The Situation Report for June 12, 2025. A startling assassination attempt in Colombia. Iran’s nuclear ambitions put the Middle East on the brink of chaos. And the Trump Administration closes a deal with China, shakes up the CDC, and cracks down on “mostly peaceful protests.” All this and much more analysis from Rep. Dan Crenshaw in just 12 minutes.

Political violence returns to Colombia

Tension mounts with the Iran nuclear negotiations

A new trade truce with China

Secretary RFK Jr. shakes up a controversial CDC vaccine advisory committee

The FBI busts hundreds of child sex predators

President Trump reacts swiftly to the LA riots

The media resurrects “mostly peaceful protests”

Elon makes amends

More good news for American energy dominance

If you read nothing else: National Review’s Rich Lowry on “This is Not What Authoritarianism Looks Like”

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The Situation Report for June 6, 2025. Ukraine launches a bold drone attack deep inside Russia. The Supreme Court weighs in on major cases involving firearms. And the Department of Justice investigates exactly who in the Biden Administration was behind the infamous autopen pardons. All this and much more analysis from Rep. Dan Crenshaw in less than 10 minutes.

Ukraine + Russia trade hostages and escalate their drone attacks

The Supreme Court declines to review states’ weapons bans

Department of Justice investigates Biden’s autopen pardons

The feds crackdown on cartel oil smuggling

Why President Trump just banned travel for citizens of these 12 countries

Chinese nationals caught smuggling a dangerous pathogen in the U.S.

Mexico loses fight to sue American gun manufacturers

The Boulder attack

Washington Post earns four Pinocchios

If you read nothing else:  Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Chloe Cole: The Big Beautiful Bill Protects Children and Taxpayers from Radical Gender Ideology

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Civic knowledge in America is declining. AI is rapidly advancing. And the Iran-Russia-China alliance is pushing the world closer to the brink of global war. Dr. Condoleezza Rice joins Rep. Dan Crenshaw for a frank conversation about the greatest threats to the future of Western Civilization—and how Stanford’s Hoover Institution is working to confront them.

Dr. Condoleezza Rice is the Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and served as the 66th U.S. Secretary of State (2005–2009) and National Security Advisor (2001–2005) to President George W. Bush. Follow her on X at @CondoleezzaRice and stay up to date on the Hoover Institution’s research at @HooverInst.

The Situation Report for May 22, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw gives insight into what led up to the early morning House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. He covers some of the Trump Administration’s victories this week - including new talks between Russia and Ukraine, a Supreme Court ruling on deportations, and cleaning up America’s food supply. And he breaks down the strategic benefits of a new missile defense shield for the United States. All this and much more in less than 20 minutes.

One Big Beautiful Bill, and the conservative wins in it

President Trump brokers new talks between Russia and Ukraine

Democratic congresswoman charged with assault after storming ICE facility

Supreme Court allows TPS deportations to continue

The CBP Home App: a cheaper way to deport migrants

The FDA cleans up America’s food supply

The Golden Dome: A new missile defense shield for the United States

“Thanks for your lies, Daily Beast.”

If you read nothing else: “How to Stop Students from Cheating with AI”

America’s defense industrial base is woefully behind production on new advanced weapons systems, and slow to deliver those systems to strategic allies like Taiwan. The axis of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea is shifting the global balance of military capabilities in their favor. All of this adds up to what defense expert Brad Bowman calls the most dangerous geostrategic threat for the United States since 1945. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover bureaucratic and legislative reforms that would reinvigorate America’s defense industry and speed up weapons deliveries to our allies. He gives an analysis of the Chinese military’s strengths and weaknesses in an invasion of Taiwan. And he discusses the policy options for arming Mexico against the drug cartels.

Brad Bowman serves as senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where he focuses on U.S. defense strategy and policy. He has served as a national security advisor to members of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, as well as an active duty U.S. Army officer, Black Hawk pilot, and assistant professor at West Point. Follow him on X at @Brad_L_Bowman.

The Situation Report for May 16, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw covers the major deals President Trump struck over the past week, from Chinese tariffs to historic partnerships with key Middle East countries to an India-Pakistan ceasefire. He explains House Energy & Commerce’s contribution to the Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill, including his own amendment banning taxpayer funded gender transition procedures on children. All that and much more significant developments you might have missed in under 14 minutes.

The 90-day tariff rollback with China

President Trump strikes historic deals with the Middle East

House Energy & Commerce advances the Big Beautiful Bill…including Rep. Crenshaw’s provision to prohibit taxpayer funded gender-transition procedures for minors!

Democratic congressmen storm ICE facility in New Jersey

Governor Newsom finally realizes California is a dystopian hellscape

HABEMUS PAPAM – Where Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church

India and Pakistan reach a ceasefire agreement, thanks to President Trump

If you read nothing else: “Thank a Cop This Police Week”

The Situation Report for May 8, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw covers escalating conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia, as well as new developments in the Trump Administration’s domestic and military agenda. All the most important news you might have missed in under 15 minutes.

President Trump closes the Ukraine critical minerals deal

India launches retaliatory airstrikes against Pakistan

Israel’s plan for complete control of Gaza

Department of Education resumes collections for student loan borrowers

Make Alcatraz Great Again

Defense Secretary orders a reduction in Pentagon leadership

Supreme Court allows President Trump’s military transgender ban to take affect

If you read nothing else: “80 Years After VE Day, We Remember that Victory is Rooted in Virtue.”

Wednesday, May 7th marks the beginning of the conclave – the Catholic Church’s process of electing the next pope. Conclaves have traditionally been portrayed in our culture as shrouded in intrigue and back-room politicking. But, as theology expert Dr. Joseph Capizzi shows us, the 2000-year-old tradition is not that mysterious. He walks us through how cardinals elect a new pope, the political considerations they use to evaluate candidates, and how the Pope’s power in the world has changed over millennia. He evaluates the legacy and controversy surrounding Pope Francis. He explains why the Catholic Church is growing in Africa, Asia, and among young American men. They end with a discussion of how Christian moral theology evolved to address, and ultimately reject, the practice of slavery.

Dr. Joseph Capizzi is the Dean of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America. He teaches in the areas of social and political theology, with a special interest in peace and war, citizenship, political authority, and Augustinian theology.

The Situation Report for May 1, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw covers some of the most significant policy moves by the Trump Administration which you may have missed over the past week. He reflects on the legacy of Pope Francis and the origins of America’s National Day of Prayer. And he gives background on the rapidly escalating tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.

President Trump unleashes deep sea mining for critical minerals

Pope Francis passes away

Threat of war escalates between India and Pakistan

RFK Jr. bans synthetic food dyes

President Trump makes a deal with Mexico in the water-sharing dispute

Origins of the National Day of Prayer

If you read nothing else: “The Dinner That Helped Save Europe”

Alex Plitsas is a counterterrorism expert and Army veteran who ran psychological operations in the Global War on Terror. He joined Rep. Crenshaw for a retrospective on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the decade of Russian escalation that led to its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and the evolving threat of the Mexican drug cartels. A clear-eyed look at some of America’s greatest national security threats.

Alex Plitsas leads the Counterterrorism Project for the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative. He serves on the board of the Special Operations Association of America. Follow him on X at @alexplitsas.