March 04, 2026

MAGA’s Texas nightmare begins, prices spiking hard

1 hour 3 minutes

-- On the Show

-- James Talarico wins the Texas Democratic Senate primary and will face the winner of the upcoming Republican runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton in the general election

-- Democrats flip seats in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana amid collapsing approval numbers for Donald Trump, signaling early signs of a potential 2026 midterm wave

-- Donald Trump stumbles through comments about succession in Iran and makes erratic claims about Spain during tense public appearances

-- Donald Trump acknowledges that escalating conflict with Iran could raise oil and consumer prices despite campaigning on lowering the cost of living

-- Donald Trump and Marco Rubio give conflicting explanations about evacuation planning after strikes on Iran, raising questions about whether Americans were protected before military action

-- Republican Senator Thom Tillis publicly rebukes Kristi Noem over her book remarks and challenges her responses about immigration enforcement

-- Marco Rubio defends Donald Trump’s strike on Iran with shifting explanations and denies prior statements as reporters confront him with contradictory video evidence

-- Donald Trump posts on Truth Social blaming Barack Obama and Joe Biden for Iran policy while his administration scrambles to evacuate thousands of Americans after launching military strikes

-- On the Bonus Show: Minnesota launches investigations into ICE officers, SCOTUS considers a law barring marijuana smokers from owning guns, Elon says Tesla robotaxis are coming to California despite doing nothing to get permits, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:20) Talarico wins Texas primary(07:44) Democrats flip key red seats
(17:35) Trump stumbles on Iran succession
(23:59) Trump admits rising costs possible
(30:10) Trump and Rubio conflict evacuation
(35:40) Tillis rebukes Noem publicly
(45:49) Rubio shifts Iran strike explanation
(53:55) Trump blames Obama and Biden

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