The Situation Report for July 17, 2025. President Trump brings the hammer down on Putin. Major developments in the race to make America the world’s AI capitol AND self-sufficient on the critical minerals front. A radical protest movement brewing in Mexico to expel American nationals. And the Texas special session is about to have huge implications for national politics. All this and much more in less than 14 minutes.

Deadlines and missile systems: President Trump escalates pressure on Russia

The U.S. ramps up its critical mineral infrastructure

How the Rust Belt is transforming into a high-tech AI hub

Radical protestors tell Americans to get out of Mexico

A quick note on the origins of “gringo”

The Texas special session is coming, and it has national implications

ICE cleans up Texas

New developments in the Biden autopen scandal

John Brennan could be in big trouble

Media Bias Alert: the left mocks victims of the July 4th floods

Read of the week: Dan Crenshaw’s “Heartbreak and Heroism in Hill Country, Texas”

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Want to get stronger, live longer, and actually Make America Healthy Again? Dr. Mike Israetel has the roadmap. He joined Rep. Crenshaw for a fun, wide-ranging conversation on scientifically backed methods to optimize your workouts, nutrition, and mindset. Whether you're just starting your fitness journey or looking to fine-tune your regimen, Dr. Mike has actionable advice and sharp insights to help you level up your health.

Dr. Mike Israetel is a BJJ black belt and competitive bodybuilder with a PhD in Sport Physiology. He is the co-founder of RP Strength. Find him on Instagram at @drmikeisraetel.

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The Situation Report for June 27, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw explains why several key provisions of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill are in jeopardy because of one rogue Senate Parliamentarian. He covers the dishonest leak of a “low confidence” classified assessment of the bunker-buster strikes of Iranian nuclear sites. And he explains the legal reasoning behind a major Supreme Court ruling, and massive win for the Trump Administration, on deportations.

The United States and Israel obliterate the Iranian nuclear program

President Trump goes to Europe for NATO Summit

Supreme Court upholds third country deportations

New York City chooses socialism

Senate Parliamentarian goes rogue on One Big Beautiful Bill

If you read nothing else: “U.S. Credibility Returns to the Middle East”

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Former CIA station chief Ralph Goff returns to analyze the actions, likely outcomes, and fearmongering surrounding the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Regime change. World War 3. Tucker vs Cruz. Iranian civil war. America’s role. With decades of experience running covert operations across the Middle East and beyond, Goff gives us a grounded assessment of the strategic risks and geopolitical implications as Israel pushes the Iranian regime closer to the brink of collapse.

Ralph Goff is a 35-year veteran of the CIA and a 6-time station chief who served in Europe, the Middle East, and Central and South Asia. He also served as Chief of CIA’s National Resources Division, working extensively with “C Suite” level US private sector executives in the financial, banking, and security sectors. Today he is a risk management consultant and contributor for The Cipher Brief.

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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”