The Ishaan S. Show

The DNC finally released its long-awaited post-election autopsy — and then immediately distanced itself from it.

In this episode, I'm breaking down the full report: what it says about how Biden's team failed to set Kamala Harris up for success, why Democrats never went hard enough at Trump, how they lost the economic argument, and what the party thinks needs to change heading into 2026. But more importantly — I'm talking about what the report doesn't say. There's no mention of Gaza. No mention of Palestinians. Entire sections are missing. And the author's own party put "red box" disclaimers throughout the document, pushing back on its conclusions.

DNC Chair Ken Martin released this report while saying, in his own words, "I don't endorse what's in this report, or what's left out of it." That sentence alone tells you everything you need to know about where the Democratic Party is right now.

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Donald Trump just dropped one of the biggest endorsements of the 2026 cycle — and he went against his own Senate establishment to do it.

In this episode, I'm breaking down Trump's decision to back Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over four-term incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Texas GOP Senate runoff — one week before polls close. Trump's message to Cornyn was blunt: you weren't there for me when it counted. And now Paxton — a man who survived a felony indictment, an impeachment trial, and a divorce filed on "biblical grounds" — is the MAGA-backed nominee-in-waiting heading into the most expensive Senate primary in American history.

But here's the real story: a Paxton nomination may be exactly what Democrats need to compete in Texas for the first time since 1994. I break down what this endorsement means, why Senate GOP leadership is quietly panicking, what Steve Bannon's reaction tells us about the bigger power play, and what Democrat James Talarico does with this opening.

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Today, Kentucky's 4th Congressional District is hosting what has become the most expensive U.S. House primary in American history — and it is essentially a one-on-one fight between Donald Trump and one of his own Republican members of Congress.

Seven-term Rep. Thomas Massie, a libertarian-leaning Republican first elected in 2012, has spent years clashing with Trump on fiscal policy, foreign policy, and congressional oversight. The breaking point came when Massie announced he would vote against Trump's short-term government funding bill in early 2025 — prompting Trump to post on Truth Social that Massie "should be primaried" and that he would "lead the charge." He followed through, endorsing Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL and first-time federal candidate, and personally calling into campaign events to rally voters against Massie.

By election day, over $32 million had been spent in this single House primary — shattering the previous record. The campaign produced AI-generated attack ads so extreme that even Marjorie Taylor Greene condemned them. And Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to Kentucky to stump for Gallrein — a move critics called a Hatch Act violation.

The outcome of this race is about more than one congressman. It's a test of whether Republican members can still vote their conscience, or whether Trump's endorsement machine has made loyalty the only currency that matters in today's GOP.

Ishaan breaks it all down on this episode of The Ishaan S. Show — political commentary built for GenZ and Millennial audiences.

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Season 6 of The Ishaan S. Show is officially here — and we're opening with a story that says a lot about where this White House is headed. According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, picked up by The Independent, President Trump has privately told aides he is "resigned" to Republican losses in the 2026 midterms, and has allegedly said he doesn't care about the outcome.

Context for why Trump might be waving the white flag: a NYT/Siena poll out today clocks his approval at just 37% — a second-term low. Nearly 70% of independents disapprove. 64% disapprove of his economic handling. And for the first time in 17 years of this poll, a president has dropped below the 38% floor. That's the backdrop to this "resigned" story, and it matters.

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Season 6 of The Ishaan S. Show is here — and the stakes have never been higher.

2026 is shaping up to be one of the most consequential election years in recent memory, and we're covering all of it. From the races that will define the balance of power in Congress, to the headlines dominating the political conversation right now — this season, we're going deeper, wider, and louder than ever.

Expect long-form interviews with candidates and political figures, sharp analysis on the biggest stories in American politics, and conversations built for the generation that actually has to live with the consequences of these elections.

This is politics for Gen Z and Millennials — no fluff, no spin, just real talk about what's happening and why it matters.

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Kamala Harris is currently out of a job now that she isn't Vice President. She has reportedly told aides to "keep her options open," which include running for governor, president, or maybe even both? We'll talk about each of her options, how well she may fare in each, and what she's currently thinking about.

So what have Elon Musk and DOGE been doing? A lot. We'll talk about some of the things they have done in their efforts to make the federal government more "efficient" and some of the recent controversies of the DOGE staff as well as the response from Democrats. Plus! I'll share my interview with President of Kaplan Strategies, Doug Kaplan. You don't want to miss it!

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Donald Trump's administration has been taking some unprecedented steps regarding the issue of carrying out justice. We'll talk about how Trump's team has removed career civil servants, and threatened others. Plus! We'll talk about Elon Musk's takeover of the treasury department's payment systems.

Donald Trump has hit the ground running in the first few days of his second term. From bold executive action, wide-ranging pardons, and halting the federal government, there is so much to discuss. We'll talk about what Donald Trump's been up to, how his actions impact everyday people, and what the next four years are going to look like.

With just 2 days left in his tenure as the nation’s commander-in-chief, President Biden is looking at how his presidency will be written in the history books. In this special edition of the Ishaan S. Show, I want to look back at the Biden years and talk about his impact on American history, through the triumphs and the losses.

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