Originally aired: January 8, 2026
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- Venezuela Faces a Brighter Future
- Key 2026 U.S. Senate Races
- Control of U.S. House of Representatives Up for Grabs
- Trump Hits the Trail to Promote Economic Agenda
- Republican Wins Special Congressional Election in Tennessee
- 2026 Governor Races
- Texas Redistricting Heads to Supreme Court
- ‘Schumer Shutdown’ Ends
- Operation Arctic Frost
- New Hampshire U.S. Senate Race Heats Up
- Federal Government Shutdown Enters Week Three
- ‘Schumer Shutdown’ Continues
- The Federal Government Shutdown
- The Pending Federal Government Shut-Down
- President Trump’s State Visit To The United Kingdom
- Remembering Charlie Kirk
- Impending Federal Budget Deadline
- Record Long Presidential Cabinet Meeting
- GOP Looks To Retain Control Of Congress In 2026
- Federal Takeover of Security in DC
- President Tump’s Call For New National Census
- U.S. Senate Races In North Carolina And Georgia
- Effective Congressional Leadership
- Regulation Of Crypto And Digital Currency In Congress
- “One Big Beautiful Bill” Becomes Law
- Parliamentarian’s Role in Reconciliation
- 2026 U.S. Senate Races
- 2026 Gubernatorial Races
- Promoting Pro-Growth Policies In The States with Andy Roth
- Changes To The Reconciliation Bill
- U.S. House of Representative Advancing The “One Big Beautiful Bill”
- Medicaid Reform In The Reconciliation Process
- Progress Towards Extending Tax Cuts
- Elon Musk Cutting Back On His Work For DOGE
- Negotiations to Extend the Trump Tax Cuts
- Moving Forward to Extend The Trump Tax Cuts
- U.S. Senate Moving Forward on ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
- GOP Sweep of Two Special Congressional Elections
- Stopping Government Subsidies to NPR And PBS
- Enacting the Trump Economic Agenda
- Shaheen’s Retirement Sets Up Key Battle For Senate Seat
- Trump’s Address to Congress
- Republicans Defy Expectations to Advance One Big Beautiful Bill
- One Big Beautiful Bill or Two Smaller Bills?
- Tax Policy Takes Center Stage in Congress
- Federal Budget Deadline Rapidly Approaches
- Confirming President Trump’s Cabinet Nominees
- President Trump’s Flurry Of Day 1 Executive Orders
- Preparation For Trump’s 2nd Inauguration
- Trump Policy Agenda
- A Look Ahead at 2025 Virginia & New Jersey Governor Races
- Congress Struggling to Pass Funding Resolution
- Fast-Tracking Trump’s Economic Plan
- Biden Pardons Biden
- Key Roles in the New Trump Administration
- Key Appointments to President-Elect Trump’s Cabinet
- 2024 General Election Results
- Donald Trump Completes Biggest Political Comeback in American History, and Republicans Regain Control of the U.S. Senate
- Key Races for Control of the U.S. House and Senate
- Presidential Candidates Make Final Pitches In Days Leading Up To Election Day
- Recent Fox News Interview Highlights Harris’ Inability To Differentiate From Biden Platform
- Battle for control of U.S. Senate rages on in Ohio and Wisconsin
- 2024 Vice Presidential Debate Recap
- Federal Funding Fight Continues + Pick-Up Seat Potentials for GOP
- Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates
- Federal Budget Deadline Looms
- Presidential Debate Preview
- Major Development in Alaska Congressional Race
- 800,000 Jobs Disappear!
- A Look at the Electoral Map
- Results of Missouri Primary: Squad Member Loses
- Arizona Primary Results
- Biden Bows Out
- Impact of JD Vance Vice Presidential Selection
- Who Will Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate?
- An Eventful Week on the Presidential Campaign Trail
- ‘Squad’ Member Loses Primary
- Election Results in South Carolina, Ohio & Nevada
- Impact of Trump Verdict
- Trump Expands Electoral Map
- Georgia Primary Election Results
- Maryland, West Virginia Primary Results
- Indiana Primary Results
- Utah U.S. Senate, Governor Races Heat Up
- New Household Formation Lags
- Biden Wants to End Tax Cuts
- Inflation Rate Continues to Rise
- Spotlight on Key U.S. Senate Races
- A Look at Key U.S. Senate Races
- Ohio U.S. Senate Primary Results
- Bidenomics Triggers Affordable Housing Crunch
- Trump-Biden Rematch Set
- Super Tuesday Preview
- Trump VP Speculation Heats Up
- Congress Impeaches a Cabinet Secretary
- Collapse of Senate Immigration Deal
- Presidential Race Update
- Ongoing Federal Budget Drama
- GOP Presidential Race After Iowa
- Iowa Caucus Preview
- Congress Facing Budget Deadlines
- A Look at 2024 U.S. Senate Races
- Colorado Kicks Trump Off Primary Ballot
- House Freedom Caucus Elects a New Leader
- Kevin McCarthy Resigning from Congress
- Virginia Becomes a Battleground State
- Overview of 2024 Congressional Races
- Congress Kicks Budget Can Down the Road
- Election Results in Virginia, Kentucky & Mississippi
- Speaker Mike Johnson First Week in Office
- Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker
- Congressional Dysfunction
- Week’s Political Developments
- Federal Budget Battle
- Federal Budget Deadline Will be Missed