3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

National Review Senior Editor Charles C.W. Cooke, who also hosts the Charles C.W. Cooke Podcast , fills in for Jim on the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch . Join Charlie and Greg as they break down the Trump administration’s escalating crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the dangerous Democratic push to expand the U.S. Supreme Court,and the predictable results of Callifornia providing taxpayer-funde...

National Review Senior Editor Charles C.W. Cooke, who also hosts the Charles C.W. Cooke Podcast , fills in for Jim on Wednesday’s 3 Martini Lunch . Join Charlie and Greg as they dig into the heinous allegations against Israel by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff, Biden Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas regretting not acting sooner to secure the border, California  Democrat Xavier...

National Review Senior Editor Charles C.W. Cooke, who also hosts the Charles C.W. Cooke Podcast , fills in for Jim on Tuesday’s 3 Martini Lunch . Join Charlie and Greg as they break down the Democrats' latest overt attacks on our courts, Congress considering a federal gas tax holiday, the disturbing number of people who think the Trump assassination attempts were staged, and North Korea's new nucl...

Radio and podcast host Craig Collins is in for Jim today. Join Craig and Greg for the Monday 3 Martini Lunch as they weigh in on some of the alarming ideas Virginia Democrats are reportedly entertaining to try to save their gerrymandered map, Erika Kirk's commencement address at Hillsdale College, more asylum seekers giving up and planning to leave the U.S., and California Gov. Gavin Newsom's bad...

Welcome to Last Call , a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch. This week they highlight the Virginia Supreme Court ruling the Democrat's gerrymandering referendum was done in an unconstitutional way, Democrats already plotting another government shutdown showdown ahead of the midterms, and shocking new reporting on massive home health Medicaid...

Join Jim and fill-in host Craig Collins for Friday’s 3 Martini Lunch as they break down Virginia’s blockbuster Supreme Court ruling on redistricting, growing concerns that China sees an opening as U.S. missile stockpiles shrink during the Iran conflict, and the bizarre rise of a Senate candidate whose Nazi tattoo controversy somehow seems to be boosting his political profile. First, they dive into...

(00:00:00) DNC 2024 Autopsy (00:05:44) Jet Fuel Prices Impact on Economy (00:12:10) Hantavirus Cruise (00:19:02) Remembering Ted Turner Craig Collins is in for Greg Corombus today, and Craig and Jim wonder why the Democratic National Committee still refuses to release its heavily-researched "autopsy" of the 2024 election and what it means that Kamala Harris is now saying the DNC should release it....

Join Jim and Greg for the Wednesday 3 Martini Lunch as they break down a huge win for the GOP already in 2026, the Republicans' efforts to flip Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, and the Pentagon’s response to bizarre claims about Iran’s military capabilities in the Persian Gulf. First, as they watch odious figures like Nick Fuentes embrace the Democrats again and seek to "burn down the whole (Repu...

Join Jim and Greg for the Tuesday 3 Martini Lunch as they break down shocking new reporting on massive home health Medicaid fraud in Ohio, the Palisades Fire arsonist allegedly admits being inspired by Luigi Mangione, Rep. Nancy Mace exposing taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements in Congress, and McDonald’s decision to move soda machines behind the counter. First, they spotlight explosive...

Join Jim and Greg for the Monday edition of the 3 Martini Lunch as they break down Tucker Carlson’s bizarre performance on a New York Times podcast, Democrats already plotting another government shutdown showdown ahead of the midterms, and the University of Oregon agreeing to use the campus alert system if ICE agents are spotted on campus. First, they shake their heads over Carlson flatly denying...

Welcome to Last Call , a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch. This week they break down Nazi tattoo guy Graham Platner effectively clinching the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Maine, the Justice Department’s new charges against former FBI Director James Comey, and the left’s bizarre insistence that the would-be White House Correspondents...

Join Jim and Greg for the Friday  3 Martini Lunch as they assess the Justice Department indictment of a close aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci, a new poll showing Texas Democrat James Talarico narrowly leading both Republicans in the U.S. Senate race, and Chicago schools urging students to attend far left May Day rallies. First, they react to the Justice Department indicting David Morens, a longtime asso...

Join Jim and Greg for the Thursday  3 Martini Lunch as they react to Nazi tattoo guy Graham Platner effectively clinching the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Maine, a powerful new campaign ad from Los Angeles mayoral candiate Spencer Pratt, a possibile rift in the Trump administration over the war in Iran, and a strange new poll in the California governor's race. First, Jim and Greg break dow...

Join Jim and Greg for the Wednesday 3 Martini Lunch as they break down the Justice Department’s new charges against former FBI Director James Comey, how the Trump blockade is crippling Iran’s economy, and the eye-opening deleted tweets from a leading Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. Plus, they examine the latest twist in Al Gore’s climate change charade. First, they react to a federal grand jury...

Join Jim and Greg for the Tuesday 3 Martini Lunch as they react to The View co-host Ana Navarro hoping Republicans were shaken enough by Saturday’s attempted shooting to pass gun control legislation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiling a new congressional map that could flip multiple House seats towards the GOP, the growing feud between Jimmy Kimmel and Melania Trump, and Rep. Ilhan Omar clearly n...

Join Jim and Greg for the Monday 3 Martini Lunch as they break down multiple angles of the attempted shooting of President Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday. They discuss their relief that the incident did not turn out far worse, the left’s bizarre insistence that the would-be shooter was not political despite his manifesto, and Trump’s argument that the threat proves the...

Welcome to Last Call , a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch. This week they examine the Justice Department indicting the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on multiple fraud charges, the resignation of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the left's radical - but likely - agenda whenever they retake Congress and the White House, and...

(00:00:00) U.S. Navy Intercepts Iranian Vessel (00:05:38) A Bailout for Spirit Airlines? (00:10:27) Betting on the future when you know the future Craig Collins remains in for Greg Corombus Friday, and Craig and Jim start by noting the U.S. Navy’s success in capturing Iranian-flagged ships trying to run the blockade on Iran’s ports – while noting that the growing size of the “ghost fleet” in the p...

(00:00:00) Virginia referendum challenged in court (00:04:22) NJ Congressman MIA (00:08:24) The politics of gas prices Craig Collins is in for Greg Corombus, and Craig and Jim start with the good news that a Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday's congressional map referendum, deeming the referendum and the bill that triggered it as unconstitutional. (Don’t get to...

Join Jim and Greg for the Wednesday edition of the 3 Martini Lunch as they react to Virginia voters approving Democrats’ heavily gerrymandered congressional map, the Justice Department indicting the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on fraud charges, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy’s controversial tweet about the Iran war, and the resignation of Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick...

Join Jim and Greg for the Tuesday 3 Martini Lunch as they break down the resignation of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, signs of momentum among House Democrats towards expelling Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, and the sudden surge of former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in the California governor’s race. First, they're not at all sorry to see President Trump forcing Sec....

Join Jim and Greg for the Monday 3 Martini Lunch as they break down historically low violent crime rates in Washington, D.C., new evidence on the brain damage linked to regular marijuana use, the left's radical - but likely - agenda whenever they retake Congress and the White House, and Zohran Mamdani's curse on the New York Mets. First, they welcome statistics showing Washington, D.C, on track fo...

Welcome to Last Call , a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch. This week, Jim and Greg break down two high-profile congressional resignations, the radical views of popular lefty podcaster and influencer Hasan Piker, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman’s baffling stance on the Iran war, and some badly needed judicial wisdom from Supreme Court...

Christopher J. Scalia of the American Enterprise Institute is in for Jim Geraghty on the Friday 3 Martini Lunch . Today, Chris and Greg discuss allegations that the media could have reported on the Swalwell scandal as early as 2019, the "Michigan Mamdani: surging in the Michigan U.S. Senate race, and signs that Yale University may finally realize it lost its way. First, Chris and Greg react to a l...

Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli fills in for Jim Geraghty on the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch . Today, Ken and Greg break down another maddening bipartisan push for immigration amnesty, the latest battle over Virginia’s congressional map, and a sweeping new gun control effort from Virginia Democrats. First, they examine the so-called “Dignity Act,” backed by Republican Rep. Maria Salaz...