Has Donald Trump "bitten off more than he can chew" with Iran? Former ambassador and congressman Francis Rooney talks about foreign policy in Trump's second term. He spent part of his career in Iran and thinks it's time to frame something up as a win and turn attention to China and Cuba. Ambassador Rooney also thinks the tariffs have been a bust, and perhaps more costly than Trump can afford at the moment.

Andrew Malcolm and I reunite after a couple of weeks off, and ... nothing much has changed in the war with Iran. We wonder whether Donald Trump has let an opportunity for victory slip away from him, and whether he's losing the patience and goodwill of the electorate by allowing the IRGC to drag this out. We also game out what happened in Texas, and why Trump's bold midterm strategy comes with a cost. We finish up with Jill Biden's book tour, and our Andy Rooney impersonations come out, too!

Did Democrats lose the Great Redistricting War? Andrew Malcolm and I reflect on the ways in which political stability might be the long-run loser, but this is actually just one battle in a long war Democrats have waged against Trump. And ironically, it actually started with the Clintons' war against the Bushes. We also discuss the war in Iran, as well as the latest from Los Angeles.

Based on the coverage of the war in Iran so far, we're at Year 11 with no end in sight. Andrew Malcolm and I return to review the media's relentless pessimism, and how Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are pushing back – hard. We discuss Andrew's tribute to Mitch McConnell and how the GOP may miss him more than they think. We also wonder whether CNN is violating child labor laws in selecting panelists, and why Adam Mockler should be grateful that Scott Jennings didn't take a page out of Joe Biden's book last week.

"Nobody's playing games," Donald Trump declared. Andrew Malcolm and I say: Au contraire. We discuss Iran's attempts to stall for time, Trump's next moves, and whether Congress will reward Iran by kneecapping Trump via the War Powers Act. Andrew also discusses his latest column on the Eric Swalwell scandal, and how the Protection Racket Media failed America. Again.

What happened to Eric Swalwell's political career? Andrew Malcolm and I both agree that it ended when the congressman became inconvenient to California Democrats. How long did "reporters" know the truth about Swalwell, and why didn't they report it? We also discuss the new blockade on Iran and the options it opens for Donald Trump, and talk about the most famous Door Dash delivery in history.

The Washington Post had to correct a story that turned out to be IRGC propaganda. Why did the Post fail to vet this supposedly "independent" journalist that openly bragged that he was traveling to Iran at the regime's invitation to report on war crimes by the "Epstein regime"? Andrew Malcom and I discuss that, plus Donald Trump's long history of urging action on Iran.

Robert Joseph has spent much of his career dealing with nuclear arms and national security. He negotiated with Moammar Qaddafi to disarm Libya in 2003, ran the State Department's operations for Arms Control and International Security, and now advises the National Council of Resistance of Iran. He joins me in discussing the failure of appeasement, the necessity of Operation Epic Fury, and why the NCRI has a seat at the table when the IRGC and its regime finally implodes – if Donald Trump stays the course.

Does the war with Iran violate international law? Does international law even exist? NGO Monitor president Prof. Gerald Steinberg joins me from Jerusalem to explain why "international law" is largely a myth, and how Western appeasement of Iran has undermined even the myth for decades.

What are we to make of Bari Weiss' decision to shut down CBS News' radio service? Andrew Malcolm and I put it in perspective. We also discuss Donald Trump's ultimatum for Iran and its delay, as well as the constant doomspeak coming from the Protection Racket Media. Has Donald Trump created the first three-week quagmire in military history, or has the US media industry just decided to root for the other side?