In this explosive episode, Tara and Lee connect the dots between Washington dysfunction and real-world consequences. Fox News reports that a massive shortage of air traffic controllers could make flying over the holidays dangerous — with pilots advising Americans to skip Thanksgiving and Christmas travel entirely. The ongoing government shutdown means missed paychecks, fewer controllers, and rising chaos across the skies.

As Democrats vote no for the 14th time on reopening the government, Hakeem Jeffries’ spin falls flat — even CNN calls him out live. Tara highlights how the political stalemate isn’t just a Beltway story: millions of Americans are facing reduced or cut-off SNAP benefits right before the holidays.

The conversation heats up as Dr. Oz reveals over $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds illegally allocated to undocumented immigrants across six states, a key battle in the funding standoff between Democrats and Republicans. Tara calls it “the fight at the heart of the shutdown” — as lawmakers clash over whether America should keep offering full healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants while citizens struggle.

It’s a wild, grounded look at how federal dysfunction, economic pain, and media spin are colliding — and why this winter could be one of America’s roughest takeoffs yet.