Welcome back from my hiatus! Andrew Malcolm joins me to catch up to the latest political new. We discuss Donald Trump's demand to "terminate" the Constitution and then his walkback; will that end his political career? The media coverage of Elon Musk gets our attention as well, and it's also the subject of my SRN/Townhall commentary this week. I also brief people on the morning's top stories, including Joe Biden's evasion of the border crisis, the runoff in Georgia, and more!

It's been two weeks since the midterm election -- and we still don't have results in all of the House elections. Andrew Malcolm and I discuss those failures as well as more of Joe Biden's. We also preview the upcoming primary fight between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis and wonder whether other candidates will leave it at that. Or do we get 17 people on stage again in 2023's debates? Plus, we also wonder whether America is in another Age of Presidential Mediocrities in the post-Cold War era.

Will Republicans really get to 222 House seats? Will Nancy Pelosi really retire? Duane Patterson and I discuss both of those issues, plus we talk about the Twitter implosion that never happened. Will the mass exodus at Twitter -- and the relative lack of impact -- teach a lesson to other tech platforms? Plus, TUSC Network's Rob McNealy returns to explain what actually happened at FTX and where it's going -- and to remind us that crypto may not really be the issue here. It might just be old-fashioned corruption and con artistry.

"What the hell happened in the midterms?" asked Andrew Malcolm at RedState.com, and we try to answer that in our discussion. What lessons can we learn from Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump? Plus, my editorial for Salem Now on getting what we needed, and a reminder about the necessity of learning lessons for 2024.

What can we learn from the 2022 midterm results? AJ Kaufman joins me to review what we learned by the end of the week, and what we can apply as we move forward into the 2024 election cycle.

Did Donald Trump just settle the 2024 GOP presidential primary by melting down on his social media platform? Duane Patterson and I cover the attacks on Ron DeSantis and Glenn Youngkin, as well as the flux in midterm results so far. Plus, we discuss the stunning and very welcome federal court ruling ending Joe Biden's unconstitutional bailout of Academia and the equally stunning retreat of Russia from Kherson. The implications of that are enormous, and Duane and I go over the next moves for Ukraine.

Who better to ask about where the American electorate is heading than America's best reporter on the road? Salena Zito joins us to discuss today's midterms, especially on the Senate race in Pennsylvania. Salena also briefs us on Blake Masters' bid in Arizona, and why she's expecting a big night for Republicans.

What can we expect from the midterms? Duane Patterson and I unpack all of the polls and trends. We also dissect last night's speech from Joe Biden attempting to scold voters for not caring about his priorities just before Election Day. Duane and I also discuss the disturbing exposé from The Intercept about the DHS "disinformation policing" program and its attempts to "shape" debate and incentives to discourage public dissent. Intel analyst and pundit John Schindler joins me to say why this, unlike other claims, actually does look like a 'deep state' program.

The media aren't biased -- they're bought. A stunning new report from The Intercept exposes a DHS/FBI program to pressure and incentivize social media platforms into suppressing speech and dissent, in large part covertly. Andrew Malcolm and I discussed that shortly after the story broke, plus I return to it in my roundup for today. And that's more than the Washington Post, New York Times, or CNN has bothered to do.

Should Republicans get muzzled because of an attack on Paul Pelosi? Media outlets demanded that across the board, which is the subject of my rant this morning. The same media that wouldn't cover any connection between radical pro-abortion protesters doxxing SCOTUS justices and an assassination attempt against Brett Kavanaugh now claim that normal political criticism of a Democrat party leader is off limits. No one's buying this argument, but the media's all-in propagandizing is going to open even more eyes this cycle.

On the midterms, AJ Kaufman returns to debate how the current electoral environment will play out for Republicans. Will candidate quality make the difference, or will the wave be too great? We also do a quick update on Ukraine, and the progressive face-plant over it.