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This time Jon Herold breaks down leadership elections, foreign threats and press secretary.

First up, the focus shifts to Thomas Massie, Daily Herold and Pete Hegseth. Then the talk turns to press conference, with Iran, Caribbean and Massie in the mix. From there, the crew gets into Mark Kelly, Massie and Hegseth. Later, it's on to Trump's agenda, with Pete Hegseth, Massie and Truth Social in the mix. After that, the conversation moves to leadership elections, with Liz Harris, RNC and Mike Johnson in the mix. Next, the focus shifts to foreign threats, with Senate, Thomas Massie and Mike Johnson in the mix. Further on, the talk turns to Kentucky governor, with Pete, Comer and Rich Higgins in the mix. Then the crew gets into Department of Justice, Todd Blanch and Republicans. Then it's on to press secretary, with Tim Burchett, Truth Social and Daily Herold in the mix. Before the close, the conversation moves to Gart and Power Hour.

Pull up a chair, it's a good one.

CannCon and Zak Paine get into happy birthday, press secretary and flag gun.

First up, it's on to press secretary, with Dana White and President Trump in the mix. Then the conversation moves to immigration reform, with Israel, European Union and Clinton in the mix. From there, the focus shifts to DACA, Alaska and Peltola. Later, the talk turns to border wall, with Supreme Court, Bend National Park and DACA in the mix. After that, the crew gets into lame duck, with Scandinavian, Semper Paratus and Speaker Johnson in the mix. Next, it's on to flag gun, with Rick Scott, Ron Johnson and John Thune in the mix. Further on, the conversation moves to Carter, Bill Clinton and CIA. Then the focus shifts to Trump administration, with Tim Burchett, Tennessee and Marsha Blackburn in the mix. Then the talk turns to Taliban, Afghanistan and CIA. Before the close, the crew gets into happy birthday, with Feinstein, Marine and Ophame Johnson in the mix.

Also on the docket: Dana White. You won't want to miss this one.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth opens his Pentagon press briefing on November 10 by calling the impeachment resolution from one defeated congressman a political stunt, saying no Secretary of War or Defense has ever been impeached for lawful military operations. He walks through Operation Rough Rider against the Houthis, Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the counter-cartel campaign with more than 70 narco vessels sunk, and the capture of Nicolas Maduro, and honors the 18 Americans lost in Epic Fury on the eve of Veterans Day.

He touts record recruiting across all five services, a hostile fire pay increase and reinstated service members. In questions he discusses the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition, his support from President Trump, Stephen Miller as the new chief of staff, Chuck Schumer's call for a trial, Vice President Vance's view of the Iran war and the midterms, outreach to Capitol Hill, and the push for $350 billion in reconciliation funding. Here is the full briefing.

This Monday night episode of Baseless Conspiracies is a call-in show built around a chaotic week: the midterm elections and the run-up to the GART conference. The hosts open with some banter about travel plans and the Vikings game, read a few sponsor spots, and then open the phones to viewers who want to vent about the election or share their favorite conspiracies. Early callers dig into post-election audits and close races, the question of how much trust to put in the vote counts, and a comparison of how other countries, including Australia, run their politics. Later callers trade thoughts on third parties, social media platforms and monetization, immigration policy, and what a society would look like without much organization or structure. Along the way the conversation keeps circling back to community, meeting up in person at GART, and some lighter jokes. The show closes with Super Chats and Badlands boosts.

This week's Culture of Change was recorded the Wednesday after Election Day, with a Colorado-based independent journalist joining for a close look at what happened in the state and what it says about the country. The conversation starts with the blue wave and the results in Colorado's congressional races, including the seats that flipped and the 4-4 split that is about to change. From there it digs into why Republicans keep losing: weak branding, party bylaws and money, a missing ground game and the 51 percent of voters who are unaffiliated. They also talk about the ballot measures on girls' sports and minors that passed in a blue state, the pull of the DSA, civic duty and why voting is only the third step, and how election results can be both questioned and unverifiable. The hour and a half ends with where to find the guest's work and a call to keep building one conversation at a time.

This time the crew take on classical forms, human skull and Chardin writes.

First up, the crew gets into Darwinism, Wells and Evolutionary Synthesis. Then it's on to Jesuit priest, with Pierre Teilhard, Christianity and Julian Huxley in the mix. From there, the conversation moves to human mind, with Ray Kurzweil, Google and Yuval Harari in the mix. Later, the focus shifts to human mind, with Galton, Hitler and Elon Musk in the mix. After that, the talk turns to classical forms, with France, Peter Thiel and England in the mix. Next, the crew gets into Piltdown, Voltaire and Egypt. Further on, it's on to human skull, with Rockefeller Foundation, China and Chinese in the mix. Then the conversation moves to Chardin's system, with Vernadsky, Japanese and Omega in the mix. Then the focus shifts to Chardin writes, with Julian Huxley, Nature and International Union in the mix. Before the close, the talk turns to Julian Huxley wrote, with Phenomenon, Catholic Church and Silicon Valley in the mix.

Pull up a chair, it's a good one.

The fourth Battle of the Sexes pits a men's team against a women's team in a Jeopardy-style trivia game, with a new player joining for the first time and no one sure what the stakes are. After a pair of sponsor reads, the teams pick categories like Must-See TV, Chart Toppers, Tech and Toys and Overtime, and argue over each answer before locking it in. Questions range from a see-through cola launched in 1992 and the New Coke flop to a 1999 World Cup moment, a Wendy's slogan, boy band hits, a 1983 holiday doll craze, Friends trivia and an Olympic gymnastics gold. The score swings back and forth, with one tally reaching 86 to 68 about 50 minutes in, and the banter drifts to a Madden movie casting choice, NFL picks and kids wandering into frame. The closing stretch is more joking and trash talk between the teams.

The Monday morning show opens with a long stretch of sponsor reads and a cold open of network montage, then brings on a guest for an update on the Israeli election. They walk through the seat counts, the 28-day windows to form a government, and why the Arab parties' bigger share changes the math. From there the host turns to the post-midterm political fallout: a Trump interview, the revolving door between government and industry, the news that a new White House chief of staff was chosen after a shouting match in the Oval Office, and reactions on whether the border message cost Republicans votes. Later segments cover lawfare stories, the amnesty and temporary visa debate, an advocacy network behind the affordability narrative, and a Georgia county's late upload of Election Day votes and the voting machine memory card questions that followed. Viewer comments and Super Chats close the show.

The Monday show opens with a weekend of youth basketball and a few Truth Social posts, then spends most of its hour on the post-midterm fallout. The host argues the 2020 election was the triggering event for whatever plan is in motion, so the 2026 results change little, and goes back through earlier predictions about the Insurrection Act and a national emergency, saying he never claimed to know the timeline. He reads a long post from Joshua Steinman about the Justice Department and intelligence agencies, plays part of Trump's 60 Minutes interview on the midterm loss, and takes viewer comments on whether the system can be voted out of or whether the country has to opt out of it. Other topics include a unity theme, the founders opting out before Lexington and Concord, gas prices, Hegseth impeachment talk, Senate leadership votes, and a declassified intelligence assessment. He closes with a community chat plug, GART tickets and a raid to the next show.

The Sunday night show opens with football and the idea of bread and circuses, then turns to the post-midterm mood and a debate about what happens if the legal pathway on paper runs out. One host plays devil's advocate on whether Trump's plan will deliver, while the other argues for preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. They go through reposts about Pete Hegseth, voting machine certification and a flash drive problem, Tim Burchett's committee video, and Todd Blanche's comments on an immunity deal for long-term illegal immigrants, plus Hakeem Jeffries' reply and talk of impeachment. They also look at Stephen Miller's background at Duke and with Jeff Sessions, the November 9 date in a Trump post and a Q post, the Susie Wiles and John Thune predictions, and a Miller CNN clip on farm labor. Later come Rumble Rants and Super Chats, a Dark Matter tangent, and a closing set of viewer videos.