• SITREP 21: How the Obama Admin Manufactured the Russia Collusion Conspiracy
    Jul 24 2025

    The Situation Report for July 24, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw covers the biggest story of the week: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral to the Department of Justice over the Intelligence Community’s “Russia collusion” claims from 2017 – laying out what Director Gabbard found and what happens next. He also covers new trade deals, defunding gender transition procedures, a disturbing report on America’s organ transplant system, and much more.

    President Trump seals new trade deals with key Indo-Pacific allies

    Hospitals lose federal funding for gender transition procedures on minors

    DNI Tulsi Gabbard makes a criminal referral over the Russia collusion scandal

    An investigation into the organ transplant system reveals disturbing practices

    YouTube deletes thousands of propaganda accounts tied to China and Russia

    Get well soon, President Trump

    Classic Coca-Cola is coming to a shelf near you

    Read of the week: “The U.S. Is Not Prepared for a Drone Attack”

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    13 mins
  • SITREP 20: Missiles, Minerals, & American Dominance
    Jul 17 2025

    The Situation Report for July 17, 2025. President Trump brings the hammer down on Putin. Major developments in the race to make America the world’s AI capitol AND self-sufficient on the critical minerals front. A radical protest movement brewing in Mexico to expel American nationals. And the Texas special session is about to have huge implications for national politics. All this and much more in less than 14 minutes.

    Deadlines and missile systems: President Trump escalates pressure on Russia

    The U.S. ramps up its critical mineral infrastructure

    How the Rust Belt is transforming into a high-tech AI hub

    Radical protestors tell Americans to get out of Mexico

    A quick note on the origins of “gringo”

    The Texas special session is coming, and it has national implications

    ICE cleans up Texas

    New developments in the Biden autopen scandal

    John Brennan could be in big trouble

    Media Bias Alert: the left mocks victims of the July 4th floods

    Read of the week: Dan Crenshaw’s “Heartbreak and Heroism in Hill Country, Texas”

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    14 mins
  • Make America Healthy (and Jacked) Again | Dr. Mike Israetel
    Jul 1 2025

    Want to get stronger, live longer, and actually Make America Healthy Again? Dr. Mike Israetel has the roadmap. He joined Rep. Crenshaw for a fun, wide-ranging conversation on scientifically backed methods to optimize your workouts, nutrition, and mindset. Whether you're just starting your fitness journey or looking to fine-tune your regimen, Dr. Mike has actionable advice and sharp insights to help you level up your health.

    Dr. Mike Israetel is a BJJ black belt and competitive bodybuilder with a PhD in Sport Physiology. He is the co-founder of RP Strength. Find him on Instagram at @drmikeisraetel.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • SITREP 19: Fire the Senate Parliamentarian Now
    Jun 26 2025

    The Situation Report for June 27, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw explains why several key provisions of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill are in jeopardy because of one rogue Senate Parliamentarian. He covers the dishonest leak of a “low confidence” classified assessment of the bunker-buster strikes of Iranian nuclear sites. And he explains the legal reasoning behind a major Supreme Court ruling, and massive win for the Trump Administration, on deportations.

    The United States and Israel obliterate the Iranian nuclear program

    President Trump goes to Europe for NATO Summit

    Supreme Court upholds third country deportations

    New York City chooses socialism

    Senate Parliamentarian goes rogue on One Big Beautiful Bill

    If you read nothing else: “U.S. Credibility Returns to the Middle East”

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    14 mins
  • A Former CIA Station Chief on the Israel-Iran Conflict | Ralph Goff
    Jun 19 2025

    Former CIA station chief Ralph Goff returns to analyze the actions, likely outcomes, and fearmongering surrounding the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Regime change. World War 3. Tucker vs Cruz. Iranian civil war. America’s role. With decades of experience running covert operations across the Middle East and beyond, Goff gives us a grounded assessment of the strategic risks and geopolitical implications as Israel pushes the Iranian regime closer to the brink of collapse.

    Ralph Goff is a 35-year veteran of the CIA and a 6-time station chief who served in Europe, the Middle East, and Central and South Asia. He also served as Chief of CIA’s National Resources Division, working extensively with “C Suite” level US private sector executives in the financial, banking, and security sectors. Today he is a risk management consultant and contributor for The Cipher Brief.


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    48 mins
  • SITREP 18: Mostly Peaceful Protests, Art of the China Deal, & Iran Goes Nuclear
    Jun 13 2025

    The Situation Report for June 12, 2025. A startling assassination attempt in Colombia. Iran’s nuclear ambitions put the Middle East on the brink of chaos. And the Trump Administration closes a deal with China, shakes up the CDC, and cracks down on “mostly peaceful protests.” All this and much more analysis from Rep. Dan Crenshaw in just 12 minutes.

    Political violence returns to Colombia

    Tension mounts with the Iran nuclear negotiations

    A new trade truce with China

    Secretary RFK Jr. shakes up a controversial CDC vaccine advisory committee

    The FBI busts hundreds of child sex predators

    President Trump reacts swiftly to the LA riots

    The media resurrects “mostly peaceful protests”

    Elon makes amends

    More good news for American energy dominance

    If you read nothing else: National Review’s Rich Lowry on “This is Not What Authoritarianism Looks Like”

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    13 mins
  • SITREP 17: Kyiv Strikes Back, Pardon the Autopen, & Operation Liquid Death
    Jun 6 2025

    The Situation Report for June 6, 2025. Ukraine launches a bold drone attack deep inside Russia. The Supreme Court weighs in on major cases involving firearms. And the Department of Justice investigates exactly who in the Biden Administration was behind the infamous autopen pardons. All this and much more analysis from Rep. Dan Crenshaw in less than 10 minutes.

    Ukraine + Russia trade hostages and escalate their drone attacks

    The Supreme Court declines to review states’ weapons bans

    Department of Justice investigates Biden’s autopen pardons

    The feds crackdown on cartel oil smuggling

    Why President Trump just banned travel for citizens of these 12 countries

    Chinese nationals caught smuggling a dangerous pathogen in the U.S.

    Mexico loses fight to sue American gun manufacturers

    The Boulder attack

    Washington Post earns four Pinocchios

    If you read nothing else: Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Chloe Cole: The Big Beautiful Bill Protects Children and Taxpayers from Radical Gender Ideology

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    10 mins
  • Dr. Condoleezza Rice on the Perils of the 21st Century
    Jun 4 2025

    Civic knowledge in America is declining. AI is rapidly advancing. And the Iran-Russia-China alliance is pushing the world closer to the brink of global war. Dr. Condoleezza Rice joins Rep. Dan Crenshaw for a frank conversation about the greatest threats to the future of Western Civilization—and how Stanford’s Hoover Institution is working to confront them.

    Dr. Condoleezza Rice is the Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and served as the 66th U.S. Secretary of State (2005–2009) and National Security Advisor (2001–2005) to President George W. Bush. Follow her on X at @CondoleezzaRice and stay up to date on the Hoover Institution’s research at @HooverInst.

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    50 mins