Retired Naval Officer Bobby Jones breaks down the real reason food could be running out on U.S. warships in the Middle East — and it has nothing to do with the photos Pete Hegseth posted on X. The truth is in the logistics…when every port your replenishment ships depend on is under missile attack, your sailors eat boiled carrots and a tortilla. That's the reality.

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Ken Harbaugh examines Donald Trump's claim that Iran agreed to keep the Strait of Hormuz open — a declaration that collapsed within 24 hours when Iranian gunboats forced ships to turn back mid-passage. He speaks with retired Air Force Major General Steven Lepper, former Deputy Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Air Force and Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, about what it means to wage war without legal guardrails — and what that does to the prospects for a legitimate resolution.

Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to blockade Iran — and nobody's talking about what it actually means for American sailors, the global economy, and international law. Retired Naval Officer Bobby Jones breaks down the various strains Trump is imposing on the world, to include his very own Service members. Is there a way out? And if so, is President Trump willing to lose face to have peace?

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Trump is picking a fight with the first American Pope — and according to Army combat vet and Vets Fighting Fascism founder Kris Goldsmith, it has nothing to do with religion. Ken Harbaugh brings in Goldsmith to lay out his case that the attacks are really about forcing JD Vance into a public act of submission, the latest in a pattern of humiliation rituals Trump deploys against anyone who might threaten his grip on MAGA.

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Ken Harbaugh examines the moment Trump's AI Jesus image cracked the loyalty of his own Christian nationalist base — and what it means that figures like Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones are now floating the Antichrist accusation in earnest. He speaks with historian Kristin Du Mez about the theology, symbolism, and cultural history driving one of the strangest inflection points in American religious politics.

Ken Harbaugh breaks down the historic defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary — the authoritarian leader who served as a blueprint for MAGA — and what it means for Ukraine, NATO, and the future of liberal democracy. He's joined by Kremlin influence expert Olga Lautman to examine the lessons for America as the midterms approach.

Ken Harbaugh sits down with Daniel Biss — mathematician, former state legislator, and mayor of Evanston — fresh off a bruising 15-candidate primary to claim the seat Jan Schakowsky held for nearly three decades, to talk about what it will actually take to convert historic Democratic enthusiasm into margins too large to manipulate.

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Retired Commander Bobby Jones sits down with James Martin — fourth-generation Floridian, former Coast Guard lieutenant commander, and the Democrat taking on five-term Republican incumbent Brian Mast in Florida's 21st Congressional District. Martin isn't your typical challenger. His teams seized over 200 tons of narcotics worth $3.5 billion. He commanded cutters in the Persian Gulf. He served as Chief of Staff for National Security Affairs in the Office of the Vice President across two administrations. And now he's bringing that record to a district Republicans have owned for years.

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Ken Harbaugh breaks down why the U.S.-Iran ceasefire may be less a diplomatic triumph than a strategic defeat — with Iran retaining its nuclear program, its missiles, and new leverage over the Strait of Hormuz — and speaks with Army combat veteran Kris Goldsmith about what this war has cost the troops who bore its consequences.

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Ken Harbaugh sits down with conspiracy theory expert Will Sommer to trace how the right-wing media machine distorts, invents, and amplifies — from its origins in fringe forums to its current stranglehold on Republican politics — just as Trump posted his most apocalyptic threat yet, live, minutes before they hit record.