Mike & Nick on the war in Iran, as the President Trump authorized military strikes over the weekend, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under President Obama & author of 'The Briefing Book' on Substack, Joel Rubin, joined the guys to analyze what happened, the political fallout at home, and what should happen next for the people of Iran.

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Mike & Nick on the State of the Union speech, plus a panel discussion on the speech with the host of 'Ringside Politics', Jeff Crouere.

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Mike & Nick on the FCC/CBS controversy over the airing of James Talarico's interview with Stephen Colbert, the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson, plus Immigration Correspondent at NPR, Ximena Bustillo joins to discuss the partial government shutdown happening over I.C.E. funding.

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Mike is joined by former FBI Supervisory special agent Scott Duffey to examine the doorbell camera video in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping and what details and clues it could potentially help law enforcement with on solving this case, plus Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) stops by to discuss the latest from Capitol Hill - ICE funding, Trump administration suing the IRS & how taxpayers could be on the hook and more.

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Mike & Nick on the recent arrest of fmr. CNN anchor & journalist Don Lemon, the particulars surrounding the protest he attended at a church and the 1st amendment brushing up against the FACE Act, plus, fmr. federal prosecutor & host of 'At-lyse You Heard It Here' podcast, Alyse Adamson, explains the past month in Minnesota from a legal perspective, and what to make of the recent Epstein files release.

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Mike & Nick on the past week in Minnesota, the recent DHS report on the Alex Pretti encounter with CBP officers, plus, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) joined to discuss her 'no' vote on additional funding for Homeland Security unless guardrails are put in place, a potential looming government shutdown, and what she wants her fellow colleagues in Congress to start doing together - legislating.

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Host of the 'Grounded' podcast, journalist, Scripps News anchor Maritsa Georgiou, joins Mike from the ground in Minneapolis to explain the mood in her home state of Minnesota, what she is hearing from friends, family, local & state officials, and why the administration is lying about the video evidence in this latest incident.

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Mike & Nick on President Trump's tariff threats to the UK & seven other Nato-allied countries until a deal is reached to purchase Greenland, the potential threat of military force and what this would mean, plus, CNN sr. legal analyst & former federal prosecutor Elie Honig stops by to examine all that has happened the past month in Minnesota.

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