The Kinzinger Report

Episodes

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  This Isn't What They Signed Up For | The Crisis Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln — August 14, 2026 15.08.2026 13m

  The court tossed Trump's billion-dollar case against Harvard, and Adam explains why the antisemitism claim was a mask for a retaliation campaign. Also today: the Kennedy Center board voting to close the building and rename it for Trump while a judge has already ruled that unlawful, the USS Abraham Lincoln crisis with 250 days at sea and Pete Hegseth dismissing the families' warnings, DHS surveilling labor unions and climate groups and even a bike repair collective in Minnesota, and New York handing out thousands of free Broadway tickets to high school students. Go deeper at www.adamkinzinger.com
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  Thou Shall Not Lie | Karoline Leavitt Is Out, and the Names to Replace Her Are Worse — August 13, 2026 13.08.2026 12m

  Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt is out, and Adam covers what her tenure really represented along with the troubling shortlist to replace her. Also today: a Wall Street Journal exclusive on Ukrainian drones destroying a U.S. armored brigade during the Combined Resolve exercise, Pete Hegseth shutting Democrats out of Pentagon briefings on the $1.5 trillion defense budget, the record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, and the election deniers nominated for governor and secretary of state across Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada. Go deeper at www.adamkinzinger.com.
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  It's All Lies | New Details on Trump's Decoy Plane — August 12, 2026 12.08.2026 14m

  The Air Force One decoy backlash keeps growing, and Trump's excuse under questioning fell apart on camera. Adam also covers Trump signaling openness to a conspiracy theorist's plan to declare an election emergency and seize control of the midterms, the White House pressuring prosecutors to revive the Reflecting Pool case against Olympian David Hearn after a judge already threw it out, Treasury killing the corporate ownership rule meant to stop money laundering, and David Crowley's razor-thin win in the Wisconsin Democratic primary. Go deeper at www.adamkinzinger.com.
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  He Got Played | Netanyahu Rejects Trump's Gaza Peace Deal — August 10, 2026 10.08.2026 13m

  Just over a week after Trump declared a historic breakthrough for peace in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of his own cabinet and rejected the entire 15-point plan, handing Trump a public embarrassment from the one ally he was sure was on his side. Adam breaks down why it happened and what it says about how Trump misunderstands foreign policy, plus Trump already souring on his new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a heartbreaking update on Joe Biden's cancer, bulldozers tearing through Big Bend National Park for a border wall even local sheriffs call pointless, and the mystery of Trump's suddenly fuller head of hair. Subscribe at www.adamkinzinger.com.
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  Busted Ballroom | A Court Halts Trump's White House Ballroom 07.08.2026 12m

  A federal appeals court just ordered Donald Trump to stop building his $400 million White House ballroom, the one he tore down the East Wing to make room for, ruling that he needs congressional approval and can't use what the court called executive self-help. Adam breaks down that ruling and what it means for the fight over Trump's overreach, plus Democrat James Talarico surging ahead of Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, a brutal week for the GOP as Trump loses two House primaries and scandals pile up, a new U.S. intelligence warning that Russia could attack a NATO country this fall, and Bill Cassidy casting the deciding vote to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Go deeper at www.adamkinzinger.com
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  They Booed a Fallen Cop | What a Name Now Means Inside MAGA — August 6, 2026 06.08.2026 14m

  The missile shortage is real, the war in Iran has stalled because of it, and Trump's answer is to hunt down leakers and threaten prison. Adam covers the Camp David blowup with Hegseth, Trump naming JD Vance his successor for 2028, the MAGA defections led by Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene, two losses for RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement as the FDA approves an mRNA flu vaccine, a stunning Michigan primary upset driven by anti-Muslim bigotry, and the ballooning cost of Trump's vanity battleship fleet. Go deeper at www.adamkinzinger.com.
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  Central Casting | Trump's Pentagon Picks Generals for Their Looks — August 5, 2026 05.08.2026 13m

  Adam Kinzinger breaks down NBC News reporting that the Pentagon is drafting a new nuclear weapons strategy for a possible war with China or Russia, one that embraces tactical nukes, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pick to lead the Army gets blocked by Senate Republicans. Plus Max Miller's disastrous CNN interview with Jake Tapper, Kansas and Missouri voters rejecting GOP power grabs, the DOJ dropping the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy case against Stewart Rhodes, and Senator Ron Wyden's report on Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and the money behind Jeffrey Epstein. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Intentional Discrimination | A Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Attack on New Citizens' Voting Rights — August 4, 2026 04.08.2026 12m

  A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's ban on voter registration help for newly naturalized citizens, ruling it was motivated by intentional discrimination. Adam breaks down the ruling and what it means for voting rights. Plus: RFK Jr. and Rand Paul turn the Fauci circus into a book-selling operation, Senator Bernie Moreno says Max Miller is unfit to serve as Trump looks the other way, a court lets ICE agents keep their masks on in New York, and Trump blames Big Oil for the gas prices his Iran war created. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Backfire | Capital One Cites Money Laundering in Trump Account Closures — August 3, 2026 03.08.2026 14m

  Capital One told a federal court it closed hundreds of Trump Organization accounts for anti-money laundering reasons. The bank never said why until Trump sued them for debanking, and his own lawsuit forced the answer into the open. Adam breaks down the court filing, plus Senators Cornyn and Tillis caving to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General, RFK Jr.'s meltdown with Dana Bash on CNN, Trump blaming Minnesota instead of Iran for the water system cyberattacks, and the DOJ dropping the Reflecting Pool vandalism case. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Shakedown | Inside Trump's $800 Million Money Machine — July 31, 2026 31.07.2026 12m

  The Wall Street Journal exposes Donald Trump's $800 million fundraising operation, where his personal fundraiser tells corporate executives "the boss wants this money" and companies believe donations buy access to the White House. Adam Kinzinger breaks down the shakedown, plus the Commerce Department taking equity stakes in seven more private companies, Trump walking back Ukraine's Patriot missile deal, the White House's claimed Hamas disarmament agreement, and the global revolt against FIFA's $20 billion World Cup sell-off linked to Jared Kushner. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Major Setback | GOP Holdouts Pull the Vote on Trump's Attorney General — July 30, 2026 30.07.2026 13m

  Todd Blanche's confirmation vote for Attorney General was pulled after Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis demanded written assurances about the Trump-IRS settlement that shields the President's family from tax audits. Plus: Senate Republicans turn the Fauci COVID hearing into a spectacle, Alex Jones demands Trump's impeachment over the Iran war, Elon Musk brings back America PAC to spend big on the midterms, and the Secret Service admits it tracked James Comey over a seashell photo. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Broken Promise | Trump Ends the Medicare Program Holding Down Costs — July 29, 2026 29.07.2026 13m

  Medicare drug premiums are going up in 2027. The Trump administration is ending the Part D subsidy that held them down, and Dr. Oz is calling it the end of a bailout. Adam runs the real numbers for 25 million seniors. Also in this episode: Trump at Lindsey Graham's National Cathedral funeral, the Senate Russia sanctions vote, Jay Clayton's party-line confirmation as DNI, and the leaked GOP memo behind Trump's communist attacks. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Underwater | Trump's Political Operatives Tell GOP Candidates to Keep Their Distance — July 28, 2026 28.07.2026 13m

  With the 2026 midterms under 100 days out, Trump's own political operation is telling Republican candidates to keep their distance from him. Adam breaks down why the people running these campaigns already know they're in trouble, and why Speaker Mike Johnson is counting on prayer warriors at the Capitol instead. Also: new abuse allegations against Ohio Rep. Max Miller and the Republican silence around them, a new analysis showing Trump has made more money in two years than in the previous sixty, and Trump pressuring RFK Jr. to cut the childhood vaccine schedule. Adam closes on a personal note. Go deeper on AdamKinzinger.com
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  Awkward Silence | Trump Embarrassed at the Correspondents' Dinner — July 27, 2026 27.07.2026 13m

  Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner and bombed, rambling for an hour, insulting reporters by name, and mocking CNN's Kaitlan Collins. Then he watched Wall Street Journal reporters win the Katharine Graham Award for the Epstein birthday letter story he's suing them over. Also: fired 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega says CBS pressured her to report things that never happened, Trump goes quiet on the Iran war as Patriot missile stockpiles run low, a DEA assessment finds the drug boat strikes haven't slowed cocaine, and a new executive order puts warning signs outside the Smithsonian. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Never Vance | The MAGA Revolt Against Trump's Own VP — July 24, 2026 24.07.2026 12m

  The 2028 fight has already started. Terry Virts, filling in for Adam Kinzinger, covers the "Never Vance" campaign against Vice President JD Vance, the online revolt inside MAGA, and what it means for the race to succeed Trump. Also in this episode: the DOJ backs down on its New York Times reporter subpoenas after a judge threatens to quash them, new tariffs take effect on 80+ countries covering 99% of US imports, Laura Loomer's Ukraine reversal, and the Pentagon's edited Iran war casualty count. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Running on Empty | Officials Flee Trump at a Record Pace — July 23, 2026 23.07.2026 12m

  Senior officials are leaving the Trump administration faster than under any modern president, and Trump is replacing them with acting officials who skip Senate confirmation entirely. Adam Kinzinger explains why that loophole matters. Also on today's show: $13 billion in missing Venezuelan oil revenue, the US-Saudi nuclear agreement and the Trump family's Saudi money, the dignified transfer at Dover, and why the White House is panicking over Jon Ossoff. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Special Episode: Introducing Astronaut Terry Virts — July 23, 2026 23.07.2026 27m

  Adam sits down with astronaut and former ISS commander Terry Virts, who'll be filling in on the daily show when Adam's on the road. They talk about his run for office in Texas, his passion for Ukraine, and the open corruption of this administration. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  No Answers | Pete Hegseth's Brutal Day in the Senate — July 22, 2026 22.07.2026 14m

  Adam Kinzinger breaks down Pete Hegseth's disastrous Senate hearing on Iran war funding, where senators from both parties demanded answers on the $67 billion request and got none. Then: Republican midterm panic and the $530 million "hate election" plan, Trump's push to make FIFA president Gianni Infantino the UN Secretary-General, the court order opening Trump's financial records in the BBC lawsuit, and the Trump campaign's fake "failed application" donation scam. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Follow the Lettuce | The Trump Donor at the Center of a Nationwide Parasite Outbreak — July 21, 2026 21.07.2026 12m

  The worst cyclospora outbreak on record is spreading, and the lettuce supplier at the center of it, Taylor Farms, gave a million dollars to a pro-Trump super PAC and met with the White House days before the FDA reversed its only positive test. Adam also covers the 50 percent Canada tariff, Kash Patel's Russia trip hosted by the FSB, the Justice Department subpoenaing reporters' relatives over the Air Force One story, and electricity prices up 18 percent under Trump. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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  Change the Subject | The Speech Republicans Are Pretending Never Happened — July 20, 2026 20.07.2026 11m

  Adam Kinzinger breaks down the Republican backlash to Trump's primetime address on the 2020 election. His own party wanted a midterms message, Fox and Friends went three hours without mentioning the speech, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is now threatening to prosecute state election officials. Adam also covers the Iranian missile strike that killed two US soldiers in Jordan and the attacks the Pentagon kept quiet, the FBI ending its investigations of ICE shootings, Trump inserting himself into Spain's World Cup celebration, and his tariff threat against Canada over wildfire smoke. Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com