| | | Mentioned in this edition: Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, Dave Rubin, Ben Shapiro, Glenn Greenwald, Jeanine Pirro, and more. |
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| | | Good morning. We spoke to Congressman Brandon Gill on his agenda going forward, taking on liberal public media, and forwarding the president's agenda. Also, more infighting between Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro, while the FBI arrested a man for planning to kill a prominent right-winger. | |
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| | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🚔 FBI arrested a man planning to kill Candace Owens. Conservative commentator Candace Owens revealed that she was the target of a death threat from New Jersey man Haim Braverman, who was arrested after planning to kill her. The threat, stemming from Owens' 2023 debate with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, led to federal charges for transmitting interstate threats. Owens criticized the lack of transparency from the FBI, as she only learned of the details after Braverman had pleaded guilty. | 💥 Tucker Carlson continued his attacks on Ben Shapiro. On his podcast this week, Carlson hosted comedian Dave Smith, who recently made waves engaging with historian Douglas Murray on Joe Rogan's podcast. Smith did not hold back in slamming Shapiro for "buil[ding] a career opposing identity politics as a proud Zionist ... Zionism is identity politics," as Carlson accused Shapiro of projection. | 📺 DHS is considering a reality show where migrants compete for US citizenship. A new reality show pitch by Duck Dynasty producer Rob Worsoff has caught the attention of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where immigrants would compete in challenges across the US for a fast-track to citizenship. The show, called The American, would feature elimination-style challenges in various states, with the final winner granted citizenship. While DHS has not approved the idea, Worsoff claims the department is "seriously considering" the pitch. | 🚨 Steve Bannon detailed chaos in federal prison. Steve Bannon, recently released from a four-month prison sentence, told former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that drones regularly dropped drugs and phones into the yard at Danbury prison. He described overcrowding, rampant use of synthetic drugs like K2, and a lack of rehabilitation programs. His account reveals a system in collapse, and a political opening for reform-minded conservatives. |
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| | | WHO WE'RE WATCHING | Mentioned behind the paywall: Benjamin Netanyahu, Jeanine Pirro, Dave Rubin, Glenn Greenwald, and Ben Shapiro. | |
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| | | PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | Mentioned behind the paywall: Which player had a good week, and who had a tough one. | |
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| | | The freshman congressman fighting the media | | The Freshman Congressman Fighting the Media ► Play Online |
| Recent elections have been framed as existential. No matter which side you're on, the stakes are clear. | Voters aren't imagining it — it truly feels that way. Washington press releases and comms shops echo this urgency, but once election season ends, the Capitol often returns to business as usual. | Amid this backdrop, a new Right has emerged — younger Republicans energized by the culture war. They see its downstream effects as poisoning our politics. They've studied the Left's takeover of American institutions over the past 60 years — and are channeling that same energy to take them back. | They care less about preserving old norms and more about how government ought to run. | The Trump administration — accused by the Left of breaking norms and applauded by the Right for taking risks — is one expression of this shift. Yet while many Republicans voice support for Trump's approach, few match his urgency in passing his agenda through Congress. One Republican who aims to do exactly that is Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX). | He's the youngest Republican in Congress. He's also the freshman class president. And unlike many of his peers, he's learned from the viral success of figures like Jim Jordan (R-OH) — focusing his firepower on the culture war and government spending in ways many establishment Republicans won't. | In a recent interview, Gill put it bluntly: "We've got to start being a lot more aggressive with how we play politics. The Left plays to win. They play for keeps." It's a view he shares with his father-in-law, Dinesh D'Souza, the conservative filmmaker. | Gill isn't shy about what lit his fire, citing "rabid leftists" as the ones who "red-pilled" him, a nod to the terminology of the online, anti-establishment wing of the political right. | An Ivy League graduate of Dartmouth and a former investment banker, Gill argues the conservative movement must embrace the new MAGA voters — with or without Trump. | On whether illegal migrants are constitutionally owed due process, Gill didn't flinch: "The only due process migrants should get is deportation." | "Do you think America is addicted to white supremacy?" Gill asked NPR's CEO, pressing her on past support for reparations and her description of riots as "counterproductive." | At a congressional hearing, he challenged a USA Fencing official who supported men competing in women's sports: "Do you think parents who don't want their daughters competing against men in women's sports are whiny?" | After a House Republican account posted a message in Spanish, Gill responded quickly: "Is this a joke?" — slamming the group for pandering "in foreign languages." | Conservative commentator Steve Bannon says, "Fortune favors the bold." Stephen Miller says, "Be bold." That spirit is the engine behind the Trump administration, the rightward shift of young voters, and the rise of the new freshman class. | I spoke with Brandon Gill about his first 100 days in Congress — and the priorities and initiatives he's focused on as the youngest Republican in the chamber… | |
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| | | THE DAILY DEBATE | 📊 Do you like the idea of a Homeland Security reality show?Results will be in tomorrow's newsletter | | | POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | After mostly fruitless ceasefire talks, how are you feeling about the Russia-Ukraine war ending under Trump? | 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 Optimistic that it will get resolved (442)
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👎 Pessimistic that it will get resolved (254)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (121)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 💬 Other (Comment) (17) | 👍 Optimistic: "Trump has cards yet to play." — Phil 👎 Pessimistic: "Putin is an egotist with ambitions of the old great Soviet empire. It's time for us to impose serious sanctions against Putin and the Communist regime." — Rick 🤔 Unsure: "Without either party willing to make concessions, it doesn't look good." — Julie | | | | 834 votes |
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| | | POP QUIZ | Which of the following did Carlson and Smith criticize Ben Shapiro for? | |
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| Today's newsletter was written by Brandon Goldman and Ari David. We scoured 100s of sources to bring you stories and insights you won't find in the mainstream media. |
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