In this episode, Howard Kurtz sits down with Ben Domenech, the new opinion editor at The Daily Wire and Fox News contributor, to dissect a high-stakes week in global and domestic politics. They dive into the "ticking clock" of Trump’s explosive Iran threats, the GOP’s tactical "hush-hush" midterm strategy, and a hilarious critique of the Washington Post for prioritizing the "science of farts" over a sports section.
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BEN DOMENECH On Trump's Apocalyptic Threats Against Iran: "He talks about it like a teenage boy, like I'm going to blow you away. I'm gonna wipe you off the map."

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Howie Kurtz on President Trump's 11th-hour decision to delay a massive bombing campaign against Iran for two weeks, the internal White House friction revealed in a new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, and the UK government barring Kanye West from entering the country.
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Trump Backs Off, Gives Iran Another Two-Week Delay After Threatening to Destroy Its Civilization 

Howie Kurtz on the Artemis moon mission's historic achievement of traveling further from Earth than any human in history, President Trump’s looming 8 p.m. deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Chris Christie’s recent claims at Harvard that Trump sought "dirt" to break up Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's relationship.
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Trump Invokes God in Threatening to Obliterate Iran, Says Media Must Reveal Sources on Missing U.S. Crewman

Howie Kurtz on the rescue of a missing American airman in Iran using a CIA deception campaign, the firing of Pam Bondi and potential appointment of Todd Blanche as her successor, and the Artemis mission’s flight to the dark side of the moon featuring new "Earthrise" photography.
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Trump Proclaimed He Didn’t Care About Oil Blockade, Now Drops F-Bomb Unless Iran Opens the Strait of Hormuz

Howie Kurtz on the abrupt firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi and the appointment of Todd Blanche as acting AG, the "low energy" delivery of the president's 19-minute prime time speech on Iran, and the latest mechanical hiccup involving a jammed toilet fan aboard NASA’s Artemis II moon mission.
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Why Trump Fired Pam Bondi: She Didn’t Put His Enemies in Jail and Bungled the Epstein Files 

Howie Kurtz on the 10-day moon mission & the "new Cold War" with China, the Supreme Court’s skepticism regarding President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, and the potential firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein files and political prosecutions.
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Trump Speech Falls Short, Declares Victory But Will Keep Bombing Iran, Scolds European Allies

Howie Kurtz on President Trump’s executive order cracking down on mail-in voting, the Daily Mail’s exposé regarding the personal life of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s husband, and the legal setbacks for the administration involving First Amendment challenges to LGBTQ+ conversion therapy laws and the defunding of NPR and PBS.
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Trump Issues Order Banning Mail Ballots in Most Cases—Except That States Still Control Their Voting Process

Howie Kurtz is joined by Guy Benson, Fox  News Contributor & host of the ‘Guy Benson Show,’ to discuss the fallout from Tiger Woods’ latest DUI accident, the validity of President Trump’s claims regarding "White House" Sharpies, and accusations of media bias in the ongoing conflict with Iran. They also examine the political jab at Governor Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia before diving into whether Big Tech is more addicted to profits than protecting the kids scrolling through their apps.
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Guy Benson Says Media Rooting for Failure in Iran Out of ‘Blind Hatred’ for Trump and Israel

Howie Kurtz on the Pentagon’s preparations for ground operations in Iran amid escalating drone and missile attacks, Senator Rand Paul’s potential 2026 presidential run as a defender of the party’s "libertarian wing," and the House Ethics Committee's guilty verdict against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) for the alleged misappropriation of millions in federal funds. 
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Iran Attack Injures 10Americans on Saudi Base As Military Complex Under White House Is Revealed 

Howie Kurtz on President Trump’s Iran talks validated as ten oil tankers sail through the Strait of Hormuz, the ongoing chaos at national airports as a partially shut-down government struggles to fund TSA agents, and the legal backlash against social media giants as new court verdicts hold Meta and YouTube accountable for child safety and addiction.
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Congress Struggles to End Airport Crisis After ICE Agents Fail to Reduce Horrendously Long Lines 

Howard Kurtz sits down with OutKick founder Clay Travis to discuss how a listener's idea potentially led to the deployment of ICE agents to airports, alongside the rise of sports betting scandals, the fragmenting world of streaming sports, and the "Maverick" political status of Senator John Fetterman.
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Clay Travis: Trump Has ‘So Broken the Brain of His Critics’ that Whatever He Does on the War, Many Journalists and Democrats 'Immediately' Attack Him

Howie Kurtz on the DOJ’s investigation into the $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve headquarters as a judge quashes subpoenas, the fallout over John Fetterman’s break with the Democratic Party as his poll numbers plunge, and the White House’s controversial use of video-game-themed social media memes to promote military airstrikes.
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Trump Was Right About Secret Talks But Iran, With a Decimated Military, Insists It Will Never Make a Deal with America

Howie Kurtz on the tragic tarmac collision at NYC's LaGuardia airport amid TSA staffing crisis, the Pentagon’s retaliatory decision to relocate the press corps to an outdoor annex following a lost court battle, and the escalating debate over whether a certain political movement has permanently dismantled traditional American conservatism.
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Trump Seeking an Off-Ramp From the War, Boosting Markets, As Iran Denies What He Called Very Good Talks

Howie Kurtz on the tragic tarmac collision at NYC's LaGuardia airport amid TSA staffing crisis, the fallout of a federal judge restoring Pentagon credentials to mainstream media outlets previously ousted by the administration, and the visceral national reaction to President Trump's disparaging comments following the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller.
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Pentagon Ban on Most News Outlets Overturned as Trump Reveals 5-Day Pause on Threat to Obliterate Iran

Howard Kurtz is joined by former CNN Pentagon correspondent & USC senior fellow Barbara Starr to discuss the intensifying media friction during the Iran War. They discuss President Trump’s "treason" rhetoric, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s accusations of "intentional" negative headlines, and the strategic challenge of defining victory while asymmetric drone warfare cripples the Strait of Hormuz. Barbara also addresses the rising physical dangers journalists face in a highly charged domestic and global climate.
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Barbara Starr: Trump Accusing Media of Treasonous War Coverage "Can  Essentially Paint a Target on the Back of a Journalist" for Those Who "Want to Go after Reporters"

Howie Kurtz on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s public call for prayer during the Iranian conflict, the fallout of a bombshell investigative report detailing decades of alleged sexual misconduct by labor leader Cesar Chavez, and the political infighting within the GOP over the war's mounting costs and impact on the upcoming midterms.
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The Fallout from the Iran War Has Changed the World—And Could Hurt the Republicans in November 

Howie Kurtz on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s forceful criticism of the media during the Iranian conflict, the intense personal standoff between Senator Rand Paul and DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin, and the investigative report detailing decades of alleged sexual misconduct by labor leader Cesar Chavez.
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Hegseth Rips ‘Anti-Trump Press’ As Israel Destroys Iranian Gas Field and Global Economy Takes Major Hit 

Howie Kurtz on top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigning over military action against Iran, Israel killing more top Iranian leaders in strikes and President Trump even blasting members of the GOP over how to pass the SAVE Act. 
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Top Trump Official Who Quit with Blast at Iran War Has History of Bitterly Opposing Israel

Howie Kurtz on President Trump’s detailing the "miracle" surgery performed on Florida Congressman Neal Dunn, his comments regarding the possibility of "taking" or "freeing" Cuba during its total blackout, and White House Chief of Staff Suzy Wiles’ sharing she has early-stage breast cancer diagnosis.
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Trump Hits Western Allies for Stiffing Him on Iran Blocking Oil Shipments: ‘Takes Two to Tango’

Howie Kurtz on President Trump slamming reporters over questions about U.S. casualties in the war with Iran, newly unsealed documents revealing lobbyist Juleanna Glover’s plan to rehabilitate Jeffrey Epstein’s reputation, and the turbulent departure of Ric Grenell from his position as the head of the Kennedy Center.
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