The Ricochet Superfeed

Henry warned Republicans they were in for a terrible night— and he called it close !—but how could anyone have anticipated an electoral massacre of such proportions? Henry's got a short rant to go over what we know so far and to consider some of the popular takes on what went wrong. We're taking a week off, but Beyond the Polls will be back after that to get an early start on assessing the road to...

On Tuesday, America voted in the midterm elections. Unless you live under a rock, you have probably heard much about what the results of the election might mean for our country, but there has been little coverage of what the results of the midterms might mean for education. What might a backlash against the Trump administration mean for plans to dismantle the Department of Education? What will a n...

On the morning after the Republican midterm wipeout, Erick pushes back on JD Vance's one-cause blame of the Iran war and asks when Pete Hegseth gets fired. He walks through the exit data on corruption, Trump's presidential library fundraising, the cruelty of the immigration process, tariffs and cost of living, and plays Ronald Reagan's 1974 choice, not an echo speech. His case: the GOP is recovera...

Erick shows how the Republican mid-decade redistricting push blew up in the party's face, from Indiana and South Carolina to Georgia and Texas, and how it drove record Black voter turnout that cost Republicans Senate seats in the South. He breaks into the show with a market freefall, the Dow down 1,600 points and the Nasdaq in correction on AI and data center fears, then makes the case that cruelt...

Erick says President Donald Trump oversold and underdelivered in his second term, and that broken promises on the Iran war, tariffs and the economy are why Republicans got wiped out in the midterm elections. He warns Trump may cut bad deals with Democrats for a legacy, defends the filibuster against the Save America Act argument, and blames House saboteurs like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Ma...

The Republican Party is facing a major WAKE-UP CALL after the 2026 midterm elections, and the battle over the GOP's future is already heating up! JD Vance's viral post about why Republicans lost voters has sparked a heated debate among conservatives, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warns the party could be facing an "extinction-level event." On today's episode of The Chicks on the Right, Mock...

Craig Coglianese is in for Greg Corombos, and Craig and Jim sigh relief that Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito isn't going anywhere, and Senate Republicans won't have to rush through a confirmation hearing in the lame duck session. Vice President JD Vance blames the war against Iran for the GOP wipeout in the midterms, which feels like only half the story. Meanwhile, Mississippi is still counting...

On this edition of Hayden's History Hour , Federalist Staff Editor Hayden Daniel discusses three Civil War battles that are each referred to as "the Gettysburg of the West": the Battle of Glorieta Pass in the far west, the Battle of Westport on the plains, and the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee. He explains how these lesser-known battles that happened away from the war's epicenter affected the Ci...

The Democratic Party just enjoyed its most successful midterm elections since 1974. Traditionally red states have flipped blue, which will carry lasting consequences for future presidential elections. The poll results reveal broad dissatisfaction among voters with Trump’s economy, governance, and corruption, and with the President himself. Join us to unpack the race outcomes, the reasons behind th...

The Trump administration has made a number of moves recently to try to curb widespread abuses in the “skilled” foreign-worker pipeline, including the H-1B and OPT programs. The Center for Immigration Studies is publishing several reports and a podcast on this subject by Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman, a 30-year veteran of immigration policymaking on Capitol Hill and the executive branch. Fishm...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case that could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in our country. Nathan Diament of the Orthodox Union joins the podcast to discuss whether a state can impose its views on religious schools and institutions. This week’s episode also features Sydney Altfield of the OU...

The Democrats have ridden a blue wave to victory in the 2026 midterms, but what does that mean for President Donald Trump and the future of America? From the economy and the war with Iran to the growing influence of the socialist left, the election raises serious questions about what went wrong for Republicans and what comes next. With control of Congress shifting and the 2028 presidential electio...

Erick breaks down the Republican wipeout in the 2026 midterms, from Texas and Georgia to South Carolina and Kansas, and argues the Trump-era GOP lost the multiracial, multiethnic coalition it built in 2024. He walks through the exit polling on inflation, tariffs, corruption, the Iran war and immigration enforcement, then explains why JD Vance blaming only the war offers an echo, not a choice, and...

Calling in from Nashville, Erick opens the phones the day after the 2026 midterm wipeout. He tells listeners no loss in American politics is permanent, and he puts the blame on President Trump and the Republicans who wouldn't hold him accountable, not on the voters. He credits Jon Ossoff for rebuilding the Georgia Democratic Party while the state GOP kept relitigating 2020. He also takes calls on...

Erick spends the day after the 2026 midterm wipeout asking the question Republicans are dodging: who gets fired? He takes aim at Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller, Howard Lutnick, Peter Navarro and Susie Wiles; shares texts from two U.S. senators about JD Vance and the Iran memorandum of understanding; and reminds listeners that Keisha Lance Bottoms, Greg Abbott, and Ron DeSantis show how much good gov...

Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they analyze Republicans' historic midterm losses, debate the reasons why Democrats' "Blue Tsunami" was so successful, and look ahead to 2028. David also shares a new pet peeve and explains his love for cemeteries. Mollie leaves listeners with a message of hope. Order and review Mollie's book A...

The guys catch up with Rob Long — a renaissance man: Cheers, Kevin Can Wait, National Review, Ricochet, and now… seminary. What’s the secret sauce that makes a TV show’s writers’ room work? What can laughter — a sort of involuntary breath — teach us about human nature? Were Jesus and the twelve disciples funny? Why is loving your enemies such hard work? Is Rob going to seminary for the parking per...

Heritage co-founder Dr. Ed Feulner had a well-known saying. “In Washington, there are no permanent victories or permanent defeats.” But victories and defeats there are, and President Trump and the Republican Party received a decisive defeat at the ballot box in yesterday’s midterm election. As of this morning’s recording, Democrats have secured significant majorities in both the House and Senate,...

WHAT YOU MISSED: The 2026 midterm election results are in, and Republicans have some SERIOUS explaining to do! Democrats are celebrating major victories, President Donald Trump is responding to the GOP's disappointing performance, and the political fallout is just getting started. Mock and Daisy are breaking down the biggest election-night surprises, from Abdul El-Sayed's victory speech and his ja...

Join Jim and Greg for the Wednesday 3 Martini Lunch as they dissect the Democrats' sweeping wins in Tuesday's midterm elections, discuss many of the key races, consider what went so wrong for Republicans and how this shapes the next Congress and the 2028 presidential campaign. Finally, they find a couple of bright spots in Tuesday's election results. Your health matters. Find and book the right do...

The midterms delivered a stunning political blow to Republicans—but was it a rejection of Trump, a warning about the economy, or a sign that American politics is shifting in a more populist direction? Dan Senor speaks with Mark Halperin to unpack the forces behind the Democratic wave and what it could mean for the next two years. Halperin, a veteran political analyst, is editor-in-chief of the 2Wa...

This week, on The Learning Curve , co-hosts Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools and Prof. Albert Cheng of The Ohio State University speak with Dr. John Ferling , Professor Emeritus of History at the University of West Georgia. Prof. Ferling explains how Jefferson and Hamilton’s sharply different political and economic convictions shaped the early American republic. He explores Je...

Famous for the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson spent the rest of his life thinking and writing with an eye toward changing public and political ideas and norms. Professor Jeremy Bailey, author of a new book on the subject, discusses with Jeff three other ‘declarations’ Jefferson made during his long public life, commenting on a free press, native lands and peoples, and slavery. Jefferson wr...

Philippe Villeneuve has been chief architect of Notre Dame Cathedral since 2013. On the night of the shocking 2019 fire, he learned by phone that the building he had loved since boyhood, and modeled in miniature at just 16, was burning. In this conversation with host Ryan Shinkel, he traces how a career spent restoring fire-damaged monuments prepared him for the five-year effort to bring the cathe...

Will Tuesday deliver a Blue Tsunami or a Red Wall? On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour , Ned Ryun, founder and CEO of American Majority, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to kick off The Federalist's 2026 midterms analysis and discuss what the results will mean for the future of the Republican Party and the republic. Andrew Kolvet, Turning Point USA spokesman and...