Alina Habba, Trump’s former personal lawyer, took a $50 million job from the family of Venezuelan billionaire Julio Herrera Velutini while she was still acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. Two weeks after she started, Trump pardoned him. Also on today’s show: Steve Witkoff calls Vladimir Putin a humanitarian, Trump tells poisoned Marines their settlements depend on Republicans winning the midterms, inside the DOJ Office of Legal Counsel that keeps saying yes to Trump, and Don Jr. privately breaks with his father over the Iran war. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
- 1 weeks ago15 min
Election Integrity, MAGA Style | Trump’s Team Wanted a Voting Machine Hacked — October 20, 2026
ProPublica reports Trump’s DHS appointees asked CISA, the federal election security agency, to secretly buy a voting machine, hack it, hide the results from the manufacturer, and send them to the White House. Career staff refused, and DOGE layoffs had already gutted the team that could do it. Also: new Axios texts in the Alina Habba and Ric Grenell Kennedy Center feud, Elon Musk’s SpaceX share giveaway and Starlink Ukraine blame-shifting, the New York Times analysis showing Republican midterm ads barely mention Trump as his approval hits 31 percent, and Pete Hegseth stalling European-funded Patriot missiles for Ukraine. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
- 1 weeks ago13 min
Another Lifeline for Putin | Trump Waives Russia Sanctions as Moscow Calls It a Historic Moment — October 19, 2026
Trump waives the Russia sanctions law Congress passed 86 to 11 and he signed himself, then blames Zelensky for the war and praises Russia for cheap diesel. Adam breaks down everything Putin has gotten from this White House in a matter of weeks. Also on the show, Republicans start the midterm blame game two weeks before the election, JD Vance tells a CBS town hall he’s seen no corruption in the Trump administration, Trump calls a federal judge a lunatic and vows to restart work on his DC golf course, and CBS News under Bari Weiss gets caught up in a smear against Abdul El-Sayed. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
- 2 weeks ago9 min
Pulling the Plug | Trump Reverses Hegseth on Livestreaming an Execution — October 16, 2026
Trump cancels Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the Fort Hood firing squad execution after bipartisan backlash, but says it still would have been a strong deterrent. Also: nine fired FBI agents who worked the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case sue Kash Patel and the DOJ, Bloomberg uncovers a Russian bot operation pushing fake AI videos to boost Republicans in the midterms, Reuters reports the order to throttle Ukraine’s Starlink came from inside the White House, and former January 6th committee staffer Tom Joscelyn launches a public archive of the DOJ records the administration tried to delete. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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